Stacys Space

Well hello there!

2010-03-15T15:30:00.010-07:00

I finally have a minute to jot some happenings down. I can't believe it's been 4 months since I posted anything on here. School and home life have had me busy! Luckily I have a week to breathe since I am currently on SPRING BREAK!

Here's what's been going on:
DECEMBER
- Finished first semester of hygiene school (celebrated with Lunch @ Chili's)

- Went to Seattle to celebrate Grandma Buss' 90th birthday

- Caught a hockey game with Dad & Dana

JANUARY
- Was craving some Ivars while in Seattle and finally had it at the airport on the way home.

- Finally finished the Valentine's table runner I started two years ago.

- Volunteered with Cameron for the victims of the Haiti earthquake.

- Started my second semester of hygiene school.

- Found an arsenal behind my couch.

- My Christmas gift from Michael arrived! Can I tell you how much I love this thing? I have read so many more books this semester (not counting text books) since this arrived. I don't know why, maybe it's because I can toss it in my purse and read when I have a few minutes.

- Cameron got a principals pride award for a science assignment.

- Made a quilt for Quilts for Kids

- New garage door opener that Cameron helped install (maybe my brother can give him a job!)

- Cameron spent his gift certificate at Sports Authority that he got from an uncle for Christmas.

FEBRUARY
- Tried In-N-Out burger for the first time (wasn't impressed at all).

- Had two of my favorite things together in one bite....YUM!

- Taught dental health to Cameron's class.

- Made Cameron a quilt. It still needs to be taken in to have the quilting done to it.

- Found that it's hard to figure out what keyboard your supposed to be using when you have two computers right next to each other. This happens WAY to often.

So, this turned into a pictorial. Fun! I'm sure it will be awhile longer before I come back up for some air. Spring break for me won't be much a vacation. I have a power point to put together, some papers to write and two exams to study for. I can't wait for school to end!!!

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2009-11-12T07:17:00.001-07:00

UGH!!!

Where I've been...

2009-09-20T15:47:00.008-07:00

Well, school started for me in August and has been consuming my entire life. I have been in school for almost a month now. Crazy how fast the time has gone, but feels like it hasn't. Since starting school a few years ago I haven't ever taken this large of a class load. It is only 12 credits, but feels like 18 or more with the amount of time I am there and the amount of work required. I ended up NOT quitting my job and sometimes wonder if I made the right decision. I am only working on Mondays since I am in class every other day. I was also elected President of our class and that will end up taking some of my time as well.I have made some great friends so far and can't wait to get to know even more of them. There is a total of 24 in our class and every single one of them are wonderful women.
This weekend I attended the Utah Dental Hygiene Association (UDHA) convention and got to mingle with the girls even more. I stayed the night in a condo with two other girls on Friday and a lot of fun was had. After the convention on Friday night we hit the outlets and shopped until they closed at 9:00 then decided we should go to dinner. After dinner we went to the grocery store for water, junk and oatmeal for breakfast. We were laughing so hard we were crying at times in the store. I'm sure people wondered what we were on. When we got back to the condo we chatted and around 2:00 Trish and I decided it was finally time for bed. We had to go to the convention again in the afternoon.Cameron got glasses earlier this month too. I think he looks very cute! His prescription is just a bit stronger than mine which isn't very strong at all.Hockey season starts tomorrow. Cameron is on the same team as one of his former classmates so he is happy. His team is the Penguins...which is the favorite NHL team in our house, who by the way, won the Stanley Cup this past season!

The pictures from my camera sure look grainy on here, but if you click on them they should look better.

Well, I better get studying. Work tomorrow will come too soon and I won't have much time to study. That's what's been going on in my world lately. Hopefully it won't take me this long next time to update.

Just some new pages

2009-07-28T18:12:00.007-07:00

I've been working on some pages. I will add credits later.

I just realized that I put different years on the next two layouts. They were taken the same day. Gotta fix that one!

Long time

2009-07-18T06:34:00.005-07:00

So, it's been over a month since I have updated or posted anything at all. I am sorry! I hate when I go to blogs that haven't been updated...come on people I want to know what's been going on in your lives. Well, I am one of them.

I had my school orientation at the beginning of the month. I am so excited to finally start my classes and be on my final destination of being a dental hygienist. Classes start on August 26th and can't come soon enough. Here is a list of my classes this semester....I've never taken more than 2 at a time (well, I guess I took 3 once, but one was online and EASY):
Intro to Hygiene (Theory)
Head & Neck Anatomy
Dental Anatomy
Dental Radiology w/lab
Embryology/Histology
I am a bit lucky in that we are starting out the year slowly with only having classes M-Th. I was worried that I was going to be there M-F from 8-5. This semester I only start at 8:00 one day and I will be able to get Cameron off to school on the other days. I was pretty worried about him having to get himself off to school.

Yesterday I got together with Shannon to do a little scrapbooking. I did two digital pages while I was there and then later in the evening I made a little avatar of myself for a message board I am on.I hope to get more pages done today, but I need to head to a bakery for some eclairs, clean house then go to a Bastille Day party tonight (thus the need for eclairs).

I haven't posted a book list in awhile. Here's what I have read so far this year.
Secrets of a Shoe Addict - Beth Harbison
Shoe Addicts Anonymous - Beth Harbison
Dead Until Dark - Book 1 - Charlaine Harris
Living Dead in Dallas - Book 2 - Charlaine Harris
Club Dead - Book 3 - Charlaine Harris
Dead To The World - Book 4 - Charlaine Harris
Deal Breaker (Myron Bolitar Mysteries #1) - Harlan Coben
Drop Shot (Myron Bolitar Mysteries #2) - Harlan Coben
7th Heaven - James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
Plum Spooky - Janet Evanovich
Pretty in Plaid - Jen Lancaster
Handle With Care - Jodi Picoult
They Did It With Love - Kate Morgenroth
Chasing Harry Winston - Lauren Weisberger
Pagan Stone (Sign of the Seven Trilogy, Book 3) - Nora Roberts
8th Confession - James Patterson
Mommy By Mistake - Rowan Coleman
The Shack - William P. Young
The Spellman Files - Lisa Lutz

Cameron starts 4th grade on July 27th. Where does the time go? I can't believe he is going to be in 4th already. He is a bit bummed that he didn't get the track (year-round school has different tracks for all the kids) he wanted, but he will be in the same class as a few of his friends. We kept him pretty busy this summer with hockey camp twice a week. He improved a great deal over the 6 weeks. I can't wait to see him play on a team again later this year.

Michael had a bit of a scare a few weeks back with a partially obstructed bowel. We thought he was going to need surgery, but the doctor had him go on a clear liquid diet for a week and the obstruction cleared itself up. We are thankful that he didn't have to undergo abdominal surgery as this is something can reoccur from that surgery.

As I type Michael is up in Alaska salmon fishing with his dad. Fun times! He has hopes of bringing home 50 pounds of fish. Eeewww! I am not a big fish fan. Cameron and Michael will be enjoying the salmon though.

I hope I don't let this blog go for so long until my next post, but until then....have a great day!

Really?

2009-06-13T11:08:00.002-07:00

I can't believe it's been over a month since I updated the blog. I haven't done too much during that time either.

My grandfather passed away Memorial weekend and I went home for a few days with Cameron to hang out with family and friends.

Cameron is officially out of school as of yesterday. He will start 4th grade on July 27th. He is currently in a hockey camp so he doesn't forget how to do stuff. He is always very sweaty when he is done with the camp for the day. Cameron was in a cute play at school and played a pirate. He does such a good job with talking in front of a crowd and singing. He was also in the choir again this year and enjoys that too.

Michael is on an adult hockey team that plays on Thursdays. He is loving it too. Their team was undefeated until this past week when they lost to a high school team.

I'm not doing too much this summer. Just working and hanging around the house until I start school full-time in August. I can't wait! I just hope the two years goes by quickly.

I'm hoping to get some digi scrappin' done this weekend. We'll see if I succeed.

Disney pages and some misc. ones too.

2009-05-02T23:02:00.005-07:00

I have been working on some pages lately. Most of these layouts are done using templates so I can finish quicker.

My plan is to have a Disney book made. Some of the text looks blurry, but it doesn't when blown up.Here are a few other layouts that I have been working on....

Fantastic stop motion photography

2009-04-02T16:51:00.002-07:00

I saw this on another blog and thought it was great so I thought I would share it.

Digi Scrappin'

2009-03-28T22:20:00.003-07:00

Made a few more pages today. I have more to make, but ran out of time.

This was from October 2007.
This one was fun since it was of a girl!!! This is a sister of one of Camerons friends.

Dusk (Twilight Spoof)

2009-03-17T21:19:00.002-07:00

This was done by one of my patients...I thought I would share it with my readers.

Scrappin' again

2009-02-27T23:28:00.004-07:00

I was playing around with digital scrapping again tonight. Here are my creations:Template: Pattilicious 2 by chrissyw @ Elemental Scraps

Paper kit:Hugs & Kisses Collab. @ Little Dreamer Designs

Samplepack3 template by ChrissyW @ Elemental Scraps
Grandmothers Grace kit by Megan Turnidge @ Elemental Scraps

Template: Jael'icious 4 by ChrissyW @ Elemental Scraps
Paper kit: Lucky Bum by ChrissyW
Font: Tommy's First Alphabet

More layouts

2009-02-15T14:12:00.004-07:00

I've been having fun again....here are some layouts I did today.

Template: Challenge Freebie @ Elemental Scraps (Chrissy W)
Digi Kit: It's My Day @ Elemental Scraps (Chrissy W)
#9: Jolly Jingle kit @ Little Dreamer Designs (Lori Barnhurst)

Template: Jael'icious pack @ Elemental Scraps (Chrissy W)
Digi Kit: Lucky Bum @ Elemental Scraps (Chrissy W)

Template: Freebie #47 @ Moriginals
Digi Kit: Candy Cane @ Little Dreamer Designs (Heidi Larsen)

Digi Scrappin'

2009-02-14T19:19:00.007-07:00

I spent some of my morning working on a few layouts. I used templates for these three pages and can I tell you it is SOOOO much faster to use a template. These templates are from No Reimer Reason and Moriginals. We went to see Pink Panther 2 this afternoon and went out to lunch at Red Robin. The movie was pretty funny. We wanted to see Coraline, but it was pretty much sold out for the time we wanted. Cameron and Michael took off this evening to go ice skating so I am doing more digi scrappin'.

Disregard the way this looks

2009-02-07T17:10:00.001-07:00

I am trying to change the blog and I can't get the size of my image correct. Hang in there...I know I am.

What can I say...we've been busy

2009-01-23T16:15:00.004-07:00

Ok, not too busy that I really have anything to write about.

I started a new semester of school on the 16th. I am just taking Communications and it is just on Fridays so it isn't too bad. I've had this entire week off and had all these plans on scrapbooking. Did I do it? Sadly, the answer is no. I got a Cricut Expression for Christmas and finally took it out of the box this past Saturday. I still haven't tried it out. In case some of you don't know what it is it is used for paper crafting and cuts out shapes and letters. It is really cool.Shannon and I went out to dinner and to see Bride Wars last weekend. It was a cute movie and it was great to spend some time with a great friend.

I started knitting again at Christmas time. I made some very cute wash cloths for a gift and kept making them. I have a drawer of them all to myself now. I love washing dishes with a fun new wash cloth each day. I was checking out Ravelry for new patterns the other day and came across this really cute baby hat. I decided I was going to try to make it. Well, I made it last night and it is super cute...here it is:Well, enough about me...here's what has been going on with the rest of the crew.

Cameron has been having fun in hockey and is improving each time he is out on the ice. Guitar lessons are going well for him, however, I have a hard time getting him to practice each day. He does it, but he complains each time. Cameron has been out of school since December 19th when we left to go to Seattle for Christmas. I can't wait for him to get back. I do like having him home, but I also like my days off to be just me at home alone...doing just what I want to do. He will go back on Wednesday. Hooray!

Michael is going to start the adult "Learn to Play" hockey in March. He took up ice skating when Cameron started hockey. He really enjoys it and has all the hockey gear already. He goes to a drop-in hockey on Saturday nights. The first night he came home from it he was sore and could barely walk up the stairs. He said he was the oldest person there...most of the people were 15-16 years old. He has made some good friends from going with Cameron to the hockey practices that are drop in too.

So, that has been us in a nutshell. Sorry it has taken me awhile to update the good ol' blog.

Goodbye my sweet friend

2008-12-31T22:13:00.003-07:00

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

2008-12-13T08:11:00.004-07:00

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

2008-11-26T21:08:00.003-07:00

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!!

2008-10-31T10:55:00.002-07:00

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!

2008-10-24T07:57:00.010-07:00

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?

2008-10-19T07:35:00.003-07:00

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

2008-10-08T12:29:00.002-07:00

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.

2008-10-04T08:01:00.003-07:00

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 Cave The 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!!!

2008-09-20T22:59:00.004-07:00

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

2008-09-12T11:51:00.004-07:00

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

2008-09-03T17:55:00.004-07:00

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

2008-08-19T09:26:00.003-07:00

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!

2008-08-18T05:34:00.003-07:00

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

2008-08-15T19:42:00.011-07:00

A week in review

2008-08-01T10:24:00.005-07:00

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!

2008-07-18T10:34:00.004-07:00

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

2008-06-11T20:03:00.004-07:00

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

2008-06-06T06:47:00.002-07:00

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

2008-05-28T05:43:00.003-07:00

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!

2008-05-26T18:39:00.006-07:00

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!!

2008-05-22T06:22:00.003-07:00

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

2008-05-12T13:31:00.003-07:00

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!

2008-05-10T06:09:00.004-07:00

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

2008-05-03T19:10:00.005-07:00

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!

Got my grade!!

2008-05-01T20:17:00.002-07:00

I have been waiting not so patiently all day for my grade for physiology to be posted. I am not as happy as I could be...I got an A-. I desperately wanted a solid A. I am happy that it isn't a B+ though...I was .25 away from getting a B+.

I went and saw the knee surgeon on Monday after my final. I am having surgery on the 20th of May. They are going in for a debridement of cartilage. They aren't sure if it is meniscus (the cushion between the bones) or the cartilage on the end of my femur. I have to be on my back with my knee up for 3 DAYS. I wish it was just hours, but it's not. I can only get up to go to the bathroom and do the exercises. Oh how fun is this NOT going to be? I can only imagine.

Nothing much new to report. Until I write again...have a great day...week...month!

Bad Blogger

2008-04-22T09:33:00.004-07:00

I have been super busy with work, school and all of Cameron's activities that I haven't had time to update the ol' blog.

Cameron is doing great in hockey. He gets better each time we go. I really need to make some time to take him to open skate so he can practice just skating too. In school he had an African project that he needed to do. This is what he did for the actual project...he had the Black Rhino.School is almost over for this semester and I am SOOO looking forward to it. I have my last test tomorrow and my final on Monday. Not looking forward to tomorrows test, but I need to get an A or a high B on it so I hopefully get an A out of the class. I had my lab final on Friday and I only missed 1.5. I got a 97% out of the lab which when combined with the actual class equates to a test score. I have to get off the computer to go study some things I am not absolutely sure on. I will be studying most of the day Friday and during the weekend for my final. Please think happy test thoughts for me.

I am signed up for the last of my prerequisites for Summer. I will be taking Communications and Sociology. I am taking them both online so hopefully they won't be too difficult. I can't imagine they would be more difficult than the classes I had together last semester and the physiology class I have currently. I will be applying to the dental hygiene program on May 8th. I hope the wait isn't too long...I want to start NOW!

Michael and I celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary on Sunday. I bought him a new pair of shoes since he was wearing the sames ones every day. His company implemented a new uniform policy and for some reason he hasn't worn black shoes with his khakis so I bought new brown ones so he won't wear out the older ones quite as fast. I also bought him a massage as he really enjoys them and desperately needed one. He bought me this..Well, we actually celebrated on Saturday, but anyway. It has been a great 12 years with mostly ups and very very few downs. I am happy to say that he is my husband and I love him VERY much. I'm very thankful the Lord did not take him away from me nearly 2.5 years ago in that tragic accident. I am hoping to have MANY more years with him. We've actually been together for almost 21 years! Yes, he is my high school sweetheart. My parents were high school sweeties too and have been married for 38 years now.

Baby Mama

2008-04-08T06:53:00.001-07:00

I want to see this movie. It looks hilarious!

My new do

2008-03-29T17:23:00.003-07:00

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!

2008-03-28T06:16:00.005-07:00

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

2008-03-22T16:56:00.003-07:00

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

2008-03-15T18:49:00.002-07:00

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

2008-03-15T09:23:00.002-07:00

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!

2008-03-15T08:32:00.002-07:00

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

2008-03-15T08:00:00.008-07:00

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.

Hello! Hello!

2008-02-20T18:00:00.002-07:00

So, I haven't updated in awhile...sue me! I've been busy painting still and studying. I swear that is all I do. Yesterday was a busy day:

Clean house
Lunch with Michael
Donate blood
Get a rock chip in my window
Take car to get rock chip fixed
Pick up Cameron
Take Cameron to dentist
Grocery shop
Take Cameron to ice skating
Eat dinner
Work on cub scout stuff with Cameron
Watch TV
Fall asleep watching TV
Go to bed

I bet you want to go to bed just reading what I had to do yesterday.

I got the results of my first physiology test last Friday. I got a 92.3%. This is good considering I did tell my instructor that I was going to get an A. If only that can remain true for the following tests.

Cameron passed out of level 1 skating after just 2 rounds of it. He started level 2 yesterday, they did a lot of skating backwards which is what he really needs to work on. He also started Cub Scouts last week. He really liked it and looked forward to going again today. He will be getting his Bobcat badge at the pack meeting next week and then we can start on his Wolf badge.

I would post some pictures, but again, I am too lazy to head downstairs to get my camera.

Hello!

2008-02-09T08:44:00.000-07:00

I am still here. I've been busy studying for a test that I finally took yesterday. I'm hoping for at least a "B" on it. I am so tired of the snow...I want it to be warm. This is what we woke up to last Sunday. The first pic is my neighbors house across the street. He was having a heck of a time with his snow plow since the snow was so tall. We only have a shovel and the work was HARD. We decided that we need to buy a snow blower so after the drive was shoveled a bit we left to find one. The only problem is that there weren't any to be found anywhere. They are already selling lawn mowers. Who's going to mow their lawns with all this snow on the ground? Come on people!We are still working on getting our house painted. It is taking much longer than I anticipated. We haven't worked on it much at all during the weeknights since we are too tired when we get home from work. I did manage to finish my craft room though since I use the computer in there I really wanted it put back together. I took down my shelves and painted behind them on Tuesday and then made a run to IKEA to see if there were any organizers I could use. I found some and think I want more. I am also thinking of selling most all of my stamps since I haven't used them at all in 2 years. I could use the money for some other things I am wanting. Here is how I have been living since we started painting. Most of you know how much I can't stand a messy house. Well, here is proof that my house does get messy. However, this is MUCH worse than it usually gets. I am planning on finishing the living room today so I can put the plastic away and get the room back together since this is what people see when they first enter my house. Last night before I took this picture of my kitchen it was MUCH MUCH worse...you couldn't see any countertop AT ALL!Cameron made principals pride in January. The teachers pick children that do exceptional work and submit it to the principal. They get a certificate and a picture with the principal. He achieved this last year with math and this year it was spelling. I really like this principal. We got to know each other pretty well last year since Cameron was having a bit of a problem before we had him tested for ADHD. I was in her office a few times and they weren't happy times.Well, I better sign off. I have to get ready to take Cameron to his ice skating lesson and then come home to paint. Who's coming over to help???

I am alive!

2008-01-29T14:39:00.000-07:00

Hello!! I'm so sorry I ditched the blog for awhile. I've been busy and that's the truth! I ended up not being able to do the page a day thing...it was just too time consuming. I will try to catch up after the house is painted.

Physiology is going well so far. I had a quiz last Friday and missed two. It seems most people missed the same one I missed. I have another quiz this Friday and possibly an exam on Monday. I don't know if I am quite ready for an exam but if we wait any longer I will have too much to process.

We just started painting the interior of our house this weekend. Why oh why did we decide to do this? It took most of the day on Saturday to paint the ceiling in our bedroom, scrapbook room and upstairs hallway. I was supposed to be painting a little today, but I don't know if that is going to happen now.

I had my nail appointment this morning and then met my friend Celeste for lunch. We went to Red Butte Cafe. I was so glad that she was able to get away from work for awhile to meet me. She mentioned in her comment on my last post that we NEED to get together soon and I had just read that comment this morning so on my way to my nail appointment I gave her a call and she said yes! It was great to catch up with her for awhile.

I checked Lisa Bearnsons blog this morning and found out I won one of her drawings that she had. I can't wait to get my Hot Chocolate kit from her! Yay me!

After I get Cameron from school I should probably do the painting that I told Michael I would try to get to. Well, I need to put some groceries away and get ready to leave to pick up Cameron.

Still more house layouts

2008-01-15T09:26:00.000-07:00

Getting closer to being done with the house layouts.Today I have plans to find some new lamps for my bedroom and possibly one for the family room. I am tired of the ones we have. I may even look for something to decorate the master bedroom with, but I doubt it since I really want to paint it first. We will be painting our entire house soon...oh how NOT fun that will be. We are doing it ourselves and are planning on painting the ceiling too. UGH! First we need to buy one of those Little Giant ladders. I'm a little leary of standing so far up to paint our walls, but I will have to be the one to do it since Michael won't get on the ladder that high up. I wonder why!

Other things on the agenda for today:
Plan some menus
Go to the bank
Head to Gardner Village to pick up a Valentine table runner pattern
Go over my notes for physiology
Listen to my physiology lecture from yesterday
Pick up the clutter in the house
Take Cameron to the doctor
Take Cameron to ice skating
Watch a little TV
Read a book

More house layouts

2008-01-13T18:04:00.000-07:00

I think I only have about 7 more layouts to do on the house and then I think I will be done with it unless I add some outside yard pictures.I took Cameron to the ice rink today so he could show me how well he did yesterday during practice. I decided that I would try my feet at skating too. I spent $3.50 to go around the rink ONE time all while holding onto the wall. Oh my heck, that ice is slippery! I don't see how Cameron does it. This was my first time ever on ice skates and most likely my last. Cameron wanted to hold my hand and help me away from the wall. How sweet, but I would most likely have crushed him when I fell.

Shannon and I went to a punch needle class at the fabric store, Pine Needles, in Gardner Village yesterday. It was fun. We made a little heart. I would post it, but it is on the counter in the kitchen and I don't feel like getting up to get it and scan it. You can click here on Pine Needles and then on punch needle on the site to see what it is. I wanted to buy the punch needle, but they wanted $42 for the darn thing. I looked online when I got home and it is about the same price with shipping from other places. I might have to bite the bullet and buy it so I can make more cute little projects.

Yes, another layout.

2008-01-11T21:55:00.000-07:00

So far I am doing good getting my one page a day done. Hopefully I will be able to keep it up even after school starts becoming more demanding.

Just another page

2008-01-10T19:16:00.000-07:00

Here I am documenting...my kitchen (in case you couldn't figure that out). If you have read my comments, my friend Lilian, has the exact same countertops as we do. She has said we have great taste...I guess I will believe her.

Start of school & a layout

2008-01-09T20:31:00.000-07:00

Today was my first day of the semester. It was pretty boring as all we talked about was the syllabus and how she tests. Since I already had this instructor for anatomy I pretty much knew alot of what she was saying and I had already looked at her syllabus online. I have already started reading the chapters for Friday. Hopefully I will stay on top of the reading this semester.

Here is the scrapbook page for today. I had fun with this one. I am not liking the ripped paper (the brown and red long strip) so I will pr0bably mess with it later. I am going to find a different brown paper for underneath the red to make it look better. I had fun figuring out how to thread ribbon through a hole and to cover up part of the flower. I've had this photo editing software since I got my Mac this spring, but I didn't know how to use it. I've had fun learning. I do like the layout this time though. It is pretty fun making pages about rooms in the house. Off to read more of my physiology book and watch a little television before I head to bed.

Two more layouts

2008-01-08T14:52:00.001-07:00

I don't love or even like this layout, but I had to get one posted before midnight at Big Picture Scrapbooking so I quickly threw one together.Again, not loving this one either, but it is done. I found a paper tearing template online which made it MUCH easier to try my hand and digital paper tearing. I have been wanting to do layouts about our home so if we ever move, which is inevitable, we will have a record of our home. I don't have many pictures of our house in Washington so I made sure I took some of our home here in Utah.Well, school didn't start for me yesterday. My instructor never made it back from her Christmas vacation. It is supposed to start tomorrow. I sure hope it does because I was really looking forward to a new semester.

Ice skating and a layout

2008-01-06T11:13:00.000-07:00

Cameron decided that he wants to take up Ice Hockey. I shudder at the thought of lost teeth, but from what I can tell they now wear face masks that will not allow the puck to enter and they were mouth guards. Before Cameron can begin ice hockey lessons he has to have a little bit of ice skating under his belt. He began his first lesson yesterday. He fell quite a bit but the instructor thinks they gave him too big of skates so on Tuesday we will try a smaller pair and see if that doesn't help some.Here is my layout for today. I have so many darn pictures that I need to get on pages that I will not run out before this months challenge is over. I might have to try and do a page per day in February too. I start school tomorrow and hopefully it won't be as challenging as last semester. Although I highly doubt it will since I am only taking one class this time around.

My layout for the day

2008-01-05T20:19:00.001-07:00

I am doing the Layout A Day class at Big Picture Scrapbooking so here is Day 5. It's not really a class, but more of a challenge to do 1 page per day in January. So far I have done it. This layout uses the A Boy kit by Jackie Eckles @ littledreamerdesigns.com

More scrapping

2008-01-04T17:05:00.001-07:00

I am LOVING this digital scrapbook stuff. I have completed more pages this year than I have in two years! Scary that the year just began. If I keep this up I might actually get caught up...HAHAHA!!!

This uses supplies from Little Dreamer Designs with products from Heidi Larsen & Michelle Coleman in the Jolly Jingle kit.This is from the Shabby Princess Holiday Magic kit with wordart by Cherie Mask @ 2ps

Happy New Year!

2008-01-02T20:09:00.000-07:00

I haven't put new pictures on my computer yet from New Years Eve, but they will be coming shortly. Cameron did manage to stay up until 12:00. I was surprised that he made it and did it without a nap. I however, fell asleep watching a movie, but I was up to ring in the new year.

I've been having so much fun doing digital scrapbook pages. I did this page yesterday using the Deacon's Closet kit by Flergs @ scraphead.comI did this one tonight before dinner... using the Rough & Tumble kit also by Flergs @ scraphead.comI don't understand why they don't save as brightly when I save them for the web as they do when I have photoshop open, but at least they look good when printed.

Christmas is over!

2007-12-31T11:24:00.000-07:00

I finally put away the Christmas decor yesterday. Normally I have it up into January, but since I will be starting a new semester on the 7th I figured if I didn't do it now I would probably still be looking at them on Valentine's Day.

We had a quiet Christmas in Utah. It just isn't the same without family, but we survived. Around 8:30 we started opening gifts. We usually take showers and eat breakfast before we open gifts so I made sure that I got up early so Cameron wouldn't have to wait too long. Little did I know he was going to sleep in a little bit. I finally went into his room at 8:00 and found him just getting up and making his bed. He took his shower and was then ready to start opening gifts. I had cinnamon rolls baking in the oven so we figured we could start opening.

Cameron loved coming downstairs to find a Seahawks pennant hanging on the tree. He showed Lucy her presents and we gave her one of them to keep her busy while we opened gifts. I thought for sure Cameron would want to open his big Santa present (the green one it the middle covering all the other gifts) first, but that waited until almost the end. This was his reaction when he finally got it open. He was puffing up his cheeks and making a funny noise...too excited. We bought him all the other lego sets to go with it. He had received the Mars Mission Base set from Santa. This was the only thing he asked for when he went for his Santa visit this year. I also bought him a chihuahua Webkins that he had been wanting ever since I showed him online what they were and what you do with them. They are a virtual pet that you play with on their website. I don't think he has actually tried yet since their web server was terribly slow Christmas morning. I'm guessing lots of children got new webkins for Christmas.My parents bought him two of the things he has been asking for since July. A Starcraft PC game and the Optimus Prime voice changer helmet. He was thrilled when he opened them and just said, "How did they know?"Michael and I weren't going to exchange gifts since we spent money in Vegas just a week prior, but we did anyway. His big gift that I bought for him was the Bose speaker set for his computer that he has wanted for the past two years. I think he was happy. He went and set them up when we were finished and I could hear them all the way in the front room.I had a computerized Christmas. Michael bought me the newest operating system for my Mac and the updated iWork and iLife packages. Now I just have to figure out all the new features on them. I also got new headphones for my ipod and a Bamboo Fun tablet for picture editing. I still have to play with this more to figure out all it can do too. My parents bought me the Bind-It-All machine for making scrapbooks and other fun things.For those of you that know me, and it should be any of you reading this, you know that I don't like a messy house. Well, this was bothering me for a few hours after we opened gifts.
I took Cameron to finally get his hair cut this weekend. It was getting too long and unruly. He had wanted to grow it out so when you blow up from your mouth it would move...try it with your hair. I have no idea why he wanted it long and wanted to be able to blow it, but after trying it long for awhile I just had to tell him it wa finally time to cut it off. This photo isn't very good, but he had the girl give him a faux-hawk. He wants me to do this for him now. I should have taken a picture from the side to show the whole effect.One last thing...I have been playing around with my digital scrapbook stuff again. I finally got it all organized this weekend and had time this morning to make this layout. The papers and happy button are from a kit by Jackie Eckles from Little Dreamer Designs and the ribbon and bookplate are from Kristie at the Shabby Princess.
What are you doing to celebrate the coming of 2008? Cameron plans on staying up until midnight. He better take a nap today if he really plans on doing it. We are just going to have some Ritz crackers and little smokies with cheese in them as a snack (this is what my parents have always done so we do it too). I forgot the Martinelli's cider..I might have to make a run to the store to buy it.

Well, Cameron wants my computer so he can play Starcraft so I should get going. His computer is broken so he has to play on my computer until Michael gets his working again. Until next time...Have a safe and Happy New Year!!

Happy Birthday Lucy!

2007-12-22T19:53:00.000-07:00

Today Lucy turned 1. Cameron was excited to celebrate her birthday. We put his birthday bow from his build-a-bear bear on her and gave her a gift. She LOVED her gift. Cameron had to help her open it as Michael was afraid that she would start opening other things that don't belong to her. Her gift was a Bully Stick...she chewed on that thing for 3 hours before coming to me to go outside.

Snowing and Jim Shore

2007-12-21T08:53:00.001-07:00

I left work early yesterday to finish up some Christmas shopping. When I came out of the first place I was faced with a very dark sky, hail speeding down and lightening. This was strange considering I wasn't in the store very long and it was a nice pleasant day when I went in. The hail made for a very slippery drive to the next place which wasn't very close. When I finally left that store it had begun snowing very heavy wet snow. It took me 20 minutes to leave that shopping area due to all the cars and the heavy snow. It also took me about 60 minutes to cross the valley to get closer to my house...normally a 10-15 minute drive. Oh what a fun time this Christmas shopping turned out to be! I have a hair appointment today at 12:30 across the valley and it is still snowing. I have to go since it has been 3 months since I last got it cut and I want it done before Christmas.

Yesterday at work we exchanged Christmas gifts. I received a European facial from Erin, the assistant that I work with, she just finished esthetician school and has a spa set up at her house. I can't wait as I have never had one before. Now I just need to find the time to set up the appt. with her and get it done. Joyce, our office manager, got me a Jim Shore snowglobe. Last year I decided I wanted to start collecting Jim Shore pieces. Here is the snowglobe that she bought me...This was my first piece that I bought last year...
I bought him this year...I just bought this one this week. I stopped in Jolley's pharmacy and they had all their Christmas stuff 40% off. Jim Shore stuff NEVER goes on sale so I had to buy him. I think he is great. One side has the nice list and the other side has the naughty list. The naughty side has coal in the sack. Too cute!
All of these are much more prettier in person. The colors are so vibrant and the faces are great.

After my hair appointment today I need to venture out and finish shopping. Michael is so hard to buy for. I have no clue what to get him other than the few things I have already picked up. I have nothing for his stocking yet except for some candy. We weren't going to exchange gifts this year since we spent a lot of money in Vegas, but he went out and bought me something since I had to have something to open on Christmas day. I really didn't need it, but if he thinks I do than that is fine with me. I thought I was done shopping until he bought me something. Oh well!

2007-12-20T06:37:00.001-07:00

This was my Christmas card this year. I was way to busy with school and work to have time to make any cards or buy any to mail out. It has almost been one week since school ended and I have enjoyed my time off so far.

Michael and I took a trip to Vegas on Friday after my finals and returned home on Monday. Cameron and Lucy spent time at Shannon's house while we were away. Lucy slept almost the entire time we got home Monday and returned to her normal self around 6pm on Tuesday. I think she was tired from spending time with Shannon's dog Cookie and a dog visitor named Fonzie.

Our trip to Vegas was fun. It was my first time there and I had a blast. We walked everywhere and Michael was hurting pretty good each evening. I always feel bad for him when he hurts. It has been two years since the dreaded accident and he still has pain. We went into many of the casinos and looked around. It is amazing how large they are both inside and outside. We didn't gamble much. I have this fear of losing "real" money as opposed to the "fake" money that I usually gamble with when Michael has his casino nights for his customers. I played craps with $60 and was up $115 at one point and I should have walked away, but the table turned sour so I lost all but my original $60. I thought another table would be better and ended up losing the $60. Oh well, I played for quite some time at the first table. I think I will stick to the "fake" money next time.On Saturday we took a trip out to the Hoover dam. It also was pretty amazing. That thing took years to build and was finally done in 1936. It sure has been around a long time. They are building an overpass so cars no longer will go over the top of the dam. That was pretty interesting to see too.While we were away I had sent a text message to Trish (a girl in my anatomy class I study with) to have her look up my final score and overall grade. I just couldn't wait until I got home to see how I did. Well, she finally texted back the next day to tell me that I had gotten a 90% on my final and an overall score of 95.18%. That is an A. I was thrilled. I proved to myself that I can take two science classes, work and have a home life and it all works out. This was a tough semester. Luckily I am only taking one class this next semester. Human Physiology...should be tough. I am taking it from the same instructor I had for anatomy so at least I know how she tests.

Well, off to dry my hair and head off to work. Have a great weekend!

I'm done!

2007-12-14T07:31:00.000-07:00

As of yesterday at 3:00 I am officially done for this semester! The anatomy final was easier than I thought it would be. The girls I study with thought the same thing so hopefully that is truly the case. We study and fret way too much over little things, but they do seem HUGE at the time.

I just checked online and I got my A in chemistry! What a way to start my weekend. I hope I don't have to wait too long to get my anatomy grade. Before the final I was getting a 96.5 so I am looking to get an A in that class too. I never thought I would get through this semester taking both science classes, but I guess I proved it to myself that I can do it if I set my mind to it. I must say that I really didn't study as much as I should have. I was always thinking of better things I could be doing with my time and much of the time I actually did do the something better.

Done!

2007-12-11T08:10:00.000-07:00

Well, I am happy to say that I am DONE with chemistry! The final last night was a tough one. I corrected it before I left and missed 7. That gave me an 83%. I had her tell me what my overall score was and it is a 92.5%, so an A-. I told her I want a A, not an A-. She said that she may be giving a few extra points depending on how everyone else does on the final. If she does then I will get my A. I can't wait to sell back my book today and get it out of my house!!

Today will be spent at the school studying with some friends for my anatomy class and then I have to finish up Christmas shopping so I can get them mailed off this week.

I found this on my friend Lillian's blog:

You Belong in New York City

You're the energetic, ambitious type.
And only NYC is fast enough for you.
Maybe you'll set yourself up with a killer career
Or simply take in all the city has to offer.

What City Do You Belong In?

Last one for today

2007-12-09T19:09:00.001-07:00

This digital scrapping is so much fun. What do people do with them? Do they print them? Here is another one I just created. This one used the free kit from littledreamerdesigns.com that you get when you sign up to get their newsletter.

Two posts in one day?

2007-12-09T13:44:00.001-07:00

I decided to download some more digital stuff and this is what I came up with. I need to learn more techniques rather than just resizing, cutting and pasting paper and elements. When I have more time I will. I am supposed to be studying right now, but this is so much more fun. Here is my second digital layout and second page for the year. This is part of a kit from Grunge Boy by Michelle Coleman for Littledreamerdesigns.com

First digital scrapbook page

2007-12-09T10:04:00.001-07:00

I created this scrapbook page below using a kit from Heidi Larsen of Littledreamerdesigns.com
I got the kit from here. I had to do some searching on how to use the photo editing program that I have, but once I found it it wasn't that difficult. I could see me doing more pages this way. It is amazing how fast this went together. Of course it a pretty simple page, but at least it is done. I can now say that I scrapped in 2007.

SNOW, SNOW, SNOW

2007-12-08T08:55:00.000-07:00

It starting snowing here around 6:00 last night as we headed out to dinner. We ran to Barnes & Noble and then headed home around 8:30. The roads were pretty slow going from the eastside to home, but we made it. Michael shoveled our drive and the neighbors when we got home, but by the time he came back towards our house our drive needed to be shoveled again. However, he was smart and came inside.

I had to go shovel off our deck and a little area of grass so Lucy could have a place to go potty instead of our deck full of snow. Here are a few pictures I took this morning while the snow is still falling:

I love this one of Lucy...she was running full steam at me. If you can blow up the picture you will see snow flying all around her.

Lucy looking for me to throw a snowball her way.Normally we take down the trampoline before the snow starts to fall. I think this is something we need to work on today. I would hate for it to get ruined from all the heavy snow.Today is going to be a day of studying for me and then I will take a break to run to a holiday boutique where my friend Heidi is going to be selling her scrapbooking items.

Yay me, part deux!

2007-12-07T09:17:00.000-07:00

So, I took my chemistry test on Wednesday night and got 100%! We have our final on Monday of this coming week so after we turned in our test we could look at the answer sheet so we know how we did to be able to study for the final. I was so happy as I kept turning each page of my test paper and wasn't marking anything wrong. This was my first 100% on a chem test.

On another note, I took my anatomy test yesterday and I don't know how I did. That was the hardest test yet. Hopefully when I go to my instructors office today to look over past tests she will tell me the answers to yesterdays test. I have that final on Thursday of next week. Then I am DONE...for the semester at least.

I saw this on Shannon's blog yesterday and thought I would play along:

MOUTHOLOGY

Q: What is your salad dressing of choice?
A:Thousand Island

Q: What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
A: Del Taco

Q: What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?
A: Red Robin (at least I think so since we tend to eat there so often)

Q: On average, what size tip do you leave at a restaurant?
A: 15-20%

Q: What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of?
A: Honey-nut cheerios or pizza

Q: What are your pizza toppings of choice?
A: Pepperoni & black olive

Q: What do you like to put on your toast?
A: butter and sometimes strawberry jam

TECHNOLOGY

Q: What is your wallpaper on your computer?
A: the picture that is on the blog below of the Christmas tree

Q: How many televisions are in your house?
A: 3, only 2 are hooked up

BIOLOGY

Q: Are you right-handed or left-handed?
A: Right

Q: Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
A: tonsils, wisdom teeth and other teeth for braces

Q: When was the last time you had a cavity?
A: 1997, although I don't know if I had a cavity or not, I was just having silver replaced with white on all my teeth before I got my braces.

Q: What is the last heavy item you lifted?
A: Washer & dryer when we sold them

Q: Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
A: No

BULL[CRAP]OLOGY

Q: If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
A: Yes, so I made sure I did everything I wanted to do and told everyone what I wanted to tell them

Q: If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
A: I'm okay with my name. I used to hate the spelling and changed it alot in HS (Staci, Stacie)

Q: What color do you think looks best on you?
A: Red

Q: Have you ever swallowed a non-food item by mistake?
A: No

Q: Have you ever saved someones life?
A: I can't recall

Q: Has someone ever saved yours?
A: ???

DAREOLOGY

Q: Would you kiss a member of the same sex for $100?
A: A peck sure, but not a real kiss.

Q: Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000?
A: No way, what would I lift when drinking tea?

Q: Would you never blog again for $50,000?
A: I could do this

Q: Would you pose naked in a magazine for $250,000?
A. No

Q: Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1,000?
A: Not in my lifetime! Michael would do it.

Q: Would you, without fear of punishment, take a human life for $1,000,000?
A: NEVER.

DUMBOLOGY

Q: What is in your left pocket?
A: No pockets.

Q: Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good movie?
A: Pretty dumb movie, I never made it through when I tried to watch it.

Q: Do you have hardwood or carpet in your house?
A: Carpet and tile

Q: Do you sit or stand in the shower?
A: Stand

Q: Would you live with roommates?
A: When we lived in Kennewick we had a roommate for awhile since Michael was gone a lot and I HATED it! She was a slob and didn't last very long.

Q: How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
A: 3

Q: Last time you had a run-in with the cops?
A: Thanksgiving 2006 on the way back from CO. It was my first ticket ever!

Q: Who is number 1 on your top 8?
A: God

LASTOLOGY

Q: Last Friend you talked to?
A: Trish & Lisa (they were together)

Q: Last person who called you?
A: IHC healthcare for a survey

Q: Last person you hugged?
A: Michael

Q: Last person to stick their foot in your face?
A: Not a person, but the dog

FAVORITOLOGY

Q: Number?
A: 7

Q: Season?
A: Fall

CURRENTOLOGY

Q: Missing someone?
A: Always since I live so far from family.

Q: Mood?
A: Overwhelmed because of tests, excited because I am going on a little trip next wee.

Q: Listening to?
A: The external hard-drive doing it's backup

Q: Watching?
A: the letters appear while I am typing

Q: Worrying about?
A: my tests of course

RANDOMOLOGY

Q: First place you went this morning?
A: To my computer

Q: What can you not wait to do?
A: Move! (possibly more on this later)

Q: What's the last movie you saw in theater?
A: Meet the Robinsons

Q: Do you smile often?
A: All the time

Q: Are you a friendly person?
A: Yes, and if you don't think I am I will beat you up! How's that for friendly!

Yay me!

2007-12-04T19:54:00.000-07:00

I just had to mention that I got my anatomy lab final score today and received 100% on it! I hope I can do almost that well on my actual class final. I have a test in chemistry tomorrow that I am going to study more for tonight when Cameron goes to bed. Most of my house is clean so I will feel like studying.

I have been getting the urge to scrapbook again. I can't wait for this semester to end so I can create something. The two girls that I study with also scrapbook....we may get together between semesters and do some scrapping. That would be great!

I signed up to do Shimelle's "Journal Your Christmas" class. I wanted to do it last year, but found out about it too late. So this year I signed up on November 30th. I haven't had a chance to actually start, but I am going to work on some of the journaling each night to catch up. It is a great way to capture what Christmas is to you.

Another post from me

2007-12-01T20:56:00.000-07:00

I put up our other little tree tonight...you see, I am trying to get out of studying. Here is a little snippet of it.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

2007-12-01T12:01:00.000-07:00

Sometime last night it started to snow and it hasn't stopped since I got up at 7:00. It is now 12:00 and still going strong. I took some pics of Cameron and Lucy out playing...I was inside where it was warm looking through the window.
I don't quite know what they are searching for here...perhaps the grass.Here Lucy is waiting for a snowball to be thrown. She likes to run in the snow and try to catch what you throw her.I don't know if we are going anywhere today, but I wanted to head out to Modern Display to look at their trees. Perhaps we will venture out later. I should go dry my hair and start some studying. I have two tests this week...one in chemistry and one in anatomy.

Thanksgiving

2007-11-24T07:13:00.000-07:00

We spent Thanksgiving at home in Utah this year by ourselves. It just isn't the same without extended family. Very few pictures were taken. I did manage to get one of Michael carving the bird and one of Cameron in his pilgrim hat he made using my cardstock and adhesives. I think he looks more like the Lucky Charms leprechaun.School is quickly coming to a close. I have my anatomy lab final on Tuesday so I have been studying for that. I am getting together with two friends that I have made in the class today for a little while to just refresh ourselves. We got together last Tuesday most of the day and went over things...I think I will do ok. I got my latest chemistry test back...I got a 86%. Not the greatest, but not terrible either. I do get to drop one test...I hope I get an A on the next one.

These next couple weeks are going to be full of studying. I have my last chemistry test on the 5th and my last anatomy test on the 6th. I don't really need to take the anatomy one since I can drop one test and so far I have gotten all A's on them so I will be studying a little harder for the chemistry one. My chemistry final is on Dec. 12th and my anatomy one is the 13th. I'm a little freaked out by the fact that they are only one day apart. I do have the opportunity to take the chemistry one on the 10, I may have to do that to give me a little more time to just concentrate on anatomy.

Our washer and dryer arrived yesterday! I was so happy and excited to do laundry. I did laundry from when they first arrived until around 8:30 last night. I am almost done. I have another load of blankets/throws to wash then pretty mcuh everything in my house has been through the new machines.

I AM STILL HERE!!

2007-11-18T16:27:00.000-07:00

It has been too long since I have updated. I've been busy with school, work and home. Today was a great day! We ordered my new washer and dryer and it will be in my home on Friday! Here they are:Cameron had a great Halloween. He finally decided on being a Ninja. We had already bought stuff for him to be a vampire, but he changed his mind. I didn't care since we didn't spend too much on the vampire stuff. He was a pretty cute ninja.
It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is THIS week. Where has the time gone? It seems like just yesterday it was summer. However, I am pleased that this year is almost over because that means this semester of school is almost done. So far I am still getting an A in all of my classes. I have a chemistry test tomorrow and I don't understand one bit of it. I have a feeling that I will be turning in a blank test or close to it. However, we do have the advantage of dropping one test. I hope the next test isn't that difficult so I can drop this score. I don't see how people can take more than one class at a time. Last semester I took an online class along with my other one and that wasn't a big deal, but Chemistry and Anatomy together is whipping my butt. I have my last chem test on Dec. 5 and my last anat test on Dec. 6. The finals are one day apart too. YIKES!

Well, off to study. I need all the help I can get.

Parties

2007-10-30T06:47:00.000-07:00

Well, Cameron's 8th birthday party went great. He had a great time playing with his friends and riding his scooter around instead of skates. We had 9 boys join us for the fun. I think they all had a great time except for when the games kept eating their tokens. Cameron received lots of fun toys and even some money. The cake was a Optimus Prime transformer cake...I do have a picture, just didn't post it. After the cake Cameron was put into a money machine. The machine blew fake dollars around and he had to try to catch as many as he could. He ended up getting $40 in play money that transfered to 40 tickets to purchase something from the toy area. He ended up getting a blow-up snake sword.

After the party we headed to Liberty Park in SLC for a Carquest Halloween function. We had a lot of fun visiting with everyone. For dinner we had "homemade" chili with sugar donuts. Has anyone ever heard of this combination before? We were told it is a small town Utah thing. You are supposed to dip the donuts in the chili. EEEWWW!

There was a three-legged race that Cameron and I competed in...that hurts! We were in the lead for awhile, but in the end we lost. There should have been a prize for 2nd place!

After the race it was time for the pumpkin carving contest. The knives that we had to use were crap. What do you expect for $5 from Wal-mart? The first one Michael used broke and the second one wasn't much better. Everyone carved some great pumpkins. Gary, the operations manager at Carquest was going to judge, but I had the idea to grab some people walking through the park and have them vote. They liked that idea, it sure made it easier to pick and not have someone mad that you didn't choose them.

Birthday and school

2007-10-26T10:51:00.000-07:00

Things have been pretty busy around here with school and work.

Cameron celebrated his 8th birthday on Wednesday. Where does the time go? I started crying when I really thought about how old he is and how precious he is to our family. Despite the fact that Cameron had a busy day on his birthday I think he enjoyed it. The morning started out early with him opening gifts at 6:45 am before Michael had to leave for the rest of the week. I took Cameron to choir at 7:30 then he had school and daycare. I picked him up around 4:15 when I got off work so he could play with some of his new toys before he had to go to school with me at 6:30. Poor kid had to sit through 2 hours of Chemistry on his birthday. When we finally got home around 9:00 he played for a little while longer and then I brought out his surprise little birthday cake I bought. Michael was on the phone with him singing happy birthday before I called him over to see his cake and blow out some candles.

All Cameron had been asking for was a new skateboard and skate shoes. My parents bought him his new skateboard and Michael's mom bought him the shoes he wanted. I think he was happy. We bought him 2 video games, skating helmet and a few toys. He also got a Transformer video game from Michael's dad along with money and gifts cards from other family members.

We are having Cameron's birthday party with friends tomorrow at the Classic Skate Fun Center. He invited 11 boys from his class and so far only 6 have RSPV'd. I have always had kids show up that haven't called first so I made sure I had enough goody bags for everyone that we invited.

Well, my chemistry test that I was freaking out over was worth freaking out over. The entire class got to retake it since the average was a 50%. I was one of those that got the average. Scary! I have NEVER failed a test before this one. However, we got to take it home and do it and this time I only missed 1. So, I got a 96%. MUCH MUCH better. I have another test on Monday and I am totally stressing over it since I absolutely do not get one of the chapters that it is covering. I am getting together today with someone from class so we can try to understand it better. At least we can drop one test score...I would rather do good on all the tests, but I have a bad feeling about this one.

I actually had some time this morning to vacuum and dust my house. Now if only I could find time to clean the bathrooms.

Saucy!

2007-10-13T13:00:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday we spent the day preparing applesauce. Michael had picked all the apples off our trees the weekend before and we really needed to do something with them so we made some sauce. I had gone to Bed, Bath & Beyond to purchase a food mill and then came home to start the process. The food mill did not work like it was supposed to so I ran back to the store and bought a food processor. This worked MUCH MUCH nicer and faster. I never thought I would own a food processor. We had gone 11 years without owning one, but now we have one we can use next year when we make more applesauce.

Most of the apples from the tree. We did give one bag away before this picture.The handy dandy Pampered Chef Apple/Peeler/Corer w/stand.The peeled apples undergoing their coring and chopping.Michael peeling more apples. Sure did make a mess of the kitchen!

14 quarts of applesauce ready to be eaten!

We ended up having another bag of apples to donate. We were tired of peeling, coring and chopping and processing the apples so we stopped.

I took my anatomy lab midterm on Tuesday and went to school on Friday to get my grade. I got a 97%! That means I missed two questions. I am pretty sure I know which ones I missed too. I took my Chemistry test last Wednesday and will not have the results of that one until Monday night. However, I don't even want to see what I got on that one. I am pretty sure I failed it. That was the hardest freaking test I have ever taken. I was there from the time it started until she told us to hand in our tests...there were 3 of us left at that point. I am never there a full 2 hours to take a test. There were 5 questions I flat out guessed on. If I only miss those 5 I will only have a 69%. There were only 26 questions on the test so that makes it tough to miss more than 2 and still get an A.

Well, off to study for an anatomy test that I get to take on Tuesday. I still need to read two of the chapters. YIKES!

Here I am

2007-10-06T14:13:00.001-07:00

Not too often is there a picture of me on this blog. I just chopped my hair and had is colored yesterday. This isn't the greatest picture as I just took it with my computer, but hey, it's a picture.

I got my second chemistry test back and got a 95%. I have another test on Wednesday and seriously doubt I will get a good grade since I am totally NOT understanding this chapter. However, I am going to give myself some time to study it and see if I can start to get it.

I have my anatomy lab midterm on Tuesday and that has been consuming all of my time even my sleep. I woke up yesterday and the word lateralis came out of my mouth. I tried to figure out where that word came from and it wasn't until I was at the library with a study group and mentioned it did I realize that it is a muscle in the thigh called the vastus lateralis. Funny how your mind works when you sleep.

Well, off to do some studying. It is 3:20 and I haven't even cracked a book yet today. I just finished watching Grey's Anatomy online since our DVR didn't record it all for some reason. Really irked me when I sat down to watch it on Friday.

Forgot to post this

2007-09-30T06:36:00.000-07:00

Michael's dad emailed us a picture of Michael and the pickup truck. This is the truck that Michael's dad just drove here to give us. I wish I could say it looks the same now, but it has aged since the picture and Michael has already started taking it apart to fix it up.

SNOW?

2007-09-29T13:13:00.001-07:00

Who said it was winter? Last time I checked it was fall. Snow has been falling for about 2 hours now and it is starting to stick to my grass! Bring back the rain. It was cold as heck outside too.

UGH

2007-09-29T11:00:00.000-07:00

I am SICK. Oh how I hate being sick! I started coming down with this illness on Monday and now it is in my sinuses. I hate it when I can't breathe. At least my throat isn't sore today. I stayed home from my strength training class yesterday. I was NOT feeling well at all. I hope I am feeling better soon. I have an anatomy lab midterm to study for. You just can't study when you don't feel good.

On a positive note, I got my first anatomy test score back and got 100%. I wish I could say that I didn't miss any, but that was my score with some bonus points added. I got a 89.7% without the bonus points. The average in the class was 79%. My instructor said the next test scores usually go WAY down. I hope mine doesn't plummet! I took my second Chemistry test on Wednesday. That one was a toughy. I will be getting the results back on Monday, let's hope I did as well on it as I did on the first one.

I am majorly stressing over the anatomy lab midterm. It isn't until October 9th, but it is going to be HARD. It is all fill in the blank. I have to know the name of every bone, bump on bones, impressions on bones, everything about freaking bones. Not to mention I have to know the names of the muscles...they have weird names. I hope there isn't too many things to locate on the cadaver. The muscles look so different on the cadaver than they do on the models in the class room. This Tuesday is open lab so my table is planning on going in the morning and in the evening to look at the cadaver and the models and try to get everything all memorized. My plan was to have a lot of it already memorized by the time we get together to make things easier, but with me feeling like crud I don't see that happening.

On Tuesday Halo 3 was released for xbox 360. Michael took the day off of work and Cameron stayed home from daycare so they could play all day. They played for 7 hours and beat the game. Luckily by the time I got home that night they were almost done and I didn't have to listen to it for too long. They had the game playing in surround sound so it sounded like bombs going off in the house. They were "lucky" enough, if you want to call it that, to be able to buy the Legendary edition of the game. You see, this Legendary edition comes with Master Chief's helmet. I wish I could say it was cheap, but is wasn't! Cameron has the helmet displayed proudly on his desk. If this thing were wearable I could see buying it, but it is just for display. Here is what it looks like:
Don't you wish you had one of these things taking up space in your home too?!

Today is a BLAH day. The wind is howling, the rain is coming down and all I want to do is sleep. However, I have to run to the post office to mail my parents birthday gifts, head to the bank and then run into the library to get some books that are on hold. I need to take some more Advil cold & sinus and get out into the cold to run my errands.

Yay me

2007-09-14T06:27:00.000-07:00

I got my first Chemistry test back on Wednesday night. I got a 94! The two I missed were stupid mistakes that 55/68 students missed. Now, most professors I have had give those points if that many students miss the same question...not this one. Oh well, it is still an A even if it is an A-.

So, Tuesday when I took Cameron to daycare my car made a funny noise as I was pulling into the parking lot. I didn't know what it was, but I didn't worry too much. I then heard the same noise as I was pulling into my school parking lot. I called Michael to tell him what I heard so I wouldn't forget to tell him when he got home that evening. He said he would look at it. Ok, so then I left that campus to head to another, left that one to head back to the first after a class and when I was getting on the freeway I heard the noise, but this time while driving. I called Michael and told him, he told me to head home to get the truck to go to my last class, but since I was almost already to school I just told him I would go home after class.

Got home after school, Michael got home and he and the neighbor took a look. They thought that some half shaft was bad so Michael would replace it on Wednesday. The neighbor said that I could drive on it for probably a year without any problems. Flash forward to Wednesday afternoon. I was heading to lunch from work and my car starting shaking really bad and making that terrible noise. I pulled into the Subway parking lot and looked at my tire to make sure everything was ok. It was NOT! I could see a lug nut between the hubcap and tire. I was on the phone with Michael and he said that they didn't take that wheel off so it couldn't be mine. Well, I got the hubcap off and what did I see? Two out of five lug nuts holding my tire on and they weren't tight at all. My tire could have fallen off while I was driving. How scary is that?!?! Had my car towed home, Michael put new lug nuts on and drove it around because the neighbor said that the noise could have been from the loose tire all along. Yep, that is what it was. Had they taken that hubcap off the night before we might have found all of that out. Oh well.

Sorry for that long drawn out story, but you know, I was really writing it all out for myself anyway.

I have LOTS of studying to do today. I have a quiz on Tuesday in anatomy lab and a test on Thursday in anatomy. We are studying two different things in each class so I have to fill my head with MUCHO information.

Been a long time, but I am still here

2007-09-07T13:23:00.000-07:00

Where has the time gone? I was talking with my dad today and he told me I haven't updated my blog in awhile. I knew exactly the last time I blogged because I looked it up last night. I just haven't had the time. However, I have had the time to read everyone else's blog.

Michael's dad drove down for a visit about 2 weeks ago. He brought us his old pick-up truck. This is the truck that Michael used to drive when I first met him. Kind of neat that we own it now. Michael has plans to fix it up and get it a new paint job. The truck is 30 years old. Michael took it for a safety inspection and emissions test the other day. It failed emissions, but they said it just needs a new carburetor. So, after Michael finds one he will replace it and do the test again.

Michael's mom and grandmother came down for a visit last weekend after Michael's dad left. It was great to see everyone again. Michael's mom and step-dad are planning on flying their plane down somewhere around the first week of October.

I started school on August 22nd, so that is why I haven't updated much. WHY OH WHY did I decide to take Chemistry AND Anatomy at the same time? I think I must have been on crack or something when I signed up. I am also taking a strength training class and actually enjoy it. Although, our goal is to increase our weight 5 pounds each week. Holy heck...that is TOUGH! I am going to be up to bench pressing 75 pounds next week. 70 pounds was hard enough today. My arms are quite sore today. I am sure I will be even more sore tomorrow.

I already have a Chemistry test on Monday. I also have a quiz in Anatomy on Tuesday. I guess that means I will be studying most of the weekend. I am pretty sure I will do okay on both, but so far the math in Chemistry has been tough. I took the required math before taking the class and got an A, but this is all story problems. I don't do well at them at all.

Ok, so I am off to study now. Sorry I don't have any pictures this post. They are in my camera which is downstairs.

Been a LONG time

2007-08-10T13:42:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it has been over two weeks since I last posted. That also means that I haven't started running again either. I really need to get out there, but I really want it to cool off soon.

Let's see what has been up. I have been finishing up summer semester. Finally finished on Monday, Aug. 6th. I just got my grades yesterday. I got an A in Nutrition and an A- in Microbiology. I was so happy to get some sort of A in that darn class. It was a pretty hard class. However, it brought my GPA down to a 3.925 from a 4.0. I start Fall semester on the 22nd. I will be taking Chemistry, Anatomy and Strength Training. I don't need a PE credit, but I figured $100 to add another class was cheaper than getting a personal trainer at the gym.

Cameron started school on July 25th. He is in second grade and so far he likes it. I never did get a picture of him with his teacher this year like I have the past two years. As a matter of fact, I haven't even personally met her.
In the early morning hours on August 4th some people went around our town and flipped cars over. I saw a cop outside across the street and wondered what he was doing there. Then I looked out the window around one of our front porch pillars and saw the car of my neighbors son upside down on its roof. I saw online that 14 cars were flipped over or vandalized that morning. Most of the cars ended up on their sides. I snapped some pictures of the tow truck flipping it back over.
The day Cameron had been waiting for finally arrived on August 7th. He got his headgear. He was so happy when I picked him up from school to take him. However, once the doctor started fitting the bands on his teeth he wasn't quite as happy. One of his separator had fallen out some time before so his teeth had closed back up. Once they got it on it wasn't that big of a deal. He wanted to wear the headgear out of the office and even wear it to school. I talked him out of wearing it to school...thank goodness. That night he only had to wear it for 2 hours to start getting used to it. Tonight he is up to 14 hours. That is the minimum time he is supposed to wear it. He wore it to bed last night and didn't complain about not sleeping so I think this will be doable.
It has been nice having a few days off without worrying about studying. I actually have read one book and am almost done with another one since Monday. I miss reading! I will have to start reading text books soon enough so I want to catch up on my everyday reading. I am also catching up on some TV shows that I have TIVO'd.

Tomorrow Michael is heading down to Payson to be an inspector for the demolition derby. I think he will be gone most of the day. I have BIG plans for tomorrow too. I plan on cleaning the house REALLY good and watching some movies. Doesn't that sound like fun to you? If the cleaning sounds like so much fun that you don't want to miss out I would love some company. I will even supply the cleaning supplies!

Week 7, Day 2

2007-07-24T09:41:00.001-07:00

Couldn't do it today. I tried, I got up, dressed, stretched, did my walk and started to run. I couldn't even go past 10 minutes. I think I was tired and hot. I saw the light at the end of the mile long road and said to myself that I would just run ONE mile today. Nope, couldn't even make it that far. I am going to try tonight if it cools down before it gets too dark. Perhaps running on daily fuels will help me. If not, I will repeat week 7.

Week 7, Day 1

2007-07-22T05:44:00.001-07:00

Well, today I couldn't make it my full 25 minutes. I ran for 20 minutes and could barely lift my feet. I decided to walk the rest of the way so I wouldn't fall over and hurt myself. Hopefully Tuesday will be easier and I will make it. I don't really consider this a failure as I am at least out there doing something.

Today consists of lots of studying and pulling weeds. The weeds will have to wait until around 7:30-8:00 as it has been WAY too hot to go out during the daytime hours. Right now it is 76 degrees and it isn't even 7:00!

I know my posts have been pretty boring with no pictures but I haven't taken any lately. SORRY!

Week 6 DONE!

2007-07-20T06:06:00.000-07:00

Another week closer to the end of my Couch to 5K plan. Todays run was tiring....25 minutes. Although I think my walk home was harder and longer. I never know where to run to and then turn around to head back. Today I went yet another different way and I don't think I liked it. I do like that with running you can just leave your house and go...however, I wish there was a trail close by that I could run on. Perhaps there is and I don't know it yet. Week 7 consists of 3 days of running 25 minutes. YUCK YUCK YUCK!!! I must say I am proud of myself for sticking to it. I hope I continue to run even after my 9 weeks are over.

I found this on two of my friends blogs, Nikki and Kim. So I decided to find out what flavor I was too.

You Are Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

You are kind, popular, and generous.
You tend to be successful at anything you try.
A social butterfly, you are great at entertaining a crowd.

You are most compatible with strawberry ice cream.

What Flavor Ice Cream Are You?

A little update on Cameron and the orthodontist, he does have to get headgear. I can't believe how excited he was when the doctor told him the news. Right now he has spacers in place to get his teeth ready for the cementing of the bands on his molars. On August 7th we get to go in and get the goods. The orthodontist said it will be 1-1.5 years that he has to wear it. For right now he will only have to wear it while sleeping, but if it doesn't go as planned we will have to up the amount of time. He said he will not have to wear it to school...thank goodness!

Today's agenda:
Shower
WW weigh-in
Read last chapter in Nutrition
Take last chapter test
Take nutrition final
Start my research paper for nutrition
Study microbiology
Clean house

I can't believe I only have 2 weeks left of summer semester. I have 2 papers to write for nutrition and a final draft for my microbiology paper left to do. I must get crackin'! Fall semester starts on August 22nd. I am not looking forward to it at all. I am going to be busy and pulling my hair out trying to understand Chemistry. I will probably spend a LOT less time on the computer when that semester starts.

I had to go buy new scrubs yesterday. I put on one of my tops yesterday and it just looked and felt HUGE so I found one that I never wear because it was a little snug before and wore it. It was loose on me, but it looked good. Well, as good as scrubs can look anyway. I bought 4 new sets of them yesterday. I am going to be happy that I am no longer having to keep pulling my pants up and swimming in my shirts.

Well, off to start my day. Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

Week 6, Day 2

2007-07-17T05:42:00.000-07:00

I survived another day on the Couch to 5K program. Friday is my last day of week 6 and it is 25 minutes of running. I managed to make my way through 20 minutes, what's another 5? I think I have decided to run in the Break Free run in September. I have a a little over 2 months until the actual day so I should be able to increase my speed too. I really need to head to the track and find out how long it takes me to run a mile.

Today I have a nail appointment and Cameron has an orthodontist appointment. We are going to see what treatment he needs. At our first visit for records he said he may need headgear. Cameron really wants it for some reason. I even showed him what it looks like and he still wanted it. If the DDS does decide he needs it we will most likely put the spacers in today and get his teeth ready for the bands they put on for the headgear. FUN FUN!

When we get home I just get to study and write a paper. Doesn't that sound like even more fun?!

Week 6, Day 1

2007-07-15T05:40:00.001-07:00

Another day come and gone. Today was a bit hard. I think it was just the heat, it was probably 75 or a bit higher at 5:45 when I started. The runs were actually only 5 and 8 minutes so I can't complain about those.

Well today I have a few things to accomplish....nothing too fun or exciting.
Read a chapter in Nutrition
Take a chapter test
Study for Microbiology quiz
Plan menus
Grocery shop
Laundry

That's about it for today. No new pictures to share.

Week 5 DONE!!

2007-07-13T06:54:00.000-07:00

Well, I did it. I ran for 20 minutes straight and I am still alive to tell about it! YAY ME! There were a few times I wanted to stop and walk for a bit, but I pushed myself and kept on going. I will not say it was easy, but it was easier than I thought it was going to be. I start intervals again on Sunday and by weeks end I will be running 25 minutes. Then week 7 will have me running 25 minutes all 3 days. YIKES...or would that be triple YIKES?!

Not much going on today. Have my WI, but I am sure it will be up due to the water I drank this morning. However, I am not going to let that get me down as I know I am doing good. After my WI, I will be coming home and cleaning before I start studying.

Michelle asked what my major is...for those of you that don't already know, I am going into Dental Hygiene. I will be applying in the spring.

So, todays agenda is the following:
WW Weigh-In
Vacuum
Mop
Dust
General picking up
Laundry
Clean all bathrooms
Read 2 chapters nutrition
Take 2 chapter tests
Read 1 chapter microbiology
Study for Monday's quiz
Fix dinner

Cameron will be helping with the housework so it won't be too bad. I don't like to study with a messy house and I am always thinking about all the little microorganisms that are on the toilets while I am trying to study. Not fun!

Week 5, Day 2

2007-07-10T06:29:00.000-07:00

Well, I survived another day of running. Today was two 8 minute runs with a 5 minute walk in between. Friday I do my first 20 minute run. I thought that last 8 minute interval was about to do me in. I forgot my knee strap and could feel the difference. I don't want to forget it on Friday.

Today I am heading to the doctor for my yearly visit and getting my cholesterol checked. I am hoping it is down from last year as they wanted to put me on meds, but I didn't want them to. I said I would work on things and starting in February I finally did start working on it. My blood pressure has gone down already so I think the cholesterol should have too.

I got my microbiology test back last night. Not good! I got a 78, which is a C+. Fortunately she drops one test score...I just HAVE to do better on the next one. The average was 75 so at least I did better than average!

Photos

2007-07-08T14:49:00.000-07:00

I took Cameron out to Gardner Village today to try out my camera for a little photo shoot. Here are a few of them.

We took over 100 photos today. He was ready to go home way before I was. I am working on getting a Flickr account to make it easier to just send people there to look rather than upload them all here.

Week 5, Day 1

2007-07-08T05:38:00.001-07:00

Another day down. Today was easier than I thought. It consisted of 3 intervals of 5 minutes running with 3 minutes walking. I wasn't even dying at the end of the last 5 minutes. One more run and I am then doing my first 20 minute run. I don't think I have EVER ran for 20 minutes in my life. I think the most I have ever run is 12-15 and that was almost 20 years ago!

Yesterday we ventured to the new Ikea. We were looking at cabinets for the laundry room. I found some I liked, but then we went to Home Depot and they have some pretty similar to our kitchen and bathroom cabinets. I think we will probably go with those so things match. We're thinking of putting 2 cabinets over the washer/dryer and also putting just a countertop behind the door with no cabinets under it.

Today I need to work on a peer review paper for a classmate and start my diabetes research paper. I pretty much know what I am going to write I just need to put it together. All of my work for my nutrition class needs to be completed by August 2nd. I still have 4 chapter tests, a final and two papers to write. In my microbiology class I need to write my final draft of my journal article summary. I will be getting my peer review for it back on Wednesday so I will then be able to finish it up.

Well, off to do some reading and working.

Week 4 DONE!

2007-07-05T05:45:00.000-07:00

Another week over and done. I am so happy that I have stuck with the Couch to 5K program. It is totally do-able. YIKES!!! I just looked at next week and they think I will be running 20 minutes straight by the last day. How in the world do they think I can go from 5 minute stretches to 20?! Crazy people! I'm going to be super sweaty and I hate to sweat! YUCK!

Shannon and her family came over to celebrate the 4th with us. It was great to see them. The kids had a blast. BTW Shannon, Kaitlyn left her gameboy case and Aidan's gameboy here. I will try to bring it by today while I am out with my mom

Today is my 35th birthday. Where does the time go? I feel like just yesterday I was in high school. Ok, maybe not yesterday as I was feeling my age, but you know what I mean. I can't believe my baby will be 8 this year.

I am going to take Cameron to the rec center today. They have outdoor swimming for the Kid Sport program today so he really wants to go. After I drop him off I am taking my mom to Tai Pan Trading.

My parents are taking off to head back home tomorrow. It has been great to visit and spend time with them. I don't know when we will see them again. I really want to stay here for Christmas this year. People can always come visit us instead. I do love going home for the Holiday, but it is also a pretty hectic time driving all over to make sure we see everyone. IF everyone still lived close to eachother it wouldn't be that bad.

Well, off to get ready for the day. Have a great one!

Week 4, Day 2

2007-07-03T05:47:00.000-07:00

I got to test out my new running shoes today. They worked out great. My parents bought them for me for my birthday. Holy heck...$120 for running shoes?! They say the shoes should get 350-400 miles...estimated to need new ones in January if I keep to only 10-12 miles per week. I am actually hoping I can up the mileage per week. They also bought me a knee strap. It's supposed to help with any pain during running. I think it did help, but them my other knee started hurting. Perhaps turning 35 wasn't the time to take up running...I'm getting all the old aches and pains.

Todays run was ok. I went a different way today and I think it turned out perfect. I only had to pass my street a little bit to make up the time, but it then gave me a little more time for my cool down walk.

We are going to see Transformers today. Cameron and Michael have been waiting for this day for MONTHS. Hope it isn't too bad for Cameron. It looks too loud for me, but we shall see.

Here is a picture of my parents and I when we got out at Echo reservoir to stretch and look at all the boats. Don't mind the windblown hair.
This is Cameron and his principal on the last day of school. At the beginning of the year we got to know her pretty much on a first name basis. I am happy to say that things got better.Even 7 year olds need naps. This is Cameron waiting for my parents to arrive after school. He kept asking when they were going to get here and eventually he just fell asleep while waiting.Yesterday after Kid Sport (a function that the rec center offers for kids off-track), Cameron, mom and I went to Deseret Industries (like the Goodwill) to look for books. Every time mom comes out she buys about 30 books to take back to Washington. Then when she comes out here again she brings them back and I either keep them or post them at Paperback Swap. She probably got about 17 books yesterday. We have 2 other DI's to hit before they go home on Friday. I think we will go today after the movies.

I decided to look for some roller blades for Cameron while we were at the DI. He has been wanting some for awhile, but I didn't want to pay a lot for them when I didn't think he would really wear them that often. I found a great pair of almost new looking ones at the last DI we went to...and for $8, I couldn't pass them up. He was SOOO excited to see what I had found. When we got home he put them on right away and then wanted to take them to his friends house to show him. I told him he could walk them over there and then put them on. I had to leave for school while Cameron was over there and I when I drove past the house Cameron and his friends sister were on their roller blades. I called home after school and Cameron answered. He told me that Summer had given him lessons on how to use his blades. Of course he showed me all he learned when I got home. I have some pictures I can share, but right now my computer is downstairs and my printer that has the card slots on it is upstairs.

Week 4, Day 1

2007-07-01T05:36:00.000-07:00

I did it! I ran for 5 minutes straight during my intervals today. It wasn't really that hard except for my knee hurting. The last 5 minutes I stopped thinking about my knee and did a little better. I was also going downhill so it made it easier too. My knee hurts pretty good right now. I am going to go ice it in a few minutes.

My parents arrived on Friday afternoon. Yesterday we took a drive out to Wyoming to see one of Michael's stores and buy some fireworks. FUN FUN! Today we are going to Costco so I can buy meat and stuff. I don't have a membership any longer so when my parents come out we go. I just opened my last jar of peanut butter from the last time they were out. I am almost out of garbage bags too. It takes me forever to use the stuff from costco.

I have to take my exam on Monday night and just can't get into the studying. I have tried, albeit not very hard considering I have done it in the family room with the tv on. Today I am going to hang out on my computer and type up my notes. That has always helped me before.

Cameron enjoyed his last day of school. They played board games most of the morning and had a pizza party before going home. We got a picture of Cameron with his teacher and one with the principal. I figured I should put her in his scrapbook as well since we were on a first name basis with her near the start of the year. I do have the pics, but my camera is downstairs and I will not feel like walking back up them just to post pics.