Dave and I have been wanting to go out of town for sometime. We called my dad the week before and asked if we could come visit. He said that would be great. We were way excited. My sister Sher's husband was going to Colorado this weekend and so she asked if she could come. Well as this last week started to come to a close Dave said he couldn't go anymore. He had a paper he needed to work on, a meeting with his class group on Sat. and a whole bunch of calling stuff he needed to get done this Sunday. I was way sad that he couldn't come, but Sheri and I decided to go any way since neither of us would really see our husbands. We left early Friday and drove home Sun. in that nasty snow storm. I am happy we made it safe.
Kimball absolutely loved playing with dad and Kathryn's cats. He started to have a rough time traveling that far, but we made it. We had so much fun. Dad and Kathryn showed us this small, old Ghost town. It was left behind by the pioneers. They are still in the process of restoring some of it. If you go down the road where we were it is where they filmed part of Buch Cassidy and the Sun Dance Kid. We had lots of fun exploring the ghost town.
After the ghost town we went through Zion. We just had a nice drive through it. We didn't really get out to ride the buses. We just took a few pictures on the side of the road, but it was nice, We went shopping and out to dinner while we were there. Dad was a good sport and played with Kimball and kept track of him while the girls shopped. They had lots of fun together. Needless to say we had a great time. We are glad to be home and Kimball is glad to sleep in his own bed. Thanks Dad and Kathryn for showing us a fun time. We will do it again soon, but with our husbands next time.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Why Do We Have Silly Little Addictions?
OK you are going to think that I am crazy, but I have this crazy addiction to exercise videos. To those of you who don't know I am trying to lose a lot of weight and have recently tried to work out 1-2 hrs. a day 6 days a week.
This morning while I was working out I was laughing at myself at how many different exercise programs I have bought. Back in the day I would beg David for different exercise videos thinking a different one would be the answers to all of my problems. Once I got the program I would try it for a couple of days and then stop. What a waist. David finally put a stop to it and said that if I want anymore I have to use the ones I have now. So the madness did stop.
I still however once in a while will see an infomercial on the latest exercise trend and find myself having to try really hard not to beg for it. I don't know what it is?. I wonder if there is an exercise videos anonymous...LOL
Anyway yesterday I was really glad that I had a variety to do, because I was doing one of them and was totally board with it. I am working really hard to try each of the exercise videos/CDs I have. I am currently doing oh, I would say four different work outs, not including walking. I am determined to get the weight off even if for the next while I have to work our 1 hr in the morning and 1 hr in the evening.
I now have to stay away from all infomercials. I know some of you think I am crazy, but I am weak. When I first had Kimball I had to get up in the middle of the night to feed him. What did I do during that time?...I watched TV. What is on at that time?...Infomercials. One morning I woke Dave up in the middle of the night to hand me his credit card for some cool make-up. I was feeling pretty ugly and wanted to feel beautiful. Dave being lethargic gave me the card. He said I am no longer allowed to watch them. I agree with him. i see something that will make me beautiful and I want it. As you can tell I am working on my self-esteem. Please let me take a moment to LOL at myself. Does anyone else have a crazy problem like this? Please say yes?.
This morning while I was working out I was laughing at myself at how many different exercise programs I have bought. Back in the day I would beg David for different exercise videos thinking a different one would be the answers to all of my problems. Once I got the program I would try it for a couple of days and then stop. What a waist. David finally put a stop to it and said that if I want anymore I have to use the ones I have now. So the madness did stop.
I still however once in a while will see an infomercial on the latest exercise trend and find myself having to try really hard not to beg for it. I don't know what it is?. I wonder if there is an exercise videos anonymous...LOL
Anyway yesterday I was really glad that I had a variety to do, because I was doing one of them and was totally board with it. I am working really hard to try each of the exercise videos/CDs I have. I am currently doing oh, I would say four different work outs, not including walking. I am determined to get the weight off even if for the next while I have to work our 1 hr in the morning and 1 hr in the evening.
I now have to stay away from all infomercials. I know some of you think I am crazy, but I am weak. When I first had Kimball I had to get up in the middle of the night to feed him. What did I do during that time?...I watched TV. What is on at that time?...Infomercials. One morning I woke Dave up in the middle of the night to hand me his credit card for some cool make-up. I was feeling pretty ugly and wanted to feel beautiful. Dave being lethargic gave me the card. He said I am no longer allowed to watch them. I agree with him. i see something that will make me beautiful and I want it. As you can tell I am working on my self-esteem. Please let me take a moment to LOL at myself. Does anyone else have a crazy problem like this? Please say yes?.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Easter
Happy Easter Everyon. I hope that everyone had a fun Easter. Here is a slide show showing some of the stuff that we did. We had two activities on Saturday and one on Sunday. On Saturday we started out at Dave's Grandma Stone's house. We had luch and then went on an Easter egg hunt. Kimball was lots of fun to watch. He banged the eggs together and of course tapped them on his chin.
After we finished at Dave's grandma's Kimball went down for a nap and then we went over to my sister's house for another Egg hunt and dinner. That was a blast. Before dinner we went out to look at my little brother Matt's new Motor cycle. He let Dave ride it around the neighborhood for a while. Meantime some of us hid the eggs. When Dave got back matt took my mom for a ride and then we did the hunt. The kids had lots of fun. In fact I had to beg the boys to stand still for a picture. Janean bought each of the kids a toy they had to find with their name on it. She is so cute. Kimball got a thing of a barrell of monkies. Later Paige and Maisey wanted pictures of them doing tricks on the tramp. We had a delicious dinner and visited. It was lots of fun. On Sunday we went to Dave's parents to eat dinner. It was yummy. We then hung around and visited in the basement. I only wish that I had Dave's dad read us the story of Easter. That would have made the perfect touch to our easter. I love the Savior and am grateful for everything he has given us. I love celebrating his Ressurection.
I must say that I still don't understand what the whole Easter bunny thing is about. I had a hard time with it as a kid as well. Where did the bunny come from? Why a bunny? can anyone explain this to me? I think I will skip the whole bunny thing and stick to the eggs and the story of the Ressurection.
After we finished at Dave's grandma's Kimball went down for a nap and then we went over to my sister's house for another Egg hunt and dinner. That was a blast. Before dinner we went out to look at my little brother Matt's new Motor cycle. He let Dave ride it around the neighborhood for a while. Meantime some of us hid the eggs. When Dave got back matt took my mom for a ride and then we did the hunt. The kids had lots of fun. In fact I had to beg the boys to stand still for a picture. Janean bought each of the kids a toy they had to find with their name on it. She is so cute. Kimball got a thing of a barrell of monkies. Later Paige and Maisey wanted pictures of them doing tricks on the tramp. We had a delicious dinner and visited. It was lots of fun. On Sunday we went to Dave's parents to eat dinner. It was yummy. We then hung around and visited in the basement. I only wish that I had Dave's dad read us the story of Easter. That would have made the perfect touch to our easter. I love the Savior and am grateful for everything he has given us. I love celebrating his Ressurection.
I must say that I still don't understand what the whole Easter bunny thing is about. I had a hard time with it as a kid as well. Where did the bunny come from? Why a bunny? can anyone explain this to me? I think I will skip the whole bunny thing and stick to the eggs and the story of the Ressurection.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
All Sorts of Fun!
A couple of weekends ago we went to Kimball's very first Circus. Our friend Brookie had several free passes for kids under 12. So I got a bunch for my nieces and nephews as well. Since my Brother and sister-in-law's kids couldn't come my sister gave theirs to some of their cousins and their kids friends. I think we had a total of nine kids there. My mom and sister and her husband came too. It was lots of fun and the kids seemed to enjoy it. It was especially fun to watch Kimball. He was clapping and dancing to the music. He seemed very excited. I wish we could have caught it on camera. My only complaint about the circus was the clowns. they didn't do one cool thing. All they did is get the kids to clap and yell. they yelled things like no, yes, OK, and towards the end started a screaming fest with the kids. that scared Kimball so I had to take him out for a while. needless to say we had lots of fun, but we did miss you guys Mike and Hollie.
They had a 20 min. intermission. There was rides for the kids that they had to buys tickets too. My sister and I thought to ourselves, "no wonder they gave free tickets to the kids,because they knew they could make a killing off of other things." they even sold Light savers. the ring master got on the microphone and told everyone to buy one that they were great. He said just raise your hands. Janean's kids just kept their hands up the entire time. It was funny. At least they had a small petting zoo that was free. so Kimball enjoyed petting the animals.
They had a 20 min. intermission. There was rides for the kids that they had to buys tickets too. My sister and I thought to ourselves, "no wonder they gave free tickets to the kids,because they knew they could make a killing off of other things." they even sold Light savers. the ring master got on the microphone and told everyone to buy one that they were great. He said just raise your hands. Janean's kids just kept their hands up the entire time. It was funny. At least they had a small petting zoo that was free. so Kimball enjoyed petting the animals.
Here is my niece Paige and her friend by the petting zoo. they had lots of fun too.
Now that it is Easter I started stuffing plastic eggs with candy for a family party we are having. Kimball got his had's on one and at first I didn't think that he would do any harm. Haven't I learned by now?! Of course he busted it open and made all sorts of a mess. Here are some pictures of him being all messy. It took me a while to scrub all the candy out. Yikes! What am I going to do with that kids?
Thursday, March 20, 2008
What Do You Think About All of This?
So Dave and a friend of mine e-mailed me the following about Obama. I was just wondering if anyone knew just how true it is. This scares me. It will deffinately be interesting to see what happens this election. Are we doomed no matter what? It just goes to show you that Joseph Smith was right when he said there will come a time when our country will be hanging from a thread. Please read the following and let me know what you think.
When will our Nation quit turning their back on God and understandthat this man is 'A Muslim'....First, Last and always....and we are AT WAR withthe Muslim Nation, whether our bleeding-heart, secular, Liberal friends believeit or not. This man fits every description from the Bible of the 'Anti-Christ'! ???
Who is Barack Obama?
Probable U. S.presidential candidate, Barack Hussein Obama was born in Honolulu , Hawaii ,to Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., a black MUSLIM from Nyangoma-Kogel , Kenya and Ann Dunham, awhite ATHEIST from Wich ita , Kansas .
Obama's parents met at the Universityof Hawaii .
When Obama was two years old, his parents divorced. His father returned to Kenya .His mother then married Lolo Soetoro, a RADICAL Muslim from Indonesia .
When Obama was 6 years old, the family relocated to Indonesia .Obama attended a MUSLIM school in Jakarta He also spent two years in a Catholic school.
Obama takes great care to conceal the fact that he is a Muslim. He is quick topoint out that, 'He was once a Muslim, but that he also attended Catholicschool.'
Obama's political handlers are attempting to make it appear that that he is nota radical.
Obama's introduction to Islam came via his father, and that this influence wastemporary at best. In reality, the senior Obama returned to Kenyasoon after the divorce, and never again had any direct influence over his son's
educa tion.
Lolo Soetoro, the second husband of Obama's mother, Ann Dunham, introduced hisstepson to Islam. Obama was enrolled in a Wahabi school in Jakarta .
Wahabism is the RADICAL teaching that is followed by the Muslim terrorists whoare now waging Jihad against the western world. Since it is politicallyexpedient to be a CHRISTIAN when seeking major public office in the United States ,Barack Hussein Obama has joined the United Church of Christ in an attempt todownplay his Muslim background. ALSO, keep in mind that when he was sworn intooffice he DID NOT use the Holy Bible, but instead the Koran.
Barack Hussein Obama will NOT recite the Pledge of Allegiance nor will he showany reverence for our flag. While others place their hands over their hearts,Obama turns his back to the flag and slouches. Do you want someone like this asyour PRESIDENT?
Let us all remain alert concerning Obama's expected presidential candidacy.
The Muslims have said they plan on destroying the US from the inside out, whatbetter way to start than at the highest level - through the President of the United States ,one of their own!
When will our Nation quit turning their back on God and understandthat this man is 'A Muslim'....First, Last and always....and we are AT WAR withthe Muslim Nation, whether our bleeding-heart, secular, Liberal friends believeit or not. This man fits every description from the Bible of the 'Anti-Christ'! ???
Who is Barack Obama?
Probable U. S.presidential candidate, Barack Hussein Obama was born in Honolulu , Hawaii ,to Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., a black MUSLIM from Nyangoma-Kogel , Kenya and Ann Dunham, awhite ATHEIST from Wich ita , Kansas .
Obama's parents met at the Universityof Hawaii .
When Obama was two years old, his parents divorced. His father returned to Kenya .His mother then married Lolo Soetoro, a RADICAL Muslim from Indonesia .
When Obama was 6 years old, the family relocated to Indonesia .Obama attended a MUSLIM school in Jakarta He also spent two years in a Catholic school.
Obama takes great care to conceal the fact that he is a Muslim. He is quick topoint out that, 'He was once a Muslim, but that he also attended Catholicschool.'
Obama's political handlers are attempting to make it appear that that he is nota radical.
Obama's introduction to Islam came via his father, and that this influence wastemporary at best. In reality, the senior Obama returned to Kenyasoon after the divorce, and never again had any direct influence over his son's
educa tion.
Lolo Soetoro, the second husband of Obama's mother, Ann Dunham, introduced hisstepson to Islam. Obama was enrolled in a Wahabi school in Jakarta .
Wahabism is the RADICAL teaching that is followed by the Muslim terrorists whoare now waging Jihad against the western world. Since it is politicallyexpedient to be a CHRISTIAN when seeking major public office in the United States ,Barack Hussein Obama has joined the United Church of Christ in an attempt todownplay his Muslim background. ALSO, keep in mind that when he was sworn intooffice he DID NOT use the Holy Bible, but instead the Koran.
Barack Hussein Obama will NOT recite the Pledge of Allegiance nor will he showany reverence for our flag. While others place their hands over their hearts,Obama turns his back to the flag and slouches. Do you want someone like this asyour PRESIDENT?
Let us all remain alert concerning Obama's expected presidential candidacy.
The Muslims have said they plan on destroying the US from the inside out, whatbetter way to start than at the highest level - through the President of the United States ,one of their own!
Monday, March 17, 2008
100 Things about Me?! Hmmmm.....
OK I know I have kind of dropped off the blogging world for a little while, but I am back! Two weeks ago, as you know if you read my last post, I had to give a talk and it took me all week to prepare. It did go quite well. I was nervous; especially when Sun. morning I re-wrote half my talk. I was inspired in a different direction. I even went over my 20 min. which I never do. I kind of felt like I didn't give the talk. Anyway, I have had a hard time this last week because my sister-in-law tagged me with 100 things to say about myself. It has taken me this long to come up with them. I guess I could have posted about something else, but I had to take the time to write them all out first. So here goes nothing.
1.) One minute I could care less what anyone thinks about me and the next I'm paranoid about it. 2.) I am a freak about spiders. I hate them! 3.) I hate being alone. I will let my mind play tricks on itself. In fact there are times that I will just turn the TV on so I can have some noise while I am cleaning. 4.)Two of my most spiritual, joyful experiences were when I was kneeling across the alter to be sealed to my husband, and the birth of my baby. 5.) After nearly six years
of marriage I still miss Dave five minutes after he has left to go anywhere. 6.) No matter how crazy I am going with Kimball and need a break...I immediately miss him when I am away from him. 7.) I know that Kimball is here to teach me a lesson in Patience. 8.) I miss being in school. I don't miss taking tests, but I miss learning. 9.) I am a worry wort. My husband always compares me to my grandma Andrus, because she worries about everything. 10.) I love playing hostess at my house. 11.) I love it when family and friends feel like they can come over anytime. It makes me feel like they are comfortable in my home and that makes me happy. 12.) I sometimes get a little paranoid about what my in-laws think of me. 13.) When I learn something new I am way eager to teach someone else. However, I am usually behind and everyone already knew the fact. 14.) I am a very klutzy person. 15.) I absolutely
love my boys. I do however feel like I have two kids and not just one. 16.) This might sound petty, but sometimes I get a little sad when Dave talks of how much he hates Utah. I sometimes wish he would say how much he loves Utah, because it brought us together. 17.) I am a sucker for tickling. Dave knows he can pretty much get what he wants if he tickles my back. 18.) I love it when Dave takes me out to dinner. 19.) At one point on mine and Dave's first date I was the only girls out of six guys. The first two we were with never found dates and then we eventually made it over to his friends
where there were three additional guys. 20.) Also on our first date I walked into a parked car. 21.) No matter how many different ways I hear that it is done...I still absolutely love the way that Dave purposed to me. 22.) My favorite animal is probably a dolphin. One of my childhood dreams is to one day swim with one. 23.) I enjoy horse back riding. 24.) I've taught myself to play the piano..with a little help from my mom here and there. However I can't sight read, but I guess that comes with practice. 25.) I am too self-conscious to play music I wrote in front of people. I am afraid they will make fun of them.. Maybe that is why I never finish a song. 26.) I really enjoy blogging, but sometimes it takes me a while to think about what to blog about. 27.) I love to cook. However, I hate trying to decide what to make for dinner. 28.) I have the best in-laws. They are always so supportive
of our family. 29.) I absolutely love my brothers and sister. We are always there for each other and talk about everything. 30.)I love all my brothers and sisters-in-law. They all make me laugh and always set a good example for me. 31.) Nine times out of ten when people ask me who my hero is I tell them it is my mom. She is amazing. No matter how many curve balls are thrown her way and that knock her down, she always gets back up on her feet. She is such a good example to me and always lets her kids know that she loves them. She is always there for her kids and grand kids. 32.) When I was young and sucked my thumb I had to be rubbing something silky. Now when ever I wear something silky, or am near something silky I rub it subconsciously. my mom said that I am the only child of her seven that would reach up and rub her silk garments while she was breast feeding me. 33.) Growing up i always wanted to be a brunet. now that my hair is getting darker I miss my really blond hair. 34.) I love to swim, but I hate being seen in a swim suite. Even when I was skinny I hated it. 35.) I hate big
crowds. They stress me out. I try to stay away from really busy places on the weekend. 36.) Sometimes I wonder why I bother getting ready for the day. As soon as I do get ready Kimball spills something on me. 37.) I have zero tolerance for fits. 38.) One of my most favorite sounds in the world is the sound of my baby's laugh. 39.) I get excited to get up each day and see what new things my baby will do. 40.) I have the cutest most intelligent nieces and nephew (on both sides of the family) in the world. 41.) I absolutely love the feeling I get when I go to the temple. It is so peaceful. I sometimes wish I could go every day. 42.) I love family history stories. Dave's family has oodles of them. I wish I knew half of what I've learned about Dave's legacy than I know about mine. 43.) I hate debt. Dave and I get sick whenever we have any. However, I am also a firm believer in savings, but I also believe in a little fun and spontaneity. 44.) I am a leg jiggler. When sitting I can't sit completely still for too long. My leg
or foot start jiggling if I sit for too long. 45.) I enjoy sewing when I don't mess up.
46.) I usually have ideas for making great stuff at the last minute. I always think I can finish it. I usually don't, or if I do my mom has to come help me. 47.) I have a million unfinished projects. Dave makes fun of me for it and then he gets mad if I wasn't to start a new one. 48.) I can tend to be a perfectionist. It took me oh 6-7 years to finish making an Afghan for Dave. I kept doing it over and over and over again, because it wasn't perfect. 49.) I love to dance and to watch other people dance. Dave and I go to all of our stake dances. Kimball and I love to dance to music in the morning or just before he goes to bed. 50.) When I get nervous I tend to chew on my nails. This is a habit of mine that Dave absolutely hates. 51.) My favorite drink in the world is water. 52.) I have quite the temper and unfortunately Kimball has inherited it. 53.) Nothing makes me mad more quickly than when I can't figure something out on the computer. 54.) I am a time freak. I always have to know what time it is and yet I don't have a watch. 55.) I absolutely hate being late to anything. However, Dave is slowly teaching me to relax. 56.) Halloween is probably my least favorite holiday. Don't get me wrong...The candy thing is great, watching the babies get dressed up in costumes is great, and carving pumpkins is great fun. I know this sounds stupid; I just hate the whole vampire, zombie, monster thing. 57.) I hate horror movies. My friends loved trying to get me to watch them, because I made them more scary with all my screaming. I pretty much refuse to watch them anymore. 58.) There are movies that I think I would never watch, because they look too scary or just stupid. then along comes a person that has seen it comes along and tells me how good it is. I would still never watch it, but then they tell me the whole plot from start to finish and I think I just might be able to handle it and so I will watch it. For example, I saw the previews for the movie The Village and it looked too scary for me. Then my sister-in-law Hollie told me about it from start to finish. I then felt I could handle it, watched it, and loved it. 59.) I am a sucker for romance. In fact my favorite part of a
movie is when a couple kisses. It makes me mad if the love interest in the movie never kiss and all they do is hug (how lame is that). 60.) I love watching old movies. 61.) I am a big John Wayne fan. I am slowly starting to collect all of his films. I even got on the Internet and wrote down all the movies he's ever made. I cross them off as I collect them. 62.) My biggest book obsession right now is the Twilight series. I can hardly wait fro the next book to come out this year. Thanks Kristen for creating a new obsession for me. 63.) I love to travel. 64.) When I graduated from high school my friend and I decided to save up for a trip to Europe. The following summer we went with a tour group to England, France, Switzerland, and Italy. It was definitely a worth while experience. 65.) I have never been east of Utah; with the exception of Europe. 66.) Although I enjoy singing and so it every chance I get, I am still self conscious of whether I am good or not. I guess I just need to keep practicing. 67.) I am a member of the TWBC (The Tinsey Winsey Bladder Club). This was so named by my dad. The very person I inherited it from (Thanks a lot Dad). 68.) The more late I stay up the more silly I get. Some
have said that I could be mistaken for being drunk (who needs drugs0. 69.) I got my first ticket ever last Halloween (just one more reason to make it my least favorite holiday). I cried and cried. However, as odd as it may sound, I really enjoyed my traffic school class. 70.) I secretly do enjoy going on bug cruises with Dave. Once a month his VW club meets up, cruises and stops somewhere for dinner. I kind of miss going with Dave since he has started grad school. 71.) I enjoy going to car shows with my family. However, I have a hard time staying there all day. 72.) One of the things that freak me out the most is when I dream that someone dies. The reason behind this is that the night before my little brother died I had a dream that he drowned. Those of you who don't know, he had a seizure in the bath tub. 73.) I really enjoy working in the yard. I love yard work and gardening. 74.) One day when we buy a house I would like to find a house with a huge back yard for my kids to play in and for me to work in. 75.) I am a salt girl. I will always take chips over cookies. I have, however, started to like sweets more since I married Dave. 76.) Since we bought our new vacuum I love vacuuming. I only have to do it 3-4 times a day. 77.) I hate dusting. It is the one house chore I truly procrastinate. 78.) I have had my ears pierced since I was 12. I rarely ware earrings, but the crazy part is no matter how many year I have gone without earrings my holes never grow in. 79.) Recently I have been working really hard on not living in regret for things I have or haven't done. I would rather try to move on and just work harder and so better. 80.) I never
had wisdom teeth. In fact I am missing teeth that never even came in as baby teeth. 81.) I know most find it boring, but I enjoy fishing. I love the thrill of the catch and I enjoy visiting with whomever I am with while we wait. The only part I hate is eating and cleaning fish. I am probably more of a catch and release person. 82.) I truly enjoy camping and hiking. Being in or near the mountains and nature makes me feel more surrounded by God's great creations. 83.) I love the sound of fall leaves crunching under my feet. Dave's laughs, because I try to find leaves I can crunch. 84.) I love the silent sound of the snow falling. 85.) I love the different smells of each season. 86.) If I had to pick a favorite season it would probably be spring. It is not too hot, not too cold, and everything is coming to life. 87.) I love going on picnics when the weather is good. The food is good, the sun feels great, and it is just fun to play outside. 88.) I love playing in the rain, especially when it has been a warm day. Steam is coming up from the roads, my feet are bare, and the smell of it warms my heart. 88.) I love to watch my baby sleep. 89.) It bothers me when I am not the one to put Kimball to bed. This isn't because I don't trust anyone else. It is probably because it gives me closer for the night and It helps me not to miss him so much. 90.) I occasionally enjoy breaking out a coloring book and coloring. It sometimes relaxes me. 91.) Ever since I was a kid I have wanted to be some sort of teacher. I just don't know what I want to teach. So recently I have decided to try and become a speech pathologist. 92.) I am mostly a morning person. Dave has kind of changed that a little for me, because he is a night hawk. We laugh, because he used to be able to stay up so late and now he gets tired earlier. I used to get up early without a problem, but now am one of those that hit the alarm several times. I still feel that I can get more done if I start in the morning though. 93.) I am not much of a chopper, but when I find something I like I get excited and either use it or wear it the day I get it. 94.) As much fun as it is going out I sometimes just love vegging at home. 95.) My favorite things about holidays is spending time with family. I love going to dinner at Dave's parents and hear them all joke around. I love going to dinner at my families and visit and laugh about past memories. 96.) I have wanted six kids for some time. Now that I have one there are days where I still want that and days where I wonder if I even want another one. 97.) This sounds crazy, but one of my pet pieves is when Dave mixes in the big forks and the little ones. The little ones have to be on top of the big ones or I am bugged. 98.) I enjoy having girls night out once in a while, but mostly I want to do something that my family can be involved in as well. 99.) Christmas is probably my favorite holiday, because I love the spirit of giving. I love the lights and decorating the tree. I love all of the symbolism in everything. 100.) I love taking pictures, but I hate our camera. I am glad that we even have one, but it makes me so mad, because it doesn't take the picture I interned. It takes whatever movement happens in between the 4 flashes of light. I would have so many more awesome pictures if my camera would work right. That is the one downfall with our digital.
Well that was one long post and tag. It even took me a few days to type it, what with a kids and all. It was much harder than I thought to come up with all of this stuff. I hope you enjoyed learning what a nut case I am. So now it is my turn to tag people. I choose to tag Krystell, Tammy, Amy (if she ever visit my blog again LOL) and Christine. Good luck all. I will enjoy reading you tag.
1.) One minute I could care less what anyone thinks about me and the next I'm paranoid about it. 2.) I am a freak about spiders. I hate them! 3.) I hate being alone. I will let my mind play tricks on itself. In fact there are times that I will just turn the TV on so I can have some noise while I am cleaning. 4.)Two of my most spiritual, joyful experiences were when I was kneeling across the alter to be sealed to my husband, and the birth of my baby. 5.) After nearly six years
of marriage I still miss Dave five minutes after he has left to go anywhere. 6.) No matter how crazy I am going with Kimball and need a break...I immediately miss him when I am away from him. 7.) I know that Kimball is here to teach me a lesson in Patience. 8.) I miss being in school. I don't miss taking tests, but I miss learning. 9.) I am a worry wort. My husband always compares me to my grandma Andrus, because she worries about everything. 10.) I love playing hostess at my house. 11.) I love it when family and friends feel like they can come over anytime. It makes me feel like they are comfortable in my home and that makes me happy. 12.) I sometimes get a little paranoid about what my in-laws think of me. 13.) When I learn something new I am way eager to teach someone else. However, I am usually behind and everyone already knew the fact. 14.) I am a very klutzy person. 15.) I absolutely
love my boys. I do however feel like I have two kids and not just one. 16.) This might sound petty, but sometimes I get a little sad when Dave talks of how much he hates Utah. I sometimes wish he would say how much he loves Utah, because it brought us together. 17.) I am a sucker for tickling. Dave knows he can pretty much get what he wants if he tickles my back. 18.) I love it when Dave takes me out to dinner. 19.) At one point on mine and Dave's first date I was the only girls out of six guys. The first two we were with never found dates and then we eventually made it over to his friendswhere there were three additional guys. 20.) Also on our first date I walked into a parked car. 21.) No matter how many different ways I hear that it is done...I still absolutely love the way that Dave purposed to me. 22.) My favorite animal is probably a dolphin. One of my childhood dreams is to one day swim with one. 23.) I enjoy horse back riding. 24.) I've taught myself to play the piano..with a little help from my mom here and there. However I can't sight read, but I guess that comes with practice. 25.) I am too self-conscious to play music I wrote in front of people. I am afraid they will make fun of them.. Maybe that is why I never finish a song. 26.) I really enjoy blogging, but sometimes it takes me a while to think about what to blog about. 27.) I love to cook. However, I hate trying to decide what to make for dinner. 28.) I have the best in-laws. They are always so supportive
of our family. 29.) I absolutely love my brothers and sister. We are always there for each other and talk about everything. 30.)I love all my brothers and sisters-in-law. They all make me laugh and always set a good example for me. 31.) Nine times out of ten when people ask me who my hero is I tell them it is my mom. She is amazing. No matter how many curve balls are thrown her way and that knock her down, she always gets back up on her feet. She is such a good example to me and always lets her kids know that she loves them. She is always there for her kids and grand kids. 32.) When I was young and sucked my thumb I had to be rubbing something silky. Now when ever I wear something silky, or am near something silky I rub it subconsciously. my mom said that I am the only child of her seven that would reach up and rub her silk garments while she was breast feeding me. 33.) Growing up i always wanted to be a brunet. now that my hair is getting darker I miss my really blond hair. 34.) I love to swim, but I hate being seen in a swim suite. Even when I was skinny I hated it. 35.) I hate big
crowds. They stress me out. I try to stay away from really busy places on the weekend. 36.) Sometimes I wonder why I bother getting ready for the day. As soon as I do get ready Kimball spills something on me. 37.) I have zero tolerance for fits. 38.) One of my most favorite sounds in the world is the sound of my baby's laugh. 39.) I get excited to get up each day and see what new things my baby will do. 40.) I have the cutest most intelligent nieces and nephew (on both sides of the family) in the world. 41.) I absolutely love the feeling I get when I go to the temple. It is so peaceful. I sometimes wish I could go every day. 42.) I love family history stories. Dave's family has oodles of them. I wish I knew half of what I've learned about Dave's legacy than I know about mine. 43.) I hate debt. Dave and I get sick whenever we have any. However, I am also a firm believer in savings, but I also believe in a little fun and spontaneity. 44.) I am a leg jiggler. When sitting I can't sit completely still for too long. My legor foot start jiggling if I sit for too long. 45.) I enjoy sewing when I don't mess up.
46.) I usually have ideas for making great stuff at the last minute. I always think I can finish it. I usually don't, or if I do my mom has to come help me. 47.) I have a million unfinished projects. Dave makes fun of me for it and then he gets mad if I wasn't to start a new one. 48.) I can tend to be a perfectionist. It took me oh 6-7 years to finish making an Afghan for Dave. I kept doing it over and over and over again, because it wasn't perfect. 49.) I love to dance and to watch other people dance. Dave and I go to all of our stake dances. Kimball and I love to dance to music in the morning or just before he goes to bed. 50.) When I get nervous I tend to chew on my nails. This is a habit of mine that Dave absolutely hates. 51.) My favorite drink in the world is water. 52.) I have quite the temper and unfortunately Kimball has inherited it. 53.) Nothing makes me mad more quickly than when I can't figure something out on the computer. 54.) I am a time freak. I always have to know what time it is and yet I don't have a watch. 55.) I absolutely hate being late to anything. However, Dave is slowly teaching me to relax. 56.) Halloween is probably my least favorite holiday. Don't get me wrong...The candy thing is great, watching the babies get dressed up in costumes is great, and carving pumpkins is great fun. I know this sounds stupid; I just hate the whole vampire, zombie, monster thing. 57.) I hate horror movies. My friends loved trying to get me to watch them, because I made them more scary with all my screaming. I pretty much refuse to watch them anymore. 58.) There are movies that I think I would never watch, because they look too scary or just stupid. then along comes a person that has seen it comes along and tells me how good it is. I would still never watch it, but then they tell me the whole plot from start to finish and I think I just might be able to handle it and so I will watch it. For example, I saw the previews for the movie The Village and it looked too scary for me. Then my sister-in-law Hollie told me about it from start to finish. I then felt I could handle it, watched it, and loved it. 59.) I am a sucker for romance. In fact my favorite part of a
movie is when a couple kisses. It makes me mad if the love interest in the movie never kiss and all they do is hug (how lame is that). 60.) I love watching old movies. 61.) I am a big John Wayne fan. I am slowly starting to collect all of his films. I even got on the Internet and wrote down all the movies he's ever made. I cross them off as I collect them. 62.) My biggest book obsession right now is the Twilight series. I can hardly wait fro the next book to come out this year. Thanks Kristen for creating a new obsession for me. 63.) I love to travel. 64.) When I graduated from high school my friend and I decided to save up for a trip to Europe. The following summer we went with a tour group to England, France, Switzerland, and Italy. It was definitely a worth while experience. 65.) I have never been east of Utah; with the exception of Europe. 66.) Although I enjoy singing and so it every chance I get, I am still self conscious of whether I am good or not. I guess I just need to keep practicing. 67.) I am a member of the TWBC (The Tinsey Winsey Bladder Club). This was so named by my dad. The very person I inherited it from (Thanks a lot Dad). 68.) The more late I stay up the more silly I get. Some
have said that I could be mistaken for being drunk (who needs drugs0. 69.) I got my first ticket ever last Halloween (just one more reason to make it my least favorite holiday). I cried and cried. However, as odd as it may sound, I really enjoyed my traffic school class. 70.) I secretly do enjoy going on bug cruises with Dave. Once a month his VW club meets up, cruises and stops somewhere for dinner. I kind of miss going with Dave since he has started grad school. 71.) I enjoy going to car shows with my family. However, I have a hard time staying there all day. 72.) One of the things that freak me out the most is when I dream that someone dies. The reason behind this is that the night before my little brother died I had a dream that he drowned. Those of you who don't know, he had a seizure in the bath tub. 73.) I really enjoy working in the yard. I love yard work and gardening. 74.) One day when we buy a house I would like to find a house with a huge back yard for my kids to play in and for me to work in. 75.) I am a salt girl. I will always take chips over cookies. I have, however, started to like sweets more since I married Dave. 76.) Since we bought our new vacuum I love vacuuming. I only have to do it 3-4 times a day. 77.) I hate dusting. It is the one house chore I truly procrastinate. 78.) I have had my ears pierced since I was 12. I rarely ware earrings, but the crazy part is no matter how many year I have gone without earrings my holes never grow in. 79.) Recently I have been working really hard on not living in regret for things I have or haven't done. I would rather try to move on and just work harder and so better. 80.) I never
had wisdom teeth. In fact I am missing teeth that never even came in as baby teeth. 81.) I know most find it boring, but I enjoy fishing. I love the thrill of the catch and I enjoy visiting with whomever I am with while we wait. The only part I hate is eating and cleaning fish. I am probably more of a catch and release person. 82.) I truly enjoy camping and hiking. Being in or near the mountains and nature makes me feel more surrounded by God's great creations. 83.) I love the sound of fall leaves crunching under my feet. Dave's laughs, because I try to find leaves I can crunch. 84.) I love the silent sound of the snow falling. 85.) I love the different smells of each season. 86.) If I had to pick a favorite season it would probably be spring. It is not too hot, not too cold, and everything is coming to life. 87.) I love going on picnics when the weather is good. The food is good, the sun feels great, and it is just fun to play outside. 88.) I love playing in the rain, especially when it has been a warm day. Steam is coming up from the roads, my feet are bare, and the smell of it warms my heart. 88.) I love to watch my baby sleep. 89.) It bothers me when I am not the one to put Kimball to bed. This isn't because I don't trust anyone else. It is probably because it gives me closer for the night and It helps me not to miss him so much. 90.) I occasionally enjoy breaking out a coloring book and coloring. It sometimes relaxes me. 91.) Ever since I was a kid I have wanted to be some sort of teacher. I just don't know what I want to teach. So recently I have decided to try and become a speech pathologist. 92.) I am mostly a morning person. Dave has kind of changed that a little for me, because he is a night hawk. We laugh, because he used to be able to stay up so late and now he gets tired earlier. I used to get up early without a problem, but now am one of those that hit the alarm several times. I still feel that I can get more done if I start in the morning though. 93.) I am not much of a chopper, but when I find something I like I get excited and either use it or wear it the day I get it. 94.) As much fun as it is going out I sometimes just love vegging at home. 95.) My favorite things about holidays is spending time with family. I love going to dinner at Dave's parents and hear them all joke around. I love going to dinner at my families and visit and laugh about past memories. 96.) I have wanted six kids for some time. Now that I have one there are days where I still want that and days where I wonder if I even want another one. 97.) This sounds crazy, but one of my pet pieves is when Dave mixes in the big forks and the little ones. The little ones have to be on top of the big ones or I am bugged. 98.) I enjoy having girls night out once in a while, but mostly I want to do something that my family can be involved in as well. 99.) Christmas is probably my favorite holiday, because I love the spirit of giving. I love the lights and decorating the tree. I love all of the symbolism in everything. 100.) I love taking pictures, but I hate our camera. I am glad that we even have one, but it makes me so mad, because it doesn't take the picture I interned. It takes whatever movement happens in between the 4 flashes of light. I would have so many more awesome pictures if my camera would work right. That is the one downfall with our digital.Well that was one long post and tag. It even took me a few days to type it, what with a kids and all. It was much harder than I thought to come up with all of this stuff. I hope you enjoyed learning what a nut case I am. So now it is my turn to tag people. I choose to tag Krystell, Tammy, Amy (if she ever visit my blog again LOL) and Christine. Good luck all. I will enjoy reading you tag.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Moving Forward and Doing Better
I just gave a talk not too long ago in Sacrament meeting. The last time I talked before that was about four years ago. After my talk I thought to myself, "I guess I won't have to do that again for a while." I guess I was way wrong. I have to talk again this Sunday.
I love the learning process of giving a talk or a lesson. I do OK when it is in front of small crowds. I actually get excited to share something that the Lord inspires me to share. However no matter how prepared I get for a sacrament meeting talk I get way nervous and rush through my talk. The funny thing is that when I was younger and asked to give a short talk I could do it without a sweat. Sometimes I wasn't even prepared and gave some of my best talks. I don't know what happened over that last several years. I probably have let others people's judgment get to me.
Another things that I some how let get to me over the years is something my ex-step-father told me. Oh a while back when we were in a family war I was asked to choose between my parents. My step dad kept telling me how evil my father was, that he was a son of perdition. and I needed to pray about it. I didn't believe him, but to truly know for myself. I finally did pray about it. I prayed about the whole choosing between my parents thing and about my dad. I didn't do it out of spite. I truly prayed with a real sincerity of heart. In the end I felt that it was not right to choose between my parents. In my prayers it came to me that Steve had no right to call my dad a son of perdition and that was a judgement only Heavenly father could make. I went to Steve and talked to him about it. He went on and on about how I was wrong and that I was just telling myself that, because that is what I wanted to hear. He told me several times that I just didn't know how to pray correctly. I mostly blew him off, but it some how sunk in and I started to doubt myself. I started to doubt if I knew how to listen to the Holy Ghost at all.
I am getting better at ignoring that and working really hard at learning to trust myself. I still have a long ways to go and like I learned in a sacrament meeting a while back: A person has to practice and work at listening to the Holy Ghost. I will do just that and I am sure I will eventually get over it. I will move forward and do better.
Maybe that is why the Lord decided I need more practice with talks. I am excited and trying not to be nervous. I will do lots of studying and I know I will learn a lot and hopefully teach something to others as well. However, if anyone has any suggestions or stories they would like to share that have to do with my topic they would be most welcome.
The Counselor int he Bishopric gave me this little quote as my topic and highlighted the last bit.
Spiritual Unity with Christ Love: "The principle of love within us is an attribute of the Deity, and it is placed within us to be dispensed independently according to our own will. The Latter-day Saints have got to learn that the interest of their brethren is their own interest, or they can never be saved in the Celestial Kingdom of God."
Brigham Young
I love the learning process of giving a talk or a lesson. I do OK when it is in front of small crowds. I actually get excited to share something that the Lord inspires me to share. However no matter how prepared I get for a sacrament meeting talk I get way nervous and rush through my talk. The funny thing is that when I was younger and asked to give a short talk I could do it without a sweat. Sometimes I wasn't even prepared and gave some of my best talks. I don't know what happened over that last several years. I probably have let others people's judgment get to me.
Another things that I some how let get to me over the years is something my ex-step-father told me. Oh a while back when we were in a family war I was asked to choose between my parents. My step dad kept telling me how evil my father was, that he was a son of perdition. and I needed to pray about it. I didn't believe him, but to truly know for myself. I finally did pray about it. I prayed about the whole choosing between my parents thing and about my dad. I didn't do it out of spite. I truly prayed with a real sincerity of heart. In the end I felt that it was not right to choose between my parents. In my prayers it came to me that Steve had no right to call my dad a son of perdition and that was a judgement only Heavenly father could make. I went to Steve and talked to him about it. He went on and on about how I was wrong and that I was just telling myself that, because that is what I wanted to hear. He told me several times that I just didn't know how to pray correctly. I mostly blew him off, but it some how sunk in and I started to doubt myself. I started to doubt if I knew how to listen to the Holy Ghost at all.
I am getting better at ignoring that and working really hard at learning to trust myself. I still have a long ways to go and like I learned in a sacrament meeting a while back: A person has to practice and work at listening to the Holy Ghost. I will do just that and I am sure I will eventually get over it. I will move forward and do better.
Maybe that is why the Lord decided I need more practice with talks. I am excited and trying not to be nervous. I will do lots of studying and I know I will learn a lot and hopefully teach something to others as well. However, if anyone has any suggestions or stories they would like to share that have to do with my topic they would be most welcome.
The Counselor int he Bishopric gave me this little quote as my topic and highlighted the last bit.
Spiritual Unity with Christ Love: "The principle of love within us is an attribute of the Deity, and it is placed within us to be dispensed independently according to our own will. The Latter-day Saints have got to learn that the interest of their brethren is their own interest, or they can never be saved in the Celestial Kingdom of God."
Brigham Young
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