Thanks still on

I haven't forgotten my month of thankfulness, I've just been a bit busy. With what? you may ask... Well, I've discovered digital scrapbooking!!! Sooo fun! Soo easy! And there are so many sites out there with free 'paper' and notions!!! Finally my pictures are finding a home! So, thank you to all you wonderful people at sites like www.shabbyprincess.com that are making my transition to digital scrapbooking so easy!

All the things that I've done (or at least a few of 'em)

I copied this from a friend's blog. Copy and paste into your own post. If for no other reason, than to be able to count number 100 on your score. I was only able to count 41 of them.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (or orchestra at least)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis (long story but yuck)
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child (but I want to!)
16. Had food poisoning (multiple times)
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (if anyone answers no on this, they are lying)
24. Built a snow fort (yes but they were only good until stray dogs and cats would make them their homes)
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community (One of my favorite trips)
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke (yes but only at friends and families not in public)
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie (do home or school project movies count?)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (I was a brownie and junior)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades (It was really cool!)
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (multiple times)
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one (unfortunately yes)
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Totally copied a post from someone else's blog to your own

Thankfulness x 5

I know, I've been a slacker! So, to make it up to all of you, I have a treat for you


1. I am thankful for companies that keep their promises. So....this being said...all you Dr. Pepper fans.... (drumroll......) Tomorrow, starting at 12:01 am, the Dr. Pepper website will have a printable coupon for a free 20 oz Dr. Pepper available to all here in the great US of A. This offer is available for exactly 24 hours and the coupon is good for a couple of months. Just check it out!



2. I am thankful for gravity. Without it, life would certainly be interesting, wouldn't it?



3. I'm grateful for cell phones. While sometimes it is annoying to have people be able to always reach you and expect you to always be available, it also comes in handy when your sister is two hours later than you expected her to arrive and you are worried about her safety.

4. I'm grateful to live in such a prosperous country. I know the economy is really struggling right now, but we still have so many things that we need available to us at all times. So many places in the world, people just struggle to survive. The majority of us have not only what we need, but so much more. We need to remember to give to those in need, not only in this time of year, but all the time.
5. And, finally, on a lighter note, I'm thankful for 'Psych', the show! I love that show!!! If you haven't seen it, take a bit and check it out. Soooo funny!




All caught up!!! Yay! I'm going to try to do better this next week...

I want to...

o/~Thank you for the music, the songs you're singin'

Thanks for all the joy they're bringin'

Who can live without it?

I ask in all honesty...

What would life be?

Without song or dance what are we?

So, I say, Thank you for the music,

For giving it to me. o/~

I Feel My Savior's Love

This Sabbath day, I want to express my gratitude for my Savior and for his Atonement that he paid for each and every one of us. I am most especially thankful that He paid it for me, the imperfect human that I am. Words cannot express my gratitude.

Day 3

Tonight, I am grateful for the rapidly dropping cost of gasoline! I filled my entire tank on the way to work tonight and paid a whopping $22!! Wahoo!

Giving thanks day 2

Today's gratitude item is stain remover! I'm such a klutz and tend to spill things on myself. I'm grateful someone came up with something that gets out nasty stains. When cleaning out my Grandma's home a few weeks ago, I acquired a cute, old, trenchcoat. The problem was that it had old sweat/dirt stains along the collar and lapel. Last night I put on stainstick, let it sit overnight and washed it today. What do ya know? It looks like new! :)

Month of Thanks

So, I need to express my gratitude to the makers of Burts' Bees chapstick. Without you, I would have dry, cracked, bloody lips and a raw chapped nose. All hail ye wonderful people. Keep up the good work and marvelous products!!

PS As it is a month of thanks, I wish to attempt to post at least one thing I am thankful for daily...today is day 1. Tell me, what are the little things you are thankful for?

Marooned

So, I've been stuck home for two days now. Between an upset stomach, stuffed head, leaky nose, sore throat and full body aches, I've had enough!! Getting sick is bad enough, but doing it when I can't afford to miss work really sucks.

Oh, and other news? I decided to become a brunette this weekend. Guess I got a little tired of my highlights growing out and no desire to go blonde. Thought I'd try out a new look. I kinda like it, but am also kind of unsure.

Princesses are us

Friday night was 'Princess Party" at my house. We had six cuties over for dress-up, crown making, 'fancy' fondue dinner, etc. Lots of fun was had by all. At about 6:30 pm, the youngest went home to her parents and Tammy left me alone with the remaining 5 gals.
After many hours of play, my living room looked like this.

My spare bedroom looked like this. And I was wiped out!

We were all up by 7 am the next morning, had pancake puffs for breakfast, and more fun times playing at Jo's house. We ended the weekend by meeting up with Mommys and Daddys at Chrystal's birthday party. I love having weekends off work!!!

Life is beautiful

Every other Tuesday night, our paycheck stubs show up on the company website, though our actual paychecks go through at the end of the week. Reviewing my hours, I discovered that this pay period I had 21 hours of overtime. In case anyone was wondering why they haven't seen me outside of work for a while, this should explain alot. Technically, I was only scheduled for 16 hours of overtime, but I seem to have managed to pick up an extra 5 over the two weeks. The good news is that I'm almost done!! Yay! Back to 36 hour weeks!

Lest ye think I am all work, no play, Tammy and I took the girls up the canyon last week to check out the fall colors and play. Beautiful day and not too soon....it snowed like crazy today. Also, a week ago Saturday, the girls came over for the day while Tammy and Dan helped in the moving of Grandma to my aunt and uncles' home. Sara and Jayne loved playing dress-up while Abby took a nap with my 'baby'.