My sister-in-law, Jill, "tagged" me to do this so I guess I will try, though I can't think of anyone I can "tag" when I am done.

The 5 Things Tag

FIVE THINGS I WAS DOING TEN YEARS AGO:

-I had only been married just over a month so I was marital BLISS with my new husband.

-Going to college at SUU. I was just starting my junior year in Cedar City studying Elementary Education.

-Working at Cedar Woods Financial as a telemarketer. I would call people and try to talk them into refinancing their home with the company I worked for. I have never telemarketed again in my life. It was so hard knowing that Jason and I wouldn't have enough money to live on if I didn't make sells. We had NO money and were "living on love".

-My mom and dad were the best at this time in our lives. They only lived about 2 1/2 hours away and would show up to take us to dinner and buy us groceries at least once a month.

-Taking trips to St. George was one of our favorite pastimes. Not only was it way warmer there, they also had a Cafe Rio (our favorite place to eat).

FIVE THINGS ON THE TO-DO LIST TODAY:

-Go to work, I have a list of at least ten things to do there.

-Take Cassidy to dance lessons.

-Buy a bag of candy corn for school tomorrow, I am doing "Candy Corn Math".

-Make dinner, spaghetti and meatballs are on the menu tonight.

-Go to the gym, my favorite class is today (Abs and Buns).

FIVE THINGS I WOULD DO IF I WERE A MILLIONAIRE:

-Pay off all of the debt we have.

-Invest a bunch of money so my kids will be millionaires too.

-Go on vacations, lots of vacations, and invite the entire family to come along.

-Quit my job and go back to school so I can get a degree in what I would rather be doing.

-Buy everyone gifts, I always see things I would love to get for Jason, my kids, friends, family, etc. and can never afford them.

FIVE THINGS I WOULD NEVER WEAR AGAIN:

-Doc Martins, man those shoes are HEAVY!

-A tube top, my post nursing boobs would NEVER hold it up.

-Uncomfortable shoes.

-Foundation.

-Anything sleeveless, even over another shirt.

MY FIVE FAVORITE TOYS:

-My boat!!!

-Ipod Shuffle, I can't run without it.

-Tivo, praise the Lord for recorded TV.

-Microwave, the best way to cook almost anything.

-My camera, I loked at Jason weird when he gave it to me for Christmas but I love it and carry it with me always.

FIVE PEOPLE TO TAG:

-Jill, but she has already done it.

-No one else I know blogs but the following could email me answers:

-Jenny O.

-Kim

-Amy Pfister Sister

-My mother-in-law, Ronna

100 random things about me. My sister-in-law did this once so I thought I would post some little ditties about me.

1. My favorite color is blue.

2. I hate being cold.

3. Thus, winter is my least favorite season.

4. Though my favorite holidays are in the winter, Thankgiving and Christmas.

5. I am a t-shirt and jeans gal.

6. I LOVE dressing up when I have somewhere to be.

7. A movie and popcorn is my idea of the perfect rainy day.

8. I have never left the country, never even to Mexico or Canada.

9. My dream is to go to Hawaii, Mexico, or the Bahamas, someplace tropical.

10. My favorite music is mostly from the 90's.

11. I love to eat.

12. My favorite food is a gourmet hamburger.

13. The best place to get that hamburger is Red Robin or Chili's.

14. I love trying new recipes.

15. I get really bummed out when I make a yummy dinner and my family doesn't like it.

16. I love soup, especially this time of year.

17. I would love to live somewhere else but would hate to move.

18. I love to dance, LOVE to dance!

19. Being a girlie girl is fun sometimes.

20. Being a fake girlie girl bugs me though (i.e. the nails, bleached hair, clothes, etc.)

21. I am NOT a morning person.

22. I don't really like Halloween or dressing up in a costume.

23. I miss Arizona and my family, I hate living so far away sometimes.

24. Being mom is hard work, I think I am terrible at it sometimes.

25. I hope I don't ruin one of my kids.

26. I dislike people who lie.

27. Waterskiing has become one of favorite pastimes.

28. I was mad at Jason when he bought our boat now I think it is the best purchase we ever made.

29. Teaching school is not what I want to do the rest of my life.

30. In fact, I dislike my job.

31. I would LOVE to do PR work.

32. I am afraid of failing.

33. I hate my curly hair but love how low maintainence it is.

34. Grey's Anatomy is my favorite TV show but I hate watching it because the morals on that show make me mad.

35. I love to eat out and wish I had the money to do it everyday.

36. Driving fast is fun.

37. Laser eye surgery is the best thing I have ever spent money on.

38. I would do it again in a heartbeat!

39. I love scarey movies but hate being scared, weird.

40. I would love a pet cat.

41. Jason won't let us have a pet.

42. I have been married for 1/3 of my life.

43. I hate being 31, I feel so old to say I am in my thirties.

44. I don't feel 31.

45. I hate to exercise.

46. I love the high I have after I exercise.

47. I love to run, it is my favorite exercise.

48. Tredmills are the worst! I would rather run outside.

49. I love to win.

50. I sorta won a 5K this year, the fastest girl in my age group.

51. Reading is one of my favorite pastimes now.

52. I read probably like 5,000 pages the last few months.

53. I hate stopping what I am doing to go to the bathroom.

54. I love to shop.

55. I have the worst buyer's remorse of anyone I know.

56. I love my husband.

57. Sometimes I think I love him too much.

58. Being married is the best.

59. I hate painting my fingernails.

60. My fingernails are painted navy blue right now.

61. I love pedicures! That is my favorite way to pamper myself.

62. I feel fat today.

63. I would LOVE a new wardrobe.

64. I want to run a marathon but am afraid it would kill me.

65. Tattling makes me mad.

66. Sometimes I think that I should just start drinking, maybe I would deal with life better.

67. I am too uptight.

68. I am ten pounds lighter than I was at this time last year.

69. I love my kids.

70. Cassidy is a beautiful little girl, sometimes I can't belive she is mine.

71. I watch too much TV.

72. I love music, especially first thing in the morning.

73. I love to sing.

74. The play Grease was the funnest thing I have done for myself in a long time.

75. I need to take more time for me.

76. Religion confuses me lately.

77. I would like to do a play every year.

78. Zack has an awesome sense of humor.

79. I wish I would have danced when I was younger.

80. I hope that Cassidy isn't just taking dance because I want her to.

81. I am hungry right now and I want a treat but don't want to work out today so I probably shouldn't have one.

82. I hate my hair today.

83. I am afraid of getting lice from the school.

84. I cry at lots of stuff, commercials even.

85. I love Jason's granparents like they are my own.

86. I love Jason's family as much as my own.

87. I consider my Pfister Sisters my blood.

88. I am too loud and need to mellow.

89. Page, Arizona was a cool place to grow up.

90. I am a terrible baker, cookies especially.

91. Computers are complex and I have a hard time figuring them out.

92. I love watching movies.

93. Being away from my kids from time to time makes me a better mother.

94. Date nights with Jason are one of my favorite things.

95. I never liked camping much but I am starting to like it.

96. I have to pee right now but I don't want to stop this until I am done.

97. I love warm weather.

98. My favorite treats are Starburst and Peanut Butter cups.

99. I think I am going to go out to dinner tonight, I don't feel like cooking.

100. I need a vacation!

Wow, that was harder than I thought it would be, and way more revealing. I hope that I didn't scare anyone with too much info about me. :) Have an awesome week!

Here are a ton of pictures and an updated message of what has been happening here for the last little while so scroll down and enjoy!

We went to a place called "Punkinaze" yesterday after school/work with our friend Rachelle (her husband, Mike, is TDY in Pennslyvania) and her kids Jerek and Chanse. The kids had a great time going down the hay slide and getting lost, literally, in the corn maze. They also got to dig in a huge tub of corn for candy. Who would have thought that corn could be so much fun!

Cassidy did such a good job dancing, I would have woosed out because it was too cold to boogie. Sorry the pictures are so dark someone, ME, forgot to turn on their flash, duh!

Here are some pictures of the field trip I went on with Zack's preschool to the pumpkin patch last Friday, I was so happy it was actually on a Friday so I could come. We had a great time going on a tractor ride and picking out a pumpkin for him and sissy. He has so many little friends at preschool and insisted we hang out with Ben and his mom while we were there.

I am such a slacker and I really have no excuse other than that I have been too busy at work to sit down and update this thing and I hate using my computer at home to do so because it is so dang slow. I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying what we have left of decent weather. I am so not excited for winter this year, The idea of being cold does not appeal to me at all and the tastes of winter weather that we have had thus far have just upset me to the point of refusing to leave my house. It has been crazy at school this year. I love the new schedule and having a few days off each week to get my chores done but I hate working all day and all that goes with it, I am so burnt out by the time I get home in the afternoon I have a hard time being patient with my own kids on Monday and Tuesday so that is hard. Jason has been doing lots of stuff as well both at work and on the side. The mighty hunter got a deer during the bow hunt, don't know if I have mentioned that yet, and 50 punds of fish from Alaska. We haven't had to buy anything but chicken in a while. Cassidy is working hard in second grade and her biggest challenge is probably the spelling tests she has each Friday. She usually only misses one or two, if any, but it really stresses her out. She has been busy with soccer and dance but that will slow down as her last soccer practice is today and her last game is on Saturday, until the spring. She will continue to have dance practice every Tuesday evening though. She danced in the halftime show of a local football game, in the freezing rain might I add, and had a ball (I will blog some pics of it). Zack keeps me running all the time. He and I get to hang out on Thursday and Friday while sissy is at school. We get to lunch with daddy, have play dates, go shopping, take naps, etc. It has been fun to have some time alone with him. Cassidy and I have tickets to the much anticipated Hannah Montana concert on Saturday, October 27th so we have a countdown going for that. That pretty much catches everyone up to date with us. I guess I will blog some pics for everyone to take a peek at!

Here are some pictures of Zack's birthday party that we had on a Sunday afternoon. Captain "Zack" Sparrow had a treasure hunt to find his birthday treasure, a pinata, and played pin the eye patch on the pirate. He got some really cool gifts, thanks everyone, including a new bike from mom and dad! The pirate wanna be is Uncle (Cousin) Jeff. Arg Matties!

I just have a minute to post some pictures so here are a few. The first two are of Cassidy and Zack's first day of school, Cassidy was on August 25th and Zack was today. The other two are of Lake Powell and my niece Kaydence playing at the beach. Everytime I go there I forget how beautiful it really is! I had a great time hanging out with my lil' big sis in Page. I really miss spending time with her.

Here I am in Page, Arizona chilling with my big lil' sis (she is like a foot taller than me now I swear). I'll have to take a picture of her so everyone can see how hot she is! She has a rocking body going on, from all of the running she has been doing, and is sporting a very cute hairstyle these days. My mom took my kids to the mountain camping with her and my dad and Kaydence is with her dad for the weekend so it is just sister time, Jason is in Alaska with his brother. We have already been to Strombolli's for lunch, the best Italian place EVER, done a bit of shopping, and watched a movie. Tonight we are getting massages so it should prove to be a great day! Hope everyone else is having a great holiday weekend.

Well, yesterday was the first day of school for Cassidy and I. She was a bit nervous but came home loving her first day back. My first day was hectic, as always. Trying to get the kids where they are supposed to be and ready to sit and listen after a long summer break. I feel their pain, really I do, but the longer it takes me to get them all organized and taught all of thr rules and procedure the worse it is. I think I am going to love my new schedule though. I work Monday and Tuesday all day then a half a day Wednesday. I am off on Thursday and Friday. Today Zack and I had lunch with Jason then I went and spent $50 on some new pants. All of my old jeans are too big and after all of the time my mom spent fixing all of my shorts so they would drown me I didn't want to ask her to do my pants too. I sold three pair to a store called "Platos Closet" That buys old clothes and resells them but only got $22.55, what a rip off. I should have just given them to the DI. Oh well, at least I have new pants, a size smaller, always a happy thing.
Jason went deer hunting this past weekend, archery, and gor a deer. I was really happy because this means two things, he came home happy and he filled his tag so he doesn't need to go rifle hunting this year! YEA!
I have been way busy in my classroom, I think I put in like 50 hours setting things up last week, CRAZY! I even worked on Saturday, since Jason was gone hunting, and I brought the kids in with me. Cassidy and I went on the computer that day and got ourself tickets to the Hannah Montana concert in Salt Lake City in October. She is so excited, between Hannah Montana and High School Musical her life is full.
I just finished reading two Stephanie Meyer books, Twilight and New Moon, I guess the new book by her comes out this month sometime. I am totally addicted so I can't wait to read it. Who knows where I find the time for that, I think I have read about 7 books this summer (the Shopaholic series, Twilight and New Moon and the new book by the traveling pants author, The Last Summer Of You and Me).
Zack turns 4 on Tuesday, can you believe that? We are having a family BBQ/Pirate Party to celebrate on Sunday. Jason leaves for Alaska to visit his brother on Wednesday and is so excited for that. I am going to take my kids and head to my mom and dad's for the long weekend so I am not all alone. I might even head over to St. George with my sister a day for some shopping, kid free, YEA!

WOW!!! I am a slacker! You would think that I have the summer off or something! :) We have had the best summer. Lots of boating, of course, traveling to Montana for weeks at a time, and camping. I am back at work now and it has been so hard to transition back to the swing of things. In fact I had to wake up both of my kids this morning to make it to the school on time, so sad when I have to do that. The students don't come back until the 22nd but I have PLENTY to do until then. I thought I would let everyone know I am still alive and hope you all had a wonderful summer. I will blog again soon and maybe actually include some pictures, imagine that!

I played hookie, well I took a personal day, and went on a field trip with Zack's preschool class to the Dinosaur Park in Ogden. It is large concrete dinosaurs that you wander around on an asphalt path while dinosaur growls play on strategically placed speakers. The kids absolutely love it! It was so fun to spend a day just me and Zack, but he kept saying how he wanted to bring daddy and sissy next time. Only 6 more school days left, I think I am more excited than the students.

Here are a few pictures of Cassidy playing soccer a few weeks ago. She is playing goalie in one of them, she looks a bit bored, and doing some running and kicking in the other ones. She really loves playing soccer and asked me to sign her up for another season. I wanted to sign Zack up too but he missed the birthday deadline by less than a month. Oh well, next year.

We did it! We're done! That's right, the basement is completely finished! RC Willey came to install the carpet yesterday, so besides doing a little touch up painting, we are finally done. I took a few pictures last night and hope you can tell what they are of, the lighting is weird. There is one picture of the stairs, two of the laundry room and two different views of the new playroom. Zack loved talking to the gentleman that came to lay the carpet, luckily he was a nice guy. He kept following him around and wanted to help him. He also kept asking him if he brought the toys too. We told Zack that there would be toys in the finished room so him and sissy could have their own playroom. He wants it to be ready now. He kept telling us to move the toys down there so he could play. I think we will try to get it done this weekend. We have a guy coming over tonight to show us some beanbags, like a generic Lovesack, I think that we will just buy two of those to furnish the room. I plan on decorating it in an outdoor theme. Jason has a few prints that he purchased from a friend of animals and then I will purchase a few things from my friend that sells Home Interiors. It should turn out nice. Now we just have to hope the kids actually stay down there to play. :)

Things are CRAZY here. It is end of level tesing time for the school district so we have a two week window to get all of our testing done. I finished today, YEA ME! All of my students were here so I tested like mad to get it done, lets just hope my approach works and I pass "No Child Left Behind". Stupid George W. Anyways, we are also very busy finishing the basement. We had Uncle Dale, Jason's dad's brother that lives near us, come and spray the basement with primer then with the color we chose for the walls, burnt almond. On Sunday, Jason and his friend Mike tiled the laundry room. It is the same tile we used in the bathroom we will just fill it with a brown grout instead of the gray we used to accent the blue walls in the bathroom. We have been painting baseboards, coconut brown (Cassidy picked that out because she loves coconut), like crazy so Dale can come back and halp us install them on Saturday and Jason is planning on doing the grout tonight. My new washer and drier get delivered on Saturday sometime as well. We bought stackable pair so we could finally have room somewhere in the house for a deep freezer, we will put in the laundry room next to the washer and drier. I am so excited to be able to do one load of laundry in the time it used to take me to do two. I promise to include pictures of the finished basement with the next blog entry.

Here are a few more pictures to finish off my blog. Two are of my sister's little girl, Kaydence. In one of the pictures Cassidy is feeding her rice at the Mexican retaurant we went to for my parents anniversary dinner. It was so funny, she couldn't get enough rice. In the other she is doing "Happy Feet". She saw the movie so now whenever you tell her to do "Happy Feet" she dances all around. She got her cast off yesterday, Tuesday, and can't stop jabbering about her arm (my sister told me on the phone). The last picture is a cheesy one of me, I am always the photographer so there is never a picture of me, my dad took with my camera at dinner. He thought it was fasinating how little my camera was. So he had to play with it for a minute.

I want to include as many pictutres from Easter that I can so here is another group of them. These are of the kids, Cassidy, Zack, and Megan, on their Easter Egg hunt and with their baskets on Sunday morning.

Here are the pictures that I promised of Easter, I am going to have to post a few blogs to be able to include all of the pictures from the weekend that I want to. Easter was so fun! We all really had a great time and the drive really wasn't all that bad. We got there Friday evening and all went for a nice walk on the golf course then back to my mom and dad's for a yummy dinner and relaxing evening. Saturday we went for a walk to a local coffee shop and decorated Easter eggs, these pictures are of egg decorating. My mom scheduled professional pictures at Foto Quick so we did that Saturday afternoon and it went really well. The kids were all behaving nicely and even my dad smiled a few times. Then it was back to my parent's house to eat again, we did a lot of that. Kim, Jason and I took a trip to the local clothing store, Beal's. It is kind of like a Ross. It is going out of business so Jason says there is no reason to go to Page anymore, he loves to shop there whenever we are in town, except RD's Drive Inn that is. Saturday night my mom and dad babysat the sleeping kids while we went and saw "Road Hogs" at the local theater, so funny. On Sunday the kids looked through their Easter baskets and found all of the eggs that the Easter Bunny hid. Then we went to church, napped, and went for a walk. Sunday night Kim and I took my parents to dinner to celebrate their anniversary, it was so delicious! Jason, Cassidy and I got up to leave on Monday morning and left Zack with grandma. He didn't cry like I thought he would and has had a really good time so far. My mom says he misses Cassidy more than anyone and I think the same is true for her, she is so bored with out her brother. Hopefully she will remember taht the next time she feels like fighting with him. I hope everyone had as happy and wonderful of an Easter as we did. I loved seeing my whole family and having such an enjoyable visit.

No pictures today but I thought I would wish everyone a Happy Easter! We are heading to Page, Arizona to see me family, it is my Spring Break so Cassidy and I have Friday and Monday off and Jason just gets to take a few days off. My entire family will be in Page for Easter so my mom is planning on having family pictures taken, I think the last one we have of all of us was at my wedding. We all haven't been together since last June so it should be a really good time. It is also my mom and dad's 36th anniversary on the 10th of April so I am sure we will all go out and celebrate that while we are there as well.
It is going to fun to watch the kids play and interact. Megan, Monte and Crista's daughter, is almost 2 and Kaydence, Kim and Elias' daughter, is 1 1/2. They are going to be so fun to watch, and I am sure Cassidy will be the little mother and Zack will be right in the middle of it all. I am not excited for the drive but the visit and fun will be worth it. My mom wants to keep just Zack for a week after Easter so we will see how that goes. I hope everyone has a very fabulous Easter and I should have some pictures of the trip to share with you all when I get back, if I remember to bring my camera that is.