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This is about Katie (x) Skipped school (x ) Gone on a blind date ( ) Watched someone die (x ) Been to Canada () Been to Mexico () Been to Florida (x) Been on a plane (x) Been lost (x) Used a GPS (x) Been on the opposite side of the country (x) Gone to Washington, DC (x) Swam in the ocean: (x) Cried yourself to sleep (x) 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 () Exercised today (x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose: (x) Caught a snowflake on your tongue: (x) Danced in the rain () Used a Palm Pilot: (x) Written a letter to Santa Claus: (x) Been kissed under the mistletoe ( ) Shaken a movie stars hand (x) Watched the sunrise with someone you care about (x) Blown bubbles (x) Gone ice-skating: ( x ) Watched a sonogram ( x) Been skinny dipping outdoors (x) Gone to the drive-in movies 1. Any nickname? Katydid, Katie Lady 2. Sisters name? Sharon and Jenny3. Favorite drink? Water, lame-I know 4. Tattoo? no way 5. Body Piercings: my ears 6. How much do you love your job? A lot 7. Birthplace: Rexburg, ID 8. Favorite vacation spot? what's a vacation? 9. Ever been to Africa? Not yet 10. Ever eaten cookies for dinner? yes 11. Ever been on TV? Yes the news:) 12. Ever steal any traffic signs? kind of 13. Ever been in a car accident? Yes, several 14. Drive a 2-door or 4-door vehicle? 4-door 15. Favorite salad dressing? doesn't have a name...-it's home made 16. Favorite number? 5 17. Favorite movie? Pride and Prejudice, it still gives me butterflies 18. Favorite holiday? Christmas 19. Favorite dessert? Too many to name 20. Favorite day of the week? Friday 21. Favorite brand of body wash? just soap, i'm cheap in many ways... 22. Favorite Toothpaste? PASTE, not gel 23. Favorite smell? clean laundry, or Christmas time 24. What do you do to relax? watch HGTV or Friends re-runs 25. How do you see yourself in 10 Years? at the rate things are going, will we (all of us) BE HERE in 10 years? 26. Furthest place you will send this message? Canada 27. Who will respond to this the fastest? Who Knows?

How Church is Supposed To Be...

Today we went to a friend's missionary "farewell". This friend is a student at BYU. We took our wonderful little family of five, stoller and all, across the BYU campus and attended a wonderful student-ward sacrament meeting. We were the ONLY people at this meeting with children. Imagine that. We were the only ones with cheerios, sippy cups, coloring books, cars, pacifiers, diapers, etc. The funny part of this story is at the beginning of the meeting. Sarah looks up at me and asks: "Why is everyone being so quiet?"
And I say, "Because that is how church is supposed to be."
And she says, "Not at OUR church!"

So true. It was a perfect moment to teach our children how reverent we are supposed to be. It never occured to me how often I must tell my children each week to be reverent, that it must be contradicting or confusing to them. No one else is being reverent or quiet. :o) The kids were definitely the quietest they'd ever been today, but that's because they could hear themselves so well. :o) Thank you for such a reverent Sacrament meeting today. A valuable lesson I hope my children remember. :o)

I love My little Samuel

Got this snap shot while Samuel was anxious for the cookies to come out of the oven. I couldn't resisit! Sarah said something funny the other day.... Olivia sneezed on my arm and I said, "Oh, Thanks, Olivia." and Sarah said, "You mean NO Thanks!" Thanks Sarah. Thought it was funny.

Guess what I did last night!!

I CANNED PEACHES FOR THE FIRST TIME! This is so great! I loved it and it only took an hour. :o) I only did five quart size jars though. I had fun remembering all the times I helped my mom can peaches when I was little. My favorite part was peeling the skins off. It was great. They all sealed perfectly. It was kind of an impulse thing. I drove by a peach stand yesterday, bought some. Then ran to DI to look for an old bench to refinish and I found canning jars for only 25 cents a piece. I felt inspired. So I bought them. :o) And now I have home canned peaches! I love it. I truly feel like I accomplished something. Now I want to can other stuff! Peach Jam?

Utah State Fair

Here is our annual tradition of going to the Utah State fair with my mom and brother. I look forward to it every year. This year we saw a really cool goat with a chinny-chin-chin! :o)--a big 'ol beard. It was pretty cool Sarah and Olivia are kind of scared of rides. They did okay on one, and another not so great. :o) We saw all kinds of animals. We love "Little Hands On The Farm". Every year they get to go through a little maze sort of thing pretending to be farmers. They plant seeds and harvest them, they shear a sheep, milk a cow, drive a tractor, bale hay, and take their harvest to the market to trade for a real treat. This year Sarah and Olivia chose chocolate milk and Samuel got crackers. Just in time for lunch. :o) We saw a clown show that was cute and funny for the kids. We always have lots of fun.

Thanks to the Grundvigs!

We had a blast visiting with you guys! It's always fun to have sleepovers! Sarah and Olivia had a blast! It was so fun to see how Ryan and Sarah got along so well! She doesn't hang out with boys much, you know, cooties and all... :o) Ryan must have something special about him. She just had so much fun playing video games and pretending outside. Somehow they thought our backyard was a jungle! :o) TerriLyn, now you have to go back to IKEA! Let me know when you do, and I'll meetchya there! Thanks for the laughs and keeping us up to speed with the good 'ol University Ward! We sure miss it up there!

Thanks Jon for the visit!

It sure was great to see you! We were so glad we could snag you for a bit while you were visiting Utah! You help inspire Jonathan to do great things. Thanks for keeping us laughing. You're Great!

BAG TAG?!

Well, thanks to Bridgett, I now have a CLEANED OUT purse. It also inspired me to switch purses for a while. :o) I hate carrying a diaper bag, so the only things in it are diapers, wipes, and sunblock. There ya go. However, my purse is a different story....papers, tons of papers. You know receipts and coupons (which never get used), three pens, two chapsticks, immunization charts x3, wallet, notepad, microfiber cloth for glasses, two paperclips (not being used), lotion, tide pen, pocket knife (I use it surprisingly often), nail clippers, bandaids, and tissues! Thanks Bridgett for helping me clean out my purse! I now tag: Andrea, Mandy, Sharlynn, Alecia, and Mandee!