The Bubba Hugs

Lindsay came down to hang out with me since Lee was out of town. Syd just loves when people come over. He decided to lay on top of Lindsay and give her what we like to call "Bubba Hugs". I don't like Syd thinking he is a lap dog but it was so funny, I had to get a couple pictures. Good thing Lindsay loves Syd! Thanks for a fun night Lindz!

Another Tag

I am: short
I think: About the future
I know: That family's are forever
I want: to sell my house
I miss: some long lost friends
I fear: Losing someone I love
I hear: Phones ringing
I smell: New Carpet
I crave: Pizza Factory Bread Sticks
I cry: When I'm sad
I usually: Order the same thing at restaurants
I search: for things I filed in that "special place"
I wonder: What the future holds for me
I regret: Trading in my Jeep :(
I love: My family
I care: If people don't like me
I always: Kiss Lee goodnight
I always like to: Cuddle with my dogs
I worry: Way more than I should
I am not: Perfect
I remember: All our fun camping trips growing up
I believe: When God closes a door, He opens a window
I dance: to be silly
I sing: along to TV commercials
I don’t always: Make my bed (I'm getting better though:)
I write: Notes to myself
I lose: my mind sometimes
I wish: I were going on a vacation
I listen: To my Mother's advice
I don't understand: Politics
I can usually be found: At work
I need: a coke (That's bad, I know...)
I forget: to turn my flat iron off. I don't know how many times I have had to turn around to make sure I did or not.
I am happy: Most of the time
Someday I will: Be a Mom
I tag: Anyone who wants to play :)

To Maintain a Healthy Level of Sanity

1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.

2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice !

3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, ask If They Want Fries with that.

4. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks. Once Everyone has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch to Espresso.

5. In the Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write 'For Marijuana'

6. Finish All Your sentences with'In Accordance With The Prophecy.'

7. Skip down the hall rather than Walk and see how many looks you get.

8. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat, with a serious face.

9. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is 'To Go.'

10. Sing Along At The Opera.

11. Put Mosquito Netting Around Your Work Area and Play tropical Sounds All Day.

12. Five Days In Advance, Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You have a headache.

13. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream 'I Won! I Won!'

14. When Leaving the Zoo, Start Running towards the Parking lot, Yelling 'Run For Your Lives! They're Loose!'

15. Tell Your Children Over Dinner, 'Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go

Our Prayers have been Answered!!

We have great news! Lee got that job at Great Western!!!!! We are so excited. Our Faith has paid off and our prayers have been answered. We are so grateful to all of you who have prayed in our behalf and have supported us through this trial in our life. We are even more excited too, because this job is in Pleasant Grove and we have wanted to move up to that area for a couple of years now. We will hopefully be putting our house on the market in the next week or so. Now we just need to pray that the house will sell!

Employment Update

Well, Lee has been laid off for 3 weeks now. Yesterday he had an interview with a company called Great Western. They are a plumbing supply house in Pleasant Grove. Lee feels really good about how the interview went and he will find out next week if he got the job. Wish Lee luck and we will keep you posted!

My two Best Friends

Happy Birthday to my two best friends! The first being my wonderful husband. He is so good to me and I couldn't ask for a better partner in life. He is always so willing to run to the store, help me keep the house clean, and help me with my honey do lists. I love you honey! Here are a few of the things I love about him.

1. His smile

2. His laugh

3. He is always willing to help people

4. His desire to become a father

5. His hard work and dedication

6. The way he loves me and spoils me
My Mom is my other Best Friend. She is always there for me and I can talk to her about anything. She is one of the most amazing people I have ever known and I'm so lucky to have her in my life. Here are a few things I love about her.

1. The way she plays with her Grand kids

2. Her beautiful smile

3. Her gardening skills

4. Her great example of being the perfect wife and mother

Husband Tag

1. Where did you meet? At a singles ward.

2. How long did you date before you got married? We didn't date, But we hung out for only a couple months.

3. How long have you been married? 7 wonderful years (in December)

4. What does he do that surprises you? He has so much useless knowledge and sometimes he'll tell me something and I have no idea how or why he knows that.

5. What is your favorite feature of his? His laugh and his smile.

6. What is your favorite quality of his? He is dedicated and a very hard worker.

7. Does he have a nickname for you? Baby

8. What is his favorite color? I want to say blue

9. What is his favorite food? He has lots of favorites, but I'm going to say Texas Roadhouse Prime Rib.

10. What is his favorite sport? Hockey, Football, Golf

11. When and where was your first kiss? October 2001 in the RC Willey Parking lot (We were still just friends though :)

12. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? Go to movies, hang out with friends and family.

13. Do you have any children? Syd & Maggie are our babies.

14. Does he have a hidden talent? I don't know, if he does it's still hidden

15. How old is he? He'll be 35 on October 12th

16. Who said I love you first? He did. He broke up with me, which I didn't think was possible since we weren't dating, then he told me he loved me and asked me to marry him. That was an interesting night :) It worked out great though!

17. Whats his favorite type of music? Rock and Roll

18. What do you admire most about him? The way he is always willing to help people

19. Do you think he will read this? If I tell him about it.

I tag whoever wants to do this. It is pretty fun and makes you remember why you fell in love :)

Things I have done

I thought that this would be fun to do...The idea is to highlight the things you have done out of the 200 items on the list.

1. Touched an iceberg
2. Slept under the stars
3. Been a part of a hockey fight
4. Changed a baby's diaper
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Swam with wild dolphins
8. Climbed a mountain (Does Timp Cave count?)
9. Held a tarantula (I'm deathly afraid of spiders, figure that one out)
10. Said "I love you" and meant it
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea (This was at Bear Lake, which I know isn't "at sea" but it was still very cool)
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Bet on a winning horse
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Taken an ice cold bath
28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
29. Seen a total eclipse (I can't remember if it was a total or partial, but either way it's really cool to see)
30. Ridden a roller coaster
31. Hit a home run
32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking (Gotta love those high school days)
33. Adopted an accent for fun
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment
36. Loved your job 90% of the time
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Watched wild whales
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach
41. Gone sky diving
42. Visited Ireland
43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited India
45. Bench-pressed your own weight
46. Milked a cow
47. Alphabetized your personal files
48. Ever worn a superhero costume
49. Sung karaoke
50. Lounged around in bed all day
51. Gone scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Done something you should regret, but don't
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Been in a movie
60. Gone without food for 3 days
61. Made cookies from scratch
62. Won first prize in a costume contest
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Been in a combat zone
65. Spoken more than one language fluently
66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone - verbal not physical
67. Bounced a check
68. Read - and understood - your credit report
69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
71. Called or written your Congress person
72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
73. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
74. Helped an animal give birth
75. Been fired or laid off from a job
76. Won money
77. Broken a bone
78. Ridden a motorcycle
79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
83. Eaten sushi
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read The Bible cover to cover
86. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
87. Gotten someone fired for their actions
88. Gone back to school
89. Changed your name
90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands
91. Eaten fried green tomatoes
92. Read The Iliad
93. Taught yourself an art from scratch (Does digital scrapbooking count?)
94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
97.Been elected to public office
98. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
101. Had a booth at a street fair (Highland fling baby!)
102. Dyed your hair
103. Been a DJ
104. Rocked a baby to sleep
105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all four
106. Raked your carpet
107. Brought out the best in people ( I hope so anyway)
108. Brought out the worst in people
109. Worn a mood ring
110. Ridden a horse
111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap
112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe.
113. Buried a child
114. Gone to a Broadway play
115. Been inside the pyramids
116. Shot a basketball into a basket
117. Danced at a disco (High school dance)
118. Played in a band
119. Shot a bird
120. Gone to an arboretum
121. Tutored someone
122. Ridden a train
123. Brought an old fad back into style
124. Eaten caviar
125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need
126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant
127. Published a book
128. Pieced a quilt
129. Lived in a historic place
130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage
131. Asked for a raise
132. Made a hole-in-one (Not on a real golf course though)
133. Gone deep sea fishing
134. Gone roller skating
135. Ran a marathon
136. Learned to surf
137. Invented something (I take credit for inventing the "mini masher" game. It's like slug bug, only with the Mini :)
138. Flown first class
139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite
140. Flown in a helicopter
141. Visited Africa
142. Sang a solo (It was very scary! And I don't even sing!)
143. Gone spelunking
144. Learned how to take a compliment
145. Written a love-story
146. Seen Michelangelo’s David
147. Had your portrait painted (does a characature count?)
148. Written a fan letter
149. Spent the night in something haunted
150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane
151. Ran away
152. Learned to juggle
153. Been a boss
154. Sat on a jury
155. Lied about your weight
156. Gone on a diet
157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget
158. Written a poem
159. Carried your lunch in a lunch box
160. Gotten food poisoning
161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission
162. Hiked the Grand Canyon
163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks
164. Gone to the opera
165. Gotten a letter from someone famous
166. Worn knickers
167. Ridden in a limousine
168. Attended the Olympics ( I didn't see an actual event, but we went up to Salt Lake when they were here)
169. Can hula or waltz
170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books
171. Been stuck in an elevator
172. Had a revelatory dream
173. Thought you might crash in an airplane
174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert
175. Saved someone’s life
176. Eaten raw whale
177. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint
178. Laughed till your side hurt
179. Straddled the equator
180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing
181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival
182. Sent a message in a bottle
183. Spent the night in a hostel
184. Been a cashier
185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
186. Joined a union
187. Donated blood or plasma
188. Built a camp fire
189. Kept a blog
190. Had hives
191. Worn custom made shoes or boots
192. Made a PowerPoint presentation
193. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course
194. Served at a soup kitchen
195. Conquered the Rubik’s cube
196. Know CPR
197. Ridden in or owned a convertible
198. Found a long lost friend
199. Helped solve a crime
200. Responded to a NJP newsletter