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Yea Dodgers!!! 
Bumpa and I took Jessica and Mo to Red Robins for dinner. We had a fun time. These girls are full of sunshine! Yesterday I took Sophie shopping for some school clothes. She had earned a little money and she wanted some new clothes. We went to target. Here are her pictures.
Ok, by accident, I happened upon Hillary Clinton's speech at the DNC. It was running over time, right into Wipeout, (an ABC TV show), which Kylie and I like to watch.
Her speech was fine, then she started talking about John McCain and what he believes in. She was NOT telling the truth and she knew it. That made me mad. Whatever you need to do to whip the crowd up into a frenzy I guess is ok by her standards, not mine.
Let's have some honesty! That's what I am for!
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday!
Tanner, you are so fun, and love games, so here is a game for you!
Find your birthday post!! It's a little scavenger hunt!
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Happy Birthday Quinn!! Quinn is 13. He was born on a Thursday! Thursday's child will go far in life. So, Quinn, you were blessed to be born on a Thursday. It was 9;30 at night when you showed your little self into the world. You have been a joyful boy for ever-so-long. You get better every year and more handsome. But even more important than that you have shown yourself to have integrity. That is a very important quality to have and you will be blessed because of it. The Lord told Hyrum Smith that He loved him because of the integrity of his heart. We love you Quinn, and hope you had a wonderful birthday.
As of Saturday, Barak Obama has officially announced that his Vice Presidential Candidate is Joe Biden.
As of Saturday, Tropical Storm Fay has made a record landfall--4 times!!--in Florida. Massive flooding and rain continues.
As of Saturday, the Beijing Olympics have come to a close. Michael Phelps received a record 8 Gold Medals, passing Mark Spitz's record of 7.
As of Saturday, Tim and Hope are offically engaged. Pictures to come as soon as I can get the two of them to sit still long enough to take them.
My baby has left! And just like Lewis and Clark, she knows the general direction of where she is going and that is just about it. At least we have her cell phone - 898 4077. Unlike Lewis and Clark, she probably won't find fame, but I hope she finds fortune!! We love her and miss her.
I see this one once in a while - 
I still have this one. Although she is in mourning. She is always happier when this one is with her.
We have just come out of the "Mark Twain " cave in Hannibal, MI.
Yesterday the Cole boys had a pull-ups competition. The competition was two-fold. The first fold was to see who could do the most at once. I won, 16 pull-ups. The second fold was to see who could do the most pull-ups from that time (12:30 PM) until midnight. I started off ahead, but then Zak broke out in front by doing about 3o while I was in the pool. We were tied at 80 each around 9:00 PM, and then I had a slight lead (105-100) at 11:15, just 45 minutes to go. We started a movie at 11:30 and Zak valiantly went to do a pull-up or two every 2 minutes, but in the very end I managed to win with 139 pull-ups to Zak's 135. Both of us fell off the pull-up bar, unable to do any more. The movie we watched was Star Wars II. Only I actually managed to stay awake for it. We'll watch II I tonight and then the new animated Star Wars movie tomorrow.(Griffin is VERY excited for this).
I cannot remember the last time I stayed home for an entire week, never leaving the house, not even going outside! (If I knew how, I would put a cast on one of that guy's legs.)
What a great surprise to see the blog this morning with all the posts, now this is what I have been talking about! I feel fully informed. Thanks, this really does take a village.
Nana asked me to post my weight loss progress.
Weight loss has become the issue up here in Utah. Dad (Bumpa) is doing Weight Watchers, Mom (Nana) is doing something less formal. I am doing something called The Fat Flush Plan--very restrictive but working well for me. Here is my progress so far:
My blood pressure is down to normal levels, my glucose levels are down to normal, and my clothes fit better. I will soon have to go shopping! Who wants to come with?
My garage sale is on Saturday and I've already sold my garage fridge, bunkbeds, air hockey table, and a couple knick knacks. My neighbors came by today and went shopping in my basement. It was very funny. We called it the "presale." Hopefully it won't rain on Saturday and I can sell all I need too.
OK. Just to prove that we Paynes watch more movies than just Apocolypto and Fargo...what are your current recommends? Here are mine:
Mummy III - STUPIDO. (Somehow that word is a little less offensive in Spanish). Bad acting. Maria Bello as Evelyn was the worst. I can't believe they let her continue the part after watching the dailies. I love the first two and I still think Brendan Fraser is adorable.
Mamma Mia - I took Sophie with me. There were some stupid moments, but there were also moments that really made me laugh and I needed a good laugh that day. A lot of it was over the top, but I think it was supposed to be that way. Saw this play on Broadway. It drove me crazy. Had to roll my eyes at the moral (read "im") message.
Get Smart - I have an emotional attachment to this TV series. Laughed hard and loud at the movie. I can't help it. Steve Carrell cracks me up. He played Maxwell Smart to a T.
Hancock - Took all my kids. Jaw-dropping bad language from Will Smith. Lectured the kids afterward. Very different hero movie. Some great suspense at the end. After a day or so of thinking about it I ended up liking it a lot and appreciating the different take on a superhero.
Dark Knight - This was another one I had to think about afterward. I was uncomfortable with the fact of Heath Ledger's death and this dark role he played, but he did play this role superbly. I didn't expect it. He hasn't been that great of an actor. And I think the movie stayed true to the comic book character of Batman. I LOVED the motorcycle!
I refuse to see Stepbrothers, and I heard Wall-E was stupid.
Do you think Manny will cut his dreadlocks before August is over as he has been asked by the Dodgers?
Good things/blessing that happened during the broken leg incident:
I do have pictures HERE, if you are interested. They are not that good. They look too nice and normal, you get no rage and horror from them. Just imagine it. And morphine is not that good, at all.
