...vaseline

Isn't it just creepy? The texture, the smell, the never-goes-away residue?? Ichkkk.

So, Grant and I were at a friend's house today and Grant kept going upstairs. Well, he came down and had vaseline all over his fingers. I wanted to vomit. Thankfully I was relieved from duty just in time....

Me "Hey, remember that vaseline song?"
Her "Yeah" as she breaks into Stone Temple Pilots, "flys in the vaseline we are.."
Me "Not that one..." And I started to sing.

Can you guess which one I was singing? Well pickles, who the heck knew there was more than one song about the grossest substance on the face of the planet??

Life Uncommon

Don't worry mother, it'll be alright
And don't worry sister, say your prayers and sleep right
It'll be fine lover of mine
It'll be just fine
Lend your voices only to sounds of freedom
No longer lend you strength to that which you wish to be free from
Fill your lives with love and bravery
And you shall lead a live uncommon
I've heard you anguish
I've heard you hearts cry out
We are tired, we are weary, but we aren't worn out
set down you chains, until only faith remains
Set down you chains
And lend your voices only to sounds of freedom
No longer lent your strength to that
which you wish to be free from
Fill you lives with love and bravery
And we shall lead a life uncommon
There are plenty of people who pray for peace
But if praying were enough it would have come to be
Let your words enslave no one and the heavens will hush themselves
To hear out voices ring out clear
with sounds of freedom
sounds of freedom
Come on you unbelievers, move out of the way
there is a new army coming and we are armed with faith
To live, we must give
To live
And lend out voices only to sounds of freedom
No longer lend out strength to that which we with to be free from
Fill your lives with love and bravery
And we shall lead...
Lend out voices only to sounds of freedom
No longer lent out strength to that which we with to be free from
Fill you lives with love and bravery
And we shall lead a life uncommon

Jewel

If you love Taylor Swift OR Coldplay, you've GOT to hear this!

I saw this on Ali Edwards blog and can't stop listening.

{Here we come Taylor!}

WE GOT 'EM!!! Jen and I have been patiently waiting to get tickets to take Jaiden and James to see Taylor Swift and she got them this morning!!! SO rad. I can't wait to stand on the seats and belt out or favorite songs. I can't wait to watch Jamesy scream at the top of his lungs for her. (Sigh)

James favorite song in the whole wide world for those of you who don't know or haven't heard him sing it is "ihatethatstupidoldpickuptruck"...lol-Picture to Burn.

Things I love...

I know. Meg reminded me this week that I needed to update. I've been dreading uploading my pictures from recent trips and random things and so I've slacked on the blog. I thought I'd post a little something fun just to passify you all and give you a little insight into my brain (I know it sounds scary, but bear with me). More to come VERY shortly...

{things I heart}

the smell of Grant in the morning

sleeping in

spooning with my husband

the color GREEN

Arizona summers

James with blue hair

James with any color hair

a can of Dr Pepper just out of the slushy ice chest

new car smell

Dave Matthews-ants marching

Jaidens unprompted hugs

freshly painted toe nails

singing really loud in the car with the kids

Excuse Me Mr. { & other fun songs! }

So, I just read this on Heather's Blog and I thought it would be SUPER fun...

Here's how to "play" along!

1. Put your i pod on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write that song name down & the artist, no matter how silly it sounds.

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
"If a Man Answers" Toby Keith
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
"The Scientist" Coldplay
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
"The Grouch" Green Day (ouch!)
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
"Blew Job" Blink 182 {Uh...good thing this is a FAMILY Blog!!}
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
"What Happened to You" Offspring (Okay, totally offended!)
WHAT DO YOU OFTEN THINK ABOUT?
"Don't Wanna Behave" Dance Hall Crashers
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LOVE?
"Godspeed" Dixie Chicks
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
"Pictures of Me" Elliot Smith
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
"Fast as You" Dwight Yokam
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LOVE?
"Why Go" Pearl Jam
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
"Join the Club" Real Big Fish {I couldn't make this stuff up!! Ha Ha}
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
"Strong Enough" Sheryl Crow
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
"No Way Out" Pennywise
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
"True Love Will Find You in the End" Daniel Johnston
WHAT DID YOU SEE OUT YOUR WINDOW TODAY?
"Ice Cream" Sarah McLachlan
WHAT MOTIVATES YOU?
"Shakespears Sister" The Smiths
WHAT DO YOU DREAM ABOUT?
"Daysleeper" REM
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS?
"Dreams for Plans" Shakira
WHAT ARE YOUR HOPES FOR THE FUTURE?
"Scattered" Green Day
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE WAY YOU LOOK?
"Dead and Bloated" Stone Temple Pilots {Okay, my I Pod is WAY more harsh than Heather's!!}
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF YOUR BLOG?
"Ants Marching" Dave Mathews Band (Randomly, my very favorite song...ever!!)
WHAT GOAL ARE YOU CURRENTLY WORKING ON?
"Jackson" Johnny Cash
WHAT WILL THE TITLE OF THIS POST BE?
"Excuse Me Mr." No Doubt

Submission

I am not really sure why I held out on the whole blogging thing for so long. I guess I was terrified that I would be held accountable for maintaining a written record of how my family is growing. Since I've never been very good at record keeping in the past I felt that I would only be setting myself up for failure. For some reason this morning I woke up and the fear was gone. So, here I am fumbling over the keyboard.

I thought it only appropriate on this momentus occasion to introduce each member of the Duff family:

Terry is my super incredible husband. He's cute. He's witty. He's charming (well, sometimes). Add a little crazy to that equation too. He's gotta be. He's married to me!

Jaiden is Terry's gorgeous daughter. She's super bright and loves to take care of the boys.

Photo by Rebekha Pailliotet

James is my free spirit. He is outgoing, funny, and just plain cool.

Photo by Rebekha Pailliotet

Finally, Grant is our baby. Everyone comments on his stunning eyes. I think he has my laugh.

Photo by Rebekha Pailliotet