Monthly Archives: April 2005
April 29, 2005 - 10:02 am
You go girl- become the superhero!
I totally do that with the “good” clothes,,I don’t think I know what good clothes are anymore!
April 29, 2005 - 10:12 am
Shannon you make me LOL! I totally relate to you! When you come to Utah, we can go shopping together!
April 29, 2005 - 10:53 am
I think a bracelet makes you more than a superhero… practically a goddess. It’s very pretty, I’m excited to admire it. And, you always look hip. chin up girl (and I’m not talking chin-ups here).
April 29, 2005 - 11:10 am
Shannon! this post made me giggle, not at you, but because it’s all too familiar. I’m glad you bought yourself the bracelet!!! Hope it makes you smile and feel awesome everytime to you see it.
April 29, 2005 - 11:19 am
Okay, the doll comments are toooooo, too much!!! You are SOO cool Shannon you don’t even know it! But I love the bracelet you ordered!
April 29, 2005 - 2:38 pm
Oh man I hear ya on that one and I only have one- hair in a ponytail chasing a meesy faced toddler who has just dumped half her lunch on her shirt – ah well I wouldn’t have it any other way I tell ya!
April 29, 2005 - 2:57 pm
Just got back from my near-daily trip to Target (not an exaggeration!), and your post cracked me up! Doesn’t EVERYONE buy all their clothes from Target? I wouldn’t even know where to go to find “cool” clothes. I am still using the “I’m still pregnant” excuse for my pretty lame wardrobe and I am terrified when I have to go back to the other side in July. Shan, you are so much cooler than you think. Miss ya, girl!
April 29, 2005 - 3:11 pm
this is so me except i shop at wal-mart for my clothes. (could be a step down. cheeper though)
we just need to remember that some day our kids will be out of the house and then we’ll have no excuses so lets think ahead about what we’ll be wearing 20 years from now:)
April 29, 2005 - 6:25 pm
I so get you! I won’t regale you w/ tales of being 36, but I get you! You’re not the only member of the club my friend… 
April 29, 2005 - 7:41 pm
Oh girl! We can all relate! Sending hugs your way oh ‘great goddess of motherhood’! The last new piece of clothing was from my husband…a dirty gray, longsleeved, company shirt that says “put it where the sun don’t shine” (on the back…He works for a a company that sells grow -lights for agriculture).
Pair it with my jeans with the magic marker stains and MY new bracelet..Voila’!! very retro
It’s universal…we’re with ya sister!
ps
I used to show up at the university with baby barf going down the back of my suit…oh THAT was charming
April 29, 2005 - 10:07 pm
Hahahahahaha.. I’m sooo not cool. In fact last night we were watching TV & that Old Navy commercial came on, you know the one where they dance around in “wicked cute” tunics… I said to Geoff that it makes me feel bad (that commercial)… I could not put on a tunic & look “wicked cute”. I just cannot. I bet you $10 if I wore a tunic someone would ask me when I was due. Grrrrrrrr being a mom is a rough job! Alex dresses way better than me 
April 29, 2005 - 10:46 pm
LOL…I so TOTALLY thought of you today while I was shopping. I went into the dressing room with an armload of clothes to try on…and ended up only buying (yet another) black t-shirt. I decided to go look at some jewelry, armed with your line, “bracelets can only make you look fun!” 
Hope your Superhero purchase works its magic!!
April 30, 2005 - 4:26 pm
Hey you superwomen you! Congrats on buying the bracelet… it is cool! And as for me… I will likely try and make one as I am so cheap. Lovin that Barbie and I know you are as cool or cooler then her man!
Shel
April 30, 2005 - 7:33 pm
I am with you – I too had 4 babies in 6yrs – granted one of those pregnancies was twins. I so relate to your post today. I feel old and I tried to buy something cute today and well it just wasn’t working. Kudos to you for treating yourself to something fun!
May 1, 2005 - 10:56 am
The Barbie is just crackin’ me up!
May 2, 2005 - 7:46 am
I just had to giggle at your comments. It’s amazing the way we think of ourselves, because NO one thinks of you as “uncool”. Yes, Barbie only wishes she was Shannon Montez!
May 2, 2005 - 11:06 am
Oh you are speaking my language!
May 2, 2005 - 1:59 pm
You crack me up! Some jewelry from Andrea always helps.
May 3, 2005 - 12:14 pm
shannon…you totally climbed into my world…seriously. I had the same rambling conversation with my DH about going to the mall on Saturday..i used to LOVE the mall..now I almost have a panic attack..lol.miley
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April 28, 2005 - 9:19 am
holy moly! how cool is that!?
April 28, 2005 - 10:40 am
how cool that he found that!!! Amazing how we can leave traces of ourselves for others years from now.
April 28, 2005 - 10:42 am
Love that you have these picture Shannon. How cool about craving your name!
April 28, 2005 - 10:48 am
That is just amazing!
April 28, 2005 - 11:42 am
“Hello, Shannon? Yes, this is the Ranger from Arches National Park…if you have a minute, we’d like you to call us…”
LOVE the photo/quote combination (freak-ay)…and the awesome thoughts about your sister — SO sweet.
April 28, 2005 - 6:14 pm
that is so incredibly powerful. WOW! i don’t believe coincidences are random…what a kewl message!
April 28, 2005 - 9:34 pm
That is such an amazing story!! WOW!!
one time my husband and I took a walk on a trail near his sister’s house… I really didn’t think that he had many ties to this particular city. As we were walking I come across a tree with Mike & Danielle and a heart around it. YEP! My husband and an ex-girlfriend! D’OH!! Turns out she lived in the area, he totally forgot that she did that! I laughed my head off…. next time we do that, I MUST take a photo of it!
thanks for the great story!
April 29, 2005 - 7:50 am
What a neat story!
April 29, 2005 - 9:11 am
Congrats to your sister. That is so cool! What a neat story!
April 29, 2005 - 10:06 am
soo cool- that sounds like my sister and I – living next door to each other with a joined big backyard that all the kids can play in!
great quote, too!
April 29, 2005 - 10:16 am
That is so awesome! I love what you wrote about you and your sister. Sounds like you two have something wonderful!
April 29, 2005 - 2:10 pm
That is SO cool!!! And I love Arches too.:) Went there for our honeymoon and in school when I liven in Park City. I so miss Utah!
May 6, 2005 - 10:13 am
Sis–you completely rock my world. What a beautiful ode to our childhood.
But look, don’t go talking about my nappy hair like that. Not enough has changed about my hygiene for you to be knocking me. Perms rock!!!
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April 26, 2005 - 10:32 am
I cleaned bathrooms today, too!!! Love the variety of pics and the tiny tags on here!
April 26, 2005 - 10:34 am
Looks great! it’s a fun idea for the family.
April 26, 2005 - 11:03 am
Shannon I need to copy this idea….I also love Erica’s monthly layouts for the boys but how clever to do it for the family! It is such a cool way to catch up! Thanks
April 26, 2005 - 12:43 pm
I love this idea too! What a great way to get a yearly album up to date! Great job, Shannon!
April 26, 2005 - 2:43 pm
Right on sister !! Love the layout… it’s so fun to have “summary” pages.
My bathroom is clean too, the cleaning people came today (sorry, I cheated)
Moriah
April 26, 2005 - 3:29 pm
pat pat pat!!!
April 26, 2005 - 4:18 pm
Cute layout and great idea, Shannon. I love how you have all the pics arranged. BTW, I found you through Erin.
April 26, 2005 - 4:55 pm
Love this idea Shannon! I need to do this too. Way to go getting your bathrooms cleaned! Wahoo!
April 26, 2005 - 5:28 pm
You know, I wanted to do this too. So I am only 4 months behind. I like your thinking!
April 26, 2005 - 10:54 pm
LOVE this idea!! Three girls…two of them are easy to scrap and fairly on target…my 21yr old though …OMG! I took her baby book and pics apart (old albums) and still haven’t started her book!! Then there’s hundreds of Greg’s pics from his travels (oh…wait a minute! He can do those himself !! LOL)
Love the layout and the multiple pics…what a great way to capture a month of time!
April 27, 2005 - 9:14 am
Great layout, and such a great idea to get some pictures scrapped
April 27, 2005 - 1:58 pm
Great layout Shannon and such a good goal! And thanks for that yummy recipe…looks yummy and I can’t wait to try it!
April 27, 2005 - 3:26 pm
Awesome LO, and what a great idea to do this!! you go girl!
R
April 27, 2005 - 8:47 pm
This is great, Shannon!! AND a huge cheers to you for getting those *filthy* bathrooms cleaned! (lol) *CLINK*! 
April 28, 2005 - 8:36 am
YOU RRRAAWWKK, GIRL!:)
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April 25, 2005 - 10:22 am
*great* question and *great* entry! I spend far too much time doing the exact same thing! My house shows for it…so do my kids…and so do I! It’s a sad thing…..what I have become. I want to know what others do…how do they limit their time? It stresses me out but I can’t stop it…it makes me grumpy but happy at the same time. Such a silly thing. Some days I wish the internet never existed, but then I never would have met the people I have met. Such a catch22 for me.
You rock Shannon!
April 25, 2005 - 10:31 am
ooo I am *so* trying to deal with this, too.. I even wanted to try to schedule my online time didn’t work.. I just have to learn to cut back. Oh, and your porn comment made me laugh…at first, I thought it was true confessions about your porn addiction.. hee.
April 25, 2005 - 11:19 am
I have the same problem and just recently started to take more time off the computer and more time focused on the kids, the house, the family, etc. It does start to show and you are right…it is an addiction and sometimes not a very good one! Great entry, Shannon!
April 25, 2005 - 12:35 pm
TOTALLY. I hear ya. I feel ya.
(lol, Renee, i thought she was coming out on porn addiction, too! NOT that she’s addicted to porn, people! :p)
Go clean that bathroom, Shannon. We’ll be here, waiting.
April 25, 2005 - 5:58 pm
Ohhhhh I hear ya sister! It’s really bad when I’m learning something new (like this whole blog thing…slow learning curve on this one!), or I’m on some wild creative streak…dirty bathrooms, crusty noses, instant dinners…oh my! Take me away from my current obsession? I CAN get ugly ya know?!
Let’s get together for coffee one of these days! We can be each other’s 12-step program! LOL
April 25, 2005 - 7:40 pm
Oh my…you are inside my head again Shannon! I SO hear you. The last few days I have been busy with work and have not had much message board time…I feel TONS better about a lot of things! I’m still checkin the blogs…(lets not get crazy here) but stepping away can be a good thing sometimes!! Great post!
April 25, 2005 - 11:02 pm
Oh man you are so right Shannon!! Totally ture- i hate that feeling too- that nagging that hm I spent too much time doing nothing. I amworking on balance on this too.
April 26, 2005 - 7:54 am
I’m actually writing a response! In RS a few weeks ago we had a lesson about choosing better things over good things. We listed a bunch of good things in our lives (scrapping, reading good books, etc) that can sometimes take away from the more important things. Anyway, it’s hard to draw the line sometimes (I just spent the last two days reading “The Lovely Bones” and feeding my kids cold cereal for dinner!). Glad you had fun with Danita–can’t wait to see you guys again. Thanks so much for the recipe nods–that will be so helpful.
April 26, 2005 - 8:19 am
Shannon, you are so right! Internet it’s a dangerous “thing”, if we don’t put a limit! Your comment was very clever and opportune. I feel this “almost” addiction im my own life. One page goes to another… ten another and so one. I am now living in country, but I was born and raised in a big city, São Paulo, Brazil. Now I haven’t much distraction, so, I “surf”. Thank you for your sensitive, wise and courageous thoughts!! I love your blog!!
April 26, 2005 - 8:43 am
I am here again. I went to your archive and got some clever and important words, like I quote here: “March 20, 2005 – Viewfinder – I think life is kind of like photography. Sometimes, it’s important to zoom in and catch the small details. Point out the small nuggets of beauty…faces, blossoms, interesting details… so they don’t get lost to the “bigger picture”. Sometimes it’s important to step back and get the whole landscape shot, see the whole setting.” Totally right! Warm regards! Sonia.
April 26, 2005 - 8:59 am
Agree. Totally. I need to set limits for me. So important. Not so good at it though.
April 26, 2005 - 12:58 pm
oh man, i can *totally* relate.. and it looks like we’re not the only ones! Lol! It really is an addiction… it’s pretty scary actually! never been addicted to anything in my life!… trying to find the balance.
April 26, 2005 - 9:09 pm
OMG, you just pegged me to the nickel!
When I get engrossed in something…I’m stuck into that at that moment for sure. Today it was painting ….I let the laundry sit, the dishes sit, the clothes in the dryer are still there…blah blah blah. You get the jist. Nice to know I’m not alone. Tomorrow – we’ll set rules and time limits. I’m gonna borrow my DD’s timer.
April 27, 2005 - 2:05 pm
I hear you Shannon and I know what you mean…it is SO easy to get sucked in and I am trying to keep my time limited too. You are not alone!
April 27, 2005 - 3:27 pm
I’m right there with you. It definitely is an addiction! So glad spring is here, I find I am outdoors a lot more and it’s easier not to get sucked into it all.
April 28, 2005 - 8:51 am
i understand all too well. 
April 28, 2005 - 10:42 am
your not alone lady! And lately I have tried hard to set limits… go on early in the morning, maybe a few minutes in afternoon and then after kids are in bed. Doesn’t always end up like that… like today… it is raining and i have a cold… so here I sit. But I need to go make some cookies with the kids. Those are always good on a rainy day.
April 28, 2005 - 10:43 am
oh and one more thing that I always think about is…will i regret missing out on things when the kids are all grown up, when i actually do have time to sit on here.. will i regret not having spent more time with them during this time in my life.
May 1, 2005 - 1:10 am
Boy, it was like you got in my head!
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April 23, 2005 - 10:31 am
Ooohhh to be an age where cankles are still cute
LOL, Love the picture, it’s the perfect description.
Moriah
April 23, 2005 - 11:27 am
Those are the cutest cankles, though!
April 23, 2005 - 12:26 pm
I love those cankles! Just so adorable!
April 23, 2005 - 1:07 pm
That is hysterical and SO cute!!! I’ll email ya on the Stacy thing!
April 23, 2005 - 3:19 pm
love this photo!
April 23, 2005 - 4:30 pm
GREAT PHOTO!!! Found YOUR blog by YOU finding MY blog through a blog through a blog through a blog…LOL!!!
So fun, this blog world!!!
Great reading…and photos…
Teri
April 23, 2005 - 7:36 pm
…but those are “awwwwww, cankles” instead of “ewwwwww, cankles!” CUTE picture. Cankles, hee.
April 24, 2005 - 11:38 am
we call them “ankies” at the Morrison house. very cute!!
April 24, 2005 - 3:06 pm
Totally LMAO! Those are cute cankles. I on the other hand am pregnant and have not-so-cute cankles. Ugh. 9 more weeks, 9 more weeks, 9 more weeks…
April 24, 2005 - 8:40 pm
Ok- I’m loving the way her little toes are wrapping around the front of the sandal.. too cute
April 25, 2005 - 7:52 am
now those are cute cankles
April 25, 2005 - 9:57 am
Baby cankles are perfect! Cute, cute, cute!!!
April 27, 2005 - 12:44 pm
Cracks me up!
April 27, 2005 - 2:06 pm
That is TOO Funny!!!!!! At least they are more acceptable on those cute little legs!
April 29, 2005 - 7:16 am
Such a cute photo! My DD had these same sandals when she was a toddler!
Enjoyed reading yoru blog!
April 29, 2005 - 10:52 am
Love this shot.
My daughter has the same “flops” from I think two summers ago. She can’t get rid of them because she says “They have memories in them.” She’s only 4, where does she get that from I wonder ?
Laura
April 30, 2005 - 11:48 pm
That is so darn cute!!
by Shannon Montez
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