another survey.....

feel free to go head & skip reading this if you are bored to death with these...
sorry, i couldn't resist.


1.Do you like blue cheese dressing? ~In a pinch

2.Have you ever smoked cigarettes? ~yes. sorry mom.

3.Do you own a gun? ~nope.

4.What's you favorite drink at Starbucks or other specialty coffee shop? ~non-fat, no whip, tall mocha.


5.What do you think of hot dogs? ~i love them. i have even eaten them raw. i know, some of you are actually gagging in your mouth right now.

6.Favorite Christmas movie? ~It's a Wonderful life.

7.Favorite piece/pieces of jewerly? ~my wedding ring, my Planet Jill photo braclet and ring from rye.

8.Favorite hobbies? ~napping,reading decorating magazines. shopping.(that's considered a hobby right?)

9.Do you have ADD? ~some would say......

10.What's one trait that you hate about yourself? ~i don't always slow down to 'smell the roses'.

11.Middle name? ~lee

12.Name 3 thoughts at the exact moment? ~'why am i sitting here watching 'The Chipmunks' when i should be cleaning our room? why am i thinking about cleaning my room when jack is snuggling with me? Why don't we have movie-night, EVERYnight?'

13.3 drinks I drink most often? ~diet coke, woods coffee and milk.

14.Current worry right now? ~Making sure my children see Jesus in me

15.Current hate right now? ~cellulite

16.Favorite place to be? ~Home, my mom's,on a road trip with the fam. and hanging with rye.

17.How did you ring in the New Year? ~hanging out with rye and the boys. bed at 12:05

18.Like to Travel? ~as long as i don't have to spend much time in an airplane!

19.Name three people who will complete this? ~whatever, whoever.

20.Do you own slippers? ~many pairs ----I freak out about what my feet may touch...

21.What color shirt are you wearing? ~one of rye's t-shirts, not so pretty but oh so cozy!

22.Could you ever make it 39 days on the show Survivor? ~i want to think i could.

23.What song do you sing in the shower? ~i hum, hardly any singing.

24.Favorite girl names? ~payton, sydney and emma. if i had 3 girls, that would've been their names.

25.Favorite boy names? ~ryan,samuel, maxwell and jackson. duh!

26.What's in your pocket right now? ~nothing, pajama bottoms have no pockets.

27.Last thing that made you laugh? ~my son.

28.Worst injury you've ever had? ~a broken heart

29.Do you love where you live? ~love it. will grow old here.

30.How many TV's do you have in your house? ~3

31.Who is your loudest friend? ~now THAT is a LOADED question. one i refuse to answer. you know who you are! :)

32.Does someone have a crush on you? ~he'd better!

33.What is your favorite candy? ~Now or Later's

34.Favorite Sports Team? ~any team that my son's are on in the moment.

35.What were you doing 12 AM last night? ~trying to sleep

36.What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up today? ~it's 3:30 a.m., i'm listening to my dang cat fighting with the neighbors cat and i need to get up in a half an hour to bring my niece to the airport. i need more sleep!(love you taryn..can''t wait to hear how hawaii is!)

the newest poll....

i just LOVE these!! this came across my Facebook...
since i know, from past experiecnces that i will get 'tagged' 100x, so i'm posting it here. DON'T TAG ME!

1. You can ONLY answer Yes or No!
2. You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone messages or comments you and Asks!


Kissed any one of your facebook friends? Yes
Kissed someone you didn't like? Yes
Slept in until 5 PM? no
Fallen asleep at work/school? No
Held a snake? Yes
Ran a red light? Yes
Been suspended from school? No
Totaled your car/motorbike in an accident? No
Been fired from a job? No
Sang karaoke? Yes
Done something you told yourself you wouldn't? Yes
Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? Yes
Caught a snowflake on your tongue? Yes
Kissed in the rain? Yes
Sang in the shower? Yes
Sat on a rooftop? Yes
Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes? Yes
Broken a bone? No
Shaved your head? No
Blacked out from drinking? No
Played a prank on someone? Yes
Felt like killing someone? No
Made your girlfriend/boyfriend cry? Yes
Had Mexican jumping beans for pets? No
Been in a band? No
Shot a gun? Yes
Tripped on mushrooms? No
Donated Blood? Yes
Eaten alligator meat? No
Eaten cheesecake? Yes
Still love someone you shouldn't? No
Think about the future? Yes
Believe in Love? Yes
Sleep on a certain side of the bed? Yes

moms need snow days too...

i love these boys...i would die for anyone of them. some days however, they know just the right buttons to push. today was one of those days. after my 'mini-meltdown' i sent them all outside while i re-grouped. God knew, in all his wisdom that i needed this snow day, with these precious little people to remind me that I am NOT in control of all things. just like my children frustrate and disappoint me, i know God must feel much the same. and yet....He doesn't waver in his patience and love for me. it was a great reminder for me today. so, i swallowed my pride, marched out and apologized to my boys. what wonderfully gracious people they are. :) take a min. and thank God for your amazing little people. what a gift they are!

as i was cleaning out papers (i clean when i'm stressed) i ran across a prayer that i had taped on to my mirror for a long time. thought the timing of running across it was impeccable! time to post it back up and rememeber to pray it BEFORE starting my day...

GOD,
GIVE ME MANNA FOR TODAY, JUST THIS DAY. GIVE ME ENOUGH WISDOM, PATIENCE, ENOUGH COURAGE. GIVE ME ENOUGH LOVE TO HANDLE THIS DAY AS BEST I CAN.GOD, I'LL TRUST THAT WHEN I WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, YOU'LL BE THERE WITH ME AND HELP ME FACE TOMORROW. I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO COLLECT MORE FROM YOU THAN I NEED. I WANT TO TRUST YOU FOR TODAY.
AMEN.

off to Whistler....

we just got back from an amazingly,relaxing weekend away. our dear friends, dale and kathy, 'blessed' us with their company. :) we headed out on Saturday afternoon, took a long walk to the village then back to the condo (thanks to jerry and joyce) for some more R&R.(rest and relaxation)
sunday morning we slept in. casually made our way to 'town' for some more shopping. enjoyed happy hour, our boys even tried out some new beer flavors. had an nice early dinner (old people time. 5:00.) then back to the condo for some hot tubing, then up to watch Amazing Race. went to bed far too late. it was a Seinfeld marathon weekend. (poor kath, she hates the show!)
monday morning the boys hit the slopes good and early while kath and i packed up. we meet up with the guys for lunch. the poor OLD GUYS welcomed the chance to sit!!!! they then headed back up the mountain for a few more runs and we got in a few more hours of shopping.
we all decided we needed just one more day. it was such a Great weekend! thanks to all those who so willingly took and loved on our kids while we were gone.
we are blessed to have good friends and families. we expericenced a ton of great conversation and a pile of laughs, we now feel ready to re-conquer the world. we're looking forward to the next trip!