Our brand new baby.
One year old
Two years old
Three years old, just before Mark left for Iraq.
Four years old
Five years old
Six years old
Seven years old
And now he's eight!
Happy Birthday Zach!!
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Happy Birthday Zach!
So I am a little late posting for Zach's birthday; the last three days have just been way too crazy busy to get it done. Here are a few fun pictures from the last 8 years.
Our brand new baby.
One year old
Two years old
Three years old, just before Mark left for Iraq.
Four years old
Five years old
Six years old
Seven years old
And now he's eight!
Happy Birthday Zach!!
Our brand new baby.
One year old
Two years old
Three years old, just before Mark left for Iraq.
Four years old
Five years old
Six years old
Seven years old
And now he's eight!
Happy Birthday Zach!!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
My 25 Random Things about Me
Since not everyone who reads my blog is on facebook, I decided to post this here.
1. I never wanted to be a Primary president, and now that I'm not anymore, I miss it terribly. Of course, it could be just because I'm now a counselor in the R.S. What?!?!?!? How is that possible, you ask? I don't know.
2. Whenever anyone asks me a question, or I'm trying to decide what to have for breakfast, lunch or dinner, or the kids want to know what they should wear, my first thought is always, ALWAYS "chicken noodle soup."
3. I am absolutely scared to death of being the mother of a teenager, even though I have been for 3 years now. I think when he gets his drivers license, I will probably spontaneously combust. What am I going to do when Alli and Zach are teens at the same time?!?!
4. I love CSI:NY. I used to love Law and Order, but that's got nothing on this. Gary Sinese AND New York City. Nice. And of course the guy playing Danny is pretty darn cute, with an awesome accent. My thanks to Spike TV for showing all day, several days a week.
5. I love musicals. Love them. I felt so gross and stressed about so many things last Saturday night, and on the way home from Utah, Mom put in the soundtrack to "Guys and Dolls" with Nathan Lane and Peter Gallagher and just the overture made me smile. After about 4 songs I was singing along. "Horse can do."
6. When I am super tired, all I want to do is sit down and cry. And I wonder where my kids get it from. And I'm not much better at containing it, either.
7. I love to sing along with my iPod. Not just musicals, where I actually understand what they're saying. Rock and pop, and I make up my own words, or do that mumble thingy. Drives my kids nuts, which makes it even more fun.
8. So far, my favorite places in this entire world are the Oregon coast, the Upper West Side of New York City, Ottawa Ontario in the fall, my sisters house, and my home. Home comes and goes depending on the day, but over all, it's pretty good.
9. I don't love chocolate. It's okay. Sometimes I crave it, but overall I will take fruit over chocolate any day. Kimmie and I order dessert, I get the fruit tart and she orders the great wall of chocolate death and we share.
10. My favorite childhood memory is of being on the bank of a river in Ottawa in the fall, and Mom and I had a race. I won! I thought I was the fastest thing ever, and years later when I realized she let me win, I was so devestated!
11. When I was 10, I wanted to marry Wayne Gretzky. Or Barry Manilow, but I preferred Wayne.
12. I love watching hockey, but really love it when they start fighting. They bump into each other, throw down their gloves, start circling each other, get closer and closer, and then wham! Someone finally lands a punch and off they go. I think it's too bad they have to stop when they hit the ice.
13. I love to cook. Cooking is so much fun, trying new recipes is great, especially when they actually work. It's the cleaning up afterwards that I hate, and has for years kept me from doing much. The kids are old enough, though, they can clean for me. There's a perk!
14. My baby is turning 8 this month, and it makes me so sad. I miss my little kids.
15. I love taking care of people. I always feel horrible if I don't think of something I could have done for someone in a timely manner, or if I don't anticipate what someone might need or want. And so helpless when there's just nothing I can do.
16. I love competitive cooking shows. "Top Chef" is my favorite, although the "Ultimate Recipe Showdown" is pretty darn cool.
17. I can't wait to take Alli to see "Wicked" in April. I've seen it twice on Broadway, but this could be the best one yet. I want to watch her watch it. She has it memorized frontwards and backwards, she's been Glinda and Elphaba for Halloween, her cat is named Elphie; this is going to be so much fun.
18. There are few things more enjoyable than spending time with my sister and my mom. Kimmie has saved me so many times throughout the years by just letting me stay with her for a weekend, and now we get to have Mom join in the fun. Tetris, chick flicks, guacamole and diet coke. What more could we need? Well, maybe cake.
19. I love patterns. Thank heavens for whoever started the whole patterned paper scrapbooking thing, because I finally quit buying fabric just because it was so cute. And I don't sew. But I do know what to do with the paper.
20. Just sitting here, trying to think of my next random thing, I thought "chicken noodle soup".
21. I love making cards. I just wish I was better at sending them.
22. I love books and movies. I condensed the movies so they're not taking up more valuable bookshelf space. Alli asked if we could order some books from school to add to our "library". I have that many books? Wow, that's sad.
23. I can't have unpainted toenails. They're just naked if they're not painted. And not some subtle color, either.
24. I was a senior in high school before I could swallow pills. Until then, I just dissolved them in my mouth. Bleck. Fortunately, I figured it out before I had to start taking iron pills for anemia. That would have been the death of me.
25. I hate socks and shoes. Apparently my feet need to breathe! I only wear them in the winter, and only when the snow is too deep.
1. I never wanted to be a Primary president, and now that I'm not anymore, I miss it terribly. Of course, it could be just because I'm now a counselor in the R.S. What?!?!?!? How is that possible, you ask? I don't know.
2. Whenever anyone asks me a question, or I'm trying to decide what to have for breakfast, lunch or dinner, or the kids want to know what they should wear, my first thought is always, ALWAYS "chicken noodle soup."
3. I am absolutely scared to death of being the mother of a teenager, even though I have been for 3 years now. I think when he gets his drivers license, I will probably spontaneously combust. What am I going to do when Alli and Zach are teens at the same time?!?!
4. I love CSI:NY. I used to love Law and Order, but that's got nothing on this. Gary Sinese AND New York City. Nice. And of course the guy playing Danny is pretty darn cute, with an awesome accent. My thanks to Spike TV for showing all day, several days a week.
5. I love musicals. Love them. I felt so gross and stressed about so many things last Saturday night, and on the way home from Utah, Mom put in the soundtrack to "Guys and Dolls" with Nathan Lane and Peter Gallagher and just the overture made me smile. After about 4 songs I was singing along. "Horse can do."
6. When I am super tired, all I want to do is sit down and cry. And I wonder where my kids get it from. And I'm not much better at containing it, either.
7. I love to sing along with my iPod. Not just musicals, where I actually understand what they're saying. Rock and pop, and I make up my own words, or do that mumble thingy. Drives my kids nuts, which makes it even more fun.
8. So far, my favorite places in this entire world are the Oregon coast, the Upper West Side of New York City, Ottawa Ontario in the fall, my sisters house, and my home. Home comes and goes depending on the day, but over all, it's pretty good.
9. I don't love chocolate. It's okay. Sometimes I crave it, but overall I will take fruit over chocolate any day. Kimmie and I order dessert, I get the fruit tart and she orders the great wall of chocolate death and we share.
10. My favorite childhood memory is of being on the bank of a river in Ottawa in the fall, and Mom and I had a race. I won! I thought I was the fastest thing ever, and years later when I realized she let me win, I was so devestated!
11. When I was 10, I wanted to marry Wayne Gretzky. Or Barry Manilow, but I preferred Wayne.
12. I love watching hockey, but really love it when they start fighting. They bump into each other, throw down their gloves, start circling each other, get closer and closer, and then wham! Someone finally lands a punch and off they go. I think it's too bad they have to stop when they hit the ice.
13. I love to cook. Cooking is so much fun, trying new recipes is great, especially when they actually work. It's the cleaning up afterwards that I hate, and has for years kept me from doing much. The kids are old enough, though, they can clean for me. There's a perk!
14. My baby is turning 8 this month, and it makes me so sad. I miss my little kids.
15. I love taking care of people. I always feel horrible if I don't think of something I could have done for someone in a timely manner, or if I don't anticipate what someone might need or want. And so helpless when there's just nothing I can do.
16. I love competitive cooking shows. "Top Chef" is my favorite, although the "Ultimate Recipe Showdown" is pretty darn cool.
17. I can't wait to take Alli to see "Wicked" in April. I've seen it twice on Broadway, but this could be the best one yet. I want to watch her watch it. She has it memorized frontwards and backwards, she's been Glinda and Elphaba for Halloween, her cat is named Elphie; this is going to be so much fun.
18. There are few things more enjoyable than spending time with my sister and my mom. Kimmie has saved me so many times throughout the years by just letting me stay with her for a weekend, and now we get to have Mom join in the fun. Tetris, chick flicks, guacamole and diet coke. What more could we need? Well, maybe cake.
19. I love patterns. Thank heavens for whoever started the whole patterned paper scrapbooking thing, because I finally quit buying fabric just because it was so cute. And I don't sew. But I do know what to do with the paper.
20. Just sitting here, trying to think of my next random thing, I thought "chicken noodle soup".
21. I love making cards. I just wish I was better at sending them.
22. I love books and movies. I condensed the movies so they're not taking up more valuable bookshelf space. Alli asked if we could order some books from school to add to our "library". I have that many books? Wow, that's sad.
23. I can't have unpainted toenails. They're just naked if they're not painted. And not some subtle color, either.
24. I was a senior in high school before I could swallow pills. Until then, I just dissolved them in my mouth. Bleck. Fortunately, I figured it out before I had to start taking iron pills for anemia. That would have been the death of me.
25. I hate socks and shoes. Apparently my feet need to breathe! I only wear them in the winter, and only when the snow is too deep.
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