Just a Sunday Evening!

It's Sunday evening... haven't blogged much.. not much happening in our lives besides work and school and the usual.
Andrew did draw a pic for the ComicCon that will be in Tucson, Arizona, with the help of Taylor getting him inspired to do it. Thanks Taylor!! You're a great guy! Here's the pic that Andy drew and Taylor added the color ....






Just wanted to let Al and Em know how much I LOVE looking at your blogs... they always bring tears to my eyes... and make me appreciate family more.. I wish I could go back to when my kids were little!! I would try to do more fun stuff with them and not have to work so much! Tho' the time i did have off, i tried to have fun with my kids. Thanks for sharing your family life and kids with us Al and Em!!!

I love this quote!

While in pursuit of happiness.... one should stop and just be happy....

Cut my hair a little bit shorter!!!

Decided to go a little shorter in the back. I like it better!

99 Things

99 Things

This is so fun! Copy & paste this list on your blog and highlight the things you have done. Try it - you'll love remembering all these fun times.


1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
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
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
16. Had food poisoning
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
24. Built a snow fort
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
36. Taught yourself a new language (sort of)
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
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
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
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
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Have been published
81. Visited the Redwoods
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
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. Got a tattoo
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

Things I like at the moment.....

*I like summer evenings that aren't too hot or too cold!
* The sound of sprinklers and birds chirping in the early morning, and laying there in bed knowing I don't have to get up for anything...
*Watching "so you think you can dance" and wishing I could dance
* Cooking-- and having what I cook turn out delicious like I had imagined.
*Summer vegetables- we ate our first picking of green beans, and cream peas and potatoes, beets, and fried zucchini!!! love vegis!
* fresh mown grass, and how nice the yard looks!!!
*Visiting the "Titanic " exhibits at the Idaho Falls Museum! I got chills!! and had to read everything there was to read!!
* Spending time watching 'Shark week" with Andrew and having him rewind the gross, bloody parts to watch me squirm, or make sure we both heard everything that was said!
*Spending time with my hubby wandering the malls, finding a cute skirt (finally) and eating out and not thinking about calories at the moment!
* Seeing my gorgeous daughter having fun with friends, and flirting with boys! And being happy.
*Seeing cute babies at church, waving at them and watching them wave back at you and smile!!
* I think I like my hair short..... when it goes good!!
* Riding my bike and feeling the burn in my thighs! Need to do it everyday!
*Freshly baked chocolate chip cookies!!!
*and looking up at the stars on a clear summer night and being glad for everything and everyone in my life!