... Amber Alert ...

On my way home today ... I thought to myself .... self ... It would be really fun if you had Merrek spend the night tonight and surprise Guhner & Addison with the sleepover. So I called Deanna and she was fine with it, then I called Eric to warn him and he asked if Emma was coming too. What a great idea ... I forget that she is so big now 18months (I can't believe it!) So while picking up Merrek I talked Deanna into letting me take her "baby" ... although she is such a big girl now! Deanna may forget or deny her previous agreement and there may be an Amber alert. .... No one fear the Whetten girls are here and having a great time! Emma is sitting next to me at the kitchen table ... she just ate a cheese stick and is finishing her bowl of goldfish crackers ... and I swear she just told me she wants to "get down" .... I am off to tend to the children in my home ... I LOVE it! and don't worry Deanna you girls are doing GREAT!

2 down 3 to go!

Yes you read that right!

Last night & tonight we set up Guhner and Addison's Trees.

Yes, they each have a tree in there room. (new last year ... not me ... Eric!) The other 3? We have one for the loft, one for the family room, & one for the formal living room. I know, I know, I am going to be a crazy old lady with 20 trees and scary Santa figurines all over the place. Don't worry I am a bargain shopper and get 90% of our decorations at the AFTER Christmas sales! I love it! The kids have so much fun with it! Whether Eric will admit it or not, I know it is starting to rub off on him and he is starting to like it too!

Perfectly Bad!

Okay a picture does not do these ..... absolutely ...... wonderful .... completely sin full .... going to make me gain 20 lbs before Thanksgiving .... nutella rolls justice! (The name doesn't either) I could tell you how wonderful these are until I was blue in the face .... but there is no way anyone could even understand until they tasted it themselves. (just to let you know there were 16 to start .... I tried to catch a picture before they were all gone)

They are sooooo simple and easy!

I got the recipe from Becky Higgins Blog (beckyhiggins.com)

You have to try them for yourselves and let me know how much you LoVe them!

NUTELLA ROLLS

(these amounts will make 16)

2 pkg. crescent rolls

13 oz. container Nutella (it's a hazelnut spread; found near the peanut butter)

1-2 bananas (optional)

powdered sugar

Spread out a crescent roll triangle, drop a spoonful of Nutella in the middle, add a slice of banana if that sounds good to you, and then wrap it up. Place these on a baking sheet. Put them in the oven at 375 for about 15 minutes, or whenever they are golden. Then sprinkle powdered sugar on top and EnJoY!

Like I said I copied the recipe from Beckyhiggins.com.

I made 8 with banana and 8 without. Both were great! I would eat them warm ... mmmmmm I want some more just thinking about it! I preferred just the Nutella, but I would make the banana ones if I wanted to feel okay about eating them for breakfast! (not that there would be any left!)

Am I really that old????

I like to think that I am a kid at heart. It is pretty evident that I am getting older. 3 years from 30 and I am starting to realize my body cannot do what it used to.

One of the thing I love to do is play video games.(I wish I had more time to do it) On Saturday night my brothers came over from night of video games.

We started off the night with one of the best games ever created "Guitar Hero 3". This is the first opportunity my body had to give out on me.... about 2-3 hours into playing.... my hand from all the ROCKING started to cramp up on me. Now don't worry...the show did go on. I could not let my electronic fans down....It is just too bad that Marcus completely destroys me...he is amazing.

We then transitioned to Halo 3. This again is one of the funnest games that I have had the pleasure to put in my Xbox 360. There is nothing better than blowing things up and destroying my brothers hopes and dreams one melay at a time. It usually takes me a few games to warm up and get into a groove... Well I was starting to feel good about my game so I made a challenge to my brothers. Whoever got the least amount of kills had to chug the nastiest mineral water ever that Marcus had purchased previously that night.

So long story short....I got my butt kicked. I chugged this carbonated nightmare and thus began the second opportunity for my body to let me down. Cue the stomach pain and the having to go to the bathroom every 5 minutes...it makes my stomach hurt just thinking about it.


We ended up playing until about 4:30 this morning. Third way my body let me down....I have been absolutely exhausted today and at one point passed out so hard Christine tried to do give me CPR...jk.

All in all it was one of best times I have had in a long time... no matter how I feel today and the fact that I had to type this blog with one hand...I will do it all over again!!!

So Proud!

I am so proud....tonight Addison insisted she needed a container for her lunch, just like Guhner .... and wanted to write her name on it herself ... "But Addison you don't know how to write your name" ... "Yes I do!" So I thought what will it hurt, let her think she is big stuff. I even gave her a permanent marker and told her it was special and needed to be really careful ....

And to my surprise and amazement this is what I found!

Someone forgot to send me the memo that my not even 3 1/2 year old knows how to write her name!!!!! I know they had been working on it a little in preschool, but I had no idea .... I am so proud!

Seriously!!!!

Okay ... Seriously .... I have to bribe people with cookies to leave comments on my posts! Eric just wines and he gets more comments then me! All you are doing is encouraging him! Seriously... my feeling are hurt!

Tag= Shenanigans

I am trying to understand this new trend that is sweeping the Blogger Nation..."Being Tagged"

I am going to have to say that I just don't like it...Take away the fact that I generally don't like being touched coupled with the fact that it reminds me of the game that most children so lovingly played in elementary school...The only problem was I was the fat kid back in elementary school and always got my butt handed to me in Tag.

The whole tag thing is almost as bad as the FWD:FWD:FWD:FWD:FWD:FWD:FWD:FWD: emails
that you get with the story of the dog with cancer that lost it eye in freak hot dog eating contest.
This email while heart warming always has this final caveat when you are done reading it:
***If you forward this email to Five of your friends and you will have good luck for the rest of your life, and Buddy the one eyed hot dog eater will be saved from cancer***

///If you don't a million monkeys will take over your house while singing "Endless Love" All dressed in cheer leading out fits.\\\\\

I am will not participate in these Tag Shenanigans.

Oh Christine...Tag! No Tag's back!

Tagged!

I think I was tagged by two people at the same time....they are so similar you are getting a two-for-one!


FOUR PLACES I'VE WORKED
1. Petsmart (is it Pet Smart? or Pets Mart?) I worked there and still don't know!
2. Hogi Yogi
3. Tony Coury Buick
4. Nanny

FOUR PLACES I'VE LIVED
1. Buffalo, New York
2. Mesa, Arizona
3. Queen Creek, AZ
4. Maybe .... San Jose, CA

FOUR FAVORITE TV SHOWS
1. The HILLS
2. The Office
3. Scrubs
4. Ugly Betty

FOUR MOVIES I WANT TO SEE
1. Chuck & Larry
2. Dan in Real Life
3. Georgia Rules
4. I know there are tons more out there but I am way behind!

FOUR FAVORITE FOODS:
1. Any and all CHOCOLATE (snickers, recess, milky way, peanut m&m's)
2. Salad & bread sticks from olive garden
3. Krazy Sub! Poor boy on wheat, cold, no onion, with a pickle! (and a diet Pepsi)
4. my chocolate chip cookies w/walnuts they are the best! ( I need to make them this weekend, I haven't had them in a while)
***the first 4 people to comment on this post will get a plate of them! Doesn't matter where you live! ***

FOUR WEIRD THINGS ABOUT ME
1. My jaw pops and cracks and It never did until I hung out with Deanna
2. Most people think I am a neat freak (I wish I could be) and think my house is never messy (it usually is a big mess ... I will post pictures to prove it!)
3. I hate to wear closed toe shoes! I try to wear flops year round
4. This may be weird (maybe gross to some) My Hair is soooo super dry that I only wash it once or twice a week.

FOUR PLACES I'D RATHER BE
1. getting a pedicure
2. having a full body massage
3. Getting a good old fashion back cracking (chiropractor)
4. $$ Movies by myself or with an adult (no kids)

FOUR PEOPLE I'M TAGGING
1. Eric McCleve
2. Shannon Henderson
3. Becky Alvarado
4. Cindy Perkins

Halloween .... Week

So our Halloween week started on Sunday .... on a whim we took stuff over to Grandma's house and made some delicious Halloween cookies. Addison ate more frosting then she put on her cookies and Guhner ate more cookies then he decorated but that is what it is all about anyway!

On Monday we carved pumpkins .... Guhner doesn't like to dig out the Guts and Addison LoVes it! On Wednesday (Halloween) Eric was able to go with Guhner to school to help with his "Harvest Party" Where Guhner went as a Lion.

Christine was able to go with Addison to preschool to help with the Halloween Party. Addison went as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz.

Halloween evening we had our ward Trunk or Treat. The kids decided a costume change would be good. Guhner went as a Zebra and Addison went as a Cheerleader. You can imagine her excitement when she realized that her and Merrek matched. (they love to be "Twins")Grandma, Grandpa, Jared, Deanna, Donny, Merrek, Emma, Shannon, Raven, Ronin, and Bryan (Nash had pink eye) all came with us. It was lots of fun! Way too much candy .... it is going to be the death of me .... they each filled a gallon size bag with all the goodies ... and let me tell you it is mostly good candy .... which is not good for me!

Now the countdown to Christmas begins ... Christine is very excited .... she is already humming Christmas carols ....

Going Green.....

After much talk ... deliberation ... planning .... haggling ... price comparisons .... We did it! We are now not only green loving Prius owners, we are also a one car family .... and surprisingly we are adjusting well. Eric either works from home (which we LOVE) or he is in California. We were only using the 14mpg gas guzzling suburban anytime we went anywhere while our 2nd car just sat and sat as we still pay for insurance and registration ... It only makes sense ... and during our visit to San Jose last month we came to the conclusion that San Jose does not lend itself to owning two vehicles. So we are absolutely loving our new Prius, the kids love it to .... they have told everyone they know multiple times that we have a new car ... (the new car seats help too) So the McCleve Family is actively trying to save the world one mile at a time. (we are currently averaging 52mpg) :)