I've been tagged...

I've been tagged by my sister-in-law and I am finally getting around to answering the questions.

1. What was I doing 10 years ago? The first thing that comes to mind was that I was having hot flashes and told by the doctor that I was going through early menopause in '97 but in Aug. of 98 I was blessed and shocked to find out that I was a few months pregnant with our youngest. In '98 I was a busy mom of 4

2. Five things on my to-do list today-- Get the kids off to school, work, trim some more off the rose bushes (they were hammered from the snow!), take J to get a duplicate of his driver's permit (this actually got booted to tomorrows list since I found out he has an appointment new by tomorrow), laundry, clean the lint out of the vent hose in the back of the dryer (it apparently got a lot trapped and started smoking today--that one was added to the list once we started laundry!) Family Home Evening which I am waiting to begin now. I didn't count but that should be about five--maybe more.

3. What snacks to do enjoy? I suppose the better question would be, What snacks don't I enjoy? Apparently the reasoning behind all my extra weight...and my behind! K and I had a box of mint truffles that were sure good while they lasted...and ice-cream is a common treat. If I am just snacking between meals (a true snack and not a stress relief treat to unwind---yes, I know, I will refer to this in a question coming up...) I love snack on the baby carrots and when I have fruit on the trees in the summer a fresh peach or apricot is always yummy. I really like water too. Does that qualify as a snack? Quite often when I am hungry (or think I am) I go to the kitchen and decide on a glass or two of water, I really do like that.

4. What would I do if I were suddenly a billionaire? Wow, wouldn't that be great! The first thing I would do is get rid of all the nagging debt we have. To think just a few years ago we were completely out of debt (except the house and car). Unfortunately we have had to help support the business a little too much and we have had tons of medical bills (about $5000 we are currently paying on) so that debt would be gone! Including the house and car. Then I would help my siblings and my husband's siblings get rid of their debt also. I'd invest some, set up some sort of charity and/or scholarship fund and I would plan a trip for my family to Thailand and Chile. And of course, K and I would also take the cruise to Alaska we've been dreaming of.

5. Three bad habits of mine? Refer to snacking. It is the late night bowl of ice-cream that gets me. Not exercising enough also. I know they are excuses but that dang knee of mine really hinders my desire. I just hate laying in bed at night with an aching knee keeping me awake --- I do great in the summer time when the pool is open and I can swim. My knee still aches at night but it doesn't hurt in the water and getting out of the heat into a cool pool is a draw. And third, hmmm, I thought about asking K but then I worried what he might say. Some questions are better left unasked! I will say speaking out of turn. I am notorious for not raising my hand in classes, interrupting, etc. (However, I really do try not to interrupt. It is rude.) If I get excited about a topic or emotional about it, I just shout out what I want to say, sometimes without thinking.

6. Five places I have lived? Shall I count backwards? Before we moved here, we lived in Ogden, UT. That is where we lived when we got married almost 20 years ago. Then Provo, UT while attending BYU; Chile while on my mission; Rexburg, ID while attending Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho), Concord, CA where my family moved when I was 8. (Just FYI before that I lived in Provo, Laramie, WY; Pocatello, ID; Rexburg, ID; North Liberty, Iowa; Grantsville, UT and possibly a few other places too. My dad was transferred a lot when I was young.)

7. Five jobs I have had? I have had lots of jobs, I started working the week of my 16th birthday and continued working through college (with the obvious break while on my mission in Chile). I stopped working when my first child was born so I could be a stay at home mom and have been so ever since---but now I do have a job at the district preschool for children with special needs (integrated with reg. ed. children) 3 hours a day/4 days a week. While I was expecting my first child I worked at Davis Learning Center-- a school for children with Behavioral Disorders. I taught Earth Science, English, Art, Biology to 7th-12th graders. I did and internship for one semester at Payson Junior High and was the Resource teacher for Math and English. At BYU I worked in the campus bakery slicing and bagging bread. At Ricks I worked as a cashier at Nordic Landing--the campus snack bar. During the summers and Christmas breaks I worked for Kelly Temp. services at GMAC. I just called GMAC when I was in town and they set things up with Kelly. It was great because my sister worked at GMAC and we would go to work together ---it was also nice to have a job when I was only home for a couple week or a summer. My first summer home from Ricks I worked as a Bank Teller. I worked at a preschool from Dec. to March in '84 while I waited to enter the MTC. In high school I worked at A&W as a carhop. I was there 2 1/2 years. That was a fun job. My senior year I only worked there on Saturdays and M-F I went school 1/2 day and in the afternoons I worked as a receptionist at a law firm in Walnut Creek. I now that was more that five, but I ramble. I should have listed that under my bad habits!

8. Five things people don't know about me? That is a good question. I am pretty much an open book. It has to do with that rambling thing I do. I know one. This I haven't told anybody...so here it goes. When I was 4 or 5 I stole a candy bar from my friend's house. It was in a kitchen drawer and it looked so good. (refer to snacking again---) I felt so guilty that I cried myself to sleep. The next day when I was at her house I took a dime of mine (the cost of a candy bar back then) and I put in the drawer. I never did get up the courage to confess though. I guess since I was only 4 or 5 I will be okay come judgement day...that still bothers me though.
#2 I like hot showers but I don't like long showers. My knee starts to bother me and I get light headed....plus I see a long shower as a waste of time and water. That is probably my dad whispering in my ear. #3 Some people know this, but not many. I ran in a 3-K once which was huge for me. I preferred to run in the dark early morning or late at night. The distance was no trouble because I regularly ran more than that. I was so nervous standing with my number and waiting for the race to begin that I cramped up real bad---I can't remember if I threw up or not but I know I felt like it and I hurt so bad that I needed to walk most of the way. It was humiliating as a mom with a stroller passed by me. What can I say, I wasn't meant to run in crowds. #4 Oh I know one! I know no one knows this because it is new. I went to the doctor today (I forgot to put that on my list of things to do today!) and tomorrow I start taking medication for my high-blood pressure. Bummer huh. Today at the office it was 138/93. Better than the day I made the appointment 150/97. I really need to get exercising. I gave J and K the assignment a month ago to bring up the health rider and move down my recliner. It isn't done yet, but I am working on it. #5 It is hard to think of things that people don't know! This one though, I think only JanEtta knows because she was in my ward at the time. I used to have a calling (possibly the only person in the church to have this as a calling!) to decorate the table for the Relief Society lesson on Sundays. I was to find out what the lesson was on, talk to teacher to see if she wanted anything specific, and I got the table cloth, visual aides, center piece, all needed to make the table up front beautiful and lesson friendly.