6 ramdom things about me....

OK, Sherry, you asked for it! Here are 6 random things about me...

Here are the rules:


1- Post the rules on your blog
2- List 6 random things about yourself.
3- Tag 6 people at the end of your post.
4- Let each person know they have been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
5- Let the tagger know when your entry is up.


1. I do all the family laundry in one day. I start the first load about 8:30 in the morning and finish about 6:00 at night. There are generally about 8-10 loads on that day. My laundry day is Monday. I wear old jeans and a t-shirt on that day and don't go many places. I fold after the kids go to bed and put them away. I have tried doing laundry all during the week. It does not work for me.

2. I am a picky eater. I don't like mushrooms, onions, and some other things. I am big into the textures of foods. I only like milk chocolate. It has to be candy. I do not like white or dark chocolate. I also do not like chocolate ice cream, shakes, or pudding. It's the texture thing.

3. I did not get my driver's license until I was 21. Insurance was (and is) way expensive where I grew up. I couldn't afford it. I had a boyfriend with a car my senior year. Then I left for college in Rexburg, ID. You could walk everywhere. I did not get my license until March 1996, while I was dating Mike and 8 months before I got married.

4. I was on the swim team in high school. I was on varsity my freshman year and DQed my first race. Oh, well. I never lettered either. I swam for 3 years. I did every stroke at some point. I was consistent and dedicated but never really fast. I still do love swimming. At Ricks, the gym reeked of chlorine and I loved it. You would open the doors and smell it. I miss not being able to smell it on my skin. Crazy, I know.

5. I barely bought a blow-dryer last month. I have not had one since college and I didn't like it then. Megan got a flat-iron for Christmas. So I went and bought one so we did not have to wait for her hair to air dry. So we have the first blow-dryer in our house, ever. We still don't have a curling iron.

6. I never ditched in high school. Not once. I was the 4th from my family to go to that high school, so we had quite the reputation. But I did use it for my own means. It's amazing what teachers will let you get away with if they know and like your family! ;)


There you go! Six things about me. I'm not very exciting, that I know.

I tag....

Stacy
Jen
Crystal
Rebecca
Krisanne
Brandy

Some really old pictures....

I used to ask my mom where all the pictures of me when I was little were. She said the back then they did not do photo prints but slides. So must of my childhood is on a series of slides at my parents house. But for Christmas my little sister, Sarah, send me a flashdrive with a lot of family pictures that she scanned and copied for everyone. Very cool gift!! Last year Sarah and her husband, Hayden, sent us CDs with pictures of my Grandma and Grandpa Wayman (my mom's parents) when they were growing up. My Grandma Wayman passed away in March 2000. My Grandpa Wayman just passed away in August 2008. Very cool presents that I will treasure! But these are some pictures of me from "back in the day"! :)

My three older sisters and me. Karen, Susan, and Becky.

Susan is holding me. I am maybe 3-4 months old.

I am assuming this is Easter 1975.

I am about 4-5 years old here.

I am wearing my favorite shirt at the time. I wore it so much the wording faded.

My Grandma Wayman gave it to me. It says, "You're no bunny till some bunny loves you!"

Beck and I in our Easter dresses that Grandma Wayman made us. I think it is Easter 1979.

Man, my mom looks tired! No wonder! Check out the number of kids around her and my dad!

Karen, me, Becky, Mike, Susan

I loved my mumu! Wore it all the time!

My dad and I on my baptism day!

February 1983.

I would post more but quite frankly they are quite scary. Glasses are not a good look for me! I have had them since kindergarten. The glasses back in those days are ugly by todays standards. I always tell my kids they are lucky to have the cute frames they have these ays! My hair is always short in these pictures because I would twist my hair in to knots. My mom got sick of dealing with it and chopped it until I was old enough to take care of my hair myself. Fast forward 25-30 years and I am dealing with the same issue with my 4th daughter, Katelyn. Like mother, like daughter. My mom is laughing about it now!

Please help a great cause!!!

I copied and pasted this entry from my friend's blog. Please help. These are good friends of Mike and I. Sherry's husband, Darin, and Mike were missionary companions in Uruguay. You can contact me or Sherry with any recipe you would like to contribute. My email is mkjacobson@msn.com and Sherry's is at the bottom of the post. Thank you!!!!

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I started this blog http://sugarandspicecookbook.blogspot.com/ (this is also linked under My Blogging Buddies Sugar & Spice Blog on the side bar) so that I can compile recipes for a cookbook I am creating on behalf of my niece, Miss E.

Miss E. was born with Spina Bifida, a common birth defect where the skin does not completely form around the spinal cord while in the womb. Miss E. is an amazing little girlie and requires 24 hr. care by her parents and nurses...

Her family is in need of acquiring a van that is better suited than their current vehicle to transport Miss E. to medical appointments and check-ups. Miss E. requires various medical equipment as well as a car equipped with power sources. With the proceeds of the cookbook, we hope to help her family with such costs...

Here are the GUIDELINES.....
Please post the following:
-your favorite recipe or recipes.
-a SHORT 1 paragraph memory of this recipe.
-your name & state (if you are willing).

Categories I need recipes for:
This is not all inclusive...if you have any other household or cleaning tips, other recipes that do not fall under these categories please submit them!!!
Appetizers
Beans, rice, and grains
Breads
Desserts
Eggs
Fish and shellfish
Meat
Pasta
Poultry
Salads and dressings
Soups and stews
Vegetables
Vegetarian cooking

PLEASE HELP US GET THE WORD OUT....YOU CAN POST ON THE SUGAR & SPICS BLOG OR EMAIL ME AT RIDGECREEKHOMES@MSN.COM, IF THAT IS EASIER!!!!

Christmas dresses...

Every year I buy the girls dresses for Christmas and Easter. Crazy you might say. Consider though that I only buy them dresses twice a year, Christmas and Easter. So really it's not too out of control. Mike's parents give us money every year to buy the girls presents so actually this is one of the presents they get from their Grandpa Jake and Grandma Kitty. So thank you to them!!

I gave up a while after Monica was born trying to get the dresses to match. So Megan, Karly, and Monica (when she was younger) had a lot of matching dresses. The logistics are crazy to try to get size 16 to 24 months to match. So to save my sanity and at Mike's suggestion, I gave up matching. Plus Megan is old enough that she doesn't want to match her younger sisters exactly and she has her own idea of what she wants. So now to make myself feel better we have a color "theme" every year (Megan is agreeable to this). Last year was creme. All the girls had creme as the main color on their dress. This year the "theme" color is red (or with Katelyn's dress as close as we could get it). But let me tall ya, it is hard to find 5 dresses that are not sleeveless. Why stores carry sleeveless holiday dresses in UTAH during the WINTER is beyond me. Sorry, it just doesn't make much sense to me. Megan and Katelyn still wear sweaters over theirs to keep warm in the church building.

Megan and Mikayla

(Mikayla got her picture taken before Megan and didn't want to vacate the area.)

Karly

She hates the flash from the camera so she looks to the side. Crazy girl!

Monica

She loves the fur cuffs on the jacket of her dress.

Katelyn

I love her dress. I picked hers out first. Okay, it's not "red" but it goes well enough.

Mikayla

Her new nickname is "cheese-ball." She loves getting her picture taken.