Tag! I'm It!

Well My sis tagged me, so here goes...


1-Where was I 10 years ago?
I had just arrived in Anchorage Alaska to serve my mission. I was in a dirty apartment with moose living in the parking lot. It was quite a new experience for me.

2- 5 things on my to do list?
1 Get in shape...
2 Take my kids to Disneyland...
3 Update my house...
4 Get out of debt...
5 Read Harry potter book 7.

3-What would I do with a billion $?
Get out of debt, travel, and share it.

4- 5 places I have lived?
1 Utah
2 Idaho
3 Nevada
4 California
5 Alaska
6 Arizona
7 Colorado ( I know I did 7 but these are all the places I've lived)

5- Jobs I have had?
A bagger, a youth camp counselor, an alterations specialist, a gift shop girl @ bridal veil falls, a custom dress maker, a bridal dress maker, a secretary, and a mom.

6- 5 things people don't know about me.

1- I gather cups on my nightstand. Sometimes I will have 6 or 7 there before I finally take them to the kitchen.

2- I hate doing laundry. The gathering and washing of the clothes is fine, It is putting away clothes that I have a hard time with. I will have baskets of clean clothes all over my bedroom until it is time to do laundry again. ( I am working on it OK?)

3- I am passionate about finances and home decorating, and sometimes my mind won't stop thinking about the best ways to work on these and I have to force myself to stop thinking about stuff.

4-I would like to go to England, Japan, Africa, and the Netherlands one day.

5- I don't like ham. I don't think I ever did. I just ate it and didn't think about it much. Then one day I realized I don't like ham. So this is something I didn't even know about myself until recently. I don't like shrimp either.

Dedicated to Shauna

What's this?
It can't be.
A dead cat?
I think it's staring at me.

Black, dangling,
feathers, noose
in memory of
dear mother goose.

ceiling, tacks,
hanging free
can't forget hot dogs
suspended in plasma
in a Ziploc baggie
Ah, yes, now it's
coming back to me.

Our house in the middle of our street......

Well after many months waiting for pictures of our new house, I've finally delivered.
We love our new house. I can't believe the difference in the amount of space. It is so nice to be able to go into the living room and read a book or talk on the phone, and have the kids or Eric in another room playing or watching TV.

The trim color could be better, but a coat of paint is easy to slap on and we have plans to paint the house this summer or fall. We will keep you updated on the new house

color.

Here is a picture of the porch on the front of the house and the flower beds in front of the porch, which I look forward to improving and filling up with colorful flowers this summer.

Here is a picture of the back of our house and a portion of the yard. We have a nice covered patio, and yes the lattice is coming down.

Here is a picture of our tree and my little garden area
(under the window).

I can't tell you how nice it is to finally have a back yard. I have been waiting for one for 8 years. Hip hip hooray...The time has finally come!

Arizona here we come....Colorado back we go!

The first week of February we were able to go to Arizona to visit Eric's parents and get out of the cold Colorado weather. Eric's sister Becca and brother in law Paul were also able to come with their kids Ethan and Greta. Colin and Ethan are about the same age and had a blast playing at Grammy and Pop's house. Of course they have a pool so plenty of time was spent swimming. They also live by the Zoo, so of course we had to go there too. Oh yeah! Grammy's friend had a horse so we had to feed and ride her horse. And of course we can't forget about bowling. Colin and Ethan Loooove bowling so we couldn't skip out on that. And the riding of the bikes for hours and hours around the lake where we fed the ducks, and on the sidewalk as we went to the park, and on the golf course after the sun went down, and last but not least around and around and around the driveway at Grammy's house. Oh! I almost forgot about the golf cart ride around the neighborhood. Needless to say we had a fun filled week with our cousins and Grammy and Pops. It went by way too quickly and before we knew it we were back home in Colorado. Thanks for such a great vacation Grammy and Pops!