Thank You for the Ninjas

I don't think people often have the opportunity to be grateful for ninjas. Especially in their family. But not my family. No waaay. Let's face it, Sarah and I are sometimes like The Avengers, which makes her Hulk and me Thor. Or the guys from Ocean's 11, in which case I guess we would be the mormon twins. Point is, we're a pretty dynamic duo. And we can be like flippin' awesome ninjas.
Yesterday afternoon, we finally got home after 18 hours in the car driving back from Utah. WE had to leave the house for spring break because our kitchen floors are being refinished, so we can't walk on them right now. Anyway, we get home and i'm more than happy to go sit on the couch, watch the new episode of Doctor Who, and not move unless I deemed it necessary. Mom had forgotten a key to the front door because she thought we would just be able to walk through the kitchen on our socks and unlock the front door. The only problem with that was the fact that the floors were SOAKING WET and could not be touched. WE thought our only options would be to get back in the car and kill time until they dried. However, I was not willing to get back in that wretched car for another 2 hours, so i suggested that Dad give me a boost so i could jump over the front entry(which is hardwood) into the laundry room(which is tile). Brilliant, right? I thought so too. The jumping was ruled out though, because Mom didn't want the outline of me in her floors forever, just in case I fell. Next, i suggested we  hold a ladder horizontally and i shimmy into the laundry room, grab the key, and throw it out to dad. In the end, we propped two boards on Dad's legs and Sarah slid into the laundry room grabbed the key, and slid back up. Mission accomplished! I. Am. Genius. Call me big-headed but hey, this was my moment of glory. I saved the family from another 2 hours in the car. And yes, I did sit on my butt and watched Doctor Who, so I was pretty happy. Today in church after Mom told the story in Young Womens, Sarah's friend Haley told us she can imagine our Mom praying and saying something along the lines of "Thank You for giving me two ninjas for daughters."Aw shucks. ;)

Favorite bits of overheard conversations

You know you always seem to overhear the most awkward parts of someone else's conversation? A few of my personal favorites...

 "Well no, because they had set the maps on fire.."

"...dementor season, and she was eating a cinnamon roll."

"I have a burrito AND Harry Styles."

"...so then I realized it wasn't MY cat that had rabies."

"That's how we do it in the bayou."

"I think I forgot my pants.."

"..then she got stuck in the barrel. Stupid cat."

"You unworthy piece of scum. That was MY fruit snack!"

"...so now theres a dead squirrel somewhere in my dad's car."

THESE AER ALL REAL. NO JOKE.

How to successfully undo all of a dog's training

1. Have lightsaber duels with them

2. Teach the go-jump-on-Sarah's-bed-to-wake-her-up command

3.Chase them all over the house because they stole your running spandex, then laugh at how hilarious they look wearing them.

4. Teach them how to ring the doorbell.

5. Explain to them that the chocolate lab down the street needs to be taught a lesson.

6. Turn a blind eye to them sleeping at the foot of your bed in the morning, mostly because you're too lazy to kick them off.

7. Let them show some school spirit by sporting your BYU sweatshirt.

8. Hide behind walls and scare them when they pass by.

9.  Sit and laugh with the rest of your family when they full-on tackle the six-year-old.

10. Give them peanut butter.

11. Pet them with foreign objects.

12. Use "ATTACK" as a command.

13.Allow them the liberty of shredding a pool noodle in the basement, because they're distracting you from Batman.

I oughta be a dog trainer.