56 Random Questions

1.Do you have any pets? NOT ANYMORE
2. What color shirt are you wearing? REDISH
3. Name 3 things that are physically close to you? CARLY, LAPTOP, LAUNDRY
4. What is the last book you read? BOOK? IS THAT ONE OF THOSE THINGY'S THAT HAVE WORDS IN THEM?
5. Were you a good student? A'S, B'S, AND C'S...MOSTLEY B'S.
6. What's your favorite sport? WATCHING IS HOCKEY, PLAYING IS SOFTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL.
7. Do you enjoy sleeping late? I ENJOY SLEEPING PERIOD!
8. What's the weather like right now? IT'S BEEN SMOKEY FOR DAYS, BUT NOW IT'S BREEZY AND COOL
9. Who tells the best jokes? MY BROTHER JAKE
10. What was the last thing you dreamed about? SOMETHING THAT TOTALLY MADE SENSE TO ME BUT IF I EVEN TRY TO EXPLAIN IT, YOU WILL THINK I'M CRAZY.
11. Have you ever been in a car accident? YES, ONE AND I WASN'T DRIVING.
12. Do you believe in Karma? NOT SO MUCH
13. Do you believe in luck? YES, I MAKE MY OWN LUCK.
14. Do you like your eggs scrambled or sunny side up? SCRAMBLED IF I EVEN EAT THEM.
15. Do you collect anything? If so, what? YES, KIDS
16. Are you proud of yourself? I WOULDN'T SAY PROUD, BUT I FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF.
17. Are you reliable? YES
18. Have you ever given money to a bum? YUP, MANY TIMES
19. What's your favorite food? PROBABLY THE FAIR OAKS ROLL FROM WASABI SUSHI
20. Have you ever had a secret admirer? I'M SURE I HAVE THEM EVERYWHERE... WHAT'S NOT TO ADMIRE ABOUT ME?
21. Do you like the smell of gasoline? EWWWW! CAN'T STAND IT, BUT I LIKED IT WHEN I WAS A KID.
22. Do you like to draw? I CAN DRAW, BUT I LIKE TO DOODLE MOSTLY
23. What's your favorite invention? I DON'T KNOW...A DISHWASHER, ELECTRICITY, PHONE ETC...
24. Is your room messy? NOT SO MUCH ANYMORE...JUST A FEW ITEMS OF LAUNDRY CALLING TO ME AND ASKING TO BE PUT AWAY...
25. What do you like better: Oranges or Apples? DEPENDS ON THE TIME OF YEAR. ORANGES IN THE WINTER AND APPLES IN THE SUMMER.
26. Do you give in easily? ONLY WHEN THAT PIE IS TAUNTING ME WITH IT'S DELICIOUS RED CHERRY'S THAT SEEM TO SPELL OUT MY NAME AS IF THEY WERE CALLING TO ME...ERRR NOPE, I DON'T GIVE IN EASILY :)
27. Are you a good guesser? WHY DON'T YOU TAKE A GUESS.
28. Can you read other people's expressions? I AM AN OBSERVER, SO YES, I BELIEVE I AM PRETTY GOOD AT READING OTHER PEOPLE'S EXPRESSIONS.
29. Are you a bully? NO
30. Do you have a job? JUST A LITTLE ONE
31. What time did you wake up this morning? ABOUT 8:30
32. What did you eat for breakfast this morning? 2 PIECES OF DRY TOAST AND SOME FRUIT
33. When was the last time you showered? 12 HOURS AGO
34. What do you plan on doing tomorrow? GROCERY SHOPPING FOR SURE AND GYM
35. What's your favorite day fo the week and why? FRIDAY BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S THE WEEKEND
36. Do you have any nicknames? RAY, ROCK, MOMMY
37. Have you ever been scuba diving? NOT YET
38. Would you ever go skydiving? SEEING THAT MY FATHER WAS A PROFESSIONAL SKYDIVER, YOU WOULD THINK I WOULD BE RIGHT IN THERE, BUT I AM SCARED IN MY OLDER YEARS...
39. What toothpaste do you use? COLGATE TOTAL
40. Do you enjoy challenges? DEPENDS ON HOW MANY I HAVE AT ONCE
41. What's the last movie you saw? RESCUED..TOTALLY LAME
42. What does your last text message say? I AM PROBABLY ONE OF THE VERY FEW PEOPLE THAT DON'T TEXT. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO
43. Would you rather have money or love? MONEY AND LOVE
44. What is your dream vacation? NYC AND SEEING TONS OF BROADWAY SHOWS...ENGLAND TOO
45. What is the last sporting event you watched? RIVER CATS BASEBALL GAME A FEW WEEKENDS BACK
46. Do you need to do laundry? ARE YOU KIDDING? I ALWAYS NEED TO DO LAUNDRY.
47. Do you listen to the radio? RARELY, I LIKE MY iPOD.
48. Where were you when 9/11 happened? I REMEMBER IT VIVIDLY. MY BROTHER IN LAW CAME BANGING ON OUR DOOR AND TOLD US TO TURN ON THE NEWS. I WAS PREGNANT WITH MALIA (BUT DIDN'T KNOW IT) AND WAS A COMPLETE WRECK! I WAS SCARED EVERYTIME I HEARD A PLANE GO BY FOR THE LONGEST TIME AND HAD MULTIPLE DREAMS OF PLANES CRASHING IN FRONT OF ME...I'M ALL BETTER NOW!
49. What color are you bed sheets? I THINK I HAVE THE MAROON COLORED ONES ON
50. What is your ring tone? 70'S PORN
51. What is your favorite fruity scent? RIGHT NOW IT'S MY WATERMELON CANDLE I GOT YESTERDAY FROM YANKEE CANDLE
52. Do you watch cartoons? EVERYDAY...CAN YOU SAY SPONGEBOB?
53. Have you ever been to a different country? Yup, Canada
54. Name 3 things in the world you dislike? LAME DRIVERS, BACKACHES, AND MY BED
55. Do you like sushi? LOVE IT...TOO BAD IT'S SO DANG EXPENSIVE!
56. Do you believe in magic? I AM MAGIC PEOPLE!

Totally Shocked!

Did you know that Sunkist Orange Soda has Caffeine in it???? I had no idea until Patrick brought it to my attention. Yah, and I totally served it at Raya's birthday party...No wonder the kids were jumping off my couch!

Summer..Summer...Summertime!

It's officially summer and what better way to spend it than in the pool. My kids are becoming quite the little tan fish and school hasn't even been out for a month yet. Ethan has become very brave and will probably be swimming with confidence by the end of summer. He is well on his way to becoming a fish without floaties! Check out Ethan the Fish Video below...

As for the other kids...Raya isn't doing swim team this year and is having fun playing instead of swimming laps this summer. Malia is getting better with swimming every day. She taught herself how to swim a few summers back and is now doing flips and mermaid swims. Carly...oh Carly, she is the only one of my kids who doesn't like water. I finally got her not to scream everytime I give her a bath and now I am determined to get her used to the pool! It's just not acceptable for her to be in this family and not like the water...Hopefully my determination doesn't force her into therapy when she's older.

OUCH!

Carly got her shots yesterday...I'm a month behind. She has been sick with various items (flu, cold, and double ear infection) so the doctor postponed them. She is reacting to them as normal...crankiness and fever, but all in all, she has been a pretty good girl today. The one good thing about the shots is that it makes her sleep real good. She sleeps with her eyes open. We have to close them, otherwise it creeps us out. Check out the picture below. I assure you, she is totally asleep.

Negro Bar

We enjoyed a day out at the lake (Negro Bar) with daddy. It was very relaxing and we enjoyed being together as a family. That is how Patrick wanted us to celebrate him being a Father. He is such a wonderful husband/father/man and I am so grateful that he belongs to us!

I still don't have a swimsuit for Carly. I am not sure they even make them her size. She had fun hanging out in her onesie and playing with a diaper (I forgot to bring some toys for her)

Raya, Malia, and Ethan had a lot of fun playing in the sand. We brought some bowls and spoons and some shovels and that was all they needed to have fun. Raya's swimsuit ripped and she had a hole on her butt so she had to swim with her heavy pants on.





So...I asked Patrick if he would take a picture of Carly and I together by the water. I bent down to put Carly's feet in. He started to take pictures. When I got home and viewed the pictures...this is what I saw.


I should have known better. This isn't the first time I've seen pictures of various body parts of mine. Towards the end of our lake visit, Ethan wanted me to draw a monster in the sand. It turned out cute and then we were packing up ready to leave. Malia decided to step on the monster's nose and she sort of ruined it. Ethan flipped out about it and cried all the way home. He was surely tired and so were the rest of us!

Let's Play Ball!

2 River Cats Game Tickets...Free
1 Uncle Jake Babysitter...Free
1 Parking Pass...$10
Hot Dogs, Ice Cream and Soda...a lot
2 Broken Baseball Bats during hits...exciting
Carly's First Baseball Game...Priceless!

Meet Malia

Some may be wondering why I am posting more than one blog today...Truth is, I don't want to go and clean the kitchen...So I am going to introduce you to my little Malia Dawn...

MyHeritage: Look-alike Meter - Pedigree - Family name history

I asked Malia these questions and here are her word for word answers...

1. Who is your best friend? Ashley Richards
2. What is your favorite music? Matilda (Rusted Root)
3. What do you like to do at school? Art
4. What do you not like to do at school? Math
5. What do you not like about our family? When Raya argues with me
6. If I could buy you anything in the world, what would it be? Uhhh Everything I want. The most prettiest thing in the whole wide world.
7. What makes you mad? When somebody takes...when one of my friends takes a toy away from my home and I don't know.
8. What do you want to be when you grow up? That's a tough one....a Princess!
9. What gift do you love the most? Probably my Ariel toys.

10. What's your favorite book? Ariel
11. What's your favorite food? Is it almost over? What's my favorite food...hmmm this is another hard one. My favorite food is, uhhhhh, Macaroni
12. What's your favorite color? Red
13. What is something mommy always says to you? Clean Up
14. What makes mommy happy? Ummmmm, drawing
15. What makes mommy sad? Daddy forgot to bring the pizza
16. What was mommy like when she was little? *giggle, giggle* Uhhhh, sleepy
17. How old is mommy? Uhhh, I don't know. Is it in the fourteens?
18. What is mommy's favorite thing to do? Uhhh, make arts and crafts.
19. What does mom do when you're not around? Go on the computer.

20. What is mommy really good at? uhhh, cutting
21. What is mommy not really good at? Jumping
22. What does mommy do for a job? Do the dishes
23. What is mommy's favorite food? I don't know...uhhh mashed potatoes
24. What makes mommy proud of you? Uhhh, cleaning up the living room without you asking
25. If mommy was a cartoon character, who would I be? *giggle* uhhh, Daphne (from Scooby Doo)
26. What do you and I do together? Play games
27. How are you and I the same? By our hair

Malia just turned 6 years old a few weeks back. I can't believe how big and grown up she is getting. She is definatly our little princess and we are so blessed to have her as part of our family!

Trogan Virus

I have been video taping class plays at the Elementary School this year and have this huge project due but my computer is freaking out on me! I've un-installed and re-installed my program only for it to work worse. Patrick checked my computer and found that there were no viruses on it... Even though there weren't any viruses on it, he decided to wipe out my entire laptop and re-install the operating system. So today, I am working on the computer and I click on a link to find a Mormon Temple clipart and !!BAM!! up popped all these things saying my computer was at risk. Patrick happened to be home from work and so I had him look at it. He got soooo angry because...you guessed it! A trogan virus was found...He went back to work mad. I just hope I get my computer back soon so I can finish this project that is taking me two weeks longer to finish...

Hooter Hider

I am not one that has ever enjoyed breastfeeding before...especially in public! A lady in my ward gave me a "peekaboo baby" nursing cover as a gift back when Carly was about 5 lbs. lighter. Her daughter makes them and they are absolutely wonderful. So I was using it at Malia's birthday party and one of the mommy's asked me if the cover was a "Hooter Hider"...At first I wasn't sure I had heard it correctly and asked her to repeat herself. Sure enough, I had heard it correctly and am now calling my cover-up a Hooter Hider....absolutely genius!

I've seen these tickers before but never one for breastfeeding...Who comes up with these things? So...How long have I needed to use a Hooter Hider??? Check out the ticker below...

Blogspot VS. Myspace

Ok, so I have been a "myspacer" for quite some time now. All my sibling's are on it, husband, and a lot of friends from my younger years as well. Recently I learned of this thing called Blogspot. I have more friends and some family who have been "blogging" away for quite some time now..So here I am. I'm getting a feel for it, seeing if I like it and most importantly, if I actually use it. I guess it's a great way to do my journal writing right? So here goes nothing. Blogspot...Here I come!