Memory tag!

Memory Tag.1.As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.This tag can be for anyone that knows me or has my blog address.

Ok, I got Tagged

Just beacause I love Sophie. This feels kinda like high school, when people made me write notes to them, I feel that obligation now.

3 Joys

Hey that counts! Its a lot of work, and fun, but after those pregnancies, I can use to answer any questions I want!

3 Fears

1. Troy refuses to wear his seat belt, 10 year fight. I know I will get a phone call. He drives a lot.

2. After forgetting/sleeping through a time when you were supposed to pick up your kid, that fear never leaves you.

3. Another positive pregnancy test. Hey, its the truth.

3 Goals (short term)

1. Keep my kids alive another day, week, month, and hopefully summer.

2. Have a half clean house, but also fun memories for kids.

3. OK, i have 4-5 loads of clean clothes on the air hockey table, I want that done. (hey, i did the dishes and vacuumed today, and they are clean!)

3 Goals (long term)

1. not live paycheck to paycheck.

2. payback Ashley and Frank for the love and help they have given me for all these years.

3. not move for at least 4 years.

3 obsessions

1. not being able to put down a book.

2.these dang blogs. still checking them twice a day if I am home.

3. Pepsi, my weakness. it could be worse, it could be something illegal.

So, Richie came from vernal with a boat a guy at work wants him to buy. Troy somehow got out of work at noon on monday, so we took it up to pineview. Sterling didn't come this time. Richie wanted troy's opinion about the boat. It holds 7 people. It is kinda like a nice jet ski. AJ got pulled in the tube, and the girls just enjoyed sitting in the bow of the boat and Richie and Troy took turns pullin each other on tubes trying to break the others spine, or kill them, or throw them sky high, whichever comes first.

I guess because of the lack of children on the boat, Weber County Sheriff had to come talk to us while we were just anchored and fishing. They had to call the owner, Richie had to call him to find out about insurance. They just gave an insurance ticket, and were really nice. when Skye said she was ready to try the tube, the boat wouldn't start. Rich and Troy tried and tried, used a battery charger took stuff apart, yeah we were stuck. Luckily the police guy had left a message with his phone number to that owner of the boat, the owner was at work, but oil rig was broke, so he was able to give us that number and we called the nice cops back up and told them we were stuck. It took a while, but they came back to us, and towed us very slowly back to our ramp. with the lights flashing. The girls loved it, just their pace.

We have season passes to Lagoon, so we decided to go on Tuesday with Richie here, since Jimmy and Shirley missed out on our broken boat trip. OK so i really just wanted to post that pic of Kelsie and Will, since I just learned how to post pics and it jumped up there by AJ. oh well. The kids are always ready for a Lagoon trip, as we were leaving at 9:30 at night, AJ was asking if we could come back the next day. Let me know when anyone wants to go, the older kids ride the crazy big rides while Kels really loves the kitty on the carousel. AJ and Skye, not so patient.

snow cones and death

I so was going to write about how i figured out I can make shaved ice with my kitchen aid slicer shredder attachment. How the kids Elizabeth and Tyler included took it around and sold it and each made 2 dollars. I checked my e-mail, and a girl I knew in high school died. She graduated with me. I know I had classes with her, I remember laughing and having fun with her. She was hit in her car by a train, her 10 year-old son with her. He died too. She had a baby girl, husband and at least 1 other kid. That really hits home. Who cares about making snow cones and swimming at Lagoon tomorrow? What was she thinking about before she was hit?

No TV Tuesday

So, after a day yesterday when the TV was no off 5 min. while we were home, and we were home all day, I decided we could/should do without. So when the kids woke up I said, Tuesday and Thursdays, are no TV days. They groaned a little, but accepted it. Both older kids are reading chapter books (AJ really likes the k-2 books I have sponge bob and blue lagoon) when I just said something to them, they both just held up a finger. Pretty amazing if i do say so myself! We did fill our time with the girls helping me cook, and playing chutes and ladders. I may have to mention, no TV doesn't mean no video games for AJ or computer, but surprisingly enough, not even 20 min. on either. Kelsie did watch some of the Bee movie on the computer while the older kids were at kids club from 10-12. I have to admit quite a bit of arguing, but more smiles also. I challenge anyone who dares!!!