The Tagging Game

So, I get back from my cruise - take a few days to break - and then today I finally get to a point where I can start reading and catching up on the blobs that were left to me. But what to My wandering eyes should appear - but TAGGING! Ok... Ok - you all have gotten me... as it seems to me that you all have put at the end of your "Tagging" Blogs - "I tag whoever read this"... WHAT IS THAT!?! So, now I must catch up on this tagging nonsense -

For you, Ashley - and you, Christy - and you, Amanda ... here are the responses to the TAGGING that you have started.

Tag of 3's...thanks Ashley AND Christy

3 Joys - I enjoy watching my kids succeed at new things and discover new things. I enjoy my sleep - A LOT! I enjoy a good laugh with my friends and family.

3 Fears - Oh - these aren't hard in the least... SPIDERS (definately), Heights (Like the GRAND CANYON), And the stage - yes... I have "Stage fright" - in a bad way... (Now you see how I skirted that question... I rock... I could have gotten into some things that were WAY deeper than the surface fears that I just put on down here...)

3 Obsessions - I am obsessive about Music. I Obsess over threads when I do cross-stitches. I am obsessive about my "Lists"

3 surprising facts - About me? Or like christy did, where she put three facts about the father of our nation? I would guess that I would put them about me - too many tagged things here and I have got to catch up... So, here goes - I CAN name that tune in 2 notes or less (Most of the time) AND give you the appropriate lyrics to said tune. I (with practice) Can tell the colors of things with my hands (And blindfolded). I have had pieces of my Poetry published in the National Database of Poets.

Tagged Again - Thanks to Christy...

(X) Gone on a blind date

(X) Skipped school

( ) Watched someone die

(X) Been to Canada

(X) Been to Mexico

(X) Been to Florida

(X) Been on a plane

(X) Been lost

(X) Been on the opposite side of the country

(X) Gone to Washington , DC (As with Christy, I've only been to the airport)

(X) Swam in the ocean

(X) Cried yourself to sleep

(X) Played cops and robbers

(X) Recently colored with crayons

(X) Sang Karaoke

(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't?

(X) Made prank phone calls

(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose

(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue

(X) Danced in the rain

(X) Written a letter to Santa Claus

(X) Been kissed under the mistletoe

(X) Watched the sunrise with someone you care about

(X) Blown bubbles

(X) Gone ice-skating

(X) Been skinny dipping outdoors (I will NEVER tell about it though)

(X) Gone to the movies

1. Any nickname? RED

2. Mother's name? Sandy

3. Favorite Drink? Hot Chocolate

4. Tattoo??? No way

5. Body piercings?? Ears (Twice) and Belly Button (Three times) Though, the belly is healed up now.

6. How much do you love your job? I don't know... I start tomorrow and will have to update you.

7. Birthplace? Provo, Utah

8. Favorite vacation spot? Cozumel or Roatan

9. Ever been to Africa ? Hate to disappoint you here, but no...

10. Ever eaten cookies for dinner? Absolutely! That's one of the basic dinner staples!

11. Ever been on TV? No But I used to WISH to be on TV... does that count?

12. Ever stole a traffic sign? No... I was pretty good

13. Ever been in a car accident? Yes

14. Drive a 2-door or 4-door vehicle? 4 Doors for BOTH vehicles

15. Favorite salad dressing? Ranch - made by HIDDEN VALLEY

16. Favorite pie? Toss up here - I like Hershey Pie, and Pumpkin Pie, Cherry pie, and Pecan Pie - I will even go with a good Cheesecake type pie. I like Dessert... really... A LOT

17. Favorite holiday? HALLOWEEN

18. Favorite number? 17

19. Favorite movie? Too many to list here - Phantom of the Opera, or Ever After can be watched ANY Day though - oh, Moulin Rouge too... And any Horror film.

20. Favorite dessert? TOO MANY - I like it if it's sweet. I really like Banana's Foster, and Chocolate... and Pie... and cake - and cupcakes, cookies, ice cream... Mmmmm...

21. Favorite food? DESSERT or chineese

22. Favorite day of the week? Wednesdays - Half way to the weekend... and I have my kids on those days.

23. Favorite brand of body wash?? Anything that smells like Cucumber Melon

24. Favorite toothpaste? Crest

25. Favorite smell ? Vanilla, Dessert, A Rainstorm

26. What do you do to relax? Cross Stitch, Read, Sing, Play the Piano in my Quirky Way

27. How do you see yourself in 10 years? Fat and Happy

28. Who do you tag? If you are reading this (and haven't participated in the tagging already), I tag YOU!

Quirky Game- TAG I'm IT! The Rules: List the person who tagged you ( Thanks AMANDA!). Tell about 6 quirks of yours.

QUIRK #1 - I am super picky about my LISTS. In fact, I make the same cleaning list every day. Oh, sure - I've typed it up at least a dozen times, thinking that would stop the obsessive compulsive need to write the list the next day. But it doesn't help. I have to rewrite it every day. Even if I am not cleaning that day, the list must be written. Now, I will say that I did well when I was on the cruise - I didn't write the list at all... maybe it's because I was far enough away from my home that I didn't need to worry about it. BUT - I got home, and I started on the list again... interesting huh?!? No - it's just plain crazy. And I am... so, lets carry on please.

QUIRK #2 - When I decide to take on a project, like cleaning out my closet or organizing my craft closet - it could take all day. Now, a closet shouldn't take all day - but it does because things like pens, all need to be tested for working condition and then placed in their spots in the same way. They have to have the ink side pointing away from me!

QUIRK #3 - My Closet is color coordinated - I get very irritated if the shirts are out of order or the pants are placed somewhere other than where they belong. The shirt colors go; Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Pink, Beige, Tan, Brown, White, Black. You should also know that with this organization level, my socks must be the same way. I used to do my undies like this too, but the drawer is too small to keep up with it, so now they are getting shoved around in there... but the socks still get organized. You should see when Rick hangs up my clothes - I spend another half hour going through and putting things where I feel that they need to go because he just DOES NOT see the way that I have things laid out.

QUIRK #4 - My DvD's follow the same pathway as my closet - They are all alphabetized... and I get very bent out of shape when they get out of order. Same with books and such - I have got to have an order to things around here!

QUIRK #5 - If there are carts (Buggy's) in the parking lot around my car, I will move them all carefully into the cart return place. It's a habit I picked up from my first marriage. I can't stand it when there are carts around my car. I think that it's just plum lazy of people to not put their cart away when they are done. What... they are willing to walk around the store the whole time, but too tired to push a shopping cart to the return spot? Now, this isn't something that I do all the time - I don't do it when I am with Rick, because he's usually in a hurry and doesn't want me to fiddle with it...but when I am alone, there's not going to be a cart within 50 feet of my car, unless I am parked that close to the return... LOL

QUIRK #6 - I HATE those ridiculous e-mails that are forwarded from people... the whole "if you don't forward this to ten people then bad luck will befall you" - um... it's a CHAIN LETTER. People send those all the time, and I delete them - and sometimes, I send back a nasty little e-mail telling them that I would prefer not getting their junk just because they are superstitious. I also check out everything on Snopes and places like that. I think that it's important to research the things that you are reading! Just because it comes from my mom does not make it factual - so, I am notorious for checking things out and either putting a stop to the nasty rumors or chain letters going around, or I at least educate the person that chose to send it to me. Beware of sending those things to me!

OK - now that we have gotten through all of that - feel free to respond in whatever manner you feel is necessary. LOVE TO ALL! I will put up cruise pictures later.

Well, because everyone else is doing it - so must I...

SEE - I got my documents for the cruise too - So, to Christy and Aislinn - ya showoffs! LOL - I got mine too and , no, I didn't do the dance... but I am very VERY happy about it all. Does that count? VERY happy? It should count... I put everything together already - my confirmation for Fins and Flippers, and my Avis Rental for the Grand Caymans... I am so thrilled- it's all together. The only thing that is not together is my room with everyone else... but, thats' alright. I will make lots of noise on Deck 2, and perhaps they will move everyone away from me and rick... LOL
AHEM... moving forward...

Aislinn and I canned peaches. I know that I said something about this before - but Here are a few of the ones that got done. I gave a Jar to Jeremy, who is a HUGE peachy fan. I am a fan too. And they are so yummy - MMMMM Yummy. I think that I am becoming an expert Jar-er. And I like it! I wish that I had known how to do this a long time ago. I would have been jarring EVERYTHING that I could. Seriously. I buy so much stuff in bulk that I could have had a SERIOUS Food Storage going on around this joint! :D - Well, it's better late than never at all, right?

And, finally, the crowning moment of my week - I am TRULY a soccer mom now. Well, soccer stepmom from this picture. Number 7 is Aspen at her first game with the Silver Sharks. (Shark attack!) Anyway... they didn't win the game, but it was great fun to be a part of the whole ordeal of the first soccer game. I was TOTALLY Thrilled... TOTALLY. GO SHARKS!

An Uneventful Week - an Uneventful Blob

I SO Stole this picture from Heidi's site... MAN I look silly here... but, it was fun... FUN FUN FUN - and you know what?!?! I am going to have a Girls night as well... October 4th - you better all be there. You all know who you are (You too Heidi). But, it's more like a "Girl's Afternoon" because I am not doing it at night... this won't be the last reminder, but you all need to mark it on your Calendars! Well, it's been a fun week or so... I mean - I haven't done much of anything really - I worked on my Dad's website a little. Rick worked at Uhaul - oh, that's right - Did I tell you all that he got a job at UHaul as a rockin' awesome Manager? Well, if not, there's your information about it. There's your warning - but it really is quite the blessing. After all - it is more money that Teleperformance. Not as much as Aarons yet - but more that Telep. And that's always a big help - especially when you are going out of town and everything. Know what I mean?!?

Anyway, most things around here have been uneventful - thus the lack of posting. Aislinn and I jarred peaches yesterday. 50 LBS of peaches. And, from what I know, all the jars sealed. Which is a total bonus. They were yummy... made my tummy a little sick from eating all the peaches, but they were so good - I couldn't help it. Now, I will have peaches for the rest of the year, and maybe next year too. They are better than the canned stuff that you get from the store, they were cheaper, and I know that they taste good because I got to try them already. MMMMM - Yummy. Kahlyn took all the pictures of our jarring efforts - so, I will have to get some of those to put up at some point in time. I am certain that they are silly... but that's alright. :D

Now, I am off to go and do dishes - my most favorite chore. Hugs and kisses to you all!

Circe's Visit

So, I am sure that I have said it before, and I know that I am going to say it again, but it's been a LOOOOONG Time since we've seen Circe Rose. (Yes, Rose is her middle name). This summer, we weren't really expecting to have her for a very long time. We would have been grateful with the few days that she had scheduled before she came out here in the first place. It was just going to be nice that she would be here where she could visit everyone. However, little did we know that she would end up spending more time with us than with just about anyone else on this trip. Granted, I would say that she rightfully should have, but I also know that her relationship with her dad wasn't at it's best before she came out here. It still isn't perfect - but fences are being mended... and I think that after this visit, we are going to see her quite a bit more than we have in the last 4 years.
Circe and her dad are so much alike - even if they don't want to admit it. They think the same, they are both witty and yet SO very sarcastic. They would even finish each other's thoughts and sometimes, sentences. They don't like the same veggies... they order burgers the same - They have the same taste in clothing and movies... It's interesting to me that even though she is so far away, and she doesn't have a strong / active relationship with her dad, she displays so many of his personal characteristics. The two of them really do get along very well when they are together. None of the typical teenager / parent stuff that I figured we would have to deal with right off the bat. No, it was really a pleasant visit overall.
This is Circe at the park. We went to that darn "Bountiful Festival" thingy... I was a little bit camera happy with her. Mostly because I have hardly any pictures of her - I mean, ANY at all. Part of me wanted to take as many as I possibly could - I have this fear that we won't see her for another year! But, Circe was a total trooper - She gave me all of her silly faces. She smiled as much as I think that she possibly could - Which was really awesome. BUT, now I have a whole bunch of new pictures that I can put all over my house. I am muy, muy happy about that.
AND - I have a bunch of pictures with her and her Dad now... (A bunch is something like 5 - but considering how many I have of Rick - that's a LOT). Most of Circe's pictures are with her Tongue sticking out. I think that I am going to make a scrapbook and call it "Circe's Tongue). It would be really cute.

Anyway, we were very happy with her visit. She left this morning around 5:00am. Hopefully we will see her again around Christmas - that would be really nice, huh?

It's just another day -

Ashley is truly gifted... not only that, she has a sense of humor. Today I got some of her creativity back, and since I figure that I better put them up online before she does, here they are. Get a laugh - enjoy !
I didn't see that one coming... really...
I SWEAR I wasn't going for it... I just had my hand sitting there... PROMISE!
Booma chicka, booma chicka!

It truly is WICKED!

So, Circe is in town - below is a picture of Circe - she's a lovely girl... really... very pretty. Though, this picture was not taken yesterday - it was taken a few days ago. We had gone to the Children's museum, and that was her with her dad doing something silly... ;) Either way, it has been nice to have her around.
So, yesterday - we took the girls to Lagoon... and the first ride that we went on was "WICKED". I love the Wicked ride - it truly lives up to it's name. It helped Circe to get over her fear of the whole "Roller Coaster" thing, and to have a pretty fun day - I think. But, the point is, if you have never been to Lagoon to ride the Wicked - you really should go. It's so much fun... I love the ride - just don't really love all the long lines...

Anywho, that's all for right now. I have lots of pictures, they are just not with me - LOL - know what I mean!?!