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DisneyWorld or Bust

So tomorrow we leave for Florida for a very awesome Kendrick family vacation.  We are meeting all of chad’s family there and I’m so excited to see everyone.  All of the stress that has led up to tomorrow has finally equalized out and I think I’ll be able to relax and have fun with my family. 

Also I had to post before I left because I didn’t want “John Stossel is my gynecologist” be the first post that popped up when someone came to my blog :) 

On that note:  You know what i love more than anything in the world?  Nope not RT 44 diet coke with vanilla from sonic.  Nope not Firefighter uniforms (although they are very nice looking ruggedly handsome uniforms)  but Sweet sweet validation.  Did you see Deborah’s (HI DEBORAH!) comment from my john stossel post?  go look at it now.  It just feels so good when someone backs up your claims. 

xo

shell




To Joke or Not to Joke

 

This past weekend I went up to my aunt and uncles cabin with my sister in law (Lisa) and her husband (Joe)  Lisa is my cousin.  Joe is Chad’s brother.  Thats right two cousins married two brothers.  So its one big happy family see.  Also my mother and father in law came up. 

I have a jokey side.  Which you guys get to enjoy on me bloggy blog.  Its the jokey side I use with 90% of the people in my life.  The other 10% still get a fun version of me but more on the demure side. 

of the 90% of the people that get my jokey side about 10% get the elite jokey side of me.  which means I get really really hyper and super silly and say anything that I want.  Sometimes that elite 10% group mixes with the other 10%.  Thats when problems occur. 

Lisa and Joe are part of the elite group.  My mother and father in law are in the 10% that just see the normal fun shellie. 

So at the dinner table Chad is asked to say the prayer.  One of the things he says is “We are glad to be with with our family and friends”  Well then I start laughing a little because to me it seemed funny because really we are all just family and not “friends”

So then immediatly after the prayer is over I turn to chad and say

“Honey we are all Family here”

and he says

“Yeah but we are Family that are friends too… you can be more than just one”

and I say

“True…. because not only you are my friend… you are also my lover”  with the “you are also my lover”  in my super deep tranny sexy voice. 

So it was meant to make everyone laugh.  But it was pretty much silent.  and then my father in law says in a very serious voice

“That was to much information”

and EVERY ONE WAS SO FREAKING QUIET!

and no one laughed

and it was so awkward for me.  my face was so red. 

thats what happens when I mix the groups up.  complete train wreck.

 




In my heaven

two things I would have for sure

#1  huge  air conditioned movie theaters that continuesly ran my favorite movies over and over with all the swedish fish and diet coke I could dream of.

#2  A massive bbq that never ends where I can meld all my favorite family and friends together and basically all we would do is eat, tell stories, make jokes and laugh until our faces hurt. 

 

I’m still here in Utah having the time of my life.  you could read about some of our adventures here, here, and here!

 

 




dallen and kate

Dallen and Kate were in the bathtub the other night.  I was putting towels away in the hall closet. 

Dallen: (very upset)  “MOM!”  “I’ve got pee on my butt!!!!” 

me:  “What!?”

Dallen: “Kate did it!  She put Yellow Pee on my butt!!!”

me: thinking oh great

I walk into the bathroom and both kids are standing in the tub… kate standing behind dallen… their little butts in plain view.  Sure enough Dallen had yellow p on his butt.  Kate had stuck a foam letter P right on dallen’s butt cheek which in fact also happened to be yellow.  I laughed really hard . of course that  has now resulted that every time I put them in the bathtub they look for the letter P and try to stick it on each others behinds.  This morning they were fighting so much over the “P” that I had to “throw” it away. 

 




Kiss me I’m Irish

Seriously I am. 
On my Dad’s side we are actually the O’Neils.  From the O’Neil Clan of Ireland.  3rd Great Grandpa and Grandma O’Neil pulled a Tom and Nicole and came over from Ireland to get some free land in Oklahoma ala “Far and Away”

But then one day Grandpa O’Neil went to town with his sons and a bad man came and killed his wife.  Of course Grandpa O’Neil tracked him down and claimed vengeance.  Then he changed his last name to Long.  Then about 150 years later I was born ….. Shellie Long. 

So now I’d like to share with you all my favorite Irish things!

 

I would be a Riverdancer in a second…. the dancing…. the intense looks… the dramatic arm poses!
ah heaven

what do you love Irish?




:) & :(

Well I went to Utah for two days :)

Had a root canal :(

Got to see my family :)

Got Baby Hungry :) :)

Got Baby Hungry :( :( $$$ :( :(

Flew on jet plane with out kids :)

Flew over Utah Lake after watching “The Hudson River Plane Survivors” the night before on A&E. :(

Made a decision that if the plane crashed into Utah Lake I’d just stay in my seat… Huge Ice Chunks and Dead Cows floating in Utah Lake did not look inviting :)

Ate a Smart Cookie :)

Ate 10 more smart cookies by myself in less then 24hrs :(

Had a window seat :)

Sat by a man who would not STOP staring at me :(

Realized he was just trying to see out the window :)

Came Home to my kids and husband :)

Day light savings time and 9am church :(

Dallen’s Birthday :)

Made “Sprinkles” cupcakes for his cake :(

Watched Dancing with the Stars last night :)

Jewel dropped out because she’s lame sauce :(

Right now I’m :)




fun for all

I saw this great link for PhotoFunia over at New England Living




see ya l8ter

Its gr8t to say good bye to 200eight.

JK :) 

Some of my favorites from 08

 (an idea that I stole from Mel’s blog.) 

Favorite Song:

 

a veryclose second: Beyonce’s Single Ladies (put a ring on it)

Favorite Movie:

Bedtime Stories- last movie we saw on Christmas day and we all really loved it.

Favorite new TV show:

Kath and Kim

Favorite Book:

Awesome book.  Couldn’t put it down.  A girl and a guy fall in love and live happily ever after. 

*Ian (the guy) beats Edward as my romantical hero any day. 

Favorite Vacation:

Walt Disney World and Utah and Chattanooga

Kate at cocoa beach in FL during Disney World Vacation.

Favorite Outfit of 08

My mother in law bought me this black dress for my birthday and I love it.  but I bet my ward is starting to hate it since I wear it every Sunday practically.

 

Favorite Website:

I got called to the primary presidency in march of 08 and I swear if it wasn’t for this site I would have been excommunicated for being rotten at my calling. 

Most Drastic Change of 08:

grew a mustache and joined a gang

Best Moments of 2008

disney world

Chattanooga

dallen is a kindergartner

*joy school

*having great friends

*seeing my family

seeing Wicked!

worst moment:

poor jeepie jeep

 

 

 







Sugar Overload

and I’m not talking about the kids.

I’ve eaten

about 30 popcorn balls

18 pkgs of sour patch kids

tons of chocolate

and a ton of peanut butter m&m’s left over from a treat I made.

 here’s a halloween picture of us

halloween 2008

Dallen- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

Kate- Ballerina

Shellie- Deer

Chad off camera- Hunter

I thought the perfect couple dress up for me and Chad was Dita Von Teese and Marilyn Manson.

 

 

but he didn’t want to.  I have no idea why.