Tagged Again!

So, my SWEET little sis tagged me awhile ago, so I will FINALLY get to it.

RULES: Post these rules on your blog. List 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, and 3 random surprising facts about yourself. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names. Let them know then have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

3 JOYS

1: My family

2: Accomplishing goals whether they be big or small

3: Losing myself in a good book

3 FEARS

1: Becoming obese :) (I better change something...and fast!!)

2: Failing at motherhood

3: Speaking in front of large groups of people

3 GOALS

1: Go back to school and get a degree

2: Use up all the scrapbooking supplies I have stockpiled!

3: Lose 35-40 pounds!!!

3 CURRENT OBSESSIONS/COLLECTIONS

1: Reading. I have so many books that I want to read. My housework is falling behind. I need to be able to schedule in reading time so that I won't neglect the things that need to be done.

2: Scrapbook supplies. Like I mentioned before, I've been stockpiling. I buy way more than I use!

3: Flowers in my hair. I took some of the flowers from my before mentioned scrapbook supplies and attached them to bobby pins. I've had a flower in my hair almost every day for the past few weeks.

3 RANDOM SURPRISING FACTS

1: I enjoy drawing blood! Okay, not in a violent scratch you up, chick fight sort of way but a stick you with a needle in a lab sort of way. I even tend to look at people's veins sometimes and think, "Man, that is a NICE vein. I bet it's a squirter!!!"

Okay, I can't think of any other fun surprising facts and well, rules were made to be broken right? So, on that trend, I think I'm going to rebel and I will choose to skip the tagging 5 other people part. I KNOW some of you just sighed in relief!

Big Boys Don't Cry????

A couple of hours ago, I was trying to get Scotty settled down for his nap and he was doing a lot of crying. After I got him to go to sleep, Derrick came in the room pretending to rub his eyes. You know, how people do when they are making fun of someone who has been crying. I asked him if he was crying. He said that he was showing me that he is tired. He then said, "What? I NEVER cry. When is the last time I cried?" I said, "Oh, probably a couple of weeks ago when we watched Juno!" He then said, "Actually it was this morning." I said, "Yeah right, what made you cry this morning." He said, "Barnyard Animals movie. I was watching it with Scotty. You know, the cow missed his dad so much and then his baby's momma named their baby after him."

Awwwwwww! The big boys do cry at silly little things...... just like the women that they tease for doing the same exact thing!

Kate Voegele

If you haven't noticed by the songs on my playlist right now, one of my favorite new artists is Kate Voegele. She has been featured a lot on the TV show One Tree Hill (yes, I am a fan of this show which is how I was introduced to this awesome singer--don't be a hater!)Not only can she sing, but she can act as well. AND she's beautiful. She has a lot going for her and I hope she's around for the long haul.
Just an after thought, for any of you who do tune in to One Tree Hill (probably nobody?), I can't believe Lucas told Payton that he hates her. And, Brooke and the surgeon are SOOOOO going to get together! ;p

The Joys of Living in the Desert

On Saturday, as we were getting the hose out to wash cars, I noticed a hole in the ground with fresh dirt all around it like a gopher had just recently dug the hole. This "hole" is right next to the gate that goes into our tiny little backyard area where I let Scotty play. I hadn't given the "hole" much more thought since then. But, today I was walking by the large arched window in our living room and saw something moving from the corner of my eye. I looked and saw a big snake shooting out of the "hole." It was by my guess, a little more than 3 feet long. I watched it glide it's way up into the bushes on the side of the house. CREEPY!!! Scotty and I sat there and watched it for awhile as I explained to him that we NEVER, EVER touch or go near snakes. I left the window after awhile to do some things. After about 20 minutes, I went back to see if it was still out there. I didn't see it but.............Standing right beside the window was a roadrunner with a big grasshopper hanging out of it's mouth.
It looked like it was watching something in the window sill, so I looked to the left and there was a lizard running along the outside of the window.
The bird ran away and ran right over the snake hole. About 30 seconds later, the snake comes shooting out of the hole again and slithers to the bushes. The lizard just sat there very still until the snake was into the bushes and then ran away. I had looked closely at the snake, looked online and found that it is most likely a Sonoran gopher snake. Not poisonous but still SCARY. Now I don't feel like I can let Scotty play outside anymore. Man, the desert sucks!!

A couple of weekends ago, I left Scotty with my parents in Willcox and my sister Jodi and I went to the Mesa Scrapbook Convention. We met up with my sister-in-law Missy there. We took a couple of classes in which we made some cute mini albums and we went to the Friday night crop (where you take your own stuff to work on and there are lots of prizes to be won. Unfortunately, none of us won any of said prizes that night.) Here's a pic of me, Jodi, and Missy at the crop. And yes, my eyes ARE closed and I look silly but I didn't realize that until I uploaded the pic. It's the only one I had of us together.

Here is the cute heart album we made. I still haven't decided what pictures to feature in this book (I still haven't decided what pictures to feature in the albums I made the past 2 years at the convention!)

And, this is the cute chipboard binder album we made using "Love, Elsie" products. It's a book dedicated to HOME. Oh, and I did win a pack of papers from the "Love, Elsie" Christmas line in this class. Lucky me!!!

We had fun and I LOVE coming away from the weekend with cute albums that somebody else designed and all I had to do was put them together..............didn't have to think too hard!! What I DIDN'T love was feeling guilty about all of the money I spent on scrapping supplies from the vendor fair. But, I have all year to try and use those products and I can hopefully go and do it all over again next year. Thanks Jodi and Missy for a fun weekend!!!

I really haven't been in the mood to blog or to upload pictures lately. So, I'm finally getting around to it. A few weeks ago I decided to try my luck with cutting vinyl with my Cricut and making a cute wall hanging. This is my finished product! I didn't have transfer tape so I had to draw a line with a pencil and eyeball the rest. Not perfect but I'm happy with the results. Then, I thought I'd throw in a pic of my little binky boy......................we are STILL having trouble winging him of that thing. We are only using it for nap time and bed time. But, every once in awhile he will push a chair to the counter to sneak it. Or dump out one of the bins in his bedroom and use it as a step stool to sneak the bink bink off of his dresser. When I catch him with it, sometimes he'll hurry and take it out of his mouth and throw it on the table and say, "Good boy, take bink bink out." And then he'll continue to say it until I tell him what a good boy he is for taking it out of his mouth. It's small progress but still progress!!!

I'm IT!!

I've been tagged by Laurie on "What Have You Done?"
(X ) Gone on a blind date
( X ) Skipped school
( ) Watched someone die
( ) Been to Canada
( X) Been to Mexico
( ) Been to Florida
( X ) Been lost
(X ) Been on the opposite side of the country
( X) Gone to Washington , DC
( X ) Swam in the ocean
( X ) Cried yourself to sleep
( ) Played cops and robber
( X ) Recently colored with crayons
( ) Sang Karaoke
( X ) Paid for a meal with coins only?
( X ) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't
( X ) Made prank phone calls
(X ) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose--(hot chocolate hurts!!!)
( X ) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
( ) Danced in the rain
( X ) Written a letter to Santa Claus
( ) Been kissed under the mistletoe
( ) Watched the sunrise with someone you care about
( X ) Blown bubbles
( X ) Gone ice-skating
( X) Been skinny dipping outdoors
( X ) Gone to the movies

1. Any nickname? Racecar or Race
2. Mother's name? Ethel
3. Favorite drink? DR PEPPER--yes, I know it's not good for you, but I LOVE it!!
4. Tattoo? Yes
5. Body Piercings? Ears
6. Birthplace? Winslow, AZ
7. Favorite vacation spot? I loved Maui
8. Ever been to Africa? No
9. Ever eaten cookies for dinner? No
10. Ever been on TV? No
11. Ever steal any traffic sign? Nope
12. Ever been in a car accident? Yes
13. Drive a 2-door or 4-door vehicle? 4 DOOR
14. Favorite salad dressing? Buttermilk Ranch
15. Favorite pie? Lemon meringue
16. Favorite number? don't have one really--in basketball, it was 22
17. Favorite movie? I don't have a fave...I also HATE giving movies "stars" Derrick always asks, "How many stars do you give it?" I like to keep it simple--I either enjoyed it or I didn't!
18. Favorite holiday? Christmas
19. Favorite dessert? Bahama Bucks shaved ice
20. Favorite Food? Mexican food, Bean and Cheese Burro-Enchilada style with Spanish Rice--YUMMY!!!!
21. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
22. Favorite brand of body wash? my fave was a Oil of Olay one that was replaced with a newer line a few years ago.
23. Favorite smell? It's a tie. Calming baby lotion and McCall's candles Country Store
25. What do you do to relax? Read, watch TV
26. How do you see yourself in 10 years? I see myself with a couple more additions to our family--being a happy mom---hopefully thin and in shape!!!
27. Furthest place away this will be read? I'm not sure who all reads---if Ted checks in every once in awhile, then Germany but probably Pennsylvania-Thanks Suzi!!!!