The Diagnosis is.... Pockdipy!

Here are the circumstances:

First I have a crazy sister, Tricia, who invites me to go to lunch with her (that isn't the crazy part) and we have a good time or so I think. Then she proceeds to call my mom and tell her that she thinks that I am depressed. Her reasoning. "Kelli didn't laugh very much at lunch" WHAT? (That is the crazy part!)
Tricia then calls me later to see if mom has called and questioned me yet. Apparently not only did she tell mom I am severely depressed but she also told her that she thought they should schedule an intervention on my behalf. Tricia and I had a good laugh about what a nut Tricia really has become!

I then decided that I should probably call Mom and reassure her that I didn't need to be put on suicide watch for goodness sakes! But before I got a word in (besides hello) Mom passed the phone to Alli, so I tell her what Tricia did! We had a good laugh about our crazy sister.
Now Alli happens to be a therapist for those of you who don't know. It is important that you know that so she doesn't come across any wackier than she really is!

The story goes on... I talked to Mom through Alli for a minute and well... let me just quote the conversation.

Mom "Ask Kelli if she got a hold of Gene Done? (A scout guy that I need to get a hold of for jamboree)

Alli "Kelli, Mom wants to know if you got a hold of Geodon?" "Wait, why do you need Geodon?"

(I have no chance to answer)

Alli "Mom, why does Kelli need a really powerful anti-psychotic drug? What is going on?"

Good grief people. One sister thinks I am depressed and the other thinks I am severely psychotic!

So after talking to Alli for a while and really exploring my inner self she has helped me to realize that I am.....

a phobic obsessive compulsive who is slightly depressed with physchotic tendencies! Call me POCDPY! Pockdipy! You see I am afraid of heights, being bossy and being a wimp (Phobic). I do the same things every day (OCD). I get sad (depressed) and I hear voices saying the same thing over and over and over. (Mom. Mom? Mom! Mommmm!) So I am POCDP! I am not stable! But it is nice to know that I fit in nicely with my sisters!

Love you guys!

PS Note to self. Laugh more at lunch with Tricia!

Wintermuck and Winterfest

Wintermuck!

I told you about my sister and her crazy dream about a holiday called Wintermuck! Well we have officially celebrated the first annual Wintermuck and it was a huge success. Thanks to Brandon's parents we were able to celebrate in their huge field behind their house. We had all of the traditional Wintermuck festivities. We had a bonfire and roasted hotdogs. Apparently Alli is a hot dog fan! Just teasing Al! Snow Wrestling which I hear will be introduced at the next Olympics! I think Mitch was mad because Alli ate all the hot dogs! Snowball fights where the object of the game is to hit Mitch and then get dumped in the snow. The ugly sweater contest. Here is our big winner (or big LOSER)! We also had a great time chatting and watching/riding the sleds! We opted for 4-wheeling for dragging the sleds around the meadow instead of snow mobiles since some of the more wealthy among us already own those it seemed the cheaper way to go plus we didn't know how much snow there would actually be on the ground! It was an absolute wonderful way to celebrate the joy of winter while chasing off the winterblues with a healthy dose of spring anticipation! Hanging with cousins was the favorite activity for most of the kids! We also celebrated Sara, Kassidy and Lauren's birthdays! One of the highlights was when several deer gracefully lept through the meadow! It was like being in the mountains but with a flushing toilet! I don't know who she is texting since we were all RIGHT THERE! Maybe Brandon was on the 4-wheeler at the time! Aawww. Newlyweds! Thanks to Tricia and Brandon for planning and providing a lot of the food! Thanks to Andrew for taking charge of the equipment and hauling everything around! Thanks to Brad for breaking a 4-wheeler so Andrew would have something to work on this week! The best part of WinterMuck is that it put Haley into labor that night! Although she was still in labor 2 days later!! She is such a trooper to go for a 4-wheeler ride.

Winterfest!

Immediately after Wintermuck our little family hopped in the car to head up to Soldier Hollow for the Winterfest Tubing Celebration. Conditions were fantastic for tubing! It had been warm enough during the day to melt the snow but by the time we got there at 8:00pm it was only about 15 degrees so the runs were all frozen and it was super fast and fun! We stopped by the lodge after the lifts closed at 10 and had some hot chocolate and warmed up a bit before heading home! We had some really tired boys but it was a great winter day!

Welcome to Earth little Benjamin Grant!

Mitch and Haley (mainly Haley) had their baby today at about 2:30 pm after laboring for a couple of days! We are so happy that he is here! For being only 7.5 pounds and 20" long he sure has added a lot of joy to our lives! Welcome Baby Ben!

I can't believe the internet was wrong!

Being a girl and all I had no idea that scouts were supposed to go on winter camps. Sometimes they go to organized events with other troops and it is called Klondike.

Our troop starting the race!

Well so Josh's troop was scheduled to go a few weekends ago. I cheerfully volunteered Dave to go with him. Dave looked up the information of where and when on the Internet. They were going to be going to Rockport Reservoir and it was supposed to be very cold there! I then began to think about them staying out in the cold over night. A little bit of panic set in. So I decided that a scout or in reality a scout mom is always prepared. I put a wool blanket inside a mummy bag and then put the mummy bag inside a bigger sleeping bag! I helped Josh pack 8 layers; undershirt, thermals, t-shirt, long sleeve shirt, sweatshirt, hoodie, jacket, coat. We got new boots, new wool socks, hand warmers, foot warmers and 3 pair of gloves of varying sizes! I almost bought a tent warmer for goodness sakes. Can you tell this boy is my first? Joe-Joe will probably be lucky to have a coat and socks without holes!

Our troop standing around.

Dave also got this preparation treatment much to his chagrin. Of course the chagrin actually set in right about the time the scoutmaster called and told him that if Dave couldn't go they would have to cancel. Guilt works, have no doubt!

On the sled!

So after loading all their stuff and having them put on a few well planned layers I drove them down to the Scoutmasters home to load up the trailer. Then I went back home for the handwarmers. Then I went back home for the camera. Well I guess they loaded up and left and I went about taking care of the other boys. A while later Dave called and told me they had arrived. I was impressed with their travel time and asked if there was tons of snow and if it was freezing already. He proceeded to tell me that the information he got from the website was not quite right.

Starting a fire?

The Klondike for this year was at the Davis County Fairgrounds.

10 minutes from our house.

Dave didn't even use his coat.

Better safe, or in this case completely over-the-top prepared, than sorry and cold!

I honestly don't know what they are doing here. I wasn't there. I was at home keeping warm!