Taylor Swift - Mean
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Day One - Your Favorite Song
FAVORITE SONG? I love music, so there are a lot of songs I love...I'm a big fan of pretty much all kinds of music but lately I've been listening to a lot of country music. I have a few favorites on the radio right now, I love Taylor Swift and I'm really loving her "Mean" right now. So, not because it's my all time favorite, but because I have so many favorites and it's in my favorites right now:
Taylor Swift - Mean
Enjoy.
Taylor Swift - Mean
Monday, June 13, 2011
30 Days of Music Anyone?
Got this list from Tumblring.net here.
30 Songs in 30 Days (modified to fit me better)
- Day 01 – Your favorite song
- Day 02 – Your least favorite artist
- Day 03 – A happy song
- Day 04 – A sad song
- Day 05 – A song that reminds you of someone
- Day 06 – A song that reminds you of somewhere
- Day 07 – A song that reminds you of a certain event
- Day 08 – A song that you know all the words to
- Day 09 – A song that you can dance to
- Day 10 – A song to relax you
- Day 11 – A song from your favorite band
- Day 12 – A song from a band you hate
- Day 13 – A song that is a guilty pleasure
- Day 14 – A song that no one would expect you to love
- Day 15 – A song that describes you
- Day 16 – A song from your favorite Broadway musical
- Day 17 – A song that you hear often on the radio
- Day 18 – A song that you wish you heard on the radio
- Day 19 – A song from your favorite album
- Day 20 – A song that you listen to when you’re angry
- Day 21 – A song that you listen to when you’re happy
- Day 22 – A song that you listen to when you’re sad
- Day 23 – Your wedding song
- Day 24 – A song that you want to play at your funeral
- Day 25 – A song that makes you laugh
- Day 26 – A song from your favorite movie musical
- Day 27 – A song that you wish you could play
- Day 28 – A song from a musical you have never seen
- Day 29 – A song from your childhood
- Day 30 – Your favorite song at this time last year
Thought it might be fun to do. I'll try to link all of my song choices to Youtube, but I reserve the right to link to someplace else if I find that someplace else seems more appropriate. Join me and let me learn about your music tastes too!
Sunday, June 12, 2011
What age should you part ways with your inner nudist for propriety's sake?
So, when I picked Punk up from Nursery class the nursery leader mentioned 3 things.
1. "Punk sure is a ladies man". Yep, yep he is. He comes by that honest, mom and dad were pretty big flirts in their younger days as were their dad's before them, plus, he's so cute he's just irresistible.
2. "Punk is quite a good dresser and he seems to like being dressed nice, he doesn't try to take off his clothes at all". Well...Punk doesn't dress himself and when he gets a choice he only gets a choice between outfits. Punk IS an excellent dresser, but it is because mommy is a great shopper (at least for children's clothes), because, really, how many not quite three year olds do you know who take themselves shopping? As far as taking off his clothes, he doesn't because he can't...he doesn't know that is an option...because mommy hasn't let him know that taking off his own clothes is an option yet (my life is easier that way).
3. "We had a hard time keeping Ashlyn's clothes on her today, she kept taking them off". Ashlyn is Punk's little "girlfriend" at church (and playgroup and she lives close so we have had a play date and I expect we'll have quite a few), right now I have no issue with Punk having a "girlfriend" that is in touch with her inner nudist, but I imagine there will come a time when I'm not so okay with that...I'm thinking probably when he's five or so...
1. "Punk sure is a ladies man". Yep, yep he is. He comes by that honest, mom and dad were pretty big flirts in their younger days as were their dad's before them, plus, he's so cute he's just irresistible.
2. "Punk is quite a good dresser and he seems to like being dressed nice, he doesn't try to take off his clothes at all". Well...Punk doesn't dress himself and when he gets a choice he only gets a choice between outfits. Punk IS an excellent dresser, but it is because mommy is a great shopper (at least for children's clothes), because, really, how many not quite three year olds do you know who take themselves shopping? As far as taking off his clothes, he doesn't because he can't...he doesn't know that is an option...because mommy hasn't let him know that taking off his own clothes is an option yet (my life is easier that way).
3. "We had a hard time keeping Ashlyn's clothes on her today, she kept taking them off". Ashlyn is Punk's little "girlfriend" at church (and playgroup and she lives close so we have had a play date and I expect we'll have quite a few), right now I have no issue with Punk having a "girlfriend" that is in touch with her inner nudist, but I imagine there will come a time when I'm not so okay with that...I'm thinking probably when he's five or so...
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Making Edna Proud
So, I decided I wanted to get a movie at Redbox for this evening (we don't have a TV here and while we have about a million movies, some that have never been opened, well I wanted a new one).
I got out of the car and there was a lady getting a movie, I noticed that she had a note in her hand with a Redbox code on it, you know, the kind that gets you a free rental but can only be used once per person, well, I snooped just enough to get the code. My rental tonight was FREE! And, as a "pay it forward" kind of moment I passed the code on to the guy behind me in line as well.
I figured it was just the kind of thing that Edna would do...lol.
I got out of the car and there was a lady getting a movie, I noticed that she had a note in her hand with a Redbox code on it, you know, the kind that gets you a free rental but can only be used once per person, well, I snooped just enough to get the code. My rental tonight was FREE! And, as a "pay it forward" kind of moment I passed the code on to the guy behind me in line as well.
I figured it was just the kind of thing that Edna would do...lol.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Update
Just a quick update on our family logistics...
We are all in WA. Not in Bremerton where we lived for the last 5 years, but in Arlington (north of Seattle and Everett). Bobby is no longer stationed on the USS John C Stennis, he is now on the USS Abraham Lincoln (which is currently stationed in Everett, WA). The ship will be leaving at the end of the year to move over to the Norfolk, VA area. During the move time I will be in AZ (for a few months) then I will meet Bobby and the ship in VA. We are looking forward to that time when we will be able to live together as a family for longer than six months at a time...
We are renting and living down the street from Bobby's mom and the kids are LOVING having "Gramma Di" so close, they love spending time with her and she has been great to take them and let Bobby and I have quite a few dates since we got here (something that has been in short supply for us since the kids came along).
I am working on being a better housekeeper (I'm still no good at it, but baby steps, you know?). We live a long way from town and I'm trying to save miles on my new Ford Flex, so me and the boys hang out here a lot. We don't have a TV, but we do have computers (although the internet can be tricky), the boys are getting acquainted with some of the great kids movies of my time (Punkin fell in love with Sesame Street's "Follow That Bird" just yesterday).
Our new ward (Arlington 2nd Ward) is great. The people have been very welcoming. Punk LOVES his nursery class and has a cute little blonde girlfriend there already. Bobby has been called to work with the young men, and while he feels a little overwhelmed by the calling at times I think it is awesome that he gets to work with the youth. The ward has an active weekly playgroup (that meets with two other wards in the area) and a monthly "ladies night" that is really NIGHT, we meet at 9:00p.m. for dinner/dessert and fun conversation. I have really felt welcomed by the women in the ward and already know I will be sad to leave here when the time comes.
Hoping to be a better blogger again. Not that a ton happens here, but the kids are growing fast, Bug will be walking soon, and Punkin says/does totally cute/funny things everyday and I am doing a lot of cooking and crafting, so maybe I'll get some pics, recipes, etc up at some point.
We are all in WA. Not in Bremerton where we lived for the last 5 years, but in Arlington (north of Seattle and Everett). Bobby is no longer stationed on the USS John C Stennis, he is now on the USS Abraham Lincoln (which is currently stationed in Everett, WA). The ship will be leaving at the end of the year to move over to the Norfolk, VA area. During the move time I will be in AZ (for a few months) then I will meet Bobby and the ship in VA. We are looking forward to that time when we will be able to live together as a family for longer than six months at a time...
We are renting and living down the street from Bobby's mom and the kids are LOVING having "Gramma Di" so close, they love spending time with her and she has been great to take them and let Bobby and I have quite a few dates since we got here (something that has been in short supply for us since the kids came along).
I am working on being a better housekeeper (I'm still no good at it, but baby steps, you know?). We live a long way from town and I'm trying to save miles on my new Ford Flex, so me and the boys hang out here a lot. We don't have a TV, but we do have computers (although the internet can be tricky), the boys are getting acquainted with some of the great kids movies of my time (Punkin fell in love with Sesame Street's "Follow That Bird" just yesterday).
Our new ward (Arlington 2nd Ward) is great. The people have been very welcoming. Punk LOVES his nursery class and has a cute little blonde girlfriend there already. Bobby has been called to work with the young men, and while he feels a little overwhelmed by the calling at times I think it is awesome that he gets to work with the youth. The ward has an active weekly playgroup (that meets with two other wards in the area) and a monthly "ladies night" that is really NIGHT, we meet at 9:00p.m. for dinner/dessert and fun conversation. I have really felt welcomed by the women in the ward and already know I will be sad to leave here when the time comes.
Hoping to be a better blogger again. Not that a ton happens here, but the kids are growing fast, Bug will be walking soon, and Punkin says/does totally cute/funny things everyday and I am doing a lot of cooking and crafting, so maybe I'll get some pics, recipes, etc up at some point.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Been a busy girl...finishing the gratitude challenge in a hurry...
My life got really busy since OCTOBER, when I last posted, but since my last post was about gratitude I want to at least list my 26 other people I'm grateful for. I have been trying to be more obvious about my gratitude for people and I hope that they know how much I love them and how grateful I am for them in my life.
1. Bobby (my amazing husband)
2. Punk (my oldest son, the light of my life and the wonder of my world)
3. Bug (my baby boy, the perfect example of second kid strength and courage, and he's only 8.5 months old)
4. Dad (my hero and the man who taught me to love reading)
5. Grandma Bessie, Grandpa Carl, Grandma Anona, Grandpa Sonny, Grandma Beverly, and Grandpa Morris (I have the greatest grandparents EVER, some here with me and some watching over me from the other side)
6. The women from the Manette Ward (amazing women who taught me so much about being a mom and about being a grown up)
7. Nadine Torres (a friend's friend, I know I can always talk to her and I know she will always have an ear for me, plus, she's an amazing example of service and she always has been)
8. Duane (what can I say, he's my brother, he's tested my patience and made me love him anyway)
9. Ryan (baby brother, who is the strongest person I have ever met, he knows who he is and he always has...it's amazing)
10. The Gospel (without which I'm not sure what kind of person I would be, or what kind of mom I would be)
11. Rachel (my bestie, who sees the world the same way I do, and reacts to it completely differently)
12. Jessica (she's crazy, in all the right ways)
13. April (my sister-in-law, she has patience for days and a knowledge and love of the gospel that I aspire to)
14. April P. (a friend I don't deserve and one that always seems to know when I need her)
15. The Curtis family (my first second family, one that has always loved me like their own)
16. Aunt Sandra (I wish I had half of her creativity, she loves without condition)
17. Bob and Bobbie (my in-laws, who love me more than I deserve and think better of me than they should)
18. Diane and John (my other in-laws, my mother-in-law is one of the sweetest women I know, she loves my children and is so sweet with Pumpkin)
19. Derrick, Diane and kids (my brother-in-law and his family who are awesome and who we are so grateful to have as part of our lives)
20. Eric and Christine (two of my cousins, who taught me so much growing up and who I love on a level they probably don't even know)
21. Andrea (a women of integrity and an amazing friend I couldn't love more)
22. Dan (so many fun times and so much love for such a wonderful friend)
23. Chuck and Jess (friends like everyone should have and everyone should be)
24. Monica (strange? maybe. but I'm grateful for her, she helped to shape my Bobby into what he is today, and truthfully, she shaped many of the rough edges away, maybe not on purpose, but I think he's better for what he learned with her)
25. Kenna and Christy (great friends-like-sisters who I have always loved and who I will always love, I think they know that)
26. Women of South Mountain Ward past and present (this includes the women who taught my primary classes, my young women's classes, my relief society classes and who helped to shape who I am and who I am trying to become)
1. Bobby (my amazing husband)
2. Punk (my oldest son, the light of my life and the wonder of my world)
3. Bug (my baby boy, the perfect example of second kid strength and courage, and he's only 8.5 months old)
4. Dad (my hero and the man who taught me to love reading)
5. Grandma Bessie, Grandpa Carl, Grandma Anona, Grandpa Sonny, Grandma Beverly, and Grandpa Morris (I have the greatest grandparents EVER, some here with me and some watching over me from the other side)
6. The women from the Manette Ward (amazing women who taught me so much about being a mom and about being a grown up)
7. Nadine Torres (a friend's friend, I know I can always talk to her and I know she will always have an ear for me, plus, she's an amazing example of service and she always has been)
8. Duane (what can I say, he's my brother, he's tested my patience and made me love him anyway)
9. Ryan (baby brother, who is the strongest person I have ever met, he knows who he is and he always has...it's amazing)
10. The Gospel (without which I'm not sure what kind of person I would be, or what kind of mom I would be)
11. Rachel (my bestie, who sees the world the same way I do, and reacts to it completely differently)
12. Jessica (she's crazy, in all the right ways)
13. April (my sister-in-law, she has patience for days and a knowledge and love of the gospel that I aspire to)
14. April P. (a friend I don't deserve and one that always seems to know when I need her)
15. The Curtis family (my first second family, one that has always loved me like their own)
16. Aunt Sandra (I wish I had half of her creativity, she loves without condition)
17. Bob and Bobbie (my in-laws, who love me more than I deserve and think better of me than they should)
18. Diane and John (my other in-laws, my mother-in-law is one of the sweetest women I know, she loves my children and is so sweet with Pumpkin)
19. Derrick, Diane and kids (my brother-in-law and his family who are awesome and who we are so grateful to have as part of our lives)
20. Eric and Christine (two of my cousins, who taught me so much growing up and who I love on a level they probably don't even know)
21. Andrea (a women of integrity and an amazing friend I couldn't love more)
22. Dan (so many fun times and so much love for such a wonderful friend)
23. Chuck and Jess (friends like everyone should have and everyone should be)
24. Monica (strange? maybe. but I'm grateful for her, she helped to shape my Bobby into what he is today, and truthfully, she shaped many of the rough edges away, maybe not on purpose, but I think he's better for what he learned with her)
25. Kenna and Christy (great friends-like-sisters who I have always loved and who I will always love, I think they know that)
26. Women of South Mountain Ward past and present (this includes the women who taught my primary classes, my young women's classes, my relief society classes and who helped to shape who I am and who I am trying to become)
Monday, October 4, 2010
Gratitude Challenge (borrowed from Sharon Cole)
"We often take for granted the very people who most deserve our gratitude. Let us not wait until it's too late for us to express that gratitude...to express gratitude is gracious and honorable... to live with gratitude ever in our hearts is to touch heaven."
~President Thomas S. Monson
There are 27 days left in October. Can you list 27 people in your life that you are grateful for?
I challenge you to express your gratitude to them. You do not have to blog about it.
You can call them, email them, text them, etc...just tell them you how much you appreciate them.
So as to not complete rip off Sharon's post I won't talk about Bobby first...today I'll talk about my mom.
If you have known me since I was a kid/teenager/young adult, you probably know that from the time I was about 15 until I was about 25 my mom and I could not hardly be in the same room together without biting each other's heads off...then something changed. I'm not sure what it was, maybe my mom suddenly got smarter, maybe we finally learned each other's language...probably it has to do with the reasoning/thinking parts of the adolescent brain not being fully developed until the mid-twenties...which means I got smarter, but suddenly my mom knew more than ever before and I respected that. My mom and I started hanging out together, we took a Love and Logic class together, we shopped together, we cooked together and we talked together. She became my best friend when I wasn't even looking.
The next year, I would become reacquainted with and marry the love of my life and his career would take us away from my family. I miss my mom every day that we are apart.
She is an amazing woman. A pillar of strength in our family. She is a wonderful mother. My perfect friend, the kind that loves me no matter what, and isn't afraid to call me out on my weaknesses in a loving way. She is the kind of grandmother that every kid wants to have, the kind that is fast and loose with the cookies, loves to spoil with presents big and small, gets down on the ground to play, and disciplines with love when necessary. I am grateful for her in my life and in the lives of my children.
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