I've Missed Her.

You know that saying, "sometimes you don't know what you have until it's gone."? Well it is very true. But now, I get her back!! I am SO excited that my sister and her family is moving back to Utah after 7 years. Can't wait to see you guys!

WELCOME HOME!

What does Aetna and a Crook have in common...

It's really funny how insurance companies work. I have a tooth that more than likely needs a root canal. My employer offers "dental insurance" through a well known "insurance" company named....you guessed it....AETNA! Let me tell you how the "benefits" work. I GET to pay them $92 dollars a month for a year ($1104) for ABSOLUTELY NOTHING before I can get ANY work on my tooth. (You know, "Pre-existing Condition). WOW! Great deal huh!?! Well, i'm not done yet. THEN, after I have waited a year and paid $1104 for absolutely nothing(and in the mean time, my tooth has decayed out of my head), I get to pay another $1500 deductible!!! YAY! THEN!!!!!! I'm not even covered in full. Yeah. I'm covered at 70%. WOW! Who thought up this amazing deal? Awesome, huh? Thank goodness for insurance, right? The more I deal with this crap, the better socialized medicine sounds. (not really, but you get my drift) Is it just me, or is this a real problem? People who don't even legally belong to this country get treated better than that! And guess what? I get to pay for THEM too!

The following is a letter (I didn't make it up, we'll maybe I did) that I got from Aetna.

Dear Mrs. Olsen,

Here is your explination of benefits:

1. You get to pay us for nothing in return.

2. After you have paid us $92 dollars a month for a year, you get to pay your $1500 deductible.

3. More than likely, after your doctor has submitted your claim, it will be rejected because we don't feel like paying - thus, we are no different than thugs but we can get away with it because our crimes are supported by the government.

4. We will also be garnishing your wages because we can.

Any questions, call 1-800-eatshit.

P.S. Your premiums will be going up 150% next year, and your coverage will be going down 50%.

YAY FOR AENTA!

Are You Smarter Than A Sunbeam?

Have you ever done or said something so ridiculously stupid that you just want to cease to exist for a bit? Well, I have, but I didn't even realize I had said something stupid until my conversation with Kaylen last night. Let me preface the following conversation with a conversation I had about a month ago with the owner of Imaging Concepts, the person I interviewed with for my job. I'm not sure how we got on the conversation, but I was telling him how I could immediately tell he was LDS when he interviewed me because of the picture of Moroni he had hanging above his desk and how I felt comfortable being in that kind of environment.
Ok, so...last night Kaylen was surfing the net and a picture popped up, which was followed by the question, "I wonder why that picture of George Washington on his knees is so popular. Even Andrew (the boss at imaging concepts) has that hanging on his wall." Not looking at the picture Kaylen had up, I said "What? Don't you mean that picture of Moroni?" Well, after taking a look at the picture, the man kneeling by the horse has a grey wig on, a hat with three corners, and a colonial styled jacket. I mean, we're talking 18th century! I was staring right at George Washington before he crossed the Delaware, not Moroni burying the brass plates.

Can anyone see my confusion......anyone?.....At all?

School makes me bored

Sarah is at home and I am sitting at school listening to a speech about blogs. So, what am I supposed to do but update Sarah's blog? There is a big game this weekend between the Utah Utes and the zoobies of BYU. Here is my thought and for you that read it is just a thought. Okay, maybe it is more than thought, it is truth. I do not mind BYU and their football program. In fact I love football and just to observe a good football game brings me great joy. The frustration I have with BYU is their fans. They are like no other fans and they are so proud of it. In fact it is like a cult. They (not all are like this) wander as zoobies with no football knowledge but that of the cougars. Gotta go laptop battery is low.

MEET BONGO, NOODLES' NEWEST FRIEND!

Bongo is 13 years old, and THE cutest, most well behaved grey ever. He is so funny! He talks up a storm and can even spell his own name. Mark (Bongo's owner) said that he will only take showers with two people, him and his son's girlfriend (who has massive boobs). HIS FIRST CRUSH! LOL. I guess he even burrows down into her cleavage. WHAT A PERV! Ha ha ha! He definitely picks who he likes and doesn't. Mark was telling me that one time his girlfriend (who Bongo HATED) came over wither her son. Her son kept sticking his fingers in the cage and bugging Bongo. Mark was telling him not to do that, because he will bite him....well, he kept it up, and SNAP! Bongo bit the kid's finger and bit all the way to the bone! (I hope he learned his lesson.) When I met Bongo, he would just stare at me, then he jumped from Mark's arm, to me and crawled up to my shoulder. Mark was, and I quote, "Wow! Bongo loves the SHIT out of you!". Ha ha. It was pretty stinkin funny. We are going to get together with Bongo and Mark, and hopefully Bongo will teach Noodles how to be a cute, fun parrot! Cross your fingers, just don't stick them in the cage...

BEING POOPED ON SUCKS! : )

As you can probably tell, I am completely in love with baby Noodles. I drive up to Bountiful every day to see her. (I am saying "her" now because Kaylen and I have a strong feeling she is a girl.) Anyway, she is getting a lot more confident around us. Last night while I was visiting Noodles, she showed her love for me in a way that I wouldn't have preferred, but hey I'll take it! She pooped/peed ALL OVER MY ARM! And she doesn't poop little.... YUM!

She is so weird! She loves my eyelashes for some reason, she always goes after them (scary!). I hope I don't end up losing an eye! She was squeaking and trying to talk yesterday, which was WAY cute. She just has these little baby noises. There is an Amazon in the cage next to her who is pretty talkative and she was trying to talk to Noodles, but all Noodles could do in response is squeak. It was hilarious! She was very free with her kisses last night! She kind of nibbles on your bottom lip and pokes you will her tongue. I can't wait til you all get to meet her! The best thing for her will be to meet lots of people and have lots of people hold her and play with her. That way, she won't be afraid of new situations and people.

AND THEN THERE WERE THREE...

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY NOODLES!

Most of you don't know this, but Kaylen and I have just added another member to our family. (No, I'm not pregnant!) :) Meet Noodles!!! He is our new Congo African Grey Parrot, the smartest of all the parrots. Noodles will be coming home in less than a month. He is still a baby, so we have to wait for Noodles to be weened. Noodles LOVES to cuddle up by our necks and rest. He is still VERY clumsy!!!!! Noodles also loves to growl at people he doesn't know. I am referring to Noodles as "HE", although we don't know the sex. They have to be DNA tested to know whether it is a male or female. I guess we will find out if Noodles lay eggs in the next 8 years. Noodles is a life-long commitment, as they live 50-65 years.

We are SO excited to have you as the newest Olsen, Noodles!!!

We love you!! :)