I've Been Tagged!

A: The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.

B: Each player answers the questions about themselves.

C: At the end of the post, the player then tags 3 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.



10 Years Ago:

Wow, this takes a bit of thought. Let's see, ten years ago I would be (think, think....) 23 years old and living in Provo, UT. We were living in our very first home of our own and I was very pregnant with baby number 2. I can't remember exactly, but I'm pretty sure Scott (my first child) was making me question why I had ever chosen to be a mom! He was one crazy kid--forget the terrible twos. With him it was more like terrible 18 mo.-5 yrs.! (Who would have thought he'd turn out so great!) I drove to Sandy every Wednesday to teach violin at my mom's house (so she could watch Scott for me). I usually left early in the morning, and we'd spend the day together, and then I would spend the night after teaching. I am so grateful I was able to spend this time with her every week!



Things on my to-do list today:

1. Practice with 4 oldest kids (2 on piano and 2 on violin)--all kids done but one!

2. Exercise (Signing up for that darn spudman has made this a must! I don't want to be humiliated when I can't drag myself across the finish line!)--Done! Yeah!!

3. Laundry--UUUGGHH! There is a mountain of it!

4. Clean my house AGAIN! I just cleaned yesterday, but you wouldn't know it to look at it! The one man demolition derby (Luke) has swept through my house, smashing raisins all over my freshly mopped floors and spraying hairspray all over my clean bathroom (mirrors, sinks, counters, etc.)

5. Drive kids to ballet, jazz, gymnastics, and basketball practice.

6. Do homework with kids.

7. Go to home enrichment--yeah, get out of the house for a moment.

8. Oh, and don't forget dinner--which I have no clue at the moment what it may be! Any great ideas?!



What I would do if I were suddenly made a billionaire:

This is a tough one. I would probably pay off our home, but other then that, I can honestly say I probably wouldn't do much different! Even if I were a billionaire, I wouldn't want my kids to know it. I would probably enjoy sharing money secretly with other people who needed it more than me! However, I might consider hiring a cook--can you imagine having delicious meals all prepared and ready to go? That would be the life!



3 of my bad habits:

1. Sleeping with a pillow over my head. (I'll explain in a moment)

2. Losing my temper. (I think it will be a lifetime quest trying to conquer this one! It might help when my children all move away! J/K)

3. Procrastination (I have definitely improved since I married Mr. Non-Procrastination!)



3 places I have lived:

1. Sandy, UT

2. Dayton, OH

3. Rapid City, SD



5 jobs that I have had:

1. Mowing Lawns

2. Hoeing Beets

3. Nanny for Aunt and Uncle

4. Cleaning/Running Brek's parents lodge in Canada (this was the summer after we got married. It was great--we would clean for a couple hours (bathrooms, dusting, vaccuuming, changing sheets), then we would have the rest of the day to enjoy. We spent many hours in Waterton National Park hiking, fishing, waterskiing, etc.!

5. Being a mom--this is the most challenging, but definitely the greatest job ever!



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My Favorite5 Things people don't know about me:

So does this mean my favorite things about myself, because I'm pretty sure most of my secret things are not my favorites! They're more like those wierd querks you hide from most people, except your spouse and a few close friends that love you no matter how wierd you are! So here are 5 unknowns, although they are not necessarily my favorites!



1. I sleep with a pillow over my head. I absolutely hate the sound of snoring--it's like somebody running their fingernails down a chalkboard. Actually, let me be more specific. It's not just snoring, but any sort of wierd breathing that takes place while you're sleeping. I learned as a kid that if I would put a pillow over my head while sharing a room with someone, it helped. However, I had my own room, so this wasn't an issue until I went to college. Even then I was OK because nobody paid much attention to me when I slept. We would stay up all hours of the night, then crash.

Then I met Brek, we dated, got engaged, and then married. I was afraid he would think I was nuts if he saw me sleeping with a pillow over my head, so I made every effort to ignore any sounds he might make. He really didn't snore, just sortof breathed heavy, so I was OK. Also, we were in a king size bed in his parent's lodge, so I had a bit of space. I did fine for the first couple of months.

But then one weekend his parents were down visiting, and the lodge was full. So Brek and I slept on a small futon in the loft. The futon was maybe the size of a double bed, so we were much closer than normal. I did OK for the first little while, but then I couldn't take it anymore! I rolled over, pulled a pillow over my head, and fell sound asleep. Next thing I knew, a very paniced Brek was shaking me awake.

I opened my eyes and he exclaimed, "Emily, I was afraid you couldn't breathe! You had a pillow over your head!"

I replied, "I know, I put it there!"

So the cat was out of the bag, and from then on, I have been a "pillow over the head" sleeper. (Is there really such a thing?!--I don't think so!)

2. This sortof goes along with number 1, but if you ever go on a trip with me, you will find that I ALWAYS bring along not one, but two pillows. I would hate to be stranded with a snoring roommate and no soft pillow for under my head AND over my head. However, this method hasn't always been effective.

I went to Boston with my mom and dad for a few days, and we all shared a room, of course. I knew my dad snored, but I wasn't prepared for the volume of it! My pillow only muffled the intense rumbling going on in that hotel room, and there was no sleeping for me! Finally I thought I was going to go crazy and decided I would rather sleep in the bathroom than endure one more minute of snoring.

So in I went. The bathroom floor? Yuck. The bathtub? Well, that might work! So I laid a blanket in the tub and made myself a bed. It was definitely a very uncomfortable night, but it beat listening to any more snoring!

3. When I eat peanut M & Ms, I don't eat the peanuts. I suck the chocolate off and throw the peanut away! My husband wonders why in the world I don't just eat regular M & Ms, but I inform him they don't taste nearly as good! I know, wierd!

4. Like Sarah, I too am scared of the dark! When Brek goes out of town, I take certain precautions to prevent any panicing on my part. BEFORE it gets dark, I make sure all windows are locked and blinds are shut. This is especially true if we are leaving the house and won't be back until after it's dark. I also make sure all doors are locked. And, I leave lots of lights on in the house--Brek would be appalled at the amount of electricity I waste! (He constantly goes around the house turning off lights.) But hey, it's all a matter of survival!

5. The idea of spending a day in a spa does not interest me. Perhaps I would change my tune if I actually did it, but I think I would be so bored! I would much rather do something like go skiing for a day, or go hiking, or shopping, or even just read a good book. I know all you girls out there probably think I'm really nuts now!



I tag:
1. Natalie
2. Steph
3. Heather