The Siblings Flat Tire Ring ring Eli: Yes, sister? Krishelle: Well I don't know what else to do. Everything is a mess. Eli: Want to go back a little and give me some context? Krishelle: I'm under an overpass and I'm probably
The Siblings Well Look What the Stork Brought My baby sister emitted human life from her womb on Thursday. This is her third child. I was ecstatic for little Lucy to come because: A. Baby sister makes sassy
The Perfects Plant a Tree for America I heard the shovel clank against something hard, and my whole body shook violently when it did, causing me to fall backward. The metal tip had gone less than an
The Siblings Food Assignments It's not a secret that in my family I am not trusted with bringing even remotely complicated food assignments to family functions. It's also no secret that I'm very sensitive about this. Usually, Cathie will send out some
The Siblings The Next Big Move Is everyone sitting down? No? A few of you are standing? Can you get into the sitting position? I'll wait. . . . [I put my hands up, they're playin' my song and the butterflies fly away . . .] Sitting now? No? Some of
The Siblings Tami Since I know everyone is extremely interested in the Pioneer Day Marathon Toenail Disaster of 2014, I'm here to provide you an update! Yesterday, while sitting in my
The Siblings Muv-ver's Day I have a gigantic extended Mormon family. I remember when I saw that movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" ten or so years ago and there was this scene where the protagonist tells her boyfriend, as if to brace him for something
Ironman Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions I have some news that is about to change your lives. Well, maybe not change them. But I suspect that you'll be excited to hear this news. Or
The Siblings Daniel's Laundry Intervention Daniel flew into Salt Lake City today. He'll be here for only 24 hours. I picked him up at the airport and drove him to my house. My sister, Krishelle, came over for Sunday dinner. Daniel: Eli, does Rebecca do your laundry?
The Siblings At Least Learn the Words if You're Going to Sing It. The other day I got a phone call from my three-year-old niece, AKA "The Child Who Hates Me." [https://www.itjustgetsstranger.com/2013/09/the-child-who-hates-me.html] Our rocky relationship hasn't improved much during the course of her almost four-year life.
The Siblings Krisanda's Birthday Today is my sister Krisanda's birthday. She's turning 21 again. All four of Bob and Cathie's children started turning 21 every year sometime around 2010. It's been great to be the same age finally. Krisanda is
The Siblings The Dentist Picture About 14 years ago my younger sister Micalyne and I received a letter in the mail that would change our lives forever. It was December and Christmas cards from all
The Siblings IKEA On Saturday my sister Krishelle asked me if I wanted to make a "quick trip" to IKEA with her. I agreed, and in so doing made the biggest
The Siblings Cathie's Music Suggestions And in slightly less controversial news . . . The other day I was trying to find some new music to listen to. Having been in Palau for a year, and generally aloof
The Siblings Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Merry Christmas, all. It's been snowing here. There is great misery in all the land. My best friend Corey is coming into town today for a wedding. I
The Siblings Other Idiots on the Road On Saturday we had our annual family adult Christmas outing. Wait. That sounds wrong. That sounds like my family once a year engages in x-rated Christmas festivities. You know what I mean. The adults get together and have an evening in December where nobody
The Siblings Swine Flu Christmas It's a world record. The video from last Thursday's show at The Porch is up on Youtube and available for your viewing pleasure. Or displeasure. Or to your great frustration. It depends on how you feel about it. The point
The Siblings What Happens on Thanksgiving Stays on Thanksgiving Last week was Thanksgiving. Cathie forced the children to dress up as Pilgrims and Indians. And then she made Bob wear this all through dinner. But she took her turn,
Mexico Grandma & Lizards Over the past several days I've been in southern California and northern Mexico, visiting family and attempting to find the seemingly ever elusive hand-made flour tortillas. Guys. I
The Siblings Axel Remember last week when I was worried that I maybe had skin cancer? With my particular kind of skin (cough--FRECKLES--cough--hash tag, searchingforacure), skin cancer runs in the family and is,
The Siblings Meow That Tune While Krishelle was visiting Palau the best part of the day was when Daniel and I would go and wake her up at about 6:45 in the morning. I was sleeping in Daniel's room while she was here so she could
The Siblings Video Proof that we Sometimes Get Out During the course of the last year there have been a bunch of videos I have wanted to record and share with you. But since I live in Palau, the land where the Internet goes to die, sharing these videos has been almost completely
The Siblings Daniel is Driving me CRAZY. Have you ever lived with another person under the same roof? You have? Well this post is probably for you! Daniel is driving me CRAZY. And I think this is one of those things where I turned a blind eye to a lot of
The Siblings The iTunes A very terrible thing happened to me. I owned one of those what the kids are calling "the ipods" and it is now missing. I left it at the massage place on Saturday because I was in a really big hurry to
The Siblings Pictures & Weekly Distractions It’s a sad day in the land of coconuts. Krishelle, or as we like to call her now that she is an island girl, “K-Shell” is leaving us tonight.