FINALLY SOMETHING TO BLOG

OK, my life is so boring that I tagged myself! If anyone is interested, here is my answers to the one that Maran wrote:

10 years ago:
Well, Dave and I were seriously dating and in love. In May he proposed.

5 Things on my list to do today:

Buy gardening supplies for my new veggie garden
Get my hair cut
Go walking with Aunt Betty
Go to Relief Society
Watch American Idol

What would I do if I were suddenly a millionaire:

Pay off my mortgage
Buy a pick up truck
Go on vacation/travel (take entire family to Hawaii)
Buy all kinds of presents for my children and grandchildren
Save some for retirement
Give some to all of my kids

3 Bad Habits

Snacking at night
Staying up too late
Now that I have DVR, watching too much TV

5 Places I've lived:


Union City, NJ
Culver City, CA
Torrance CA
Elk Grove, CA
Sacramento, CA

5 Jobs I've had

Pool Locker attendant
Computer operator (Back in the 70's) for Pacific Mutual
Daycare provider
Food Club organizer/seller
Registered Nurse at Sutter Memorial and Bloodsource

5 Things people don't know about me:

This one's hard because I'm very open
1. I love my kitty, Tigger.
2. I actually ate crab for the first time as an adult this year. (I didn't like it)
3. I've been pregnant at 19,20,21,22,23,25,26,29 and 30!!!! Not each one with a different pregnancy, just at those times in my life. And I was pregnant with two different pregnancies when I was 21.
4.I have a real pet peeve about being dishonest. (Today I found some seeds under a big bag of mulch when I got out to my car. So, even though it was inconvenient to go back on line in Lowe's, I went and paid for it. The cashier was very surprised and shocked that I would pay for it. I told her my integrity is worth more than a few bucks.
5. I love working in the garden.

Where will I be in ten years:

Hopefully, healthy and retired and planning to go on a mission with Dave. Also, in a smaller house that is paid off!

Thats it. Now I tag all my son in laws and my daugher in law, Jill. :)

She's a HE!

Look at those cute paws :) Tigger doesn't like looking at the camera.

OK, I know, I know. Another post about Tigger. But hey, this is my baby now. Anyway, I finally took her to the Vet and found out that She is He! Someone owned him before and got him fixed! Thats why I was unable to figure out what sex Tigger was. We had an interesting trip to the vet. I borrowed Bet's kitty transporter to put Tigs in. He wasn't happy in there and I locked the little gate and put him in the back of the Toyota. About half way I hear a loud sound in the back and figure that Tigs rolled the cage over. But then I look in my rear view mirror and there he is with his paws on the back bench and ears flat and wild eyed. I'm thinking, "Oh crap, I'm in trouble. He's out of the cage. (Have no idea how he opened the locked door. Smart cat.) I was close and so I kept going knowing full well that within seconds Tigs would be in my lap. I watched as he climbed over the first bench and then jumped into the passenger seat and put his paws on the dashboard and looked out the windshield. I must have looked like some crazy "pet lover" who allowed her cat to help drive because then Tigs was in my lap and trying to get out my window while I was driving down Grantline Blvd! Luckily, I was three blocks from the Vet and I threw him into the passenger seat and got there in one piece. Then the challenge was trying to get Tigger back into the cage without him escaping. I did it and Tigger was actually very well-behaved while the Veterinarian checked him out. He's about 2-3 years old. I feel sorry for whomever paid for him to be neutered and then lost him. Anyway, he has no fleas and is very healthy. Thank goodness because he now sleeps under my bed. (Sometimes he climbs up and sleeps between Dave and I.) But as soon as it warms up, Tigs will be outside again at night.

Not too much happening

Well, this photo of Tigger is about how we are all feeling lately in the cold January, February weather. But, I noticed buds on our trees and my daffodils that I planted last Oct. are coming up! Also my hyacinths in the back yard are growing. I will post photos when they bloom. Dave and I joined 24 hour fitness and we had our first work out. Boy am I out of shape! The worst in my life. I lasted twenty minutes on the treadmill (the kind that has the base moving up and down). My knee also gave me a few problems. We had to switch three times to different machines before I found one that didn't hurt. Well, we have goals of losing 25 lbs each by the end of the summer and getting in better shape. I will show before and after photos when we reach our goals.

GOOD BYE PRESIDENT HINCKLEY, WE LOVE YOU

Just in case my family members didn't know, I'd like to publicly announce my love for our President and Prophet of the Church, President Hinckley, who passed away today. He was loved and admired by many. His keen sense of humor was wonderful.He was a witness of Christ and a Prophet of God. He will be greatly missed by all who loved him. He is now happy with his eternal sweetheart, Marjorie, who he has missed so deeply since her passing. We will never forget him. God Bless you President Hinckley for your never-ending diligence. You wore yourself out in the Lord's service, the way you wanted to; "like an old,worn shoe". We love you.

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Some things we did while recuping from knee surgery

The week I had surgery was actually a busy week. Some things I was able to do and some I had to skip due to my knee and then I got a cold that wiped me out. But here are a couple of things we were able to do: Jessica, Jeff and Madison flew in from Missouri and stayed with us Thursday night till Sat. morning. It was a quick visit but we were so glad they came to see us.

I had Sam pose and show off her adorable whale outfit at Dominic's birthday party. He was so cute. Jill did an excellent job of decorating and making the train cake from scratch. And, the pizza was actually delicious like Round Table should be. Remember when we went there during the holidays and I said it was the worst RT pizza I've ever had? Well, it must have been the cook! Hopefully, he doesn't have a job there anymore.

We were also invited to two wedding receptions and a snow trip. Unfortunately, I couldn't make it to any of them. :( The knee is healing well. On Monday I go to my post op to see what my next option is so I can excercise on it again. Have good thoughts for my knee please.:)

Christmas fun and unbelieveable rainstorms

We had an absolutely wonderful time visiting with everyone. Thank you all for coming and making the sacrifice to travel here. I know it was a challenge with little ones.

Christmas Eve found us at South Landpark looking for Fairy Tale Land to be open. But it was closed so we walked around a lake and fed the ducks. Sadly, this is where Jake and Kerrie lost their camera as seen hanging around her neck in this photo.

Hannah's favorite plaything was the container of pine cones on the hearth. She loved climbing up there and throwing the pine cones down to the floor.




Hailey knows how to smile pretty for the camera.

Sam and Dominic and David and Jill were able to come over on Christmas Eve so we could have one time all together. David had to work onChristmas and New Years Day.
Little Hannah and her daddy opening up her gift on Christmas Eve.

Allie was happy with her gift. I love her huge smile. Kaden got to be "Santa Claus" handing out everyone's gift from under the tree.

CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY WAS WONDERFUL AND BUSY. SANTA CAME AND EVERYONE RECEIVED FANTASTIC GIFTS. THE CHILDREN WERE ADORABLE. WE MISSED THE STEVENS FAMILY ESPECIALLY THAT DAY.

Left, Thayne and Ella sweet dreaming. Right, the girls were caught playing Barbies. :) Oops, Kaden is there too.

After everyone else left, Jake and Kerrie and Allie got to do a little more with us. Here is Allie on Sunday wearing her new Christmas dress. She looked so cute in it.

Allie decided to lay in the middle of the floor medallion while she was helping Grandma "undecorate" the house. Then she and Tigger made friends.

It may be hard to see from these photos but these are trees that were blown over in the storm. The big one is from the front of our house in the stream bed. Two other trees of the same variety inside the fence and on the corner also blew over. We also lost two tall eucalyptus trees on the back of our property. Dave spent hours cutting the branches off that were against the window (media room) and over on the back neighbor's property. This Saturday, we are the ward's service project. Hopefully, the trees will all be gone and cleaned up.

A Proud Momma

Last Friday the 7th Dave and I had the honor of attending David's pinning ceremony for his promotion to Engineer. There were a couple of hundred people there and I was very proud of him (and Jill too for her support). The kids were adorable on stage. They had the parents stand up in the audience. David looked very handsome in his uniform.