We moved from a tiny two bedroom apartment in Washington D.C. We are excited to bring in the groceries in one phase – rather than four. Big city life had its advantages, like frequent power outages. After all the fun we could stand, we decided to return to our homeland: Jake is from Holladay, graduate of Olympus High School. Polly is from Bountiful, graduate of O’ Bountiful, we’re proud of her.
Polly graduated from Ricks and Weber, and then taught a year
in Davis District before serving a mission at the Arizona Temple Visitor’s
Center. Later, she received her M.Ed.
from Weber and continued to teach and coach at Millcreek Jr. In 2008, she met Jake online and
promptly quit teaching to become a trophy wife. Polly now eats chocolates and writes comedy.
Jake went on a mission to Ireland, and then received a mechanical
engineering degree from The U of U. After working as a medical device engineer,
he went to law school at Gonzaga University. Putting his law degree to work, he practiced as a patent
attorney and then joined the US Patent Office.
A turning point in our life was when Jake decided to transfer
all the hair from his head to his face.
“What happened to you!?!” Polly said.
“Have you ever noticed that you can find a hat for your
head, but not for your face?” said Jake.
Although Jake and Polly both love outdoor sports: cycling, hiking, etc., they haven’t figured out how to get out of the
house since having kids. If Polly
could do anything sporty, it would be yoga. Jake is currently day dreaming about swimming laps. Someday.
For now, buying groceries is a fine
recreational activity.
As for our goals, we are currently working on several
important objectives: sleep, fold the laundry, eat a vegetable, maybe go on a family walk, maybe not. Jake would like
to get his work done. Polly hopes
to wear make-up on weekdays.
And now for the other two Scotts. Here is the uncut version of their exclusive interview:
[Ove (3 years), what do you like to do?]
"Read stories and play with
Ford. Eat eggs."
[What’s your
favorite toy?]
"Legos."
[What are you good at?]
"Collecting things" - by which he means hoarding pieces of cardboard.
[What’s your
favorite treat? Hopefully people will read this and bring you some – say
chocolate.]
"Chocolate."
[Anything else you want to say?]
"My species is
the T-Rex. I love my favorite actor: Arnod Shortsenadder."
[And you, Ford (7 months), what do you have to say for yourself?]
"My
favorite treat is milk. My
favorite activity is to drink milk.
That is all. Oh, and I like
milk. Can I eat now?"
I was crying I was laughing so hard at Ove's interview. It was "hoarding pieces of cardboard" that nearly did me in. The neighborhood won't know what hit 'em!
ReplyDeleteThis is hilarious. You're funny.
ReplyDeleteOh the harsh reality of parenting; when the big weekend outings are to get groceries and you have lowered your measure of a successful day down to good hygiene habits.
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