Goodbye my sweet friend

We just got back from Seattle and couldn't find my cat Patches. My sweet friend of 14 years has passed on. She will be missed very much. I hate that I wasn't here for her.

I'm still here

Here is our new Christmas tree that we bought at Modern Display after Christmas last year. In the years past we have had a very skinny tree and this one is quite a bit bigger. I was afraid I wouldn't have enough ornaments for it, but it worked out just fine. Cameron did most all of the ornament hanging. I moved a few of them. We were unable to put our topper on the tree since I plugged the tree in incorrectly. It took too long to try to figure out the correct way to plug it in so there is no star on top this year. I also need to buy a new tree skirt as ours is way to small for under it now.Cameron is loving hockey. This is him right before our game last weekend. He had fun taking pictures in the locker room of the boys hanging out. I snapped this one of him before I put the camera away.Here he is trying to get the puck to go in the right direction. He hasn't made any goals yet, but he has come close.I have been busy getting ready for Christmas and trying to get some crafting done recently. After I returned from my scrapbook weekend in Seattle I haven't done any scrapbooking at home, but it sits on my table waiting for me. I had all these plans to work on and finish some of the pages I was doing and haven't had time. After I finish up some Christmas presents I might actually have time.

I will be starting school again in January. I will only be taking my last prerequisite for hygiene school which is communications. I will be done in May with that class and then I start the hygiene program in August. I wish I could start it quicker and be done, but such is life.

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season if I don't update this again before the year is over.

What I've done

I stole this from a friend's blog. If you are reading this, consider yourself tagged! Everything I've done is in red.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person8
0. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Totally copied a post from someone else's blog to your own

BOO!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Proof that I don't always keep a clean house. This is just ONE room in my house that I am sharing with the world. This is as scary as I get on Halloween.

My baby is 9 today!

Cameron has brought us so much joy over the years. I can't believe how fast the time has gone. Cameron was due to arrive on the earth on November 12, 1999. He took us by surprise and came a bit early on October 24, 1999. I was supposed to have a baby shower that day and instead I got a baby!

The day he was born. Don't look at me...look at the cute baby!

1st birthday! What a mess that chocolate cake made!
2nd birthday! He was really into Toy Story so we had a Buzz Lightyear cake. We still have the Buzz toy that was on it too.
3rd birthday! Thomas the Train was the theme this year. He had fun with his Brio Thomas too.
4th birthday! This was his first birthday in Utah. We didn't really know anyone so we had one neighbor boy over to celebrate. We did have a party in Seattle before we left.
5th birthday! Power Rangers were the toy of choice this year. He had more friends this year from daycare and people we had met.
6th birthday! Cameron wanted a Star Wars cake this year and none of the stores had anything Star Wars so Cameron had the idea that I could make a cake and he would stick some Star Wars action figures on the cake. He had his Star Wars birthday after all. He also helped to decorate the cake.
7th birthday! Superman was the super hero of choice this year. Coincidentally, Cameron also chose to be Superman for Halloween this particular year.
8th birthday! This day was celebrated at the Classic Skate Fun Center. It was a lot of fun having the party somewhere other than the house too. Cameron had a Transformer birthday cake this year.
9th birthday! The party is tomorrow. The cake is hockey related. He was excited about this guitar. He had never asked for one. Michael thought it would be a great thing for him to start up. We are going to get him some private lessons and who knows, pretty soon I might have real rock star in my home!

We are taking him out to dinner at Red Robin, our favorite birthday place for some mudpie and then to the opening game for the Grizzly Hockey team.

Today also marks the day that Michael and I have been together for 21 years! We started dating on October 24, 1987. Twelve years later we had this precious bundle of hyper joy named Cameron. I have always thought it was neat that Cameron was born on the day we had our very first date.

What breed of dog are you?

You Are a Boxer

You are playful and energetic. You bring joy to everyone who crosses your path. You are hyper to the point of being a comedian. Everyone is wondering what you will do next. You energy can get the better of you if you're not careful. You can have a destructive streak when you're bored. You're very strong willed and powerful. You get you way without even trying to.

What Breed of Dog Are You?

Freedom

1. Put Your iTunes, Windows Media Player, MP3 Player, or whatever on Shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write down the name of the song no matter how silly it sounds!
4. Put any comments in brackets after the song name.
__________________________________________________________

If someone says, "Is this okay?" You say?
Rockstar - Nickleback

How would you describe yourself?
Love is a Battlefield - Pat Benatar

What do you like in a guy/girl?
Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels

How do you feel today?
Let's Take Our Time - Ryan Cabrera

What is your life's purpose?
I Keep Looking - Sara Evans

What is your motto?
True - Ryan Cabrera

What do your friends think of you?
Homicide - 999

Tell me about your first date...
Waiting for the Bus - Violent Femmes

What would you write your own tombstone?
Girlfriend - Avril Lavigne

What do you think of your parents?
Rock your Body - Justin Timberlake

What do you think about very often?
Listen Like Thieves - INXS

What is 2 + 2?
Stop This Train - Josh Gracin

What do you think of your best friend?
Straight On - Heart

What advice would you give to someone getting married?
Through Glass - Stone Sour

What do you think of the person you like?
Thriller - Michael Jackson (didn't know I had this song)

What is your life story?
Superstar - Usher

What inspires you?
I Don't Need a Man - Pussycat Dolls

What's your greatest regret?
Dare You to Move - Switchfoot

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Johnny - Violent Femmes

What makes you cry?
Don't Bother - Shakira

What is your fondest memory of your grandmother?
Lay All Your Love on Me - Mamma Mia Soundtrack

What do you think of when you see the person you like?
8675309 - Tommy TuTone

What will you dance to at your wedding?
Play the Game Tonight - Kansas

What will they play at your funeral?
Kiss Kiss - Chris Brown

What is your hobby/interest?
Dreamboat Annie - Heart

What is your biggest fear?
Me & U - Cassie

What is your biggest secret?
Wrong Number - The Cure

What song reminds you of you HS English teacher?
The Real Thing - Gwen Stefani

What do you think of your friends?
Remember the Tinman - Tracy Chapman

What will you post this as?
Freedom - Blues Travelers

Back from vacation.

We went on a road trip last Sunday and got home Thursday night. We took a trip out to South Dakota. I had never been there and really wanted to see Mt. Rushmore and other sites. Cameron was off-track at school so it was the perfect time to go. The weather was nice the entire trip which was a blessing. I thought for sure it would have started to get cold since it was going to be the beginning of October.

Mt. Rushmore (Cameron took this photo for PTA Reflections) Crazy Horse Monument
Rushmore CaveThe cave was one of the coolest things I have done. We got to the cave at 3:05 and they had just started their last tour at 3:00. We were able to go into the cave and join them. I'm glad we didn't have to come back another day. It had stairs and lighting inside so it was pretty easy to navigate.

Devils Tower (Gillette, WY)
The tower was pretty impressive. We took the hike around the base of the tower so Cameron could do his scavenger hunt for the Jr. Ranger program. It was a nice, quiet, peaceful hike.

Ellsworth AFB
The AFB wasn't that impressive. Michael really wanted to go to the museum to check out the old planes and was a little let down. They had all their planes outside and the elements really had gotten to them. We think the Hill AFB here in UT is much better and cleaner. You should have seen all the wasps inside. Scary!

Wall Drug (riding a Jackalope)
Wall Drug was a fun, huge drug store full of lots of things to buy and eat. If we had known we could have eaten there we would not have stopped for breakfast in Rapid City. Cameron came away with a plastic hunting rifle as his souvenir.

Badlands National ParkThe Badlands were pretty impressive too. They had the best visitors center of all the places we visited. The only animals we saw while there were some Bighorn Sheep.

Cameron got his Jr. Ranger at Mt. Rushmore, Devils Tower and the Badlands. He got a Jr. Scout at Crazy Horse. If your children have never done Jr. Ranger activities they should. It is fun and Cameron can't wait to get more badges to add to his collection.

If you've never been to SD I would highly recommend this trip.

I WON!!!

I won a prize off of Lisa Bearnson's blog!! I won the TSV that she will have on QVC on Tuesday. I chose a different color than in the picture. I can't believe I won. I had to leave a comment on the blog on a dream that had come true.

Here is what I said, "My DS (8) has been playing hockey for awhile and always has a hard time when it comes to doing something that is difficult for him. He throws fits if he can't do it perfectly. On the way to hockey one night I told him it was okay that he couldn't do everything perfectly. He told me that he knew that because he had prayed and God told him that he was going to do well. That evening at hockey he did amazingly well and didn't have a fit once. I was so proud to see that he would pray on his own and that he wasn't embarrassed to tell me this."

Not too much has been happening since I blogged last, but I thought I would share my winnings with my readers so they can be excited for me too. I am happy because I am getting back into scrapbooking so this might come in handy!

Update

Not really too much to update. Michael and I tackled a mini home makeover project last weekend. We painted our front door and put up a storm door. I really like the color that we chose. It is called Merlot and actually looks a bit darker in person than in my photos. We really needed to paint the trim around the door before winter so that is what we had set out to do. I figured we might as well paint the door while we were at it too. We went to Lowes and ended up buying a new lock and handle set for the door too. While we were there we stopped at the storm doors, we had no intention of getting one, and I saw a cranberry color and thought that is what I wanted the front door to look like. Later in the evening we went back to Lowes and bought the storm door. I am pleased with how everything turned out.Our poor poor peach tree! We didn't trim it back when winter was over this year and the poor tree is suffering from it. We had to cut off a few branches and the tree still has many limbs that are just bending. We really need to go out and get the peaches off of it. I don't feel like canning this year so we will be giving most of them away. We didn't do any fertilizing this year so my nectarine tree didn't do well. I also think the winter had a LOT to do with our tree issues. My apple trees are also suffering. We will treat them better this coming year!

I am so excited to be heading home in November for a scrappin' weekend with friends. I haven't done any scrapping in so long. I have been out buying new papers and albums lately to get me in the mood. I am thinking I need to do a little scrappin' before I go so I get the hang of it again. Who wants to come scrap at my house? I also need to get pictures developed so I have current stuff to work on. I have about 7.5 years of stuff to catch up on, but I want to start with newer stuff. I can't believe how fast time has gone by. YIKES!

Well, off to finish cleaning house and getting my scrapbook room in order. Have a wonderful weekend!

Well HELLO there

Where has the time gone. I have been living in the beautiful state of Utah for 5 years today. I can't believe it has been 5 years already. We were told it would be a minimum of 3 years here and look, we are still here. We're here for at least 3 more years so I can finish school here. In the 5 years we have been here there is still a lot of the state we have yet to see. I haven't been to the National Parks down South yet and I want to see them before we venture out of this state.

Cameron has lived over half of his life here now too. Look at how much he has changed...
Well, I need to go start dinner or we will never eat tonight. I'll try to update this more often.

Two weeks in review

Cameron and I went to Lagoon on that Friday. I'm sorry to report that Cameron did NOT go on the Wicked ride. I did and it was WAY fun. Cameron did hang out in line freaking out the entire time and then when we got to the front and ready to get on he didn't want to go. He ended up walking across the seats to get to the other side and get off. He was waiting for me and our friends when we got off. He was crying and told me that he let me down because he didn't go on it. Poor kid! I didn't feel let down, but I really did think he was going to go on.

The day after Lagoon we went up Millcreek Canyon to spend the day. It was a beautiful day and a fun time was spent by all. It was sort of a company picnic day. We got there around 1:00 and everyone else showed up around 5:30-6:00. We stayed until around 9:00 or so and were very tired when we got home. Cameron had a lot of fun playing in the creek getting all wet and dirty. I had never been up the canyon except to have dinner at some lodge so I didn't know there would be water to play in and did not dress Cameron appropriately. The shorts he is wearing in the following picture aren't so clean anymore despite washing them THREE times!On the 9th Cameron and I went to a birthday party for my co-workers daughter at a place called "Bouncin' Off the Walls." Michael was in Nephi for the demolition derby. He was an inspector of the cars and also part of the pit crew. His co-worker Gary had two nephews that had cars in the derby so they were there to help work on them when they broke down. This was his second year helping at the Nephi derby.

This past week I really wanted to do something different with Cameron's room so we did. I had wanted to paint his bed for a LONG time and we finally did it. I also wanted to get him a new dresser. He had been using mine that I used as a teenager and it really took up too much space in his room. I did some searching and finally found one that I liked at Wood Connection Furniture. It was unfinished so we were able to paint it the same black color that we painted his bed. Michael used his automotive paint sprayer to paint the bed and dresser and then I painted on the polyacrylic over the top to protect the pieces. I found a nightstand at Tai-Pan Trading too. If you live in Utah and have not been to Tai-Pan you need to take a trip to one because there are lots of fun things to find there. After the dresser and bed were finished and moved into his room we sort of decided that Cameron needed a new desk and bookshelf since his old ones were beech wood colored. We checked out the IKEA website and found what we wanted and then took a trip out there to pick stuff up. Here is what his new room looks like.I realize now that I never took down his Seattle Seahawks pennant and it looks quite out of place where it still sits. Cameron loves his new room. I asked him when he woke up yesterday if he liked it and he told me he was sad about his room. I asked him what he meant and he said, "You know when people like something so much they cry. That's how I feel." I told him that it doesn't mean he is sad, but rather super-duper happy and he could cry because he was so happy. I think he understood what I was saying.

Well, this has gotten quite long and I have to go meet Michael for lunch so I will try to update more later.

Well that was strange!

I posted the video for the coaster a MONTH ago and it just showed up the other day? I hadn't looked at my blog but my dad told me I had 6 videos on here. They usually show up immediately and when it didn't show up I kept hitting add and still nothing happened. Good thing dad said something. For the record, that ride was awesome! It was over too soon though.

Wicked at Lagoon

A week in review

I am the mother of a THIRD grader! I can't believe Cameron is in third grade. He was so excited to start school on Monday. I had to be at work by 8:00 so I had Michael stay home to take him to school. Cameron did not want daycare to take him because he said he didn't want to be late for his first day of school. The daycare van has a tendency to get him late so he had a few tardies last year. As Kim pointed out in her comment it looks like Cameron had a new haircut. Michael had to take the first day pictures and I am sure he didn't notice his head was dead center to the wreath.I finished my summer class and I think I have decided to take a break this next semester. I have been going to school part-time for 2 years now without a break. I only have one prerequisite left for my program and I will take it Spring semester.

Cameron had hockey on Thursday night and sort of had a little meltdown. It seems that he doesn't know how to stop properly and decided that he wasn't even going to try so he laid on the ice and cried. Eventually he did get up and did the other activity they were doing. He apologized to the instructor later and he talked to him about why we practice and that not everyone knows how to do it perfectly yet.

There really isn't that much to report for the week. I was busy working and hanging out with the family.

I am taking Cameron to Lagoon after school today since we didn't make it before school started like I promised him we would do. We invited my co-worker and her little brother to go along with us so it should be fun. We have only been to Lagoon once before and it was about 2 years ago with my brother and his wife. Since we have been there they have added a new roller coaster and I am so excited to go on it. Cameron has second thoughts about it, but I have told him he will be going on it with me. He really does love roller coasters so don't worry that I am forcing him.

I'm still here!

Well, it has been over a month since I have posted anything. Let's recap what has been happening:

* I had to go to jury duty on the 16th of June. I didn't get called to serve though so I was able to go to work for the afternoon.

* Cameron is still enjoying hockey and started a new semester

* Cameron went to his first day camp for cub scouts. Boy, oh boy, did he come home DIRTY!! He bought 2 pocket knives while he was there. The first day he bought a smaller one and it wasn't very sharp so the next day he bought a bigger, sharper one.

* My parents came out for a week to visit over my birthday. They didn't appreciate how warm the weather was while they were here. It got to 100 at least one of the days. Mom and I got our haircut the day before they left.

* I turned 36! I don't really feel any older except for the knee problem. Speaking of the knee, it is going well. It doesn't hurt too much unless I over do it. My parents bought me a cast iron dutch oven and gave me some money. This pot cooks amazingly well and looks good too!
* I got a Wii! Cameron told Michael that I wanted a Wii for my birthday so that is what they got me. It is so much fun! I also bought a Wii Fit a few days after my birthday when I finally found some in-stock. Now I am searching for Mario Kart!

* Saw 2 movies with my parents. Cameron wanted to see Get Smart on the 4th but when we got there it didn't have any seats next to one another for 5 people so we had to see "The Incredible Hulk" It actually wasn't that bad of a movie. Then a few days later mom wanted to see "Kung Fu Panda" so we did. That was a cute movie.

* My almost 14 year old cat had 3 teeth removed and now only has her front teeth. She had some nasty infection and now her breath smells so much nicer! I hate that I have to give her soft food as that isn't good for her remaining teeth, but what else could she eat. She has actually started to put on some weight. I really think her mouth had been hurting her for awhile, but I had her teeth cleaned just two months prior and had one other tooth extracted and thought she would do better. No such luck for her.

* Cameron had his last day of school on July 1st and now on July 28th he becomes a 3rd grader. We're going up to the school today to see if they have his teacher posted on the window. That was always my favorite time of summer...walking up to my school to see who my teacher was going to be for the year. I don't think I was ever disappointed. It was always so much fun to find out who would be in my class. Cameron is going to be on a different year-round track this year and is leaving behind many of his friends that have been in his class for the past 3 years. This wasn't my choice...we have to put in for what track we want in order of preference and we didn't get what we wanted at all. So, we put in another request and got our 2nd choice.

* Still going to school. I only am taking one class this summer and it is almost over. I will finish up this next weekend and then have some time off before my last prerequisite starts at the end of August.

* Got a letter from the dental hygiene department saying that they are estimating my enrollment into the course to be Fall 2009 instead of Fall 2010 like they first anticipated. There is also the possibility that I could get in this year, but I think that is pretty slim. I am so excited that I will be starting one year earlier than expected.

* Had my hair highlighted this week and it is fun. I had two shades of blonde put in and a darker red-brown color.

* Hung out with Shannon at her house for a few hours this week. It was so nice to see her again and catch up on what's been happening.

Well, I am off to clean house and after that is all done I think I will play the Wii with Cameron. Hope all is well with everyone and have a fantastic weekend!

Hockey

Cameron is very happy to finally own his own hockey equipment. Since we started he has been using the helmet, stick and skates from the rink. We went to buy hockey socks this weekend and left without the socks, but left with skates, a helmet and shoulder pads. He is quite excited to show up tomorrow at hockey and show off his goods. He looks so darn cute in these pics!

Not much new

I am doing well as far as recovering. I went back to work this week. I only worked half days on Monday and Wednesday, but that was only because I had a school orientation one day and physical therapy the other day. Yesterday was a little tough on my knee as I was the only assistant at work so I had to get up a lot and walk around, but I iced it up and did ok.

Cameron started his hockey up again last night. I think he was happy to get back on the ice. I really need to make a point to get him to the open skate so he can practice more. Soccer ends this Saturday. Yay! I hate getting up early to go sit in the wind to watch him play. Does that make me a bad mom?

School started for me this week. I am just taking sociology and doing it online. It is a short semester at just 8 weeks. That means 2 chapters per week and two assignments with two discussions per week too. Tough, but I think I can manage. It makes me happy that I dropped the communications class I was going to be taking this summer too. That one had WAY too much work to be worrying about during what is supposed to be lazy summer days.

I haven't posted my books that I have read this year yet. Last year I only read 9 books the entire year. School took up too much of my time. This year I have already read 21! Here is my list, not necessarily in the order I read them:

The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Something Blue by Emily Giffin
Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Motor Mouth by Janet Evanovich
Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich
Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich
Bitter is the New Black by Jen Lancaster
Bright Lights, Big Ass by Jen Lancaster
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Size 12 is Not Fat by Meg Cabot
Size 14 is Not Fat Either by Meg Cabot
YOU on a Diet by Mehmet Oz
Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts
The Hollow by Nora Roberts
Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Smart vs. Pretty by Valerie Frankel

It's been nice to actually read again. Those science classes just took too much out of me to allow time to read.

This turned into a pretty long post. I am going to go clean house then read my text book.

Surgery update

Surgery went well. I had to be there at 6:45 and I went into surgery at 8:15. I woke up in recovery around 9:15 and didn't have a clue where I was for about 3-4 minutes. I am pretty sure I remember the doctor coming in but I have no clue what he said to me. I have a post-op appointment next Wednesday so I am sure I will find out then what they did to me. My knee is pretty sore, but I am keeping up with the pain medicine so it's not too bad. I thought I would do a quick update as I am not supposed to be sitting here at my computer. So, it's back to bed I go.

Happy Memorial Day!

We just got back from a fun-filled, long race weekend at the Lowes Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC for the NASCAR races. I have never really been a fan of the races, but after this weekend I might be a changed person. I have to admit that going to the races and watching all the excitement happen first hand was pretty cool. Michael's company is a big sponsor for NASCAR. We went to the CARQUEST 300 on Saturday and the Coca-Cola 600 yesterday. We were at the track for approx. 24 hours over the course of the two days we were there. I think it was a little overkill but it was fun. We toured the Hendricks Motorsports complex where they make the cars, engines, etc. for Casey Mears, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Jimmy Johnson and Jeff Gordon. Casey Mears is the driver for the CARQUEST/Kellogg's car. I even got my picture with him...Ok, so it was a cardboard cut-out. I could have gotten my picture with him the night he came to the hotel to speak to the CARQUEST folk, but we didn't wait in line. We decided to head up to our room to sleep instead.

We took tours of the pit and also the garage area. Unfortunately we didn't take the camera with us the day of the garage tour because I didn't want to carry it around. We didn't actually know we were doing that tour or I would have brought it. This is what we could have gotten close to had we brought the camera. We were up close and personal with the crew of the cars, NASCAR officials and the cars. We watched the races from a suite. I don't think it would have been the same if we had actually been in the grandstands watching it. We didn't hear the loudness of the cars like we would have or felt the rumbling. I can't complain though since they did provide us with food and drink. During the race we listened with scanners to the crews and drivers talking to each other. I would click over to any of the cars that would make pit stops or that crashed to hear what they would say. I think the race would have been much more boring without the use of the scanners. At the end of the big race there were two people that could have won and the person that was ahead told his crew he had a flat front tire on the last 3 laps. So the second place guy, Kasey Kahne, won. It was pretty exciting.

Tomorrow I am in for another fun-filled morning. I am having my knee surgery. I am hoping all goes well and I won't be in too much pain afterwards. I could use your prayers and thoughts. I have to be at the surgery center at 6:45 AM! UGH!! Right now I am off to pick up the house since I will be laid up for 3 days in bed. That is going to be SOOOOO much fun!

American Idol...YAY!!

I am so happy that David Cook won! I was hoping it would be him. Since I live in Utah I guess I should have been pulling for David Archuletta but I wasn't. Don't get me wrong, he has a great voice, but his song choices just didn't do it for me. He is too young to be singing the songs he was singing. All his songs sounded the same to me. Now David Cook on the other hand, I LOVE his voice and the song choices. I can't wait for his CD to come out!!

Iron Man

Yesterday was pretty good for Mother's Day. We didn't do much. We did go see this movie. I had asked Cameron what he wanted to do and he said "Go to a movie". So, go to a movie we did. It was a good show. I'm sure we will end up buying it since Cameron loved it so much.

Cameron made me a coupon book for Mother's Day. The last coupon was for babysitting. I asked him who he was going to babysit and he said the dog. Too cute!

.....waiting!

The wait is on. For what you ask? I applied to the Dental Hygiene school on Thursday. I'm pretty sure I am going to be accepted, but they would be putting me in to start the Fall of 2010! I am hoping that it really doesn't take that long. I'm hoping it is one year or less.

What's on your agenda today? We have a soccer game to go to then I *think* I will come home and primer the bedroom to get it ready to paint. I also want to decide what I want to do with the front flower bed.

Catching up

I forgot to post that Cameron participated in the Raingutter Regatta at the last scout pack meeting. He had fun decorating the boat and getting it ready for the big day. Doesn't he look so big? I can't believe how fast the time has gone by and how big he is getting. He is working hard at finishing up his accomplishments to obtain his Wolf. I was told I need to have more children since he is getting this done so quickly. I don't think that is going to happen. Here's a few recent pictures of Lucy. She too is getting big, but I think she is done growing. She is just 16 months old now. This blanket she is lying on used to belong to Cameron. She has decided that it is hers. Oh well!Shannon, Celeste and I went to the Utah Women's Expo yesterday. We went because Nikki, a friend of ours, gave us tickets so we could go to the CTMH warehouse sale. The sale was a madhouse. I went to see what stamps they had and I could barely move from my spot because of all the women reaching in and trying to get stamp sets. After we sorted a bunch of sets that Shannon and Celeste had grabbed I only walked away with 5 sets and also ended up getting some paper packs and card sets. We then walked around the expo and looked at all the goods people were selling. It was fun. We were there from 10:45 to about 3:30 or so. It could have been later...I don't remember when the cupcakes arrived. We waited for an hour for this one booth to have their cupcakes that we had seen in the morning. Shannon overheard that they would have more in an hour. So during that hour Celeste and I had a free chair massage and then we walked around some more. After the hour was over the cupcakes had arrived but they were NOTHING like the cupcakes they had earlier in the day. The ones in the morning were HUGE with these orchids on them. The ones we ate were small with VERY sweet frosting on them.

Today I haven't done much of anything. Cameron had a soccer game this morning at 9:00 then we went out to breakfast and headed to Best Buy to purchase the boys some video games. Cameron got a game for his Nintendo DS Lite and Michael got one for the Xbox 360. I didn't get anything. What a bummer! I guess I could have gone next door to one of my favorite places in the universe...Barnes & Noble.

Can I just say how happy I am for Bloggers auto save function? I just accidentally closed my browser and freaked out since I had typed all the words above these last two sentences. I would NOT have retyped it. I probably would have cried. Ok, not really but it sounded good.

Anyway, back to my day. After that adventure we came home so they could play their games. I folded a load of laundry and then hung out in Camerons room and ended up falling asleep on his not so comfortable bed with the dog for about an hour. It wasn't a good sleep because I was cold. Michael has been playing the video game he bought since we got home about 7.5 hours ago! I have been upstairs in my scrapbook room since I woke up around 3:00. I have been cleaning off my desk so I could see the top of it again and decided to tackle the scrap table. I can now see it and it looks great. I also put more cds on my computer into iTunes.

I forgot that I haven't posted a pic of Cameron in his hockey gear. Here he is...he was playing a game of Ice Soccer.We won't be doing too much tomorrow. Church, lunch and relaxation. My newest co-worker and her family are going to meet us at our church. She has been searching for one for awhile and I invited her to ours. After church I plan on catching up on some tv shows we have TIVO'd and reading too.

This is long enough. Good Night!