mother of all parties

we had heard about the legendary "jensen memorial day party" since the week we moved here in june of 2007. we all went camping over memorial day in 2008, so the party didn't happen last year.

HOWEVER, on may 25th, 2009, the queen of all party planning (that would be lanae jensen) brought it back. and it definitely lived up to the rumors. seriously, what memorial day party is complete without

amazing food (not shown)...

a cotton candy machine...


a huge bounce house...




soccer, volleball, dodgeball, croquet...
a mile long slip and slide...


and of course, an octopus delicacy straight from portugal...
just a quick pic with me and some of the girls. but where are isaac and travis??!?! continue down...

yeah, that's the crap part. poor isaac got sick sunday night with the flu and travis stayed home with him. missed you honey!!!


so, even if no one else looks at this post, at least my hubby (who missed all the fun) and our friend, carrie (who went into labor the morning of the party and who REALLY hates to miss any kind of party) will appreciate the pics.

hope everyone had a great weekend!!!

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status

two horridly swollen stumps with vienna sausage toes attached to equally horrid cankles

+ one severely pinched sciatic nerve

+ larger than life belly

+ not enough time to get everything done before baby comes

= a grumpy jean

HOWEVER...

only 31 more days

+ two centimters dilated

= a bit happier jean

and THAT my friends, is the status around our house. you caught me on an off day...

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the demise of c.f.

well, it's about time i stop living in denial and face the facts (and the future). we have received several phone calls and emails since the news last week of the bankruptcy of chrysler. travis doesn't work for chrysler, but rather the funding company, chrysler financial.

so, what does the bankruptcy mean for us? will travis still have a job?

well...ummmm...hmmmm...let's see...

yeah, that's the problem, we don't know yet!

here's what we do know at this point. chrysler is filing bankruptcy and "starting over." which is good at this point since they have no where else to go. however, the bad part is that gmac will be the new funding source for dealers and customers (rather than chrysler financial). yikes.

however, chrysler financial still has billions of dollars in loans outstanding that will need to be collected over the next couple of years and the company is looking for other opportunities and business partners.

so, to answer your questions, we don't know the final verdict and at this point, travis could have a job for a week or for a year. so, if we come knocking on your door looking for a place to sleep, just let us in for crying out loud.

on the bright side, let's look at the cuteness of my new two year old (he turned two on april 17th). we went exploring at a barn right by our house and he was happy as could be with his boots, "lamby," and dirt. LOVE this boy...

yep, he was DONE.

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