My new do

I went from this...to this...
I have another appt. in two weeks to add some chunky highlights and possibly go a little shorter.

Looks like a beautiful day!

I let the dog out this morning and this is what I saw. It was just to pretty not to share it with everyone.Have a glorious day. I sure hope it doesn't snow again like it did yesterday. What is up with Mother Nature? I heard a place near my hometown got 6-7 inches....that's Western Washington...just doesn't happen there.

Happy almost Easter

I made cupcakes for the first time ever in my 35 year old life! Here they are:
Aren't they cute? These ones aren't as good as the first ones I frosted. The first ones I did are for church tomorrow. On Easter the youth group has a bake sale. So this is our contribution. This little plate is for one of our sets of neighbors. I figured I didn't need the extra ones so I am sending 6 on to live with someone else. I used a cake batter...did not want to make them from scratch. I thought it would be fun to get the Funfetti mix. Cameron and his friend that was over had the very first two. They were so excited to have a cupcake and they hadn't even had dinner yet.

I had to go to the physical therapist on Thursday. I've been having some problems with one of my knees and just couldn't take it any longer. I went to the doctor on Tuesday and he recommended therapy for it. I had an appointment for this coming Tuesday but while at work on Thursday it really started hurting me in a way it never had before. Before Thursday it was a pretty mild annoyance of constantly popping with occasional grinding. Two years ago or so I fell while walking the dog and ended up getting cellulitis and bursitis in my right knee. It would bother me a little bit while running last year but nothing a knee brace couldn't fix. Anyway, on Thursday I went to PT for the first time. The therapist is actually my bosses brother so I already knew him. He thinks I have a torn meniscus. This is the cartilage that acts as a cushion between your femur and lower bones. He said I need to do these special exercises for two weeks and then follow up with an orthopedic surgeon. I am going to go to the one that saw Michael about his knee problems. The PT said that I most likely will end up getting an MRI and then having surgery. So not fun and not what I wanted to hear!

Cameron says that everyone needs to go to church tomorrow so the Easter bunny can hide eggs for the kids to find when they return home from church. He thinks this because every time we get home there are eggs to be found. Today was the city egg hunt and Cameron told me the other day that he didn't want to go this year. He said he was too old. We've gone every year and I always look forward to it. I was a little bummed this year when he said he was too old. I guess my little guy is growing up!

Cameron's adventure

This was on my desktop and I decided to share it with you. The quality is not great. He made this video about 7 months ago.

Tagged again

I went to Shannon's blog and didn't realize that I was tagged again by her. Here is the ABC's of Stacy.

A- Attached or single: Attached
B- Best Friend: Michael
C- Cake or Pie: Cake...chocolate
D- Day of Choice: Saturday, my only day to sleep in
E- Essential Item (s): My computer
F- Flavor of ice cream: Vanilla or peppermint
G- Gummy Bears or Worms: Bears
H- Hometown: Kent, WA
I- Indulgence(s): Books
J- January or July: July in UT and because it is my birthday month.
K- Kids: Cameron, age 8. Pet kids are Patches, Cassie and Lucy.
L - Last movie seen in theaters/DVD: In theater it was Horton Hears a Who. On DVD was The Bee Movie
M- Marriage Date: April 20, 1996
N- Number of Siblings: 1, Adam who is younger
O- Oranges or Apples: Apples
P- Phobias or Fears: Losing someone I love
Q- Quote(s): "With God, all things are possible" Matt 19:26
R- Reason To Smile: I am going out with Shannon today for girl's day
S- Season: Summer
T- Tag Four: Heidi, Colleen, Suzanne and Tiffany
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I wish I had 3-4 children
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: Animal Oppressor
W- Worst Habit: Leaving clothes on the side of the tub for a few days before they go into the basket
X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Ultrasounds.
Y- Your Favorite Food: Pepperoni Pizza
Z- Zociac: Cancer

I've been tagged!

The rules: Link to your tagger and post these 3 rules on your blog. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

I've been tagged by my friend Shannon.

1. I have been married for almost 12 years next month but I have been with Michael for almost 21 years!

2. I don't really like to cook, but I used to sell Pampered Chef where I had to cook all the time. I want to get better about cooking.

3. I'm a clean freak. Although since last semester my house hasn't really shown who I really am.

4. I hoard books! I have 228 books on my shelves that I have not read and I am always buying more. I also go to the library often even though I have books to read here. I even have all the books I own listed on my computer in a program called "Books".

5. I don't like tomatoes, but I love salsa and will sometimes use ketchup.

6. I can tie a cherry stem in a knot with my tongue.

7. When I first went to college I wanted to be a Spanish teacher. I had 5 years of Spanish and then had to start reading novels in college and decided that it wasn't for me. So, I changed my major to Psychology. I wanted to go into Child psychology. I'm happy I am not doing that and am now pursuing my dental hygiene degree.

I am heading over to Shannon's house to go to lunch and then see 27 Dresses. I have wanted to see this movie since it came out and Michael wouldn't want to see it.

Skating, scouts, school & other ramblings

I know, I know...it's been a long time since I posted. This post is dedicated to my mom and Shannon who have both commented that I need to post a new entry.

Cameron passed out of Level 2 skating on the first try. He is thrilled because now he can start his hockey skills classes. He will start those on April 3rd. There are 4 5-week sessions and then I think he will actually start playing teams. Now I have to spend some money and buy him some hockey equipment. For now while he is in the skills classes he gets to use their helmets, skates and stick. I have to buy him gloves, shin pads, elbow pads and something else that I can't remember.

I don't know if I officially mentioned that Cameron joined Boy Scouts. He is really enjoying it. The second week after we started was the big pack meeting. He received his Bobcat award and could then start working towards his Wolf. We're hoping to have most of his achievements completed for the Wolf by the next pack meeting on the 27th. He is almost there. He built a bird house last weekend with a little help from Michael. Michael cut the wood on the table saw for him and then Cameron pretty much did the rest. School is going okay for me. I just got back my second test and it wasn't as great as I would have liked...I got an 83.4%. I'm hoping this will be my lowest test score and I will get to drop it. We have our next test in about 3 weeks. You better believe that I will be studying my hiney off to get an A on that test. She has said it is our hardest test as it is on the endocrine system and I have MANY hormones to memorize. Spring break is this coming week so no school for me, but I do plan on getting together with the girls to study. Then the next week my boss is going on vacation so no work for me, but I will have school so I will also be studying for the test then too.

We are STILL working on finishing the painting in our house. I had a little accident a few weeks ago. You need to click on the picture to get the full effect.Michael was in Nashville and I was scared to death to call him about this. We have been keeping the paint cans in the house because it has been so cold out in the garage. I went to the other side of the bed to grab a can of paint and tripped over the bedding while heading back out of the room and OOPS. The paint can went flying out of my hand, dropped on the floor and opened. I screamed and then started to freak out! Cameron came running to see if I was okay. I was in hysterics since there was paint EVERYWHERE! I said, "Dad is going to kill me!" Cameron told me if I needed to blame someone that I could blame him. How sweet that my little child would want to take the blame for such a terrible accident. I told him no way was I going to blame him. I seriously did not know what to do. I grabbed something to scoop up as much paint as I could and then grabbed a small washcloth. I have no idea what I was going to do with the small towel though. I did break down and call Michael. I was crying pretty good when he got on the phone. Thank goodness he was at the airport and not on the plane. He told me what to do. I would not have done it if I didn't have him to tell me. He told me to keep it wet and use the carpet cleaner to suck it all up. So, I poured buckets of water, scrubbed and sucked it up. It took me almost 3 hours to get it looking like this!
Later that night I noticed some paint had made its way into the hall and had dried. I still haven't attempted to do anything with those spots. There is also some paint that I missed near the baseboard behind the hamper. Who knows, we may end up getting new carpet some day and it won't really matter that I missed this.

I had to go to the eye doctor yesterday because my right eye had been having some problems on Thursday. A few weeks ago I went for my normal yearly exam and told him my right eye had been burning. He told me to use some rewetting drops for it and it got better. Thursday my eye starting burning again so I used the drop and it didn't really help. By lunch time my eye was VERY blurry and I was getting headache because I could see just fine out of my other eye. Well, I called him yesterday and he wanted me to come in so he could look at it. He put some fluorescent drops in my eye and took a picture. I have a scratched cornea. He said it looks like it is healing, but I have antibiotics, drops and ointment to use for a few days. It feels better and isn't nearly as blurry now.

This was a LONG post. I have been tagged by Shannon and will post that in another entry.