Tagged!

Well, my turn. Enjoy!

Jobs I've held:
1. Wife, mother, homemaker extraordinare, TX
2. Adminstrative Assistant for HOA management company, TX
3. Receptionist/Office Manager for small company, TX
4. HEB checker (grocery store), TX
5. Worked at a computer company in Orem, UT making hard drives
6. BYU grounds crew
7. Worked at at tourist Candy Store in NV
8. Cleaning Lady for small office in Evergreen, CO.
9. Co-Owner of cleaning company with best bud Elizabeth, CO
10. McDonalds (for a whole six months!), CO
11. Babysitter, CO and Sonora, CA

Places for a Weekend Getaway:
What's that? :) We have had some nice getaways at B & Bs around here. But I really like to have a soft bed in a clean place with cable tv.

Guilty Pleasures:
1. Reading all day and doing no housework.
2. Watching a favorite show or movies all day.
3. Drinking a coke and eating chocolate-at the same time!

Movies I could watch over and over:
1. Sgt. Bilko - never fails to make me laugh
2. Princess Diaries one and two
3. Sahara
4. Cheaper by the Dozen one
5. Lord of the Rings, all of them
6. Little Women
7. Elf
There's a lot more!

Places I've lived:
1. Portland, OR
2. Fresno, CA
3. Sanger, CA
4. Sonora, CA
5. Evergreen, CO
6. Provo, UT
7. Virginia City, NV
8. Orem, UT
9. Leander, TX (Last 11 years!)

What was likely the first thing you thought of when you saw your husband for the first time?
Who is that wierdo with the long hair and why is he always hanging out here? :) Well, you certainly can't judge a book by it's cover. He was so unlike other guys I'd been attracted to but you never know what God has in store for you.

Places I've Been on Vacation:
1. Orlando, FL (I've been twice)
2. Las Vegas, NV (before kids)
3. Los Angeles, CA for a friend's wedding
4. Portland, OR (have lots of family up that way)
5. Brown Deer, WI(my wonderful and beautiful sister lives here, love ya!).
6. Various towns in Iowa and WI as Mom and Dad moved around.
7. Austin, MN (Andy and Dana and family)
8. Minneapolis, MN area to visit Em and Ben
9. South Padre Island, TX (right after a hurricane!)
10. Houston area to visit James in his various locations
11. Port Aransas, TX

Favorite Foods:
Pizza, Chinese, and guacomole, at the moment.

If in a "jam" with your spouse what are your tactics to get out of the "doghouse"?
I usually just have to wait it out (although, I wouldn't say I was in the "doghouse" just because he was mad at something.)

Websites I visit daily:
1. Hotmail
That's really it for daily. Just don't have the time!

Best first Kisses landmarks:
First kiss with hubby was in my apartment. We sat there forever waiting for one of my roommates to leave!

Places I would rather be right now:
1. Getting a pedicure
2. At a resort somewhere lounging around reading a book not thinking of all the work to be done and the children to be watched this afternoon

Now I get to pick 3 blog friends to tag:
I don't have three blog friends, so whoever read this, YOU'RE IT! :)

School Is In!

It's been awhile! The kids have been at school for over four weeks! Paul is in third grade and he's doing well so far. Third grade starts all the testing and such so it will be a new experience come spring. He is in the advanced math class which is great for him. His teacher is pretty young and we weren't sure about her at first. But, I should have just trusted God, because she seems like she'll be great. I am a little sad that there aren't as many opportunities to be in the classroom, but I know she has some big projects she'll need help with later. Paul's favorite subject is still PE. And we do have a really good PE teacher.

Bekah did a lot better her first week of Kindergarten than I thought she would. By the end of the first week she went right in without crying. Her teacher is sooooooo wonderful. Of course, on assembly days and when there is a substitute we start off teary, but once she gets busy with school work she is fine. She just loves everything about it. She was the student of the week last week and that was really fun. I am probably going to end up as room mom, or co-room mom.

I, of course, am keeping busy at home. The work never ends, plus we are painting the main living areas of the house now. Last week we scraped the popcorn stuff off the ceilings and sanded. This week or next we'll put up the new texture. Hopefully we can get it done before Mom and Dad get here. And, if that weren't enough, I still have little Rian three or four days a week and I just got a new crew yesterday.

We have new neighbors across the street. They are super nice, but don't speak much english. We talk through the children. Anyway, the mom just got a job so I watch the baby (7 months) for a few hours in the afternoon and their 4 yo girl and 8 yo girl after school until the teenagers get home from school. It went pretty well yesterday. I know it's a lot, but it's only until the end of the year and I really wanted to be a blessing to this family. They have a total of like eight kids in a house that's no bigger than ours!

And, if that weren't all, I am going to teach spanish to kindergartners for 30 minutes a week. I am really excited about that. I also teach a class a church on Sunday nights. Am I a little overwhelmed? YES! But I really feel like the Lord is going to make all this work out.

Well, considering all that, I better get going. I still have to do the tag questions from Emily!