We all know and love the adorable, smooth talking, romantic skunk from our childhood cartoon watching days, but now that we understand what his name means, we shudder at the thought of him or anyone like him crossing our path, right?...
Two weeks ago Pike's parents, aunt, uncle, and cousin came up for a few days, one night we went to Provo for dinner at the pizza place Pike worked at. Anyways, on the way home a HUGE skunk tried to commit suicide, he ran out right in front of our car!! Luckily Pike was paying attention and was able to miss hitting him... but that wasn't the end for our dear old friend. I swear we made him angry because a few nights ago I had Pike open our windows to prevent sweating at night...well, The skunk must have been waiting for this moment, it was his moment to strike back. It was about 4 am when Pike and I were woken from a horrible smell that just kept getting worse and worse. I could barely stand it and thought I was going to vomit, but I was too tired and weak to get myself to get out of bed and go someplace else. We both would doze off here and there, but the smell just wouldn't go away! It was terrible! The next day I was really self conscience because I swore I smelled awful! And ya, thats our story... peace and love.
I dont know what is wrong with me, but I cannot get myself to fall asleep at night. I either watch movies, tv, or surf the web! haha surf! Ive always hated saying that...I like playing on the internet better! Anyways...lately I have been spending countless hours of late nights and early mornings playing...and I find some cool things here and there. Last night I found this great blog www.curbly.com. And within this blog I found this...
25 Alternative Uses for Olive Oil!!!
I haven't tried any of them yet...and dont know that I will, so you should try and then let me know how you liked it! Seriously!! SO, please read, enjoy, and feel free to try using any of these alternative uses...better yet, I want to challege you to try at least one of them this week, and then write me and let me know how it went!!! thanks
Oh! PS. the blog has many fun and interesting how to's, DIY etc...
(1. Shave. Olive oil can provide a safe and natural lubricant for a close shave. Rub in an extra teaspoon after washing your body or face once finished.
2. Wood Furniture Polish. Wipe with a teaspoon of olive oil and a soft rag. Add a bit of vinegar of citrus juice to bulk up the cleaning power, and add a fresh scent. 3. Fingernails. Use a bit of olive oil to moisturize cuticles, or mix oil and water and soak your hands before a manicure. 4. Lubricate Measuring Cups and Spoons. Rub or spray olive oil on your measuring tools for easy clean-up of sticky substances like honey, grain mustards, and sugar syrups, 5. Control hair frizz. Comb a bit of olive oil through dry hair to tame the frizz and flyaways on humid days or in the winter. 6. Free a stuck zipper. Use a cotton swab to apply olive oil to the teeth of a zipper, then gently ease the tab down.
7. Care for your kitty. Add a teaspoon of olive oil to your cat’s food to help prevent hairballs, and provide a shiny coat. 8. DIY Lip balm. Mix olive oil and melted beeswax in a 1:1 ratio, with an essential oil for fragrance, and say goodbye to dry and chapped lips. 9. Stop Snoring. Take a sip of olive oil before heading to bed. It might lubricate your throat muscles, and stop yourself, or your partner, from snoring. 10. Shine stainless steel and brass. Rub a bit of olive oil on a clean rag to prevent streaks, corrosion, and tarnish.
11. Exfoliate your face and hands. Rub your skin with olive oil, then scrub with sugar or coarse salt, and rinse. 12. As you bathe. Add a few tablespoons of olive oil to your running bath water. You’ll be amazed when you towel off. 13. Remove makeup. Dab a bit under your eyes, on your cheeks and forehead, then wipe with a damp cloth. 14. Cure an earache. Very carefully, use a cotton swab to apply olive oil to the outside ear cavity to help with earaches and excess wax. 15. Remove paint from your skin. Rub on olive oil onto messy hand and arms (or faces) and allow the oil to soak into the skin for five minutes, then rinse with soap and water. 16. Treat lice. Apply olive oil to your youngster’s hair, and leave on for at least 40 minutes. Shampoo twice, then apply a preventative. 17. Stop a throat tickle. Take a sip of olive oil to stop the itchy flicker that is making you cough. 18. Fix a squeaky door. Use a rag or cotton swab to apply olive oil to the top of a problematic hinge in your home or automobile.
19. Shoe polish. Rub down your shoes with just a spray of olive oil to maintain their shine. 20. Personal Lubricant. It works… 21. Soften your skin. Rub olive oil daily on notoriously dry areas, such as your feet or elbows, especially after a shower, shaving, or waxing. 22. Easy clean up of garden tools. Spritz some olive oil on your tools to cut down on dirt buildup. Read more here! 23. Condition leather. Rub olive oil into worn leather, such as a baseball glove, and let set for 30 minutes, then wipe away any excess. 24. As a hair tonic. Comb some olive oil through your hair for the vintage look of pomade without the build-up, or add a bit to wet hair for grungy, but clean, look. 25. Cure diaper rash. Gently wipe on olive oil to your baby’s bottom to help with the irritation of diaper rash.
For anyone who hates Spencer on the Hills, or just wants to laugh, you have to watch this video. Its of David Letterman interviewing Spencer! Its GRRRRRRRREEEEEAAAAATTTT!
SO as we are sitting in front the TV watching Willow and both with are laptops in our laps, Pike says to me, "wow, we are a boring married couple" haha!
BORING PEOPLE dont do blogs... so I decided that we would enter into the blogging world, join our friends, post urber cute photos of ourselves and tell all the funny stories we can think of. Just a recap about the past month, we went on an amazing honeymoon to Ixtapa, Mexico, where we laid in the sun all day and ate as much as we could, after all, it was all inclusive. We got great tans, but sadly, I (Lindsey) lost mine already :( After the exciting honeymoon, we have moved into my parents home in Midway, UT. It is beautiful up here! Pike and I are both working, Pike paints houses in Midway/Heber, and I work at Jimmy Johns, yep, I make and deliver sandwiches!! No but really, I do... Im doing my internship with them along with my friend Missy. We are in charge are the marketing and PR of the shop in Midvale. It really is fun, we just go out and give out free sandwiches to all the business around. During Memorial weekend everyone but my little brother Doug came up for the weekend. It is always so fun having everyone together for the long weekend. We played lots of scum and ate lots of candy! And of course, my mom cooked great dinners and desserts! Then this past weekend we and another couple went to Cali for our friend Dana's wedding in Newport. We stayed with some friends down there, Pike was able to go surfing, and we just hung out and had a great time underneath the great California sky! ...well thats not entirely true, the wedding was on Friday, so we spent the day at the temple, which is beautiful, then went to Huntington and ate lunch and walked along the shops. Then attended the reception which was held in Balboa, the reception was amazing! And the bride, Dana, was stunning! All in all it was a great wedding. Now here's the sad part, so on Sat. the boys woke up early and went surfing, when they came home we turned on the TV and it just so happened that MTV was recapping this seasons Real World, next thing you know we are all suckered in and watching the dumb but yet entertaining show. We all managed to get ready, but still after 6 hrs of watching, the boys decided that they wanted to surf some more, so luckily we all got out and actually did something. That night we went out for Sushi and it was delicious!! We had a great time with everyone! Sooo...thats pretty much it for now. peace
