Tagged by Ashley

Okay, Ashley ... sorry it took me so long to respond, but here goes ...


4 Jobs I've Had (and still have):

1. ZCMI (and met my hubby there)

2. Omnium Worldwide in Omaha

3. Mom to Kate and Josh

4. Wife to Greg


4 Movies I can Watch Over and Over:

1. The Holiday

2. How to Lose a Guy in 10 days

3. Sleepless in Seattle

4. I actually like a lot of the kids' movies ... Shrek 2, Cars


4 Places I've Lived:

1. Germany (yes, when I was a baby)

2. Riverton, UT

3. Omaha, NE

4. St. George, UT


4 Guilty Pleasures:

1. Diet Coke, Diet Coke, Diet Coke

2. Digital Scrapbooking

3. Shopping

4. Cookie Dough


4 Favorite TV Shows:

1. ER ... I've watched it for so long now, I can't give it up

2. CSI Miami

3. Life on Wednesday nights ... Greg and I are both hooked on this

4. Reality TV! Survivor, The Bachelor, Amazing Race ... can't believe I'm admitting this


4 Favorite Places I've been on Vacation:

1. California

2. California ... I love it there! That's why I've listed it twice.

3. Washington, DC

4. Arizona


4 Favorite Foods:

1. Anything Italian

2. Salad Bar and Pizza from the Pizza Factory

3. Pork Burritoes Enchilada style from Cafe Rio

4. Anything sweet


4 Places I'd Rather Be Right Now:

1. Italy

2. Hawaii

3. Shopping with my mom and sister

4. Anywhere on vacation with my family


4 Websites I Visit Daily:

1. Email

2. My blog

3. All of my family and friends' blogs

4. Adoption website


4 Authors I Love:

1. John Grisham

2. I've started to read "Twilight" by Stephanie Meyer ... we'll see

3. I've also started to read "I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla." So far it's great! It's about raising African American kids.

4. Don't know ... can't think right now.


4 Things I would Like to Know How to Do:

1. Professional Photography

2. Wish I could sing ... have you heard me? Not good!

3. I wish I liked to run ... but I really don't.

4. Dance ... I'm with you Ashley. I would love to take a ballroom dance class with Greg. Maybe we could be on "Dancing with the Stars" together.


4 Happy Moments:

1. Seeing my husband and children happy

2. Fun times with family during the holidays

3. Good times with good friends

4. At night when it's quiet and I know everyone is safe and sound asleep


4 Things I Want to Do Next Year:

1. Adopt baby #3

2. Be a better mom/wife

3. Go on vacation somewhere

4. Exercise more


I'm tagging: My little sister Amy

Kids Say the Darndest Things ...

Sometimes Kate and Josh really crack me up and today was one of those days. I think they both knew I could use a good laugh. At breakfast this morning I must have said something about being frustrated. Without hestitation, Josh piped in and said, "You know mom, when you're frustrated, you just need to stop, take a deep breath and think things through." Alrighty then. Thanks for the info bud. Then this afternoon as I was driving Josh and Kate and 3 of Josh's friends home from preschool, I heard my "oh so mature and knowledgeable" almost 8 year old give some rather good advice to these "silly young boys." I didn't hear whatever must have been said prior, but this is what I heard Kate say: "You boys just need to stop talking about kissing. You won't be able to date until you're 16 and that's a LONG time. So, you have plenty of time to make a list of good and bad people you want to date." WOW! First of all, the thought of my little boy talking about kissing gives one pause to think. And secondly, since when did Kate become so wise? Hmmm ... I think I'll remind her of this sage advice in the coming years.

Wacky Hair Day

This week at the Elementary School it has been Red Ribbon Week (aka "Say No To Drugs" week). Each day the kids got to do something fun such as wear a hat or wear their school t-shirt. Today was the day that Katelyn has been looking forward to ... Wacky Hair Day! She could hardly wait and has been talking about how we should do her hair all week. So, this is what we came up with ... a pony on one side, a braid in the back and a bun on the other side, all with different colored ribbons. And off she marched to school ... proudly displaying her "wacky" hair. That's one of the things that I really admire about Kate - she isn't afraid of what others think and she feels good in her own skin. Plus, she looks adorable no matter what. IMHO

A little "Tricking" from our "Friends"

Okay ... so Halloween continued into the night with a little "tricking" from some of our "friends." As you can see, they decided to toilet paper our house and our friends next door, as well as three other houses in the neighborhood. We were quickly able to figure out who did it because 1. They left us a note with a garbage sack, 2. One of the culprits/friends had already told me that she loves to go toilet papering with her girls on Halloween, and 3. They left their own pumpkins lined up in our front yards. Plus the fact that their 3 houses were left untouched kind of gave it away. We had a good laugh and the kids are already conjuring up a plan of how to retaliate. Thanks for the fun girls and remember the old saying ... Paybacks are, well ... you get my point! :)