Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was so much fun this year!! It was great to have family and friends that I haven't seen in a long time and those I see a lot too. Enjoy the pics!

Hobo Dinners with the Richards Family

I was so excited to have my cousin Monique and her family come to my house for Thanksgiving. The drove in on Wednesday so we treated them to a Morgan Family Hobo Dinner. I think a good time was had by all. If not, they were all great liars. :)

For Funsies

You are Ghost White


Your dominant hue is blue, making you a good friend who people love and trust. You're good in social situations and want to fit in. Just be careful not to compromise who you are to make them happy.

Your saturation level is very low - you have better things to do than jump headfirst into every little project. You make sure your actions are going to really accomplish something before you start because you hate wasting energy making everyone else think you're working.

Your outlook on life is very bright. You are sunny and optimistic about life and others find it very encouraging, but remember to tone it down if you sense irritation.
the spacefem.com html color quiz

Airport Security

I fly fairly regularly and know about all of the security changes at the airport. They boys and I were heading to Utah for the weekend and were in a little bit of a rush (as usual, I'm not the most punctual) so we checked our bags and got our boarding passes and ran to the gate. I didn't check the boarding passes. Why would I?? She saw my ID and checked it. At security we reach checkpoint two: check ID and boarding passes. They sent us on our way. We then walked through the metal detector. Checkpoint three: again, check ID and boarding passes. We got to the gate and sat down for a minute to get our stuff organized and I pulled out the boarding passes so we could board and the above is what I saw. I had a mini panic attack but was able to get our actual boarding passes printed. I gave the gate agent the wrong passes we were given and she just couldn't believe that that could happen. Well, it did. I should have kept them. They had better seats than us. :)

Babysitting

Ashley asked me if I could watch her "baby" for her and of course I said yes. What kind auntie would I be if I said no? She is a great mama and came with a list of things for me to do. It's always nice when a parent comes prepared.

Thy expomin led hardships for Native Americans. HUH??

I love a good word puzzle but this was beyond me. The other night Ben asked me to help him study for a test. He hands me his notes and asks me to read them and ask him questions about the information. Little did I know I was going to have to have experience in hieroglyphics. See the following example:

We ended up having a good time studying anyway. I read what it looked like and he translated. I hope he did okay on the test. :)

Nerd Day and Hickory Hill Field Trip

My Super Nerd

This belt is the best part. In my opinion. LOL!

Random pics from the field trip to Hickory Hill

100th Post

Here it is. What a daunting task it was. Holy cow!!! 100 things about me?? I didn't know I had that many. A big THANK YOU to Kelsey for pointing some things out to me. Love you girlie!! These aren't in any particular order. Just the way I typed em up!

1. I love, love, love double cheeseburgers.
2. I’m a sucker for just about any animal. (snakes not included)
3. I don’t like my smile.
4. I’m too fat to wear my wedding ring.
5. My kids drive me crazy but I’m lost without them.
6. I sing REALLY loud in the shower.
7. I’ve never been on a big roller coaster (yes, I am a BIG chicken)
8. I’d love to get Lasik.
9. I want to scuba dive somewhere cool. (not my pool)
10. I have to have the paper money in my wallet in order from smallest to largest denomination and all facing the same direction. (Yes, I’m psycho. Did you not know?)
11. I love pearl jewelry.
12. Rarely do I get a girly color when I get pedicures. It’s usually blue, black or something really dark like that.
13. I know far too much about serial killers
14. I love to play games with my friends and I’m a big cheater.
15. I’ve always wanted to learn Sign Language.
16. I’ve had 9 jobs since high school. (I’m a little ADD)
17. I love to work out but only when it is trainer induced. If not, I’m super lazy.
18. I love movies that scare the crap out of me. Not gory horror flicks.
19. I change my hair color almost as frequently as I used to change jobs.
20. I can belch better than most men.
21. I never wanted to have a daughter. (good thing I got boys!!)
22. I would love to go on a cruise. Preferably Alaska but I’d go anywhere.
23. I love getting henna tattoos (when they look good) but would never get a real one.
24. I have a nose piercing. (most of you already know that)
25. I feel that I am more masculine than feminine.
26. I am an expert time waster.
27. I am sooooo not crafty nor do I scrapbook. (I can’t move back to Utah, I’ll never live up to the "Super Mom" role)
28. When I sit I curl the toes on my left foot under and rest them on the floor. It’s hard to explain. Anyway, I’ve done it so much that my second toe has a callous because of it.
29. I’m very insecure and get social anxiety when I’m around a lot of people. Not shopping so much, like a party.
30. I am not a fan of shopping. I’d rather not altogether. Except online. I don’t mind that.
31. I would love to get a college degree.
32. I am totally in love with Paul Giamatti.
33. Also in love with Jack Johnson.
34. My favorite colors are purple and green.
35. I love daisies.
36. I love hearing obscure music artists. I’m not always a fan of the mainstream stuff.
37. I would love to see the Northern Lights.
38. I live quietly in my house in the woods and rarely see anyone.
39. I love the paranormal and ghosts!! If you think your house is haunted then invite me over.
40. My very favorite animal is a rat.
41. I have a preauricular tag on my left ear.
42. I’m a trained phlebotomist.
43. I can’t start a day with out a Rockstar and my med cocktail (Prozac & Wellbutrin).
44. I love cool nights when I can sit outside in a big sweatshirt and sweats and have a hot cup of chai tea.
45. I would love to move back to the Pacific Northwest. That is where I feel most at home.
46. I love to dress up on Halloween.
47. I always have a bra on. Not sure why but I do.
48. I don’t like my birthday. I’d rather have it be just like any other day.
49. I’ve never broken a bone.
50. Coming up with 100 things about me sucks!!
51. I got kicked out of choir my senior year in high school but was let back in. Good old Torg!!
52. I am addicted to lip balm.
53. My name is misspelled on my high school diploma.
54. When I was growing up and it was my turn to mow the lawn I would always start by mowing a big "B" in the lawn for Bobby Hansen.
55. I love to watch forensic shows. The real ones.
56. My first job was at the airport gift shop.
57. My last job (not the mom job) was working at Curves
58. When I was about 9 years old my oldest brother and my dad took me fishing out on a canoe. When they caught the first fish I totally freaked out and we almost capsized. They quickly took me back to shore and haven’t taken me fishing since.
59. The first album I ever owned was Depeche Mode’s "People are People".
60. In 7th grade I mailed secret admirer letters to my crush.
61. I was in the Days of ’47 pageant. I didn’t win.
62. I sang a solo of "God Bless America" at the capitol for some democratic thing. I can’t remember what it was.
63. I have sleep apnea.
64. I think my best physical feature is my lips.
65. I always wanted a redheaded kid. I got one!!!
66. My siblings and I have matching initials. Susan and I were both SDR and Stacey and Sherri were SLR. Matt and Mike are both MDR. My parents also match, CDR.
67. My oldest sister died when I was four. I wish I had more time with her.
68. I love to do word puzzles but I’m not very good at them.
69. I speak in Scrubs quotes. :)
70. I modeled for a hair magazine when I was 18.
71. I’ve never had stitches.
72. I played the flute in high school.
73. I was in the marching band.
74. I’ve lived in UT, WA and SC.
75. I don’t like my handwriting.
76. I am the youngest of 6 kids.
77. Sometimes I talk in my sleep. I laugh too. I’ve woken myself up laughing. :)
78. My favorite ice cream is mint chocolate chip.
79. I love Mexican food.
80. The one feature on my body I would change is my legs. I’ve always hated my legs.
81. I have big feet. Size 10 or 11 depending on the shoe.
82. I love the movie What Lies Beneath.
83. I have no domestic skills.
84. I love laughing!!
85. I’ve never had braces.
86. I wish I lived closer to my friends and family.
87. I can figure out which celebrity someone looks like or sounds like and I do it a lot.
88. I don’t like french fries.
89. I laughed all the way through the movie The Ring 2, and not because it was funny. (Thank you Kelsey!! Hehehe)
90. I love Flight of the Concords and quote it a lot.
91. My favorite animal in high school was a holstein cow.
92. People close to me refer to me as Heph.
93. My first car was a Nissan Stanza. Oh how I loved that car!
94. When I try something new to eat I try to figure out what it tastes like to me. I’m pretty good at it too. :) Although, Ben reminded me that I said something tasted like a cherry lifesaver and earwax. I’m sure it did! BTW, Pepsi burps taste like kumquats.
95. I prefer white chocolate.
96. I love tropical fruit. Kiwi, mango, pineapple, etc…
97. I’ve never been trained to cut hair but I cut Eric’s. He looks presentable most of the time too.
98. When someone goes out and I’m around I always say, "Bring me a treat!!" just to see if they really will. It works sometimes.
99. I always cry in private. I’m not much of a crier.
100. I love my family and all of my friends!! I try to be there for them in times of need and also just because. Love you all!

This and That

This post is truly just a bunch of this and that. The pics are in no particular order nor do they have anything to do with each other. Since I haven't posted in a while I figured I owed a big one to my few readers. (Again, thanks guys!!)

This is just scary.

A couple of weeks I made a quick trip to DC on Jetblue. On my flight from DC to NYC one of the flight attendants handed me some mascara. I said, "That's not mine." I figured someone had dropped it and he assumed it was mine. Nope. It was a freebie. Sweet!! I have two because I had two flights on my way home. Still cracks me up!

Oh boy! This glorious monstrosity is the henna tattoo I paid for at the Arts in the Heart in Augusta. Yeah, it's nasty. I took a clorox wipe to it and it's almost completely gone.

These are our tomato plants and our redhead. I had to post this pic because I still can't believe how huge they got. To give you an idea, Ben is 5'8''. Also, we planted them from seeds not starter plants.

This is from a night when I was having a sweet tooth and there was nothing sweet in the house. I went to the store to buy vanilla so we could have brownies but after seeing this I just had to buy it. Was yummy too!

This one breaks my heart. :( The last of our foster turtles died and this is the coffin we made for him. Poor guy! May he rest in peace. All of the others are happily residing at the pond.

Before and after pics. This happened the night I flew home from SLC. I've been taking a lot of trips lately. Sheesh! Anyway, I'm not sure what he got into or what got him but as you can see little Bruno broke out in the nastiest hives I think I've ever seen. After a big dose of Benadryl the swelling finally went down and he was back to his old cute self. Whew!!

Angela, Stephanie & Stacey

This is my very favorite pic from my trip to SF. Eric had a conference to go to so I invited myself to go with him. He was in meetings all day on Monday so my girls came to spend the day with me. We had sooo much fun!!! I miss my friends.






This is from the bay cruise Eric and I took. I so love my camera phone. I get some pretty decent pics with it.

I like this pic with the sun rays. Kinda cool. Good old Alcatraz. We didn't go there. Not my thing. I guess I just don't see what the big deal is about it. Eh, whatever. :)

I don't have anything really of interest to share about this one. I just like it. Eric and I were heading to the cable cars and I love the way the fog looked so I snapped a shot. That's all.

This is a nice room. Not $239 nice but nice. Luckily, we didn't have to pay for it. This is the place where I realized what a simple girl I am. I think I drove Eric crazy.

Check out the view. Breathtaking really. Okay, not really.

This is where it all began for me. I'm used to the low end hotels that have an empty fridge for me too fill up with my own stuff. Oh, not here. I forgot that we're with the high end lodging. Thanks for the pre-stocked fridge but no thanks!

The above pics represent "The Financial Raping of a High End Hotel" to me. Everything they offer is a "convenience" but it also comes with a cost. A high cost. I'll stick with a Holiday Inn where the room is comparable and I get a free continental breakfast, free high speed internet, a fridge and microwave usually for around $70 a night. The one thing I didn't get a pic of was the cost of a burger. I wish I had. $21 You've got to be censored me!!!!