Who's Got Holiday Spirit?

More pearls of widsom from Adam....
Lately, on our way to and from school we have been counting houses that have decorations on their house. We've gotten up to about 300 so far (some houses are counted twice) so we decided to stop counting and just enjoy the lights. Adam is always so thoughtful of other people. When I commented that our house looks like it has more Christmas Spirit than most of the houses Adam said "Maybe that's their idea of Christmas spirit. They all don't have to look like ours." We talked a little more about it and then he commented, "The houses with decorations have Christmas Spirit, but any houses that don't have decorations are DEVIL SPIRIT!". So funny. Seriously, that kid keeps us laughing. And yes....I will teach him about the different traditions for other religions....

My Quirks. AKA...I'm a mess...

Here are the rules:

* Link the person who tagged you.
* Mention rules on your blog.
* Tell about 6 quirks of yours.
* Tag 6 fellow bloggers to do the same.
* Leave a comment to let them know

My Quirks (I was tagged from Tina's Blog):

1- I do not go barefoot ANYWHERE. Seriously, I'd shower with socks if I could. I hate the feeling of dry feet on cement and carpet. Ewww...
2- I'm a slacker with my blog. I don't do anything for a month and then I swarm it with numerous posts.
3- I don't like to watch sad movies unless I'm at home alone, with a roll of papertowels. Seriously, I'm a mess when I cry. Dang Steel Magnolias, and even kids movies make me sob.
4- I don't like anything other than fruit in my Jell-o. Soggy nuts and other unholy ingredients mixed in make me gag. I barely like Jell-O because let's face it, pudding has more calories which means that's my favorite.
5- I do not like sitting in the middle of a movie theater. It's always near the end of the row. You never know when I'll get the call to save the world and need to make a speedy exit. Or that the huge Diet Coke has finally caught up with me. I hate crowds. I hardly ever go to the movies on opening weekend (unless it's Twilight!) and the thought of going to a concert makes me cringe. (Aside from the Monkees because the middle aged folks didn't get too rowdy) I'm a home body and like my space.
6- I love to sing outloud even though I'm a horrible singer. Just ask my kids, they wish I would stop. I probaby look like an idiot singing along in my car when I'm by myself. Not only am I not a great singer, but I constantly get the words wrong. Oh well, it makes me smile. :)

The Fabulous Five (things about me)

5 things I was doing five years ago.
1- Getting REALLY excited to move back to Utah!!! (12/8 will be 5 years)
2- Getting nervous to join the full-time working class again
3- Excited to be near family and friends
4- Happy to have had the opportunity to stay home with the kids for a couple years
5- SOOO Excited to move back!!! I had to list that twice.

5 things on my to do list.
1- update my blog (done- for now at least)
2- clean out my hotmail inbox (yikes, I have a lot in there...)
3- put up Christmas ornaments
4- set up meetings at work (procrastination is not good)
5- Christmas shopping. I don't want to be near the malls around Christmas.

5 snacks I like
1- Microwave popcorn with Junior mints. Yum- you have me hooked, Tina!
2- Toast with honey
3- bagels and cream cheese
4- oranges
5- all of the above with a nice frosty Diet Coke.

5 Things I would do if I were a millionaire
1- Travel
2- Pay off all my debt!
3- Retire
4- Go to school
5- Help out others who are in need.

5 Places I have lived
1- Sandy
2- Midvale
3- Magna
4- Van Nuys, CA
5- Santa Clarita, CA

5 Jobs I have had
1- Trolley Stop - I had a great ice cream arm. And old people always order Pralines and Cream. Every time....
2- Lechters/Famous Brands Housewares
3- OC Tanner
4- Robinsons May
5- 1-800 CONTACTS

Tag to whoever hasn't done this already. I'm probably the last since I'm such a slacker.

Patriot Pride

Today Ashley won the Patriot of the Month award at Eastmont Middle School! She didn't have any idea that she would be getting the award so it was a great surprise. She didn't see that Grandma Arents and I were sitting in the front row until after she was called up in front of the entire school. It was really hard to keep it a secret. She is so involved in school that it's surprising it took this long for her to win this! But, better late than never! So far, she has always had a 4.0 GPA in school and she makes the schoolwork look easy. Great job, Ashley!!!

Tag: 4th folder, 4th picture

New Tag! Go to your 4th picture folder, and download your 4th picture.

My picture was of our cute dog Rudy. Weird, because he was in my folder labeled Yellowstone. Tag: Tina, Janessa, Melissa, Michelle

Santa and the Candidates

Okay, I have to post this- Today while Mark and I were watching the presidential debate (same old stuff said, different day) Adam announced that he was voting for Barack Obama. Honestly, I am not pushing my political views on my children, he decided this at school from a weekly reader. Here was the conversation that followed:

Adam: "I'm voting for Barack Obama not the other guy."
Mel: "Why did you decide to vote for him?"
Adam: "Because he looks nice."
Mel: "That's a nice reason, but you should vote for someone with the same beliefs as you have to help you decide."
Adam: "Like believing in Santa Claus?" (Imagine this being said with a huge grin)
Mel-trying not to laugh: "Yes, like believing in Santa Claus. Obama believes in Santa Claus."
Adam: "Then I'm voting for him!"

It was too funny not to share.

Cat Bowling

Try your hand at Cat Bowling! This is seriously the funniest thing I have seen!
http://www.brandextract.com/catbowling/