6 P's in a Pod

The Crazy World of Ebay

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:09:00 +0000

I love Ebay. It, along with Facebook, is another great time-waster. I love to see what crazy stuff people put on there. Seemingly, the uglier or wackier the item, the more it gets bid on. Here is an ugly vase I ran across. I put the link on, too. It should be fun to see how much it actually goes for...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ceramic-Ugly-Redneck-FACE-JUG-Pottery-folk-art-barn_W0QQitemZ290323476786QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4398a0b132&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1205%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

Facebook is robbing me...

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:33:00 +0000

...of all my BLOGGING time!

But, I can't stop Facebooking. It's as addicting as blogging was at first. And trying to find a witty status post for FB is draining my creativity! Soon...soon FB will get tiring and I'll be back to blogging.

K-K-K-Kaden~Wonderful Kaden!

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:48:00 +0000

Kaden came running into the house one day begging McKay and I to come see what he had done outside. When we got out there, this is what we'd found...Good thing our neighbor's are good sports.
We had a huge ordination party a couple of weeks after Kaden turned 12. Here is a picture of all of the men that helped ordain Kaden into the Aaronic Priesthood. We love our family!

Grandpa Mark imparting some of his knowledge to Zach.

Happy birthday to you...Happy birthday to you...Happy birthday dearest Kaden...

Big Man Jaxson~~~The World's BEST Eater! Good thing we had the yummiest steak ever!

Little Avi Bleu...We love you!

Kaden~~~I love you very much. You are such a great young man that is happy, obedient (for the most part), kind and self-motivated. Thank you for choosing the right!

~Merry Christmas to ALL~

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:54:00 +0000

To all our friends and family...May you have a very Merry Christmas and an exceptional New Year. We love you all very much!

Sometimes you just have to laugh at yourself...

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:19:00 +0000

You know, I seem to have an excess of "Durr" in my life. For instance, yesterday I left the house without my bra on and the day before that I forgot to brush my teeth before leaving for church. DURR!! Well, again today I had another "Durr Moment". Explanation: I swim on Tuesdays at the gym. It seems to me that there are many more MEN that swim than woman. I was the only woman swimming for the entire hour I was there. For the first 20 minutes I had a lane all to myself (bliss). Then the rest of the time I had to share my lane with men. At the end of my swim, I pulled myself out of the pool and happened to look down and see a seam in my crotch. "What?" I thought. So I started looking around and realized that I had my swimming suit on inside out the entire time...the tag sticking out the back and everything. So, my thought for the day is: Sometimes you just have to laugh at yourself (along with everyone else in my case!)

Oakley's New "Beautiful, Beautiful..."

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:37:00 +0000

We decided to get Oakley's ears pierced on Saturday. We prepared her verbally and mechanically for the occasion, even going as far as putting numbing creme on her earlobes so she wouldn't feel anything. She was so very excited. Here she is sitting in the "big girl" chair awaiting her "new pretty earrings."
Marking the spots...

I gave her some of the most hideous gold butterfly earrings to distract her with...

Two piercers piercing at the same time...great in theory...

Did the numbing creme not work? Was she just afraid of the sound and/or that McKay was holding her head so she wouldn't move? Read below to find out...

The crying lasted about .2 milliseconds after I gave her a mirror and she saw her "Beautiful, beautiful earrings...

The rest of the story...from the get-go, the right ear looked puckered and red. She wouldn't let us touch it or even get near it even when we told her we'd have to take the earring out unless she let us clean it. Sunday, more concern. What to do? Monday, took earring out and come to find out, the girl that pierced her on the right side totally pierced her in the cartilage and missed her lobe altogether. FURY!! So, I called the manager at the place we got her pierced at and asked what to do. Interestingly enough, she can be re-pierced within 24 hours of taking the earring out (if Oakley will do it again) and of course they will have their #1 piercer there to do the job right this time. (Knock on wood). Vanity? Probably.

Our Newest Little Addition...

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:50:00 +0000

Introducing the newest member of the Pinegar Clan...Our kitty MO (no, not after Homo all you side-thinkers. She's named after our cousin Monique!) She's 2 1/2 months old and she's the sweetest thing you've ever met. Oakley carries her around by her neck, pulls her tail and is constantly chasing her around the house. Mo just lets her do it too. (We'll see how long that lasts).

~What a good sport...~

~It's exhausting being Oakley's favorite toy!~

~Yes, even McKay loves Mo!~

~Watch out all you spiders and mice! Mo's on the case!~

Pumpkin Patch

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:32:00 +0000

Thanks Becky for the cute pictures you send me! She sent one of me in the pumpkin patch too but I'd just come from the gym (swimming) and I looked like a drowned rat.

Our neighbors have this ginormous pumpkin patch in their yard that they let all the neighbors come and get pumpkins out of each year. While I was talking to one of my friends, my kids picked 29 pumpkins. Great!! We've got a lot of carving to do...

Ode to Oakley

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:07:00 +0000

Today is Oakley's 3rd birthday so I'd like to take this opportunity to tell her and you how much I love this little stinker. She has been, since the second she was born, the biggest pill on the planet. I tell people all the time she'd better use all this sassiness for something great like being the first female President of the United States. Through all the threats of putting her up for adoption or selling her on Ebay, I wouldn't have her any other way...

LOVE YOU BABY DOLL!!

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What a cheesy grin this is! Oakley playing Pioneer Games while we were in Nauvoo.

I'm patiently waiting for this stage to pass. Oakley changes her clothes 8-9 times a day and after picking this mess up that many times, I finally give up.
She drags it down the hall and all over the house.

Then we usually end up with some crazy mismatched outfit like this (and this is actually one of the better ones she's come up with!

The Safety Fair

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:18:00 +0000

How cool is this picture of Zach at the Safety Fair on Monday? The Provo Fire Department ignited an enormous fire and then put it out right in front of us. If you've never gone, it's actually worth the time and effort. It's down in the parking lot of Dillard's at the Provo Towne Center.

Oakley was mesmerized by the puppet show the Provo City Librarians put on.

They even gave her a "Dora" book and had popcorn during the storytelling. Could you ask for anything more??

The 2008 Utah County Walk to Cure Diabetes

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:41:00 +0000

A sigh of relief is heard throughout the Pinegar household. The Walk is over and although we are a bit off of our target goal of $220K (we are at $187K and donations are still coming in), I think it was a success. Here are a few pictures of the fun...

*Princess Oakley*

*The Strawberry of Death*

*Laura Western and Kaden's Endocrinologist, Dr. Mike*

*Setting up the Food Tent*

*Meadow Gold donated 1000 bottles of milk*

*McKay and a volunteer getting the hot dogs ready*

*Oakley and Tyler had a ball*

*Oakley wanted to go on the Strawberry over and over and it made me sick to go on it so I started sending her with whomever would take her*

We Did It! THANKS Everyone!!

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:38:00 +0000

The Yard Sale went really, really well thanks to all of you friends, neighbors and ward members. We had a HUGE turn out and the big ticket items went fast (bikes, dressers and desks). We raised over $1100.00!! For a weeks worth of work (albeit HARD work) that is very much worth it! So, no rest for the weary, right?? Keep a box in your garage marked "Diabetes" and keep stuff for me for next year.

The Walk is this Saturday, September 20th at the Orem, Scera Park. (701 S. State Street). Registration begins at 8:30am, Walk begins at 9:30am. There is food, games, face painting, rock wall, and a ton of fun, so please come join us.

**P.S. Bones to Paula Young, James and Kristine Pinegar, Annie and Robb Shirley, My hubby MCKAY and Mary Clift for helping me with the Yard Sale. COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU!! I love you all mucho!

Yard Sale to Benefit the 2008 Utah County Walk to Cure Diabetes!

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:54:00 +0000

Wanna donate your D.I. pile to a great cause? We are having a HUGE multi-family Yard Sale this Saturday, September 13th, 2008 from 7:00am-12:00pm at 794 North 900 East in Provo. All the proceeds will be donated to the 2008 Utah County Walk to Cure Diabetes which is the following Saturday. We are hoping to raise $1000.00 (or more!). I will come to your house and pick up your donations (within reason). If you are in the neighborhood, you can leave your donations in my garage anytime before Friday night. We'll take any donation you have! Let's make this a huge success! THANKS!!!

For more information on JDRF, please visit http://www.jdrf.org/

LAKE POWELL-Best Place in the World!

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:03:00 +0000

Okay, so it's been three weeks since we got home from Lake Powell and I'm just now blogging about it. It was so much fun! The highlights of Lake Powell this year are as follows:
1. My NEW favorite thing: DEATH TUBING!! Monique knocked me off three times and I finally knocked her off by playing dirty and pulling the bottoms of her swim suit off. I peed the tube like 5 times I was laughing so hard. (Yes, too much information).
2. Family trip to Rainbow Bridge. Where are the pictures you ask? Well, dont.
3. The yummy dinners and all the junk food.
4. Ray and his Ding Dongs. (The dessert you sick-os!)
5. Frog and Lizard hunting.
*Darling Pay-Pay*

*Oakley, Kaden and Chi-Chi after a long day of swimming*

*Quinn is the BIGGEST nerd of them all*

*Gorgeous Monique*

*Payton and Oakley swam for hours and hours on end*

*Zach found lots of lizards and frogs*

St. Louis, Baby!

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:17:00 +0000

St. Louis was a hoot. We only stayed there about 24 hours but it was enough to see the arch and go to the museum. There was an Obama convention at the hotel we were going to stay at so we switched hotels. (I'm sure he didn't miss us).

Carthage Jail

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:50:00 +0000

The gardens at Carthage are amazing. As you can tell by Oakley's hair and face, it was very hot and humid. Awful for people, wonderful for flowers.

An outside look at the window Joseph fell out of after he was shot.

If you look closely you can see the actual bullet holes in the door.

The window that Joseph fell out of after he was shot. There was an amazing feeling of peace and serenity in that room.

On 27 June 1844, four men were held in the jail's upper bedroom: Joseph, Hyrum, John Taylor, and Dr. Willard Richards. They noticed a large group of men with disguised faces and guns rush toward the jail. The four men tried to hold the door against the mob, but Hyrum was immediately shot and killed. The mob forced the door open just as Joseph turned to leap out of the window, perhaps to distract attention from his friends. He was shot twice in the back and twice in the chest as he fell from the second-story window. John Taylor was shot four times but miraculously survived. Willard Richards escaped without even a hole in his clothing. The Saints in Nauvoo grieved the loss of Joseph and Hyrum but remained at Nauvoo for almost two more years.

A statue of Joseph and Hyrum Smith outside the jail that sealed their fates.

Our Family Trip

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:54:00 +0000

Our family trip started off with the first ever plane ride for all the kids from SLC to St. Louis, MO. We then drove to Hannibal, MO, the hometown of Mark Twain and the setting for The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin. There's so much to tell about our trip that I'm going to have to do it in installments. Here's the first one---ENJOY!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Who is this???

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:23:00 +0000

I thought this would be fun to do...

Who do you think this is...Holland or Oakley??

Holland's Party at Nickelcade

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:48:00 +0000

For Holland's 7th birthday party, we took 18 (Yes, 18!) kids to Nickelcade to celebrate. What a fun, crazy day! Happy Birthday, Holland!!

<18 Crrrrrazzzzzy kids!> <Holland trying to win as many tickets as she could (there were tears)>
Wyatt is an old-timer at the Nicklecaid
Zach and Nathan had a great time!
Oakley rode the MerryGoRound a million times

Kaden got the most tickets by far (almost 700!)

HaPpY BiRtHdAy, lOu-Lou! wE lOvE YoU!

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:49:00 +0000

{Happy 7th Birthday, Baby-Girl! You are such a fun and fansy little girl!}

P.S. Thank you, Britnee for the cute picture!

Stewart Falls

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:56:00 +0000

{Every year we hike up to Stewart Falls with the cousins. Each year brings new and exciting adventures. This years adventures were the hoards of caterpillars (there's an infestation), Zach falling in Stinging Nettle, me carrying Kessley on my shoulders 95% up and back and Carson losing one of his shoes at the top. Maybe next year I'll offer to stay home with the babies.}
{Have you been lately? It's gorgeous!}
{At the base-My, don't we look fresh?}
{Kessley and Holland brave the freezing cold water}
{Zach and Carson practically under the falls}
{Can you tell how steep this is?}

I LOVE COLDPLAY!!

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:50:00 +0000

Okay, so those of you who really know me know that I am not one of these people that get too caught up in music and bands, etc. I have only been to a handful of concerts in my life (mostly because someone invited me in Jr. High or HighSchool) and the thought of spending hundreds of dollars on concert tickets gives me severe anxiety. However, of late, I have caught some sort of COLDPLAY bug! Seriously, I am the closest to obsessed as I can be about them. I've even googled them! (This is serious!) What is it about CHRIS MARTIN that makes him so sexy when he's singing? Oh my gosh, I can't even believe I'm writing that! I am even considering spending the money to purchase tickets for their upcoming concert in October. Really? Really! So, enjoy the playlist. I know I'm going to!

GaLoon! (I mean Lagoon)

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:20:00 +0000

What is it about GaLoon? The fact that you have to take out a second mortgage to get in? The 100 degree weather? Standing in line for 20 minutes for a 30 second ride? The annoying teenagers that work there begging you to play their games? The nausea the rides cause cuz you're getting too old? NO!!! It's watching your kids having the time of their lives playing and playing and playing.

Happy 14th Anniversary!

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:18:00 +0000

SUNDAY, McKay and I celebrated our 14th anniversary! We can't believe how fast the time has gone. We went to St. George for the weekend to celebrate (THANKS Annie and Robb for babysitting!) There are so many things I love about McKay that I thought I'd share some of the reasons (14 to be exact) why I married him and why I hope to remain married to him forever more...

1: He would rather be with me and the kids than with anybody else.

2: He loves me through thick and thin, zitty or clear, pmsing or pleasant, etc.

3: He's willing to try new things with me and encourages me to try new things.

4: He's kind and loving to me and the kids.

5: He can replicate any fart sound with his mouth.

6: He makes me laugh!!! (Sometimes till I pee my pants).

7: He has fun hobbies that he let's me in on (ie horses, motorcycles, etc).

8: He's a MAN's-man (very sexy).

9: He "let's" me go out with my girlfriends whenever I want.

10: He doesn't call being with his kids "babysitting".

11: He dreams BIG!!

12: He's shy at first, then gradually opens up.

13: He tells me all his secrets and the secrets that other people tell him (beware!)

14: He's devoted, through and through.

McKay: I've told you a million times already, but I'd do it all over again, in a heart beat! I love you more than ever!! xoxoxoxoxo

WHAT A MESS!!

noreply@blogger.com (6 P's in a Pod) — Mon, 26 May 2008 17:12:00 +0000

So, we've had these HIDEOUS Fitzer bushes (Sooooo '70's) in our front yard and finally decided to take them out (no small task in and of itself). Now we don't know what to do with the space. Sod or terrace? Opinions welcome. Here's a picture of all the balls found in the bushes. (85 counted). Happily, no rats, which was what I though we'd find. Some beer bottles (thanks to David's highschool party days) and a pair of SWEET Cheryl Tiggs glass frames. Hopefully I will post an "after" shot but it could be months and months before that happens. (Sigh).