Ten things that just come into my head as I write this minutes before going to bed:
1. I need to talk to Reuben about family traditions so that I can do a blog post about it!
2. Why does Reuben think 10:30 is a good time to put dishes away seeing I am already in bed?
3. Why am I so tired?
4. It was fun to teach my health classes today and weird because it was like I was my own sub seeing I took over for my student teacher!
5. I wish it were Friday.
6. I used to go to sleep to music, now I don't as much.
7. I like the color purple. Oh and all colors because without them, the world would be boring.
8. Phase ten is a fun game and there is an app for that. I am currently addicted to playing it. That and Hay Day(a silly farm game app)
9. It is fun how it is December and it totally rained today. Not so Christmasy but it was fun to look at lights tonight.
10. I really like Amazon. It's fun to shop online.
Good night. I am tired!
12/4/12
12/3/12
Childhood Movie Memories.
I am the first to admit that my memory sucks. I don't remember a whole lot of things. I don't even remember what I did yesterday. So, when I am responding to the movies that I loved as a kid and that don't lose their luster, just know that my content is limited.
I would say my favorite Christmas movie from my childhood would be the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas. I love the newer version to but there is just something about that original Cindy Lou Who. She is dang cute. I also love the storyline here and how the Grinch figures out what Christmas is about and his heart grows and grows. I think lots of us get that way at Christmas.
Another favorite is A Charlie Brown Christmas. I am always reminded of my mom and how it was her job at Christmas to save a "Charlie Brown Tree." We had some of the most pathetic trees, but because they were so sad looking, they were wonderful and unique and made for great memories. Love you Mom!
I think that is it for now. Here is a list of other movies I can watch over and over and not tire of:
Fever Pitch
The Holiday
The Vow
The Notebook
We Bought a Zoo
Dan in Real Life
The Proposal
A League of Their Own
I love movies. I wish I had the time to watch more of them!
Cheers! And thanks to Jennifer for today's topic. Remember you can have your topic written about this month. Either comment an idea here on the blog or over at bookface.
I would say my favorite Christmas movie from my childhood would be the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas. I love the newer version to but there is just something about that original Cindy Lou Who. She is dang cute. I also love the storyline here and how the Grinch figures out what Christmas is about and his heart grows and grows. I think lots of us get that way at Christmas.
Another favorite is A Charlie Brown Christmas. I am always reminded of my mom and how it was her job at Christmas to save a "Charlie Brown Tree." We had some of the most pathetic trees, but because they were so sad looking, they were wonderful and unique and made for great memories. Love you Mom!
I think that is it for now. Here is a list of other movies I can watch over and over and not tire of:
Fever Pitch
The Holiday
The Vow
The Notebook
We Bought a Zoo
Dan in Real Life
The Proposal
A League of Their Own
I love movies. I wish I had the time to watch more of them!
Cheers! And thanks to Jennifer for today's topic. Remember you can have your topic written about this month. Either comment an idea here on the blog or over at bookface.
12/2/12
The New House
We will close on our new house at the end of this week. It is a three bedroom condo located near state street half way up the hill to Orem. I qualified to get said condo through the "Good Neighbor Next Door Program," because I am a teacher. It is a HUD home and we are getting it for half of its value. It is a great opportunity and we feel lucky to be a part of it!
It has a little work to do. We will be painting all of it, reflooring all of it and replacing both toilets. This will all be done before we do any actual moving in. It will be a headache and pain, but well worth it in the end.
The condo is probably over twice the size of our current place, which makes us incredibly happy. It has three bedrooms(three times as many as the one we live in now), one and a half baths(1/2 more than now), four closets(twice what we have now), and it will have a dishwasher, and washer and dryer which we don't have now.
It is going to be a blast to move, but after friday we will be pretty busy for the next few weeks. It will be crazy and fun.
Thanks, Tina, for the topic for today's post.
It was a good day. We attended church and then headed up to the Bills for some chili. It was fun to visit, hold Miri, hang with the boys and have yummy food that I didn't have to cook. Great Sunday.
Jennifer, I saved your topic for tomorrow. And it is nice to hear from you!
And remember Peeps, I am opening up this blog to you this month. Get me to write about anything you want me to. Your wish is my command! Leave suggestions as comments or comment on the facebook post!
Cheers!
An attempt to catch Henry making hilarious faces while attempting to eat tomatoes. He was so embarrassed by us laughing. Isn't Josh cute?
Reuben tickling EZ. So fun!
It has a little work to do. We will be painting all of it, reflooring all of it and replacing both toilets. This will all be done before we do any actual moving in. It will be a headache and pain, but well worth it in the end.
The condo is probably over twice the size of our current place, which makes us incredibly happy. It has three bedrooms(three times as many as the one we live in now), one and a half baths(1/2 more than now), four closets(twice what we have now), and it will have a dishwasher, and washer and dryer which we don't have now.
It is going to be a blast to move, but after friday we will be pretty busy for the next few weeks. It will be crazy and fun.
Thanks, Tina, for the topic for today's post.
It was a good day. We attended church and then headed up to the Bills for some chili. It was fun to visit, hold Miri, hang with the boys and have yummy food that I didn't have to cook. Great Sunday.
Jennifer, I saved your topic for tomorrow. And it is nice to hear from you!
And remember Peeps, I am opening up this blog to you this month. Get me to write about anything you want me to. Your wish is my command! Leave suggestions as comments or comment on the facebook post!
Cheers!
An attempt to catch Henry making hilarious faces while attempting to eat tomatoes. He was so embarrassed by us laughing. Isn't Josh cute?
Reuben tickling EZ. So fun!
12/1/12
How awesome is she?
Very.
This is my friend, Kari. She has red hair, is a spitfire and the way her name is spelled is much cooler than Carrie. She tells you what she means and thinks. So, if she loves you, she tells you. If she is pissed, she tells you. I have learned a lot about just being honest with my emotions from Kari. And that is a very good lesson to learn!
Kari has three kids. She is raising them all by herself and doing a smashing job. I am inspired by her drive to be the best mom! I also am inspired by her ability to make students at our school feel loved.
This is all I can muster about how awesome Kari is even though there are thousands of things that make her awesome because I stayed up much too late last night and woke up much too early today.
Happy 31 days of blogging. I will write a post each day this month. Maybe this will make up for my lack of writing last month due to my distractive ways because me of national novel writing month.
The idea here is to come up with blog post themes based on reader input. Comment and let me know what you would like to know about me or have me write about. Does anybody even read this here blog anymore?
This is my friend, Kari. She has red hair, is a spitfire and the way her name is spelled is much cooler than Carrie. She tells you what she means and thinks. So, if she loves you, she tells you. If she is pissed, she tells you. I have learned a lot about just being honest with my emotions from Kari. And that is a very good lesson to learn!
Kari has three kids. She is raising them all by herself and doing a smashing job. I am inspired by her drive to be the best mom! I also am inspired by her ability to make students at our school feel loved.
This is all I can muster about how awesome Kari is even though there are thousands of things that make her awesome because I stayed up much too late last night and woke up much too early today.
Happy 31 days of blogging. I will write a post each day this month. Maybe this will make up for my lack of writing last month due to my distractive ways because me of national novel writing month.
The idea here is to come up with blog post themes based on reader input. Comment and let me know what you would like to know about me or have me write about. Does anybody even read this here blog anymore?
11/25/12
Thankful
Well, Thanksgiving is over. Where is the time going? I know, I say that about once per post but really I am feeling it lately!
Thanksgiving was great. We went up to the cabin for time with the Ficklins. These are the only pictures I took, because I am lame:
Lego Time
Chimi and Mark
While at the Cabin, we ate too much, sat around, and watched football and Dumb and Dumber. I love that flick!
We then headed up to Sandy and had the annual Bingo game. This is one of my favorite traditions:
Reuben having his first experience!
The Bingo Crew
My winnings
I think holding Miri was more fun than winning!
She is my favorite person these days!
Friday, I was able to hit the second part of Breaking Dawn with the Bills girls, and Caleb(because he is a nerd!). It was surprisingly good. I think it may have been better than the first ones but the acting is still horrible.
Saturday, we hung out at the Ficklin home. Liz, Mark and I then went on a hike. It was gorgeous outside. I had a blast. Here are a few magical pics:
As is tradition around Thanksgiving, here is my Top Ten Things that I am Thankful for:
1. Family, near and far!
2. Internet and phones to keep us all close.
3. Having plenty. I do not live a life of need, I am one of the lucky ones.
4. A husband who puts up with this crazy wife and will do anything for me. I am sad that he is very sick right now. Poor kid.
5. Christmas music. It just makes me happy these days.
6. Hats. They make the daily bad hair day manageable.
7. A great job where I get to interact with amazing people everyday and have the opportunity to have a huge impact on the future.
8. A student teacher. What will I do when I have to teach all 8 hours a day come January?
9. A new house coming as a complete surprise and out of the blue. I cannot wait to get my paint on and move into a cutesie house!
10. A healthy body that lets me do all the things I want to. I can run, jump, laugh, cry, and enjoy this life to the fullest. What an amazing blessing!
There are millions of things that I am truly thankful for, but ten is all I have space for today. Thanks for reading and I hope your Thanksgiving was full of bounty and joy, I know mine was! Cheers!
Thanksgiving was great. We went up to the cabin for time with the Ficklins. These are the only pictures I took, because I am lame:
Lego Time
Chimi and Mark
While at the Cabin, we ate too much, sat around, and watched football and Dumb and Dumber. I love that flick!
We then headed up to Sandy and had the annual Bingo game. This is one of my favorite traditions:
Reuben having his first experience!
The Bingo Crew
My winnings
I think holding Miri was more fun than winning!
She is my favorite person these days!
Friday, I was able to hit the second part of Breaking Dawn with the Bills girls, and Caleb(because he is a nerd!). It was surprisingly good. I think it may have been better than the first ones but the acting is still horrible.
Saturday, we hung out at the Ficklin home. Liz, Mark and I then went on a hike. It was gorgeous outside. I had a blast. Here are a few magical pics:
As is tradition around Thanksgiving, here is my Top Ten Things that I am Thankful for:
1. Family, near and far!
2. Internet and phones to keep us all close.
3. Having plenty. I do not live a life of need, I am one of the lucky ones.
4. A husband who puts up with this crazy wife and will do anything for me. I am sad that he is very sick right now. Poor kid.
5. Christmas music. It just makes me happy these days.
6. Hats. They make the daily bad hair day manageable.
7. A great job where I get to interact with amazing people everyday and have the opportunity to have a huge impact on the future.
8. A student teacher. What will I do when I have to teach all 8 hours a day come January?
9. A new house coming as a complete surprise and out of the blue. I cannot wait to get my paint on and move into a cutesie house!
10. A healthy body that lets me do all the things I want to. I can run, jump, laugh, cry, and enjoy this life to the fullest. What an amazing blessing!
There are millions of things that I am truly thankful for, but ten is all I have space for today. Thanks for reading and I hope your Thanksgiving was full of bounty and joy, I know mine was! Cheers!
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