Monday, September 29, 2008

Anyone Who Calls Me A Genius

...gets mad props from me!

I don't know this person but in a quick Google Search she popped up. Awwww, thanks!

http://millertime0016.blogspot.com

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Twitter and Facebook

My name is Jana and I have an addiction. To Facebook and Twitter. Meanwhile I figured I'd support addiction by adding live feeds of both to my blog. That way if I don't have much time to add to my blog (which I still have catching up to do all the way back to April) then you can see what's up by looking at the Twitter or Facebook feeds in the bottom right of my blog. I have gotten email questions today on "what's that on your blog?" so I figured I'd bring it up. In the twitter section if you see an @ sign and someone's name, that's me replying to one of thier 'tweets'. Yeah, sort of out there in the open, isn't it. We started it for BabySteals first (at the bottom right of babysteals.com/blog so have fun checking it out! And if you're reading this and you're a part of either, add me! And remember to become a fan of BabySteals.com on Facebook!

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Baby Signing Time!

We're really excited for Baby Signing Time volumes 3 and 4 to be released! Not just because we love Signing Time around our house, but because Jane is in them! Here is a video that Signing Time created for the cast, Jane is at about 1:42~!

Busted


"Jane, did you climb up on the Piano?"



"No Mommy"




Monday, September 8, 2008

jane's crazy hair mornings!

i absolutely LOVE when jane first wakes up in the morning (assuming she's happy). i never take for granted the times i am with her when she wakes up! she is so snuggly and yummy and her hair is the craziest and cutest thing ever. she will be really upset at me for taking these when she's 16. come ON mother, not now.

jane and brandon trying to hide when it was time to
get ready for church!
right after church i was making lunch and noticed jane was taking her blanket (oh boy) and making a saddle for the dog. we are lucky to have the most patient (and huge) dog Comanche. jane loves to abuse him!



Dear Dentist: You're Fired!

My mom sent this picture to me a long time ago and I just saw it again and laughed my a$$ off. It's me with my brother Justin and sister Sara. Not sure why my mom thought it would be funny to photoshop our teeth black but she did. We've all had the same dentist (Dr. Thorell) since we were kids, and my mom thought it would be funny to send him a christmas card saying, "Merry Christmas, you're fired!" I'll have to ask her if she ever did.

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Friday, August 8, 2008

Lucky 08-08-08

The number '8' is as lucky as you can get in numerology obsessed China. I've learned that China did not bid on the 2004 Olympics, or the 2012 Olympics -- just 2008 -- and that they launched the Olympic Games at 8:08 on 08-08-08.

Eight is a number that means money, power and fame. It is considered an equalizer because on its side it resembles the symbol for infinity. 888 in Greek = "Jesus".

Tremendous numbers of weddings, births, engagements and the like today. For me, it signals a new beginning. A lucky new beginning.

I'll tell 'ya later.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Don't Mess with Texas

My mother-in law was robbed at the Walmart in Murray last week. Two chicks sped up to her as she was loading her groceries into her car, leaned out the window, grabbed her purse and sped off with it. She's left with no phone, no keys, no wallet, etc etc. She chased after them, even stepped in front of the car at one point and long story short she got their license plate number. Which in turn led the cops to her house which led to her arrest 2 hours later. In which time they had already gone to her bank, used her ID to cash checks and get over $900 out of her account (SHAME ON YOU WASHINGTON MUTUAL!)

She got her purse back, but only after they stole the cash she had, took her dayplanner, got money out of her bank, and put crack-cocaine and KNIVES and car-theft paraphernalia inside of her purse. Oh and lots of other women's identities that they had recently stolen. Which led police to busting a much larger theft ring. Well, they screwed with the wrong chick. Which inevitably led to them screwing with another wrong chick (me.)

Before I get to the point here's my new #1 reason I HATE WALMART: The police officer told my mother-in law that over 1,200, yes I said one thousand two hundred, theft incidences have happened at that Walmart alone in the last year and a half. Um, that's like over two incidences a DAY! At one store! He said they're unresponsive, and unwilling to help solve the cases, EVEN when it involves inventory from their own store. Needless to say he doesn't let his wife or family shop at ANY Walmart. I hate you Walmart. Seriously, you're a big fat jerk that cares about nothing but yourself. You remind me of Jabba the Hut. Slobber and slime and all. I'll save the other reasons I hate Walmart for another blog.

I was really ticked about all of this. That this girl could do this over and over and rarely get caught.

That's where it's handy that I work for the largest media property in the Intermountain West and the biggest local media website in the nation.

Groceries from Walmart : $25. Cash stolen from your purse: $220. Seeing that b!tch's mug shot plastered on KSL TV and ksl.com: PRICELESS!

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=3939607

Brandon's Special Day

Brandon was baptized on Saturday. It was a very special day with family! Special moments include Jane walking over to Brandon during the talks, pointing to his feet and saying, "Baddy, shoes, socks. three, five, NOW!" And when his baptism was over and Eric was walking him out of the font, she said "Baddy, No! Simmin suit!" (simmin=swimming) She seemed very annoyed he didn't have a swimming suit on! Easton's best friend Solomon played the piano for the songs, (he is amazing) Easton led the music. Shelly and Emily gave the prayers and Grandma & Grandpa Francis gave great talks. Of course we had a great time after at our house eating great food and visiting!




The whole clan

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

BabySteals.com in the news!



It's pretty surreal when you see yourself on the news. Well, not yourself, but something with so much of yourself in it. When I saw this today, I kept thinking, "Wow, this website sounds awesome!" And then realizing, wait, it's mine! That's my way of saying that WFSB in Connecticut did a fabulous job on this piece. By the way, BabySteals.com is 3 months old today (well yesterday, but I still haven't gone to bed so to me today is yesterday. It's 2:00am but Blogger thinks it's 2 hours earlier).

I've been working since I got home from work (why doesn't that sound right) and I STILL have over 100 more orders to ship. Stories like this though, keep me going!

Watch here!

Friday, July 25, 2008

funny things our kids say

Since Brandon is getting baptised next Saturday, I was reminded of a funny thing that Easton said to my dad when he was little. My dad emailed it to me and I've kept it forever because I thought it was so funny. This will probably only be funny if you're a Mormon or at least know a lot about the religion.

3/31/99:
Easton was sitting on my lap last night while I was looking at NBA.com and listening to the JAZZ blow another overtime. This picture was on their main page with a caption. Easton pointed to it and said, "That guy is getting baptised"...