Current Mood: Blessed

I saw this on a friend’s blog and thought it looked fun! So, here’s mine. You’re supposed to put in bold things that you’ve done.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Gotten flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

There’s several things on this list that I’d like to do. That’s all for now. LOL My scrapping mojo has returned and I wanna make good use of it. LOL

Current Mood: OK

It’s 2009 and that means time to make some New Year’s Resolutions. So here are my resolutions that I’ve even written in my planner and little reminders at my desk in my office. They are divided up into categories.

Spiritual:
1. Attend church every Sunday.
2. Read the scriptures daily (I do this now, so this one is a freebie LOL).
3. Pray daily (another freebie).
4. Have more of the spirit in our home.

Physical: (this is the not so fun one LOL)
1. Stop drinking carbonation.
2. Exercise every day - starting with ten minutes.
3. Eat a more balanced meal.
4. Drink my water every day.

Recreational: (this is the fun one)
1. Work on Project 365 every day.
2. Spend one hour daily researching my family tree.
3. Scrap one layout a day.
4. Finish the five afghans that I have started.

Educational:
1. Finish my degree through BYU-I.
2. Learn to knit.
3. Refine my Spanish speaking skills.
4. Refine my German speaking skills.

So, there ya go!! Lots of resolutions! But, this year is a bit different than the rest. I am more committed to keeping these resolutions this year.

Current Mood: Blessed

I can’t believe that today is New Year’s Eve. Where has this year gone? It’s been one of many emotions, but I can’t help but be grateful for everything that I’ve been blessed with. Here’s some highlights:

- My mom had successful knee replacement surgery on both knees.

- My grandfather passed away. Now this may not seem like a blessing, but seeing him suffer with stage 3 colon cancer, his passing was a blessing to him.

- I spent two months with my grammy and Lil Larry in Texas, and I actually drove there ALONE. That is an accomplishment.

- I was diagnosed with high blood pressure and put on medication.

- I actually managed to get myself into the dentist for a planing. BIG accomplishment.

- I was put in the Young Women presidency in my ward. I love our Young Women!

- I met my scrapbooking goal of scrapping 365 pages. Man, these books are filling out!

- I was able to go to the temple twice this year! Yea!!

- I was able to visit with my brother and his family.

- My son decided he was going to play football and has been super good in school!

- I was finally able to chip some of the genealogy brick wall on my grandfather’s side of the family.

- I organized all my photos both on the computer and off.

- I have come closer to the Lord by reading the scriptures daily.

- I made my dream creative teams when Christy Lyle and Fee Jardine invited me to join them!! Woot!!

- I gave up gossiping! I have seen firsthand how it can hurt people, especially innocent people, and I made a commitment to never be a part of it again.

- I was accepted to BYU-I’s online program!! I can finish my degree in one year!!

So, as you can see, it has been a great year. The only sad part of it was my grandpa’s passing and the gossip situation. I am committed to making 2009 an even better year.

I’ve been seeing my best friend dealing with the reality that her oldest daughter will be going off to college this next year. Little things make her sad like decorating the Christmas tree and that sort of stuff. It makes her sad because it’s the last time she’ll do these things with her DD at home. This got me to thinking that in two years, I am going to be right there where she is now. So, one of my goals this year is to spend extra quality time with my kids. I can’t believe Zakk will be 16 in April. It makes me happy and sad at the same time.

Anyway, I wish everyone the most joyous of new years. I hope this year is awesome for everyone. With the inauguration of a new president who speaks of change, I sure hope that he can make good on his campaign promises and help turn this country around. I am highly doubtful of this, but I’m going to try and stay optimistic.

Current Mood: Oops

Ok, so Steve likes to rent movies from the local grocery store. Well, last night, he rented Get Smart with Steve Carell. I didn’t really want to see this, but I thought oh well. It has The Rock in it so how bad could it be? It wasn’t bad at all. It was hilarious! I laughed and laughed.

Tonight, my mom called in a panic. Apparently, she was walking to her car outside and lost her balance in a dip in the grass and fell down on her brand new knee. Luckily, there is no swelling or bruising on the knee and she can still bend it and move it. I know she must be scared to death that something happened to it, but she’s following the nurse’s advice and will see her doctor on Monday.

I can’t believe Christmas is in five days. Where has this year gone? It’s been a mediocre year. One filled with heartbreak and with love and laughter. But, isn’t every year sorta like that? I guess I had better go. I am waiting for Zakk to call us and tell us he’s home from his wrestling tournament.

Current Mood: Nerdy

SUPPOSEDLY if you’ve seen over 85 films, you have no life. Mark the ones you’ve seen. There are 240 films on this list. Copy this list, then, put x’s next to the films you’ve seen, add them up, and contemplate if you have a life or not. Have fun.

(X) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(X) Grease
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest
( ) Boondock Saints
( ) Fight Club
(X) Starsky and Hutch
(X) Neverending Story
(X) Blazing Saddles
(X) Airplane
Total: 8

(X) The Princess Bride
(X) Anchorman
(X) Napoleon Dynamite
(X) Labyrinth
(X) Saw
(X) Saw II
(X) White Noise
(X) White Oleander
(X) Anger Management
(X) 50 First Dates
(X) The Princess Diaries
(X) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Total so far: 20

(X) Scream
(X) Scream 2
(X) Scream 3
(X) Scary Movie
(X) Scary Movie 2
(X) Scary Movie 3
(X) Scary Movie 4
(X) American Pie
(X) American Pie 2
(X) American Wedding
(X) American Pie Band Camp
Total so far: 31

(X) Harry Potter 1
(X) Harry Potter 2
(X) Harry Potter 3
(X) Harry Potter 4
(X) Harry Potter 5
( ) Resident Evil 1
( ) Resident Evil 2
(X) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
(X) The Village
(X) Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 39

(X) Finding Nemo
(X) Finding Neverland
(X) Signs
(X) The Grinch
(X) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
(X) White Chicks
(X) Butterfly Effect
(X) 13 Going on 30
(X) I, Robot
(X) Robots
Total so far: 49

(X) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
( ) Universal Soldier
(X) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
(X) Along Came Polly
(X) Deep Impact
(X) KingPin
(X) Never Been Kissed
(X) Meet The Parents
(X) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
(X) Joe Dirt
(X) KING KONG
Total so far: 59

(X) A Cinderella Story
(X) The Terminal
(X) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
(X) Dumb & Dumber
(X) Dumber & Dumberer
(X) Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
(X) Halloween
(X) The Ring
(X) The Ring 2
(X) Surviving X-MAS
(X) Flubber
Total so far: 70

(X) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
(X) Practical Magic
(X) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship
( ) From Hell
(X) Hellboy
(X) Secret Window
(X) I Am Sam
(X) The Whole Nine Yards
(X) The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far: 77

(X) The Day After Tomorrow
(X) Child’s Play
(X) Seed of Chucky
(X) Bride of Chucky
(X) Ten Things I Hate About You
(X) Just Married
(X) Gothika
(X) Nightmare on Elm Street
(X) Sixteen Candles
( ) Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
(X) The Grudge
( ) The Grudge 2
(X) The Mask
(X) Son Of The Mask
Total so far: 89

(X) Bad Boys
(X) Bad Boys 2
(X) Joy Ride
( ) Lucky Number Slevin
(X) Ocean’s Eleven
(X) Ocean’s Twelve
(X) Bourne Identity
(X) Bourne Supremecy
( ) Lone Star
(X) Bedazzled
(X) Predator I
(X) Predator II
( ) The Fog
(X) Ice Age
(X) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
(X) Curious George
Total so far: 102

(X) Independence Day
(X) Cujo
(X) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
(X) Christine
(X) ET
(X) Children of the Corn
(X) My Bosses Daughter
(X) Maid in Manhattan
(X) War of the Worlds
(X) Rush Hour
(X) Rush Hour 2
Total so far: 113

( ) Best Bet
(X) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(X) She’s All That
(X) Calendar Girls
( ) Sideways
(X) Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon
(X) Ever After
(X) Wizard of Oz
(X) Forrest Gump
(X) Big Trouble in Little China
(X) The Terminator
(X) The Terminator 2
(x) The Terminator 3
Total so far: 123

(X) X-Men
(X) X-2
(X) X-3
(X) Spider-Man
(X) Spider-Man 2
(X) Sky High
(X) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
(X) Catch Me If You Can
(X) The Little Mermaid
(X) Freaky Friday
( ) Reign of Fire
( ) The Skulls
( ) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
( ) The Hot Chick
(X) Shrek
(X) Shrek 2
Total so far: 135

( ) Swimfan
(X) Miracle on 34th street
(X) Old School
(X) The Notebook
( ) K-Pax
( ) Krippendorf’s Tribe
(X) A Walk to Remember
(X) Ice Castles
(X) Boogeyman
(X) The 40-year-old Virgin
Total so far: 142

(X) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
(X) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
(X) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(X) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(X) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(X) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total so far: 148

( ) Baseketball
( ) Hostel
( ) Waiting for Guffman
( ) House of 1000 Corpses
( ) Devils Rejects
(X) Elf
(X) Highlander
( ) Mothman Prophecies
( ) American History X
( ) Three
Total so Far: 150

(X) The Jacket
( ) Kung Fu Hustle
( ) Shaolin Soccer
(X) Night Watch
(X) Monsters Inc.
(X) Titanic
(X) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(X) Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard
Total so far: 156

( ) High Tension
( ) Club Dread
(X) Hulk
(X) Dawn Of the Dead
(X) Hook
(X) Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
(X) 28 days later
( ) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
(X) Waterworld
Total so far: 162

( ) Kill Bill vol 1
( ) Kill Bill vol 2
( ) Mortal Kombat
( ) Wolf Creek
(X) Kingdom of Heaven
( ) The Hills Have Eyes
( ) I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
( ) The Last House on the Left
( ) Re-Animator
( ) Army of Darkness
Total so far: 163

(X) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(X) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(X) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(X) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(X) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(X) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
( ) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
(X) Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total so far: 170

(X) The Matrix
(X) The Matrix Reloaded
(X) The Matrix Revolutions
( ) Animatrix
( ) Evil Dead
( ) Evil Dead 2
( ) Team America: World Police
(X) Red Dragon
(X) Silence of the Lambs
(X) Hannibal
Total so far: 176

ROFL!! I’ve seen almost all of them!! Isn’t this hilarious? I can even think of some I’ve seen NOT on this list!!

Current Mood: Sad

I am a little sad today because today is my 42nd birthday. I know birthdays are supposed to be fun and happy and this one will be later on. LOL Sometimes, I feel that old and other times I don’t. I saw this on the blogs of friends of mine, so I thought I’d do it today in honor of my birthday.

42 random facts things I love:
1. I love to springtime.
2. I love candles.
3. I love swimming.
4. I love my kids.
5. I love my dog.
6. I love my cats.
7. I love my family.
8. I love my computer.
9. I love digi-scrapping.
10. I love genealogy.
11. I love Photoshop CS3.
12. I love Sweet Shoppe Designs.
13. I love the Lily Pad.
14. I love my Savior.
15. I love all 27 of my nieces and nephews.-
16. I love to watch House MD.
17. I love American Idol.
18. I love the Twilight series.
19. I love the Harry Potter series.
20. I love Gerard Butler! Yummilicious!
21. I love my friends.
22. I love Chinese food.
23. I love cooking.
24. I love baking.
25. I love going to Texas to visit my family.
26. I love Texas.
27. I love the beach.
28. I love country music.
29. I love the idea of world peace.
30. I love spending time with my kids.
31. I love scrapbook nights at Christine’s.
32. I love to watch it snow.
33. I love my nice comfy bed.
34. I love to wear pajamas.
35. I love going to the temple.
36. I love reading the scriptures.
37. I love my Young Women in my church.
38. I love having short hair.
39. I love bluebonnets and tulips.
40. I love the springtime.
41. I love being alive.
42. I love chocolate.

There you have it. 42 positive things that I love for today! LOL In other news, I’ve been enjoying this season. I made my candy for the candy exchange last week, but silly me hid my peanut butter balls in the oven and when Steve came home and brought Bekah and I a frozen pizza for lunch, I started to pre-heat the oven forgetting they were in there. They got cooked and well, they didn’t taste too good. So, I doubled my puppy chow recipe. I hope the ladies didn’t feel cheated.

I guess I had better go. My kids are making bacon in the kitchen. No doubt they want to surprise me with breakfast for my birthday!! I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday!

Current Mood: Happy

I guess it’s been long enough since I updated my blog. LOL I don’t really have any good reasons why I haven’t, I’ve just been lazy.

This last Sunday, we had our Young Women in Excellence program and it was such a lovely night. I was asked to talk about each of our Young Women and their talents. I was happy to do it because we have some amazing young ladies in my ward.

Zakk started wrestling. He had a meet yesterday. He lost both of his matches, but hey, it’s his first time so at least he tried. He has to go in about 45 minutes to another one. He tries very hard and he also trains very hard, so I hope that pays off for him and he can get a win.

Yesterday, I was struck with a serious case of sadness. I was organizing my older photos that I’ve scanned of my children and it struck me that they will be leaving me soon. Zakk is nearly 16 and is driving. Man, it makes me sad that these years are just flying by. Sometimes, I wish I could take back all these years. There are so many things I’d do differently if given the chance. But, there’s a reason that hindsight is 20/20 isn’t there?

Anyway, I am going to be making candy today. I am going to a candy exchange on Wednesday and I wanna get my candy made and divided so that I don’t have to spend all day Wednesday doing it. I am sure going to miss these things. We started doing this in October to build up our Christmas supply of goodies. Only, my kids devoured it all before now. LOL But, it’s been fun and I have enjoyed it. I love cooking though.

I guess I had better get my toosh in gear. I have some serious scrapping to do and candy to make.

Current Mood: Blessed

I am so proud of my son!! Let me preface this by saying that a year ago - he would have nothing to do with scouting. Fast forward to this summer. He decides that he’s gonna start working on his scout stuff. What? LOL So, I worked with him and he’s worked on some badges. Well, last night, he earned EIGHT merit badges. EIGHT!! That’s awesome. Three of the badges he earned were Eagle required badges.

See in order for young men to get their Eagle scout award, they have to complete 21 merit badges, 12 of them are required and nine of them are elective. To date, Zakk has earned five required badges and 11 elective. So, now all he has left are seven required ones and then he can work on his Eagle packet. He has started work on four of those required ones. They take about 90 days to complete, so he’s working steadily on them. I am just so proud of him.

In other news, I was put on an additional blood pressure medicine. Now, I have to take one in the morning and one in the evening. They are both water pills, and I’ve noticed that I’m starting to lose some weight. I know this because my grammy gave me a watch when I was there this past spring, and it was SO tight that it would leave an impression on my wrist. Now, I can jingle my wrist and the thing spins around. LOL I also don’t swell so much now when I’ve been on my feet a long time. I am however, having problems with my gall bladder. Oh joy!

I have a new addiction. I have totally gotten addicted to amigurumi! This is little crocheted animals that are about the size of beanie babies. I’ve been scouring the net for patterns. They are just SO cute. I am also going to be altering my blocks soon. Yea! I am waiting for my supplies to get here. I also have my binder for Jessica Sprague’s Stories in Hand class. So, I’m gonna be busy next week with that as well as Thanksgiving cooking.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!! I’m gonna be working on my office.

Current Mood: Disappointed

Why do I constantly do this to myself? I went to a digi forum this weekend to see what was going on and there was a thread about LDS baptism for the dead. I am LDS, so I wanted to read what the posters were talking about. As I read, it became apparent that the original poster was NOT looking for information on this very sacred ordinance of my church. She was looking to flame and bash Mormon people. There was an LDS lady that I know of around digiland that posted some basic information. And she got torn apart. So, I tried to answer as well. Well, it was apparent that they didn’t care what we said. They were only going to tear apart everything we said. I just can’t be a part of that. It makes me ashamed that people who claim to be Christian would treat others this way.

There was another thread titled “What religion are you?” So I answered that I was a Christian who was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. And some snarky lady has to come and ask me this, “I don’t mean to offend, but why should I call those 17 yo pimple faced boys on bikes elder?” Now come on!! We don’t call them Elder because they are our elders. We call them elder because that is the priesthood office that they hold. Good grief. How is someone NOT supposed to be offended when asked a question like that in such a disrespectful way?

I have just had it up to here with all the disrespect. I respect all people no matter what their race, creed, religion, nationality, sexual orientation or political affiliation is. There is good in all people - why can’t people just look for it instead of tearing them down for their differences? I think if we acknowledged the fact that we all have good in us and respected our diversity - imagine what a wonderful world this would be!!

Anyway, I better get going. I need to calm down because I’m all worked up. Maybe I should scrap! lol

Current Mood: Wink

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