Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Still sick...
I guess I should have gone to the Dr last Friday. I felt a little better and decided to give work a try on Monday. Part way into the day I realized I was in a good amount of pain...my face and ears. By the time I got home all I could do was crawl into bed and sleep. I did call the Dr for an appointment for this morning. I am pretty sure that I have sinus and ear infections. I will be staying home today.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Sick ...again
I guess I need to get a grip on my health or something. It seems I just get over something and the next something comes along. I went to work on Wednesday and Thursday even though I didn't feel well. Perhaps if I had stayed in bed then I would feel better now...hmm Anyway I called in sick on Friday hoping if I kept a low profile I would be up to the RS conference on Saturday....wrong! I felt worse on saturday...it's the head, ears, throat, post nasal drip and cough that keeps you awake and gives you a headache stuff. I also have a tendancy for ear infections when it gets like this. We don't have church til 1PM so I'll see how I feel then. If I call in sick for work tomorrow I will have to go see the DR, and I hate that. Well for now it was nice catching up on what all of you are doing, and it's back to bed for me.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Tagged...All about me
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My middle name is Ann, after my mom.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? After Jordan called me and talked to me about his mission call.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Yes
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Honey ham.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Yes, 4 girls, 2 boys
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I think so, at least when I'm not being anal retentive or OCD.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? I don't think so.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Well,maybe.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Honey Nut Chex,
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? If I'm wearing laces, most of the time I wear slip ons.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? right now...Rocky Road or Pistashio Almond.
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Do they look happy or stressed
15. RED OR PINK? Some days red....some days.
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? Hmmm, probably that I get meticulous about things that really don't matter the most.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST ? My kids...all of them...if I explain too much I'll have a weepy evening.
18. FRUITS OR VEGETABLES? YES
19. WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Pink socks... I lose the shoes when I walk in the door:)
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Pizza.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Silence...me typing...alone.
22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Teal
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Gardenia... or lavendar.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Bill.
25. WERE YOU A BAND GEEK, A DRAMA NERD, OR A SPORTS BUFF IN SCHOOL? I was in choir and drill team.
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Probably gymnastics.2
7. HAIR COLOR? Dark brown, now streaked with gray.
28. EYE COLOR? Medium brown
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No, but I've tried 2 times.
30. FAVORITE FOOD? Yes
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Scarlet
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Pink.
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Yes
35. HUGS OR KISSES? Yes
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? I'm on a cheesecake binge right now.
37. BURGER KING OR MCDONALDS? Burger King...Yes, the Whopper:)
38. DO YOU FOLLOW A LIST WHEN YOU SHOP OR DO YOU GO UP AND DOWN ALL THE AISLES? List, then wander
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Book Of Mormon at home... at work I'm listening to a book on CD "Whisperings" can't remember the author
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?Don't have one.
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? the first few minutes of the 9 o'clock news.
42. FAVORITE SOUND? My kids singing and playing the piano, or visiting or playing games...wait, mybe the singing...in harmony.
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles.
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME??? Where is home? The furthest I have been from Bill is when I was in Idaho and he was in Okinowa...18 months. But it seemed pretty far from home (my family in California) when I got married and moved 2,000 miles away to Illinois. Of course now I feel pretty far from everyone I love, except Bill.
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Singing, sewing, serving others...
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Pleasanton, Alameda, California
OK Sarah H. Have you already been tagged? And Lindsey, how about you
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? After Jordan called me and talked to me about his mission call.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Yes
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Honey ham.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Yes, 4 girls, 2 boys
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I think so, at least when I'm not being anal retentive or OCD.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? I don't think so.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Well,maybe.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Honey Nut Chex,
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? If I'm wearing laces, most of the time I wear slip ons.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? right now...Rocky Road or Pistashio Almond.
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Do they look happy or stressed
15. RED OR PINK? Some days red....some days.
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? Hmmm, probably that I get meticulous about things that really don't matter the most.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST ? My kids...all of them...if I explain too much I'll have a weepy evening.
18. FRUITS OR VEGETABLES? YES
19. WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Pink socks... I lose the shoes when I walk in the door:)
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Pizza.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Silence...me typing...alone.
22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Teal
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Gardenia... or lavendar.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Bill.
25. WERE YOU A BAND GEEK, A DRAMA NERD, OR A SPORTS BUFF IN SCHOOL? I was in choir and drill team.
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Probably gymnastics.2
7. HAIR COLOR? Dark brown, now streaked with gray.
28. EYE COLOR? Medium brown
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No, but I've tried 2 times.
30. FAVORITE FOOD? Yes
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Scarlet
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Pink.
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Yes
35. HUGS OR KISSES? Yes
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? I'm on a cheesecake binge right now.
37. BURGER KING OR MCDONALDS? Burger King...Yes, the Whopper:)
38. DO YOU FOLLOW A LIST WHEN YOU SHOP OR DO YOU GO UP AND DOWN ALL THE AISLES? List, then wander
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Book Of Mormon at home... at work I'm listening to a book on CD "Whisperings" can't remember the author
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?Don't have one.
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? the first few minutes of the 9 o'clock news.
42. FAVORITE SOUND? My kids singing and playing the piano, or visiting or playing games...wait, mybe the singing...in harmony.
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles.
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME??? Where is home? The furthest I have been from Bill is when I was in Idaho and he was in Okinowa...18 months. But it seemed pretty far from home (my family in California) when I got married and moved 2,000 miles away to Illinois. Of course now I feel pretty far from everyone I love, except Bill.
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Singing, sewing, serving others...
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Pleasanton, Alameda, California
OK Sarah H. Have you already been tagged? And Lindsey, how about you
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Tagged for "My Life"
Monday, September 17, 2008
My Life
I was tagged to write 6 words, in no particular order, that describe my life. So here they are:
1. Driven
2. Kaizen
3. Cheerful
4. Love
5. Family
6. Sensitive
I tag Melinda, Sarah F, Kathy, and Sarah H.
My Life
I was tagged to write 6 words, in no particular order, that describe my life. So here they are:
1. Driven
2. Kaizen
3. Cheerful
4. Love
5. Family
6. Sensitive
I tag Melinda, Sarah F, Kathy, and Sarah H.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Baby Towels
I have a baby shower coming up at work. I have been wanting to learn how to do the baby towels Kathy does, so when I went down to a wedding reception last weekend I stayed at Kathy's and she sewed me through a couple of towels:) We went to JoAnn's after the reception and got the ribbon and buttons...picture wrapping your little boy in this luxurious blue towel....
It is trimmed with a plaid ribbon that ties the blue and brown together, and topped with adorable bear paw ribbon. (the bear paw ribbon also trims the ends of the towel) And where do these bear paws come from... The cute little bear buttons Kathy found!
The next one is a girly towel and is for Evie. It is a plush pink towel, I decided to go with bright colors because that's what her room is. So the trim is a flowered ribbon, accented by flowere buttons in the same brights. We could have accented with any of the colors, but we went with the pink and green... The towel had it's own little beading so I wove the green ribbon through that on the edge of the bonnet and the ends on the towel. Then topped the pink ribbon with the green for the bows that adorn the back and the sides of the bonnet. I am so excited to have learned how to do these! Thank you Kathy!!
The close up is a little fuzzy on this, but you get the idea...
It is trimmed with a plaid ribbon that ties the blue and brown together, and topped with adorable bear paw ribbon. (the bear paw ribbon also trims the ends of the towel) And where do these bear paws come from... The cute little bear buttons Kathy found!
The next one is a girly towel and is for Evie. It is a plush pink towel, I decided to go with bright colors because that's what her room is. So the trim is a flowered ribbon, accented by flowere buttons in the same brights. We could have accented with any of the colors, but we went with the pink and green... The towel had it's own little beading so I wove the green ribbon through that on the edge of the bonnet and the ends on the towel. Then topped the pink ribbon with the green for the bows that adorn the back and the sides of the bonnet. I am so excited to have learned how to do these! Thank you Kathy!!
The close up is a little fuzzy on this, but you get the idea...
Labor Day Weekend (a little late)
We got all packed the night before , since Bill was picking up the rental car and getting me from work, he had to pack the car. This might not seem significant to anyone out there, but I have always packed the car.
We timed our departure so we would be at Maddox for a late lunch. I can't rave enough about Maddox...The farm is out back of the restaurant and tomorrow's dinner is grazing or running around today. Let's just say if you've been in the area, and you missed Maddox, you missed a great dining experience!
This is the first thing we see, from just up the road...then we know that lunch is just around the corner.
Because we are in a hurry (and also cheap er...I mean economical) we eat at the car-hop side. They also have a very nice dining room and a reception center. Both of which are a little more pricey.
Then we make the drive to Idaho. Jim and Connie meet us at Mom and Dad's and we follow them up to Aaron's home (They call it a cabin) and get settled in for the weekend. I just realized the picture below does not even give the food justice. We ate like kings the whole time we were there and didn't do any prep or cleanup! A real vacation. There were always trays of fresh fruit, cookies, treats, and snacks available for our pleasure. The weather was beautiful and the setting very serene.
One of the things we did while we were there was play games. This was the favorite...Five Crowns. Even Bill eventually joined in and enjoyed the game. (He's not much for games)
Ahh, Bill's fav pastime, relaxing, visiting and learning more about the area. We also rode horses (sorry...no pictures of that) Bill said the last time he was on a horse was 45 years ago. He sang to his horse the whole time we were riding and we all thought he was really enjoying it. When we got home he said that he sang because he was scared to death and hoped if he was singing the horse wouldn't notice. Too funny! I thought I had plenty of padding, but my rear end was sure sore by the end of the ride:) We had a great time and a beautiful view when we got past the trees on the mountain.
Here we are before leaving on Monday, with Jim and Connie, who also shared the weekend with us. They are the ones who hosted the Payette river trip that we did on Saturday. We thoroughly enjoyed that. It was my first time down the river...I guess you can tell we aren't terribly adventurous. We sure had a great time!
Good-bye cabin, we will treasure the fun times we had and the family we shared them with. (we couldn't get Karen in front of the camera, so Aaron took the picture of the 4 of us and we didn't get ANY of them) Aaron and Karen are wonderful host, and hostess, and should you get the opportunity to spend time with them, be sure to do it!
We timed our departure so we would be at Maddox for a late lunch. I can't rave enough about Maddox...The farm is out back of the restaurant and tomorrow's dinner is grazing or running around today. Let's just say if you've been in the area, and you missed Maddox, you missed a great dining experience!
This is the first thing we see, from just up the road...then we know that lunch is just around the corner.
Because we are in a hurry (and also cheap er...I mean economical) we eat at the car-hop side. They also have a very nice dining room and a reception center. Both of which are a little more pricey.
Then we make the drive to Idaho. Jim and Connie meet us at Mom and Dad's and we follow them up to Aaron's home (They call it a cabin) and get settled in for the weekend. I just realized the picture below does not even give the food justice. We ate like kings the whole time we were there and didn't do any prep or cleanup! A real vacation. There were always trays of fresh fruit, cookies, treats, and snacks available for our pleasure. The weather was beautiful and the setting very serene.
One of the things we did while we were there was play games. This was the favorite...Five Crowns. Even Bill eventually joined in and enjoyed the game. (He's not much for games)
Ahh, Bill's fav pastime, relaxing, visiting and learning more about the area. We also rode horses (sorry...no pictures of that) Bill said the last time he was on a horse was 45 years ago. He sang to his horse the whole time we were riding and we all thought he was really enjoying it. When we got home he said that he sang because he was scared to death and hoped if he was singing the horse wouldn't notice. Too funny! I thought I had plenty of padding, but my rear end was sure sore by the end of the ride:) We had a great time and a beautiful view when we got past the trees on the mountain.
Here we are before leaving on Monday, with Jim and Connie, who also shared the weekend with us. They are the ones who hosted the Payette river trip that we did on Saturday. We thoroughly enjoyed that. It was my first time down the river...I guess you can tell we aren't terribly adventurous. We sure had a great time!
Good-bye cabin, we will treasure the fun times we had and the family we shared them with. (we couldn't get Karen in front of the camera, so Aaron took the picture of the 4 of us and we didn't get ANY of them) Aaron and Karen are wonderful host, and hostess, and should you get the opportunity to spend time with them, be sure to do it!
Saturday, September 13, 2008
True Confessions
No photos today... sorry. But at least I am talking to the blogger world.
We ordered some popcorn from Kellen, it came a couple days ago. One of the things we ordered was their caramel corn with cashews, pecans and almonds in it. I so wanted to reach in and get a handful of nuts with my popcorn right? Well, it wasn't going to happen...there weren't as many nuts as I was hoping for and they (of course) had all shifted to the bottom of the can during shipping. Bill caught me rolling the can from side to side and reaching in for the nuts. (This is a bad thing?) So he told me if I ate any more nuts from the can I would forfeit the other can of caramel nut popcorn...ie, it would be HIS can and this would be MY can. This morning he went to a priesthood meeting in Salt Lake at the conference center. I was left alone with the popcorn. It wasn't long before I realized I had eaten, well maybe not ALL the nuts, but all the ones I could find. I had to go to the store anyway but I put nuts on my list. Before he came home I had opened the can of "Poppycock, Just The Nuts" broken them up and stirred them through the caramel corn. Safe! Of course I couldn't keep it from him, I had to tell him why there was such a great nuts to popcorn ratio, he had a good laugh and I am still in the running for the other can of caramen nut popcorn:)
We did take pictures of us rafting the Payette over Labor Day weekend and some pictures of our weekend get away in the mountains with Karen and Aaron, Jim and Connie, but the rafting pictures have to be developed because we bought a disposable waterproof camera for the water trip. The others, Bill down loaded onto the computer, but I can't find them. Also I will have to get pictures of the towels Kathy taught me to do and then I will post that too.
We are going to a Pway ward reunion this evening and then (hopefully) we will drive home on the NEW Legacy Highway. It opens at 5PM today...yeah! Hopefully that will take a load off I-15
We ordered some popcorn from Kellen, it came a couple days ago. One of the things we ordered was their caramel corn with cashews, pecans and almonds in it. I so wanted to reach in and get a handful of nuts with my popcorn right? Well, it wasn't going to happen...there weren't as many nuts as I was hoping for and they (of course) had all shifted to the bottom of the can during shipping. Bill caught me rolling the can from side to side and reaching in for the nuts. (This is a bad thing?) So he told me if I ate any more nuts from the can I would forfeit the other can of caramel nut popcorn...ie, it would be HIS can and this would be MY can. This morning he went to a priesthood meeting in Salt Lake at the conference center. I was left alone with the popcorn. It wasn't long before I realized I had eaten, well maybe not ALL the nuts, but all the ones I could find. I had to go to the store anyway but I put nuts on my list. Before he came home I had opened the can of "Poppycock, Just The Nuts" broken them up and stirred them through the caramel corn. Safe! Of course I couldn't keep it from him, I had to tell him why there was such a great nuts to popcorn ratio, he had a good laugh and I am still in the running for the other can of caramen nut popcorn:)
We did take pictures of us rafting the Payette over Labor Day weekend and some pictures of our weekend get away in the mountains with Karen and Aaron, Jim and Connie, but the rafting pictures have to be developed because we bought a disposable waterproof camera for the water trip. The others, Bill down loaded onto the computer, but I can't find them. Also I will have to get pictures of the towels Kathy taught me to do and then I will post that too.
We are going to a Pway ward reunion this evening and then (hopefully) we will drive home on the NEW Legacy Highway. It opens at 5PM today...yeah! Hopefully that will take a load off I-15
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