Tagged

My sister Karen tagged me over a month ago. I finally have time to sit and answer the tag. Kinda fun to think about myself, and kinda hard.

8 Favorite TV Shows
Eli Stone
The Biggest Loser
What Not to Wear
Top Chef
Malcom In the Middle
According to Jim
How Its Made
The Office

8 Favorite Restaurants
Black Angus
Pizza&Wings and Stuff
Macayos
little resturant in Milano that makes an incredible type of calzone
Riazzis - in Tempe
Chik-Fil-A
Mama Andersons kitchen (it has been a long time-cheesy potatoes, I still can't make them right)
Cafe Rio

8 Things that happened yesterday
Road Kim's road bike for the first time about 12 miles
Lifted weights at gym
Got mad at the scale
Got all the dishes done - with newly working dishwasher
Babysat Roestenberg kids
Laundry washed and folded and put away (in same day)
Went out for dinner at Texas Roadhouse with entire family and it went great
Watched our families addiction "Biggest Loser" - because we need to be on it and "Eli Stone"

8 Things to look forward to
Vern getting a deer on Friday morning (11/14)
Benjamin to not spit up
Elena and Natalie playing soccer
Tanna and Drew's dance festival on Saturday (11/15)
Triathlon with Chelsea (11/27)
Benjamin turning 3 months so he can go to the YMCA child care
A nice number on the scale
Spending time with family with the upcoming Holidays!

8 Things I love about fall
Leaves that change color
The good smell outside
Leaving the windows open in the house
Reminiscing about HS soccer
Colder weather
Playing outside for the first time in months
College football - I still cheer for Penn State and still hate Ohio State and always hope for Arizona State
Sweatshirts

8 Obsessions
No one eats my cookie dough - it is for cookies to be baked
Lindt Chocolate - red wrapper
Chapstick
Bed made in the morning
No Barbies or Polly Pockets allowed in the water
Reading the comics every morning at breakfast - my kids want to do it too
High School Musical
My family

8 Things on my wish list
No laundry for a week
The house stays clean for 2 days after it is cleaned
No debt
Vern to do well on his Masters program
Happy Children that don't tease each other on purpose
Get in contact with old friends from home/college
To beat Ammon in the Triathlon - if he does it
To create and stick to a good budget

8 People I am tagging
Anna, Chelsea, Joyce, Karin, Jen, Sara, Cherylann, Katie
(don't feel you have to)

I'm 33 1/3rd

Thanks to my family I got to celebrate my 33 1/3rd birthday last Friday. My sister Kris learned three years ago that I like surprises and thought that I should have a surprise birthday party for my 33 1/3 birthday! It was a great surprise and I loved it.

Vern told me that he wanted to go out for dinner on Saturday night with the entire family. (That should have given me warning signs because last May we did that and we haven't since because it was so crazy) We left the house , but turned the wrong direction for the restaurant. I tried to tell him he was going the wrong way, but he thought a new one was open. So, instead of trusting my husband I called my two sisters in Mesa to ask them to get the address from the Internet. Neither are at home. Then I call my sister, Karen, in Vegas and she checks things out for me. At this time Vern starts to pull into Goodyear park and says "I'm just turning around." I assume he has realized that I was right and he was wrong. But he parks the car and gets out of the car. As we get out, my sister-in-law is in the parking lot and asks if I know why I was there. I say "no" and she says."oh" . So after a stop at the restroom for the child that was told to go before we left the house. We walk over to a pavilion filled with friends and family to celebrate my 33 1/3rd birthday. It was so wonderful! Thank you to all that were able to come. It was so fun to see everyone. I just wish I could have spent more time with each of you.

On the invitation it said if you want to bring a gift it needs to be a 3rd of something. Here are some of the fun treats I received.
- 1/3 cup of dark chocolate cranberries
- a necklace from a jewelry set that was missing the earrings
- 1/3rd of a bag of candy corn
- 3 bags of candy corn
- 1/3rd of a price of dinner at Macaroni Grill
- 1/3rd part of a date night - 1 movie ticket + babysitting
- 1/3rd of a pack of Orange Crush in bottles (the best way to drink orange pop)
- 1/3rd of a package of rolls for me and the rest for my family
- $33.33
- gift card to Barnes and Noble
- Book Titled "The Book Thief" - it was 30% off the cover price
- 3 bottles of Spa items - lotion, bath salts, body wash
- Gift certificate at Olive Garden to carb up for the triathlon
- movie "Get Smart"
I believe those were them all, Thank you all so much! It was such a fun night and a fun idea! Throw one for someone you love!

What Kind of Dance is that?

Little Vern came into the Living Room that I was cleaning doing this dance. It was so silly I had to tape it. We love this crazy boy! Sorry it is on it side. I'm still learning.

Sleeping Slippers

Last Friday morning (11/7) it was a chilly Arizona morning...56 degrees and so out came the slippers for the freezing feet in our home. While taking Natalie to school Meghan told me that her kitty's were sleeping. Hence the cute video. Sorry it is on its side!

Thumbs are good

On Sunday, the 2nd of November, I learned how important thumbs are. I was slicing apples to make apple crisp for dinner. We were having a new family to our ward over for dinner. As I was slicing the apple on a mandolin (not the instrument) I put my thumb down too far and sliced a chunk out of my knuckle on my right thumb. It hurt. Vern was a great knight in shinning armor and got me to the ER (because it was Sunday and no Urgent Cares are open). They looked at my thumb and said no stiches, but you have to wear a splint for three days and cover it until it starts to cover over. Life is very hard without the use of my right thumb. Just getting the kids ready this morning took longer than normal.

So it looks like my goal as being a hand model has been "sliced" away! Vern took a picture but we thought it wouldn't be good to post it. Ask him if you want to see the divot.

It happened to me

Last Saturday night Vern and I attended our adult session of Stake Conference. We actually paid for a babysitter (although she refused payment...I'll get her one day to accept it). I haven't been to one in 6 years due to children. I was prepared and feed Benjamin before the meeting, but halfway through the meeting he was starving again. Darn boys eat too much! So, I left and feed him. When he finished I headed back to the chapel and as I walked through the door I heard our Stake President say, "We would invite Sister Kindy Wolfley forward to bear her testimony for us on that topic." What! I was frozen in the doorway as everyone stared at me with aha looks and glad its not me looks. I shakingly gave Vern the baby and asked him what I was suppose to talk about, and luckily he knew. I couldn't stop shaking the rest of the meeting. It was nice to bear my testimony and luckily the members of the stake were very kind and smiled at me. This was a first for me and it still makes my heart beat faster when I think about it.

The conference was really good, aside from my testimony. Yesterday we had a broadcast conference for all of Arizona and I really enjoyed it! The talks were great! I just love going to my church meetings and feeling the Spirit of the Lord that reenergizes me to do good!

Athlete of the Month

A little time to brag about my child. Sorry. Elena was named Student Athlete of the month at her school, Corte Sierra Elementary. We are excited for her because they only choose 1 boy and 1 girl a month. As Karen pointed out to me, it means she is a good PE student. We like to think she is the next Mia Hamm.