1 year older
Gumball Machine
Make a Wish
Blowing Bubbles
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Conquering Goliath
"There are Goliaths all around us, hulking giants with evil intent to destroy. But you need not fear if you have the slingshot of truth in your hands. When they challenge you, you can hit them “between the eyes,” “Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.”
"Victory will be yours. You are a child of God. You have His power within you to sustain you. You have the right to call upon God to protect you. Do not let Goliath frighten you. Stand your ground and hold your place, and you will be triumphant." (President Hinckely from Jan 2002 Ensign)
We are talking about the Armor of God tomorrow in Primary, and I am helping a class with a class presentation. We will be acting out the story of David and Goliath. I'm hoping that our really tall Sunbeam teacher won't mind playing the part of Goliath. This is really last minute planning for me (as in I just found out that I needed to do this lesson earlier today,) but I have really enjoyed reading the story of David and Goliath, making my little props and getting this all together.
(July 2002 Friend)
Isn't this a cute illustration of the story? When you cut it out and use brads to put it all together, David slings his arm, the stone flies through the air and Goliath falls down. I wish I had time to go have color copies made for all the children to take home, but a simple coloring page will have to do. I printed it out for my files and we will use it for FHE and maybe in a Primary talk sometime.
Friday, February 17, 2006
A view from the front door
Donna said: "Why not post a picture of what is out your front door?"
warm noses
Em
Cold Day
Brrrrr. It is supposed to stay below 0 F all day today. It is -9 degrees F right now. We bundled up to go outside, but I had to take off my mittens to take the pictures, and my fingers started to feel like they were burning. After we took pictures we walked over to the sledding hill and we went down just one time before heading back in. It is just too cold. My fingers are still a little sore.
warm noses
Em
Cold Day
Brrrrr. It is supposed to stay below 0 F all day today. It is -9 degrees F right now. We bundled up to go outside, but I had to take off my mittens to take the pictures, and my fingers started to feel like they were burning. After we took pictures we walked over to the sledding hill and we went down just one time before heading back in. It is just too cold. My fingers are still a little sore.
My Religion is Making Me Fat
Mormons on average weigh 4.6 pounds more than other Utahns, a study by a Brigham Young University professor concluded.
"For years, the church has focused on the don'ts — don't smoke, don't drink, and all the other things that you shouldn't do that are heavily enforced. There has been little emphasis on the do's — eat good foods and exercise."
During the Joseph Smith broadcast in December, President Hinckely was talking about the growth of the Relief Society Program and that it is now the largest women's organization in the world. As he was talking, the camera was panning through the audience and choir and focusing on women. Nathan got the giggles because most of the women were rather large. Maybe it's time to stop growing!
"For years, the church has focused on the don'ts — don't smoke, don't drink, and all the other things that you shouldn't do that are heavily enforced. There has been little emphasis on the do's — eat good foods and exercise."
During the Joseph Smith broadcast in December, President Hinckely was talking about the growth of the Relief Society Program and that it is now the largest women's organization in the world. As he was talking, the camera was panning through the audience and choir and focusing on women. Nathan got the giggles because most of the women were rather large. Maybe it's time to stop growing!
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Kiss Your Soldier
No Kissing Please
A big scandal broke last week in Indonesia when a soldier departing from Ache under the new peace accord publicly kissed his girlfriend goodbye and was snapped by the media who came to cover the troop withdrawals. Public kissing, a dangerous act in Ache where there is now Sharia law and could theoretically end in the public stoning of the soldier and the girl. KHO News
Happy Valentine's Day!
Will you be mine?
Monday, February 13, 2006
FHE
Our topic for Family Home Evening tonight was Love at Home. We talked about Heavenly Father's Plan of Happiness and how He planned for each of us to come to a family. Then we played spin the bottle! I cut out some hearts and wrote an idea on each heart.
Directions for the game:
Sit in a circle
Spin the bottle
Who ever the bottle points to choses a heart
And follows the intructions on the heart.
Repeat!
The instructions on our heart cards:
Give the person to your left a foot rub
Say something you love about daddy
Give Emily and Eskimo kiss
Smile at Sydney
Give the person to your right a kiss and a hug
Think of a service you can do for someone after FHE
Wink at Hannah
Say something nice about the people next to you
Give John a butterfly kiss.
The funniest part of the night was when John was supposed to give Hannah a wink - he was so cute blinking his two eyes at her. Sydney giving Hannah's stinky feet a foot rub was funny, too.
As we were finishing up, we heard a "ding-dong" and found a Heart Attack on our door. Someone taped hearts all over our door and left us a plate of goodies. Fun Family Home Evening!
Directions for the game:
Sit in a circle
Spin the bottle
Who ever the bottle points to choses a heart
And follows the intructions on the heart.
Repeat!
The instructions on our heart cards:
Give the person to your left a foot rub
Say something you love about daddy
Give Emily and Eskimo kiss
Smile at Sydney
Give the person to your right a kiss and a hug
Think of a service you can do for someone after FHE
Wink at Hannah
Say something nice about the people next to you
Give John a butterfly kiss.
The funniest part of the night was when John was supposed to give Hannah a wink - he was so cute blinking his two eyes at her. Sydney giving Hannah's stinky feet a foot rub was funny, too.
As we were finishing up, we heard a "ding-dong" and found a Heart Attack on our door. Someone taped hearts all over our door and left us a plate of goodies. Fun Family Home Evening!
Sunday, February 12, 2006
World Wide Training
Yesterday I got to attend a broadcast of the LDS World Wide Leadership Training from SLC. When I talked to Nathan yesterday, friends of his had attended in Guam, and Mary mentioned attending in Maryland (how funny is it that Mary lives in Maryland) - so it really is world wide!
I enjoyed the thoughts about keeping your calling in balance with your family. This is something that Nathan and I have discussed a lot. This fall things were a little stressful with his Scoutmastering (3 wednesday evenings at the church, monthly camping, monthly training, committee meetings, and extra service projects for the holidays) and my Primary Calling (2 hours each Sunday, early meetings once a month, early Sunday phone calls for subs, Presidency meetings every other week, Primary Program, planning stuff, quarterly activities, quarterly training, stake training, etc) Some weeks it seemed like we had church stuff everyday.
I don't really know how to keep things in balance for our family, but with Nathan gone I have been able to see just how much I have used his evening babysitting duties. In the last month I have said no to so many little evening meetings and parties because I really just need to be home at night. (Though Hannah has been great about tending, too) So I think that's what I'll continue to work on: NO! I need to be home with my family - I cannot... come to a squadron girls night out... come to a pampered taste party... go bowling... babysit. But I can read to Emily and make cookies and build train tracks and help with math homework and learn all about cow eyeballs.....
I enjoyed the thoughts about keeping your calling in balance with your family. This is something that Nathan and I have discussed a lot. This fall things were a little stressful with his Scoutmastering (3 wednesday evenings at the church, monthly camping, monthly training, committee meetings, and extra service projects for the holidays) and my Primary Calling (2 hours each Sunday, early meetings once a month, early Sunday phone calls for subs, Presidency meetings every other week, Primary Program, planning stuff, quarterly activities, quarterly training, stake training, etc) Some weeks it seemed like we had church stuff everyday.
I don't really know how to keep things in balance for our family, but with Nathan gone I have been able to see just how much I have used his evening babysitting duties. In the last month I have said no to so many little evening meetings and parties because I really just need to be home at night. (Though Hannah has been great about tending, too) So I think that's what I'll continue to work on: NO! I need to be home with my family - I cannot... come to a squadron girls night out... come to a pampered taste party... go bowling... babysit. But I can read to Emily and make cookies and build train tracks and help with math homework and learn all about cow eyeballs.....
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
The Slow Joggers' Club
We have had unusually mild weather lately, and I have been able to go jogging almost every day. I haven't done much jogging since about October, so in early January I was mostly walking. Just last week I was able to jog (slowly) my entire route. Yea for me!
Harley and Sam
I take Sam (the dog) and Harley (the ***borrowed dog) jogging with me. We stick to back roads since we take up the half the street. Sam is a good jogging partner and stays just to my left. He stops when I stop and follows when I turn right. When I give the left hand turn sign, he turns left and does not trip me up. What a great dog. Harley runs right next to Sam, on his right side, about a head behind him. Sam's doing a good job keeping her in line. Luckily when Sam was a puppy he chewed on his leash and I had to cut it and sew it shorter. So I have one regular leash for Sam, and one about a foot shorter for Harley. Perfect for jogging with two dogs!
When I first started taking Harley, she would get all crazy whenever we passed a storm drain. Every block or so there is a drain-hole opening next to the sidewalk, and each time we passed one, Harley would stop running and try to get behind me. That would tangle up the leashes, trip me, and make me mad. I have been working with her, and as long as I remember to grab onto her leash and give a little tug as we near a drain-hole, she is fine.
***I can't remember if I have mentioned that we are pet sitting a dog. A friend of Nathan's needed somewhere for his dog to go during the deployment, so Nathan volunteered Sydney's pet sitting services. It reminds me of an episode of "The King of the Hill" - a grown up cartoon on Fox. A friend of the main character was taking care of a soldier's dog while the soldier was deployed. The dog was a beautiful, well trained golden retriever. The main character decided that taking care of an animal for a soldier would be the patriotic thing to do, so he signed up to do the same, but ended up with a wild and crazy cat. It was a funny show and I think of it when ever I pull out the vacuum. Harley (the borrowed dog) is a cute, long haired, black mutt. She is a little smaller than Sam, but she has more hair. There is no end to the dog hair in our house.
Sam and John are buddies
Harley and Sam
I take Sam (the dog) and Harley (the ***borrowed dog) jogging with me. We stick to back roads since we take up the half the street. Sam is a good jogging partner and stays just to my left. He stops when I stop and follows when I turn right. When I give the left hand turn sign, he turns left and does not trip me up. What a great dog. Harley runs right next to Sam, on his right side, about a head behind him. Sam's doing a good job keeping her in line. Luckily when Sam was a puppy he chewed on his leash and I had to cut it and sew it shorter. So I have one regular leash for Sam, and one about a foot shorter for Harley. Perfect for jogging with two dogs!
When I first started taking Harley, she would get all crazy whenever we passed a storm drain. Every block or so there is a drain-hole opening next to the sidewalk, and each time we passed one, Harley would stop running and try to get behind me. That would tangle up the leashes, trip me, and make me mad. I have been working with her, and as long as I remember to grab onto her leash and give a little tug as we near a drain-hole, she is fine.
***I can't remember if I have mentioned that we are pet sitting a dog. A friend of Nathan's needed somewhere for his dog to go during the deployment, so Nathan volunteered Sydney's pet sitting services. It reminds me of an episode of "The King of the Hill" - a grown up cartoon on Fox. A friend of the main character was taking care of a soldier's dog while the soldier was deployed. The dog was a beautiful, well trained golden retriever. The main character decided that taking care of an animal for a soldier would be the patriotic thing to do, so he signed up to do the same, but ended up with a wild and crazy cat. It was a funny show and I think of it when ever I pull out the vacuum. Harley (the borrowed dog) is a cute, long haired, black mutt. She is a little smaller than Sam, but she has more hair. There is no end to the dog hair in our house.
Sam and John are buddies
Monday, February 06, 2006
Howdy Howdy
Last week was the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo. This was the big happening here in Rapid City all week. Ranchers from all over came to buy cattle and watch the rodeo. We saw more cowboys here than we did in Texas.
Sydney's class went to the Stock Show for a field trip and the children were encouraged to dress up. Doesn't Syd look cute in her boots and hat?
Thanks Folks
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
37 Years!
Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!
Mom and Dad have been married 3 times (and a little more) as long as Nathan and me. They have been a great example to us. So here are some things that I have noticed about my parents and their marriage:
Mom and Dad love each other.
They like to hold hands.
They don't fight - I remember telling a friend that I have like 1 memory of my parents arguing. She was shocked and said that she remembered only like 1 day that her parents weren't fighting.
They are kind to each other and go out of their way to help each other.
Dad likes to give Mom gifts. We were able to go home for Christmas for the first time when we had been married about 4 years. I remember being up late with Nathan on Christmas Eve just looking at the lights, when Dad snuck into the room and started putting little extra gifts under the tree and in Mom's stocking. It meant a lot to me that he was so thoughful to Mom.
They have fun together - do you remember sledding down 7th street late at night?
They work together - Almond orchard. Asian Branch. Hood River house. Berry Patch. I think they like to have a project. And it is always cute to see them out early in their berries working together.
They don't insult each other. I cannot even imagine hearing my mom or dad say anything mean about the other.
They like to go out on dates. Even when all 7 of us were little and I'm sure it was difficult to find a babysitter, I remember them getting dressed up and going out. Even going away for a weekend occasionally. I think I got to be the babysitter when I got older (sorry Sarah - do you remember the peppermint oil incident.)
What a blessing it is to have parents who love each other. Thank you Mom and Dad!
Cake for Mom and Dad
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I really wanted to include a picture of mom and dad with this, but writing this made me realize that I have no pictures of Mom and Dad together. Not even at my wedding. What is wrong with me? So, next time we make it out to visit them I am going to go through pictures and make some copies. Any of you other ladies want some copies?
Mom and Dad have been married 3 times (and a little more) as long as Nathan and me. They have been a great example to us. So here are some things that I have noticed about my parents and their marriage:
Mom and Dad love each other.
They like to hold hands.
They don't fight - I remember telling a friend that I have like 1 memory of my parents arguing. She was shocked and said that she remembered only like 1 day that her parents weren't fighting.
They are kind to each other and go out of their way to help each other.
Dad likes to give Mom gifts. We were able to go home for Christmas for the first time when we had been married about 4 years. I remember being up late with Nathan on Christmas Eve just looking at the lights, when Dad snuck into the room and started putting little extra gifts under the tree and in Mom's stocking. It meant a lot to me that he was so thoughful to Mom.
They have fun together - do you remember sledding down 7th street late at night?
They work together - Almond orchard. Asian Branch. Hood River house. Berry Patch. I think they like to have a project. And it is always cute to see them out early in their berries working together.
They don't insult each other. I cannot even imagine hearing my mom or dad say anything mean about the other.
They like to go out on dates. Even when all 7 of us were little and I'm sure it was difficult to find a babysitter, I remember them getting dressed up and going out. Even going away for a weekend occasionally. I think I got to be the babysitter when I got older (sorry Sarah - do you remember the peppermint oil incident.)
What a blessing it is to have parents who love each other. Thank you Mom and Dad!
Cake for Mom and Dad
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I really wanted to include a picture of mom and dad with this, but writing this made me realize that I have no pictures of Mom and Dad together. Not even at my wedding. What is wrong with me? So, next time we make it out to visit them I am going to go through pictures and make some copies. Any of you other ladies want some copies?
Monday, January 30, 2006
Another Day at the Office
This photo was in the base paper in Guam. Nathan is in the front, in uniform, talking to some people.
Nate at work
Photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Mitchell/36th CS) (This is the caption from the paper)
Members of Congress and staff chat with a B-1 bomber aircrew during a tour of Andersen Friday. The tour was part of a refueling stop, ending a tour of India, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore.
Nate at work
Photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Mitchell/36th CS) (This is the caption from the paper)
Members of Congress and staff chat with a B-1 bomber aircrew during a tour of Andersen Friday. The tour was part of a refueling stop, ending a tour of India, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore.
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Team Blog Info for Mom
Team Blogs are blogs where more than one person contributes articles. One person starts the blog then invites others to be a team member. The original blogger can be an administrator and edit all the posts, or not. Sounds kind of fun.. Coming soon:
The McBabes - Girls Only Blog.
or McBerryPatch Blog
or Faye's Family Blog
Nathan's family has a full family website where you can post pictures, exchange recipes and post on the family message board. But blogger is free.
The McBabes - Girls Only Blog.
or McBerryPatch Blog
or Faye's Family Blog
Nathan's family has a full family website where you can post pictures, exchange recipes and post on the family message board. But blogger is free.
Laundry
Each Monday Mrs. McNosh washes all the clothes and hangs everything up on the clothes line. She starts to get a little carried away and:
She hangs up the dog
and his dish and his bone.
She gets a wrong number
and hangs up the phone....
After a long weekend I feel like Mrs. McNosh. Every thing needs to be washed (including the dogs.) So far today we have washed, folded, and put away 4 loads of laundry. Emily and John have been folding and delivering for me. John is good at remembering whose is whose (sometimes rather tricky with 3 big sisters.) Right now our fancy new washing machine (thank you Nathan) is washing our sheets. Today is a beautiful breezy day, so I will hang them out to dry on the line.
An empty laundry basket seems like such a great accomplishment.
Monday, January 23, 2006
Sunday Dinner Revisited
We decided that inviting someone over for Sunday dinner would help us do a better job at fixing a real Sunday dinner, and keep us from feeling too gloomy. So last week we invited a young girl from church to follow us home this week. Her husband just left for basic training and so she fit most of our requirements: girl(check), lonely(check), kids Hannah's age(nope), not afraid of dog hair(check - has a dog).
We put the roast in the crock pot and turned it on! We made rasberry jello with frozen rasberries, we boiled eggs, and we made bread and set it in fridge to raise.
When we got home at 4:45pm we could smell the yummy roast from the garage. We put the rolls in to bake and devilled the eggs. Mixed up some juice and we were set.
Dinner was a success! Our new friend is really cute and seemed to enjoy the constant chatter from Hannah and Sydney. I was exhausted from a looooong day at church (ward counsel before the usual 3hrs) and a wild Primary with a missing music leader and secretary. The good food made me very sleepy, and as soon as she left we all went to bed! A lovely day. I wonder who we should invite next week.
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I remember a dinner that we sometimes ate as children - shredded meat in gravy over toast. I remember loving it, and I keep thinking this is something I want to do with our leftover roast, but have not tried it yet. Am I just imagining, or is this a real food? I am going to try to fix something like that for dinner tonight.
What's for dinner at your house?
We put the roast in the crock pot and turned it on! We made rasberry jello with frozen rasberries, we boiled eggs, and we made bread and set it in fridge to raise.
When we got home at 4:45pm we could smell the yummy roast from the garage. We put the rolls in to bake and devilled the eggs. Mixed up some juice and we were set.
Dinner was a success! Our new friend is really cute and seemed to enjoy the constant chatter from Hannah and Sydney. I was exhausted from a looooong day at church (ward counsel before the usual 3hrs) and a wild Primary with a missing music leader and secretary. The good food made me very sleepy, and as soon as she left we all went to bed! A lovely day. I wonder who we should invite next week.
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I remember a dinner that we sometimes ate as children - shredded meat in gravy over toast. I remember loving it, and I keep thinking this is something I want to do with our leftover roast, but have not tried it yet. Am I just imagining, or is this a real food? I am going to try to fix something like that for dinner tonight.
What's for dinner at your house?
Friday, January 20, 2006
Nathan's roomate, "Neo", has a blog. He has some pictures of the deployment and their home on the island. Mike (Neo) is a great guy and keeps us posted on what the guys are up to. It's kind of fun to spy on Nathan!
Mike (on the left) and little bro launching rockets in Abilene
Mike (on the left) and little bro launching rockets in Abilene
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Nachos
I have a serious Taco Bell addiction. How I love a bean burrito with no onions. Can you believe tomorrow is Friday and I have not gone there once this week? Uh, actually, you shouldn't believe that, now that I think about it I ran through the drive thru for Monday's lunch. Well, just one time this week is mighty good for me.
At Downey High School, after track practice, when Heather drove the Audi, we would dig around in the coin tray and check under the seats for change for a couple bean burritos for the ride home. What a cool big sister!
The problem is, I can get my favorito burrito for under a dollar. And Taco Bell is really close. And there is always about a dollar in change rattling around in the ash tray. And Emily hates Taco Bell, so I can be completely selfish and buy just one item and make her a PB&J (actually peanut butter and honey) sandwich at home.
The Nacho Bell Grande at Taco Bell is muy b-wayno. But it costs about $2.50, and there is too much on the tray for one person to eat alone. Nathan does not agree and feels if I really wanted some I should have ordered my own.
Nachos at home is as good, if not better than the Nacho Bell Grande. And it takes about the same time to whip up your own as it does to get coats and hats on the kids, let the dogs out, get the kids secured in car seats, lock the door, drive around the block to make sure you shut the garage door, then head to Taco Bell. I make this 2 different ways - fancy shredded beef nachos or regular old ground beef nachos.
The shredded beef nachos are soooooo tasty, but Nathan's gone and the kids hate that stuff, so I am going to just talk about the hamburger style nachos today. This week I browned up a pound of hamburger and froze most of it for later (for spagetti or nachos.) To give the rest of the ground beef a little nacho flavor, I poured in some salsa after the meat was all browned and rinsed. Then I warmed a can of Fat Free Rosa Rita Refried Beans, opened a bag of tortilla chips, chopped some lettuce, grated some cheese, opened the sour cream, and (since I was really feelin' fine) made a little guacamole.
To assemble the nachos you start with a layer of chips on your plate. Then you scoop on some beans, then meat, then add some lettuce, cheese, tomato, sour cream, salsa, guacamole, olives, peppers, and whatever else might be hiding in the cupboard. You can use your chips as silverware and just scoop and chow down, or you can use a fork and arrange each bite carefully.
Delish. And the leftovers make a tasty lunch.
The kids like to put some cheese on some chips and warm them in the microwave. They also like to eat every last bit of the sour cream - with or without chips.
At Downey High School, after track practice, when Heather drove the Audi, we would dig around in the coin tray and check under the seats for change for a couple bean burritos for the ride home. What a cool big sister!
The problem is, I can get my favorito burrito for under a dollar. And Taco Bell is really close. And there is always about a dollar in change rattling around in the ash tray. And Emily hates Taco Bell, so I can be completely selfish and buy just one item and make her a PB&J (actually peanut butter and honey) sandwich at home.
The Nacho Bell Grande at Taco Bell is muy b-wayno. But it costs about $2.50, and there is too much on the tray for one person to eat alone. Nathan does not agree and feels if I really wanted some I should have ordered my own.
Nachos at home is as good, if not better than the Nacho Bell Grande. And it takes about the same time to whip up your own as it does to get coats and hats on the kids, let the dogs out, get the kids secured in car seats, lock the door, drive around the block to make sure you shut the garage door, then head to Taco Bell. I make this 2 different ways - fancy shredded beef nachos or regular old ground beef nachos.
The shredded beef nachos are soooooo tasty, but Nathan's gone and the kids hate that stuff, so I am going to just talk about the hamburger style nachos today. This week I browned up a pound of hamburger and froze most of it for later (for spagetti or nachos.) To give the rest of the ground beef a little nacho flavor, I poured in some salsa after the meat was all browned and rinsed. Then I warmed a can of Fat Free Rosa Rita Refried Beans, opened a bag of tortilla chips, chopped some lettuce, grated some cheese, opened the sour cream, and (since I was really feelin' fine) made a little guacamole.
To assemble the nachos you start with a layer of chips on your plate. Then you scoop on some beans, then meat, then add some lettuce, cheese, tomato, sour cream, salsa, guacamole, olives, peppers, and whatever else might be hiding in the cupboard. You can use your chips as silverware and just scoop and chow down, or you can use a fork and arrange each bite carefully.
Delish. And the leftovers make a tasty lunch.
The kids like to put some cheese on some chips and warm them in the microwave. They also like to eat every last bit of the sour cream - with or without chips.
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
10 days since my last post - Yikes!
My sister sent this and I thought it would be fun to have here.
1. What is your occupation? Marmee
2. What color are your underwear? White
3. What are you listening to right now? Scary music from Lost
4. What was the last thing you ate? nachos - mmmmmm
5. Do you wish on stars? With Sydney
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? green, broken, with the paper scratched off - my favorite kind
7. How is the weather right now? 41, windy, maybe some snow tonight
8. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Janene, about swapping babysitting this week for volunteering at school
9. Do you like the person who sent this to you? I love her guts!
10. How old are you today? 29
11. Favorite drink? Rasberry Lemonade, with chocolate milk a close second
12. Favorite sport to watch? I don't really watch sports, but I do wear a sports watch!
13. Have you ever dyed your hair? Yes
14. Do you wear contacts or glasses? Yes
15. Pets? Yes - one golden retriever, and one borrowed mutt
16. Favorite month? July
17. Favorite food? Chocolate Chip Cookies
18. What was the last movie you watched? The Grinch
19. Favorite day of the year? July 4th
20. What do you do to vent anger? Get a shakey voice
21. Fall or spring? Fall
22. Hugs or kisses? Kisses
23. Cherry or Blueberry? Blue berry
24. Do you want your friends to email you back? Sorry, NA
25. Who is most likely to respond? Hannah
26. Who is least likely to respond? nathan
27. Who do you live with? Nathan, Hannah, Sydney, Emily, and John
28. When was the last time you cried? 2 weeks ago - the week Nathan deployed
29. What is on the floor of your closet? Shoes and clothes
30. What friend have you had the longest? That I still keep in contact with? My sisters - I am terrible at keeping in touch with old friends.
31. What did you do last night? I went to Enrichment meeting, then watched American Idol with Hannah
33. What inspires you? Good Books
34. What are you afraid of? The dark
35. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Cheese
36. Favorite car? My new car!
37. Favorite dog breed? Golden Retriever
38. Number of keys on your key ring? 1 and the car opener thing
39. How many years at your current job? 11.5
40. Favorite day of the week? Thursday
41. How many states have you lived in? 5
42. How many cities have you lived in/name them? 5
Modesto, CA
Hood River, OR
Pensacola, FL
Abilene, TX
Rapid City, SD
1. What is your occupation? Marmee
2. What color are your underwear? White
3. What are you listening to right now? Scary music from Lost
4. What was the last thing you ate? nachos - mmmmmm
5. Do you wish on stars? With Sydney
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? green, broken, with the paper scratched off - my favorite kind
7. How is the weather right now? 41, windy, maybe some snow tonight
8. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Janene, about swapping babysitting this week for volunteering at school
9. Do you like the person who sent this to you? I love her guts!
10. How old are you today? 29
11. Favorite drink? Rasberry Lemonade, with chocolate milk a close second
12. Favorite sport to watch? I don't really watch sports, but I do wear a sports watch!
13. Have you ever dyed your hair? Yes
14. Do you wear contacts or glasses? Yes
15. Pets? Yes - one golden retriever, and one borrowed mutt
16. Favorite month? July
17. Favorite food? Chocolate Chip Cookies
18. What was the last movie you watched? The Grinch
19. Favorite day of the year? July 4th
20. What do you do to vent anger? Get a shakey voice
21. Fall or spring? Fall
22. Hugs or kisses? Kisses
23. Cherry or Blueberry? Blue berry
24. Do you want your friends to email you back? Sorry, NA
25. Who is most likely to respond? Hannah
26. Who is least likely to respond? nathan
27. Who do you live with? Nathan, Hannah, Sydney, Emily, and John
28. When was the last time you cried? 2 weeks ago - the week Nathan deployed
29. What is on the floor of your closet? Shoes and clothes
30. What friend have you had the longest? That I still keep in contact with? My sisters - I am terrible at keeping in touch with old friends.
31. What did you do last night? I went to Enrichment meeting, then watched American Idol with Hannah
33. What inspires you? Good Books
34. What are you afraid of? The dark
35. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Cheese
36. Favorite car? My new car!
37. Favorite dog breed? Golden Retriever
38. Number of keys on your key ring? 1 and the car opener thing
39. How many years at your current job? 11.5
40. Favorite day of the week? Thursday
41. How many states have you lived in? 5
42. How many cities have you lived in/name them? 5
Modesto, CA
Hood River, OR
Pensacola, FL
Abilene, TX
Rapid City, SD
Sunday, January 08, 2006
Fast Sunday Dinner Disaster
Today was fast Sunday. We go to the 1pm service, so we really do have to fast for two whole meals, as we don't get home from church until 4:30ish. I knew that it would be dark by the time we got home, and I would be hungry. So I had Emily and Sydney come help me peal potatoes for soup before we left for church. I chopped the potatoes and put them in the crock pot. I added carrots and celery and onion and chicken broth. Then I had to change a diaper, and we headed out the door.
During the Sacrament I thought of the soup and I couldn't remember putting the crock back into the pot! I was hoping that I did it and just didn't pay any attention. But when we got home there were no yummy smells coming from the kitchen. The crock was sitting on the counter near the sink, full of brown potatoes.
I don't know if potatoes go bad when you leave them out, but they didn't look good, so we pealed some more and put them on the stove top. The soup was boiling nicely, so I grabbed a handful of Pringles and decided to come check my email. I wrote a note to my sisters, read a note to Hannah, and completely forgot about the soup - AGAIN!
I had a bad feeling as I ran upstairs and could smell the unmistakable odor of burning potatoes. Blech. Now, I am used to having to be careful to not scrape the bottom of the pan, but really, this was beyond lightly scorched. Burned. To a crisp.
We had ice cream and good french bread for dinner.
Will try again tomorrow.
During the Sacrament I thought of the soup and I couldn't remember putting the crock back into the pot! I was hoping that I did it and just didn't pay any attention. But when we got home there were no yummy smells coming from the kitchen. The crock was sitting on the counter near the sink, full of brown potatoes.
I don't know if potatoes go bad when you leave them out, but they didn't look good, so we pealed some more and put them on the stove top. The soup was boiling nicely, so I grabbed a handful of Pringles and decided to come check my email. I wrote a note to my sisters, read a note to Hannah, and completely forgot about the soup - AGAIN!
I had a bad feeling as I ran upstairs and could smell the unmistakable odor of burning potatoes. Blech. Now, I am used to having to be careful to not scrape the bottom of the pan, but really, this was beyond lightly scorched. Burned. To a crisp.
We had ice cream and good french bread for dinner.
Will try again tomorrow.
Friday, January 06, 2006
Happy Anniversary!
Hiking to Half Dome - 1992
If I were a poet
I would write a sonnet
It would say "I love you"
Your name would be upon it
If I were a farmer
I'd give you a bunny
If I had a beehive
You would get free honey
If I were a baker
You could have a cruller
If I were a painter
Choose your favorite color
If I had some diamonds
I'd give you a few
Anything to show you
How much I love you
Did you guess my secret?
I am not a poet
Couldn't write a sonnet
And I think you know it
I am not a farmer
Can't give you a bunny
I don't have a beehive
Sorry 'bout the honey
I am not a baker
Don't know bread from batter
And I am not a painter
And it doesn't matter
I don't need a present
All I have to do
Is look at you to show you
How much I love you
- Kermit the Frog
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