Pickle

So Kim's story about the lizards inspired me to tell my story involving reptiles. As some of you may know I have been "raising" a tadpole named Pickle (he lived in a pickle jar, and I'm sorry Joren, I know this was your name too). I caught him on one of our walks down to the Virgin River. It was really cool to watch him grow legs, "arms", and (well I actually didnt see him actually turn into a froggy cuz we were rafting). HE WAS ADORABLE!!
So I started researching to see what kind he was. After finding the species that are found in the Virgin and looking I decided he was probably a pacific tree frog, because he was getting pretty green. He was about the size of a dime (legs and everything!). Well I got feeling guilty about keeping him and we went to set him free, but he just sat there on my hand looking like "You're joking, right?" and so I kept him. So two days later I decided I had to this time. He wasnt eating the food and too small for crickets. So we set him free Saturday night. Again, he looked at me like he loved me (I've been driven crazy with lonliness I guess since i'm buds with a frog). So he got in the water, swam, and came back to us. I REALLY wanted to keep him but I think he'll do better in the wild. Plus, I am pretty sure I was right cuz we saw a bunch of little red-spotted leopard frogs ( I recognized them from my research) down there. What are the odds that the pollywog I caught was the rare one???

My Tan

Not to overshadow the whole trip, but I did get a pretty sweet tan. HERE IT IS!!!

Desolation Canyon

If everyone is wondering if I survived the 5 day rafting trip, this is proof (both of my survival and my participation)!

It really wasn't that bad, but I doubt I'll go on another one that is that long. I am all about the 3 days or less kind of camping excursion.

The water was too cold to wash in (for me at least) and I got really too dirty. The bugs were the worst part. I also developed a pretty good rash on my arms and legs for a good portion of the trip.

This is after it warmed up enough for me to actually take a bath and I am letting my hair dry.



This is my tough, adorable, hunk of a husband rowing the raft I was on.




See, I had a good time sometimes! Mostly because I sat in the back on the "Wifey Seat" and barely got splashed!


Hey everyone, thanks for a good time. I'll go again...in a few years!

My Job

So Anisa pointed out that I haven't mentioned my job to anyone. Well, I've been working at a Dry Cleaner/Laundromat called Malibu Cleaners. It's on telegraph in Washington, but pretty much is on the border between Washington and St. George. Its only seconds (literally) from our house and its pretty easy work. Mostly cleaning the store and helping customers. My favorite things about it: Location, Location, LOCATION!! My least favorite things: Being alone all the time. Roasting to death. Marking in poopy underwear (this only happened once, but it was my second day and caused some second thoughts!) It's nice to have something to keep me occupied and makes me feel like I'm contributing. Logan's favorite part (other than the added income, of course) is that I dont get home til six at night, giving him one precious little hour of alone time!

I like it. It's not the dream, but it works!

Okay, I know I'm going to catch a lot of crap for this but...

I recently purchased Eclipse at D.I. for $8 and I read it of course. So when I got my paycheck I went ant bought Twilight, and I am reading it now. I just have to say that I completely forgot how good these books were. I am totally hooked AGAIN!!! I am so looking forward to the next one and the movie (if they keep to the storyline of the book!!). Logan is going to give me so much crap over this.

Best Cookies Ever!!

So maybe I'm the only one who had never heard of these before, but they are awesome! I found the recipe in my Monroe 3rd Ward Cook Book, and Logan said he had eaten them before. They are Rolo Cookies. Here is how you make them.

1 Devil's food cake mix
1/2 Cup Oil
2 Eggs
About 3 packages of Rolo's

You just mix that together and make one inch balls, then you flatten them out and stick a Rolo in the middle, then you roll them up into a ball again so the Rolo is in the middle and you cant see it. Then you bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.

These are ooey gooey delicious treats. I sprinkled powdered sugar on top of mine so they looked nice. Yum!!!

Since Kim made me feel guilty

So what have we been up to? First of all i need to defend myself. We dont have internet access anymore. We used to go to the school and use it, but now we have to drive to Santa Clara. All the way across town.

Well, ixciting things since we moved. I went with Logan and Lucas and met Ron and Debbie out at the Ranch for round up. This was very interesting for me. I held up remarkably well to the branding and ear cutting and such. The only think that got to me is the extreme stink of the branding. YUCK! And I also hated that Logan was the one chopping the ears and he looked like a murderer. I got a sweet farmers tan that I will spend the rest of the summer trying to blend.

I am still looking for work. I am being a little picky since I got totally spoiled at Storytellers with my own hours and great people to work with. I applied recently at a really cute scrapbooking store, Barnes & Noble, and a drycleaner. I will confess that I would prefer B&N but who knows? I have heard that employees can get books a day before they come out, and I simply cannot resist the idea of getting Breaking Dawn just a few hours before the rest of the Twilight gang.

Logan is really happy at work. He is doing some really exciting things. It's getting hotter in St. George and I'm fighting it. I will survive I swear, though sometimes I doubt it. I have heard that if you can make it through the first one you will be just fine.

I just remembered that I registered at Dixie. EXCITING!!! Yay!!! Anyway, this is long and I'm not that interesting.

Ants

Has anyone ever heard of ants living in a dishwasher? Well, you have now.

I tried to wash them down and steam them dead, but to my amazement. They are still there.

So we went to visit good ole' Cash at Steve Regan this morning and he hooked us up with some sweet ant killer. Let's hope that it works.

Our New Home

We moved into our new house in St. George on May 3rd. It was a very busy day (Logan graduated that day as well). Here are some pictures.Outside our house.

This is the living room and Logan setting up the TV.These are my babies. I love them SOOOO MUCH!!!Our bedroom. Notice: There are two windows and a door that goes out to the back patio.The kitchen.Our backyard.

And everyone should know that Logan's stereo equipment has been reunited. This is Logan setting it all up.

Graduation Day!!

Logan's long awaited graduation day came on May 3rd when he graduated from Southern Utah University with a degree in Integrated Engineering. He graduated Summa cum Laude and received the outstanding academic award in his department.
Congratulations Logan! I am so proud of you and I love you so much.

Moving Day

Hey everyone

I found out that I didn't need to walk in the morning part of graduation so I decided not to. What I've planned is to drive to St. George and pick up a Uhaul and bring it to Cedar City and load it up before the convocation exercises at 2 then take it back to St. George and unload it that night and Sunday morning. I plan to drop it off Sunday morning before my 24 hours is up. I've priced it and it's cheaper to pay for the miles and the gas than it is to rent it for one way from Cedar to St. George. So, if anyone reads this and is willing to help us load up our Uhaul on Saturday morning or can help us unload it Saturday night please let us know. I don't know the exact times yet but I'm guessing it won't be earlier than 9:30 am in the morning.

Thanks Logan

Sorry

Sorry everyone, I understand something weird has been going on that is not allowing anyone to comment. This all has a very long story about someone (Logan) experimenting with the settings. It is all fixed now (at least I think it is) so you may all comment anytime you like.
-Sydney

We have a Home

It's official, we signed the lease. We are so excited that we finally found a place and the keys are in our hands. We would have posted pictures but be completely spaced out bringing the camera. It's a two bedroom, two bath triplex with brand new carpet (the last tenent, wherever you are, thank you for trashing it!). We are super excited and the landlords are awesome! I must say thank you to Grandpa Blake. Our landlords know him and didn't run a background check because of that, saving us $25 and a couple days. YAY! The uncertainty was killing me!

My Crazy Husband

I was just thinking about school almost being out for the summer and about what I was up to a year ago. I couldn't help remember that it was around a year ago that I found out that Logan Blake is crazy.

He took me to Zion's with his roommates and their dates to go hiking. (You all must remember that in my family we never did any "hiking" that involved more than a short stroll down a paved trail. )

We went to the Emerald Pools, which I totally can handle. I did it in 8th grade and came out just fine. What I didn't take into account was that I was dealing with a serious hiking fanatic.

He had told me that a girl had thrown up hiking with him once in the past, this concerned me a bit since my body's reaction to just about every feeling is to puke.

We started out just fine, but it didn't take long for me to realize that I was way in over my head with this guy. Picture me, if you will, literally being dragged behind Logan by the hand at an unnatural pace. We encountered a retired couple in the exact same mode. (I silently wondered to myself if that would me my future, I know now it is.)

We were just about there, and I had an overwhelming feeling of nausea. I tried to be a good sport. I really did, but Logan had to leave me behind so he could see the pools and then come back to retrieve me. The picture was after I had sat alone for a while and got a bit better. But if you look, you can see what had happened to me. I had been drug up a trail by a madman.

The Toilet Seat

I have always wondered what the big fuss was about when women complain about men leaving the toilet seat up, and then I fell in....

I never had men around the house much growing up and when I did it was Marshal (my nephew) who would neglect to lift the toilet seat all together and dribble all over it. Now that is a shock to plop onto. I never complained at all when Logan would rarely forget to put it down, because the way I saw it, he had to lift it up when he went, and it wouldn't kill me to put it down.

Needless to say since the incident my views have changed a great deal. There is nothing like the shock of falling in, it's even worse than sitting on a dribble. I am pleading with all men everywhere, please PLEASE remember us when you flush and put it back the way you found it.