I Never Gave My Cat a Name; How Can I Name a Baby?

Naming kids is the hardest thing ever. It has to be a meaningful name, something the kid will be proud of, live up to. The first, middle and last name need to sound good when said all together. You don't want to give the kid the same name as half of the other babies his age. Sheesh. So much pressure. I hate it.

Here are some names I have been rolling around in my brain.

William Marquis Walker (Marquis is a family name on John's side it is pronounced "mark - us". Always liked it and wanted to use it as a middle name, but as you will read later, it has its issues.)

or the other way around

Marquis William Walker (then his teachers will never pronounce his name correctly)

I have issues with William which are too long and too stupid to discuss.

Love the name Fynn, but how to put it with Marquis.
Fynn Marquis - doesn't flow,
Marquis Fynn - going by middle name is always confusing,
Phineus Marquis- sounds ridiculous.

My mom suggested I use her maiden name as a name, Lewis. Not bad. But again it doesn't go with Marquis very well. "Lewis Marquis Aurelius"

Then there is Aiden. Always loved this name. It has been on the top 10 baby names list for as long as I have been naming kids though.

Or maybe Lucas. He could go by Luke and his middle name could be Sky. Luke Sky Walker!

A Few More Confessions

I watch R rated movies and I like them.

I also read "dirty" books.

I don't watch or read trash. It must be "praiseworthy and of good report."

Life isn't rated PG. Most of life's most profound and meaningful moments are rated R.

Yakkity Yak

I remember when Kate first started cooing. We grabbed the video camera and tried to immortalize her cute little voice.

Now, I wish I could find the duct tape.

Nasty Little Bastards!!!!

Kate has been getting bug bites since we moved here. She only got them once in a while and at first we attributed them to the fire ants in our front yard. However, last time she got them she hadn't been in the front yard.

So, I began searching her room. I got the flash light, pulled the bed out from the wall and searched for the guilty party. I expected to find a spider. No, not a spider, a weird little flat bug with his nose buried in the carpet. I scooped the little guy up in a princess teacup, and took him into John and the computer.

Hmmm, not a beetle, not a flea, not a brown dog tick, a BED BUG!!!! What in the hell?!?!?!?!? I feel the bile rising to the surface.

As we continue to educate ourselves on everything bed bug, from the history to the methods of extermination, my nausea increases and I am on the verge of tears. Apparently the little bastards can survive for over a year with out a "blood meal." They just hide in a crack somewhere and wait for a new warm body to show up. They were most likely lying in wait when we moved into the house. (At least I don't remember picking up any used mattresses off the side of the road?)

After about 1/2 an hour of John researching and reporting the gruesome details, I am ready to start a bonfire in the backyard, burn all of our furniture, and move to a new house.

When I told John my plans, he said, "No."

The good news is: 1) we must not have a lot of them because we can't find all the other signs, like spotted mattress and walls from the little bastards' poop. 2) They generally don't spread to the rest of the house. 3) If they are in the bedding and stuffed animals all we have to do is pop them in the dryer for a few minutes and burn the little bastards and their spawn up. 4)John can spray the floor and walls once a week for a while and they should be taken care of.

I have quarantined Kate's room, she is now sleeping in the guest room, and I am dreaming of bed bugs the size of golf balls attacking me while I try and beat them to death with a sippy cup.

Nothing New Under the Sun

This is kind of a follow-up to my post about Eragon.

I have come to the conclusion that if you have seen the Star Wars Trilogy and read the Tolkien books, you have seen just about every Fantasy plot line out there. And just to illustrate my point.

Thoroughly enjoyed the new Star Trek by the way! Just because it has been done over and over and over and over and over doesn't stop it from being incredibly entertaining

No Modesty in this Family

Every one of my kids has been proud to show us their parts.



"Um, I am not sure what I am looking at here. Could you maybe point another finger at it."
Sheesh, the technician must love pointy fingers.

Confessions of a Mormon Realist

I don't see anything wrong with drinking decaf coffee or tea.

I love iced tea and have a jug of it in the fridge most of the time. I tell the kids it is punch.

I do think there is something wrong with drinking Diet Pepsi, but I can't stop.

Something interesting I noticed while studying the Word of Wisdom. It says we can drink mild barley drinks (D&C 89:17). The only mild barley drink I know of is beer. Hmmmm?!?

Boy or Girl?!?

Thought I would try out the poll thing. We are hopefully finding out on Friday!!!!

Eragon and the Idiot Who Has to Finish Reading it

I picked up Eragon the other day. I was bored, too lazy to go to the bookstore and too lazy to read anything really thought provoking. Thought provoking, Eragon is definitly not!

I am confused by why this book was such a huge hit. I am a little over halfway finished and this is how I would sum up the adventures of Eragon.

Travel a really long time to some city, make an asinine mistake, get attacked, in the process end up unconscious, get sorry ass rescued. Repeat and repeat and repeat.

I admit I am not a fan of fantasy, but this seems more tedious than the regular run of the mill fantasy/hero's journey. And what is it with his relationship with this dragon. Seems a little weird to me. I think maybe the author has some secret unclean thoughts about dragon lovin'. (Poor, unfortunate, socially awkward, homeschooled child)

And the biggest lame-o in this whole scenario is me. Cuz guess what, I am going to spend the entire day finishing the stupid book. Will he be able to save beautiful elf girl in his dreams? (Not that it matters, unless she is into sweet dragon three-somes) Who is Murtagh? And how the hell is stupid Eragon going to destroy the Empire?

Wait I see it all clearly now! Let me guess, big bad king dude is his father? "Eragon, I am your faaatheeer"


Kid raised by uncle who is tragically killed, kid goes to seek revenge and becomes a Jedi, oh I mean Dragon Rider. Kid is guided by old dude who turns out to be a Jedi, oh I mean Dragon Rider in hiding. Old dude dies forcing kid to test his own strength and knowledge. Kid then joins the Rebel forces, oh I mean the Varden.

If I keep reading maybe there will be Ewoks!