Unfortunately Me

Google "unfortunately [your name]" and post the results. :)

PS I'm bored. We have two separate viruses floating around our house. I have the 2nd one.

Unfortunately Camille proves to be more resourceful than he expected.
I don't really appreciate being underestimated!

A comparison of these two monster storms shows that, unfortunately, Camille was no Katrina.
Don't be knocking my hurricane!! Okay. I'll admit I'm a dork. I actually read that link. Camille had higher force winds but Katrina was much bigger. Camille USED to be the measuring stick by which all storms were measured.

Unfortunately, Camille was found in that wilderness
Um. Scary.

Unfortunately, Camille's parents have been released from galactic prison, and Camille is not very happy to see them, despite their claims of being reformed.
Can you blame me?

Unfortunately, Camille passed away on June 4, 2006.
Sad. :(

Unfortunately Camille is among a minority of students participating in these tutorials who approached tutorials in this way from the beginning.
Ya. I'm brilliant

Unfortunately, Camille is such a selfish, moody cow we're more likely to side with them than egg her on.
Whoa! RUDE!!

Interview Mommy

If you do this repost with your child's name and answers & let me know you did it! (I got this off facebook).

Leah - 3 years 3 months old

1. What is something mom always says to you?
"mommies always come back"

2. What makes mom happy?
"when you're being home"

3. What makes mom sad?
"when I'm sleeping" (hahahahaha)

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
"she bites me" (what?? LOLOL)

5. What was your mom like as a child?
"just like me"

6. How old is your mom?
"33" (I can't believe she knows that!)

7. How tall is your mom?
"this tall" (with hand gesture)

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
"play candyland" (um. no.)

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
"go to the store and do work"

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
"going to the store" (huh.)

11. What is your mom really good at?
"playing candyland and playing hungry hippos"

12. What is your mom not very good at?
"chutes and ladders"

13. What does your mom do for a job?
"go to the store"

14.What is your mom's favorite food?
"salad"

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
"hugging me"

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
"backyardigans"

17. What do you and your mom do together?
"school"

18. How are you and your mom the same?
"one. two. two eyes. daddy has one two too"

19. How are you and your mom different?
"cause we are friends"

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
"cause I love you!"

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
"he loves us"

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
"to the chinese place" (yummy)

25 Random Things About Me

I've been tagged what feels like a million times on facebook to do this list. So I did it there and thought I would post it here also. I had to tag 25 people on facebook so I'm not doing that again.

:)

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1. I'm a creative cook. For example, once on a Sunday afternoon a friend said to me "I'm craving a corn dogs." A little google-ing and 20 minutes later we were eating corn dogs that I made using wild game smoked sausage. Or tonight Leah asked me for mac & cheese. We didn't have any so I did a search and then made Alton Brown's Stovetop Mac & Cheese. I can do stuff in the kitchen.

2. I don't love to bake. Baking is more science and exact than cooking. Cooking is more art. Don't get me wrong. I can whip up a good cake but I would rather do the savory stuff.

3. I love math (and I have a BS in Mathematics). I seriously get a little high from doing a calculus problem that is several pages long. It's a thing of beauty. I used to feel embarrassed about that and even once said it was a shame that I didn't do something that inspired people - or something like that - and my grandmother said she begged to differ - math did inspire people. It inspired Isaac Newton and every famous mathematician and scientist you've ever heard of. She had a good point!

4. I would love to have a house that was deep in the woods behind a mountain. I would love if you could only get to it by snow mobile during most of the year. As long as I still had internet and cell service!

5. My child is in the basement. I should go check on her but it irritates her. She likes her own space sometimes. And then other days you'd think her life was going to explode if she got more than 3 feet away from me. What's up with that?

6. My husband and child are the center of my life.

7. I may never get over "My Own Worst Enemy" getting canceled. Criminal. I don't understand what is the matter with people. Seriously.

8. I'm a people person most of the time. And people in general drive me bonkers. That's a bit of a paradox, eh?

9. I wish I was eating Chinese food right now. Or Thai. Or Cambodian. Or Vietnamese... you get the idea.

10. I did my taxes today. January 31st. I rock. You know that, right?

11. I like intelligent, inquisitive people who make me think.

12. I love candy. Good diabetic that I am. I'm eating starburts right now but I'm picking all the pink ones out first. Then I'll start on orange. Then red. Chuck the yellow - those are nasty.

13. I'm the Google Queen. People ask me to find things. Call me, IM me, email me. I find stuff. And I love - LOVE - a good challenge. So if you have something a challenge let me know!

14. From a very young age I wanted to be a mommy. I used to always say I was going to have 12 children. That's clearly not going to happen!

15. Since we got a Wii for Christmas I have had several low blood sugar incidents. Wii is E.X.E.R.C.I.S.E. So fun! But it effects how much medicine I need. I have to check my blood sugar more carefully these days. Who would have thought? I think it's fantastic that I HAVE to play Nintendo because it's healthy for me. ;)

16. I hate commercials. We went through a period after we moved when we had no TIVO or DVR. I stopped watching TV. Seriously. I only kept up with shows that they put online.

17. I have pretended to eat plate after plate of plastic food in the last few minutes. Should I be full now?

18. Some of my favorite people in the world I met online. Some of them I've never even seen in person. It is a source of fascination to me how well you can get to know someone. Then when you meet face to face for the first time it's like you've known them forever right away - but you still have to get to know their face.

19. One of my most favorite things in the world is waking up to my daughter cuddled up to me. She's going to sleep in her own bed now and sometimes it makes me really, really sad. So many of my favorite motherhood moments have come from cosleeping with her.

20. When I'm done with this I'm going to put it on my blog. Since my blog is now linked directly to the notes on Facebook there is going to be two copies of this list in here. Hopefully I can delete one.

21. The biggest problem with hating commercials is that I never know when new shows come on. I'm really excited I found out about "Lie to Me" before it had been on for three seasons first!

22. I have two cats named Benny & Joon. And a dog named Sam. Do you know what all those names have in common?

23. I cry easily. Not as easily as I used to though. I don't know what that means exactly. But I know it's a result of the years of infertility and the adoption wait. Those were the most painful years of my life. But hallmark commercials still make me cry!

24. I love to read. Currently I'm reading the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. SO good. I'm on book 8.

25. My greatest wish for Leah is that she will grow and learn with a sense of the power that lies within her. That she will always approach life with a knowledge of that power. And that she will always know how wonderful she is.

101 Things Tag

I saw this on my sister - Leah's - blog.

PUT THE THINGS YOU'VE DONE IN BOLD.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/Disney World
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing/repelling
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted/sketched
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business (Math Tutor - okay it's a simple business but I did it & I was successful!)
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching (I wasn't actually whale watching. We were on the deck of an Alaskan cruse - my sister & I - and we saw a whale. But SHE didn't bold this one so I feel guilty lol)
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person (okay - only sort of - I was on an airplane and the pilot circled over the grand canyon while leaning the plane each way so we all got to see. It was pretty cool but still very far away)
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (fish count, right?)
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day.
101. Fallen in Love

Apparently I'm also supposed to tag 10 people but it's just not gonna happen. Do it. It's fun!

Christmas Tag

William & Leah did this on their blog & Jaycey sent it to me in an email so I'm doing it here :)

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Paper
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial - I'm allergic to real trees.
3. When do you put up the tree? Normally the day after Tday - This year it was Dec 1st.
4. When do you take the tree down? Jan 1st or 2nd
5. Do you like eggnog? Not much - too thick. Sometimes I buy those packets where you just add milk. I like that because I can make it thinner. And I LOVE to make French toast using eggnog instead of milk. SO good.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? My favorite gift ever was a kitchen aid stand mixer. I don't remember ever being so excited about anything. However, I was not a child. I was 27? I think. I was so beside myself with excitement I couldn't even talk. My mom sent it to me in the mail. When I left her a message she couldn't even understand what I was saying and Drew wanted to know did I love the stand mixer more than him!
7. Hardest person to buy for? My parents. When they want something they just buy it. The only thing to do is find something they would want if they saw it - but before they do.
8. Do you have a nativity scene? Actually no. It broke when we moved. I need a new one.
9. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail. Who emails Christmas cards???
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I can't think of anything.
11. Favorite Christmas Movie? Miracle on 34th Street
12. When do you start shopping for Christmas? I used to start around Halloween. But since Leah's bday is mid November - now I start the day after her birthday. I can only present shop for one holiday at a time!
13. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No
14. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Caramel Popcorn - but only my family's caramel recipe.
15. Lights on the tree? Of course!
16. Favorite Christmas song? Angels We Have Heard On High
17. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Both this year - Christmas at home & then traveling on Christmas day to my sister's house!
18. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Yes
19. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel on one tree, Star on the other
20. Open the presents Christmas Eve or Christmas day? one on Christmas Eve (usually new jammies) and the rest on Christmas
21. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? People who act unhappy about the holidays!
22. Favorite ornament theme or color? navy blue/light blue, silver, white - that's big tree theme
23. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Food
24. What do you want for Christmas this year? A Wii
25. Favorite thing you look forward to doing every year? All of it!

Tagged - 4th Picture

I was tagged by Kathy for this one.

You are suppose to find your 4th picture in the 4th folder of pictures you have on your computer....and post it. Then tag 4 people

My pictures are so organized in our picture folder - family, by year, by month - I just keep going to the 4th folder until I got to pictures - this was April of this year. I decided to start with the 2008 folder. lol


I was laying on back on the bed & Leah leaned over me & I snapped that picture.

Gosh how I love that face!

Tag four people... hmmmm

1. Connie
2. Jaycey (is that going to be the same picture?)
3. Amy
4. Camela

Tagged by Jaycey

1. What time is it? 10:29 PM
2. Full name: Anna Camille
3. What are you most afraid of: not being the best mother I can be
4. What is the most recent movie that you've seen in a theater: Bolt
5. Have you ever seen a ghost? No
6. Where were you born? Rawlins
7. Have you ever been to Alaska? Yes - on a cruise - gorgeous!
8. Ever been toilet papering: No
9. Loved someone so much it made you cry? Yes
11. Croutons or bacon bits: Both, please.
12. Favorite day of the week: Saturdays
13. Favorite Restaurant: Red Lobster
14. Favorite Flower: Calla Lillies and Irises
15. Favorite sport: Ice Skating - does that count? I really like diving too.
16. Favorite Drink: REALLY cold ice water
17. Favorite ice cream: This times of year - Peppermint
18. Favorite fast food restaurant: Taco Time (*weeps that there isn't one near*)
19. What color is your bedroom carpet? Gold
20. How many times you failed your driver's test? Passed written first time, Failed driving first time - I went 22 in a 20mph school zone - automatic flunk. I passed the 2nd time ;)
21. What do you do most often when you are bored? Computer or Book
23. Bedtime: Whenever I fall asleep.
24. Favorite TV shows: Heroes (I may be slightly obessesed with this right now), House, My Own Worst Enemy, Amazing Race, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Fringe, Survivor, NCIS, The Mentalist, Bones, Eleventh Hour, Top Chef, Project Runway (I looked at my dvr list for some of that - I think that's most if it LOL. How embarassing!)
25. What are you listening to right now? Drew snoring (Big Sigh)
26. What is your favorite color? Blue
27. How many tattoos do you have? zero
28. What would you like to accomplish before you die? Raise happy children and see them raise happy children.

Tagged - 7 things

Connie tagged me :)

Seven things to do before I die:
(this is really all about the food I want to eat)

Visit...

1. France
2. Spain
3. Italy
4. China
5. Japan
6. Thailand
7. Africa

Seven things I cannot do:

1. Swallow any kind of mushroom
2. Be a man
3. Grow taller
4. Play volleyball without getting hurt
5. Totally overcome my past (nothing sordid ;) lol I mean my childhood)
6. Eat broccoli or cauliflower (I guess I can eat broccoli raw with dip - but otherwise - ew)
7. Beat Drew up (it was his idea I put that)

Seven things that attracted me to my spouse:

1. His face
2. His sense of humor
3. His testimony
4. His kisses
5. The way he so freely showed he liked me
6. The way he looked (and still looks) at me
7. His hands

Seven things I say most often:

1. Leah!
2. Come on, gorgeous (to Leah)
3. I love you
4. You're my favorite _____ (I say that so much that now Leah responds with "You're my favorite mommy!")
5. Where's my phone? (Ever try call me? I don't answer because I never know where my phone is!)
6. I'm hungry.
7. What do you need?

Seven books I love:

1. Girl of the Limberlost
2. Twilight Series (4 books)
3. Wheel of Time Series (11 - soon to be 12 books - I'm on book 5)
4. Harry Potter Series (7 Books)
5. Green Eggs & Ham
6. I love you yesterday, today & tomorrow too
7. Winnie the Pooh books

Seven movies I could watch over and over again:

1. Sense & Sensibility
2. Persuasion
3. Cutting Edge
4. Robin Hood (Kevin Costner)
5. Steel Magnolias
6. US Marshals
7. Miracle on 34th Street

Seven people I'm tagging:

1. Leah
2. Becky
3. Pep
4. Kathy
5. Sara
6. Amy
7. Aubrey

As always if you don't do this - I will *not* be offended!

Tagged - My Scariest Moment

Tagged by Tracey to the the scariest moment...

hmmmm - I'm having a hard time thinking of this.

All of my scariest moments are wrapped up in the early part of our marriage when Drew was in & out of the hospital (he's bipolar). We spent the first year and a half of marriage taking care of him and getting him stable. Dealing with a husband who is in a psychosis... It's just scary. I was 22. It was a lot. I think I handled it well. I yelled at doctor's. I took good care of my husband. He's still bipolar, he still must take his pills every day but it's a back burner part of our lives. Thankfully! He's happy, healthy, and no one would ever even know he's bipolar. Yeah for stability!

I don't know if I can pick ONE moment & describe it though.

And as I've learned I generally am with a crisis - during the actual crisis I'm very calm usually. But after it's over & everyone is fine? Crash. Even after all that time with Drew - when he was healthy & happy & working & stable & just... himself - I went into a pretty deep depression. It was like backlash depression or something. My body just needed it I think - down time.

Or the other day when Leah fell out of a grocery cart & landed on her head? (PS the most sickening sound EVER is your baby's head hitting on concrete floor.) After hours of watching her & making sure she was fine - waking up every hour all night long to check on her so we could pass the 24 hour head injury mark - I laid down and sobbed. But I was very calm the whole previous day. Go figure.

I believe I'm supposed to tag 5 people to do this...

Leah

Deanna

Daisha

Becky (sorry about the double tag ;) )

Mandy

Tagged - Four Things

Tagged by my sister, Leah. Who - btw - just made the best announcement EVER on her blog...

Four Jobs I've had:

1. Mathematics Tutor (many times over)
2. Website Administrator
3. Office Assistant
4. Ice Cream! (I did that for awhile in high school. My first job ever!)

Four Movies I've watched more then once:

1. Lord of the Rigns (triology)
2. Harry Potter (series)
3. US Marshalls (I watch this movie every night. I trained myself to fall asleep to it. Very good insomnia cure. I actually love the movie but if you fall asleep watching a movie enough times you get a Pavlov response to it. I can also do this with Cutting Edge & Independence Day.)
4. Robin Hood

Four Places I Have Lived:

1. Laramie, WY
2. Boise, ID
3. Maple Vally, WA
4. Westford, MA

Four TV Show I watch:

1. Army Wives
2. Big Brother
3. Bones
4. Top Chef

Four Places I've been:

1. Bogotá, Colombia
2. Alaska (several cities on a cruise)
3. Gulf Shores, Alabama
4. Monterrey, Mexico

Four People Who Email Me Regularly: (Do facebook messages count? Cause otherwise I don't really have four people that email me regularly.):

1. Mom
2. Yahoo Groups
3. Freecycle
4. Thread Notifications from a couple forums

Four of My Favorite Foods:

1. Crab
2. Watermelon Snocones
3. Jerky
4. Cheese Enchiladas

Four Places I'd Like to Visit

1. Italy
2. Africa
3. Australia
4. Spain

Four Things I'm Looking Forward to This Year:

1. Living my life because I really do love it lately!
2. Watching Leah & Sam grow
3. Camping
4. Breaking Dawn book and the Twilight movie

Four People I Tag:

1. Kathy
2. Pep
3. Becky
4. Christine

Tagged: 4

My sister tagged me. Sigh.

;)

Fours

4 Jobs I have had:
Merchandising Vendor
Web Design/Technical Support
Wife
Mommy

4 Movies I watch over and over:
(Can I list cartoons because that's all I get to watch lately!)
Harry Potter
US Marshalls
Cutting Edge
Robin Hood

4 Places I have lived:
Duluth, GA
Westford, MA
Claremore, OK
Rexburg, ID

4 TV shows I watch:
Survivor
Big Brother
NCIS
Numb3rs

4 Places I have been:
Bogotá, Columbia
Monterrey, Mexico
Tijuana, Mexico
Gulf Shores, Alabama

4 People who email me regularly:
(Leah's right - people IM me. They don't EMAIL me!)
Mom
Yahoo Groups
All the places I shop online
All the confirmation emails for the orders I place

4 Favorite things to eat:
Cheese Enchiladas (can't get enough of those lately)
California Pizza Kitchen Spinach Pizza
Crab - Favorite food of all time - King or Snow
Shrimp (Well, most seafood really)

4 Places I would rather be:
(any place warm)
Tallahassee, FL
Hawaii
California
Mexico

4 Things I look forward to this year:
Leah turning 3 (I look forward to this & dread it all at once)
Spring
Summer
Happily living my life!

4 People to tag:
Pep
Kathy
Daisha
Deanna
(Sorry Ladies! I won't be all offended if you don't do it ;) )

Tagged

I've been tagged by Mandy from The Joys of Asha.

Rules: Once tagged, you must link to the person who tagged you. Then post the rules before your list, and list 8 random things about yourself. At the end of the post, you must tag and link to 8 other people, visit their sites, and leave a comment letting them know they’ve been tagged.
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Okay. I don't know if there are 8 blogs left that I read! lol I will do my best.

8 random things about me... This is hard!

1. I've lived in lots & lots of places: Before I was 4: Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, California & Georgia. We lived in Georgia until I was 10 (2 towns). Missouri until almost 12. Then Oklahoma until 17 (one town - 2 houses). Then Massachusetts until I graduated (1.5 years). Then Idaho (college - a LOT of moves), Wyoming (again - 2 towns, got married), Washington, Wyoming (2 towns - 4 apartments/townhouses), Idaho (2 apartments, Wyoming (currently). And heaven help me, we're settled for now. Drew is in a long term career now! (1 year down, 29 to go)

2. I've always wanted to have 12 kids. I'll be 32 soon. I have one now... it's probably not going to happen. lol

3. I am now living in the town I was born in but I did not grow up here or ever attend school here. That's weird, ya? I'm an outsider who was born here.

4. I'm a Christmas Eve baby!

5. I love math. I mean LOVE it. When my BIL calls for help with his calculus homework last night? I got ALL excited! Woohoo! Hooray for Calculus!

6. I'm also a musical person. I love to sing. I love music. I actually started college as a double music/math major. However, the music department makes it impossible for you to do both. It ticked me off so I dropped it. They seem to have this "if you aren't dedicating your whole life to us than you don't really love music" attitude. It was maddening.

This is getting harder...

7. I'm so madly in love with my daughter. That's not really random but right now she's sleeping against me with her head on my hip. Some things about life are so good. This girl brings joy to everything!

8. I'm watching a cartoon movie right now even though Leah is asleep because I don't want to get up & change the movie. Hello? Lazy much, Camille?

Okay. I'm off to figure out if any blogs I read haven't been tagged yet!