I love the service projects we are given in my MCOM class. I hope when my husband starts teaching at a University that he will incorporate some service assignments into his classes.
For this assignment our professor chose the most stressful weekend for us and asked us to find someone more stressed then we are and do something for them. There is a couple that used to be in our ward, they have a baby and the mom is leaving town for a little bit and the dad still needs to go to work. They were looking for a sitter for this week.
My husband and I have a busy week next week (lots of papers and projects) but I am really looking forward to helping them by watching their son. So, I wont have performed my act of service over the weekend, but I signed up for it and am excited to see how it goes.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Beauty and the Beast Biker Shorts
I was with my family over Thanksgiving and as we were sitting in my grandma's living room, someone lifted a family photo off of the coffee table. It was a photo of all of grandma's grandchildren (my cousins) taken over 15 years ago.
The first thing everyone noticed was how much the fashions have changed. We laughed at the huge bangs, the slick hair, and the big glasses. Then my girl cousins and I reminisced about our horrific outfit choices during that era.
We started talking about the scary looking bangs in the picture. My mom would start my bangs further and further back with every haircut. Eventually my bangs started in the middle of my head and were very thick - yikes!
The other fashion faux-pa I remember from my childhood was the biker shorts and stretch pants. The stretch pants I would wear were black and had a strap on the bottom of the legs so that you could hook them under your foot. These would inevitably be paired with a large Christmas sweater.
I also mentioned biker shorts. I believe my favorite outfit in elementary school was a Beauty and the Beast outfit. The shorts were purple biker shorts with little pictures of characters from the movie all over it. The top was also purple (a color I despise now) it had a large picture of bell on the front. I wore the outfit often and might have worn it everyday if my mother had let me. A purple biker-shorts outfit, and bangs that started in the middle of my head; thank goodness we all grow up.
The first thing everyone noticed was how much the fashions have changed. We laughed at the huge bangs, the slick hair, and the big glasses. Then my girl cousins and I reminisced about our horrific outfit choices during that era.
We started talking about the scary looking bangs in the picture. My mom would start my bangs further and further back with every haircut. Eventually my bangs started in the middle of my head and were very thick - yikes!
The other fashion faux-pa I remember from my childhood was the biker shorts and stretch pants. The stretch pants I would wear were black and had a strap on the bottom of the legs so that you could hook them under your foot. These would inevitably be paired with a large Christmas sweater.
I also mentioned biker shorts. I believe my favorite outfit in elementary school was a Beauty and the Beast outfit. The shorts were purple biker shorts with little pictures of characters from the movie all over it. The top was also purple (a color I despise now) it had a large picture of bell on the front. I wore the outfit often and might have worn it everyday if my mother had let me. A purple biker-shorts outfit, and bangs that started in the middle of my head; thank goodness we all grow up.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Children's Books
Childhood Books I Remember from My Childhood:
1. The BFG (Big Friendly Giant)
2. The Farthest Away Mountain - my favorite book growing up. I loved it because my cousin read it too me.
3. Edward the Emu - in the "big book" section at BYU HBLL
4. Frindle - I remember my mom reading this book to me and my brothers one summer out on the front lawn. My mom loves books. She has helped me love books.
5. Coderoy - a book about a bear, who I believe lives in a hotel.
6. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
7. Fantastic Mr. Fox
8. The Magic School Bus - I still love the one about caves.
9. The Mitten
10. American Girl Series
11. Amelia Bedilia
12. The Journal Books by Marissa Moss - I fell in love with these books because they had a ribbon bookmark.
13. The Very Hungry Caterpiller
1. The BFG (Big Friendly Giant)
2. The Farthest Away Mountain - my favorite book growing up. I loved it because my cousin read it too me.
3. Edward the Emu - in the "big book" section at BYU HBLL
4. Frindle - I remember my mom reading this book to me and my brothers one summer out on the front lawn. My mom loves books. She has helped me love books.
5. Coderoy - a book about a bear, who I believe lives in a hotel.
6. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
7. Fantastic Mr. Fox
8. The Magic School Bus - I still love the one about caves.
9. The Mitten
10. American Girl Series
11. Amelia Bedilia
12. The Journal Books by Marissa Moss - I fell in love with these books because they had a ribbon bookmark.
13. The Very Hungry Caterpiller
Monday, November 15, 2010
Jacob
I have a little brother, who is not so little anymore. Jake has grown up and is much taller than me now. He is in the Marines and is gone again for another training. I visited home this weekend and we watched the movie "Fox and the Hound". The movie sparked some memories of Jake.
Jake and Kyle watched "Fox and the Hound" a lot. There is a small clip before the movie starts that the boys really liked. It was about a lion that got dropped off by the stork to a lamb. So, the mama lamb raised the lion and the lion never fit in. The lion finally earned his respect from the lambs when he saved them from a wolf. The clip is called “Lambert the Sheepish Lion”. And I still have the song stuck in my head. The boys loved that clip.
Whenever Jake would watch a movie or the TV he would often be sitting on his tricycle. So picture a short boy with chunky legs and a round face with blonde, bull-cut hair and big eyes sitting on his tricycle watching the TV.
I can’t explain any more of the little Jake memories because if he ever reads this I will be toast.
Jake and Kyle watched "Fox and the Hound" a lot. There is a small clip before the movie starts that the boys really liked. It was about a lion that got dropped off by the stork to a lamb. So, the mama lamb raised the lion and the lion never fit in. The lion finally earned his respect from the lambs when he saved them from a wolf. The clip is called “Lambert the Sheepish Lion”. And I still have the song stuck in my head. The boys loved that clip.
Whenever Jake would watch a movie or the TV he would often be sitting on his tricycle. So picture a short boy with chunky legs and a round face with blonde, bull-cut hair and big eyes sitting on his tricycle watching the TV.
I can’t explain any more of the little Jake memories because if he ever reads this I will be toast.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Disneyland
I love Disneyland. It is such a happy place. I am amazed at how well the workers at Disneyland make sure to give you the happiest experience. My husband and I love Disneyland so much that we went there for our honeymoon. It was a blast, just as much fun as I remember it being as a kid.
When I went as a child my parents really made it a great memory. We saw Mickey mouse and we bought hats with our names embroidered on them. I remember going on Space Mountain a million times. The line was short the day we were there and it was my favorite ride!
My brothers really liked Disneyland as well. My littlest brother loved it! Jake had so much fun on the Indiana Jones ride and as we walked around the shops near the ride he found a wooden rifle that he fell in love with. Since it was only the beginning of the day, my dad told him to keep looking and if he didn't find anything he liked better we would go back and get it at night.
Jake was in love with the gun the whole day so we finally went back to get it at night and the store was closed! Jake was heartbroken and my dad felt like the worst father. We were leaving the next day and there was no way that Jake could get that gun. Dad walked to the store next door and asked the worker if they had any guns like it. They didn't. The worker asked what the problem was and my dad explained the situation.
With no second thought the worker got a key for the store with the guns and let my dad in. Dad was able to get the gun for Jake and it ended up being one of the best vacations we have taken as a family.
I am just so impressed at how well Disneyland does at making it the happiest place on earth. I love Disneyland.
When I went as a child my parents really made it a great memory. We saw Mickey mouse and we bought hats with our names embroidered on them. I remember going on Space Mountain a million times. The line was short the day we were there and it was my favorite ride!
My brothers really liked Disneyland as well. My littlest brother loved it! Jake had so much fun on the Indiana Jones ride and as we walked around the shops near the ride he found a wooden rifle that he fell in love with. Since it was only the beginning of the day, my dad told him to keep looking and if he didn't find anything he liked better we would go back and get it at night.
Jake was in love with the gun the whole day so we finally went back to get it at night and the store was closed! Jake was heartbroken and my dad felt like the worst father. We were leaving the next day and there was no way that Jake could get that gun. Dad walked to the store next door and asked the worker if they had any guns like it. They didn't. The worker asked what the problem was and my dad explained the situation.
With no second thought the worker got a key for the store with the guns and let my dad in. Dad was able to get the gun for Jake and it ended up being one of the best vacations we have taken as a family.
I am just so impressed at how well Disneyland does at making it the happiest place on earth. I love Disneyland.
Friday, October 22, 2010
The Trampoline
Breaking only one bone in your life is quite an accomplishment. I broke my arm when I was young; too bad it is not a great story. I was simply reaching off of the trampoline to get my shoes from the ground and fell. I landed on my arm and broke it.
My mom didn’t believe me. She wiggled my arm around and told me to clean my room. The next day when we went to the doctor and we found out it was broken, she felt pretty bad (don’t worry mom, I forgive you ☺).
The best part about the broken arm story is that it involves a trampoline. My family loves trampolines. My brothers and I always had so much fun on them.
Favorite Trampoline Activities:
* Putting the sprinkler under the tramp and jumping in our swimsuits.
* Having sleepovers on the tramp with Lizzie to protect us. The sleepovers only lasted until about 2:00 am, by that time we were freezing and would come back into our own beds.
* Slip-and-Slide when the tramp was wet after the rain.
* "1,2,3,4, I declare a bum war. Go!"
* Dead man, dead man come alive, before I count to the number five.
* Crack-the-Egg. A much better game when my dad and his brother's would play :)
My mom didn’t believe me. She wiggled my arm around and told me to clean my room. The next day when we went to the doctor and we found out it was broken, she felt pretty bad (don’t worry mom, I forgive you ☺).
The best part about the broken arm story is that it involves a trampoline. My family loves trampolines. My brothers and I always had so much fun on them.
Favorite Trampoline Activities:
* Putting the sprinkler under the tramp and jumping in our swimsuits.
* Having sleepovers on the tramp with Lizzie to protect us. The sleepovers only lasted until about 2:00 am, by that time we were freezing and would come back into our own beds.
* Slip-and-Slide when the tramp was wet after the rain.
* "1,2,3,4, I declare a bum war. Go!"
* Dead man, dead man come alive, before I count to the number five.
* Crack-the-Egg. A much better game when my dad and his brother's would play :)
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Pets
Here is my childhood pet inventory:
- 1 Hamster: lost under the fridge, never found.
- 1 Canary: "Sunny". I remember putting her in a shoebox when she died. My dad helped us burry her at a park near our home.
- 3 Guinea Pigs: All three were Jake's pets and we did not have all three at the same time. They came in succession. Each had a severe encounter with our dog and would be replaced until we decided Jake should not go through the trauma any more.
- 1 Black Lab: "Lizzie", had her forever. She was the best dog. It was really hard when my mom and I had to take her to the humane society to put her down. She was really old.
- About 30 Cats: "Blackie" was my favorite; there was also "Rascal" - who abandoned her kittens after they were born. "Blackie" adopted them and nursed those plus her own kittens. Most of the other cats we had were just kittens. We would keep them until they could eat dry cat food and then we would give them away.
- 1 Lizard: "Shades". We caught a lizard up at Jump Creek Falls and kept it as a pet. I remember buying it a cage and a heating rock. It was really fun to go to the pet store and buy live grasshoppers for it to eat. Shades died also. My brothers and I must have heard of embalmment somewhere because we stuffed Shades with rosemary and then buried him in a purple velvet jewelry case.
- 1 Hamster: lost under the fridge, never found.
- 1 Canary: "Sunny". I remember putting her in a shoebox when she died. My dad helped us burry her at a park near our home.
- 3 Guinea Pigs: All three were Jake's pets and we did not have all three at the same time. They came in succession. Each had a severe encounter with our dog and would be replaced until we decided Jake should not go through the trauma any more.
- 1 Black Lab: "Lizzie", had her forever. She was the best dog. It was really hard when my mom and I had to take her to the humane society to put her down. She was really old.
- About 30 Cats: "Blackie" was my favorite; there was also "Rascal" - who abandoned her kittens after they were born. "Blackie" adopted them and nursed those plus her own kittens. Most of the other cats we had were just kittens. We would keep them until they could eat dry cat food and then we would give them away.
- 1 Lizard: "Shades". We caught a lizard up at Jump Creek Falls and kept it as a pet. I remember buying it a cage and a heating rock. It was really fun to go to the pet store and buy live grasshoppers for it to eat. Shades died also. My brothers and I must have heard of embalmment somewhere because we stuffed Shades with rosemary and then buried him in a purple velvet jewelry case.
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