waiting for spring

future Bono

"should we play soccer mom?"

afternoon church

We have been very busy lately. James has been busy at work and working with the young men in our ward. He went on an overnight backpacking trip with them. Yes it was cold that night but the next day was actually warm and they all had a good time. Now it's cold and rainy again. I'm so excited for spring! Jonas got to come with me to work as I was in charge of a speech and language group for little ones last Monday. He had a great time and always loves being with other kids although he does turn into a "that's mine" monster at some point whenever he's around other kids. It was really nice that he could just come with me.
One of the funny things he's done lately is that he takes the wire for his monitor and puts the little end in his ear and holds the other end and then sings one line of a U2 song over and over like this, "he runs like a riverrrrrrrrrrrrr". I think he puts that wire in his ear because he saw this Disney music video and he really liked it so of course he wanted to watch it over and over and over again. I'm pretty sure he's trying to imitate those kids.

Perseveration

I need to know if other kids do this. After the 4th of July for months and months actually until Christmas Jonas kept telling us "firecackers are loud". I can't tell you how many times we heard this but it was several times a day. When we went home for Christmas my mom had some big nutcrackers on the fireplace. Jonas was very scared of them and would not get close to them. We had to tell him that nutcrackers are fake they're not real, they're made of wood. Ever since then Jonas seems to have forgotten about firecrackers, but he needs to tell me all the time that nutcrackers are fake. Then he tries to explain to me the process of cracking a nut in the nutcrackers mouth. He was even telling another little girl that I was babysitting that nutcrackers are fake. The connection between firecrackers and nutcrackers is that he was very scared of both of them. He seems to get fascinated with things that he is scared of.

Tagged again

It was fun to read your tag Jessica.
Sorry it has taken so long for me to do mine.

A. The rules are posted at the beginning.
B. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names; then goes to there blog and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged.

10 years ago:
I was in my second year at snow college trying to decide what to do next.

Snacks I enjoy:
I totally agree with Jessica on one favorite snack, gummy bears, especially the chocolate covered cinnamon type. Another favorite is popcorn and lately I have loved snacking on nuts, dried cherries, pink lady apples, pretzels and peanut butter. I love snacks can you tell?

5 things on my to-do-list today:
1. take Jonas to his Dr. appt.
2. babysit my friend's daughter
3. check on my other friend's cats and get her mail while she's away
4. do laundry
5. call ward member about upcoming ward activity


Things I would do if I were suddenly made a billionaire:
Pay off student loans, buy a house, take me and my family and James' family on a tropical vacation, pay for a deserving student's college education




3 of my bad habits:
1. I love to eat really dark chocolate
2. I love to hit the snooze button instead of just getting up
3. Something that really bugs James, I don't squeeze the toothpaste from the bottom of the tube and I don't put the cap back on it either

5 places I have lived:
1. Kearns UT
2. Hungary
3. Logan UT
4. Ann Arbor Michigan

Jobs I have had: server at a wedding reception center, worked in the playroom at the bowling ally, scanning girl at Bear River Insurance co., teller at grocery store, graduate assistant, JC Penney salesperson, Speech Therapist, Mom

Things people don't know about me:
1. I just found out that I've lost some hearing in one ear so I'm partially deaf.So, next time you see me talk into my left ear.
2. I like to read encyclopedias
3. I am a perpetual toe stubber. I accidentally stub my toes almost daily.


I tag

Laura, Diantha, Courtney P., Amy P., and Kim B.

I've been tagged....by a book worm!!!

This one's from Laura.


Here are the instructions for those who I'm going to tag:

1. Grab your nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog along with these instructions.
5. Tag 10 different people. (5 will do too)

Regimental headquarters' planes were the heaviest hit. Colonel Sink and his executive officer, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Chase, nearly suffered the same fate as Easy Company's commander on D-Day when both of their aircraft were struck by enemy antiaircraft fire as they approached the drop zone. As Sink saw a part of the wing dangle, he turned to his men and said, "Well, there goes the wing," but nobody seemed to think much about it.

Beyond Band of Brothers
The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters

I'm going to take Laura's approach and tag people that don't even have a blog in the hopes that they will happen to see this and feel the desire to get one going. I tag Angie H., Liz P., Melinda C, Kerry P., and Kristin K.

Tornado Weather

The last couple of days have been so warm here which we though was great but then we were warned by locals that it's actually a bad sign of tornado weather. Last night, in the middle of the night, the wind was howling and the thunder was booming so loudly that it woke us all up. Then the rain started driving against the house so loudly that I thought it was hail and that it was actually coming in. I got up and checked on Jonas. He was trying to sleep through it all by covering his ears but he never got scared by any of it. Then this loud siren was wailing and there was even a voice with the siren although I couldn't tell what it was saying. It was the tornado warning and I'm sure we should have taken cover in a closet or bathroom. Instead, we just stayed in bed and after a while all was quiet and we were able to go back to sleep. I was sorry to hear of people who had died and had their homes wrecked by the storm. I think next time, I will definitely take cover as advised. Last night despite the warmer weather here, I was missing the safety of Salt Lake's beautiful mountains. What is worse, putting up with a whole mess of snow, ice, and freezing wind, or potentially dying and/or having your house wrecked by a tornado?