Sleepover

I never had sisters growing up so I've kind of adopted my nieces as little sisters. I love those little munchkins, and it makes me feel so happy when I go home because they always take time to come see me. So when I went home for a week in February it was a guarantee that I would be participating in a sleepover at grandmas! Sleepovers usually involve lots of games,  I-Spy books, any kind of princess/fairy/barbie movie and of course just being silly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 (I know this is my main picture but I love Tay's face LOL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She put the hat on and started singing and dancing. She would only let me record her singing though.

Stratford Family Rules

For the safety and well being of everyone in the Stratford family, they have two rules.

Rule 1) Always stay together as group

Rule 2) Never trust anyone in the group!



Rule 2 is the most important rule of all, just watch this video and you will understand why.

Beach

I got off work early today and as I was driving home, I saw people lined up along the beach and I knew I needed to be one of those people. I sped up and made it home in record time. I changed out of my work clothes and I practically dragged Brian out the door to go to the beach with me.


I tried to tell Brian socks and shoes do not go with beach















See how happy the beach makes me! (I told you I needed to be there)














Ahhh Fer Cute

 And for the best part of the day.... I found a sand dollar! It almost got washed away by a wave but I chased it down fast like a Jimmy Bear and saved it. Not even 5 minutes earlier I was telling Brian how sad I was because I was the only person so far not to find a sand dollar. Even my 5 year old neice found one!

*Sigh......I love San Diego and the beach!!!!!

Sheep or cow?

What is big and woolly and likes to eat hay?

If you said Mable you are correct!

Mable is the last sheep on my family's ranch, even though she doesn't know it. She thinks she's a cow!

Teacupping

Game Faces

  










(I highly suggest you turn up your volume and listen to the "sounds" of teacupping)

 

If you couldn't tell Tecupping consists of riding the teacups at night and spinning the teacup as fast as you possible can while looking up at the lights. If you are not lucky, you will come away bruised and broken. I have the scar to prove it!



P.S.
You may have heard me mention a corndog........

This is the said corndog

Brian's encounter with.... "One of them"

In the Brian Stratford dictionary "One of them" is defined as: the crazy people in California who think 60 degrees is cold and when it gets to 60 degrees or below, they will wear their winter gear ie: Snow boots, winter coat, gloves, beanie and/or scarf.

Let me set the scene for you. It had been kind of stormy, and when I say stormy I mean it just rained. The weather was only suppose to get worse. If you watched the news they warned everyone not to drive if they could help it. There was flash flood warnings, mud slide warnings and even a tornado watch. So there Brian was, standing at one of his school bulletin boards in his shorts and t-shirt,  when "one of them" approached him. The kid  was decked out in all his winter gear and he looked apprehensive as he clutched his rainbow umbrella with both hands.

One of them: "Are you from California"

 Brian: (giving the kid his "what are you doing talking to me" look) "No I'm from Utah"

One of them: "So do you think it's safe to drive?"

Brian: "In utah?"

One of them: "No outside in the storm"

Brian: (looks outside and it was cloudy but nothing was happening) "Uhhhh..... what storm?"

One of them: "In the rain!!!!"

Brian: "It's not raining"

One of them: "but the WIND!!!!"

Brian: (thinking back to all his white knuckled winter drives over Sardine Canyon) "I think your gonna be ok!"

Rules to California Driving

I had to learn these rules the hard way! So as a good citizen I decided to help others out by letting them in on the secret of California driving.

Rule 1) There are only 2 speeds you may drive 60 or 90+, nothing in between.

Rule 2) If there is an on ramp or an off you ramp you must slow way down to cause traffic to come to a standstill behind you. Nevermind if there are no cars actually getting on or off, you must slow down for no reason at all!

Rule 3) You must slam on your brakes at weird times. Say your going 60 and you just pull in front of someone..... SLAM.....then you must speed up again and then when it feels right.....SLAM....

Rule 4) If you see someone a mile in front of you just barely tap their brakes, you must slam on your brakes.

Rule 5) While merging you must always be as close to the person you are going to cut in front of   merge in front of and instead of speeding up you must slow way down, preferably by slamming on your brakes!

Hope these are helpful tips, and safe driving!!