Super Rad - party in my tummy

pardon the tardiness of this overdue blog----

December 6th 2008:
i left my Alchemist class early so i could take my siblings to perhaps the greatest concert this year ever!

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THE AQUABATS!!!
DJ Lance Rock (from Yo Gabba Gabba)


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i think i shall start with this: earlier this year celeste and i were going a bit concert crazy, hoovie being 10 was not invited or allowed to go to concerts... after i found out she was really digging The Aquabats, i told her they next time they come to Utah, we can go! as soon as i found out they were comming i bought 3 tickets right away!!!

mom helped us make some capes and eye masks so we could be good space cadets! we fit right in with our wonderful homemade attire! my appoligies, i was so out of it that i didnt even think to take a picture!!! perhaps i can gather up my siblings to re-create the moment! we will see...


Hoovie is 10, but she wasnt the youngest!!! she went as MC Bat commander, Mustache too! she had so much fun dancing around and singing all the Aquabat songs. she even joined a Skank Pit..what fun!

Celeste really liked the show too, it was a bit different crowd than the other concert crowds she has previously been to. she difinatly enjoyed DJ Lance Rock

Michael got talked into this one last minute... i wasnt sure if i wanted to miss the last of my class, so i asked him to go with the girls at first then i would meet up with them later. it all worked out ok though, he even proudly sported his cape and eye mask- what a trooper! although he was a semi-fan of Yo Gabba Gabba, i think this concert has changed his mind forever! he was impressed!!


some of my favorite Aquabats Songs that they preformed!:
Look at Me (i'm a winner)
Pizza Day
Pool Party
Super Rad
Hi-Five City
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although we went to see The Aquabats, i really enjoyed DJ Lance Rock! if you are not familar with the kids TV Show called Yo Gabba Gabba, i suggest you become a fan! as soon as it came on i loved it! anyway, DJ Lance Rock did one of his signature kicks, he wore his fancy orange outfit, complete with fuzzy hat, and DJ'd his own stuff! i was a bit curious of what he would do, but i was so excited when he play a lot of Yo Gabba Gabba songs!
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"There's a party in my tummy! so yummy. so yummy!"
"run run run, its fun fun fun, run run run, its fun fun fun, run in a circle, run in a circle now, run in a circle, run in a circle now.. FREEZE!"
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and you better believe i was singing along! it was really a treat!!!

DJ Lance Rock even brought some of his Yo Gabba Gabba friends to the stage: Brobee, and Plex the magic robot..!!!

they even had some of the kids from the concert join them on the stage to dance for the last song!

it was wonderful.


anyway, the concert was wonderful! im thinking that it would be super rad to see the Aquabats every year for christmas as a sibling tradition! it would be fun!

A Hard Days Night

before you continue reading this post, i feel the need to mention that my dad is out of town, and usually when he is, things like this just seem to happen.....

i have decided to share this event with you in time line style. apoligies about it being long, i hope you like it. also, forgive me for not being so super concentraity, its hard to think on so little sleep

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Dec, 10th - 10:45PM - retire to my room, watch some Netflix Watch it now, relax...
December 11th 2008
1:29AM - phone rings, whenever the phone rings this late at night, something needs attention at the restaurant...
1:30AM - phone call from Sheriffs Office. "there is a water leak at your restaurant, you need to go check it out."
1:32AM - Wake up mom, reassure her that things will be OK, and its not going to be bad.
1:38AM - arrive at Restaurant in our PJ's still half asleep, spot Carl the Sheriff, and look at the leak.
1:39AM - Rush inside the restaurant, relived that there is NO WATER DAMAGE inside!!!
1:40AM - Call Dad, no answer
1:41AM - City water person comes to check the leak[flood!]
1:42AM - Call Dad, no answer
1:43AM - City water person, sheriff, mom and i walk around trying to figure out where the leak is coming from.
2:01AM - rush home to get restaurant blueprints,
2:08AM - arrive back at restaurant with blueprints in hand.
2:15AM - sift through all the blueprints till the right one is found
2:16AM - pretend to know what im looking at on the blueprints.
2:17AM - offer to make some Hot Chocolate
2:18AM - Call Dad, no answer
2:20AM - outside again, with flashlights trying to see where the water lines are...
2:21AM - trying to decide if it is OUR water line, or the Cities...
2:22AM - Call Dad, no answer
2:28AM - make more Hot Chocolate
2:29AM - offer Hot Chocolate to the Sheriff, he declines
2:31AM - Call Dad, no answer
2:32AM - found water valve, turned off water...
2:33AM - realized that when we turned the water off, we also turned off the Hotel and jail on the same water system.
2:34AM - Call Dad, no answer
2:40AM - Call our plumbers, perhaps they will have the answer
2:47AM - plumber wont be able to do anything till 7am, we are just out of luck.
2:48AM - Call Dad, no answer
2:49AM - City water person asks for a Wet/Dry vac and some extension chords.
2:50AM - Call Dad, no answer
2:52AM - untangled the knot someone made in the chords.
2:54AM - Call Dad, no answer
2:58AM - stood outside with City water person, (in my pjs) holding the flashlight, watching the Wet/Dry vac try and get some of the water out of a tiny line.
3:00AM - wasting time (and warmth) by using the Wet/Dry vac.
3:02AM - Call Dad, no answer
3:05AM - City water person wants to turn the water on, so the jail and motel will have water...
3:07AM - Call Plumbers again, let them know its a BIG leak...more of a gush
3:09AM - Call Dad, no answer
3:12AM - enjoy Hot Chocolate inside while waiting for plumber to arrive.
3:16AM - not enjoying small talk with City water person
3:17AM - Call Dad, no answer
3:18AM - Call Dad, no answer
3:19AM - Call Dad, no answer
3:21AM - Plumber arrives!!!!
3:22AM - confirms that it is indeed a big leak...
3:23AM - Call Dad, no answer
3:24AM - peruse the blueprints for clues
3:25AM - Call Dad, no answer
3:26AM - Call Dad, no answer
3:27AM - Call Dad, no answer
3:28AM - Call Dad, no answer
3:29AM - Call Dad, no answer
3:32AM - walk around outside trying to find more information
3:36AM - decided that we would need to tear out whole parking lot, put in new meter, and repair any damages, but not till 7AM
3:38AM - Call Dad, no answer
3:39AM - Call Dad, no answer
3:42AM - plan on meeting back at 8AMish -
3:43AM - decide to close the restaurant for the 11th.
3:56AM - plan to keep the water turned off till 7AM, called the Jail and Motel let them know.
3:59AM - decide there isn't much more to do now till 7AM.... stumble into our cars and drive home
4:08AM - arrive home, stumble up the stairs
4:10AM - try to un-freeze my toes... not working
4:20AM - fade away to my dreams
5:15AM - mom stays awake to call our head cook and morning waitress, to let them know not to come in
7:23AM - wake up from a rather cold sleep, zombie my way downstairs
7:27AM - entertain Heather and Celeste with stories from the Escapades from just hours ago
7:29AM - get ready for the day... ugh
8:00AM - take girls to school
8:10AM - drop prius off to get oil changed
8:14AM - DAD RETURNED CALLS!!!! wahoo!
8:17AM - rush to restaurant to meet with the working guys
8:19AM - find out that we wont have to tear the whole parking lot up, just a bit of the side walk
8:25AM - found the actual leak spot... thankful for the sun for letting us see
8:28AM - took wonderful footage for dad so he could see what we were up against...
9:30AM - dilly dallied till the workers decided the game plan...
9:45AM - workers said we should be ready to open the restaurant at noonish-
10:00AM - Nick(our cook) came in to work on 2 banquets we had scheduled for tonight.
10:08AM - call the 11:00 gals told them to come in altough were closed to do some cleaning and be ready for when the doors open.
10:45AM - leave restaurant
10:52AM - pick up Prius from Big O
11:02AM - run quick errand to Nebonet
11:15AM - mom packs her clothes, and gets ready for the day (she has a plane to catch!)
11:45AM - Start Blogging this wonderful story
12:30AM - rush mom out the door... wish her a safe trip, assure her that everything will be alright

12:55AM - POST BLOG!!!

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