Husband Meme...

Husband Meme

What's his name? On here he is usually hubby or DH. He calls himself DAH. I usually call him lover.

How long have you been together? I have known him for12 years, but we started dating 11 years ago.

How long did you date? We dated for 3 months and then got engaged.

How old is he? 35

Who eats more? He does, unless it is sugar, then it is me.

Who said I love you first? I actually don't remember when we told each other we loved each other. How sad is that!

Who is taller? Him.

Who is smarter? We are smart in different areas, which is great because we can cover just about any subject that way.

Who does laundry? I wash it. I don't like him to do it because then I don't feel like I am doing my job. He folds it most of the time though, and he does most of the ironing these days.

Who does the dishes? I am supposed to do them after lunch (the breakfast and lunch dishes) and he is supposed to do them after dinner. A lot of times he gets to do them all because it is hard to do the dishes with one hand. So if the baby is fussy, I don't get them done.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do here because it is closer to the girls' rooms. It switches wherever we live.

Who pays the bills? I have always done it, he helps with it once in awhile though. He has enough to do with just paying all of his parent's bills.

Who mows the lawn? He does. I have only mowed the lawn once since we got married and it was 10 years ago.

Who cooks dinner? I do.

Who drives when you are together? He does.

Who is more stubborn? I am more stubborn, but he is stubborn when it comes to some things.

Who kissed who first? He kissed me first....it was perfect.

Who asked out who first? He asked me out first.

Who proposed? He did, on the steps of the capital building while we were gazing at the temple after a dance.

Who has more siblings? Him. He had 6 siblings, but one died as an infant.

Who wears the pants in the family? Well I have never seen him in a skirt! We both try to do things equally and together.

How did you meet? We met in an institute class in college.

Well that is all the memes I am going to do for awhile. I hope you enjoyed them a little bit.

Yet another Meme...

What were you doing ten years ago? We were living in a two bedroom apartment. I didn't have a job so I spent all of my time cooking, cleaning and going to the library.

5 Things on my "to-do" list today... go visiting teaching, fold laundry, wash laundry, do pre-school with A, clean the kitchen.

6 Snacks that I enjoy...popcorn, hot chocolate, icecream, fruit snacks, apple cider, and cookies.

3 Bad Habits...I am a procrastinator, I love to dream up a project and buy the stuff for it, but then my ambition fizzles and I often don't get the project done, I'm a hypocrite.

If I were suddenly a billionaire I would...buy a beautiful 1 acre lot and build my dream home, buy new vehicles, put away money for my children's educations, take the whole family on a fun vacation, and put the rest into savings for a rainy day.

5 Places I've Lived...I would rather not say where I have lived, but I have lived in almost every corner of this state.

5 Jobs I've Had..Custard scoopee, children's museum floor manager, manager of the fabrics and notions portion of a store, janitress, and selling vinyl lettering.

5 Things People Don't Know About Me...I am addicted to utahrealestate.com, I have donated my hair to Locks of Love 3 times (and will do it again within this year sometime), I absolutely can't stand watching the news, I can't listen to talk radio either, when I am alone in the car I still crank the music up like I am a teenager.

Only one more day of memes, aren't you glad?

60 Questions Meme...

1. What is in the back of your car right now? I am not 100% sure because DH had to take it to work today because his truck had a dead battery, but if my memory serves me correctly there is a pair of jumper cables (from when the van battery kept dying...this has been a serious problem lately!), an umbrella stroller (which my hubby calls a bikini stroller), and a quillow.

2. When was the last time you threw up? a couple years ago when I had the flu. I almost threw up this morning because I was so dizzy.

3. What's your favorite curse word? dang-it, or when terribly upset damn!

4. Name 3 people who made you smile today? I am not feeling too good today...so the only person that has made me smile so far is my baby H.

5. What were you doing at 8 am this morning? Trying to get my 7 year old out the door for school.

6. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Making a new recipe for granola, since I ate the last of it for breakfast this morning.

7. What will you be doing 3 hours from now? eating lunch with hubby and the girls.

8. Have you ever been to a strip club? Nope.

9. What is the last thing you said aloud? "I know. I am in the kitchen, I can hear it just fine." My 4 year old was informing me that the timer was going off on the oven....yes, I know....I put the stuff in there!

10. What is the best ice cream flavor? Vanilla from Nielson's Frozen Custard.

11. What was the last thing you had to drink? Water....I love water in the winter. It comes out of the tap ice cold.

12. What are you wearing right now? my pajamas...silky green pants and a long-sleeve V-neck white shirt.

13. What was the last thing you ate? Granola

14. Have you bought any new clothing items this week? No, but I bought a new purse and jewelry 11 days ago.

15. When was the last time you ran? Ha ha ha...I try never to run. If fact, my doctor told me that I shouldn't. Which doesn't bother me any!

16. What's the last sporting event you watched? I think it was the 2002 Olympics. Yeah, I don't get out much.

17. Is your TV on? No, I try to keep it off as much as possible. I would much rather read or play on the computer.

18. Who is the last person you emailed? Jessica

19. Ever go camping? The first time I remember going camping is when I was in 3rd grade and my family went to Yellowstone. We try to go camping at least twice a year.

20. Do you have a tan? No, I don't even remember the last time I went outside.

24. Do you drink your soda from a straw? I usually never have soda. If I am at home, I usually drink it straight from the cup. If we go out to eat I usually have water, but I always use a straw for that. We went to the Olive Garden a week and a half ago. I had water. There was a lemon seed in the bottom of my glass, but no lemon in it. Now explain that to me!!! I asked for another water.

25. What did your last IM say? I don't remember. I couldn't get it to work yesterday.

26. Are you someone's best friend? I know I am my hubby's best friend. I hope a few others would consider me as one of their best friends.

27. What are you doing tomorrow? Visiting teaching and who knows what else....probably more laundry.

28. Where is your mom right now? It is Wednesday, so her and my dad are probably getting ready to go shopping.

29. Look to your left, what do you see? the hallway, a bookcase, and a box of books.

30. What color is your watch? Silver and gold.

31. What do you think of when you think of Australia ? Ayer's Rock.

32. Would you consider plastic surgery? Yes, but I would probably never do it.

33. What is your birthstone? Amethyst

34. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru? Both. We don't go very often, so it is probably 50-50.

35.How many kids do you want? Four.

36. Do you have a dog? No. I wish we still did. I get sad everytime I see a dachsund. I want another one.

37. Last person you talked to on the phone? My visiting teaching companion

38. Have you met anyone famous? Only if you count my hubby. He has been on t.v. lots of times.
39. Any plans today? I am taking the baby to the doctor. Folding laundry. Giving my girls a bath.
40. How many states have you lived in? 2, but I have lived in lots of different cities.

41. Ever go to college? Yes, and I plan to go back someday to get my bachelor's degree and a master's degree.

42. Where are you right now? Kitchen

43. Biggest annoyance in your life right now? My hubby's job and living here.

44. Last song listened to? The My Little Pony theme song.

46. Are you allergic to anything? Only seasonal allergies.

47. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time? A pair of brown and a pair of black high healed loafers.

48. Are you jealous of anyone? Not right now, but I have been.

49. Is anyone jealous of you? I don't know why they would be.

50. Where is your idea of a dream vacation? Prince Edward Island...and staying there long enough to really enjoy it.

51. What time is it? 9:15a.m.

52. Do any of your friends have children? Yes, all of them.

53. Do you eat healthy? I try to, but sometimes I get lazy and sick of the kids whining about not wanting to eat that.

54. What do you usually do during the day? Answer the calls of the wild.

55. Do you hate anyone right now? No.

56. Do you use the word 'hello' daily? Only if the phone rings.

58. How old will you be turning on your next birthday? Twenty twelve.

59. Have you ever been to Six Flags? No.

60. How did you get one of your scars? My siblings had me in a laundry basket on top of a bed box. I fell off and split open my bottom lip.

Bonus points for you if you made it all the way through this....and even more bonus points if you realized it was missing a few questions!

ABC Meme...

Blackeyedsue tagged me to do this ABC Meme:

A- Attached or Single? Very Happily Married for 10 years now.

B- Best Friend? My handsome hubby.

C- Cake or Pie? I don't like cake (except cheesecake and sponge cake). I love pie. I even had wedding pies instead of cake. These are our pies from Thanksgiving. We only had two kinds this year....what a disappointment. Sometimes I have made up to 6 different kinds.

D- Day of Choice? I love Monday. After a long restful weekend I am ready to get busy and get things done on Monday morning.

E- Essential Item? My family of course!

F- Favorite Color? Just one? It depends on my mood. My favorite colors to wear are Black and pink. My favorite colors for my house are yellow, green and red (in various shades).

G- Gummy Bears or Worms? Cinnamon Bears...and thanks to Blackeyedsue I have a fresh new bag.

H- Hometown? I don't know. We have moved so many times that I haven't really found a place to call home yet.

I- Favorite Indulgence? Hot chocolate, buying new things for myself, going out to dinner, and reading a book all day.

J- January or July? July. I love all the parties and family get togethers. Oh, and the fireworks.

K- Kids? I have four beautiful girls.

L- Life isn't complete without? Happiness and Love...good answers Shhhhhhhhh! And I would have to add...something to look forward to. I would shrivel up and die if I didn't have something to plan and dream about.

M- Marriage date? August 1997

N- Number of brothers and sisters? Two sisters and one brother.

O-Oranges or Apples? Definately apples. I am very picky about my oranges, and rarely find one I really like.
P- Phobias and Fears? Having my children die. And I hate spiders.
Q- Quote? "Life is a continuous process of longing and losing with loving and laughing filling the gaps inbetween." Renee Duvall
R- Reason to smile? I got a shower today!
S- Season of choice? After a long winter I love spring with all of its beautiful flowers, but after a long summer I love that first feeling of fall in the air.
T- Tag three people? I would rather not tag anyone. I don't know about all of you, but I am kind of tired of these things. (That is why I am getting them all out of the way this week, and then not doing another one for a LONG time!)
U- Unknown fact about me? I have a genetic mutation.

V- Vegetable? Corn, peas, green beans, spinach, artichokes, carrots.

W- Worst Habit? Spending too much time on the internet....do you have this problem too?

Y- Your favorite food? Anything from the Olive Garden, or Cafe Rio.

Z- Zoo animal? I am not partial to any animal in particular. I love to see all the baby animals, especially the monkeys.

Past, Present, Future MEME

I have been tagged for several MEMEs as of late. I haven't had much time to do them, so this week I decided I would dedicate all of my blog posts to catching up on a few MEMEs. This is one my sister-in-law tagged me for:

Past, Present, Future...

20 years ago I . . .
1. I had just turned 11.
2. Was in the 6th grade.
3. We put on a play...HAMLET.

10 years ago I . . .
1. Had been married for 6 months.
2. DH gave me a cookbook for my birthday. I read it cover to cover and started making him yummy things to eat.
3. Went to Guatemala.

5 years ago I...
1. Had just had my second daughter.
2. We had just found out my hubby had cancer.
3. Were busy getting settled into our new house.

3 years ago I . . .
1. I was about to have my third daughter.
2. House projects: finished our basement, remodeled our kitchen, put rock around our fireplace, redecorated the girls bathroom, painted the babies room, painted the living room.
3. Potty training my 2nd daughter.

1 year ago I . . .
1. Got pregnant with my 4th daughter.
2. We decided to uproot ourselves and move.
3. Put new flooring in our kitchen, finally found a paint color I liked for my living room, and put up decorative moulding.

So far this year I . . .
1.Have had a baby.
2. Spent way too much time on the internet.
3. Played with my kiddy-boos.

Yesterday I . . .
1.Went to church.
2. Took a nap...until the older girls woke me up.
3. Took pictures of my quiet book to send to my sister-in-law. You can see pictures of them here.

Tomorrow. . .
1. I am going to take my baby to the doctor.
2. Do more laundry.
3. Pre-school with my 5 year old.

In the next year I shall...
1. Lose 14 more pounds.
2. Move away from here.
3. Get all of my things out of storage.

If you would like to do this MEME you are more than welcome to give it a shot.

Tagged!

Ms. Mordecai (I hope I spelled that right) from Be It Ever So Humble tagged me to do a 50 random things about me MEME, so here it goes. I hope I don't bore you all to death!

1. I love that dip made from Velveeta and Salsa, but I have never made it and I have never bought Velveeta.
2. My 2 year old is getting gummi bears everytime she goes potty.
3. I wear a size 8 1/2 shoe...preferrably Wide for my fabulous duck feet.
4. I have 5 science catalogs on my counter...together they measure 4 1/2 inches...really I measured.
5. Polly Pocket shoes are my enemy.
6. We buy cinnamon bears by the CASE!
7. I am trying not to eat anything after dinner...trying....
8. I am the Activity Days leader in our ward...in charge of quarterly primary activities.
9. I go to bed at 11:00p.m. every night as long as the baby does by then.
10. My telephone plays different music when family members call.
11. I hate my broom.
12. I have a 2 inch scar on my right shin from being cut by a tiller blade.
13. I can whistle with my fingers in my mouth...really loud.
14. I have been to Lehman's caves on the border of Nevada and Utah...very fun, you should go there. Nothing like a little spelunking to make you appreciate the sunshine.
15. I have never been to a tanning booth, but spent many hours on a blanket tanning in my backyard when I was a teenager.
16. My favorite flowers are Star gazer lillies, and those yellow sunflowers that grow along the side of the road.
17. I once went to a RUSH concert with my sister and her hubby.
18. I went to a JAZZ game once...I sat on the second row from the very top...I couldn't see a thing.
19. I always use those free labels they send you in the mail, but I never send them any money...shamed!
20. My wedding ring is sitting in my kitchen covered in flour and bread dough...I always forget to take it off before it is too late.
21. I use to have to wear ear plugs (the kind you wear when shooting a gun) when I used my mother-in-law's vacuum.
22. Many thanks to my Dad for fixing my vacuum so I don't have to anymore.
23. My baby looks like she has a mohawk.
24. My two year old has no freckles, but her two older sisters have tons.
25. I love throwing things away.
26. My baby just shot poop up to her arm pit. lovely.
27. I love Tide with Bleach.
28. I have 3 Ocean Spray Texas Rio Star Grapefruit on my kitchen counter...item #4286 product of USA.
29. I spent over 50 minutes talking to my cousin yesterday, 48 minutes talking to my mom, and 28 minutes talking to my brother-in-law.
30. I have a mole on the side of my nose. It looks a lot like a zit, but it is not.
31. I have a stack of 18 post-it notes by my computer. They all have things on them that I need to remember.
32. I have 11 chickens in my backyard. They are great for eating all of my kids' table scraps.
33. I only shave my legs once a week in the winter. Thought you might like to know. :0)
34. My baby is sleeping on my shoulder...there is nothing sweeter.
35. I have worn the same pair of black shoes practically everyday during the winter for the last 11 years. They are my favorite.
36. I bought them at Payless.
37. I bought my first car when I was 19...it was a white Ford Tempo that I named Allegra.
38. I want my home to have a name someday...like Green Gable or Orchard Slope, but I have never figured out a name I love yet.
39. Most of my clothes are on a bookshelf in our hallway.
40. My favorite drink is Starbuck's Caramel Apple cider...I recreate it at home by topping hot cider with whipped cream, caramel sauce, and cinnamon sugar.
41. I am currently making quilts for my daughters bunk beds.
42. Between my husband and myself we have owned 6 different makes of FORD vehicles...our next vehicle purchase will be a FORD as well.
43. Once when I was little my family made homemade icecream in the winter. We used icecicles to freeze it with.
44. I plan on getting a Master's Degree someday.
45. I have 1,583 different fonts on my computer.
46. I have 10 birdhouses in my kitchen, well my in-laws kitchen.
47. I have a toenail that has been cracked in half...I have a scar on my nail bed from it.
48. After I have babies my fingers and toes all get infected.
49. We don't have mail boxes here...in the whole city. We all have to go to the post office to get our mail.
50. I am glad I am done!!!

Phew! that took a long time. Hope you enjoyed my boring life. ;)

New Year's MEME

1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?
 Lived without my hubby for 8 weeks.

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don't think I ever keep all of my new year's resolutions, but I always make new ones every year. I like to make them because it gets me thinking about the things that I need to improve in and makes me strive a little more to be better. (I will be posting about them in a few days.)

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Yes, my sister Nettie. My friend, Stephanie. Myself.

4. Did anyone close to you die? Only some skunks.

5. What countries did you visit? None. I was planning to go to Canada, but it didn't happen.

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007? Stability and a place where I belong.

7. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Having my new little baby girl.

8. What was your biggest failure? Making one BIG lousy decision.

9. Did you suffer illness or injury? No, only pregnancy and birth.

10. What was the best thing you bought? My new kitchen table. I love it...too bad it has been in storage for the last 5 months. And my vinyl lettering machine.

11. Where did most of your money go? Moving, paying double bills, and medical bills.

12. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Building my dream home. Vinyl lettering business.

13. Compared to this time last year, are you:

a) happier or sadder? Much much sadder.

b) thinner or fatter? Only 5 pounds fatter, but I am working on losing the remainder of those baby pounds.

c) richer or poorer? a lot poorer.

14. What do you wish you’d done more of? scrapbooking.

15. What do you wish you’d done less of? worrying.

16. What was the best book you read? The Twighlight series by Stephanie Meyer. The Princess Academy, The Goose Girl, and River Secrets by Shanon Hale. These is my words by Nancy Turner.

17. What did you want and get? Another girl. My vinyl lettering machine.

18. What did you want and not get? A happy hubby.

19. What kept you sane? Marla

20. Who did you miss? Marla

5 things meme...

Stephanie tagged me for a 5 things meme, so here goes:

5 things I was doing 10 years ago:

1. Going to summer semester of college and trying to finish up my last 2 classes I needed for my Associates degree. I ended up failing one and had to take it over...planning a wedding and going to summer school are not advisable.
2. Planning my wedding on August 19th.
3. Standing on a table on our deck wearing my sunglasses while my mom hemmed my wedding dress.
4. Making a million mini poppy seed muffins for my reception, and making our wedding pies (we had pie instead of cake).
5. Packing all of my things so that I could move to small town Utah with my hubby on our wedding day so he could start his new job the next day (some honeymoon hun!?!)

5 things on my to-do list today:

1. Go see some Parade of Homes houses with my good friend M.
2. Doctor's appointment. I have to take the horrible glucose test today (BLECH!!) and request my medical records.
3. Pray someone calls to make us an offer on our house today.
4. Go to the grocery store for bread, fruit, and milk and anything else that looks tasty.
5. Sand the holes in the walls that I puttied up yesterday so I can paint them tomorrow.

5 snacks I enjoy:

1. Pretzels
2. Cinnamon Bears
3. Hot Chocolate
4. Popcorn
5. Ice Cream

5 songs I know the lyrics to:

1. I am a child of God-all the verses.
2. Almost all of John Michael Montgomery's songs (I use to stay up singing his songs and bouncing my colicky baby).
3. Doug Walker's song about a girl in a little white dress. I don't know the exact title.
4. Families can be together forever. Mine is not right now, so this gives me hope.
5. Forever Young by ??? This is a classic graduation song and one of my all time favorites.

5 things I would do if I were a Millionaire:

1. Build, furnish, and decorate my dream home....no mortgage HURRAY!
2. Put away money for my girls educations and their weddings.
3. Do some fun travelling....Prince Edward Island, Hawaii, a Caribbean Cruise.
4. Buy a new SUV and off-load our van that we hate.
5. Mail annonymous $100 checks to people.

5 Bad habits

1. I get upset and yell too quickly...sorry kids!
2. I love dreaming up a project, buying the stuff for it, but often don't ever complete it.
3. Not cleaning up after myself better...I am a procrastinator.
4. Piling up stuff. My craft desk is always so cluttered with stuff that I can never actually sit there and do something.
5. Eating too many sweets...like the other day I ate a piece of cake, a creamy, a pudding cup, and 5 oreo cookies....I never thought I was an emotional eater, but I guess so.

5 things I'd never wear again

1. skinny jeans....I don't have the body for those anymore.
2. Turtle necks. They suffocate me.
3. A 2 piece swim suit...that belly's not going anywhere.
4. My maternity clothes. YIPEE!!!!
5. Anything fluorescent pink.

5 favorite toys

1. My Barbies and Barbie house that my dad made for my older sisters and they remodeled it for me.
2. Ella, my Cabbage Patch Doll
3. My Little Pony unicorn
4. I had a little house that was for a baby doll that had little rooms in it and a pink skirt thing that went over the top of it.
5. Strawberry Shortcake doll...I think I gave the doll away, but I still have Custard.

I have been so absent from blogging lately that I don't know who to tag for this meme, so if you read this and would like to do it, then feel free. Leave a message in my comments if you do and I will come read yours.

A few things I should do more often...

I have taken notice of a few things that I should really do more often. I often get so caught up in the all the business of life that I miss out on a few of life's little pleasures. So here are a few things I have thought of lately:

Laying down on my bed in the middle of the day. I layed down on my bed and talked to my husband the other day while he was changing out of his work clothes. It was so nice and relaxing. I never lay down in the daytime. I should do that more often.

Scrapbook. I went to my parent's house last week and ended up scrapbooking 24 pages. I had a hard time getting going because I hadn't scrapbooked for so long. I need to keep those creative juices flowing better.

Get together with a good friend and chat. Yesterday I had lunch with Suzanne from A Rose By Any Other Name. It was so fun to just sit and talk while the kids played.

Putting lotion on my feet. I once knew someone that would wash their feet everyday before bed and put lotion on her feet. I have never been that dedicated to my poor feet. I am extremely bad at putting lotion on my feet. They always feel so soft and nice when I do, but I rarely find the time.

Petting my dog. My dog has been really sick lately. I have realized that I should spend more time loving her. It is a good stress relief to sit and stroke her soft fur.(As long as she isn't stinky!)

Sitting in the sunshine. I know this really is not something I should do because of skin cancer, but I love to sit in the sunshine.

Stop to look at the flowers. We have beautiful flowers in our yard. We already have daffodils, crocus, pask flowers, mini-iris, and pansies blooming. I often forget they are out there and never go look at them. I need to take more time to smell the flowers.

Play in the sand. Nothing makes you feel like a kid more than playing and building things in the sand. It is so fun.

What are some of the things you should do more often?

Favorites Meme...

I got this idea from Stephanie's blog (For Better or For Worse).

10 FAVORITES

1)Color: Right now, black
2)Food: Fettucine Alfredo, Garlic Bread, Hot Chocolate, Cinnamon Bears, Fondue
3)Musical Group: Rascal Flats
4)Song Right Now: The only song I can think of right now is Oh Where Oh Where has my little dog gone because I just sang it to my baby.
5)Movie: my newest favorites are Lake House and Flyboys
6)Sport: Swimming
7)Season: Spring
8)Day of the Week: Monday
9)Ice Cream Flavor: Vanilla
10)Person: My husband of course

9 CURRENTS

1)Current Mood: Today I am tired, the baby is not adjusting well to daylight savings time
2)Current Scent: Apple and Cinnamon air freshener
3)Current Clothes: My tan courds, black socks and slippers, black shirt, and a Rice University sweatshirt.
4)Current Desktop: My hubby giving my girls a horsey ride
5)Current Ringtone on Cell Phone: I have no idea what it is
6)Current Music: No music at the moment, just the sound of my heater and the girls playing grocery store
7)Current Time: 1:12p.m.
8)Current Surrounding: The computer desk, aka my husband's desk because he made it in High School. It is covered in papers. Maybe I should do some cleaning....nah!
9)Current Event Happening Today: We went to Wal-Mart this morning and it is so nice and sunny that I am going to take the girls to the park after nap time.

8 FIRSTS

1)First Best Friend: I guess it was probably the girl who sat on all my play kitchen doors and broke them off...no wonder I don't remember her name!
2)First Kiss: a boy named J.P. in kindergarten playing kissing tag at recess...it was just on the cheek
3)First Screen Name: itybtyfrog
4)First Pet: a cat
5)First Piercing: My Ears
6)First Crush: That same J.P. boy in kindergarten
7)First Music: The first song I remember being my favorite was Phil Collins Invisible Touch....I have it on a record.
8)First Car: A Ford Tempo named Allegra.

7 LASTS

1)Last Class: my last college class was personal finance
2)Last Drink: Water
3)Last Trip: St. George.
4)Last Kiss: My husband before he went to work, and my baby before I put her down for a nap
5)Last Movie Seen at the Theater: The Polar Express
6)Last Phone Call: My husband
7)Last CD Played: I haven't played a C.D. for several days

6 HAVE YOU EVERS

1)Have you ever dated one of your best guy friends? Yes, and I ended up marrying him.
2)Have you ever broken the law? Other than speeding, I don't think so.
3)Have you ever been arrested? No
4)Have you ever skinny-dipped? No
5)Have you ever been on TV? No, but something I made was on television once.
6)Have you ever kissed someone you didn’t know? No.

5 THINGS
1) 1 thing you’re wearing: New black slippers that my husband insisted on buying me so that he could throw my old ones away.
2)1 thing you’ve done today: taken a shower
3)1 thing you’re bothered by: nothing at the moment
4)1 thing you can’t live without: sugar
5)1 thing you do when you’re bored: Blog or read.

4 PLACES YOU HOPE TO TRAVEL TO
1)Caribbean
2)The west coast
3)Prince Edward Island
4)The east coast

3 PEOPLE YOU CAN TELL ANYTHING TO

1) my husband
2) Suzanne
3) Stephanie

2 CHOICES
1)Black or White? Black
2)Hot or Cold? Hot

1 THING YOU WANT TO DO?
Build my dream home someday.

Happy 100 Posts to Me!!

I have finally reached the 100 posts mark. I can't believe I have been blogging for almost a whole year. It has been so much fun. Awhile ago Stephanie from For Better or Worse asked everyone on her blog what some of their favorite things were, so I thought I would use that idea for my 100th post. Here are 100 of my favorite things:

1. Sunsets and Sunrises.
2. The smell of rain.
3. The smell of oranges (especially Bath and Body Works Mandarin Mango Lotion, air fresheners, and cleaners).
4. Romantic movies (we just watched While You Were Sleeping last night, I hadn't seen it forever...it is a classic).
5. My Velour pants...they are so comfy and warm.
6. Pie...any kind will do.
7. Anne of Green Gables...my all-time favorite book.
8. Thunder and lightening storms.
9. Rainbows following the above.
10. Book club...my monthly get away.
11. The smell of cinnamon and cloves.
12. A sweet clean baby in fuzzy feet pajamas.
13. Kid's laughter, especially baby laughter.
14. The Flag and anything patriotic.
15. Soldiers in uniform...they always make me teary eyed.
16. The fluttering kicks of a baby inside of me.
17. Wind Chimes as long as they are my own and not the neighbors.
18. Snow storms...as long as I don't have to go out in them and I can just watch under a blanket in my house.
19. Slippers
20. The smell of freshed baked bread...I need to smell that more in my own house.
21. Model home hopping.
22. Cinnamon bears.
23. The smell of Cabbage Patch Dolls...it brings back childhood memories.
24. Little kids voluntarily holding your hand.
25. The total rush you get after having a baby.
26. Hot chocolate.
27. The way my husband smells on Sunday morning.
28. Fettucine Alfredo.
29. Kisses and hugs from my DH.
30. Creating new craft projects.
31. Actually completing those new craft projects. :)
32. Cafe Rio Chicken Salad.
33. Wassail.
34. Cherry Cordial Kisses.
35. House Plans...I am addicted.
36. Bedtime hugs and kisses from my girls.
37. Rocking a baby to sleep.
38. Shopping...if I can find some good deals, and I have the money.
39. Spring Flowers.
40. Looking at decorating books and magazines.
41. Painting.
42. A good book.
43. When the sun is shining and it is raining.
44. Cooking...as long as a baby is not crying at my feet.
45. Old houses...they have such character.
46. Surprises, although I am hard to surprise.
47. Decorating stores...I love looking for new ideas.
48. Coloring with crayons.
49. Sewing.
50. Nielsen's Frozen Custard's Spicy Italian Grinder & their vanilla custard.
51. Late night talks with my DH.
52. Rascal Flats.
53. Wood Floors.
54. Remodeling houses.
55. The sound your bottles make when they seal after you can them.
56. Unexpected calls from friends.
57. My DH coming home from work.
58. Going to the beach.
59. 4-wheeling with my DH...gives me a good excuse to hang on tightly to him.
60. Receiving good mail...actually in my mail box and not e-mail.
61. Blogging.
62. Scrapbooking.
63. Johnny Jump-ups...they especially look cute in a salad.
64. Christmas.
65. February.
66. A nice clean house (this is what I should really be doing right now!)
67. Picnics...my girls, the neighbor girls, and I had a picnic in our family room yesterday because I like them so much.
68. Herb gardens...I am not too good at using the herbs though.
69. Climbing into a bed with nice crisp clean sheets.
70. Climbing into bed with my DH and snuggling until we fall asleep.
71. Camping in the mountains.
72. Starbuck's Caramel Apple Cider.
73. Going to my DH's work conferences....free vacation!!
74. Road trips...as long as the kids are being good.
75. Driving with the windows down.
76. Family get togethers.
77. Hugs from my sweet grandpa.
78. Spending time with my DH.
79. Relief Society.
80. Popcorn.
81. Country swinging (or ballroom dancing) with my DH.
82. Stargazer Lilies.
83. Peonies.
84. Yellow Roses...my DH gave me two dozen for Valentine's day, they are gorgeous!
85. Family walks on Sunday afternoons.
86. Helpful children.
87. Chocolate peanut butter anything.
88. The breeze blowing through my house.
89. Taking a nap in a sunbeam...what I would like to be doing right now.
90. Presents.
91. Stargazing as long as there are no mosquitoes.
92. The smell of fireworks.
93. Rolled Gold Pretzels.
94. Spending one on one time with my kids.
95. The peace you feel in the temple.
96. Cindy Crawford's Shape Your Body exercise video.
97. Egg Nog.
98. Love letters.
99. Holding a babies face next to mine.
100. Getting all dressed up to go out.

I think I could go on and on, but I guess I better save something for my 200th post!

Christmas Meme...

UTMOMMY and SUZANNE recently did this meme on their blogs. I thought it looked like a fun one so I decided to try it to. Here goes:
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? I love them both. They are two of my favorite beverages. I just saw an ad in a magazine that had a picture of egg nog in a can...can you really buy the stuff in a can? I need to start a year's supply if they do.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just set them under the tree? It depends on if they are easily wrapped. Mostly he wraps them, this year the toys are not getting wrapped, but everything else is.

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? Definately white...my hubby loves the colored though, so maybe we will have to do that sometime.

4. Do you hang mistletoe? Yes. It is in the archway to my living room, and on the wall by it is a little quilt sampler that says, "Kisses under the Mistletoad" with a frog on it. (Rather fitting don't you think?)

5. When do you put your decorations up? We took all the fall decorations down the day after Thanksgiving and cleaned the entire house and then decorated for Christmas that night. We were going to waith until Saturday, but the kids were too excited. I will be sick of them before Christmas is over though. And for some reason, I wasn't all that excited to put them up this year. I didn't even put out a lot of things I usually do.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? I LOVE finger foods....crackers and cheese, artichoke dip, cheeseballs, little smokies, sliced meat, olives, cut up fruit with creamy fruit dip, etc. Yum Yum Yum!! Maybe I will have to serve that for dinner tonight!

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: I remember one Christmas (I don't remember how old I was) and we came out Christmas morning to open presents and there was a row of stuffed animals (one for each of the kids) lined up by the tree. I remember a Christmas when I was a teenager when my Dad surprised me with a pair of Girbaud shorts. I jumped up and down screaming I was so excited. (I would do the same thing today if I could fit back into them!)

8. How and When did you learn the truth about Santa? I don't remember how old I was, but I learned it from my neighbor Angie. I don't remember being sad about it. I just thought, "Oh."

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? My family never did growing up, but my husband's family always got new pajamas, so we have started doing that with out kids, except for this year (since they didn't need pajamas) we bought them all snow pants instead.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? We have 2 trees. One is an artificial full-size tree with white lights, gold, burgundy, and ivory decorations. We have a small artificial "kid" tree with colored lights that has my kid's ornaments and the ornaments I got when I was a child on it.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? I seem to dread it more and more the older I get. I am perfectly happy inside watching it snow, but I would rather not have to be in it. Sledding with the family is pretty fun though.

12. Can you ice skate? Yes...I can even go backwards. Don't ask me to do any jumping though.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Mine would have to be a Barbie that my husband gave me in 1999. His sisters had been going through all their Barbie stuff and it had made me sad. I had given away (stupid, stupid, stupid!) all of my Barbie things when I thought I was too "old" for them, and I have regretted it ever since. My hubby's sisters even had a Barbie that I had when I was little. It made me miss them even more, so that Christmas my hubby bought a Barbie for me because he knew I was sad about mine (we didn't even have any kids at the time). It was very sweet.

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Remembering the birth of my Savior, and spending time with family.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? My homemade orange and raspberry sticks, which I am not going to make this year. I will miss them.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? I have two.
One is from when I was little. My mom made a little nativity scene with stuffed people. There was a wooden manger under baby Jesus, and everytime we did a good deed we got to put a piece of straw under baby Jesus. It is something I would like to start doing with my own kids. My other favorite is from my husband's family. When him and his 5 brothers and sisters got to be a little older and were waking up too early in the morning to find out what "Santa" brought his parents came up with a little plan to keep them in their rooms longer. His parents set up booby traps all down the hall to try to keep the kids in bed...we are talking major traps here! They would tie yarn all around their bedrooms with bells on it so they couldn't even get out of their beds without making a lot of noise. They taped wrapping paper over the end of the hall, rigged up marbles so when a door was opened they would fall into a metal bowl. They did all kinds of things. They said they would stay up laughing their heads off trying to think of new booby traps. I think most of the kids enjoyed trying to get out of their rooms as much as they did the Christmas presents. The kids would even gather up supplies the night before....scissors for cutting string, a flashlight, candy (in case they were hungry), a cup (in case they couldn't get out to go to the bathroom). It is so funny to hear my hubby tell all the stories. I would like to try that with our kids, the only problem is that our bedroom is at the end of the hallway.

17. What tops your tree? A gold statue of Moroni...what better topper is there than that!

18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? I actually prefer receiving (I know I am just a big kid!). I do love giving things to people that I have made though.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Silent Night, and I can't think of the names of any others (I never know the names of songs!).

20. What is your favorite Christmas story? The story of the birth of Christ of course, but I have always loved the story of the Match Girl. I remember listening to it on a record when I was a kid. I wonder if my parents still have it.

Well there are some of my Christmas memories. I would love to read yours, so let me know if you decide to do this meme as well.

Four Word Meme

I just realized that my last post was a meme too, hope you aren't tired of them yet. Lei at My Many Colored Days tagged me to do a four word meme. These are the words she gave me: Classic, Forge, Home, and Charity.

Classic. This word always reminds me of Stephanie from For Better or For Worse. It was a word that her and her husband use to use a lot when they were first married. I don't know if they still do, but it still reminds me of them. There was also a place that I went roller skating when I was a kid called Classic Rollerskating. I think the only time I really went their was for parties for school or friends birthdays. I remember once there was a father daughter party there. My friend, Angie's, dad couldn't go so my dad took her and I. We had a great time skating around with my dad.

Forge. The first thing I thought of when I heard this word was Valley Forge...I don't know why. Then I thought of the word as an action, something that I do in my own life....I am constantly forging ahead. It means to move forward steadily, and that is what I am always trying to do. And then (I hate to admit this)I thought of a few times when I was in elementary school and needed a progress report or something signed, and my parents had already gone to work, so I forged their signatures by using a receipt they had gotten from purchasing gas....oh the shame...can you forgive me mom and dad?

Home. I love my home more and more all the time. When we first moved here I didn't plan on it being my resting spot, but it has become that...at least for a long time. My husband and I have been remodeling things around our house, and every new project just makes it seem more and more like my home. I have fond memories of my home when I was a child, and I often think about the memories that my kids will take of their home when they leave it someday. Will they remember the holiday traditions and decorations, the colors of the flowers in our yard, the smells from our kitchen, the way it felt to walk in the door after school was out. I hope I am making a happy home for my kids, and that they will have happy memories of it when they get older.

Charity. The pure love of Christ. I am not sure I have much charity. I often grumble when asked to do something. This is something that I am forging ahead on. My neighbor is a great example of charity for me. She is always doing something for someone else (including me). I always think of her when I hear the word charity.

Well those are my thoughts. Now it is time to make some lunch for my kids....I am tired of lunch. What do you feed your family for lunch everyday? I am tired of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, grilled cheese, and macaroni and cheese.

Halloween Meme

My dear sweet sister tagged me to do this fun meme for halloween, so here goes:

1.What's the scariest movie you've ever seen? I really am not a fan of scary movies, so the scariest one I have ever seen was probably the Sixth Sense. I screamed out loud when that little girl pops up throwing up. I can't even think of another scary movie I have seen. I went to a birthday party when I was younger and they were watching Poltergeist (sp?), and I didn't want to watch it so I spent the whole evening upstairs playing Barbies by myself.

2. What was your favorite Halloween Costume from childhood, and adulthood? The only one I can remember from when I was a kid was a Raggedy Ann costume. It was made of plastic and had one of those plastic masks with the elastic string that goes around your head, and it had a matted bright red wig. I dressed up like one of the 12 dancing princesses when I was in college...that was fun. Last year I dressed up as a witch, but I usually don't dress up on Halloween.

3. If you had an unlimited budget, what would your Fantasy Costume be for this Halloween? Some sort of a fancy queen/princess outfit from the victorian era I guess.

4.When was the last time you went Trick Or Treating? I took the girls out last year....this year I am making DH go instead.

5.What is your favorite Halloween treat? I love candy corn and those little pumkins that come in the holiday mix. My favorite trick-or-treating type candy would have to be the little yellow boxes of Dots. I love them...my DH even scored me a box at his work today and brought them home for me.

6. Tell us about a scary nightmare you had. When I was about five I had a dream that I was on a giant waterbed (you couldn't see the edges). There was a baby deer on the waterbed, and our mean neighbor girl was chasing it with a big butcher knife trying to kill it, and I was trying to save it. The neighbor girl kept falling and stabbing holes into the water bed and water would start squirting everywhere. I woke up screaming and my mom came in and comforted me and gave me a glass of water and a piece of sliced cheese...the weird things you remember huh?

7. What is your Supernatural Fear? My husband and I recently watched some show about ghosts and about this possessed house...it spooked me!

8. What is your Creepy-Crawlie Fear? I hate spiders! They give me the creeps even if I see them coming first. I hate killing them because I am always afraid they will get away and land on me.

9. Tell us about a time when you saw a ghost, or heard something go Bump in the night. I've never seen a ghost. I did feel something go bump in the night once. I woke one night for some reason, and rolled over, and a big heavy hand landed right on my face. I about flew out of my bed! Then I realized it was my own hand! I had fallen asleep with my arms somehow above my head, and they had fallen asleep, so I couldn't even feel that it was mine!

10. Would you ever stay in a real Haunted House overnight?
It depends on if their were large sums of money at stake. I might in that case, but I don't think I would sleep all night!

11. Are you a traditionalist (just a face) Jack O'Lantern Carver, or do you get really creative with your pumpkins? I tend to be a Traditionalist, but I have always wanted to try something different and new. I might spell B O O on some this year since we have a bunch of little ones.

12. How much do you decorate your home for Halloween? I decorate more for Fall than for Halloween. I have pumpkins and leaves in one form or another over most of my house, and I love gourds. I don't like all the spooky stuff for Halloween, so most of my Halloween stuff consists of jack-o-lanterns and scarecrows.

13. What do you want on your Tombstone? I would like to be cremated, and buried with my hubby, so we would probably end up sharing the same Tombstone, so I guess I would have something on their about our life together.

Well I am not sure who has not done this one yet, so If you are feeling up to it, take the challenge, and consider yourself tagged.

Itybtyfrog needs....

I have seen a few of these on other blogs, and I thought I would try it out. It was really funny! You google "Itybtyfrog needs" (insert your name instead of Itybtyfrog) and see what pops up. I actually did the search with my real name, not itybtyfrog. Here are my results....
Itybtyfrog needs a home where she can have food down all day for snacking (Oh yah! Baby…bring on the pretzels and cinnamon bears)

Itybtyfrog needs money to attend college (No kidding….I can’t believe how much tuition has gone up since I was in college)

Itybtyfrog needs to find support so she won't have to feel like she needs to flirt for attention or to be accepted (WHAT?)

Itybtyfrog needs to quit holding onto a dream (Sorry, no can do, I will always be a dreamer)

Itybtyfrog needs to scrap the turtleneck (This is funny because I can’t stand turtlenecks)

Itybtyfrog needs your help & support (Doesn’t everyone?)

Itybtyfrog needs to work up a schedule (I am currently working up a schedule to work up a schedule)

Itybtyfrog needs behavioral counseling, anger management, and FOR SURE someone she can talk with. (I could probably use all of those!)

Itybtyfrog needs to be there and everyone else is encouraged to attend. (Yes this is how my life goes….I HAVE to be there, and it is just optional for everyone else!)

Itybtyfrog needs a family that can offer her consistency, structure, an abundance of love and nurturing and clear rules and expectations. (Wouldn’t that be great!)

Itybtyfrog needs volunteers. (Volunteers to clean the bathroom. Volunteers to do the laundry. Sure I could use a few of those.)

Itybtyfrog needs to get her life together (Probably)

Itybtyfrog needs a quiet home (Wouldn’t that be nice occasionally?)

Itybtyfrog needs to buy a copy machine (I already have one and I LOVE it!)

Itybtyfrog needs help, although in the long run she's going to have to figure it out for herself. (In the end, don’t we all?)

Itybtyfrog needs suggestions (Always looking for some good ones)

Itybtyfrog needs the light (This is SO true….I have to open all my windows everyday…I can’t stand a gloomy dark house.)

Itybtyfrog needs to improve her social skills (Yes, I must admit, I am a bit of a wall flower.)

Itybtyfrog absolutely needs to call the police (Whatever for?)

Give it a try, and see what you need.

Seven Things About Me Tag

My Full Hands tagged me to do the Sevens tag, so here goes.

7 things I want to do before I die:
1. Get a bachelor's degree and a master's degree
2. Go to Prince Edward Island
3. Write and illustrate a children's book...I have it started, but it may take the rest of my life to finish.
4. Go to the Carribean with my hubby
5. See all my beautiful girls married in the temple
6. See my grandbabies
7. Master home organization

7 things I cannot do:
1. Sing
2. Play any kind of musical instrument...unless you count playing "Hot Cross Buns" on my recorder. (Yes, it is a rare talent...I am so lucky!)
3. Make a lemon meringue pie that doesn't get brown beads of moisture on top of the meringue...any ideas?
4. Go to bed without checking on my kids to make sure they are okay...and still breathing.
5. Stop dreaming up new projects
6. Go more than a day without checking on my blog...yes, I am hopelessly addicted!
7. Do a lot of math in my head....calculus just ruined that for me since we used a calculator for everything.

7 things that attracted me to my spouse:
1. Those super kissable lips
2. That we could talk forever and still have things to say to each other
3. His spirituality
4. That he always did his homework
5. How cute he looked while running
6. He drove a truck
7. The whole handsome package

7 things that I say often:
1. Leave your sister alone! (Often far too loudly)
2. Wash your hands with soap and water
3. I love you.
4. You look so pretty.
5. Stop that!
6. Not right now, maybe in a minute
7. Have a good day.

7 books I love:
1. Anne of Green Gables
2. Scriptures
3. The book about Margarie Pay Hinckley...it is so motivational. I wish I was more like her!
4. Almost any decorating book
5. Fairy Tales
6. Edward the Emu (my all time favorite Children's book)
7. Any Jane Austen book

7 Movies I could watch over and over (and I have!):
1. Anne of Green Gables/Anne of Avonlea
2. Pride and Prejudice (the l...o...n...g version)
3. You've Got Mail
4. The Princess Bride
5. While You Were Sleeping
6. The Parent Trap (the old one with Hayley Mills)
7. The Princess Diaries
(Can you tell I am a hopeless romantic!)

7 People I'd like to hear sevens from:
I don't know who to tag, so if you want to do this, let me know.

MMMMMMMMM....

Stephanie did a fun thing on her blog today. She took a letter and came up with 10 things that started with the letter and told why she came up with those things. She had some cute and funny things on her blog. She assigned me the letter M. So here are the ten things I thought of that start with that letter:
1. M******, my 5-year old. Hers is not one of the weird names Stephanie mentioned! She is such a great kid. She saves me so many times. She is a wonderful big sister and such a great help around the house. She is always willing to do what I ask her to do, and she is so creative and fun. I am lucky to be her mom.

2. Model homes. I love to tour model homes. I once thought about being a real estate agent because I love to look at homes so much, but I decided I didn't want to sell houses, just LOOK at them. A friend and I toured some yesterday. Here are a few fun shots I took while we were there.



3. Money. Okay, love of money is the root of all evil right, but it sure is fun!!! Could use a truck load at my house.
4. Melancholy. I discovered this word in college. Unfortunately, it sometimes describes my mood.
5. Mother-In-Law. My MIL is coming today, so I should really be cleaning the house and changing the sheets on her bed. I guess I will have to switch into hyper-speed after this post so I can get it all done.
6. Mushrooms. Weird little things, but so tasty. I am frying some up tonight for dinner. I fry them in butter until they are crisp and add some garlic salt and parsley (to add a little color to the drab little things). They are delicious!
7. Marla. She is the greatest friend. She lives across the street from me and I think we talk about twice a day. She keeps me sane, and inspires me to be better. Not to mention all the fun we have laughing together!
8. Marmoset. I am not sure what one of these looks like, but my husband saw one at his work yesterday, so the word was fresh in my mind.
9. "Mom". Never thought I would get tired of hearing that word, but somedays I have had enough...."MOM", "MOM!!", "MOM!!!!"
10. Mormon. Yup I am a Mormon, and pretty dang proud of it in a non-prideful sort of way. I know my life would not be so amazingly great without the gospel.
So there are my M's. If anyone is interested in doing this same thing, let me know and I will assign you a letter.

Tag I'm It!!!

Smart Mama tagged me. She had two fun tags on her blog, and since I love these things I decided to do both of them.

The 4 Tag
Four jobs I've had:
1. Ice Cream Scoopee
2. Janitress
3. Manager of the Fabric/Notions portion of a store
4. Substitute Teacher

Four movies I watch over and over:
1. You’ve Got Mail
2. Anne of Green Gables
3. Pride and Prejudice
4. While You Were Sleeping

Four places I have lived:
1. Ogden
2. Delta
3. Roosevelt
4. Logan

Four TV shows I love to watch:
1. Martha Stewart Living
2. The Bachelor
3. Oprah
4. King of Queens

Four places I have been on vacation:
1. Guatemala
2. New Mexico
3. California
4. Nevada

Four places I would like to go on vacation:
1. Hawaii
2. Carribean
3. Oregon
4. Prince Edward Island (I got my travel brochure the other day...what fun!)

Four websites I visit often:
1. My Blog
2. www.abc4.com/gtu
3. library web-site
4. www.allrecipes.com

Four favorite foods (I love to eat, so this was a hard one):
1. Fettucine Alfredo
2. Garlic Bread
3. Cinnamon Bears
4. Hot Chocolate

Where I would like to be right now:
1. Scrapbooking at my mom's house
2. On a vacation with my family
3. Model home hopping
4. Shopping



Two for Togetherness Tag

2 things you compliment your husband on while in his presence.
1. That he is so hardworking
2. That he is so dang cute

2 compliments you make about your spouse to your friends about your spouse.
1. That he can fix or build anything
2. He is so sweet to me

2 traits you married him/her for.
1. He has strong values and beliefs
2. He is a great provider

2 Days you cherished the most with your husband being together.
1. When our girls were born
2. The day we found out he had cancer

2 Material things you could give your husband if you just inherited a fortune.
1. A new truck
2. All the plants and things he wants for our yard

2 things you would miss the most if she/he left for two weeks.
1. No one to cuddle with at night when I go to bed
2. No help with the kids

2 thoughts that crossed your mind when you first met/saw your spouse.
1. He is fine!
2. He is so easy to talk to.

2 favorite dates
1. Dancing in our family room
2. The Institute Ball (that is when he proposed)

2 funny odd things you love.
1. That he will always kill spiders for me
2. That he is so fixated on getting things done

2 two places you have lived with your spouse.
1. Roosevelt
2. Delta

2 favorite Vacations
1. Camping
2. San Diego

I can't think of four people to tag, but here are two:

1. Jettara
2. The Scent of Elsha

The Game of Tag

I went on vacation over Easter, so I missed the game of tag. I am trying to catch up now. I hope that since I was tagged by two people that I don't have to do 12!!! I had a hard time coming up with 6...I guess that is because I am perfectly abnormal, so I don't always think of the things I do as weird!!! Of course they are probably weird to others.

Here goes....

1. I love chickens. Ever since I met my in-laws chickens I have been hooked. We have had about two dozen of our own, but we don't have any right now....we are looking for a way to get around those city codes....Here is a picture I took this weekend of my in-laws chicken...isn't it cute!

2. I hate water on my face. I will never be a good swimmer because I can't stick my face in the water. I can't even stand water on my face in the shower. I tolerate it long enough to wash my face and that is it. My 5-year old is just like me.
3. My neck bends backwards. The exact term is "Reversal of the Cervical Lordosis". It has caused me horrible kinked necks and dizziness for years. Thanks to Dr. Kyle I am doing much better these days.
4. I am a library junky. I love the library. At any given moment I have 10 books on hold, and have my limit of 30 books checked out. (I have even had more than the limited 30 checked out, but don't tell the librarians!!!) I take my girls there once a week to get new books.
5. I hate boogers and noses. Seriously they make me ill. I about gag if one of my kids has their finger up their nose. My husband says I have the cleanest nose in the world. I can't stand anyone to touch my nose either, it drives me crazy.
6. I collect house plans. I love them. I have a 2 inch thick folder full of house plans. I could sit and look at them for hours...ask my DH...it drives him nuts.

Well there are a few weird things about me. I would tag some more people, but most of my blogging friends have already been tagged.