My New Look for Fall

Hope you like it.

(Fall leaves image courtesy of Rune T through Flickr.com)

Quote of the Day

Pointing to a jar in the refrigerator, "Mom, is that poisonberry jam?"


Really! What kind of mother does he think I am?

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They're back!

Just a little something I enjoy about the fall. A few of my favorite changes--a chill in the air, hot chocolate at night, hunting for fall leaves (and I do mean hunting--autumn is not obvious here in the southwest), planning for the holidays, and school supplies. I love new crayons and glue!!! What are you looking forward to?

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4 Regrets:

1. Not learning younger to be disciplined
2. That it took me so long to realize how important sleep is
3. That I haven't been better at correspondence
4. Those doughnuts (yes, that's plural) I ate today.

4 Things I Wish I Could Do More Often:

1. Visit family
2. Enjoy rain
3. Go to cooking class
4. Get my house clean

4 Things That I Never Would Have Imagined Would Happen to Me:

1. I learned how to get places early (with seven kids in tow)
2. I have a blog and sometimes people read it
3. I decided to wear bangs again after that "experiment" in the late 1980's
4. I would be brave enough to sing in a small group

Now you're it!

Whoops!

Looks like I completely missed August. Here's a quick update: I have a new calling: Primary President. I guess I'm going to be a bit busier than usual. I'm a little nervous, but very excited. I LOVE Primary and I think serving in this organization will be satisfying. I do like kids and I enjoy teaching. I expect it to be challenging and fun.

My husband taught his first day of seminary today and tomorrow is my kids' first day of school. If I want to survive/thrive, I'm going to have to be organized and have a routine that allows all of us to get enough sleep. Wish me luck as this is a weak area of mine.

Now for your reading pleasure, I will respond to this tag from my friend Darlene.

Four Places I’d Love to Visit:

1. The East coast
2. London
3. Seattle
4. My bed

Four Things I Covet:

1. Melanie's discipline
2. Jen H's healthy habits and spunk
3. A clean home
4. Alex's accent and wit

4 Goals I Have:

1. Learn to retire and rise early
2. Organize my home/routine
3. Increase patience
4. Floss daily

4 Fads I Wish Would Pass:

1. Low-waisted pants
2. Snotty/vulgar sayings on t-shirts
3. Chocolate-flavored gum
4. Body piercing

4 Delights:

1. Toddler hugs
2. When chores get done without complaining
3. Dates with my hubby
4. Good chocolate

To Be Continued . . .

I'm it.

Guess what. I'm a trend-setter. My family blogs now and I just got tagged with this fabulous FOUR meme. Enjoy.

Four jobs I’ve had:
1) Dental Office worker
2) Substitute teacher
3) High school English teacher
4) Domestic chaos coordinator (it doesn’t have to be a paid job, right?)

Four movies I can watch over and over:
1) Singing in the Rain
2) Fletch
3) Elf
4) Pippi in the South Seas ("Oscar!" It still makes me laugh)

Four places I have lived

1) Huntington Beach, CA
2) U-Hall in Deseret Towers
3) The Pink House, Provo, UT
4) Hobble Creek Canyon ( Hey fam, recognize this? )

Four favorite T.V. shows
1) Supernanny
2) The Late Show with David Letterman
3) The Office
4) Last Comic Standing

Four places I’ve been:
1) Nebraska (I think we drove through miles and miles of corn!)
2) Hawaii
3) Naples, Florida
4) St. George, Utah

Four favortite foods:
1) Butternut squash soup with red pepper puree
2) Asparagus soup from The Fish Company
3) Lamppost pizza
4) Brownies

Four websites I visit often
1) Google
2) Wordnet.princeton.edu
3) Family blogs
4) *Update* There are too many good blogs to fit here. I'm just going to have to create a blogroll! (If I comment on your blog, consider yourself visited often)

Four places I’d rather be:
Hmm. I like where I’m at, thank you very much. But I wish you were here. (And you know who “you” are--don’t you?) However, I will give you

Four places I’d like to go:
1) Connecticut
2) Utah
3) Florida
4) Seattle

If you've read this far and haven't been tagged already--then you're it!

p.s. Anyone interested in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for our summer read? Make your opinion known. Other titles for your consideration--The Ladies' Auxilliary, Five Quarters of the Orange, or The Eyre Affair.

Submerged

I have become completely immersed in summer with seven children. We have dived into the pool, swum in the ocean, and soaked up a few good books at the library. I will check in later with a few more details of our adventures and look forward to reading about yours.

p.s.
I will announce a summer reading book by the end of July.