My friend Tiffany tagged me so here is my best effort at this thing. Okay, so I have a little confession first. I am a little blogger illiterate. I am not sure exactly how to link all of this to others. So, here's to the best!
Here are the rules: 1. Link to the person who tagged you and comment in the comment section on their original “quirk: post. 2. Mention the rules on your blog. 3. Tell 6 unspectacular quirks about you. 4. Tag 6 bloggers ( or more) by linking to them. 5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they’ve been tagged.
1) I am so incredibly anal about the family calendar. Just ask John. He has learned to never schedule anything without first consulting the family calendar, which we now keep next to the computer.
2) I love to sew. As such, I have made many dresses for my girls. I have yet to make anything for Timothy. But, just because I like to sew doesn't mean I like to sew with Satin. That is probably the most terrible material to sew with!
3) I prefer a good book over T.V.
4) I'm very competitive, which is why I cannot play Monopoly with John anymore. He always wins and it bugs me!
5) I love homemade jam. It is sooo easy to make and I love seeing the pretty jars. But, I also hate to open the pretty jars. If I use it, then I can't admire the lovely jam anymore!
6) I am a control freak. I want to be in control of everything. This is so hard when I have kids (and a husband)! But I am slowly learning to give up control and just let things be!
I tag Nicole at http://simplystevens.blogspot.com/, Jaime at http://www.jbwabelfam.blogspot.com/, Jennifer at http://elganfam.blogspot.com/, Cynthia at http://hellofernandezfamily.blogspot.com/, Dawn at http://dawnloveschocolate.blogspot.com/, Ruth at http://shemandruth.blogspot.com/
Monday, November 17, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
Fun in the snow and more
On Wednesday we woke up to snow, much to the delight of my girls! They have been bugging me about wearing their snow boots since I bought them. Amber was especially excited to wear her boots to school! Ahh, the unabashed delight of childhood. Amber had a real treat after school as one of her friends was able to come home with her while we waited for her mom to get home. Noli was only here for a few minutes, but it was enough to delight Amber. They had fun rolling snowballs. I found it absolutely amusing that the first thing Amber asked as we pulled into the driveway was if she could have a snowball fight with Noli! I suppressed a laugh and quickly diverted her attention to a different activity. Snow angels are somewhat safer and better for the fragile self esteem of my five year old daughter!
After Noli left, Amber and Emma spent more time playing in the snow. After a few short minutes, I looked out, noticed a purple glove lying in the snow, and made the quick decision that it was time to come inside. Alas, Emma's mittens are a tad big, thus hindering her ability to pick up the snow! Her hands were red and oh so frozen by the time I got her inside. But, I didn't complain too much. To see the joy on her face made up for any wrongs (taking her mittens off) that she may have done!
Amber did all she could to avoid the camera. She is too much like me in that respect. But I got one! Albeit a far away shot!
Emma enjoying the snow! She was so excited to wear her new winter gear!
After Noli left, Amber and Emma spent more time playing in the snow. After a few short minutes, I looked out, noticed a purple glove lying in the snow, and made the quick decision that it was time to come inside. Alas, Emma's mittens are a tad big, thus hindering her ability to pick up the snow! Her hands were red and oh so frozen by the time I got her inside. But, I didn't complain too much. To see the joy on her face made up for any wrongs (taking her mittens off) that she may have done!
Amber did all she could to avoid the camera. She is too much like me in that respect. But I got one! Albeit a far away shot!
Emma enjoying the snow! She was so excited to wear her new winter gear!
Friday, October 31, 2008
Timothy's Birthday
Okay, so I just have a lot to share today. I know, I am a couple days late on Timothy's birthday, but hey, I think I'm doing good to even get this on here. I can't believe Timothy is one year old. He started walking on Tuesday, turned one on Wednesday, and has been going strong ever since! We had a small little get together with family. He didn't understand the opening presents part, but he sure loved the cake part. I made a been cake and surrounded it with cupcakes that sort of looked like little bees. I think it was fun. I gave him the cupcake as his first birthday cake! He demolished the cupcake. Not too messy, thankfully. But it was fun. Amber and Emma were excited about the presents. I bought Timothy two different things and let the girls give him one! Amber thought that was pretty cool to give Timothy a present from her and Emma.
Here are some pictures from our little celebration!
Here are some pictures from our little celebration!
Halloween
Halloween at our house started long ago. The girls have known what they wanted to be since last year. Okay, so maybe not that long ago, but long enough. I got so sick of the girls asking about Halloween. I'm glad it is over!
Anyway, yesterday Emma had her Halloween celebration at Preschool. She wore her spider costume and I helped out in her class. It was a lot of fun. Emma was so excited to be a spider. Somebody made the mistake of asking if she was a black widow! She was so adamant about being a spider and didn't think a black widow was a spider. She kept saying she was a nice spider. It was fun. I loved having people admire her costume as I slaved over the dumb thing. I can't believe I agreed to make her a spider costume!
Amber has been bugging me about being a princess. She always wants to be a princess. But this year it had to be Cinderella, not just a generic princess. So I had to figure out how to do Cinderella. Luckily I had two different patterns for a Cinderella dress. I just picked one, and of course, modified it to make it easier to sew. It wasn't perfect, but hey, I think I did pretty good for finishing it last night!
This morning we did her hair up and put a headband in like Cinderella. I think I used a whole bottle of hairspray just so it would stay. Lo and behold most of it fell out by the time we were getting ready for trick or treating. Oh well. Amber had a parade at school. Unfortunately my camera isn't that great so I got a horrible picture of her, and I didn't get the pictures from my dad. So that picture will be a little fuzzy. She had a lot of fun at school.
Timothy was a ghost. We dressed him in a white sweatshirt and pulled it up onto his head. Then John put some of his socks on Timothy! He was drowning in all the material, but I thought it was so cute. I didn't really want to do too much, Timothy is still little and will never remember how he was dressed for Halloween.
In the time between school and trick or treating, John went to Verree's house and picked up a pumpkin. Then he gathered the girls and carved the pumpkin while Timothy was sleeping. The girls helped pull the pumpkin guts out. They enjoyed it, even though Amber said it was gross. I hate pulling the guts out of pumpkins. That's why I had John do it. I didn't even care how it was carved. I just didn't want to do it! Yay! John loved it. He had fun helping the girls, and of course, he did the actual carving!
After Trick or treating we went to Grandpa's house. There the girls saw pizza in Grandpa's kitchen and convinced him that they were hungry and needed some pizza! Hmmm . . . I guess lasagna just wasn't good enough tonight! It was a long day and all three kids were fast asleep within about ten minutes. Yay! Peace and quiet!
Anyway, yesterday Emma had her Halloween celebration at Preschool. She wore her spider costume and I helped out in her class. It was a lot of fun. Emma was so excited to be a spider. Somebody made the mistake of asking if she was a black widow! She was so adamant about being a spider and didn't think a black widow was a spider. She kept saying she was a nice spider. It was fun. I loved having people admire her costume as I slaved over the dumb thing. I can't believe I agreed to make her a spider costume!
Amber has been bugging me about being a princess. She always wants to be a princess. But this year it had to be Cinderella, not just a generic princess. So I had to figure out how to do Cinderella. Luckily I had two different patterns for a Cinderella dress. I just picked one, and of course, modified it to make it easier to sew. It wasn't perfect, but hey, I think I did pretty good for finishing it last night!
This morning we did her hair up and put a headband in like Cinderella. I think I used a whole bottle of hairspray just so it would stay. Lo and behold most of it fell out by the time we were getting ready for trick or treating. Oh well. Amber had a parade at school. Unfortunately my camera isn't that great so I got a horrible picture of her, and I didn't get the pictures from my dad. So that picture will be a little fuzzy. She had a lot of fun at school.
Timothy was a ghost. We dressed him in a white sweatshirt and pulled it up onto his head. Then John put some of his socks on Timothy! He was drowning in all the material, but I thought it was so cute. I didn't really want to do too much, Timothy is still little and will never remember how he was dressed for Halloween.
In the time between school and trick or treating, John went to Verree's house and picked up a pumpkin. Then he gathered the girls and carved the pumpkin while Timothy was sleeping. The girls helped pull the pumpkin guts out. They enjoyed it, even though Amber said it was gross. I hate pulling the guts out of pumpkins. That's why I had John do it. I didn't even care how it was carved. I just didn't want to do it! Yay! John loved it. He had fun helping the girls, and of course, he did the actual carving!
After Trick or treating we went to Grandpa's house. There the girls saw pizza in Grandpa's kitchen and convinced him that they were hungry and needed some pizza! Hmmm . . . I guess lasagna just wasn't good enough tonight! It was a long day and all three kids were fast asleep within about ten minutes. Yay! Peace and quiet!
Monday, October 27, 2008
Weekend Happenings and More
Fall Fantasy Masquerade-- A couple of weeks ago I had seen an advertisement for the masquerade and I thought it sounded like fun. I had never been to a masquerade before! It was really a fundraiser for the USO and veterans got in free. Yay! I was pretty sure I could dredge up the $15 dollars for a ticket. So I made plans to go. I was pretty sure John would go with me so I didn't even think twice when I invited my brother and sister in law. The only catch was that I had to convince my brother to go. You see, Cori (sister in law) made a deal with me. If I could convince Jeff to go, she would buy my ticket. I thought I would never be able to convince Jeff. Ha, he fooled me. He agreed without me having to beg, cajole, bribe, whatever. As soon as I asked him he pretty much said he would go! So after borrowing a dress, and finding a mask, we were off to the masquerade on Saturday night! It was tons of fun. We are so glad Jeff and Cori met up with us there. 
We took this picture at our house before we left. John was trying to be such a gentleman! We were so excited to be able to leave the kids with Kim and to get all dressed up.
Finally, we made it to the Masquerade. Because John is a veteran, he only had to show his ID to get in. Lucky for us! I think we had such a sweet deal. Jeff and Cori met up with us there. They bought us a raffle ticket ($1 a piece, break the bank!). I thought, yeah right, I never win anything. It was a good thing John was holding on to the ticket! We ended up winning the grand prize. I love the Bond Girl perfume, and the Cologne for John! Yeah! I was in so much shock that we actually won something. We split the prize with Jeff and Cori. It was so awesome! The prize was a whole basket full of Avon products-- value of $200. I don't think I slept at all on Saturday night I was in shock all night.
Here are the four of us just outside the cultural celebration center. And yes, John is wearing his kilt! Hmmm . . . he hasn't worn the thing for so long. I wasn't sure he actually would.
Sunday travels-- Sunday morning John and I both went to our Ward Council meeting at 8 a.m. and then headed down to Nephi about 11:30 a.m. We went to Nephi to support Chantelle who was receiving her Young Womanhood medallion. So we went to church with Aunt Deb and then had very yummy food at Aunt Deb's house. Of course Aunt Deb went above boeard on the food. She always makes yummy food. I love her bowtie salad! Yummm!!! We had a very good visit, and as always, we left later than we expected. But only because Aunt Deb was making sure we had things we need. Dave and Deb have always taken good care of us. What else is family for if we can't help each other out? I really appreciate all they have done for me. It really pales in comparison to anything I have ever been able to do for them.
I took my camera with me and forgot to take pictures. So I don't have any to share from Aunt Deb's house. But we all enjoyed the day. We are so blessed to have such wonderful family close by.
Despite the busy, busy weekend ,we had such a good time. I really enjoyed the time I got to spend with John and also the time I could spend with family. We are truly a blessed family.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Just "four fun"
Okay, so I hate these. I think it is a waste of time, but what the heck. I've been tagged and I feel like wasting time today. So here's my list, just "four fun."
4 Random Facts about my husband:
- John likes to change his socks halfway through the day.
- John is attached to a book, everywhere he goes, even if he is only dropping Amber off at school!
- John loves seafood, but graciously chooses something else when I am eating with him. Kudos to him!
- John has more clothes than me and the kids combined.
4 Movies I could watch more than once:
- Juno
- Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
- Sleepless in Seattle
- Princess Diaries
4 Interesting Places I've been:
- Maine
- Canada
- Michigan
- Missouri
4 People who email me regularly:
- Patricia
- AuntDeb
- Kim
- Hmmm . . .oh yeah, John? You know, those well . . . . we'll just leave it at that!
4 Favorite Foods:
- Chicken rolls
- Homemade bread (yummy!)
- Cinnamon rolls.
- It is a tossup between popcorn and icecream. Depends on my mood!
4 Places I'd like to visit:
- Australia
- England
- Germany
- China
4 Things I'm looking forward to this year:
- Timothy walking
- John finding a job
- Spring. I am so not looking forward to winter!
- Spending more time with family and friends!
4 People who are now IT:
- Jaime
- Ruth
- Lena
- Jenna
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Sweet moments!
Sweet moment #1: My girls really surprise me sometimes. I had promised the girls popcorn and a movie tonight is they took a bath really quick. They were very quick in the bath. Then it was off to the movies (a.k.a. Basement play room!). When I didn't hear them ask for help to start the movie I got a little worried. I went downstairs and found them sitting next to each other on the couch sharing a blanket and a pillow. It was so sweet. I just can't get over how sweet they can be. These are really the moments I absolutely love.
Here's a couple pictures of them enjoying their popcorn and movie.
Sweet moment #2: I was playing the dot game on Facebook and didn't see a box. Neither did the other person. But Amber saw it. She told me I could get a box and showed me. My five year old showed me up! But her face just glowed when I was telling John about it. She was so proud. And I think her self esteem just jumped a thousand notches as she listened to me talk to John about it. I'm not sure her smile could get any bigger.
Sweet moment #3: I had told Amber she had to stay in her room and be quiet for nap/quiet time. After about an hour she came out and asked if nap time was over. I told her it could be and she climbed on my bed with me and snuggled with me for a while. She was just so gracious today.
Sweet moment #4: The girls had chores today. Sigh. Laundry had piled up so they were helping me fold clothes and put them away. They didn't get to play until their chores were done. Emma was done putting her clothes away. Amber decided to capitalize on the situation and asked Emma (more like conned her) into helping put Amber's clothes away too! Emma was so compliant and wanted to help just because Amber was doing it too. It was really sweet.
These moments aren't grand in any sense of the word, but they sure make me grateful that God has entrusted me with these beautiful souls! There are many more of these moments, but I am sure I would bore everybody. Plus there are no words to describe the joy and gratitude that fill my soul today.
Here's a couple pictures of them enjoying their popcorn and movie.
Sweet moment #2: I was playing the dot game on Facebook and didn't see a box. Neither did the other person. But Amber saw it. She told me I could get a box and showed me. My five year old showed me up! But her face just glowed when I was telling John about it. She was so proud. And I think her self esteem just jumped a thousand notches as she listened to me talk to John about it. I'm not sure her smile could get any bigger.
Sweet moment #3: I had told Amber she had to stay in her room and be quiet for nap/quiet time. After about an hour she came out and asked if nap time was over. I told her it could be and she climbed on my bed with me and snuggled with me for a while. She was just so gracious today.
Sweet moment #4: The girls had chores today. Sigh. Laundry had piled up so they were helping me fold clothes and put them away. They didn't get to play until their chores were done. Emma was done putting her clothes away. Amber decided to capitalize on the situation and asked Emma (more like conned her) into helping put Amber's clothes away too! Emma was so compliant and wanted to help just because Amber was doing it too. It was really sweet.
These moments aren't grand in any sense of the word, but they sure make me grateful that God has entrusted me with these beautiful souls! There are many more of these moments, but I am sure I would bore everybody. Plus there are no words to describe the joy and gratitude that fill my soul today.
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