I love technology.
This was sent to Papa this morning.
“BOO”
This was promptly returned…
“BOO BACK”
Makes my heart so happy.
I keep running across these 100 things about me lists when looking around blog land. So many times, in fact, that it made me want to do it too. So here it goes.
1. I am 5’10″ tall.
2. I am still scarred from my nickname in elementary school…DC-10 the wide bodied jet. Stupid second grade boys.
3. I want to go to New York for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade…and stay over for New Year’s Eve.
4. I hate to fly. Well really take off, the rest isn’t so bad…just the take off part.
5. I love roller coasters. Not the new ones that almost kill you…the good ‘ol fashioned wooden ones are the best.
6. I love crushed ice. It’s the best of all the kinds of ice.
7. Someday I wanna dress up as wonder woman. It seems fun.
8. While we are talking about dressing up, let it be known that I love wearing wigs. Costume ones, for fun.
9. I love Bougainvillea…and I can even spell it correctly.
10. I love twinkly lights at Christmas time.
11. I love all the rest of the things at Christmas time too. Candy canes, cookies, songs, mistletoe, the smells…all of it.
12. I love to hug people. I try to avoid hugging clear non-hugging type people, but sometimes I can’t help it and do it anyway. I am not sorry.
13. I have no lucky number. I think they are all equal and should be treated as such.
14. I love love love to plan parties. I wanna be David Tutera when I grow up.
15. I love me some black yoga pants.
16. I love salt water taffy.
17. I love all the shades of blue and green…and I love black and white, but only together.
18. I am not a morning person at all. I take many minutes to wake up. I need silence for awhile, but in a house with a morning husband, 3 kids, one on the way, and a yorkie…I NEVER get that.
19. Fall is my favorite time of year. It used to be summer, but that was when I was young, thin, and had little responsibility and could live at the beach.
20. I don’t have any white walls in my house.
21. I am 39, but I feel about 27. No one ever told me that’s what it’s like when you are older.
22. I have four kids.
23. Yes, they were all planned.
24. I love Pumpkin Bagels from Noah’s in the fall….and pumpkin donuts from Krispy Kreme and Pumpkin Spice Yankee Candles. Perhaps, I just like pumpkin.
25. I prefer to see the glass half full. Sometimes, I have to throw a complete fit first…but I usually can get to the half full place…sooner or later.
26. I love people.
27. I love my house full of people.
28. I completely wish it was still appropriate to spend a weekend night, o.k. well any night, in a club…loud music, lights, and dancing the night away. I don’t need the alcohol or the bar scene…just the loud music, dancing, and people.
29. I have never been to a circus and I don’t think I want to.
30. I love and respect my husband…a lot.
31. I am learning to let go of that which I can not change.
32. I do not like learning to let go of that which I can not change.
33. I love to bake. When I was little my sis and our bff would have to clean and the moms would make me bake stuff. I’m totally serious.
34. I love Disneyland. I don’t care if I am 39….it never gets old.
35. I love going for walks in the rain.
36. I always dreamed of being a dancer. It didn’t happen.
37. At one point, my sister and I, could reenact most any scene from Xanadu.
38. I get really annoyed when people lie. I believe anything can be worked through, but without the truth you don’t stand a chance.
39. I do not like broccoli, or mayonnaise, or guacamole, or hummus, or tomatoes, or mustard….
40. I feel a bit narcissitic right about now.
41. I love to scream…in a happy way.
42. I like the Tori and Dean show and find it hilarious that she has a pet goat named Donna Martin.
43. We have a rule in our house that soda must be had with pizza at all times.
44. There are days that I have actually spent time wondering what it would be like to be Samantha Stevens.
45. Writing 100 things about yourself is harder than I thought it would be. I can’t stand quitting, so I have to finish.
46. I faint really easy. I have fainted in a movie theater, behind the wheel, during a pedicure, and during a wedding dress fitting.
47. I loved my youth pastor and his wife. They made lasting impression on my life.
48. Someday I would love to go to Tuscany.
49. One of my favorite movies is the Wedding Planner.
50. This year we started living cash only, no credit cards. No debt. It’s super hard, I am not gonna lie.
51. I am a picky eater. Incredibly picky. See number 39.
52. I like bubblegum…like gum balls and Bubble Yum.
53. I have been cow tipping.
54. I love new socks. If I were rich I probably would never wear a pair of socks twice.
55. I find the beach to be one of the happiest places on earth. I love the feeling of the sand in my toes.
56. Every thanksgiving I make Raspberry Coffee Cake for breakfast. It’s divine.
57. My kids have never believed in Santa Claus. I refuse to tell my sweet daughters that a creepy old fat man is going to crawl into our home in the middle of the night through our chimney. Even if he is going to leave presents for them.
58. We still leave Santa cookies and diet coke and throw oatmeal on the roof for the reindeer. We play along.
59. For about a year, we had dancing on the counters Wednesday. The hubby worked late and the kids and I danced on the counters to loud music. I am not sure why we stopped.
60. I try and pray with the kids throughout the day at random different times. I dont’ want them growing up finding prayer to be a before meal, before bed ritual.
61. My favorite quote is “Make God your audience, not people.”
62. My other one is “no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
63. I need to work on my patience level with my kids. I get frustrated way too easy.
64. I love hot chocolate, but not with marshmallows.
65. I love Target clearance sales.
66. I have ridden horses, been scuba diving, and toured air force one.
67. I watch Friends almost every night before bed.
68. When I was little and sick my mom made me toast with butter and cinnamon sugar on it and then cut it into squares. My kids get the same royal treatment.
69. Easter Meal every year is Boston Market. My mom started this tradition and I proudly continue it. My family has been in the ministry for years, so Easter Sunday is a work day and frankly I don’t want to cook that day.
70. I think the saying ” I slept like a baby” makes no sense whatsoever, unless of course you woke up every two hours all night long.
71. I love to decorate and I am borderline obsessed with chandeliers.
72. I love road trips.
73. I think eyeball is a funny word. Moist is a word I try and avoid at all costs.
74. I am very intense. So is my son and my six year old daughter.
75. I wish people could be more honest with each other.
76. I am a very loyal person.
77. I can’t sleep if it is too quiet. I need a fan blowing.
78. I like lists.
79. I love accomplishing things.
80. I love hot tubs, but only when really super hot.
81. Ellen and Twitch dancing in the SYTYCD finals was one of my favorite moments on tv ever.
82. I want to live in Crowley Corners from the Hannah Montana movie….in that exact house…and have a barn dance in that exact barn.
83. I also want to live in a loft in New York.
84. When I am pregnant it becomes necessary to eat sausage biscuits from McDonalds.
85. I love to ride in limos and get dressed up.
86. I once dressed up as a blueberry for Halloween.
87. I would rather throw my heart out there and get hurt then spend my days thinking what if.
88. All the way… by Frank sinatra is an amazing song, so is Someone to Watch Over Me.
89. I love people who listen intently.. I find that to be a great strength. People who do not listen frustrate me…alot.
90. I love being in the water.
91. I love berries…all kinds.
92. I have never shot a gun, tried drugs, or ran away from home.
93. I love love sleeping in.
94. I don’t drink Starbucks…except an occasional caramel apple spice.
95. I don’t believe in ironing. That is why God created dry cleaning.
96. My family is the most important thing in the world to me.
97. I love good conversation.
98. If you want to hurt me, tell me you don’t trust me.
99. I have a weakness for instant gratification.
100. I belong to Jesus.
Laundry Monster may just be my new hero. O.k. that may be just a tad dramatic, but look at these pics. I don’t think these burp cloths could be any cuter. She has lots at her Etsy store, but these were the three I ordered.
Can’t wait to receive my goodies in the mail! She has adorable girly ones too. If you want a little pizzaz without the normal trains, trucks, bunnies ‘n bows…..check her store out on Etsy.
This summer has flown by all to quickly.
We had our yearly fourth of July party. It was a great day and I love street fireworks! Thanks Ashley for the killer pic.
We had our super awesome friends from the bay area come and see us…
Our oldest son began his first year of tackle football playing for Bradshaw Christian School
I took my sweet baby girl to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for her 10th birthday. She was mesmerized and was a fantastic date!
Lots of park and play time was thrown into it all….
In just six days the school year begins. We are starting early so that we can take off a good chunk of time when Greyson is born. Dare I say, that I am actually ready??? Bring it on.
I have been sleeping my pregnancy away and found little time to visit blogworld. I read this today over at Melissa’s Blog. So, I thought I would join with some answers to questions that I am sure you have been dying to know about me. If you want to play along, please link back up so I can come visit you too. Happy Sunday everyone!
What color are your socks right now? I make it a point to avoid socks whenever possible.
What are you listening to right now? I just woke up and I hear perfect silence. (except for the fan blowing by my bed, because I am addicted to some type of noise while I sleep.)
What was the last thing you ate? Golden Grahams.
Can you drive a stick? YES.
Last person you spoke to on the phone? My darling husband.
How old are you today? Thirty nine today.
What is your favorite sport to watch on TV? Football. The only one I will watch.
What is your favorite drink? I’ll say water with crushed ice to sound healthy but secretly my first love with always be diet coke.
Have you ever dyed your hair? Absolutely. a. lot.
Favorite food? Right now, it’s Chick Fil A Hash browns.
What is the last movie you watched? Made of Honor.
Favorite day of the year? New Years Day. I love new beginnings and possibilities.
How do you vent anger? Cry.
What was your favorite toy as a child? My doll named Lovey.
Favorite Season? I love them all except spring.
Cherries or Blueberries? BOTH mixed up together.
Living situation? In a house, in California with my husband, 3 children, and 1 very wiggly baby that will arrive this November.
When was the last time you cried? Last week when the water filter went out and I was thirsty. Don’t judge, I’m pregnant.
What is on the floor of your closet right now? A white fluffy rug.
What are you most afraid of? As I am getting older heights in general are starting to trip me up a bit. So sad.
Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers? Plain cheeseburgers. Meat and cheese only.
Favorite dog breed? Yorkshire Terrier.
Favorite day of the week? Friday. It’s the only day of the week my husband has off of work.
How many states have you lived in? One. California.
Diamonds or pearls? Gift card to Target.
What is your favorite flower? Lilies.
Did you get an H1N1 vaccine? No.
Wet weather and 1st trimester blues are making for an indoor and very low key spring break. However, it’s been pretty much perfect. Daily naps and no schedule at all. Grilled cheese, cereal, and quesadillas have been dominating our dinner menu. Here is today’s happenings around our house.
I made us a fort. A big one.
We watched Toy Story 2 and Alvin and The Chipmunks from inside the fort.
We had pizza and made cookies…tried a new recipe…um YUM! Thanks Laura.
The fort is still up and Wall~E is showing first thing in the morning.
Hopefully, that will provide extra sleepin’ in time for Shawn and I…keep your finger’s crossed. I’m enjoying my lazy days and honestly not looking forward to next Monday. Summer can NOT come soon enough. I’m READY!!!
After living in the Sacramento area for almost five years now, we finally made it to Daffodil Hill. Lots of history, lots of animals, lots of people taking pictures, and of course, lots of daffodils (about 300,000 bulbs they estimate).
We had a great time. Pictures describe this better then words…
You know I could REALLY dig this homeschool thing, if we could ditch the core textbook subjects and just do field trips, hands on learning, art, cooking, p.e., foreign language, drama…you know basically all the fun stuff???!!!
Off to spend some time lesson planning for this week.
Now there is just 64 school days left until summer.
My word for this year is Passion. To me that entails living fulfilled. Living whole. Living healthy, in every area of my life. It also includes trying new things. I have never been on a hike before, ever. We got together with some friends and climbed Mt. Diablo in Clayton, CA. The mountain top elevation is at 4000 feet, but fortunately for us, you can drive up the mountain and hike from various starting points.
Scott, our friend and elected hike guide man for the day, picked out a perfect hike for a bunch of beginners, like ourselves. It was about 9 miles with a total climb of 1800 feet. It was challenging but still very doable. As I lay here this morning, unable to walk without some serious objections from my legs, I feel very accomplished.
I loved the hike. The weather was perfect, with the exception that it was overcast at the summit and we looked down on a blanket of white. Along the trail we saw bunnies, heard a growl from a lil bobcat, and met a couple of 80 year old men that shared with us some of their skydiving and hiking adventures over the years.
and if we wondered what elevation we were at? yeah, there’s an app for that.
We left at six am and returned home around 7:30pm. It was a day filled with very good things. Fresh air, AMAZING scenery, calorie burning, and a yummy dinner at a local Danville fav restaurant. All the while, I was surrounded by four other people with amazing hearts, tons of laughter, and great conversation (in between catching our breath on the mountain).
It feels good to get out and be surrounded by God’s creation. It feels good to push yourself. It feels good to start small because this summer we are doin’ Half Dome….
I had an idea…. and sometimes my ideas do not end well. These guys used to be two of my favorites in my home. We’ve all seen them before in their intended natural wood color state. Ikea sells them. I adore them. We put them into different acrobatic positions and laugh at them every so often. Then came the incident of twenty ten, that ultimately will lead to their demise. I wanted to get some more color up on top of my shelving unit. I thought “OOOH how fun. I will spray paint these guys red!” That’ll be different. Well, I was right on that one part. They are different.
With no regard for any common sense, I did it. I sprayed them. I killed them. They are creepy and now I can be classified as a murderer. Can you just imagine them coming to life and taking over the planet with their devilish little jig. WHAT was I thinking? I just may dream about these guys… and it will not be in a good way. They look soooo evil and that is definitely not the look I was going for for my classroom.
As I drop them in the trash, I am reminded that failure is part of life, right? Trial AND error are both o.k. Don’t take yourself so seriously. Do not be afraid to experiment and always laugh at your mistakes. That is definitely what this first year of homeschooling is turning out to be. It’s stretching me, teaching me, inspiring me, and definitely keeping me humble.
Now there are just 87 school days left until summer.