Day 12

How you found out about blogger and why you have one.

A couple years ago a few of my buddies decided that we would start a blog that we could all post to and then we could keep up on each other a little better. "Ladies from the Eighties" was born, it pretty much has died now...ha ha. But anyway that got me checking out other peoples blogs and I decided it would be fun to do one of my own. The world of blogs really opened up to me when we had Kaelyn. We have met so many amazing families and kids with children with Down syndrome and other special needs. They have helped us so much in the last year and a half, by providing their support and prayers when Kaelyn was in the hospital. They also gave us a glimpse of how lucky we were to be expecting our little girl. We have met many of them in person, and plan on meeting all of them someday. So there you have it, that is why I have a blog, well two.

Day 11

Another picture of you and your friends

This is one of my favorite pictures. Its me and a few of my best friends at the Temple after my wedding. I thought it was so awesome of them to come and be there for me that day. From left to right, Mallary, Megan (They are twins), Me, Jamie and Chelsea. Mallary, Megan and Jamie have been friends of mine since Middle School and Chelsea was my roommate at Snow. You may remember her from yesterday's post under All American Rejects.

Day 10

Songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad

I usually only listen to music when I run outside, once in a while when I clean the house or work. I mainly like to "save" it for things that I need extra motivation to get done. When I find a new artist I like, it gets me excited to run so I can listen to them. It doesn't really matter what mood I'm in, I just listen to my favorites or put my ipod on shuffle. Here is a list of a few of my favorites.

All American Rejects - Whenever I listen to them I feel like I am back at Snow College. I still remember the first time I heard them. My roommate Chelsea called me up in her room to listen to a song. She played Swing Swing, and after the intro asked if I knew who it was. I said, "Mormon Tabernacle Choir - Unplugged" I thought that was so funny, still do. Any how it makes for great running & cleaning the house music.

Michael Buble' - I just love his music, it always puts me in a good mood. My favorite is Everything. When I was pregnant with Kaelyn, I memorized it and would sing it to her. Every time I hear it now I think of her and if we're alone I sing it to her...like old times.

Kelly Clarkson - Loved her since the day I saw her win American Idol, and she has only gotten better. She too makes for a great run. If I HAD to choose a favorite song it would be You Found Me. It reminds me of the love of my life, Wayne.

Sara Bareilles - I wasn't a huge fan of her stuff on the Radio, mostly because it is over played and just not that great, but I put in her on my Pandora, and she has some really great songs. This one came on while I was running outside in 20 degree weather last week. It was very appropriate, and I liked it, I listened to it twice.

Well thats good for now.

Day 9

Something you're proud of in the past few days.

My first attempt at making the Lion House Rolls didn't turn out too bad. They definitely have room for improvement, and Wayne would appreciate it if I didn't have the emotional breakdown/verbal lashing that occurred while making them, but they rose twice and were edible, so its a start. One of my goals in life is to bake yummy bread, I want to be known as the "Bread Lady", like my aunt Becky, but theres one problem...Bread hates me. I don't know why, it just has this thing against me. I think it has it out for me lately because I googled a recipe for quick bread sticks. We were having friends over for some italian food and I wanted some bread sticks to go with it, but had less than an hour to make them. I found a recipe with lots of comments that said they were good. I'm guessing I accidentally typed, "quick garlic rocks", and I learned that there is no such thing as bread without yeast. I couldn't get those things into the trash quick enough. I have had success with my cousin Teri's yummy wheat bread, the key is the mini-bosch mixture I inherited from my Grandma and STEP-BY- STEP-PICTURE instructions. Thanks for the glimmer of hope in the bread department Teri.

Day 8

Short term goals for this month and why.

1. Read my scriptures every day - Because I need to do better at it.

2. Cut down on the junk food - Because this weekend has been a killer in that department.

3. Do physical & feeding therapy with Kaelyn daily - Because she needs it and I'm a slacker.

These are my big ones right now...I'll be sure to report on how I did at the end of the month. Hopefully that will make me more accountable.

Day 7

A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you

What a perfect day for Day 7 to fall on. When I read todays topic, the first person to come to my mind is My Savior. He is everything, He has made every good thing in my life possible and every difficult time bearable. He continues to teach me daily, and is always close by, if I seek Him. I've always loved the above picture of Him by Greg Olsen, but it has even more meaning since Kaelyn was born. I can just visualize her sitting on His lap, and being taught about her misson on this earth. She has a great work to do, and hasn't wasted a second of her time here. She taught her mama and daddy, and many others, that miracles are possible. That there is so much good in this world. She just radiates the spirit of Christ, and brings that spirit into our home daily. I am honored to be her mother, and so blessed that Heavenly Father would trust me with her precious life.

I saw this cute video the other day and wanted to share it, so if you have an extra 3 minutes and 59 seconds in the next couple of days, this would a great way to spend it.

The Real Meaning of Christmas

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

Day 6

Favorite super hero and why

Is Barbie a Super Hero??? Well she was for me. Growing up with 3 brothers and no sisters, my Barbies were my best friends...Sad, I know. I loved playing Barbies though, most of them were hand me downs from my cousins. I think I had one that I actually got new. I still remember when I was in pre-school I was a little embarrassed when my friend came over to play because most of my Barbies clothes were my socks, its really funny now. I did however have an awesome R.V. they lived/traveled the country in. (A box with windows cut out) Those were the days. So when I hear about parents that don't want their girls to play with Barbies because of the body image issues the may cause...I disagree. I don't ever remember even considering that I should look like Barbie when I was a kid. I didn't start worrying about stuff like that until Barbie was long gone. Hopefully times haven't changed so much today that that really is an issue. Anyways, not much of a Super Hero story.