Sea World October!

We decided to take a trip to Sea World today! Joel took off work and we all went to Julianna's therapy appointment in Oceanside. Then it was off to Sea World! It was a great day.

More about me

I saw this on Melanie's blog and thought it would be fun. I've done one similar to this, but it's been a while. And Lindsey, I'm still working up the courage to do my 100 things--I will get there!

10 years ago I was...
1. Starting my junior year of high school at Irvine High. I was excited about my AP English Language class.
2. Working my first job at Longs Drugs as a cashier. That store isn't there anymore!
3. Driving my first car--a Ford Festiva. The smallest car ever made. The engine sounded like a wind-up toy. But it got me around!
4. Just attended my first EFY in Santa Barbara with my childhood friend, Angie. We hadn't seen each other in a long time and were roommates for EFY. I miss Angie!
5. Still playing my flute and I think this was the year I did choir for a semester. It was fun. I also started yearbook this year and got to write stories about the school and students. Yeah, I was cool in high school.

Things on my "to do" list...
1. Clean the fridge! Long overdue.
2. Paint the entire house! I have a strong desire to paint lately but I need to take it slow...
3. Buy a nice pumpkin so we can carve it for FHE tomorrow.
4. Find some things for Blake's costume.
5. Read "Twilight"--yeah, I'm like the last person to read it, I know. Still working on it, Katie!

Favorite snacks...
1. Apples and peanut butter
2. Pudding
3. Marshmallows (they've been popular around here lately, mostly because of Julianna)
4. Yogurt
5. Cheddar cheese Pringles

Places I've been...
1. Chicago
2. Nashville
3. Texas
4. Hawaii
5. Arizona (so yeah, I've never outside the US, but Hawaii was fun!)

Jobs I've had
1. Barnes and Noble cashier, cafe person (yes, I made the caffienated drinks)
2. Rite Aid photo developer
3. BYU bookstore employee--book section and photo section
4. Freelance editor
5. Substitute teacher (my favorite!)

I tag anyone!

Goodbye, Crib...

We had an interesting afternoon. I put Blake in his crib around 1 today, shut the door, and left the room. Only one minute later, I hear him saying, "Hi." I'm thinking, he sounds too close...and sure enough he's just walking down the stairs saying "Hi to Julianna and me, like he's done nothing wrong, and then runs into the family room! And then I remember that last night, he started to figure out how to climb out of his crib, but didn't do it completely. And I had the thought that it might happen soon. Well, not even 24 hours later, he's climbing out of his crib! So anyway, I had no choice but to put him down on his big bed that is already in his room. After 1 1/2 hours, he's asleep (I think....he shut the door and I don't want to open it and wake him up!) So, that's my story for today. Blake's in a big bed now, a little earlier than I planned (I was going to do it when he's 2, which is only a couple weeks away) but it will be fine! I hope he keeps it up!

Hello from the "craptop"

Well, we are borrowing the craptop again until we get our computer fixed AGAIN. And Dad, we haven't even had time to try the software you gave us because we've been so busy! We might do it tonight. But anyway, there was a video on my camera that I wanted to share. It's when we were watching Belle. Blake tried really hard several times to ride her like a horse. Thought you'd like to see it, and everyone else who loves Belle will enjoy it, too.

Quick post

Hello all. My computer might have a virus again! AHH! It's because we tried to use playlist.com to put songs on our blog. Beware of that site! So now I only have 5 minutes before the internet stops working--great virus! Not enough time to download videos or pics--sorry! Anyway, we are alive and well! Julianna is back to her normal ways after we stopped watching my mom's dog. We watched the dog (Belle) for a week and the whole time, Julianna was SOO good because she didn't want to hear Belle bark. But the day after Belle went home, she was back to her tantrums and biting and screaming. So fun. Maybe that means we should get a dog, huh? But we are doing well. Hopefully our computer will be fixed by Halloween so we can post pics. And I'm sorry I can't comment on all your blogs because of this virus! I really only have time to look! But just wanted to post and say all is well here!

Recent Videos

I can't believe it's been a week almost since I've posted! Where has the week gone? I've been trying to take some videos of the kids so you can see them in action. Here they are! Sorry they seem a little fuzzy, and also sorry for the first video ending with a shot of Julianna's behind! Oops! Didn't notice that before! Well, enjoy!

Farewell, Blot

Well, it finally happened--Blot died this week. He was truly a survivor --he lived for over 2 1/2 years. We first came to know Blot (we named him, not them) when a family in the ward went out of town and asked us to watch him. I overfed him, and he literally was on the verge of death. I was already thinking I would need to go buy them a new fish! But Joel cleaned his tank, and he survived! Then a few months later, this family moved out of state, so he became our fish in the summer of 2006, when I was pregnant with Blake. Joel decided Blot needed a friend, so we bought another little fish to put in his bowl. But this fish started attacking Blot, and nipping at Blot's tail and fins until they were in shreds. So we had to separate them, but Blot survived again, even though he had trouble swimming for a while! In the last week or so, Blot really started to slow down, to the point where he would just lay on the bottom of his bowl. But even in his last days, he still tried to get off the bottom and swim to get his food. Well, yesterday, he wasn't trying anymore. And we knew he was gone. We told the kids Blot was dead, and Julianna said, We need to give him more food! So last night, we flushed him down the toilet, and said, Bye Blot! Blake then lifted the toilet seat, looking for Blot. But I think they now know he's dead! We just can't believe how long he lived, and how many times he was near death but still survived. And that's the story of Blot the black moor goldfish.