Trunk or Treat - Need Some Help - Prize to be Awarded

Last year our ward had a trunk or treat. We were able to take Jimito (our new name for Little Jimmy) with us and he was a hit. I hope we can take him again this year. Last year he was a gorilla. He couldn't say hi ll's that well so it was a crack up to hear him tell what people he was. This year he is going to be Captain Hook and Katie is going to be Tinker Bell.
As part of this Rick and I dress up and need to dress up our car as well. (I was going to post photos of our car but I have no idea where they are.) We were Jeff Gordon's pit crew. My mom had some awesome magnets made for the car... we have a Dupont Sticker, a 24 and Jeff Gordon's autograph. (They now reside on our fridge and washing machine.)
I need some help coming up with what to do this year. The thoughts we have had so far are:
The Mariner's Dugout (We have sweat shirts from the Mariner's game we went to)
Something related to the Bee's/Stingers whatever the heck they are now because I have a Bee's Jersey
Something related to Hockey because we have some hockey jerseys
An Ambulance - We have scrubs since Rick was in nursing, including some great NASCAR scrubs I personally like to wear.

My mom works for a sign company and is able to make magnets for our car and other things like that but I need to have enough time to get them made. Maybe we could continue the Peter Pan theme as Jimito was telling us who we were people in Peter Pan....I could be a mermaid and Rick could be Smythe hhhmmm I am going to have to think about this.

My request of you is to give me some ideas. I am open to anything! The person who comes up with the best idea and if you even help us figure out how to do it, well you will get a prize. Not sure what the prize will be yet but I will come up with something.

Issaguah Farmer's Market

Some time ago, Marissa decided she wanted to make a coffee table book about eggplants. Whenever we went to the grocery store together an eggplant ended up in my shopping cart and it would end up in a new home, such as with the frozen food or baby clothes. (Smith's Market Place....man I miss that store!) We even grew an eggplant one year. It didn't grow to be very large but it grew nonetheless. ANYWAY~ As soon as I saw these beauties I had to take a photo for her. Even though she doesn't read my blog. She is way too much of a rockstar to take time to read my blog. (For those of you that don't know, Rissa is my youngest sister who happens to work for SaltAire with all of their concerts. She is 21, almost 22 and living the dream. NOT my dream!)

Back to the famer's market. We bought some lovely fresh veggies and some homemade bread. Rick picked out the bread, it was bread with spinach, onions and something else in it. It was delicious.

My favorite part about the market was the flowers. FLOWERS, FLOWERS and MORE FLOWERS! We bought some flowers for Grandma Jo as a birthday gift. We bought some for Maddy, who forgot to take them home. And we bought some for Laurie for letting us stay in their home. I wish I could have fresh flowers like that all the time. Seriously...the bunch we bought for Laurie was only $5. Talk about killer deal. Plus they are zinnias which just don't grow in Utah like they do in Seattle. This is the farmer's market that really got me going on the tree hugging too.

The Museum of Flight

Rick and I were able to go to the Museum of Flight while in Seattle. There were SO many things to see. We realized that if we lived there, it would be a place to visit all the time. We would definitely buy a membership.
Some of the cool things we were able to see were....The Concorde, Air Force One and lots and lots of planes from WWI and WWII.

Needed something to post so I stole a post...

Let's call this the LOVE/HATE game (stolen from Carrie's Blog) Play along with me at home...

RULES: You either have to LOVE IT or HATE IT. No in between.

Let's start with an easy one:

• SQUEEZE CHEESE - Love it - The Easy cheese brand on Ritz crackers but Hate it on everything else - We always called it Squirt Cheese
  

• THE PHRASE "ALL BECAUSE TWO PEOPLE FELL IN LOVE" - Never thought about it before today but I tend to lean towards the Hate it
  

• VINYL PEOPLE STICKERS ON REAR WINDOWS OF SUV'S CHRONICALLY THE FAMILY TREE INCLUDING THE PETS - Hate it on other people's cars, love it on mine...I have a Jeff Gordon Sticker ready to go on my car once I can find some normal people I like for Rick and me
  

• THE PHRASE "IT IS WHAT IT IS" - Not so big a fan...Hate it
  

• SISTERS-IN-LAWS- LOVE THEM!!! even the weird ones who know don't read my blog!
  

• SISTERS- LOVE THEM!! They make me laugh
  

• TEENAGERS IN "LOVE" - Hate it...I never was so they never should be.
  

• Shake it by Metro Station- No idea what this even is
  

• THE TWILIGHT SERIES - Love it but not enough to go to the midnight opening of the movie. I just don't do midnight movies of anything!
  

• SATURDAY FOOTBALL - Since there is nothing else on TV that day...Love it
  

• Blogs that have music players-Don't care...my speakers are NEVER turned on so I don't have to listen to other people's stuff
  

• The political views of Hollywood Celebrities- Hate it - don't even pay attention because they are not real people who know anything.
  

• Bajio's Pineapple Shrimp Salad- Hate it - Shrimp is disgusting

Feel free to tag yourself and copy this blog.

Another Survey

1. What time did you get up this morning?	4:45 AM Yes you read that correctly
2. Diamonds or pearls?	Seriously....does this have to be on EVERY survey?
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?	Indiana Jones? Maybe Or Batman
4. What is your favorite TV show?	Don't have one right now
What do you usually have for breakfast?	Muscle Milk Light
6. What is your middle name?	Anastasia
7. What food do you dislike?	meatloaf, seafood, anything with ground beef and pretty much all red meat
8. What is your favorite CD at moment?	Beach Boys Greatest hits
9. What kind of car do you drive?	Scooby Do aka Subaru
10. Favorite sandwich?	Turkey and cream cheese wrap from harmons
11.What characteristic do you despise?	Lying
12. Favorite item of clothing?	Swim suit
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?	Somewhere warm, Disneyland
14. Favorite brand of clothing?	Tommy
15. Where would you retire to?	Not really sure
16.What was your most recent memorable birthday ?	They are all always good
17. Favorite sport to watch?	NASCAR
18. Furthest place you are sending this?	England
19. Person you expect to send it back first?	Maddy
20. When is your birthday?	March 30th
21. Are you a morning person or a night person?	Morning
22. What is your shoe size?	71/2 or 8
23. Pets?	Only the hair bunnies i leave in the bathroom
24. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us?	Read my blog, silly, you will get all the info you need
25. What did you want to be when you were little?	Stock Broker
26. How are you today?	Achy
27. What is your favorite candy?	Twix
28. What is your favorite flower?	Lily
29. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?	Thursday just a random one
30. What is your favorite pastime?	Reading a good book
31. What are you listening to right now?	The Rocking Dave Show on Radio Gets Wild online
32. What was the last thing you ate?	toasted cheese and juice
33. Do you wish on stars	YES
34. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?	a pink one
35. How is the weather right now?	Clear and gorgeous
36. The first person you spoke to on the phone today?	My sister in law
37. Favorite soft drink?	I don't drink them
38. Favorite restaurant?	I sure am craving Baja Cantina lately
39. Real hair color?	Brown...the color it is now
40. What was your favorite toy as a child?	Oh so many to choose from...
41. Summer or winter?	SUMMER
42. Hugs or kisses?	Hugs
43. Chocolate or Vanilla?	CHOCOLATE
44. Coffee or tea?	I don't drink either
5. Do you want your friends to email you back?	YES
46. When was the last time you cried?	last night
47. What is under your bed?	Torso track - anyone want it?
48. What did you do last night?	Sat on the couch watching Rick clean the house and washed my hair
49. What are you afraid of?	Losing my husband
50. Salty or sweet?	Salt then Sweet then salt then sweet etc
51. How many keys on your key ring?	8 or so
52. How many years at your current job?	1.5
53. Favorite day of the week?	Saturday
54. How many towns have you lived in?	Officially 4 towns
55. Do you make friends easily?	Sure
56. How many people will you send this to?	I am posting this for everyone's enjoyment
57. How many will respond?	The ones who are dorky

Voter Issues Guide

This does not contain all of the issues that are out there are main items for this presidential election but this does contain some of the ones I think are very important as they pertain to moral issues.
Voter Issue Guide
As you vote this year, remember that something might affect you directly such as pay increases for teachers but when it comes to things that pertain to morality, we have a chance to give our vote on where we each stand on these moral issues.

I really try not to get on the political soapbox very often. I think that politics should only be discussed in certain situations and this is not one of them, nevertheless, I feel so very strongly about the sanctity of marriage being between a man and a woman and that it is it a moral issue, not a right. I feel that our country was founded upon Christian principles and that this falls under biblical/Christian principles. I will stop now but thanks for reading....

I Married a Tard

No those words did not come out of my mouth! My dear sweet husband told me that last night.

I decided that I wanted to watch Napoleon Dynamite or Night at the Roxbury. He is the one that said Roxbury. We popped it in and right from the start I was giggling. I know that movie by heart. Years ago my family watched it probably at least once a week. My cousins and siblings all know that movie by heart. We went out of town years ago to Vegas....while in the pool if we needed to get a family member's attention we would yell, "EMILIOOO!"
Rick and I were watching the movie and I was just giggling away. Rick sat and watched me and laughed at me. He said, this movie is like watching your family. I said, yeah pretty much.
I am giggling now thinking of it. For the rest of the night I went around saying, "S'up?" Or "You from outta town?" (I am laughing even harder now.)
Now here is the thing I really learned about that movie...it is a BAD movie!! There is more swearing in it that I realized. AND there are naked boobies!!! That's right! Naked Boobies!!! I had never noticed them before but last night I sure did and they weren't little mosquito bites either. They were big saggy boobs. Should you choose to go out and watch this movie now, let me know and I will tell you where to watch for them. (The giggles and laughs just keep coming.)
In the end I realized, this is not a movie I would let children watch. What the heck were my mom, aunt and uncle well probably mostly my mom and uncle doing ENCOURAGING the viewing of this movie?!?
For ol' times sake though, to those of you who read my blog that are related to me, I highly recommend watching it again. And that way when you get a prank call of "Emilioooo" or "You from outta town" fond memories will instantly be brought back to your mind. ( I think we will be watching Napoleon tonight.)

Master Jedi Skills - I Has Them - UPDATED!!

A few days ago I was talking with Maddy discussing my Master Jedi Skills. She didn't understand how strong they were until I told her some of the things I have been able to do which she has not. I shouldn't admit this but I will....I am not a visiting teacher. I was able to discuss some things with my Relief Society Pres and told her that at this time I am unable to be one...still am not and those that really know me know that my life is only getting crazier!
*Last night while trying to go to sleep I remembered other Master Jedi skills I posses.
When I was working at England there were some people that I REALLY didn't like. Every single one of them that I really concentrated on either was fired or quit. Eventually it got to the point that I needed to leave but seriously, there were 5 different people this happened with. (This isn't the Jedi skill I thought of last night. I can't remember what it was now. Memory is not a Master Jedi Skill I posses. Neither is spelling.) Man I can't remember what the skill was I thought of last night so I will just have to update this a second time when I remember.*
ANYWAY - I was just talking with Wayne about his life and that he feels "flat" at the moment. I told him that he needs to find someone and kick their arse and then he will feel better. He said, yeah were are the JW's when you need a fight? It about died laughing. I said, see, if you could get your feelings out you would feel better. He reminded me that I am right and the wise one. I just told him, it is my Master Jedi Skills.

Pike's Place

I have realized that it is taking me longer to get my videos done so I can post them on here than I had planned so I might as well blog about our Seattle trip then post the videos at a later date.

On Saturday during our vacation, we visited Pike's Place Market. The best part about this was that we went with: Maddy, Drew, Wayne, Barbara, Chris, Stan and Peter...our friends from England! The timing of our vacation to Seattle was such that we could visit them after they returned from an Alaskan cruise.

Again we headed out in Laurie's car...she is so great for letting us borrow her car and just go all over the place. (In case you haven't read or don't know, Laurie is my stepmom.) We met the England group at their hotel which was a few blocks away from Pike's and off we went.
The fish throwing wasn't as grand as I remember. There were SO many people standing around trying to catch "the show" as well.
The flowers were beautiful. What I remember most from my last time there were the flowers and the people with odd piercings. They didn't let me down this time either!
We had a spot of lunch at the Three Sisters Cafe or whatever it was. It was a tasty sandwich that I do know and walked around a bit more.

That evening was the evening family was coming over for a BBQ so we weren't able to stay as long as we would have liked but it was a great time nonetheless!

Yes...

I am very bored at work today!

Snoqualmie Falls

Here is another installment of our Seattle vacation.
On our first full day in Seattle we headed out to Snowqualmie Falls. Laurie suggested we visit and I am so glad we did. I had not idea something like this existed and not so close. It was about a 20 min drive from my dad's house and we took the "back way" which was also the scenic route. There really wasn't anything too special there but it was very beautiful.
At the top of the falls is a resort and spa, Salish. It reminded me of Stein Erickson Lodge by the warm way they have decorated it. I am sure that if one were to stay they that they would have a relaxing time.

Do I look like the tourist or what?!

Mmmm, Cinnamony

Check out that golden goodness BEFORE baking!


I baked cinnamon rolls this past Sunday. It was my first time using yeast other than in a bread maker, may it rest in peace. Anyway...I decided that it might be a good thing for me to learn how to activate yeast and I found an awesome recipe for cinnamon rolls a few weeks ago that I just had to try out.
After our drive I decided to start making these rolls. I followed the recipe pretty closely other than I used regular bleached flour rather than unbleached and I used skim milk rather than 2%. I forgot to take more photos along the way but as you can see, I did something right!This was taken after the second rising while in the pan jsut before going into the oven. Yes the dough with the cinnamon sugar and butter tasted mighty fine.Hot out of the oven!I double the recipe for the cream cheese icing. I also had one package of regular cream cheese and 1 package of neufchatel cream cheese (which is 1/3 less fat than regular cream cheese.) I decided that I would rather have too much frosting than not enough. I used all but about 1/3 of a cup.Rick and I were so excited to try them out that I forgot to take a photo before I pried 2 of them out of the pan. I brought them into work on Monday and was told by 2 guys that they are the best cinnamon rolls they have ever tasted, and I didn't even pay them to say that!

Lazy Sunday

Rick and I had a most wonderful Sunday this past week. We did the usual of church in the morning. Which was pretty darn good. Some weeks our kids are all over the place. They were SO good this week. I even asked Rick, what is up with this, they are all sitting in their chairs and paying attention. This kids amaze me.

We went home, changed and had some great Sports day food...Nachos. We then decided it was time for us to drive along the new Legacy Parkway. Please not that it is officially a Parkway not a Highway. There were no lights along the road, unlike Bangerter Highway but the speed limit was technically lower than the freeway. It was a nice drive.

There were no trucks allowed on the road.This is some wetland stuff...there were people around the pond fishing and seeming to be having a good time. We saw at least a dozen people riding bikes along the trails to the side and 2 riding horses.This is one of the beautiful bridges but it happens to be a people bridge rather than a car bridge.Check out that new asphalt! Remember though, concrete, dries faster...than asphalt. (Thank you NASCAR)

Don't Worry

For those of you who may have missed my daily blog...don't worry...I am still here. I have just been too lazy to get on my cpu at home over the weekend. Actually I was on the couch with the laptop and since Rick doesn't like it when I have diarrhea of the mouth, or fingers, I decided to not blog with him sitting next to me.
We caught some great tv sports viewing over the weekend. Kyle Busch's engine blew up during th NASCAR race. That always makes me happy. My fantasy football team is kicking butt. (I still have a player playing tonight but I am up 268 to 178 so there is no way I am going to lose. Thank you Eagles Defense for the 57 points! And yes it is MY fantasy football team, not Rick's.) We watched a very emotional tribute at Yankee Stadium. I am not a Yankee fan but I sure did shed some tears. College football wasn't too bad on Saturday.
Today I was able to pick up an awesome computer stand for me to use while on the couch. Don't worry I will be posting more tonight, maybe even a video of me playing Rock Band!

Why I Do What I Do

Darci made a comment the other day mentioning that she likes how I blog. That it is the "real" me. I appreciated that comment. It made me feel good about what I do. I figure that I have the time to blog so why not. Sure I write about random things and that is why I blog often more than once a day but heck, if anyone finds it entertaining besides myself then all the better.
I look at blogging as a form of a journal. I once upon a time was very good at writing in a journal. Usually the entries had to do with boys but I wrote most every day. I stopped writing at some point in my life when the hurt from those boys became so much I didn't want to write about it anymore. I haven't gotten back into the habit of writing, until now. Granted there aren't any of my deep dark secrets on here. Those are saved for the people I trust and talk with via email/instant messenger (I just don't do the phone!) and since this is basically the general public you don't need to know everything, even though I bet sometimes you think you are getting all my dirt. (My life really isn't that exciting.)
Has anyone figured out how to download their entries from this to save them on your own hard drive? I think that one of these days I might have to start printing off all my entries so I can save them in a hard format or even print them, scan them back in and keep a pdf file of everything. Since I have been doing genealogy for the last year I am really into electronic preservation of things.
ANYWAY~ Back to the point. Thanks for putting up with all of my crazy entries. (I tend to get bored at work some days.) I am very grateful for blogspot too. It has helped me create friendships with females that I didn't have before. I love to read your blogs and I so love to read your comments so keep them coming.

Memer

Maddy had this on her secret blog this morning. I thought I would post it on my regular blog.

I love these things!
1. Take a picture of yourself right now.
2. Don't change your clothes, don't fix your hair. Just take a picture.
3. Post that picture with no editing.
4. Post these instructions with your picture.

OK I seriously look like a dork! I took this with my cell camera and that is why the words are backwards behind me...it was closed. I think I am going to have to make a trip to the bathroom and change my hairdo.
Ok take two is much better. You know I do look in the mirror before I leave for work each day. Maybe I need to do the photo thing. It makes a big difference. Good thing there is only one person at work so far who has seen me.

So here I am in all of my morning glory on a Friday!

Feel free to have fun with this, if you want.

Award

Today I was award a blogging award by my friend from high school, Heather.

Here are the rules she said go along with this award:

1. Put the Logo on your blog!!

2. Add a link to the person who awarded you.

3. Nominate at least seven other blogs.

Therefore I nominate:

Maddy: Action Jackson - I nominate Maddy cause she makes me laugh

Carrie: Clark Party - I nominate Carrie cause I think her babies are just the cutest niece and nephew ever

Carrie Ann: Ramblings - I nominate Carrie because I love her and her girls

Darci: The Franco Fab Five - I nominate Darci because she is such a wonderful friend from High School

LaDawn: Twin Mama Plus One - I nominate LaDawn because she in such a short time have proven to be a dear friend who gives me good advice and helps me be strong

Connie: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - I nominate Connie because from day one she has touched my Spirit as someone I want to be around

Jennie: The Stephens Family - I nominate Jennie because she is so funny and I just love talking with her

Things I am Working On

I decided to share with my fans the list of things I am currently working on. Some are large projects others are things that need to be done by the end of the week. The problem with much of this is that I am supposed to be at work from 8:30 until about 5:00 every weekday. Then additionally I am exhausted so I have been going to bed by 9:00 pm. I cook dinner and spend time helping Rick hold down the couch too cause I have no energy after to do anything. Maybe that is why these things make me feel like I have so much to do.

Credit Reports - Rick and I found a bunch in inaccuracies and sent in disputes. These have now come back but I have not sorted through all of them to find out if everything is fixed now. This is something I need to do this week.

Filing - I have a box of papers that needs to be filed. It was supposed to be done last weekend. Guess it gets pushed to this weekend as a deadline.

Scrapbooking - My general photos - This is a large scale project which I really don't want to last forever. I am trying to not only put my photos into electronic and pdf scrapbook pages but I want to make videos.

Scrapbooking - Genealogy -As part of my genealogy I have been working on collecting family/personal histories and photos. I want to compile these electronically so that I can share them with my other family members and so no one has to re-do the information again.

Quilting - Of course I had to start something new. Not having a sewing machine of my own will slow this down and probably make it so I don't keep up on it as much as I could/should/want to

Knitting - I started a blanket 3 years ago. Yes 3 years ago and it still isn't done. I am happy when I get 5 rows done a week.

Cross Stitching - I have a project I started when I went to England...8 1/2 years ago!! Let's not even talk about this one.

Exercising - I try to get out and play tennis as much as possible with Rick. Right now the weather is superb and so we cram in as much as we can before it is too wet.

5 year Budget/Spreadsheet for work - Yes this is what I shoudl be working on right now. I am in charge of putting together the 5 year budget for our big Talisman project. (1800 acres with an 18 hole private golf course on the south side of the Jordanelle Reservoir.) Obviously I am not into it. I have all the data from different pro formas I have put together for it over the last year and a half but finally I am to put it all into one location and it is to be set in stone.

Read - I just always need to be reading something and learning something. This goes along with Scripture reading too but doesn't count towards the general learning.

I can't believe I almost forgot...Wash my hair. This is an undertaking in itself which must be done at least twice a week!

I think those are the things I feel that are on my plate right now. Really it isn't too bad. This work thing just seems to get in the way of my life and the things that I really need to do.

Additional Blog

I have created a new blog for my photography. I am not by any means a great photographer. I just take LOTS of photos. (I had 470 photos from our Seattle trip from Thursday afternoon until Tuesday morning.) Please check it out... Point and Click Photography of Michele

Moving

I have created quite a stir in talking about moving to Seattle. Here is the deal... If Rick could get a job there that would make us enough money for me to stay home...then we would probably go for it. I applied to one job up there already for him today. I also found some homes that are probably in our price range if it were to happen. All of which aren't more than 30 min from Dad and Laurie.
As for those of you in my ward, don't get me wrong I don't want to leave this ward but living in an apartment for 2+ years stinks! Rick and I are SOOOOOOOOO sick of it. I totally want to buy the Rasmussen House but $1,000,000 - It ain't going to happen! Not even for that much land.
In all reality, Rick and I are planning on building in Saratoga Springs up on the hill (not down in the marsh lands) next year in April and hopefully move in September/October.
Things change a lot though in this market so who knows what will happen. I am so grateful for my friends in our ward. It makes me happy to know how appreciated I (we) am (are). Please keep these notes of love coming. =)

Tree Huggin Hippie Crap

Our Seattle was so spectacular in many ways yet horrible in others. The "green bug" bit my butt! I HAD to go to the farmer's market at Thanksgiving Point yesterday. I have for a long time tried to buy local fruits and veggies but yesterday there was an urge that was killing me. For 2 hours I sat at work thinking about it, waiting for it to open. I even went over 20 minutes before it officially opened!
While I was there some lady gave me a bag with some cool magazines about cooking, some sample spice things and something else. I was all excited to have my first reusable bag for shopping. I was able to buy some veggies and some awesome bread. It was from Great Harvest so in reality I could have just gone to their store but this was different. I bought Beehive White. The loaf is 2 pounds! It is so heavy and it is made with honey rather than sugar. It is mighty tasty. I had bread for dinner last night. I also bought a loaf of white bread with white chocolate and raspberries. It is utterly divine!
Then today Rick and I went to the regular grocery store, Harmon's, cause they just don't have a big enough farmer's market. We ended up buying 5 more bags. Now I have 6! I am totally excited to use them. Also when I go to Harmon's I get a $0.05 credit for using my own bags so eventually they will pay for themselves. Yes I shop there enough that they will.
Rick also changed on our dishwasher the drying cycle so it dries with normal air rather than the hot air. I guess it potentially could save us some money there too.
And a secret....we are going to see what jobs are available in the Seattle area and what homes are around too. Yes we liked it that much! We have no issues with rain as we both can't stand the snow anymore. Rick doesn't like the 100+ heat of the summer and I would be ok with how hot it still gets there. Rick told me that he just can't get over it, the trees and the lakes. I don't know that I see it happening, but hey we can't just be passive in our lives. Who knows what might happen. We might end up with moss growing between our toes...well I would cause Rick still would wear shoes!

Yankees at the Mariners

We arrived just as the gates were getting ready to open. We were given foam hands, but just tucked them away as souvenirs.
This was before I took the boys shopping.
Kenzie was good enough to sport the WaMu backpack that was given to me.


It has come time for me to blog about our baseball game in Seattle. It was AWESOME! My first pro game was back in 1993...Rangers at the Mariners. I was able to go in 1994 to see the Braves. (Can't remember who they played though.) Both times we were pretty far out, this time we were right behind home plate. My dad mentioned that we could check out batting practice beforehand so we were able to catch that too. McKenzie went with us and we had an awesome time. The pitcher for the Mariner's was in his MLB debut. He threw a no hitter for 7 2/3 innings. It was so much fun once the crowd realized what was going on. They SO got into it. I think that he did a great job.(if you see a resemblance between McKenzie and me, please comment. Rick says he can see it but isn't exactly sure what it is. For those of you that don't know, Kenzie is my half brother.)