Men Holding Hands

I know I shouldn't tease, because some of "the wives" (I won't mention any names) tried this little game and couldn't even balance on the yoga balls, let alone try to make each other fall off.

Then again, we may have just been trying to avoid this:

How Warren Jeffs was caught...

Pirates are Old School

What's so new about pirates? If you recall, I have consistently worn my Cap'n Jack hat since May!

AARGH!

How to Make a Hollow Book

I believe Cameron has a few books that are waiting to be hollowed out. I thought this article might give him a few good tips.

Once it's finished, I have some pez dispensers you could hide in there and see how long it takes Nathan to find them.

Hoist the Jolly Roger!

Robert Boos
azcentral.com
Sept. 18, 2006 10:31 AM

"Avast, me hearties, and send up the flag!Lend a little swagger to your speech this Tuesday -- September 19 is "International Talk Like a Pirate Day." Aye, matie, it's true, if the legend according to their website is accurate. One summer day ten years ago, two scallywags from Oregon, John Baur and Mark Summers, were playing racquetball. And for reasons they don't even understand they began shouting their encouraging platitudes to each other in pirate-speak. Because, you know, pirates and racquetball go hand-in-hand. The banter was such jolly fun, the pair decided it needed it's own day of celebration. "

Yard by yard

The yard is full of trenches but at least they got the street sign in. Look for a grand opening in about a month!

I saw this magazine at the pediatrician's office...

They're a shoe-in for this cute kid contest.

We're Back....

...in action. Cameron got a chair in the kitchen, so 4 calls to Qwest tech support and 3 hours later, we have internet access. The short of it is that Best Buy sold us a bad modem, but I was able to recover the firmware and make it work. Happy Surfing, Robyn!! BTB, it is Robyn's job to get all of our past due posts up on the blog. If someone knows how to edit this and link to that post, feel free...

Allison & Manda Photo Op

Allison and Amanda had a photo shoot last week. All of their pix can be found at:

http://promotionalimaging.com/gallery2/main.php

Click on "View Proofs Here" (blue box)

Password = Cartergirls

Poppie's newzzzzz

Truly.
I have been hanging around Cameron and Robyn much too long and they have tainted me with their "scofflaw" lifestyle. So I get up this morning early to write down the license plate number of my pickup (yes, I had to make a second trip to get the last two digits of the VIN) and I have a PARKING TICKET for parking right in front of my home. We have a construction zone going on here and I parked just like I usually do...but now some Barney Fife cop came after 8 pm and before 5 am and nabbed me.
I will get even....just watch. Next time they call me to donate to the policeman's ball--I will rear back in my lounger chair and laugh. Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha. AH-ha-ha-ha-ha. Take that $27 and shove it my copper-badged friends. Who did this? Ponch or John? Barney or Goober? Have they nothing to do but comb the cul-de-sacs looking for innocent victims? I am a first-time offender FCOL!

All the things Robyn & Cameron need to post.

#1 The Halloween napkin story
#2 Beach photos
#3 Beach stories
#4 Huge swollen ankle story
#5 Pictures of swollen ankle
#6 "My comedian is cooler than your comedian" story
#7 "Why I didn't vote on Prop 401"
#8 Robyn's grand prize ribbon from a gymnastics meet (she did a perfect twist flip).
#9 The time Cameron found a huge wad of money in a Walmart parking lot.
#10 "Did someone leave the shower on all day?"


* 8-10 may or may not have been made up by me.

The Breakdown

In honor of the 100th post on the blog which we owe our gratitude to Nick for pointing out, I have done a breakdown of how many posts each of the Contributors have created. Here is the breakdown:

Cameron - 7
Aubrey - 26
Colman - 15
Scrap Happy - 3
Carlos - 14
Courtney - 16
robyn - 10
QuilterB - 0
BigNathan - 0
Nick - 10


I think these stats tell us 2 things.

#1 - Some of you need to be creating posts a little more often.

#2 - I am a little bit out of control.

Fall Makeover

If you don't like the new colors, please drop a polite and none-too-harsh complaint into the comment box.

Who said I was hard-headed?

Actually, I was hard-hatted. Here is a picture of me while working for Bechtel on the Springerville Project. We built the structure in the background.I t started generating electricity on July 21 of this year, so feel free to plug in all of your electronic gizmos!

BTB, this is the 100th posting on the Carter Family Blog!

Poppie's newzzzzz

Poppie's newzzzzz

Is it my birthday?

My favorite moment of the weekend up at the cabin was during a rousing game of Guesstures, when Brooke looked up from her sewing and asked "Is it my birthday?" Sorry for keeping you up so late, Brooke.

In close second was Carl's depiction of "energetic."

Poppie's newzzzzz

We are adding a fourth bathroom!
As part of our extensive yard-makeover, the Carter home in Scottsdale will have a fourth bathroom for guests. It is a PORTAPOTTY! Let's just say that this structure will grace our construction site for about six weeks while the worker's get busy with our landscape project.
Actually, I am OK with it....I am not one to invite sweaty strangers to our commode. It is a good thing--and I suppose that if a non-stranger wants to enjoy the experience of that system--go for it!

Who is up for an adventure?

So I think that we should buy a castle.



Please visit the following two websites for more information on this opportunity.

Royal Castle Estate
Historic Property

I really think that this could be a great thing for our entire family. Imagine all of the things we could do if we all lived in this castle... If you don't want to share it, there are plenty of 3 bedroom bungalows that we could each have, and then just hang out in the castle. We could rent it out. Aubrey's Dad could paint it and sell the paintings. We could stage sword fights there, and maybe even open up a theme park. There are a million other possibilities. What do you think?

The apple, I mean peach, of my eye...

I have been getting a lot of flack for not posting my Easy Peach Cobbler recipe....here it is! Hope your peaches aren't moldy yet!

12 Fresh Peaches
1 c. water
1 c. white sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1-18.25 oz. pkg. white cake mix
1-8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
1/2 c. butter

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees. Spread peaches evenly onto 9"x13" baking dish. Combine water and sugar, stir to dissolve. Pour over peaches. Sprinkle cinnamon over slices followed by cake mix. Top cake mix with pats of cream cheese. Dot cobbler with butter.

Bake 45 min. until golden brown. (just a note, it took about 1 1/2 hours in my oven for some reason...make sure you watch it.)

Addie's choice.

I asked Adeline what she wanted to be for halloween. She either sneezed or said," A seal." I am assuming she meant the animal, not the singer. I tried to tell her that this costume may be a bit warm in Arizona in October... she doesn't care though. I wonder where she got this love of seals from?