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Tagged by Kate. 8's

8 TV Shows or Movies I watch regularly

1. Wedding Singer-- Max and I love to relive the 80's

2. Pretty Woman- Love Julia Roberts

3. My Fair Lady

4. The Bourne Trilogy

5. The Biggest Loser

6. Days of our Lives-- I know, I know!!!

7. CSI- Las Vegas -I still enjoy the science

8. Lord of the Rings Trilogy

8 Things that happened yesterday.

1. I woke up with Chloe next to my side

2. Alta got ready very well for school, right up out of bed, dressed before I can say a word. Great job Alta.

3. Chloe did her piano practice with out complaining

4. I went to the bank.

5. I found a very fun kids learning store. They even have Madame Alexander Dolls. This matters because growing up we collected these dolls. They had the whole Wizard of Oz collection. Very nice.

6. I took Alta to a Dr.'s appt. She has lost 2 more pounds.. Dr isn't worried. I need to make sure she is eating healthier.

7. I talked to Lauren, Michelle & Tammy on the phone.

8. I did dishes. Whoooo hooo.

8 Favorite places to EAT

1. Piatto Novo in Cuyahoga Falls, Sheridan Suites Inn

2. Melting Pot

3. Cheesecake Factory

4. Quiznos

5. Chipotle

6. Olive Gardens

7. My Mom Dinners

8. Home

8 things I am looking forward to

1. warmer days

2. Our 10th anniversary

3. New car/ van/ SUV.. we cannot decide, but we need one pretty soon

4. Being Out of Debt, we haven't used a a credit card in 5 years.

5. Being at a healthy weight, you wouldn't know it by my favorite places to eat.

6. Playing the piano with out make mistakes or nervous in front of other people.

7. I am with Kate on this one, The Second Coming of Jesus Christ

8. Having all my needs met.

8 Things on my wish list

1. To be warm, I am freezing right now. I need a blanket

2. For my dishes to be done. I get tired of doing the dishes, I did them yesterday and it keeps needing to be done.

3. For Alta to not grump at me when I am helping her with school work. It makes me a little crazy.

4. A new kitchen

5. To be on a game show, I love Family Feud

6. Max to get a promotion, but I am just extremely grateful my hubby has a good job at this time of recession.

7. Someone to organize my basement, so I don't have to.

8. To go on a cruise with my hubby to a warm exotic place.

8 People I tag.. lucky you..I would love to ready your responses

1. Katrina

2. Amy F.

3. Mom

4. Phyllis

5. Mimi

6. Vicki

7. Nikki

8. Amy M.

Max is 39 Today!!!

To my husband. I am truly amazed at how much I love this man. He is a very kind and thoughtful person. I am so grateful for his willingness to put up with me. He is a guy who has an intense devotional love for his family. He has grown so much since I have met him. My husband is quiet and usually deep in thought or sleep. He loves to make people smile and laugh. He makes funny faces, and has a noise for everything. He can answer any music question regarding Rock and roll. If you want to know a word or artist to a song, he is your guy. We always play name that song or artist on 80's night. (He always wins, even on the one hit wonders) He loves space, and stars and rockets stuff, NASA is the perfect job for him. He loves being a part of such a fantastic program. He works on their budget and database. He is an amazing computer geek. He can fix, find, create almost any program. His favorite pass time would be with his family hanging out, or working on a project. He can be intense, but it just makes him that much more of a softy afterwards. He is a faith filled man who loves and worships Jesus Christ. He desires to continually increase his relationship with his Heavenly Father and knows it is searching through prayer he can discover the mysteries and truths of this Universe.

I made him a rocken current birthday cake, cuz cup cakes are so in....

Here is Max's Birthday interview:

If you could have one super-power, what would it be? Super Speedy, so I can get my work done quickly.

What was the last chore you did? Laundry (that is his only inside chore)

What is your favorite song? "Panama" by Van Halen, & "Pride and Joy" by Stevie Ray Vaughn

What do you like to eat for lunch?Quizno's Chicken Carbanera
What's the nicest thing you've done for someone in your family? I guess moved out of my mom and dads house. Special date for my wife... gave her flowers at work and a special dinner. (I love those niceys)
What makes you mad? Child Abuse

Where would you like to go on vacation next year? To Disney World w/ children
Who's the smartest person in your family? My wife- Absolutely! (I did not tell him to say this)
How are you like Mom? I am a people pleaser
What's one thing that Mom always says to you? "How are those girls?"

What's one thing that Dad always says to you? "Catfish"
What's one thing that you and your Dad do together that you'll always remember? deer hunting
If you had a million dollars, what's the first thing you'd buy? New house
How do you know that Mommy and Daddy love you? I just do.
What's your favorite breakfast food? Sausage McMuffin

What's your favorite TV show? M.A.S.H.

What's your favorite vegetable? Corn

What toy would you never give away? Wii Game Console

What's your favorite game? Fishing Frenzy Wii game
What's your favorite book? The Book of Mormon

What food would you eat every day if you could? I like Cheese
If you could choose a different name, what would it be? Keep Max, I love my name.
How do you like to wear your hair? Very short, but my wife doesn't like it.
What's the scariest thing you've ever done? Flew to D.C. to meet a girl from online... that would me by wife.

If you could eat at any restaurant for the rest of your life, where would it be? T.G.I.Fridays, or Ruby Tuesday
What is your favorite candy bar? Skittles is that a candy bar?

What's your nickname? Dic Dic (his sister), DD (his children), Mad Max (His H. S Friends)

What do you and your sister fight about? Can't remember the reasons, just that we did.

What's under your bed? Dust Bunnies
What's your favorite holiday? Christmas or Easter, (I thought it would be Halloween.)

What's the best present you ever got?Red white and blue Bike with a banana seat. at 8 y.o.

Insight

I got this list from sister in law, Mimi's blog. I thought it gave some insight into who she is and want to do the same.

I live for peace

I work in mouths

I talk to myself

I wish on eyelashes

I enjoy a clean home and happy children.

I look for the silver lining most of the time.

I smell clean clothes

I hide my imperfections (probably just from myself)

I pray for forgiveness

I walk on sore feet

I sing very loud and off tune in my car with the stereo turned up.

I can do what I set my mind to do

I watch people.

I yearn to give my children all that they need.

I daydream about being financially set.

I want to live a righteous life

I cry when my hubby cries.

I read the ticker tape on the news

I love Max and cooking good food.

I wonder what the future holds for our country

I touch people when I talk to them, usually on the arm or shoulder

I hurt when I hear of children being abused

I fear God

I hope to someday fit into a size 10

I break an egg with one hand

I eat beef tongue

I quit when I am done.

I bathe my dog

I drink my soup

I save coupons

I hug people when they are feeling sad

I miss my college friends

I forgive quickly

I learned never to cook bacon naked

I have a warm home

I don't have cool cars

I kiss my children on the bridge of their noses.

Snow bunnies

Yes we are getting hit with lots of snow!!! It looks like 8 inches, by our ruler, and it is still snowing. We are in our warm home, playing the Wii, computer and watching movies. The girls decided to play in the snow... cute kids if I do say so my self.

Chloe found out that she can roll

down our front steps.

They loved the hot cocoa with whipped cream and marshmallows that greeted them when they were ready to come in.

Christmas Catch up!

I know it has been a while and lots of fun things have passed, so I will catch up as much as possible.

My Mom and Dad have returned home from their Cambodia mission. We enjoyed the early morning airport scene. They had a nice open house and enjoyed hearing about their experiences.

One Christmas gift was seeing Disney on Ice: The girls loved it!!!

They also enjoyed Santa's work shop:

We spent a lot of time with family this Festive Season, but forgot my camera for most of it. Besides sharing the flu with many, it was truly a wonderful way to celebrate the Birth of Christ.

I Love This Season

Things I am thankful for:
a great family
a loving husband
a warm home
The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Scriptures
my husband having a job
a new school that helps Alta realize her potential
the spirit of Christmas
good friends
repentance
forgiveness
sweaters
my parents staying safe
my sister returning from Egypt safely
pre- lite Christmas trees
food, specially turkey dinners
chocolate
good advice
Life Lessons
cars

Things I look forward to:
Decorating our home with Christmas fun
Baking Christmas Wreaths
Decorating Christmas cookies
Christmas music
Cinnamon/ orange potpourri on the stove
Christmas pictures
Buying the perfect gifts
Wrapping and decorating these perfect gifts
writing a Christmas card-- hopefully sending them out
Greeting my parents after 18 months of having them in Cambodia
driving around and looking at Christmas lights
Searching for Santas
Teaching Chloe how to read
Kissing Max under the mistletoe
Teaching my children it is better to give than to receive
reading the Christmas story on Christmas eve

Thank You Pesticides

I appreciate all the responses in my flea conflict. I had googled what to do before anyone had responded, and it talked of soap and water. So I washed Lexi, letting the water get up to her neck, to drown all the fleas, I found 6 fleas in the bath water. I combed and blow dried her. I still had to quarantined her to the bath tub, because I still found live fleas on her after all that. She was not a happy dog not getting to go for rides in the car when ever we left, or play with her girls, or sleep with them at night. It was a hard time for her and us listening to her whelp. Max called the vet and they suggested Front line, to just pick up at the pet store. Max went and they were all out of Front line, but he picked up "Spot On"(a cheaper competitor) It is a chemical pesticide that is placed on the neck. I guess it worked because by the time I got home from work (because I don't work for the government and most people don't get Veterans day off), Max said he couldn't find any fleas on her. I had washed all the bedding and vacuumed all the areas she lays. So she is out of the quarantined bath tub, on her clean pillow, and we will see if there is a re infestation. I hope not. Only time will tell... approx 2 weeks. I wonder how safe these pesticides are for my family? If you have read my blog, or know me at all, you would know I hate bugs...not just fleas, not just spiders, any kind of bug. My question is will this chemical cause cancer in my children later on? I wonder if it is this like burning down the house to get rid of fleas, sure it does the job, but I wonder what I am left with? Just wondering.... in the mean time the girls are all back together.

Fleas!!!

Our cute Shih Tuz dog Lexi has fleas. Does anyone have a full proof way of getting rid of them?? I need help? Should I just get a collar, should I wash her with a special soap? What has helped anyone out there in the blogging world? What do I have to do to my home? I haven't noticed any around, just on her. She has a skin condition that makes her itch, but Saturday, Max saw a flea on her, so I don't know how long she has had them. My girls (or I ) don't want to play with her and her little doggie heart is breaking. What should I do to get rid of these nasty pests? This pic is before getting fleas.... they would sleep with each other all the time. Isn't this cute.

Now poor little Lexi is all alone.... actually she isn't allowed on any furniture or blankets or pillow except her own doggie pillow.
Having Lexi for 2 1/2 years and this is the first flea problem, isn't too too bad.

Picture Tagged

It was a few weeks ago that I got tagged, but I did not realize it. It was while I was away at a funeral in Utah. Sorry it has taken me so long, but I guess the rules of the game are this....Phyllis Kimmel tagged me and I am to go to my picture file click on the 4th folder and then click on the 4th picture and post it....

So here it is, one of my favorite pictures of Alta summer of '07

Isn't she a beautiful girl. I love her smile and the way she is looking at me. We were just goofing around with pictures one Sunday afternoon. Boy do I love this girl. She warms my heart.
Now I get to tag 4 others...
Mimi

Michelle

Shelly

Emily

Halloween Costumes... Finally

I know it took me long enough...here