Tag

Wow! I haven't been tagged in a while, should be fun - here goes:

Five North American Cities I Would Seriously Consider Living:

1. Seattle WA
2. Denver CO
3. Logan UT
4. Tuscon AZ
5. Charleston SC

Five Songs To Which I Know All The Words:
1. Yesterday - Beatles
2. I will Survive - Cake (edited of course)
3. Road Movie to Berlin - They Might be Giants
4. And So It Goes - Billy Joel
5. Grow Old With You - Adam Sandler

Five Foods I'd Wish To Have In Unlimited Quantities On A Deserted Island:
1. Ice Cream
2. Mexican Food
3. Frozen Twix Bars
4. Good Bread with Oil/Vinegar
5. Steak

Five Chores I Should Be Doing Right Now Instead of Blogging:
1. Sleeping
2. Folding Laundry
3. Working Out
4. Scrubbing Toilets
5. Taking out the Garbage

Five Childhood Friends I Would Love To See Again: (Sorry, my mind went blank with this one.)
1.
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5.

Five Friends To Tag:
1. Melissa
2. Stephanie
3. Lindsey
4. Leanne
5. Kelly

4th Folder, 4th Picture Tag

This lovely photo is brought to you courtesy of Lisa's 4th folder, 4th picture tag. I'm supposed to go to my photo file and choose the 4th picture from the 4th folder. This is what I got:

This shot is from June of 2004. It was taken at my baby shower when I was pregnant with Buggy. I don't think I could possibly have chosen a more random photo.

BTW: Mel, that couch was the best. I miss it. And to Lisa - serves you right that I would happen to pick a picture with you in it, since you are the tagger here.

Tagged Again!

Thanks to Chari for this one. (Okay, secretly I don't mind doing tags, I think they are kind of fun and they often make me think - but don't tell anyone).

Here goes:

Here are the rules:
Post rules on your blog
Answer the six '8' items
Let each person know by leaving them a comment

8 favorite TV shows:

• 30 Rock
• Office
• How I Met Your Mother
• Big Bang Theory
• Kitchen Nightmares
• Scrubs
• Numb3rs
• What not to Wear

8 things I did yesterday:

• Took Buggy to preschool
• Went to a meeting regarding preschool for Beefy next year
• Made Macaroni and Cheese for Lunch
• Took a nap (short, but still counts)
• Cleaned all 3 bathrooms (yay for me! they were nasty)
• Organized/de-junked the shelf above my washer and dryer
• Cleaned the boys room, only to have it messed up again in about 1.5 seconds
• Rocked my boys before bedtime
  

8 things I'm looking forward to:

• March 20
• Not being so tired all the time
• Spring/summer/nice weather
• My Girl Scout cookies (should be coming this weekend)
• Having all of my baby stuff organized and put away
• the "someday" in my future that includes a fence for my backyard, and new floors for my house
• My shipment of cloth diapers that is coming next week (yeah, I know - I'm a little crazy. It's okay)
• Bedtime
  

8 favorite restaurants:

• Los Portillos
• Red Robin
  
• The teryaki place down the street (I can never remember the name of it)
• Cheesecake Factory
• Qdoba
• Angie's in Logan
• Firehouse Pizza (also sadly in Logan)
• Cold Stone (does that count - we don't eat out that much)
  

8 Things on my wish list

• Our "school debt" was paid off
  
• An easy delivery, fast recovery, and healthy normal baby
  
• Aforementioned fence and flooring
  
• I could go away with my husband for a few days, sans kids.
  
• That my kids will do well in school
  
• That I didn't worry so much about everything (unfortunately, its part of my nature)
  
• That I was better at keeping in touch with people I care about (blogs are a great invention)
  
• That I will always have the insight to make the decisions that are best for my family
  

8 people I tag:

Okay, so I'm cheating on this one - I can't remember who has done this one, and who hasn't. So, if you haven't - consider yourself tagged!

The Bucket List Tag

The idea of this tag is to put an X on the things that I have done, and then answer some questions about myself. Here goes...

Swam in the ocean X

Gone to Washington DC

Gone on a blind date

Skipped school X

Watched someone die

Been to Canada X

Been to Mexico X

Been to Florida

Been to a foreign country X

Been on a plane X

Been lost X

Been on the opposite side of the country X

Cried yourself to sleep X

Played cops and robbers

Recently colored with crayons X

Sang Karaoke

Paid for a meal with coins only

Skipped out without paying for a meal

Done something you told yourself you wouldn't X

Made prank phone calls

Caught a snowflake on your tongue X

Watched the northern lights dance

Danced in the rain X

Written a letter to Santa Claus X

Been kissed under the mistletoe X

Watched the sunrise with someone X

Watched the sunset with someone X

Blown bubbles X

Can hula hoop X

Gone ice-skating X

Been skinny dipping outdoors

Gone to the movie's ALONE

Gone to a horror movie and laughed through it

1. Any nicknames? Mommy

2. Mother's name? Mom or Gramma Gramma

3. Favorite drink? Depends on my mood.

4. Body Piercing? Ears

5. How much do you like your job? I love it, but sometimes it can be tough.

6. Dad's name? Dad or Grampa Grampa

7. Favorite vacation? Disneyland (4 years ago).

8. Ever eaten cookies for dinner? Yes, and for breakfast.

9. Ever eaten mud? Not intentionally.

10. Ever been on TV? If I was, I don't know about it.

11. Ever steal any traffic signs? No

12. Ever been in a car accident? I don't think it really qualifies as an accident...

(For some reason there was no number 13... how superstitious of someone....)

14. Can you drive a standard car? Yes

15. Favorite pie? Once again, depends on my mood.

16. Favorite number? 29 1/2 .6

17. Favorite movie? Sliding Doors

18. Favorite dessert? White Cake, Butter cream Frosting.

19. Book on CD or regular book? They both have their place, but the audio book has to have a good reader.

20. Favorite food? Comfort Food.

21. Favorite day of the week? Friday, we try to do something fun on Fridays.

22. Favorite brand of body wash? What ever is cheapest, that doesn't stink.

23. Favorite toothpaste? Crest

24. Favorite smells? Rain on pavement, lemon/citrus, clean.

25. How do you relax? Watching TV, Reading, Playing wii.

26. How do you see yourself in 10 years? 10 years older than I am right now.

27. What is your favorite breed of dog? Really, really not an animal person...at all.

28. Like to celebrate by going out or staying in? Going out. I stay in enough.

-Thanks Lisa!

25 Random Things

I've been hit with this one at least 4 times, so I am going to get it over with (not to mention the fact that it finally gives me something to post about). It was actually kind of fun, but I'm not going to go through the painstaking effort of tagging 25 people, so if anyone wants to do it, knock yourself out.

1. I love playing drums. It was my major in college, I taught it for a long time, and I miss it. It just isn't practical with my kids and current lifestyle.
2. For a while in college my job was reading obituaries for the Alumni office. (Not kidding, I really got paid for it.)
3. I love reading of any kind, but I harbor a secret enjoyment for magazines - something about the brainlessness of it.
4. My husband and I met at a party, where he spent the whole night hitting on me, then left without my number and had to try and track me down after.
5. I'm actually very girly, I love dresses and heels, and frilly stuff, and totally loved dolls as a kid (still kind of do), and am therefore really excited to have a girl, knowing my luck though, she'll be a tomboy.
6. I'm not a terribly social person, but I love my friends and I love getting together with them.
7. I have some strong OCD tendencies.
8. I really like crafty projects like card making, and sewing - but I don't particularly enjoy scrapbooking.
9. I secretly fear having to work in scouts when my boys get to be that age.
10. I wish my backyard had a fence.
11. I've only kissed one other guy, than my husband.
12. I apologize too much. I don't know why - I just do.
13. I have two boys, who I wouldn't trade for anything, even though some days they drive me crazy.
14. I love beef. Especially when I am pregnant.
15. I'm currently experiencing pregnancy number four, kid number three, and girl number one. and pending any major disasters will be giving birth in exactly 6 weeks from today.
16. I love playing my wii, we got it more for us (my husband and me) than for the kids.
17. I have a true passion for GOOD ice cream.
18. I also have a thing for Cheesecake, and I make really good cookies too (but I promise I'm not as obsessed with desserts as it sounds like I am).
19. I like blogging. It's one of those things that I said I would never get into, and then had to eat my words.
20. I am the youngest of 6, and there is a 22 year spread in my family. My husband is also the youngest of 6, with an 11 year spread. Both with 3 boys, 3 girls. And where ever there is a boy in my family, there is a girl in his, and vice-versa.
21. My kids currently have 42 first cousins, with at least one more pending after my baby girl is born. (No wonder I always miss birthdays)
22. Even though we have big families, my husband and I both like things kind of quiet - I think that's why we handle it okay, even though we are very far away from them all.
23. I don't really like my birthday, I like others, just not mine.
24. I hate having my picture taken. Photos of just me are a rarity.
25. The only nights I have ever spent away from my kids, have been in hospitals. (I really need a vacation I think).

Just Because I Can

I know that this is two very similar posts in a row. What can I say, things have been slow lately, and I have no camera (hopefully the latter will be remedied shortly).

Anyway, I got this as an e-mail a few days ago, and rather than annoy anyone by forwarding it, I will annoy everyone by posting it here (insert evil smiley face here). If you would like to participate, consider yourself forwarded to. (LaShaunna, this is for you)

Welcome to the new 2008 edition of getting to know your
family and friends.

1. What is your occupation right now?
Domestic Engineer (stay-at-home mom).

2. What color are your socks right now?
Kind of hate socks.

3. What are you listening to right now?
The kids watching Spongebob in the back room. (Yes, I know - I fully plan on getting "mom of the year")

4.What was the last thing that you ate?
Macaroni and Cheese.

5. Can you drive a stick shift? (manual car)
Can, yes. Like to, not really.

6. Last person you spoke to on the phone?
My Husband.

7. Do you like the person who sent this to you?
Yes .

8. How old are you today?
25.

9. What is your favorite sport to watch on TV?
Would Food Network Challange be considered a sport?

10. What is your favorite drink?
Depends on what I am eating with it.

11. Have you ever dyed your hair?
Just highlights.

12. Favorite food?
Usually, Ice Cream. I can't say always because of the current "cravings" situation (I get them bad).

13. What is the last movie you watched?
Kung Fu Panda.

14. Favorite day of the year?
October 31 to January 1.

15. How do you vent anger?
Depends on who I'm angry at. Usually I vent at my husband. (He's a good sport) Sometimes I vent on my blog. (obviously)

16. What was your favorite toy as a child?
Dolls, especially my Cabbage Patch Kid.

17. What is your favorite season?
Winter.

18. Cherries or Blueberries?
Raspberries.

19. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back?
I would enjoy that.

20. Who is the most likely to respond?
Lisa?

21. Who is least likely to respond?
I always think this is the dumbest question on these surveys.

22. Living arrangements?
I live in a house in the suburbs with my husband and 2.5 kids.

23. Last time you cried?
Probably sometime in the last 24 hours, given the current hormonal situation.

24. What is on the floor of your room?
It's pretty clean right now, I just vacuumed this morning.

25. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending to?
Lisa?

26. What did you do last night
Put the kids to bed, and played Wii.

27. What are you most afraid of?
Losing someone in my family.

28. Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburger
Cheese-y and Spicy. With Bacon.

29. Favorite dog breed?
Kind of don't really like dogs.

30. Favorite day of the week?
Friday.

31. How many states have you lived in?
2.

32. Diamonds or pearls?
Both.

33. Favorite flower?
Stargazer lillies and red and white roses. (especially nice when they are all arranged together)

Tag!

Hooray! I got tagged by my friend Heidi.

I actually like doing these, they are kind of fun - so here goes.

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8 TV Shows I Love to Watch:

1. Numb3rs

2. The Office

3. 30 Rock

4. How I Met Your Mother

5. Good Eats

6. What Not to Wear

7. Mythbusters

8. Iron Chef America

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8 Places I Love to Eat:

1. Los Portillos (my favorite Mexican place, local)

2. Red Robin

3. Qdoba

4. The teryaki place down the street (except for when I'm pregnant, for some reason)

5. Taco Bell

6. Cheesecake Factory

7. Brick Oven Pizza (in Provo - I miss that place)

8. All of my favorite restaurants in Logan (there are alot of them), since I'm reminiscing anyway.

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8 Things that happened yesterday:

1. Watched a friend's little girl.

2. Had some friends over to play.

3. Took Buggy to get a flu shot.

4. Took a short (unfortunately) nap.

5. Made Dinner.

6. Went to get Ice Cream with my boys (all three of them).

7. Watched Kung Fu Panda with Buggy and my husband (Beefy fell asleep).

8. Went to bed (a wonderful thing).

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8 Things I Love about Fall:

1. Cool Weather

2. Upcoming holidays

3. Colorful Leaves

4. Rain (I really do like rain, most of the time)

5. Turning on the fireplace

6. Food made from pumpkin

7. Seeing my kids dressed in sneakers, jeans, and jackets. Its kind of fun after a summer full of shorts and sandals.

8. When I was younger, I loved fall because it was marching band season (yep, fully certified nerd).

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8 Things on My Wish List:

1. A million dollars (or at least a few thousand would be nice).

2. A new rocking chair/recliner before I have this baby (I really want something more comfortable to sleep in than my glider).

3. New floors for my house (our carpet is cheap, and I hate it).

4. A fenced in backyard.

5. An uncomplicated pregnancy (or the rest of it anyway) and

6. An easy, uncomplicated delivery.

7. Gift Cards (guilt free shopping!)

8. No strike for my husband's union

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8 People I am Tagging:

1. Lisa

2. Kellie

3. Katie W.

4. Amy

5. Desirae

6. Lexie

7. That person who reads my blog, but I don't know you read my blog.

8. That other person who reads my blog, but I don't know you read my blog. (I'm sure there is more than one)

It's Saturday Night!

I found this on my friend Kellie's blog, and it looked like fun, so I had to try it. I did cheat a little bit and only used only my playlist on the iPod, not my husband's or kid's, but I did have it on shuffle.

Come play along...
1. Put your music listening device on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write that song name down no matter how silly it makes you look.
4. Title this post what the answer to your last question is.
5. Good luck and have fun!

IF SOMEONE SAYS 'IS THIS OKAY' YOU SAY?
You Were Meant for Me - Jewel

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF
Yellow Submarine - Beatles

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
I Feel So - Boxcar Racer

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Oh Jean - The Proclaimers

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
D is For Drums - They Might Be Giants (for real, this is what came up)

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Come on Nature - The Proclaimers

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Keep Holding On - Avril Lavigne

WHAT DO YOU OFTEN THINK ABOUT?
Whistling in the Dark - They Might Be Giants

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Light Up My Room - Barenaked Ladies

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Suite for Voilincello - Johann Sebastian Bach

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Bed, Bed, Bed (Live) - They Might Be Giants

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Alcohol - Barenaked Ladies

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
The Animal Song - Savage Garden

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Seven Days of the Week - They Might Be Giants

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
In My Life - Sean Connery

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
And So It Goes - Billy Joel

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
I Knew I Loved You - Savage Garden

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO NAME THIS POST?
It's Saturday Night - The Proclaimers

Obviously my iPod has some weird obsession with They Might Be Giants tonight. My playlist is actually much more varied, maybe I'll have to try this again sometime. That was kind of fun. Thanks for posting it Kellie.

I Got Tagged!

Kellie from Mere Motherhood tagged me with a "random things" tag.

The Rules for playing TAG:

*Link to the person who tagged you
*Post the rules on your blog
*Write six random things about yourself
*Tag six-ish people at the end of your post
*Let each person know he/she has been tagged
*Let the tagger know when your entry is up

1. I have a thing for Ice Cream. I'm picky though, it has to be good ice cream. And by good, I mean it either has to be Aggie Ice Cream, or from Cold Stone.

2. I'm a worrier/planner/control freak. It drives my husband (and probably most other people) crazy, but I always have to think about every possible scenario in my life, and make a (usually very detailed) plan for it. When something is completely out of my control, it drives me absolutely bonkers.

3. I love eating out, it is definitely my preferred form of entertainment. But, when I find something I like, I stick with it. I am not terribly adventurous when it comes to trying new foods.

4. When I am pregnant, I get terrible cravings (probably explaining all of the food related things in this post). This time around, its all about the beef, and I am going nuts trying to get a good chicken fried steak, that I don't have to cook myself.

5. I love to read, and I get bad insomnia when I'm pregnant. Therefore, I can measure each kid by how many books I got through while I was pregnant with them (mostly enjoyed in the middle of the night).

6. I love shopping. I hate spending money, (I am eternally cheap) but when I can shop guilt free, I'm in heaven. I think gift cards are the greatest inventions ever.

I tag Cheronne, Desirae, Lisa, Alycia, Mel, and LaShaunna

Tagged!

I've been tagged by Kellie. "Three" - and here they are:

Three Joys:
1. My Family and My Faith
2. Learning
3. Really Really Good Music

Three Fears:
1. Losing My Kids (in every sense of the word) or My Husband
2. Nightmares - Same as Kellie, I have had some crazy vivid ones lately where I wake up panicked and near tears.
3. The Dark - Yes, I am still afraid of the dark. I use night lights all over the place and we keep one of our hallway lights on all night.

Three Goals:
1. Be Grumpy With My Kids Less, and Happy With Them More
2. Get more organized
3. Take Time Everyday to Enjoy What I am Doing

Three Obsessions:
1. Stamping/Making Cards
2. Magazines - I know, kind of weird, but I love to read magazines.
3. Reading

Three surprising facts about me:
1. I Rock at Wii Bowling, but suck at Wii Tennis. In real life, I suck at bowling, and can hold my own at tennis (or at least I "used-to-could")
2. I Love to play drums. I used to do it a lot (and I was pretty good) but I had to give up playing/teaching for a while when Beefy was born. Hopefully someday I'll go back.
3. This one is kind of cool. I am the youngest of 6-three boys, three girls. My husband is also the youngest of 6 (3 and 3) and wherever there is a girl in my family there is a boy in his and vice-versa. There is a 22 year gap in my siblings and only an 11 year gap in his.

Three people I'm tagging:
1. Leanne
2. Julie
3. LaShaunna (welcome to blogging)


Thanks Kellie! That is always fun, and some of those really got me to think which is always good.

Tagged by Leanne - "Two's"

Two Names I Go By: Mom, Kimmi (only my husband calls me that though)
Two Things You Are Wearing Right Now: pajamas, and a kid on my lap
Two Of Your Favorite Things To Do: craft projects, read
Two Things You Want Very Badly At This Moment: loose weight, and have a baby (i know, its totally counter intuitive)
Two Favorite Pets: I'm honestly not really a pet person. Maybe I'd like one that wasn't messy, like a fish (that cleaned its own bowl). I also really like my son's stuffed dog, that he treats like a real pet. He named it "Spike", and he even has a toy bone and a leash for it.
Two People Who Will Fill This Out: Lisa, Mel
Two Things You Did Last Night: Watched the kids play outside, went out to dinner
Two Things You Ate Today: Pancakes, a glass of skim milk
Two Last People You Talked To: My kids, and my Husband,
Two Longest Car Rides: Niagara Falls, Ohio
Two Favorite Vacations: Disneyland, Niagara Falls
Two Favorite Drinks: Raspberry Lemonade, Milkshakes (almost any kind)

People to Tag: Lisa, Alycia, Chari, Heidi, Mel, Cheronne