Hi

My fabulous friend Lis sent me this list of stuff to answer! Kinda FUN!

1. What time did you get up this morning? 8:00 am. kinda slept in. WOW... that is a first

2. What do you usually have for breakfast? my favorite breakfast is Cream of Wheat, but sometimes I only have time for cold cereal. I ate Rice Krispies this morning! Yum Yum.

3. What is your favorite CD of the moment? I am always last to catch on to something... I am loving Michael Buble these days... fave song: Quando, Quando, Quando. Right this moment, I am listening to Led Zeppelin's KASHMIR (good song too).

4. What kind of car do you drive? Honda Accord

5. Favorite sandwich? Honestly, I love the elementary school squashed ham and cheese sandwich they would serve. I still crave one of these now and then... and I really don't know how to make it like the lunch ladies did!

6. Favorite item of clothing? I love my denim pencil skirts. Perfect for spring and summer and dressing up and down. LOVE IT.

7. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? New York (never been), Figi, Norway (or something scandinavian).

8. What color is your bathroom? gross, boring, white (my parents basement bathroom)...

9. Where would you retire? I think I'd love the warm weather in the country somewhere, tall grasses, wild flowers and my nearest neighbor a mile away.

10. Most memorable birthday? My sixteenth birthday with my CRUSH, Matt Cantwell there! Gosh, I liked him!

11. Favorite sport to watch? NBA or college football

12. Are you a morning person or a night person? definitely NOT a morning person! If I could sleep in until 10 or 11... I would love it! I like to stay up late but night-time always tends to make me goofy and silly!

13. What is your shoe size? VERY BIG

14. Pets? yes, penny lane... the poo eater... I hate to say this, but I think I want to get rid of her! ANY TAKERS?

15. What did you want to be when you were little? model, fashion designer.

16. What are you today? busy mom and caseworker for state of utah

17. What is your favorite candy? i love the little colorful candy coated licorice pieces you get in the big bins at the grocery store!

18. What is your favorite flower? bright pink peonies... but they don't last long enough.

19. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? really, i look forward to most days... I love getting stuff done!

20. What are you listening to right now? I am listening to my itunes on my computer with the movie CARS in the background.

21. What is the last thing you ate? vanilla yogurt

22. Do you wish on stars? all of the time! I am kinda silly like that!

23. What faith are you? LDS

24. Who is the last person you spoke with on the phone? Lisa, last night before we had a GIRLS NIGHT OUT!!! SO FUN!

25. Hair color? if you asked my husband- orangey yellow (courtesy of bad hair-dye job).

26. Name of your favorite school teacher? Mrs. Green- 2nd grade. She loved me even though I was a little different!

27. Chocolate or vanilla? I used to be all about chocolate... but my tastes have changed a bit and I like vanilla these days!

28. When was the last time you cried? I can't remember! usually i just get welled up tears in my eyes but never cry too much!

29. What is under your bed? nothing... my bed is currently without a frame and is directly on the floor!!!

30. What did you do last night? had a great time with my friend Lisa cruising all over SL last night! i could just talk to that girl for hours and hours and never get bored...

31. Favorite smell? I love the smell right after it rains and baby lotion on a newborn.

32. What are you afraid of? public speaking... mean people... dying

33. How many towns have you lived in? Around 11: Aurora CO, Cottonwood Heights, Cedar City, Las Vegas NV, Palm Harbor FL, Tarpon Springs FL, Sandy, Rexburg ID, Provo,Lehi, Salt Lake City.

34. Do you make friends easily? Yes, I think so. I like making friends!

Guess Who...

My little guy loves his bis sis more than anything. Always trying to be just like Belle. Sure he is boy thru and thru to the core, but at times, a bit of Belle shines through. Pink shoes and all...

Gone With the Tonsil

Today was a day of emotions, two-fold to be exact. One: LOVE- because of how I truly feel when taking care of my sweet little children, especially when they are in pain, thankfully my empathetic self kicks in by pure nature. Two: CRAZY- because of how I feel when taking care of said children (out of love still) but a feeling of absolute craziness for what a tonsillectomy will bring- vomit, whines, more vomit, a whole lot of extra laundry due to vomit, sad eyes and more vomit. I think that poor Sam has thrown up more in 10 minutes than he will the rest of his life. Hopefully the vomit is ending and the healing beginning!

I love my Sammy Bear more than words could ever portray... enough to put up with a years-worth more of vomit! Thankfully this won't be the case.

i'm alive

Yes, it has been over a month since I updated my blog, but really nothing super crazily (not a word, i know) interesting, important or downright fabulous has befallen me as of late (I guess the really bad home-hair-dye experience might qualify as interesting but definitely not fabulous...). And, I must preface, i really don't care much about my typos or being grammatically correct these days, so please disregard my illegal use of commas, made up words etc.

I did get a tag from a friend, Candace, and I will definitely follow up with that later in this post, but first off, I thought I would let you in on my night. I just have to say that tonight, while I was getting ready for bed, I made a big mistake. I took my contacts out BEFORE I located my glasses. Mind you, there are several problems with this, first off- (the obvious) I am blind at this point and cannot see 2 inches in front of my face which makes finding said glasses nearly impossible, second- I have THREE pairs of glasses AND still could not locate one pair. After, literally holding my face within inches of every item in my room i finally found a pair: the GIMPY pair which is missing a nose piece and half of the frame (i propped them up by taping them to my face. HOT STUFF hugh... good thing i am already married). So, why do you need to know this, YOU DON"t but i need to vent! This is how much I wanted to blog, even when I cannot see and my GIMP glasses are digging into my nose, i still feel the need to update my peeps. Maybe all of this kookiness is the result of the cold medicine I am on.......



On I go:


All About ME...


Ten Years Ago:

I was at Ricks College, just finishing up my 2 year degree. Living it up with gals at the Baronessa D-5. Good times, good memories! I remember making a lot of pizza's, breadsticks and no-bake cookies, shopping at Porters Craft which was the highlight of my Friday nights and the bloody thumb incident (that is for another post).


Five Places I Have Lived:

1. Palm Harbor, FL
2. Cedar City, UT
3. Las Vegas, NV
4. Aurora, CO
5. Rexburg, ID


Five Things On My To-Do List:

1. Visit my grandparents
2. Do my laundry... it is piling high
3. Research a kindergarten for Belle
4. Look for a new house
5. Research nano-technology (yes, that is what I wrote, I help Jon with his homework!)


I Enjoy:

... Sleeping in until 9 am, a long hot bubble bath, cupcakes, camping, libraries, my computer, shopping for clothes for my kids, looking at real estate, baking, riding bikes with my family, a shortish hike, reading blogs, making cards, playing with my kids, going to a movie with Jon.


Three BAD Habits:

I have soooo many bad habits I really don't know how fair it is to only pick three, but if i have to choose, they would be:

1. picking my zits (in the complete WRONG way, as my husband would put it)
2. talking toooo much and putting my foot in my mouth all of the time (oops, i combined two in one)
3. pulling out all of the dark, coarse hairs out of my head. why do i do this?


Five Things You Might Not Know About Me:

1. I love to sketch out and design clothes
2. I love to sketch out and design homes
3. I have always wanted to work as a fashion designer or for a big fashion mag (surprising yes, considering my being somewhat unstylish in real life)
4. I kissed Jon first
5. I really like playing with my kids toys...


Five Jobs That I Have Had:

1. Caseworker
2. Special Education preschool teacher
3. Worked at a Laundromat
4. Galley cafeteria at Ricks College
5. Private Tutor for an Autistic child


What Will Be Going On In Ten Years:

I will be 40. how wierd is this. Jon will be 39, Belle will be 14 and Sam will be 12 and hopefully, we will have had experienced many a fun trip. I hope that Jon will have graduated at this point, but we can all hope. I would like to be settled into a nice family neighborhood... i'm not picky, anywhere within the United States will do. Who knows, we may be in another state. That would be fun and definitely okay with me. Maybe another child or two. Well see. I guess i am open to whereever the wind blows us!!!

Vegas Vacation

We took a short family vacation to Vegas to visit my brothers, Mike and Dan, right before Christmas. I meant to post some pics a month or so ago, but just haven't. We had a really nice time! Visiting Mike and his family was really relaxing and they are such great hosts. It was also nice to spend a little time with Dan and his cute girlfriend, Lexi! Thanks again, Mike and Mel, for such a great getaway!