I've Been Tagged!!!

Sorry it took so long Teesha!:0)

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Not that I know of.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Last Thursday when they called and told me Grandma Carr died.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? I guess so...it's just handwriting to me!
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT? Ham
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Yep...three hellions (I mean boys).
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? probably
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? I don't think so
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yep
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? NEVER!!
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Apple Jacks
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? I almost always wear flip-flops, but when I wear tying shoes, I think I do untie them??
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? No
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ICE CREAM? Cake Batter
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Whether they have a sincere smile or not.
15. RED OR PINK? Pink
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVOURITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? I'm such a procrastinator (me too Teesha).
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Teesha, Mom, David & Savanna (pretty much everyone I don't get to see every day).
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? nah
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Black pants, no shoes
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Cheesy Cauliflower Soup & Peach Cobbler
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Dora The Explorer
22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Peach
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Gold Canyon Candles, cookies baking, really anything baking.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Matt Lamb
25. FAVORITE PLACE TO VACATION: California
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Baseball, basketball, football, tennis
27. HAIR COLOR? Blonde
28. EYE COLOR? Blue
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yep, glasses more often though
30. FAVORITE FOOD? Mexican Food
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy Endings....definitely
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Remember the Titans
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Grey D-backs
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Winter in AZ isn't too bad!
35. HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? ????
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? ?????
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? I wish I had time to read
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Lap top..no mouse pad.
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT? The Wedding Singer
42. FAVORITE SOUND? Quiet... My kids laughing!
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? The Beatles
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Washington
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Not that I can think of.
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Mesa, Arizona
47. WHAT SUPERPOWER WOULD YOU LIKE? I'd like to be able to snap my fingers and have my house be spotless!
My roommate and I once: Drove to Provo from Cedar City on a Wednesday afternoon, went to a dance club, and then turned around and came home that same night (morning) just in time for class (Thursday).
Never in my life have I: Bungee Jumped, sky-dived or anything of the sort!
High school was : Alright, I was happy when it was over!
When I'm nervous : I pick at my lips.
My hair : Annoys me most the time!
When I turn my head left : I see Hunter laying on the couch watching cartoons, holding a baseball bat.
I should be: Doing the dishes.
By this time next year: Hunter will probably be in preschool!
My favorite aunt is: Wow...I have so many great ones, but probably my fave is Teri! She's awesome!
I have a hard time understanding: Life's challenges...I know they happen for a reason...just hard to understand.
You know I like you if: I answer the phone when you call! hahah...I don't know, I pretty much like everyone.
My ideal breakfast is: Biscuits & Gravy, OJ & Bacon!
If you visit my home town: You'd be right down the road from me!
If you spend the night at my house: I would have a spare room for you, but I couldn't guarantee a quiet morning!
My Favorite blonde is : Teesha and Mom
My favorite brunette is: Bryant and Dad
The animal I would like to see flying besides birds: What??? I don't know....
I shouldn't have been : Drinking Diet Pepsi on Friday, now I have a headache!
Last night I: made dinner/dessert and went to bed early (with that headache I just mentioned)A better name for me would be : ????
I've been told I look like: My Mom
If I could have any car, it would be: Toyota Camry

Now I tag Brigette (so hurry and finish setting up your blog)!

We will miss you Grandma Carr!! We Love You!!

Today has been a hard day for our family. Bryant's grandma that lives in Kingman passed away this afternoon. She was such a sweet lady and I will miss her so much. It was really tough telling the boys. Chandler took it pretty hard and spent almost an hour in his room crying. Kayden cried for a bit, but then was okay. Hunter, of course, doesn't understand what it means, but he was sad to see all of us crying. Of course we all know we will see her again and that her body is whole again, but it is so hard to say goodbye. She has been sick for several months now and was bedridden. So I told my boys that great grandma was in heaven running around and cooking up some good Italian meals for everyone in heaven. That made them smile. She loved to cook and it was so hard for her to be bedridden. Every time I saw her she would say "I just want to get up and cook something for everyone". I know she has a special place in heaven, just for her, where she will be happy and pain free. Life will not be the same without her, but we will always cherish the memories we have with her.

Otherwise, things are crazy busy around here as usual. I feel like was do the same thing, day after day and I haven't been able to just stop and take a breath. I cannot believe the end of the month is next week! I have no idea where the month of August went! Chandler and Kayden are doing great in football. They are both really enjoying it. There games start on the 8th of September and they are really looking forward to that. They have been keeping up really well with school, homework and football. It is a lot for boys their age, but the are handling it good.

Sometimes I wish life wouldn't pass by so fast. Hunter is getting so big and it seems every day he has something new he can do himself! Now he can buckle his own carseat! He is so proud of himself, but it makes me sad that he is slowly getting to the age where he won't need his mom to do everything for him. He's my baby! (and NO I'm not having another one ;o]). I guess I will be the mom crying at the kindergarden door in a couple of years. I never thought that would be me, but if I'm already sad about the carseat, I can only imagine what the first day of kindergarden will be like!!

So I am looking forward to the long weekend (next weekend). I am hoping it will be a time we can just sit back, relax and smell the roses for at least a couple days! Maybe I will even get time to post another blog, and not go WEEKS in between! We'll see what it brings!

I Miss My Sister Already!!!

And she hasn't even left the United States yet. Her and her new in-laws are in California for 2 more days before they catch their flight to Australia. She had to give her phone to my mom though, so I have no way of getting a hold of her. I guess I should get used to it though, since it will probably be a long time before I actually get to hear her voice again. We can talk through email and IM, and of course through our blogs, which by the way I told her she has to update EVERY DAY (including pictures). I will just miss being able to hear her voice. They left for California on Tuesday and believe it or not, I actually hardly cried when they left. Part of the reason is because I am telling myself that either she will come here, or I will go there soon and partly because I think I am in denial of how really far away she will be. Even though I will miss her, I am really excited for her too. Joel's family are some of the best people I have ever met and I will really miss getting to see all of them also. We had so much fun just hanging out with them while they were here. I know they will take good care of her and she is so happy with Joel that I know they will be fine.

It seems these last fews days I am just in a fog. I'm sure most of it is the emotional times I have had over the last few weeks, plus everything I just talked about with Teesha. Then Chandler & Kayden started football on Monday, so we are at the football field from 5:45-8:45pm Monday through Friday!! It has thrown a huge curve in our normal schedule. The boys just eat a snack before football, so they don't get sick, so that means that we are eating dinner at 9:00pm and they aren't getting to bed until at least 9:30pm. I am the business manager for Kayden's team, so I am in charge of getting all the information put together that the league requires for each player (we have 30 on our team) and keeping our team book. It is very time consuming. Then, the league asked me to be a field monitor, so I have the responsibility of inspecting all of the team books for the teams at our field (that is 8 teams) plus dealing with any problems that may come up at the field. There are days I feel I am in way over my head. Poor Hunter, he probably wonders where his mom is every night (even though he is at the field he is with Bryant and I am running around like a crazy lady). I'm not complaining because I love doing things for my boys and the things they are involved in, but it gets overwhelming sometimes. One of the fun things about it is that my Uncles Steve & Darin coach the team right next to us, along with my dad...so it is soooo good to get to see my dad every night and give him a big hug!

So life is good. I get to see baby Beau every day and spend the day with him. He is such a sweetheart. I love everything about that sweet baby.

Sorry I haven't posted as often as I would like. I am hoping we will settle into this new schedule and I will have more time to think. It is actually good therapy, wouldn't you agree???

Happy Birthday to my dad!

Yesterday was a pretty normal day. Hunter, Beau and I did our normal daily routine. The only thing I did different, was spent 5 hours working on a DVD for my dad for his birthday. I didn't ever quite get it all the way done...had trouble trying to pick songs. Anyone have any ideas for a song to put with pictures of my dad growing up? They start as a baby and end with him as an adult. Then I have a section with pictures of him with his grandkids and him with his kids and I can't think of a good song to go there either. I had a really bad headache (migraine) yesterday, so my creative juices were DEFINITELY NOT flowing. So if you have any song ideas PLEASE let me know. I would still like to finish the DVD to be able to give to him Sunday night at Granny's. It was great to see all my family/friends last night at the party for my dad. (I missed you Jeramy and Erin). Sheri Hakes and her son Reggie were there and it was really good to see them.

My mom and Brent are coming to stay with me tonight...so I have a lot to do before they get here. Brent will fly home Friday and my mom will be staying for a week or so. That will be fun to just have time to hang out. We always seem to be so busy when she comes. She is staying to be able to spend as much time with Teesha as she can before she leaves for Australia. It's wierd because it hasn't really hit me yet that she is leaving. I suppose it won't until I am telling her goodbye....not a day I look forward to. Although I am happy for Teesha and excited for her new life there. I guess I better start saving up for our family to take a trip to Australia!!

I guess I better get busy...Hunter likes to make messes faster than I can clean them, so I will try to get a step ahead!