Every Six Months!!

Today I found our first hand why you should go visit a dentist every six months instead of every six YEARS. . . . . 5 hours of dental work later, I was finally outta there!!!

Luckily (if you can even use that word in a post about dental work) I was able to get all my work done at the University of Kentucky Dental School where you can get it done at a fraction of the price and about twice the time!!  haha.  It was a GREAT experience.  Really!  The dental student is in our ward and he did an over-the-top fabulous job.  This is the 2nd time I used the UK Dental Clinic - the 1st time was AWESOME too!  I think that since my first experience was such a positive one (thank you Ryan Smith!!!) I felt comfortable going back this year.  I have a little bit left to do, but I will have that part done next week.

After my appointment, Matt and the kids picked me up and we headed to the closest park we could find.  We couldn't waste such a beautiful weather day.  So Masterson Station Park it was!  After there for just a short time a fun family from our ward showed up.  The kids had a super dooper time playing with other kids.  I had a fun time being able to socialize with another adult!  What a great way to spend a friday night!

Here are a few pictures . . . oh and Ashton wasn't too happy to begin with, but quickly changed his tune!

This was Ashton when we arrived.  Typical Ashton!!  Lil Stink!
He was disappointed we picked a park with no baseball field.

Ethan trying out the Baby Huey swing!

Ryan enjoying the Baby Huey swing!

Ethan found a friend who was willing to push him around this contraption!

You know I am not an animal fan.  Not even close.  However, I thought this dog was the coolest animal I'd
ever seen.  If I HAD to have a pet, it would be a nifty dog like this!!

This is AWESOME!

You just might know who won this giveaway!!!
http://www.fingerprintsonthefridge.com/2011/07/word-whipped-giveaway.html


The winner was posted here!  (and the name just MIGHT be slightly mispelled!)
http://www.fingerprintsonthefridge.com/2011/07/feature-yourself-friday_28.html

Guess What?

I MAY have won something again!  :)

http://www.thesuzyfiles.com/2011/07/1000-fan-giveaway-entrant-list.html

Ummm . . . WooHoo

I seriously can't believe this!!

http://blog.capscreations.com/2011/07/photocard-designs-giveaway-winners.html

I.Can't.Believe.It!!

Check out this post from Eighteen25.  I am in HEAVEN!!!  Can you even believe it???  Out of 2,729 peeps I got picked!!!  Can you give me a whoot whoot!!

Boo Hoo

I am sick.

I have strep.

I want my mommy.

Go get'em!

So I recently became a "Chatter Bird" for an online store called Latter-Day Chatter. That means I am going to "advertise" for them about once a week on my blog. They have many FREEBIES and other items that cost a dollar or two. Many, many cute things. There are great items for Visiting Teaching, Primary, Young Women, Relief Society, Teacher Gifts, etc. You can even request something and most likely Jess will create it for you.

If you "Like" Latter-Day Chatter on Facebook I would be grateful. She is having a contest for us "birds" to see who can get the most referrals. If you "Like" them, please follow up with a comment saying that I referred you.

Another great thing that Jess from Latter-Day Chatter does, is several times a week she does a "Facebook Treat" and the first 5 or so people that leave a comment receive one of her downloads for FREE. This is how I got hooked on LDC. I have received many of her downloads and am super impressed with them.

Go take a peek! Here is her latest FREEBIE!

Happy Anniversary!

Today marks our 13th wedding anniversary.  Woot Woot!

Once I can figure out where I put my Wedding Pictures, I will post!

Happy Anniversary Matt!  You are a dream come true!!

6.5 hours x 213 miles = my day!

Yep! Still working!

Another Favorite!

Today was (possibly) my last day working for the U.S. Census Bureau. My day consisted of driving to Paris, KY then to Frankfort, KY. After a couple short meetings at both locations, I headed back to Georgetown. After a short stint in G-Town I ventured back to Frankfort. While there, me and my assistants (Ryan and Brinley) pulled over to the Scenic Overlook at took a nice picture of the Kentucky State Capital. It is a different view than we have taken before. It is such a beautiful place. Following our 2 second diversion, we continued on to our meeting, just in time for it to be moved to Paris. So back we went to Paris. After a brief meeting there I headed back to another quick meeting in Georgetown. I logged 160 miles today!

I have absolutely loved working for the U.S. Census Bureau. I have met a lot of wonderful people as well as some total goonbirds! I guess that is what makes the world go round, right? I will miss my job, but will be even more prepared and ready in 10 years when the decennial census returns. Until then . . .

One of My Favorite Things

Today I had to do Census work in Owenton, KY. I've decided I just might move there. It is a very pretty town. The people are friendly, the scenery is magnificent, and the commute to a "big city" is minimal.

On the way there, I passed a very cute barn with a darling barn"quilt". I'm ALMOST positive that is what they are called. However, just like most days, I was behind schedule and didn't stop to take a picture. BUT, I remembered exactly where it was so I could stop on my way home to get a picture. And that I did! This barn quilt was a little different from most that I have seen. Most look like a traditional quilt using shapes. I thought this was so cute since it is the pattern of the quilt my Mom had made for my Grandma. Cute stuff!

My dad LOVED barns. He enjoyed the roadtrips to Kentucky since he was able to see lots of beautiful barns. I have picked up that love of barns too. How can you not love a beautiful barn. Whether newer or almost ready to fall, barns rock!

Are ya with me?

(Barn located on KY 368 just before it meets KY 127)

CrAzInEsS!!!

Today when I was reading some facebook status', I came across one that blew my mind! She (Sara, my HS friend) was giving Lindsey Vonn a virtual hi-5 for being a Burnsville (MN) native and learning how to ski at Buck Hill. The part that blew me away was I AM A BURNSVILLE NATIVE WHO LEARNED HOW TO SKI AT BUCK HILL TOO!!!! So think about this, if I would have kept at it (skiing in the coldest temps known to man with wet hair since I had swimming 7th hour right before leaving for ski club) I could have been an Olympic Gold Medalist! Now how about that! Okay, that would have never happened, but it's always fun to dream!!

Check out the story here.

P.S. Now that I know that we are basically twins (me and Lindsey Vonn) I don't find her quite as annoying. Haha

Nothing like 1982!

My long lost friend, Paula, "tagged" me in a photo on facebook and I just had to share it with my blogging buddies. Was I stylish, or what?



Amy (me), Julie C., Amy M., Gretchen F., Paula U., Pam A. and Stacy A. in the back
Field Day, June 1982
William Byrne Elementary
Burnsville, MN

Where do I belong?

I took a quiz on facebook today which determines which place you should live. It asked me about 10 random questions and figures it out from there. Here is my result:

You belong in Italy. You love sunny destinations, but a nice beach isn't the only thing you need. In Italy you can find culture everywhere and the food is delicious. You have the big vibrant cities, but also lovely little towns where the people are warm and hospitable. This country has everything you need, great weather, passionate people, beautiful surroundings and big vibrant cities filled with culture.




The only problem is I would never, ever fly that far to get to my dream destination. It takes long enough just to fly to Salt Lake City. Also, I do not need the beach. I'd rather hang out in the mountains. If you ask me the place I belong is . . . . hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. . . . . . .

back in South Ogden, Utah (maybe?) I don't really know, ask me again tomorrow.

Wild and Crazy Bowler Mom!

Last Tuesday I took myself to the Urgent Care to have my wrist checked out. It had been hurting me for quite some time. The doctor "thinks" I may have a ganglion cyst on the top of my wrist. So for the next 2 weeks I need to wear a nerdy brace (which Matt wants to divorce me over) and take some anti-inflammatory meds. Hopefully it goes away on its own, otherwise they will order a CT scan and possibly refer me to an orthopedic surgeon. So until then I just look like I've left Galaxy Bowl and forgot to take off my "gear".

Happy Thanksgiving to You, Happy Anniversary to Me!

In addition to Thanksgiving, today is our Anniversary. We have been married for 11 fun-filled years. This is the 3rd time our anniversary has fallen on Turkey Day, including the day we were married! Enjoy the pictures. Some day a few of you MAY have the wonderful opportunity of viewing our WEDDING VIDEO!!! Remember I said a FEW, and ONLY A FEW! You know it is kinda top secret! However, here is proof we really did get married in Vegas. Oh - if you look close you can see the Elvis watch Matt is wearing. That is the closest thing to Elvis we could afford that day.

Boo Hoo!

I just returned from the Doctor. I have strep throat. Boo Hoo!

Tag, You're It! (or maybe not)

Okay, so sometime last week my cute friend Arien tagged me. The rules were to list 6 weird or random things about me. I have been thinking about this a lot this week. I've come to the conclusion that I've held my weirdness pretty private for the past 37 years so I'm not about to cave in now. So in order to not be a party pooper, or "tag pooper" I've decided to switch it up a bit and do a different tag that was on my sister-in-law's blog. Okay, I guess that is weird. Oh well, I let one sneak out. So here it goes:

8 shows I watch:
1. Pardon the Interruption (ESPN)
2. The News!
3. The Biggest Loser
4. House Hunters
5. Designed to Sell
6. The Amazing Race
7. Dirty Jobs
8. Monday Night Football

8 Restaurants:
1. Krumbly Burger! (Troy, MO)
2. The Pagoda (Salt Lake City)
3. Zia's! (St. Louis)
4. Training Table (Salt Lake City)
5. Warren's (Ogden, UT)
6. Carl's Drive-in (St. Louis)
7. PF Changs (Lexington!)
8. Maddox (Perry/Brigham City, UT)

8 Things I did Yesterday:
1. Went to Wal-Mart (BOO!)
2. Put together treat bags for today's Halloween parties
3. Went to Ryan's preschool halloween party
4. Delivered safety pins to my neighbor at 11:30pm!
5. Made teacher gifts for halloween
4. Changed diapers
5. Bathed kids
6. Did homework with the boys
7. Mailed out packages
8. Did Laundry

8 Things I Look Forward To:
1. All my children being potty trained morning, noon and NIGHT!
2. The election to be over
3. Ashton's birthday in December. Then I can stop hearing about what he wants for his big day!!
4. Matt being home for a very long Christmas break.
5. Our 11th Anniversary in November
6. Ryan being able to ride a 2-wheeler
7. Seeing my Mom and brothers hopefully sooner than later
8. A care package which should be arriving today from my brother and his wonderful girlfriend, Sondra

8 Wishes:
1. A clean house!
2. A skinny body
3. A new car
4. A Camper
5. Happy children
6. Healthy children
7. An anniversary, birthday or Christmas gift given to me by my husband!
8. A fun family vacation to Yellowstone National Park

Newly Added by ME!
8 Blessings: (in no particular order)
1. Four healthy children
2. Fun extended family
3. A Husband who loves me
4. An awesome Mom and Dad & Great brothers and their gals!
5. Wonderful in-laws (serious!)
6. Fantastic friends
7. A beautiful country to live in
8. Being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

So now that I am reading over my lists, I see a little more "weirdness" is sneaking out. So there! Enjoy! Oh - and if you'd like, tag - you're it!

Warning! - Time Warp Ahead

I just wanted to warn you about the "play list" that I just added to my blog. It isn't your "typical" play list. I have a very different music taste than most people. It certainly shows my age. Heck, it may even make me seem even older than I am! Oh well, I don't care. Most of the songs I have placed on the list have memories associated with them. I have enjoyed many of them in concerts, listened to them on road trips with my family, did a 1st place jumprope routine to one of them, clogged to a lot of them, . . . So just try to enjoy the music or at least try to bear it. It really isn't that bad!! Oh - and if you are lucky, the 1 song from the 21st century that I have on the playlist just may pop up!