Gordon B. Hinckley- 1910-2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Katherine Dander Putnam
Well, the verdict is in, Katherine wins by 84%. And Allen thought of the name "Dander" which we thought was awesome. So little Kat Dander is part of our family now!
Hmmm... the name "Darla" comes to mind when it comes to my kids and Kitty... (Don't worry, we taught Tyger how to hold the cat, but Tatum needs constant reminding). The other day I walk in the room and Tyger is snuggling with the kitty and whispering, "we'll be best friends forever." They really really love this Kitty.
Gazing in at the hiding kitty, first night home.
Non-kitty related, just 2-year old related. P.S. I photoshopped in the background mess for effect--just in case you were wonderng :) Today Tatum wore pants without pockets, and asked me "Can I have pockets for my birthday?"
Hmmm... the name "Darla" comes to mind when it comes to my kids and Kitty... (Don't worry, we taught Tyger how to hold the cat, but Tatum needs constant reminding). The other day I walk in the room and Tyger is snuggling with the kitty and whispering, "we'll be best friends forever." They really really love this Kitty.
Gazing in at the hiding kitty, first night home.
Non-kitty related, just 2-year old related. P.S. I photoshopped in the background mess for effect--just in case you were wonderng :) Today Tatum wore pants without pockets, and asked me "Can I have pockets for my birthday?"
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Hi there
Hi, the blog is under construction and I promised myself I would only work on it after the kids go to bed so it may stay hard to read for awhile. So we don't know what to name our kitty. Tyger wants to name her Isabell, our other option is Katherine (call her Kat or Kitty for short (that's what we call her anyway). Vote to your right!
Friday, January 4, 2008
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
100 Amy Facts
My friend had 100 facts about her blog and it was fun to read. Lets see if I can make it! p.s. don't forget to read the post after this too, it's new).
1. I change out of jeans as soon as I walk in the door into pj pants.
2. I am mildly competitive- never in sports because there is no chance, but at work and school.
3. I have one leg that is almost an inch longer than the other (ever wondered why I limp?)
4. My patients at work generally like me.
5. I had a dream last night that I had dry hairy legs. It turned out to be true.
6. My son thinks my winter coat is turning into wolfman.
7. I day dream about trying out for American Idol (and having a good voice).
8. I wish I didn't have to have a calling at church, I'd rather be lazy.
9. I love blogging, hate scrap booking.
10. I have not unpacked our closet since we moved here.
11. I have cried 5 times at work, that is an average of 1.25 times per month.
12. I loved Mitt Romney's "Faith in America" speech. It made me proud to be American, and proud to be Mormon.
13. I only wash my hair every third day.
14. I accidentally take home alcohol swabs from work, but then I use them.
15. I have to stretch the legs of at least half of my pants so that they are long enough.
16. Zach and I are planning to run the top of utah marathon in september, although I might downgrade to the 1/2 marathon.
17. I get very nervous and shaky in confrontational circumstances, even though I am very opinionated.
18. I am watching scooby doo with my kids right now.
19. Some days I want to be stylish and look high fashion, most days I don't care. It's about 30/70.
20. It bothers me when people are over paranoid and live there lives in fear of every little thing that could go wrong.
21. I hate when people move to Utah and then complain about how much they hate it and how much they hate mormons. Why is it OK to bash my religion?
22. I think if I can be called "white" then I can call "African American's" "black." And if the proper term is "African American," then please call me "English-French-German-American" so that political correctness is fair to everyone.
23. I love fat babies.
24. I want to work as a nurse in some kind of mother-baby area.
25. My husband and I have serious plans to start an Alpaca farm.
26. Right now I am reading "State of Fear" by Michael Crichton, and "An Inconvenient Book" by Glenn Beck.
27. I originally started this list about 2 weeks ago and I still haven't shaved my legs. Truly disgusting. But quite warm, actually.
28. I used to resent people who were nice to everyone, I thought they were fake. But now I resent people who are always ornery and overly critical of others imperfections.
29. I realize I need to self-evaluate now after reading #28.
30. My belly-button is a bottomless pit. The only time I have seen the end of it was when I was 9 months pregnant.
31. Sometimes I will get a zit and promise myself I won't pick it, just let it heal naturally. Then I get a case of OCD and I go crazy until I pick the heck out if it (excuse my Utahn).
32. I feel bad for the Spears girls. I think their parents should feel really guilty at this point for not safeguarding their children by teaching them and being parents.
33. For some reason when I am around my whole family, I feel like I am a kid again put in my place as the "rebellious, irresponsible, feels sorry for herself, least favorite" and I often revert to acting the part. I am a totally different person to people outside of my family.
34. I have a mole on my chin that grows a hair.
35. Speaking of hair, I basically grow a beard when I am pregnant. I feel like this is turning into a confession of how disgusting I am. OK this is the last one about my hairiness and/or bad hygiene habits.
36. I need to re-evaluate my hygiene habits.
37. I blog stalk regularly and secretly hope everyone I blogstalk will become a good friend and be really interested in my life and what I am doing now.
38. I take great pleasure in popping my kids toes.
39. I sing "99 bottles of milk on the wall" in my head almost every night to put me to sleep.
40. I have an irrational fear of talking on the phone, if you are wondering why I don't call you.
41. I love strawberry fruit roll-ups.
42. If I can afford it, I will get a tummy tuck and possibly a breast lift after I have my last kid.
43. I want to decorate my house, but unfortunately I have very expensive taste and very little money in my bank account.
44. I think stores like Wal-Mart are good for the economy, however I have worked for big companies and there is serious need for improvement.
45. Panda Express makes me sick.
46. I don't really like (but still eat from time to time) ice cream, cookies, cake, chocolate, or cool whip.
47. I love sugar, sherbet, and sweetened condensed milk (had to add that so you know where the fat rolls come from).
48. I used to get teased because of my pointy chin.
49. As a teenager, I kissed 3 sets of brothers (at different points in time, of course). I am married to one of those brothers. And to answer your next question, it really isn't weird or uncomfortable around the brother. The kisses were 4 years apart, and we are from a small town with slim pickin's. (You have a pool of like 20 guys to date). Although I would have picked Zach out of a million guys!
50. I have been addicted to buffalo wings lately. The best are Zach's homemade, next buffalo wild wings mild boneless.
51. I envy sisters who are best friends.
52. I envy families who plan and participate in lots of activities together (hiking, boating, vacations, parties).
53. I loved the VH1 special, 100 greatest songs of the 90's. They don't make music that good anymore!
54. On that kick, i love The Office, Lost, Scrubs, and Flight of the Conchords.
55. Even with Jonny Depp, I don't know why they remade Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
56. Roald Dahl books rock!
57. The Secret is going to change my life. Love that book.
58. Brad Pitt is hot by face and body only, Collin Firth is hot as Darcy in Pride in Prejudice, David Ducoveny is hot by personality.
59. I love Zach's smile.
60. I love teasing and being teased, to an extent.
61. I love to have my arms tickled. Some of the fondest memories of my grandma are just sitting in her laps for hours while she tickled my arms. Such funny things that make you feel loved.
62. Sometimes I tend to like things just to be opposite from others. Right now I'm on a "Sam's Club is better than Costco" kick because Costco is becoming so much more popular. But I really do think Sam's Club is better because they have slimfast and stephen's hot cocoa.
63. I tried surfing in Hawaii. Fun, but exhausting when you haven't exercised in awhile.
64. I write a mean research paper.
65. My kids are so cute that I grit my teeth and get headaches whenever I talk to them.
66. My dishwasher sucks, doesn't work, and since I'm renting and they aren't going to fix it, I'm not either.
67. I liked my Organic Chemistry class.
68. When I chew gum, I am like a little kid. Lose flavor, get a new piece, repeat.
69. Sometimes I feel like I am a classic example of the kind of wife Dr. Laura hates.
70. I have an eyebrow obsession. Eyebrows can really make or break a face. Too thin=yucky.
71. Height: 5'6.5".
72. Weight: 129 pounds.
73. Shoe size: 7.5-8
74. I call myself a "throw away rat." I can't stand keeping things I am not using or have not used recently.
75. I can't believe how many overweight kids there are now.
76. I used to be a graphic arts major then switched to nursing. Do I regret it? I don't look back but sometimes when I am cleaning up poo and vomit, I think about those good ole' days of sitting on a computer.
77. I really do like helping patients and maybe making their day if I can.
78. Some of my favorite movies: Nacho Libre, Gone with the Wind, Pride and Prejudice (BBC version), Count of Monte Cristo.
79. Most disgusting celebrity: Madonna.
80. Favorite MadTV parody: Stewart.
81. Favorite SNL skit: Mom pants commercial, Kris Farley "I live in a van down by the river" guy.
82. Favorite way to relax: hot bath
83. My perfect life contains everything and everyone I have now, only my own house in the country where the kids can run and play (while the little ones play on the floor with the dogs... isn't that what Gaston says?)
84. I get embarrassed easily, but I get REALLY embarrassed when my face turns red from mild embarrassment. Darn over reactive blood vessels!
85. My husband is reading this with me now and agrees that I really need to re-evaluate my hygiene habits.
86. To my credit, I wash and sanitize my hands incessantly, so that they are actually cracked and bleeding right now.
87. Oh, and I wipe down the toilet handles and doorknobs regularly with sanitizing wipes.
88. I sleep on the left side of the bed and home, and the right side of the bed when we stay in Sunny's room at the Putnams.
89. When Zach and I were dating, we never thought we would need a bed bigger than a couch because we thought we would be cuddling most of the time. Now, can we just slide 2 king sized mattresses together?
90. I love Glenn Beck's cute rabbit teeth.
91. Favorite chewy square shaped candy: starburst.
92. Seeing my kids happy makes me happy.
93. Tyger's laugh makes me happy.
94. I am full of about 5 liters of blood at any given time.
95. I laughed so hard that I peed my pants on my junior prom date.
96. Patrice and I used to roll around on the floor after thanksgiving dinner to try and compact the food and fit in some more candied yams!
97. My favorite memories of grandpa are riding around in the brown truck eating beef jerky.
98. Favorite relaxation scenario: Eyes closed, beach chair, Ocean sound with a slight breeze carrying the faint scent of plumaria, about 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
99. Swimming is the best sport ever, better than anything I have ever tried. It is like therapy to me.
100. Wednesday night is not business time, and Tuesday night is not the night that we visit my mother. Oh, and my baggy t-shirt says "Nauvoo 2000", not "Team building Exercise 99'"
1. I change out of jeans as soon as I walk in the door into pj pants.
2. I am mildly competitive- never in sports because there is no chance, but at work and school.
3. I have one leg that is almost an inch longer than the other (ever wondered why I limp?)
4. My patients at work generally like me.
5. I had a dream last night that I had dry hairy legs. It turned out to be true.
6. My son thinks my winter coat is turning into wolfman.
7. I day dream about trying out for American Idol (and having a good voice).
8. I wish I didn't have to have a calling at church, I'd rather be lazy.
9. I love blogging, hate scrap booking.
10. I have not unpacked our closet since we moved here.
11. I have cried 5 times at work, that is an average of 1.25 times per month.
12. I loved Mitt Romney's "Faith in America" speech. It made me proud to be American, and proud to be Mormon.
13. I only wash my hair every third day.
14. I accidentally take home alcohol swabs from work, but then I use them.
15. I have to stretch the legs of at least half of my pants so that they are long enough.
16. Zach and I are planning to run the top of utah marathon in september, although I might downgrade to the 1/2 marathon.
17. I get very nervous and shaky in confrontational circumstances, even though I am very opinionated.
18. I am watching scooby doo with my kids right now.
19. Some days I want to be stylish and look high fashion, most days I don't care. It's about 30/70.
20. It bothers me when people are over paranoid and live there lives in fear of every little thing that could go wrong.
21. I hate when people move to Utah and then complain about how much they hate it and how much they hate mormons. Why is it OK to bash my religion?
22. I think if I can be called "white" then I can call "African American's" "black." And if the proper term is "African American," then please call me "English-French-German-American" so that political correctness is fair to everyone.
23. I love fat babies.
24. I want to work as a nurse in some kind of mother-baby area.
25. My husband and I have serious plans to start an Alpaca farm.
26. Right now I am reading "State of Fear" by Michael Crichton, and "An Inconvenient Book" by Glenn Beck.
27. I originally started this list about 2 weeks ago and I still haven't shaved my legs. Truly disgusting. But quite warm, actually.
28. I used to resent people who were nice to everyone, I thought they were fake. But now I resent people who are always ornery and overly critical of others imperfections.
29. I realize I need to self-evaluate now after reading #28.
30. My belly-button is a bottomless pit. The only time I have seen the end of it was when I was 9 months pregnant.
31. Sometimes I will get a zit and promise myself I won't pick it, just let it heal naturally. Then I get a case of OCD and I go crazy until I pick the heck out if it (excuse my Utahn).
32. I feel bad for the Spears girls. I think their parents should feel really guilty at this point for not safeguarding their children by teaching them and being parents.
33. For some reason when I am around my whole family, I feel like I am a kid again put in my place as the "rebellious, irresponsible, feels sorry for herself, least favorite" and I often revert to acting the part. I am a totally different person to people outside of my family.
34. I have a mole on my chin that grows a hair.
35. Speaking of hair, I basically grow a beard when I am pregnant. I feel like this is turning into a confession of how disgusting I am. OK this is the last one about my hairiness and/or bad hygiene habits.
36. I need to re-evaluate my hygiene habits.
37. I blog stalk regularly and secretly hope everyone I blogstalk will become a good friend and be really interested in my life and what I am doing now.
38. I take great pleasure in popping my kids toes.
39. I sing "99 bottles of milk on the wall" in my head almost every night to put me to sleep.
40. I have an irrational fear of talking on the phone, if you are wondering why I don't call you.
41. I love strawberry fruit roll-ups.
42. If I can afford it, I will get a tummy tuck and possibly a breast lift after I have my last kid.
43. I want to decorate my house, but unfortunately I have very expensive taste and very little money in my bank account.
44. I think stores like Wal-Mart are good for the economy, however I have worked for big companies and there is serious need for improvement.
45. Panda Express makes me sick.
46. I don't really like (but still eat from time to time) ice cream, cookies, cake, chocolate, or cool whip.
47. I love sugar, sherbet, and sweetened condensed milk (had to add that so you know where the fat rolls come from).
48. I used to get teased because of my pointy chin.
49. As a teenager, I kissed 3 sets of brothers (at different points in time, of course). I am married to one of those brothers. And to answer your next question, it really isn't weird or uncomfortable around the brother. The kisses were 4 years apart, and we are from a small town with slim pickin's. (You have a pool of like 20 guys to date). Although I would have picked Zach out of a million guys!
50. I have been addicted to buffalo wings lately. The best are Zach's homemade, next buffalo wild wings mild boneless.
51. I envy sisters who are best friends.
52. I envy families who plan and participate in lots of activities together (hiking, boating, vacations, parties).
53. I loved the VH1 special, 100 greatest songs of the 90's. They don't make music that good anymore!
54. On that kick, i love The Office, Lost, Scrubs, and Flight of the Conchords.
55. Even with Jonny Depp, I don't know why they remade Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
56. Roald Dahl books rock!
57. The Secret is going to change my life. Love that book.
58. Brad Pitt is hot by face and body only, Collin Firth is hot as Darcy in Pride in Prejudice, David Ducoveny is hot by personality.
59. I love Zach's smile.
60. I love teasing and being teased, to an extent.
61. I love to have my arms tickled. Some of the fondest memories of my grandma are just sitting in her laps for hours while she tickled my arms. Such funny things that make you feel loved.
62. Sometimes I tend to like things just to be opposite from others. Right now I'm on a "Sam's Club is better than Costco" kick because Costco is becoming so much more popular. But I really do think Sam's Club is better because they have slimfast and stephen's hot cocoa.
63. I tried surfing in Hawaii. Fun, but exhausting when you haven't exercised in awhile.
64. I write a mean research paper.
65. My kids are so cute that I grit my teeth and get headaches whenever I talk to them.
66. My dishwasher sucks, doesn't work, and since I'm renting and they aren't going to fix it, I'm not either.
67. I liked my Organic Chemistry class.
68. When I chew gum, I am like a little kid. Lose flavor, get a new piece, repeat.
69. Sometimes I feel like I am a classic example of the kind of wife Dr. Laura hates.
70. I have an eyebrow obsession. Eyebrows can really make or break a face. Too thin=yucky.
71. Height: 5'6.5".
72. Weight: 129 pounds.
73. Shoe size: 7.5-8
74. I call myself a "throw away rat." I can't stand keeping things I am not using or have not used recently.
75. I can't believe how many overweight kids there are now.
76. I used to be a graphic arts major then switched to nursing. Do I regret it? I don't look back but sometimes when I am cleaning up poo and vomit, I think about those good ole' days of sitting on a computer.
77. I really do like helping patients and maybe making their day if I can.
78. Some of my favorite movies: Nacho Libre, Gone with the Wind, Pride and Prejudice (BBC version), Count of Monte Cristo.
79. Most disgusting celebrity: Madonna.
80. Favorite MadTV parody: Stewart.
81. Favorite SNL skit: Mom pants commercial, Kris Farley "I live in a van down by the river" guy.
82. Favorite way to relax: hot bath
83. My perfect life contains everything and everyone I have now, only my own house in the country where the kids can run and play (while the little ones play on the floor with the dogs... isn't that what Gaston says?)
84. I get embarrassed easily, but I get REALLY embarrassed when my face turns red from mild embarrassment. Darn over reactive blood vessels!
85. My husband is reading this with me now and agrees that I really need to re-evaluate my hygiene habits.
86. To my credit, I wash and sanitize my hands incessantly, so that they are actually cracked and bleeding right now.
87. Oh, and I wipe down the toilet handles and doorknobs regularly with sanitizing wipes.
88. I sleep on the left side of the bed and home, and the right side of the bed when we stay in Sunny's room at the Putnams.
89. When Zach and I were dating, we never thought we would need a bed bigger than a couch because we thought we would be cuddling most of the time. Now, can we just slide 2 king sized mattresses together?
90. I love Glenn Beck's cute rabbit teeth.
91. Favorite chewy square shaped candy: starburst.
92. Seeing my kids happy makes me happy.
93. Tyger's laugh makes me happy.
94. I am full of about 5 liters of blood at any given time.
95. I laughed so hard that I peed my pants on my junior prom date.
96. Patrice and I used to roll around on the floor after thanksgiving dinner to try and compact the food and fit in some more candied yams!
97. My favorite memories of grandpa are riding around in the brown truck eating beef jerky.
98. Favorite relaxation scenario: Eyes closed, beach chair, Ocean sound with a slight breeze carrying the faint scent of plumaria, about 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
99. Swimming is the best sport ever, better than anything I have ever tried. It is like therapy to me.
100. Wednesday night is not business time, and Tuesday night is not the night that we visit my mother. Oh, and my baggy t-shirt says "Nauvoo 2000", not "Team building Exercise 99'"
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