Story Of My Life

Stay Tuned...

I am posting just because I haven't in a long while!  Life is life I guess and I haven't had the motivation or the time to blog lately...AND I can see it is a growing trend with my siblings & parental units as they hardly blog either!  

SO...

I think it's time for a family blogging challenge!  Yep, the holidays are coming up so it's perfect!  I know we can't celebrate together this year and frankly that stinks!  So why not blog?  I will be changing it up a little bit this year...new incentive (s) and some new ideas to change it up a little!  Should be fun!

Stay Tuned!!

Same Old, Same Old!!

Hello. 

I'm off doing the "Mom" thing while being sick!  It stinks, but I'm feeling a little better today.  Just a little head cold.  Not much to blog about...just regular life stuff.  I'm realizing I need to take more family photos. It's on my list of things to do!

Hope all is well with everyone!  Love ya.

Another Tag

A HUSBAND TAG (Okay Calixta, I LIKE this one!  Anything to talk about my guy)

1. Where did you meet?  Rick's College, January 1991.  We were in the same ward, same piano class, and ate with the same group of friends in the cafeteria.  Went out on our first date Feb. 3, a Friday, and were engaged on Tuesday, Feb. 7th:)  I love our story!
2. How long did you date before you got married?  6 months to the day! 
3. How long have you been married?  17 years, 2 months, 6 days!  
4. What does he do that surprises you?  most romantic guy ever!!  surprise trips, jewelry, flowers, and chocolate...but best of all he makes me giggle & laugh, and that always surprises me because I'm a super serious kind of girl. 
5. What is your favorite feature of his?  his eyes!
6. What is your favorite quality of his?  Vallen is the most optimistic person I know.  He is such a positive person about anything and everything.  He is one cool guy!
7. Does he have a nickname for you? Baby. It always suprises me when he calls me Cathy!
8. What is his favorite color? Blue
9. What is his favorite food?  Lasagna Pizza from 1st class pizza.
10. What is his favorite sport? Football
11. When and where was your first kiss?   A short sweet peck goodbye after a College Devotional.  Then, we decided we wanted to get married (yes before a "real" kiss), and then later that night we had our first "real" kiss!
12. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple?  Watch movies, talk, and eat yummy food!
13. Do you have any children?  Summer the sweet and Breck the magnificent!
14. Does he have a hidden talent?  He is an amazing letter writer.  He has a gift. 
15. How old is he? 39
16. Who said I love you first?   He did.  He told me on Monday, Feb. 6 1991 (that's 2 days after our first date) "I Love You as much as I know you."
17. What is his favorite type of music?  80's Hair Band Rock!!  His words!!
18. What do you admire most about him? So much to admire:)  He is the best person I know!  He is amazing in every way...even his little flaws are awesome!  He is perfect for me!
19. Do you think he will read this?  Maybe?

Tagged Game #1

You never call, you never email, you haven't visited in so long...yet you want to play "tag" with me Calixta Marie?!!    Don't worry...I'm going to send you a text to get you back!!  I know how much you LOVE those:)

Giggle...giggle!

1. Where is your cell phone? Purse
2. Where is your significant other? Couch
3. Your hair color? Clariol#123
4. Your mother? Diana
5. Your father? Keary
6. Your favorite thing? Chocolate
7. Your dream last night? Pioneers
8. Your dream/goal? Happiness
9. The room you're in? Livingroom
10. Your hobby? Creating
11. Your fear? Failure
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? California
13. Where were you last night? Home
14. What you're not? Skinny
15. One of your wish-list items? BIGHOUSE
16. Where you grew up? America
17. The last thing you ate? MilkDuds
18. What are you wearing? Sweats
19. Your TV? On
20. Your pet? Nope
21. Your computer? MAC
22. Your mood? Content
23. Missing someone? Family
24. Your car? Toyota
25. Something you're not wearing? Nailpolish
26. Favorite store? Target
27. Your summer? Slow
28. Love someone? Forever
29. Your favorite color? Pink
30. When is the last time you laughed? Now
31. Last time you cried? Later

Binge & Purge

My new diet plan?  Nawww...hmm, although???  No just kidding.

The ONE and the only good reason, in my opinion, for moving every 18 months is because you get to binge & purge your stuff!  It was a cleansing ritual for me and I LOVED it.  I'm an obsessed organizer, so getting rid of stuff and making it all organized (think pretty new clear sterilize container and my trusty label maker) was oh such a happy day!  We haven't moved in 6 years so this ritual has not been forced upon me, which is quite unfortunate and sad because quite frankly I'm not motivated to do it on my own.  I now know why people cringe and roll their eyes when they say they have to clean out their closets!  Ugh!  It is the worst!  I am entirely unhappy to even begin the project.  I think it might be because it really makes my house a HUGE mess.  Where as when you move- things you want, things you need and things you have organized are piled on to a moving truck and taken away to your new home!  Meanwhile, all the old stuff is dumped in the trash or taken to Goodwill!  Such a nice, neat way to binge & purge.  Without a moving truck to go to, my house or my garage takes its role and frankly my house looks like the city dump!!  It is frightening!   I seem to take on this project at the busiest time of year...I just can't help it...I NEED to be organized so all my upcoming projects go a lot more smoothly, right?  Justification...yeah I know!

Another positive thing that comes from this crazy ritual is an inventory of our household items.  I really see where I have too much of something and nothing of something else!  For instance, I just started with the kids cupboard (where they keep all their projects and supplies) and I found over 150 pencils and almost 30 erasers!  What???  Save a tree why don't we?  They aren't going to need pencils for years!  I can just see it...me sending Breck off to college with the pencils from the Binge & Purge of 2008!!  Crazy!  Anyway, it really give me a better perspective on my shopping & spending habits and with Christmas in the near future that is always a great thing:)  

Anyhoo...so it begins... "The Binge & Purge of October 2008."   I'm not amused...neither is Vallen- he just rolls his eyes and practices what he learned in football..."high knees Blackburn, high knees!"

Wish me luck!  

** Note to self...another reason why you DON"T want a bigger house...lots and lots more bingeing & purging!***  Me like a 1569 sq. foot home more and more each day:)