You call that a wrench? THIS IS A WRENCH!!

So, as you know, since nice little mormons boys stray away from the "typical" bachelor party before they get married they have a substitute. It's called a "man shower." Typically, or at least in my case, this consisted of a get together with my male compadres, dinner, and the exchanging of gifts. But not just any gits, no no no. We get TOOLS!!! I can honestly say that I have used every single tool I was given at that event.....all except for one..... THE WRENCH OF DEATH. A few of my friends pooled their funds together(you know who you are) went to harbor freight tools and purchased pretty much the largest wrench they could afford. Honestly and truly it was the largest wrench I have ever seen in my life! I'm pretty sure if I were to ever use it as a weapon, I would easily kill my opposition with a single swing. However... sadly I said to myself when I recieved this wrench "when the crap am I going to use this thing?" But don't fret, I kept it because on the other side of my brain I realized, you know?...one day you are going to have a task that I'm going to say "Hey I have a perfect tool for that!!." And guess what? A little over two years later.. that day arrived! This last Monday was demo day on the guest bathroom in our house. I got it all done except for two tasks that I just couldn't complete! 1. The stupid old spigot on the tub wouldn't come off. 2. The line supplying the toilet with water was just not going to leave without a fight! So in my last attempt to get my jobs done I grabbed my mega wrench and with the ease of the butterfly fluttering in the breeze the two tasks were DONE! I was very impressed and very thankful that I had such a tool. So thank you all who participated in getting me this great gift.

It's Runge Time!!

First off I want to thank my lovely cousin Laurie for letting me steel this clip from her blog and post it on ours. But I saw it, and thought it was so good I wanted to share it with my friends as well. Most people familiar with Salt Lake City News knows what Runge time is but for the sake of those from out of state, Mike Runge has a Sports News show on Fox called "Runge Time" every night before he starts he has a clip of someone in the community saying the famous catch phrase "ITS RUNGE TIME!!" I just thought it was awesome that my grandpa was such a good sport to participate in this time honored tradition. Probably my favorite part though is seeing my grandpas security guard, Tracy, behind his left shoulder trying to old back a smile and continue to be his serious self. I hope you all enjoy.

Tagged....a lot.....

I have been tagged multiple times this week by multiple friends. So here are the results.....

The Husband Tag

What is his full name? Mark Spencer Dibb
How long have you been married? 2 years and 2 months
How long did you date? 1 year, then engaged for another 6 months
Who said "I love you" first? Mark did, and he said it the best way ever
How old is he? 25
Who is taller? Mark is by almost a foot! He is 6'2" and I am only 5'4"
Who is smarter? Depends, I have book smarts, Mark has street smarts
Who does the laundry? I do most of the time, but Mark will always pitch in when needed.
Who pays the bills? Mark does, he is excellent at it.
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? If you are facing the bed, Mark does.
Who mows the lawn? Mark does. It is therapeutic to him. I doubt I will ever mow a lawn when Mark is capable of doing it himself. He loves it.
Who drives? Mark
Who is more stubborn? Compared to Mark, I am, but I don't think I am that stubborn on a daily bases.
Who kissed who first? Mark kissed me first, but I kissed back for sure.
Who has more siblings? Well, Mark has three and I have one, but I do have 6 step brothers and one step sister so it depends on how you count.
Who wears the pants? I think we both have a leg in on most days.

Random Stuff

Joys
1. My husband. We don't get to see each other a lot because of my crazy work schedule, so when we do, we take advantage of it. I love being able to spend time with him, even if it is just watching tv. I guess the advantage of not seeing each other is that when we do we appreciate it so much more.
2. Visitors. I love having people visit us. Since moving to Idaho a year ago, we have had a lot of friends and family come up. We are so thankful for that because we still have not made any friends here! So so sad....Anyone is welcome, the guest room is always waiting.
3. Remodeling. We have been remodeling our house slowly but surely since we moved in. The basement is almost complete. The bathroom is the last on our list. The tile is ordered, the paint color is picked out, and the old room is demolished...we are ready for the hard labor! I cannot wait to have our house done and to our liking. It is so rewarding to make a house all your own!

Fears
1. We are never going to make friends here in Twin Falls. I hope this is far fetched, but I really am starting to wonder if there is something wrong with us???
2. My primary class is not learning anything from me. If that's the case, at least I am learning something week to week, and that will have to be good enough.
3. I will be stuck at my job forever and never be able to move up or get a new shift.

Current obsessions
1. Buying things for the remodel whether we need it right now or not. I can't stop looking at the kitchen displays at Lowe's. We aren't anywhere near that project, but I can't help myself.
2. Martha Stewart. She is my idol. I spend my slow hours at work just pouring over her website. I love it.
3. Shoes. I love shoe shopping. I have way to many shoes, but I can always make room for more!

Facts
1. I hate drying dishes. We don't have a dish washer at the moment (one is coming in the remodel!) so all dishes are washed by hand. I don't mind washing, i just hate drying. I just put out towels on the counter and let them air dry. Thankfully, if Mark is home, he will dry for me, which makes the process so much faster, and that makes me a happy wife.
2. I love antique stores. I could just sit and look for hours. One store I went in had old Time magazines from the 50's. They were so fun to read. I love stuff like that. I love being able to see the past.
3. I have finally began reading again! And they are books that I choose to read. Its amazing! College just took the fun out of reading....actually, I think it was Chemistry that really did me in. How boring! But now that I don't have to read text books anymore, I am really enjoying my reading time again. I have a massive to read list, and I have only made a dent in it. This is where the other slow hours at work come in! ( I do work, I promise! Its the only hospital in town!)

Well, that's it for the tags. I hope it isn't a boring post. I tag anyone that wants to join in on the tagging fun!!

In memory of Blanche Dibb (May 1997 - June 2008)

A day of mourning and rememberence





Well today was a very sad day for the Dibb Family. Today our well loved family dog, Blanche, returned to the heavenly father who created her. Blanche was an Australian Sheppard and she was getting pretty old as dogs go. 77 in dog years. And the years were beginning to wear on her. As of late, she lost all use of her back right leg. It was extremely sad to see her limping around avoiding the use of that leg as much as she could. She has always been a very active dog and a joy to be around. Luckily I was able to see my furry friend for the last time yesterday on our most recent trip to Salt Lake. We sat on the front driveway as we often did and I scratched behind her ears for the final time. Today my parents along with my little brother took her to the vet in order to end her pain. Because I am not going to be around for the memorial service my parents are holding tonight in their back yard, I thought I would share a few memories of Blanche seeing its the only thing I can really do.

(Me and Blanche most likely the spring after we got her.. do you like my styling bowl cut?)


Blanche joined our family entirely on a wager between my older brother Alan, my parents, and myself. In the summer of 1996, my brother and I began pestering my parents about the idea of getting a dog. We hadn't had a dog since I was extremely young (so young I don't even remember him) and one day while driving in the car amongst our never ending prodding, my parents cracked!! This was pretty amazing seeing my mom was dead set against getting a dog. But, it came on two conditions. First off, I had to get over a "B" average for my entire 7th grade school year. This was of course coming after some pretty pathetic grades in 6th grade. Second, Alan had to keep his room clean and his bed made for an entire year, which comes after the fact that we were both utter slobs. We agreed and our quest began. Amazingly, we kept our end of the bargain and after a year we went dog shopping. We knew exactly what we wanted. We had done extensive breed research and came to the conclusion that the Australian Shepard was the perfect fit. We found some for sale in the news paper and went to check them out. Blanche seemed to be the most docile of the litter so we picked her. I'm guessing she must have just woken up or something because she turned out to be extremely hyper! Regardless, we loved her. She had such a fun and almost goofy personality. Her hobbies included rolling on her back in the grass, barking (she was very protective of our house and would bark and chase anyone walking past, which, needless to say, scared a lot of people). She also loved chasing deer. One night in the winter she chased a group of dear all the way over the top of the mountain behind our house. She was gone for about an hour and in my fear I began hiking the mountain after her in about 2 feet of snow. I had made it about half way up the mountain when she came trotting down towards me with the biggest smirk of accomplishment on her face. She loved going hiking with Alan and especially enjoyed it when there was snow or a river involved. She loved eating snow, hot dogs, and of course dog biscuits. Blanche and I also began rollerblading together.. mostly I would just stand in my Rollerblades and she would pull me down the street at extreme speeds!! I fell a few times at the beginning, getting some vicious road rash, however, when I fell Blanche would just come over and lick my face. She seemed to really like rollerblading and would get extremely tired afterward. I will be forever impressed by her herding instincts. As a puppy she would try and push us where she wanted us to go and even as an adult if there was a group of some kind of animal she would spring into herding mode. All in all, Blanche was a great dog. She was always very excited to see us. She didn't have a tail to wag, so she would just wag her entire rear end. She will be sincerely missed and I hope she is in dog heaven chasing a herd of deer in a large field right this second. Until we meet again Blanche..... thanks for your friendship.

(Blanche on a hike in the mountains behind our house)



I know this is a huge post but I feel it is appropriate for the occasion.

It's June-uary

So Im starting to think that it's never going to get warm around here!! Today is June 11th and it has yet to feel like summer.... In fact I am wearing a sweater with a jacket on top today...the same outfit I would wear in the dead of winter!! Its getting quite annoying. The only bonus is the fact that it makes my lawn nice and green. Anyway I just wanted to vent a little bit. Oh and an update for our crazy neighbors is that YES they HAVE moved!! We are extremely happy.

Can it be true?????

So, we don't want to get our hopes up too much but a miraculous event may have taken place this weekend..... The crazy neighbors to the south of us may have MOVED!!!! We aren't totally sure yet seeing we haven't seen a for rent/for sale sign put in the yard. All we know is that they have been loading a lot of stuff into their truck and coming back with the truck empty. Plus, I peeked into the backyard and pretty much all their crap is gone! Man, that would make us soooo happy. Mostly because we won't miss all the garbage they throw onto their lawn, which tends to blow over into our yard. Oh, and we wont miss the fact that they never mow their lawn. Oh, and we especially won't miss the fact that sometimes we wake up to them yelling profanities at each other!! Man that will be nice.... of course unless another crazy moves in next door..... oh well at least we can hope someone nice will move in. Now all we need to do is get rid of the crazies that live across the street!

The start of a life long goal

Well I did it. After years and years of daydreaming and playing with flight simulators on my computer, I took my first flying lesson last week. I've always wanted to get my pilots licence and hope to one day have it under my belt. Sadly at the rate I'll be going, it will probably take me a year. But oh well, no real hurry I guess. Its pretty funny in the fact that when I moved up here, I looked into flying lessons, but was sad to find out that there weren't any offered in Twin falls. So once again my dream of flying went onto the back burner. But early last week I started to really want to take lessons again and even got to the point that three nights in a row I dreamed about flying. Low and behold I got to work the next day and flipped to the front page of the newspaper only to find a whole article about a guy who was opening a flying class here!! IT WAS A SIGN!!!....... or at least that's what I told myself. So I called him up, made an appointment and went for a fun little flight last Wednesday! How was it you ask? Very fun...and nerve racking to say the least, because this guy's style of teaching is saying "OK, your flying the plane, I'm just here to fix it if you do anything wrong." Needless to say my many hours on flight simulators meant nothing except for the fact that i knew what all the little gauges meant! Well I'll try to keep you posted as to my progress. Maybe some day in a year or so I'll be able to take you all on rides and be able to get to Salt Lake in half the time!! WONT THAT BE FUN!!!!