i am in LOVE!!!

ok... i have a secret to admit!

i am in love with pacey j. witter!

(aka... joshua jackson)

who, do you ask? just a boy from dawson's creek.

ya... and i love him...

(i told my husband today)

after this commercial break!

ok... i am so sorry that i haven't posted in so long! don't give up on me! i am in the final crunch time hours of my inventory at sam's club! i will be back online next week for sure!

stay tuned... i will tell you all about it!

19 days, 6 hours, 5 minutes and 27 seconds

until Eclipse is released!!!

this is one of the most amazing series that i have ever read! totally amazing! if you have read them before, i recommend that you read them again before eclipse comes out. if you haven't read them, go to the library and put your name on the waiting list. (yes, they have a waiting list! they are THAT good! ) oh and did i mention that you probably should not read the back cover? ya... i know hard! but my friend maryruth told me not to and i asked her to tear off the back cover of the book (she gave the book to me) so that i wouldn't cheat! yup! true story!

anyway... give it a try! it is so great!

(thanks for this post idea maryruth! you rock!)

i have been tagged!

ok... so i was tagged by joy in the moment to list 8 random things about my education.

so... here goes nothing!

1. when i was a kid i always wanted to be a school teacher.

2. i attended a junior college in my home town for 2 years. i graduated with my associates degree in 1992.

3. after graduating from ojc, i transferred to adams state college.

4. i was admitted to the education program and loved taking those education based classes.

5. some of my extra-curriculum classes involved the theatre department. i totally loved them! i loved it so much that i minored in theatre. i took: oral interpretation, voice for performance (this was my FAVORITE!) oh... those were the days!

6. as much as i loved some of my classes, there were a few that i didn't love.... i actually failed 3 college courses!

- P.E. for the elementary teacher
i am NOT athletic! not even at an elementary level!

- Math for the elementary teacher
i hated the teacher. and i was "sharing" my text book with my roommate- who wasn't talking to me for 4 months. i did retake it with a different teacher and passed.. C+

- Spanish 101
ya... i liked a guy who served his mission for the church in Venezuela, therefore he spoke spanish. i thought this would be a great way to get tutored and live happily ever after. ya... didn't happen. matter of fact, i was failing before i even took the final. i approached the teacher the week before finals and asked her if i got 100% on the final would i PASS the class. she said no, so i didn't even show up. ya... i was a little gutsy back then!

7. ok... so now you are learning that i was not a very good student, but i did love college. i had a super great social life! i made friends that will last forever! we had soooooooooo much good, clean fun! boy oh boy! i think that we only did one illegal thing...

8. after my mission i thought that i would try the whole school thing again. so i attended utah state university. that didn't go so well either. this time i was going to try family and human relationships degree. i totally loved the classes, but i did horrible on the tests and homework. i learned so much though! i wish i could just go to classes to learn, but not be tested. oh... and while i am wishing ... the classes are free!

ok... i tag: holly, brenda and maryruth

Sweets and Sours

hello my fellow bloggers! get ready for this weeks edition of Sweets and Sours!

Sours:

* very busy and somewhat stressful week at work. i was feeling pretty confident going into a meeting with my manager. 2 1/2 hours later... not so confident! and i had headache the size of china!

* one of my lunch dates cancelled this week. hopefully we will be able to reschedule next week.

* this is really for next week, but i am dreading it so much it is affecting this week.... i have to work 2 graveyard shifts next week. sunday and monday night! ick!

Sweets:

* one of my really busy days at work i was on the computer working on a huge stack of papers. one of the demo ladies came in and asked if she could use the computer. i told her i was in the middle of something but i would try to hurry so she could use it.

now, let me tell you a bit about this lady. she is a little oriental lady and she is a bit on the gruff side. she isn't always very nice or friendly. i have tried numerous times to talk to her and it hasn't usually ended with me feeling all warm and fuzzy from our conversation.

ok... so she needed the computer. i asked her what she needed to do and she said that she needed to put in a time off request but she wasn't really sure how to do it. i told her that i would help her and went into the program that she needed. she was so nice! she kept thanking me over and over. it really wasn't that big of a deal to me. but it seemed to be for her. i stayed with her and stepped her through each step and day that she need to request off.

when we were done she gave me a big hug and thanked me for my kindness. it made me feel so good. i have been struggling a bit with my attitude (especially at work) and i felt good that i had done something good for someone else.

now, it gets better! the next day she came in and gave me a thank you card with a candy bar!! how sweet was she! i was very touched that she was so grateful. i had never seen this side of her before. it was nice. and it changed me.

* tonight we had a ward (church congregation) summer party. we had a potluck dinner and then we went to the pool to swim. it was so fun! my best friend, ann, and her roommate, julie, came too! we all had a great time!

* i went to the library and got a few... books. a few? well 7! what was i thinking!?! 7 books! who am i kidding! am i really going to read all 7 in the next 3 weeks? maybe! ( i already read 2 of them, 1 of them was just today!)

* oh, did i mention that i read today? love reading! (apparently! i got 7 books! )

* kevin and i went and saw transformers yesterday. it was really good. i was NOT planning on going, so poor little kev went to the show last weekend by himself. but he raved about it so much, as did others, that i decided i would go. i was impressed!

* i bought more popcicles this week! i ran out and thought i was going to die! yummy!

* kevin informed me a few weeks ago that we are going to las vegas for my birthday. that is fun! i am excited! now, i LOVE surprises! so when the "box" with all of the info came this week, i told the delivery guy to put it in the shed around back. i was worried that i would see where the box came from and figure out the surprise and i didn't want to do that! when kevin came home i told him where it was. he said it was good that i didn't look at it.

that is all for now... have a good weekend!

drum roll please!

ok... here it is!

my lie!

# 2 !

i have NEVER gotten car/motion sick! i can read, write, cross stitch... you name it!

congrats to annonomous #2, holly, maryruth and kris! you got it right!

six random facts and a lie!

ok... so i was on lisa's blog and she did this post! i thought it was great so i am doing it too! thanks lisa!

1. i have never TP'd someone before

2. i get really motion/car sick

3. i once lost 4 teeth in 4 states within 3 days

4. i was potty trained to a tree

5. while i was in the hospital my job was given to someone else

6. i have never broken any bones in my lifetime

7. i love mint and lemon flavored things

ok... now it is your turn... which one is my lie?

Sweets and Sours

Happy 7/7/07!!!

Here is this weeks lists of Sweets and Sours!

Sours:

* it has been soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo HOT here!

Sweets:

* my blog has a new look! i like it! so fun!

* today is 7/7/07! we did something different today! since it is 7/7/07, you can do 7 things between 7am and 7pm! we started at 7am and every 2 hours until 7pm did something- that makes it 7 times on 7/7/07!!! kinda fun!

* we had a PSP retreat yesterday at work. no, it was not a "playstation portable" retreat, but rather a "personal sustainability practice" retreat. basically it means that i am committing to do something that will not only better my community but myself too. for example my PSP is to recycle. i am also going to change all of the light bulbs in my home to the squiggly bulbs to save on energy! this is a company wide program and i was chosen to be one of the captains in my club. it is very exciting to see the differences we can have on our community and the environment! check it out!

* another busy week at work, but i survived! not even too stressed out!

* the candles that i ordered at yankee came in! so yummy! i love yankee candles! they are the best! the website has really great deals! i got mine buy one get one free! can't beat a BOGO!

* i hosted a baby shower on monday and it went great! it was a joint shower for 2 of my friends at work. one is having a boy and the other a girl, so it was fun to decorate with both pink and blue!

* went to a 4th of july parade this week and got a little sun burned... but that is ok, because i need the color! i am a pretty white girl! i used to joke that my family and friends would love to take me camping with them because i was such a good night light!

* had lots of popsicles and sherbet this week... it has been incredibly hot and they make me cool right down! love them... ice cream is typically for the winter and sherbet and popsicles are for the summer, in my opinion!

* last night there was a bird in our basement!!! a real bird!!! i was upstairs on the computer and kevin was downstairs playing video games and he called me to come downstairs for a minute. when i went down he was wearing my gardening gloves and looked very exhausted. i asked what he was doing and he said that there was a bird down there and he had been trying to catch it. it was over in the back corner and he just needed to find out where it was for sure so that he could catch it! it was so hard not too laugh... he was so determined to catch that bird! i went into the bathroom for a minute and he yelled and said that he found it. it had cornered itself under some boxes and kevin easily caught it. he was so dang cute. he was talking so sweet to it, telling it everything was ok and he wasn't going to hurt it. kevin came and showed it to me and then the bird started squawking so kev took it outside and let it go! i so wish i would have ran upstairs to grab my camera! it was a priceless picture! kevin wearing my gloves, sweet talking the bird to get it to calm down!

what are your sweets and sours for the week?

will you join me and choose a psp?

let me know what it is?

cute toes!

ok... so i have NEVER gotten a pedicure before... and i was in need of some pampering -

so... wala!!

cute toes! they gave me these silly little flip flops to wear home so i wouldn't mess up the polish! so fun! never had painted toes before! i like it!

i called ann and told her that i think this is the cutest my feet/toes had ever been and she said... well i am sure you had cute feet when you were a baby! every baby has cute feet! ha! made me laugh!

thanks ann!

this is fun! i am definitely going to do this again!!!

Sweets and Sours

hello there! time for "Sweets and Sours"

Sours:
can't think of anything...

Sweets:

my burn looks sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much better! i don't even think the scar is going to be all that horrible! huge thanks to ann, for supplying band aids and tape... , kris, for letting me borrow her vitamin E oil! that stuff is great!

we are having a USU 26th Ward reunion today! it is going to be so fun! this was my singles ward when i first moved to logan! the people are amazing! we all became such good friends. i am excited to see everyone! i will post pictures later!

i had yesterday off and did NOTHING! i loved it! just pure laziness! i totally needed that! july is going to be a very "hellish" month... work is going to be absolutely CRAZY! so i needed a day to do nothing! cuz i am not going to see that again until august!

i was able to visit with a couple groups of friends this week. i love being able to reconnect with someone that is important to you. it was fun! thanks nicki and suzanne! thanks holly and julianne!

i found out that some ladies in my ward are reading "twilight"!!! so exciting! i gasped a little when i found out! i was that excited!

one of the many blogs that i visit is a recipe blog! it is so great! lorie posts different recipes everyday and then has them categorized by type... dessert, peanut butter, cassorole, chicken... to make it easy to look for a recipe! i am sooooooooooooooo enjoying it! i look everyday to see what i might want to make for dinner that night!!! check it out! you won't be sorry!

well, that is all! i hope that you have had a great week too! what were your sweets and sours this week?

40 hours...

with NO sleep!

yes, i am crazy!

ok... so here is the story... i couldn't really sleep last night, so i got up and watched tv... blogged... then it came to me... the MASTER plan!


i was going to stay up all night and then go to work really early in the morning... i figured that i was only going to get 6 hours of sleep anyway, so why not. i hate being tired in the morning from lack of sleep... so the MASTER plan sounded great! (i have to say, the last time i had a MASTER plan... i didn't work out so well. i decided to sleep for a couple of hours instead of staying up all night... ya right! i turned off my alarm and barely made it to work when i was supposed to, let alone early!!)


so that is what i did! i stayed up all night and took a shower around 1:30... called up the night manager at sam's club and said... i can't sleep... i am coming in!


i got to work around 2:00am and stayed there until 1:00pm!!! holy moly! what was i thinking??!!??!! how was not sleeping at all a better plan than getting at least 6 hours of sleep? i am the kind of person that needs to get at least 8 hours of sleep, if not 10!! anyway... the good new is that because i worked so many blasted hours, i now have tomorrow off!!!

WAHOO!!! SO GREAT!

the bad news is that i am still up... 40 hours later. i think that i took about a 30 minute nap this afternoon. but that was it... i am going to sleep soooooooooooooooooo good tonight!


the other great part of the day was that i was able to see my cute friend holly and her family! her sister is having a baby and i was invited to the shower. i love her family! her other sister, julianne, was also there! how fun! she is so dang cute! i haven't seen her in years! she is now a beautiful young women! very impressed was i!


anyway.... i love them and it was great to see them! we are going to go to lunch soon! how fun!!

"J" Answers

COPY AND PASTE REPLY ,

ERASE ANSWERS AND PUT IN ANSWERS THAT START WITH THE

FIRST LETTER OF THE NAME YOU GO BY.

1. Famous singer/band….Josh Turner! (love him!)

2. 4 letter word: ...... Junk

3. Street name:.... Jennie Lane... heehee

4 .Color:...... Jet Black

5. Gifts / presents:...... Jewelry

6. Vehicle: ..... Jeep

7. Things in a Souvenir Shop:.... Jars

8. Boy Name: ....... Jacob

9. Girl Name:..... Jennifer

10. Movie Title: ......Jumanji

11. Drink:.......Juice

12. An Occupation:. .....Janitor

13. Flower:...... ???

14. Celebrity: ....... Jennifer Love Hewitt

15. Magazine.... .......Just for Kids

16. U.S. city........Jackson Hole, Wy

17. Pro Sports Team: .... Jazz (utah basketball)

18. Fruit: ..... (fruit) Juice

19. Reason for Being Late for Work: ...Just too Tired!!

20. Something You Throw Away:....Junk Mail

21. Things You Shout: ......Jerk! ("Just Kidding!")

22. Cartoon Character: ...... "Jasper" the friendly ghost... (Caspers cousin)

music

i have decided that music is a very personal thing.

i just completed 2 overnight shifts at work and we were listening to one of my co-workers ipods. for the most part i really enjoyed her music selections, but i was very surprised on some too.

there were 6 of us working overnight on sunday night and then the same 6 along with the regular overnight team last night. it was interesting to hear everyone's comments on colleens music. some loved it (me) and some complained on every song.. just kind of funny.

i really think that music is such a personal choice. i now have music playing on my blog, so if you turn on your speakers, you will hear a few of my favorites! i hope you like them too...

Sweets and Sours

good morning my blog friends!!!

here is this weeks version of "Sweets and Sours"!

Sours:

this was a tough week at work... we were missing lots of stuff and took lots of items/money out of our inventory! my shrink % is not looking too pretty right now!!!

Sweets:

my burn is healing quite well! it is looking pretty good!!!

i got to see my cute mommy this week! she is wonderful!

ann, julie and i finished touring all of the home in the cache valley parade of homes! they were magnificent! i was very impressed! it was an incredible thing to see the extreme makeover: home edition home- the pauni family! it was awesome! i was very impressed with it! i even got to see mrs. pauni! she was in her industrial kitchen cooking for an event this weekend! i told her that her home was beautiful! she said thanks!!!! i got to talk to her!!!! so cool!!!

i went to lunch with some friends that i used to work with. holly, kristine and chelsa! it was great to see them again. it has been awhile since we all got together! such fun memories with all of them! those were some good ole days!!! thanks gals! really fun afternoon!

i am reading a good book right now... you know, i haven't really read in so long and then about a month ago- BAM!! i am a reading fool! (well, a fool at least!) i have probably read 6 books in the last 4 weeks! that is really good for me lately. i have not really read very much in the last year or so... and i love it so much! my all time favorite author is: anita stansfield. but i am also enjoying rachel nunes, michelle ashman bell, stephanie meyer... the list goes on...

we went grocery shopping yesterday! i love to go grocery shopping! it is one of my favorite things to do... i start at the back of the store and go up and down every aisle. i usually have a list, but am willing to pick up things along the way that i see. i love the hunt for the right item, and more importantly, the right price!!! i want to get the very most for my money! love it! love it! love it!!

i got to talk to my friend maryruth this week! she is so cute! it is fun to catch up and visit for a bit!

my friend julie, is having a little birthday party at the park today with her family and a few friends. kevin and i are honored to be among the guest list! it is going to be fun! just a casual party in the park... can't wait!

well, i am feeling pretty blessed right now. all is well.

what are your sweets and sours for the week?

today...

is my friend's, Julie, birthday!

happy birthday juls!

we had fun... went to a little park and ate shaved ice! yummy!

she is having a party on saturday!

it is going to be fun!

here is a fun memory that julie and i share...

julie and i go way back... back to when i first came home from my mission. she and i would hang out quite often. one particular sunday afternoon i was getting a "hankering" for some Peanut Butter Pie. i had a pretty good recipe for it, so i began the process...

well, when i got to the part in the recipe about adding the Peanut Butter, i realized that i did not have any! how am i supposed to make Peanut Butter Pie with no Peanut Butter?!

i called julie and asked "would you like to come over for some Peanut Butter Pie?" she, being the nice person that she is, said... "sure, is there anything that i can bring?"

i chuckled and said...

"yes, how about some Peanut Butter?"

juls, thanks for this memory and sooooooooo many others!

i hope that you have a marvelous birthday!

yesterday...

yesterday was a very busy day, but a good one too! i had to go down to provo for work. it was their inventory. so i left my house at 3:30am to be in provo between 5:30-6:00am... yikes!

the inventory went well, so when i left at 11:00 i stopped at the ck office in bluffdale. i wanted to see my friend carma. i was hoping that she was in ... and she was!!! we visited for a bit and then i was off again!

i had a little bit of time until i was going to meet my mom for lunch, so i decided to go the the factory outlet mall in draper... i always find jeans there! anyway, not much in my size, but i found lots of stuff for my cute mommy!

get this... i got 3 pairs of pants, and 2 shirts for....................... $25.00!!!! what a shopper i am!

i got to moms office a little early- she in the office manager for an optical office- so i just read some cool magazines about all of the new glasses that you can get!

we went to panda express for lunch! yummy! they have really good orange chicken and their mandarin chicken is good too!

on my way home from moms office, i stopped to see my good friend, kris! we visited for awhile too! it was great to see her! when i am traveling i see her about every other week, but now that i am taking a break from the scrapbook show traveling scene... i was missing her! i had to get my fix! hee hee!

i also brought her a cd with copies of my niagra falls pics and she burned a copy of her pics from the same trip! (well, WE burned the cd... hee hee)

overall, it was a terrific day! visiting with good friends and my wonderful mommy!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day, Dad!

I hope that you had a great day... It was great to chat with you!

I love you and miss you tons!

jen

Sweets and Sours

good morning friends!

it is time for my sweets and sours:

Sours:

my burn still hurts a little. i can tell that it is healing, i am just trying to be careful and keep it from getting infected...

i am really sore from pulling weeds this week. i was using muscles i must not have ever used! serves me right! stupid weeds! :)

i have a blister on the bottom of my foot. every time i go to another sam's club to help with their inventory it seems that i come home with this silly blister. always same place... same blister!

it sure sounds like i am falling apart this week doesn't it?

Sweets:

i pulled weeds! it looks so good. of course i was very tired so i only got done about 1/4 of what i needed to, but still... what i did looks good!

i LOVE my new car! it is so great! yup... LOVE IT!

this weekend is the beginning of the parade of homes here in cache valley. ann, julie and i went last year and loved it, so we wanted to go again this year. the best part is that the extreme makeover: home edition home is going to be in the parade this year! how fun will that be!? to see the inside of this beautiful home! it was so fun to be part of the festivities and building last year (see this link for the complete story... start at the bottom of the page and work your way up...)!
we went to 4 home yesterday and will do a few more today... and then finish up the rest of them next week. so incredibly fun!!!

we are also going yard saling this weekend too! this is the first weekend of the season! bring on the good deals! we are yard sale junkies!!! love them! love the hunt! love the deals!!!

i am loveing the book i am reading right now! so good! it is called new moon! it is the second book in a series called twilight. my good friend maryruth just posted about twilight too. such a great book! not usually my "type" of books... but i am hooked! so so good!

i love the weekends... i love the freedom of doing whatever you want...

ok... what are your sweets and sours for the week? i love your comments.... thanks!

OUCH!!!

ok... so i had a little accident! i burned my hand last night! how does it look? i was putting rolls in the oven and as i was pulling my hand out i rubbed up against one of the coils on the top of the oven!

it looks and feels much better today, but yesterday... ouchy! i am gonna have a pretty scar- that is for sure!

Sweets and Sours

Hello there! It is time for my Sweets and Sours for the week!

On your mark! Get set! Go!

Sours:

1. work just keeps getting more and more stressful. we are about 6 weeks away from inventory and i am feeling the stress! you see, we had this bright idea that we would count the entire building 3 time in 5 1/2 months! that is alot! first of all, have you been to sam's club?! there are millions of items! second... we usually count the entire building 5 times the entire year! i was asking a lot of my team, but i knew we could do it! i thought by doing this the audits and numbers would get better and better. not worse. as i told my regional manager, i should have great confidence going into this- knowing that all was going well. i don't.

2. my cute husband is having a hard time at his job too. he is starting to get that 8 month itch! he is feeling the need for a change. too bad we both can't just retire and live on a beach somewhere.


Sweets:

1. WE GOT A NEW CAR!!!!!

ok... so it is not "brand" new! but is is certainly new to us and by far the nicest car we have ever owned!!! we are now the proud owners of a 2003 buick century!!! check it out! so fun!

we have been saving up money for a down deposit since march. the last month or so we have gone "looking". kevin has been so excited he can hardly stand it... he has been so cute!

anyway... today was the designated day (either that or next week if we didn't find anything today). so we went after lunch to test drive a couple of things! this was the first one that i drove today and we fell in love (kevin actually drove it last weekend when i was out of town, so he already had his eye on it)! i told him we needed to test drive a couple more, just to make sure we were making the right decision. yup! it was! we got it!!!!

2. i was able to spend some quality time with my best friend, ann this week. i had gathered some fun souvenirs for her and her roommate, julie at the shows lately. we finally got our schedules to work so we could hang out! it was a super fun evening!

3. did i mention that we bought a beautiful car??!!!

4. i got a fun little package from my cousin carrie! she sent me some neat scrapbook stuff and one of the party favors that she gave out at her fancy graduation tea party! very cool! thanks carrie!

5. one of my friends from church turned 50 today so one of the girls in my youth group and i decided to "heart attack" her! we each cut out our bunches of BLACK hearts out of paper and went over to her home about 11pm last night. we taped them all over her door, windows and home! it was sooooooooooo fun! i love being sneaky like that!

we taped a sign up with all of it that said:

"Happy Birthday Sister Simmons!

50 is pretty old-
so we thought you might want to get you

“HEART ATTACK”

out of the way now-
in case of problems- don’t forget to call Lindsey and Sister Little- They are true

“LIFE SAVERS”

we then had the mint lifesavers scattered all over her porch! it was so great! she called and "thanked" me this morning!

Happy Weekend! Thanks for letting me share! What are your Sweets and Sours for the week?

family history fridays (fhf)

ok... so i was on kate's cool site and she is doing "family history fridays". she is going to ask a questions each friday to help us keep our family history...

so here is the question for week one:

~did you go to college?

or take any vocation training?

what and where?

well... i graduated from a jr. college -otero junior college- and recieved my associates degree. i then went to a 4 year school -adams state college- i was going to be an elementary teacher. shortly after i was admitted to the education program i started thinking about going on a mission for my church.

i always intended to go back to school when i came home from my mission but i just never caught that fire again. i did attend utah state unniversity for a semester or two, but i just didn't enjoy it.

in colorado at asc, i really enjoyed the social scene of college. i had some great friends and we did have a great time! leanna, tara, jeff, jim, wendy, mandy, kim, craig, marlo, jeremy... what fun times and memories!

thanks!

i love...

niagra falls!

probably one of the most amazing experiences i have ever had. absolutely incredible!

let's go on a tour... i want to share my pictures with you!

ok, so we went straight to niagra falls from the airport. we really wanted to see them at night, all lit up! the pics didn't turn out very good, but you get the idea!

i had the privilege to experience this with my 2 good friends, kris and richard! what fun!

ok... here we are getting ready for the maid of the mist! this cool boat takes you right below the horseshoe falls! sooooooooooooooo neat! we got these fun blue rain slickers. they have "maid of the mist" on them... of course i kept mine for my scrapbook!

ok... so this is our view from the boat! i didn't take many pics too close cuz it was very wet! and i didn't want to ruin my camera! but check this out... my pic looks just like it! (well, sorta) ya for me!

we then went to the new movie... it is a brand new film about the history of niagra falls! it was very cool. great to get the history of it too!

our next stop was to cave of the winds... at first, i didn't really want to go. i thought it was going to be a tough hike, and it didn't really interest me. kris and richard said that we had time and wanted to go... so sure, let's try it!

they gave us another little rain slicker thing and some cool sandals. and off we go! when we were waiting in line to to we saw people get off the elevator with their pants wet, up to their knees or so... geez, we are going to get wet!

we rode the elevator down about 18 floors worth underground. we then walked through a tunnel and came out below the bridal falls. we walked on a wooden deck/stairs down to the bottom. as we made our way back up the water was getting closer and closer. it was even splashing up onto the deck.

little did we know that we hadn't seen anything yet...

when we got to the last deck, hurricane deck, it was unbelievable! truly hurricane conditions!!! i loved it! i went out to the end several times! kris, richard and i took turns going out! what an adventure! when we were done we were SOAKED! not even kidding! up to my knees nothing! i was drenched all the way up my pants and my shirt was just as bad! so much for my little rain poncho's help! ya right! (i was just glad that i wasn't wearing a white shirt! i might have won the wet t-shirt contest!) :)

i wish this pic had better lighting. you would be able to see the water dripping off of each of us! one of the funnest things i have ever done!

after getting soaked, we wondered to the edge again and found a few more beautiful shots!

this was so wonderful! next time i go i want to go to the canada side and see what is over there! i highly recommend a trip! what fun!

thanks kris! thanks richard! fun memories to last forever!

i am back!

ok... so i am home... but VERY TIRED! so i will post all about my fantastic weekend tomorrow! so many pictures of niagra falls! can't wait to show you!!!!!

chat with ya tomorrow!

chat with ya soon!

ok... i am off to buffalo, new york! i fly out this morning! i am very excited about this show. and even more excited to see niagra falls!

have a great weekend and i will tell you all about it when i get back!

jen

a day to remember-

first of all... happy memorial day!

now... i was on a blog today and saw this cute questions thing (thanks kate!) ... and thought it would be cool to do on mine...

so here it goes... the abc's of homemaking...

rules: answer the following questions related to homemaking and then tag 3 people. don't forget to link to to the person who tagged you and let the people you tag know they have been tagged.

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aprons- y/n? if y, what does your favorite look like?
yes... my mom made me a really cool one! it is navy blue with 2 big pockets in the front!

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baking- favorite thing to bake
i really don't bake a ton, but when i do it is usually cookies. i do have a super recipe for a brownie thing... i love it and it is baked... so maybe that is my favorite.

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clothesline- y/n?
not really... we used to have one when i was growing up. i just remember my poor little brother getting stung by a bee once cuz we didn't shake everything out well enough.

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donuts- have you ever made them?
not the official "donuts". i have done sopapilla's before. i did just get a new recipe for spudnuts that i want to try though...

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everyday- one homemaking thing you do every day.
well, i should be dishes, but that doesn't really happen. i do make my bed everyday. not the fancy, tuck the sheets in just right, kind of "making", just pull everything up...

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freezer- do you have a separate deep freeze?
yes! i have always wanted extra freezer space... i love frozen stuff! for my 30th birthday ann gave me a small one. it was perfect! we grew out of it and now we have a giant one. it is awesome! and i got it for a steal of a deal! even better!

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garbage disposal- y/n?
unfortunately, no... so sad...

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handbook- what is your favorite homemaking resource?
that would have to be my mommy!

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ironing- love it or hate it?
pretty much hate it. i don't iron. period. they have invented this wonderful thing called cotton release. it is a spray that takes all of my wrinkles away... on clothes that is...

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junk drawer- y/n? where is it?
growing up we always called it the "it" drawer. if you are looking for "it" or if you can't find "it", look in the "it" drawer. "it" is in the kitchen.

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kitchen- color and decorating scheme?
my kitchen is full of apples. red, green and a little bit of yellow. the story behind it is kinda funny. when i was engaged i was the store manager for a hallmark store. i was pretty stressed with everything... wedding, job, church, life in general. i was making myself sick. at night i would feel horrible and i would try to think of something that would calm me down. unfortunately, everything that i thought of was linked to one of my stresses. until i thought of apples... nothing... no stress! i started picturing a big white bowl filled with green apples! this became the unofficial theme for the time. i started getting tons of apple stuff. and walla! the theme began!

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love- what is your favorite part of homemaking?
well, if i was able to stay home it would be wonderful... however, until then... i love working on projects to make my home beautiful.

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mop- y/n?
not really. i have only 2 rooms that have floors that i can mop. and i usually like to get down and scrub with a washcloth, cuz the rooms are so small.

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nylons- wash by hand or in the washing machine?
machine...

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oven- do you use the window or open the oven door to check?
door...

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pizza- what do you put on yours?
the meats, cheese and pineapple

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quiet- what do you do during the day when you get a quiet moment?
get online or read

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recipe card box- y/n? what does it look like?
i love recipes! i have mostly recipe books, but when i graduated from high school ann's mom, maryann, gave me a recipe box filled with all her recipes. she is such a great cook! it was a great gift! i since have moved them all into a 3-ring binder.

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style of house- what style is your house?
we are renting a cute 4 bedroom brick home just for me and my cute hubby.

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tablecloths and napkins- y/n?
napkins (paper)- yes! every meal! tablecloths... not so much!

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under the kitchen sink- organized or toxic wasteland?
for the most part it is pretty organized

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vacuum- how many times per week?
i try to vacuum at least once a week... but that doesn't always happen.

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wash- how many loads of laundry do you do per week?
well, kevin does all of the laundry, but we typically do 3-4 loads a week.

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x's- do you keep a daily list of things to do that you cross off?
that is totally my system. i would say that i have a list almost everyday!

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yard- y/n? who does what?
we have a pretty good sized yard. ann and julie are my "lawn care providers". and they do a fantastic job! they are worth every penny!!! (and then some)!

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zzz's- what is your last homemaking task for the day before going to bed?
making sure that all leftovers are in the fridge.

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ok... now wasn't that fun?! now i tag... everyone who reads this! leave me a comment and tell me about your abc's of homemaking!