Friday, October 31, 2008
We were on TV!
Yes, that's in the past tense, so any of you who may have wanted to watch it, can't. Sorry. It wasn't anything really exciting actually, but we thought it was cool. Sterling's friend Dave, from high school, is a news anchor with BYU TV on campus and was doing a news piece on how switching to a progressive tax here in Utah will affect Utah families. We just happened to be that 'typical' Utah family he interviewed about it. It was kinda fun, but I get self-concious in front of cameras. It was actually very short, only like 3 minutes when it came out, but boy did Cami sure look cute! I'm positive that someone in the commercial business will see her on that news program and I'll get a call any day from them asking me to let her be in baby commercials. Yeah... I wish.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Well, I have nothing better to do...
So, here's what the rest of my little family does while I stay up late blogging. 
They're all sensible. As for me, well, I don't feel like I have much else to do during the day, so why do I need to go to bed at night? I'm getting over it though. I just enjoy blogging.
And may I present...
Yes, we have a thumb sucker in our family! I've tried to discourage it, but there's just no helping it. She spits out the pacifier all the time and goes for her thumb instead. At least it puts her to sleep, right?
They're all sensible. As for me, well, I don't feel like I have much else to do during the day, so why do I need to go to bed at night? I'm getting over it though. I just enjoy blogging.And may I present...
Yes, we have a thumb sucker in our family! I've tried to discourage it, but there's just no helping it. She spits out the pacifier all the time and goes for her thumb instead. At least it puts her to sleep, right?
Answers
So, for the two of you who actually read my blog - nice to know there's at least two :) - here are the answers to the Halloween trivia I posted. If you haven't yet looked at the questions, skip the answers-no cheating! Looking back over them, I guess I actually got 13 right, with a few hints from Sterling. Enjoy! (I added a few comments in italics)
1. Warts; green skin is acceptable also
2. Archie, Veronica, and Betty at Riverdale High School
3. The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
4. Meatloaf
5. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6. The Monster Mash (Krista, we totally should have known this one from our younger days)
7. Woodsboro High
8. When the moon is full
9. The Bates Motel
10. Dan Akroyd
11. The abominable snowman
12. Collinsport, Maine
13. “Nightmare on Elm Street”
14. Cyclops
15. Jane Eyre – The plot: a second wife living in a house with many secrets regarding the death of the first wife and a deranged governess tossed in.
16. HALLOWEEN
17. The Raven
18. Poltergeist
19. Elvira is Mistress of the Dark and assumed to be a female vampire (still have no idea what she’s from)
20. Frank Sinatra
21. Barry Bostwick - He is the mayor on “SpinCity”
22. Lon Chaney (I’ve actually heard of him before, he plays the phantom, Erik, on the original silent film Phantom of the Opera. I also want to add that he did his own makeup and it wasn’t revealed until the movie’s premier.
Chaney pulled his eyeballs out from their sockets with thin wires, so that his eyes appeared to bulge out and their sockets became very deep. He then kept his eyes in their bulged-out position with wires and painted his eye sockets black, giving a skull-like impression to them. He also pulled the tip of his nose up and pinned that in place with wire, enlarging his nostrils with black paint, and putting a set of jagged false teeth into his mouth to complete the ghastly deformed look of the Phantom)
23. Phantom of the Opera
24. Mummies
25. Boris Karloff
26. Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins
27. Michael Landon
28. True. Mary Shelly wrote it because of a bet she had with her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelly and another writer friend, Lord George Byron. She had it entered in a writing contest.
29. Mia Farrow (Uh, who is she?)
30. Vincent Price
31. UNICEF
1. Warts; green skin is acceptable also
2. Archie, Veronica, and Betty at Riverdale High School
3. The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
4. Meatloaf
5. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6. The Monster Mash (Krista, we totally should have known this one from our younger days)
7. Woodsboro High
8. When the moon is full
9. The Bates Motel
10. Dan Akroyd
11. The abominable snowman
12. Collinsport, Maine
13. “Nightmare on Elm Street”
14. Cyclops
15. Jane Eyre – The plot: a second wife living in a house with many secrets regarding the death of the first wife and a deranged governess tossed in.
16. HALLOWEEN
17. The Raven
18. Poltergeist
19. Elvira is Mistress of the Dark and assumed to be a female vampire (still have no idea what she’s from)
20. Frank Sinatra
21. Barry Bostwick - He is the mayor on “SpinCity”
22. Lon Chaney (I’ve actually heard of him before, he plays the phantom, Erik, on the original silent film Phantom of the Opera. I also want to add that he did his own makeup and it wasn’t revealed until the movie’s premier.
Chaney pulled his eyeballs out from their sockets with thin wires, so that his eyes appeared to bulge out and their sockets became very deep. He then kept his eyes in their bulged-out position with wires and painted his eye sockets black, giving a skull-like impression to them. He also pulled the tip of his nose up and pinned that in place with wire, enlarging his nostrils with black paint, and putting a set of jagged false teeth into his mouth to complete the ghastly deformed look of the Phantom)
23. Phantom of the Opera
24. Mummies
25. Boris Karloff
26. Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins
27. Michael Landon
28. True. Mary Shelly wrote it because of a bet she had with her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelly and another writer friend, Lord George Byron. She had it entered in a writing contest.
29. Mia Farrow (Uh, who is she?)
30. Vincent Price
31. UNICEF
Thursday, October 23, 2008
For Halloween
In honor of the season, I thought I'd post a list of Halloween trivia that I got from my father-in-law. There's 31 questions, one for every day of the month. I only got about 5 of them on my own. Let's see how you do, and no cheating and looking the answers up on the internet. I'll post all the answers later.
1. Witches are commonly known to have this skin problem
2. Sabrina the Teenage Witch debuted in 1962 as a cartoon spin-off of what popular teenage trio?
3. Don Knotts is mostly known for his role as Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show.” However, he made a scary/comedy movie in 1965 in which he played Luther Heggs, a typesetter who was challenged to spend a night in a haunted house. What is the name of this movie?
4. Marvin Lee Aday is the real name of this well-known rock star, who also appeared as Eddie the ex-delivery boy in the “Rocky Horror Picture Show”, singing “Hot Patootie”. Who is he?
5. Robert Lewis Stevenson is famous for writing what novel, which is said to represent both the good and evil sides of humanity?
6. In 1962 Boris Karloff recorded what well known Halloween song?
7. What is the name of the High School where the movie “Scream” takes place?
8. Werewolves are known to come out when?
9. One all-time classic thriller is Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho”. What is the name of the hotel that stands in front of the owner’s home?
10. Ghostbusters came out in 1984 and still has many fans. Which of it’s main stars co-wrote the movie?
11. This monster is also known as Metch-Kangmi and supposed to walk and haunt the Himalayan peaks.
12. In 1966 TV viewers were introduced to a new form of soap opera called “Dark Shadows”. What city and state did this take place?
13. Freddy Kruger played by Robert Englund terrorized teens in this thriller.
14. What is a monster with one eye called?
15. Charlotte and Emily Bronte are sisters. They also both wrote classic novels; Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. Which of the two is considered a thriller?
16. In 1978, Jamie Lee Curtis joined the scream queen club when she starred in this horror movie.
17. Edgar Allen Poe wrote a dark poem about what kind of bird?
18. A ghost that pulls pranks is called a _____?
19. “Elvira” is played by Cassandra Peterson. Is she a witch or a vampire?
20. The classic 50’s song “That Ol’ Black Magic” was originally sung by which blue eyed crooner?
21. The leading male role in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” was Brad. The same actor plays a mayor on a television show today. Who is he?
22. What silent screen star is known as “The Man of a Thousand Faces” because he played several different monsters in early horror movies?
23. Gaston Leroux wrote this famous novel about a ghost that resides in a musical theater.
24. Bodies that are wrapped in cloth and stored in tombs are called ______?
25. William Henry Pratt is the real name of this famous actor who is best known for his role as Frankenstein.
26. The movie “Silence of the Lambs” is considered one of the scariest movies ever made. What two movie stars play Clarisse and Hannibal Lechter in this picture?
27. This actor starred in movies and a few popular TV series. One of them was “Highway to Heaven” in 1984. However, the movie that got him noticed was in 1957 when he played a werewolf. (“I was a Teenage Werewolf”). Who is this actor?
28. Frankenstein is based on a novel written in 1818 by a woman. True or false?
29. The early Tarzan movies featured an actress named Maureen O’Sullivan as Jane. Her daughter grew up and starred in the thriller “Rosemary’s Baby”. What is the name of this actress?
30. What classic actor is well known for his roll in many early horror pictures including “The House of Wax” (1953); “The House of Usher” (1960); and “The House on Haunted Hill” (1958)?
31. On Halloween, this charity collects money to help children.
1. Witches are commonly known to have this skin problem
2. Sabrina the Teenage Witch debuted in 1962 as a cartoon spin-off of what popular teenage trio?
3. Don Knotts is mostly known for his role as Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show.” However, he made a scary/comedy movie in 1965 in which he played Luther Heggs, a typesetter who was challenged to spend a night in a haunted house. What is the name of this movie?
4. Marvin Lee Aday is the real name of this well-known rock star, who also appeared as Eddie the ex-delivery boy in the “Rocky Horror Picture Show”, singing “Hot Patootie”. Who is he?
5. Robert Lewis Stevenson is famous for writing what novel, which is said to represent both the good and evil sides of humanity?
6. In 1962 Boris Karloff recorded what well known Halloween song?
7. What is the name of the High School where the movie “Scream” takes place?
8. Werewolves are known to come out when?
9. One all-time classic thriller is Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho”. What is the name of the hotel that stands in front of the owner’s home?
10. Ghostbusters came out in 1984 and still has many fans. Which of it’s main stars co-wrote the movie?
11. This monster is also known as Metch-Kangmi and supposed to walk and haunt the Himalayan peaks.
12. In 1966 TV viewers were introduced to a new form of soap opera called “Dark Shadows”. What city and state did this take place?
13. Freddy Kruger played by Robert Englund terrorized teens in this thriller.
14. What is a monster with one eye called?
15. Charlotte and Emily Bronte are sisters. They also both wrote classic novels; Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. Which of the two is considered a thriller?
16. In 1978, Jamie Lee Curtis joined the scream queen club when she starred in this horror movie.
17. Edgar Allen Poe wrote a dark poem about what kind of bird?
18. A ghost that pulls pranks is called a _____?
19. “Elvira” is played by Cassandra Peterson. Is she a witch or a vampire?
20. The classic 50’s song “That Ol’ Black Magic” was originally sung by which blue eyed crooner?
21. The leading male role in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” was Brad. The same actor plays a mayor on a television show today. Who is he?
22. What silent screen star is known as “The Man of a Thousand Faces” because he played several different monsters in early horror movies?
23. Gaston Leroux wrote this famous novel about a ghost that resides in a musical theater.
24. Bodies that are wrapped in cloth and stored in tombs are called ______?
25. William Henry Pratt is the real name of this famous actor who is best known for his role as Frankenstein.
26. The movie “Silence of the Lambs” is considered one of the scariest movies ever made. What two movie stars play Clarisse and Hannibal Lechter in this picture?
27. This actor starred in movies and a few popular TV series. One of them was “Highway to Heaven” in 1984. However, the movie that got him noticed was in 1957 when he played a werewolf. (“I was a Teenage Werewolf”). Who is this actor?
28. Frankenstein is based on a novel written in 1818 by a woman. True or false?
29. The early Tarzan movies featured an actress named Maureen O’Sullivan as Jane. Her daughter grew up and starred in the thriller “Rosemary’s Baby”. What is the name of this actress?
30. What classic actor is well known for his roll in many early horror pictures including “The House of Wax” (1953); “The House of Usher” (1960); and “The House on Haunted Hill” (1958)?
31. On Halloween, this charity collects money to help children.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
New cousin
My sister-in-law on the Fenwick side, Alisha, had her baby Friday night, three weeks early. She was having labor pains all day at work, so they went in to the hospital. Her baby has been breach for months, so she got a C-section, but everything is fine. Rabeca Ray was born at 11:38 pm, was 19.5 inches, and weighed 8 lbs, 8 oz. (I know, 3 weeks early and 8 1/2 lbs!) I don't have any pictures of Preston and his two girls because when we got there he and Sterling took off to go get drinks. Rabeca has the chubbiest little cheeks in the world! A trait that the grandparents say she gets from her dad. I'm also a little jealous that she has so much hair, whereas all the babies on the Carlson side are all bald! But Kate gives me hope that someday our little girl will have hair as well, it might just take a year or two. Congratulations Preston and Alisha, we're so happy for you!
3 months old
I'm posting this partly in response to Krista's post about Brooklyn's 6 month birthday and partly because it's an excuse for me to post more pictures for my family. Cami had her 3 month birthday/anniversary on Thursday. It's hard for me to believe that only 3 months ago I was big and pregnant. Time has gone by just slowly enough for me to appreciate everything, but fast enough that it hasn't dragged. I'm still loving being a mom and Cami is just absolutely adorable. She prefers to be held so she can sit and hold her head up on her own, she drools a lot! and she talks and giggles to herself frequently. She's such a joy for us to have in our lives. Sterling even agrees that she's more fun now that she'll actually interact with us. I want to go in to the doctor tomorrow to weigh her and see how much she's grown in the last month. At her 2 month appointment she weighed 11 lbs, 1 oz and was 21.5 inches long/tall(?). She still has no hair, as you can see from the pictures, but we're hoping someday it'll stop falling out and will start growing in instead. It may be a lost cause, but we'll keep praying.
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