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Here is the latest shot of the kids before church last Sunday. Not very often can I get all three of them smiling or looking at the camera in a shot. It was my lucky day. In case you are wondering, we are doing great! We have had a very busy summer. Thought we would have lots of time, but it seems that we are just as busy as we were during the school year.

Stay tuned to see what we have been up to.

Tagged...

I got tagged on Kjrsten's blog, so here I go...

10 YEARS AGO...
I was living in SLC with my sister and her family. I was deciding what I wanted to do with my life. I never really thought I would have to get a "career". Not knowing what I wanted to do, but knowing that I loved traveling I thought that I should be a flight attendant. I was waiting for training to be a flight attendant for United. In the meantime, I was substitute teaching. Right after spring break I had just gotten a long term sub job at Eastmont Middle School for a world history class because the teacher had gotten fired. The classes were mine until the classes until the end of the year. I was getting paid something like $38 a day. I had no idea what I was doing, but I knew that I loved it and needed to go into teaching. That summer I went home (Carlsbad) and started working on my teaching credential and master's degree.

5 THINGS ON MY "TO DO" LIST TODAY...
1. pick up my bedroom
2. mall returns
3. get present for Lisa's bridal shower
4. outdoor training class
5. go to Carlsbad for Lisa's shower

THINGS I WOULD DO IF I BECAME A BILLIONAIRE...
Move!!! I have to be honest, I would have a dang big house with a dream pool, tennis court, basketball court, in-ground trampoline, lawn the size of a football field, big swing set, playhouse, batting cage, guest house, etc (just have to keep it real guys...) Make sure Jay & my families were taken care of... Travel!!! DONATE LOTS!!: Set up scholarships for college; donate to school districts; clothe, feed and build homes and schools for many villages in South Africa; set up afterschool programs for kids in the inner-city...



5 OF MY SECRET BAD HABITS...

1. I am so cluttery. I have a hard time throwing anything away (it is not a secret if you know me!)

2. I love to grab a handful of chocolate chips out of the freezer when I walk by it.

3. I drink lots of diet coke everyday!

4. I don't take my vitamins (esp. calcium-diet coke depletes it and my mom has osteoporosis)

5. I rarely wear sunscreen. (I used to never wear it!)



5 PLACES I HAVE LIVED...

1. Carlsbad, CA

2. Provo, UT

3. Belhar, South Africa (Cape Town)

4. Long Beach, CA

5. Aliso Viejo, CA



5 JOBS I HAVE HAD...

1. Lifeguard

2. Swim Teacher

3. Rich's Bagels (made all the cream cheeses for 2 stores..loved it!!!)

4. Substitute Teacher

5. High School Teacher



5 THINGS PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME...

1. I love BYU football. When I was in jr. high and high school I used to go to the church to watch the games on satellite. It was me and the old men and the missionaries. In college I was obsessed with football (ok, and the players too). I am not as fanatical about watching the games like I used to be, but still love it!

2. I took a semester off at BYU to become an EMT. I never worked as one, but I loved getting certified. It was so fascinating to me. I really wanted to do something in the medical field, like be a midwife or a nurse, but I thought that it would be a waste because I really wanted to be a mom. (ok, and I decided this my 3rd year of BYU, and I had so many prereques to take and I would never pass the classes....chemistry--ya right! I would never get into the program anyways, but I did get the paperwork for UVSC.)

3. I stepped on a piece of glass from a bottle of olive oil when I was a kid and I got blood poisoning.

4. I cry whenever someone gets an award or succeeds, whether I know them or not. For example, I bawled when Tony Gwynn got his 3000th hit. I mean bawled! I even cry when I watch Miss America. My eyes tear up when someone on American Idol gets good comments from the judges.

5. I love to try new food at restaurants, but I rarely ever like it!

I TAG...
1. Patience Roney
2. Laura Ek
3. Sara Walker

Wanted: Decorating Ideas

Love this one! Seems classy and love the pink and black...

What color on the walls...need 2 colors...

Alright...I need help. Those of you who know me well know that I have the hardest time making decisions. I come up with lots of ideas, but just never have the courage to pull the trigger. Well, I am really trying to improve and I am tired of not having the rooms in my house "done". (I am sure I will never have one done either, because by the time I ever get one done, I will be ready to change it). I have already bought stuff for Travis's and Sara's rooms, but I am really struggling for what to do to my little "froggy's" room ( that is Leah...remember, she has frog legs now!). I have a time limit...I have to paint by next Monday....less than one week. Next Monday we have some guys coming out to put crown moulding and a high chair rail (about 2 feet from the crown) in her room. Then all workers will finally be done in my house and we will be getting the carpet.

I found a few "inspiration" rooms. What do you think? ps...just so you know, my furniture is white and I have a white glider, but might recover it (white not good color on a chair...duh!). Just so you know these are only inspirations, between me, my mom and Abi, we can make this stuff, hopefully!

Love the colors! Seems like a cheery room.
Pink & Animal print...enough said!
Simple and classy...and love the color on the wall...a bit different
The whole time I was thinking pink and brown...pink on the main part of the wall and the brown at the very top. Don't love his one, but like I said, "inspiration room".

What's Your Color?

What's Your True Color?

My Result: Yellow

You're yellow, the color of joy and energy — two things you definitely bring to everyone around you. It's hard for anyone to be sad or lonely in your presence; your sunny disposition and cheery outlook just won't allow it. The warmth of your personality shines through in the kindness you show friends and family (and strangers, too). Always ready with a lighthearted joke or heartfelt compliment, you know how to make people feel good about themselves, so they can't get enough of you. Yellow is a warm and inviting color for a warm and inviting person — you!

What are you?
http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=colorogt&c=50652

Bag Tag

I have been Bag Tagged by Laura. I was suppost to take a picture of everything in my purse. Let me tell you, this is a very interesting post!
1. my wallet
2. case with diapers, wipes, and a changing mat
3. "letter" from Nordstroms thanking me for being such a fantastic shopper!
4. goldfish
5. block (don't know where that came from)
6. Travis's eyepatch
7. car
8. my cell phone
9. Sara's princess cell phone
10. 2 Juicy tube lipglosses (love them...thanks Sandee!)
11. gum
12. apple crisps
13. nursing cover-up
14. burp cloth
15. lotion
16. my collection of gift cards and case I keep them in (i love to hord them!)
17. expired Costco coupons
18. Babystyle coupons

I tag Becky and Camille (yes, it is time for a new post!).

Disneyland Day

Still embarrassed about the "Travis on top of my car" fiasco at gymnastics last week, I decided not to go today. Yesterday, I stayed at home all day so I had to get out of the house but did not want to go shopping. I took the kids to Disneyland. They were so excited! I thought we would stay for 3 hours but ended up being there for 5. As we were leaving we ran into the Eks and decided to stay with them and go on the Nemo ride. Travis and Sara really wanted to go on that one. I don't think that I will wait more than 30 minutes for that ride again (those stairs on the submarine are scary with the kids, especially with Leah in the bjorn). It was a great day for Disneyland, not too cold and not very crowded.

On the Monorail
Meeting the Princesses.

I thought we were waiting in line to go sit down for the Princess Storytime, but it was a line for meeting the princesses. I usually have a "no waiting in line to meet the characters" policy. You can't tell, but they were quite excited (they both have a hard time smiling at the camera...especially Sara!)

At the Princess dance thing-they just stood there and watched the whole time. Travis did break out a couple of moves once. Sara was just taking it all in.

Playing in the Rain

The kids have been waiting since Christmas to go out in the rain and jump in the puddles with their new rain boots that Santa brought them. This evening, their wish came true.

They decided to make a mud house for the ants.

Finally found the puddles in the gutter in the front.
Too Cute!!