Tom, Dick or Harry

Now that I own and ipod, and it actually has music on it, not audio books, I can do this!

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Put your iPod or other music player on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the NEXT button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!

If someone says, "Is this okay?" you say? Summer Wind (Michael Buble)
What would best describe your personality? Weeping (Josh Groban )
What do you like in a guy/girl? Long Long Journey (Enya)
What's your life's purpose? Not a Day Goes By (Lonestar)
What is your motto? I'm Alright (Kenny Loggins)
What do your friends think of you? I Love Being Wrong (Colin Raye)
What do you think about often? I Hate Men (Kiss Me Kate cast album)
What is 2+2? More Than Words (Extreme)
What do you think of your best friend? The Bridge of Khazad Dum (Howard Shore (LOTR))
What is your life story? And So It Goes (Billy Joel)
What do you want to be when you grow up? Wishin' and Hopin' (Ani DeFranco)
What do you think when you see the person you like? Put Your Head on My Shoulder (Michael Buble)
What do your parents think of you? River of Dreams (Billy Joel)
What will you dance to at your wedding? Pooh Corner (Kenny Loggins)
As much as I like this song.....not.
What will play at your funeral? Indian Outlaw (Tim McGraw)
What is your hobby/interest? Lenningrad (Billy Joel)
What is your biggest secret? I'll Never Fall in Love ( Mary Chapin Carpenter)
What do you think of your friends? No Wonder (Barbra Streisand)
What is the worst thing that could happen? Shannon is Shot (John Williams (Far and Away
album))
Appropriate
How will you die? Dreams (Cranberries)
What do you regret? Shadow of the Past (Howard Shore (LOTR))
What makes you laugh? The Way You Look Tonight (Michael Buble)
What makes you cry? Immortality (Celine Dion)
Will you get married? Happy Ending (Princess Bride)
Just wondering...does that mean yes or no?
What scares you? Drifting (Enya)
Does anyone like you? You Don't Know Me (Michael Buble)
If you could go back in time, what would you change? The Way He Makes Me Feel (Barbara Streisand)
Who?
What hurts right now? An Innocent Man (Billy Joel)
What will you post this as? Tom, Dick or Harry (Kiss Me, Kate cast album)


Well, now you all know what music I listen to! Nothing by Josh Groban showed up though

Book Recommendation

I have just finished, yesterday, a wonderful new book! It's one I probably would have discovered working at the bookstore but otherwise not, since I tend to rarely read "new" books. My book club however, has pushed me to read some more recent authors than Dickens and Austen and most of them, I have enjoyed.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, is wonderful historical fiction in epistolary form. It takes place immediately after WWII in London and the Channel Islands. It reminded me in some ways of 84, Charing Cross Road, (which if you haven't read, you should). I didn't know much about what happened during that time period in the Islands and neither does the main character, Juliet, an author in London. She begins a correspondence with some inhabitants and learns their stories about the German Occupation of the Islands and their survival. Their Literary Society was formed spur of the moment to explain why they were breaking curfew, and it goes from there.

It is a very compelling narrative with wonderful, full-fledged characters that I sympathized with and cared about. I highly recommend this book to all. It is an easy read and well worth the time.

Christmas and New Years

Well the holidays are over, the regular schedule resumes tomorrow and I barely took any pictures.

Mom and Dad and I went to Emily and Chris' home for Christmas Eve and Joy and Richard Mann were there too. Emily made a wonderful dinner and lots of goodies! Mmmmmm! We watched "The Forgotten Carols" and sang lots of Christmas Carols.

Rachel and Keith flew in on the 25th. Seeing them for Christmas was great, they were able to visit for a while and although their trip out left some things to be desired, it was fun to have them in California. Emily and Christ were there also, of course. Both of my sisters (and their husbands) gave me beautiful necklaces this year. It was very nice, low key and simple. It was a very nice Christmas.

I had fun helping Alec and Ryan get in the Christmas mood, we made an Advent Calendar, snowflakes and tree ornaments for mommy and daddy.


We enjoyed driving around looking at all the lights and decorations, singing carols and talking about baby Jesus. Do you know why Mary put Jesus in the manger?Alec does, "because there was poop on the floor"! I had never thought of that reason before, but it does seem logical!

Aren't they gorgeous?

Ryan always asks for two different songs at night now, "daddy" and "baby" (I love daddy, he loves me... and Away in a Manger)

For Christmas I gave them a box of dress-ups. A couple of store bought ones, fireman and train engineer, and a whole bunch of pieces of fancy material. Lots of fun!



For New Year's I joined my work family in Napa, it was a large beautiful house and many of their friends with children joined us. We had a marvelous time.

Ward Christmas Party!

So some of you have heard about my ward Christmas Party, (and some of you were there), but the video of "Once there was a Snowman" has now been edited and posted on YouTube! So here it is.




I think my favorites are Kermit, Cosette and John Denver!

The rest of the party was fun too, lots of good food, company and music, and of course Santa showed up!

Halloween Pictures

So here are a few pictures from our Halloween.

This would be My Costume!!

I put alot of work into that :)

But I put even more into these!!

HOPE YOU HAD FUN...WE DID!

Sarah...this is for you!

My 8 Obsessions right now...

1. Finishing Halloween Costumes

2. Jigsawflash.com (so much fun)

3. Trying to keep my very small space organized (with all my stuff)

4. Reading...as always

5. Doctor Who

6. Alec and Ryan

7. Finishing the afghan I started in June

8. It's me or the dog! (I don't know why, I'm not really fond of dogs, but I like the show)

8 words or phrases that I use often

1. Cough!!! Cough!!! (does that count?)

2. You get what you get...you don't get upset!

3. Whining gets you NOTHING!!

4. Bus! Ryan, Bus!

5. Please stop running in the house.

6. What does the (insert animal) say?

7. No Problem

8. I love you

8 things I want to do before I die...

1. Finish these Halloween Costumes...LOL

2. Get Married

3. Raise a (my own) Family

4. Visit Italy

5. Live in England

6. Cruise Alaska and Norway

7. Buy a house

8. Finish reading all my Books! (I am almost finished with R)

8 things I want or need right now...

1. Student Loans to be paid off

2. A Guy! :o)

3. To spend more time with family

4. Mani/Pedi

5. Massage

6. Lose 30 pounds

7. Ben and Jerry

8. Clean out my Craft Closet

8 people I tag..

1. Alpha W.

2. Natalee M.

3. Melissa E.

4. Nicki C/B.

5. Emily M. (double tag)

6. Rachel J. (double tag)

7. Jasmine C.

8. Shannon R.

My List

Well I have done way less than half...I better get on the ball.

39 Things I've done

...Things I've done and Places I've Been to (Mine are in red and bold)
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child (in the process of )
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors (Toquerville, Ut)
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language (in the process of)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check(s)
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt (it only says pieced, not finished!)
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (School newspaper counts right?)
85. Read the entire Bible (& Book of Mormon)
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating eewww...
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day