The Siblings Not Far from the Tree Recently I was in the car with Matt and Wade. I was ranting about how my mother will reluctantly agree to allow me to bring something to a family dinner
Ridiculous 30 Things You Start Saying By Age 30 1. "I wonder if there will be somewhere to sit down at that party." 2. "Do their parents know where these kids are/what they're doing/what they're wearing/what they're saying?" 3. "
Ollie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions You guys. Mr. Pants is coming to sleep over at my house starting tonight for the WHOLE weekend! He is so excited and has been texting me all day. We
Corey This is What Friendship Looks Like I got to spend a great deal of time with Corey in New York City over the weekend. Corey is one of the closest friends I've ever had.
Ollie IKEA is Where Happiness Goes to Die I’ve mentioned to you before that the stairway to my basement is basically one of those caves from The Descent. To get through it, you have to lie upside-down at a 45 degree angle, suck in your stomach, and have someone slowly lower
Ollie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions I'm about to get on a red eye flight to NYC (prayers be with me). Matt has spent his evening wandering the valley with me collecting IKEA furniture
Bob and Cathie Filling the Cup Last year I told you about a service opportunity [https://www.itjustgetsstranger.com/2014/10/giving-back.html] linked to The World Food Program wherein my family participated in a challenge proposed by Pioneers of Peace [http://pioneersofpeace.org/] (FB link here [https://www.facebook.
The Perfects Trick or Treat This Halloween was my very first ever Halloween as a homeowner and I cannot possibly overstate how excited I was about this. But I'll try. Remember when you
House Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Last night I was talking about Fabio, as we all do a few times a week, and I asked my friend Skylar, Eli: How old do you think Fabio is?
Ridiculous The Porch, Fear Excuse me. But I guess I'M A TECHNOLOGY GENIUS! Because I just basically technologied all over the entire Internet to bring you today's post. A while back the three most recent Youtube videos of my stories on The Porch were
Ridiculous The Lost Journal Series, Part XI Because it's been a while. February 15, 1995 (10 years old): Did you know that if you turn a butterfly from a slug it doesnt turn back and thats why when a persen changes in to a better HUMAN BEING they will
Emma Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions [Please come to The Porch this Saturday night in SLC. Jolyn promises to give a 25-second hug to anyone who wants one. Find info here [http://www.utahporch.org/events/
The Perfects Glass [Quick Announcement: We will be back at The Porch in SLC this coming Saturday. It's a late show (10:00 PM OH MY GOSH HOW WILL WE STAY AWAKE). Please come and bring your friends and grandmas. It's a new
Wade Jodi Last week was John Michael's birthday so we decided to throw him a Halloween-themed birthday party at my house because I refuse to treat any of my 30-something-year-old
Wade Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Happy weekend, one and all. I'm lying on the floor. Eating candy. And now, your Pictures and Distractions: [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ek7IRV_CuT0/ViACnzwJqnI/AAAAAAAAC_Y/
Ollie Let Them Eat Cake On Friday night I went to Matt's house. I like going there because WHAT IF MR. OLLIE PANTS, but also because, as a southern gentleman, Matt always inexplicably
Ollie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Y'all. Lee emailed me about the relative finder thing to tell me he finally figured out how to use it because apparently he didn't really know
Life The Selfie Generation I recognize that I'm about to sound the like the oldest man on the planet. And I also recognize that everything I'm about to say has probably already been said by someone who has conducted scientific studies and has actually
Rebecca Facetime with Rebecca Eli: Becky, I need your help. Rebecca: I AM SO GOOD AT HELPING! Eli: I know. That's why I called you. What the hell are you eating right
Grandma Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions This has been one of the strangest weeks in Stranger history. And I'm including (you know what's coming) the time that all of the angry moms
Ridiculous WE ARE ALL FAMILY So the other day I posted that thing about my family reunion and how my grandma wanted to go clubbin' with me and I made a passing joke that
The Siblings Family Reunion I have like 14 family reunions every summer because I come from several incredibly active gigantic Utah Mormon families. So, I belong to eleventy different groups that plan family reunions
Ollie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Rebecca texted me at some ungodly hour this morning to inform me that she can't leave to go back to Washington DC until she sees me. So I
Wade Birthing a Mattress I've basically been sleeping on one of those Flintstone beds for the past few years. Just a very uncomfortable slab of bumpy rock. Except, worse even. If I so much as contemplate rolling over in it, the mattress squeaks so loudly that
Church A Kentucky Clerk Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you've probably heard more than you ever wanted to hear about a Kentucky county
