New Years Resolutions

Here are my New Years Resolutions....

1. Overcome the mistakes I have made in the past and be the best person I can be right now.

2. Work on my patience with Hagen. He is sure learning how to push my buttons in his old age.

3. And lastly work on paying down debt. With over $30,000 in medical bills we are going to have to make some adjustments in the coming year.

Hope all of you had a Merry Christmas and have a wonderful New Year! We love you all!

Wow!

Wow! How is really been a month since I posted??? That is crazy! I really don't have anything to write about so I will make it quick.

Chase had a dr appointment on the 9th and they said everything looks good. His brain is healing nicely and the implant looks like it is working as expected. He has had a few moments where he will zone out while he is talking to you or been really confused, but the dr said that is normal for 6 months to a year after having a traumatic injury. If it becomes more frequent than we might need to look into it more, but he figures it is nothing to worry about. He is back to work full time now. I am just amazed at how blessed we are with the outcome of his accident. While he was in the ICU the nurses kept telling me how amazing he was doing. Most patients with a head injury like his have permanent damage and spend months in the ICU. Chase is such a strong person and I am so thankful for that!

Today is the Eve of Christmas Eve. YAY!! Hagen is asking Santa for a "diesel-same like dad's" and a forklift. I am pretty sure Santa will bring him what he wants. The big guy is just awesome like that. ;)

Now just some randomly funny things Hagen has said lately and I will be done. Hagen, Monica, Will, Harley, and I were driving to Richfield one day while it was snowing. Hagen made a sniffing sound and said "That snow smells like my armpit." After I put all the presents under the tree, Chase moved the tree so it was closer to an outlet. I asked Chase if he had been snooping under the tree because the presents were moved. Hagen says "Yes, he was snooping under the tree Mom. No No dad! Santa won't bring you presents if you snoop under the tree!" He was pointing his finger and totally sassy to his dad about it. Good stuff!!

Well hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas! We love you all!

Random Update

Well I just wanted to give everyone a quick update. Chase had his surgery on Monday and is doing awesome. He only had to stay at the hospital overnight. Yay!! Here are a couple pictures from our stay.
This is him so excited that I was taking pictures of him before surgery.
His head after surgery. It looks so much better this time than last time.

A few weeks ago Amie and Kaybri invited Hagen and I to go to the pumpkin patch with them. The kids had so much fun getting dirty and picking pumpkins. :) Thanks for inviting us!!


And lastly Halloween. We thought this year Hagen would LOVE Halloween. He did fine with the first trunk or treat here in Salina, but after that he was done with trick-or-treating and did NOT want to wear his costume. Oh well I guess. Here is our little Superman.

THANK YOU!

So, this week has just been a really stressful/frustrating week for many reasons. I was sitting here making a post about all the things that have frustrated me this week becuase I felt like getting them off my chest. In the middle of my frustration ranting, I decided a pitty party isn't going to change any of our circumstances right now so I sat and thought for a minute about all the things I am grateful for right now. Here is a list of a few of them....

I am so thankful for our families. I stayed in the hospital with Chase the whole time he was in Provo and my sister and parents took Hagen, fed and watered the horse and dog, and did my dishes and cleaned my couches. While I was there my brother and sister-in-law let me borrow all kinds of things, gave me a place to shower, and let me use their vehicle since I was up there without one. Chase's family stayed a couple days at the hospital and brought me anything I needed and were there to keep me positive when I just didn't want to keep going. Both families did many other things for us then and still are now. They are just AMAZING!!

I am thankful for motherhood. Just one look at that little boy and all the bad things just melt away. I honestly believe that if I didn't have Hagen in my life today I would be off the deep end.

I am thankful for modern medicine/technology and medical staff that do their job well. Chase's surgeon's are wonderful!!! Oh and we had a few good nurses too.

I am thankful for GREAT friends, the Harwood family especially. They are such an amazing family and we are so lucky that Hagen gets such good care there...he is part of the family. (And if you ask him, most of the time he is Hagen Chase Harwood. lol) They have done so many things for us over the last few years that I will never be able to repay them for. Amie has pretty much been my rock through this all. She is always there to talk to me when I need someone. I feel so bad complaining to her because she and Joss know all too well what I am going through, but I think that is why she always knows what to say to me. I will NEVER be able to repay any of the Harwood's for the kindness and love they have shown us. They are GREAT friends.

I am thankful for Robinson's and KB Oil. Both of our employers have been very understanding about the situation and haven't hestitated to allow whatever time off we needed for dr appointments and whatever else. Rand and Jake (my bosses) checked in on us as often as possible to make sure everything was okay. I am so grateful for wonderful employers!

And lastly I am so thankful for Chase. He has been so strong through all of this. I know it has been hard for him to have me and everyone else treat him like a two year old saying no you can't do this and you can't do that. It has to be very frustrating for him. I think it is because of his strength (or bull headedness if you will) he is healing so quickly. He is deteremined he won't let an accident disrupt his life. YOU ARE AWESOME CHASE AND I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU WILL EVER KNOW!!!!

There are so many people and things that I am grateful for, but those are the ones I am thinking of at the moment. We are truly blessed to have all the wonderful gifts that come with life and I guess the rest is all just part of the plan.

CT Scan Image

Hey everyone! We received a CD from Gunnison Hospital that has Chase's original CT scan on it. We were looking through the images and I thought I would share one with you. Notice the left side....that is the break in the skull and shows how that peice is pressed against the brain. The light grey stuff around it is blood. It is just a crazy image to me!! Technology today!

Chase Update

First and for most I just want to thank everyone for all you have done for us the past week. I can't tell you how much it means to me that so many people are willing to help in our time of need. We have so many wonderful family members, friends, and neighbors. It is just amazing!! I especially want to thank KC Dalley and his friend Wallace for being with Chase when this happened. If it wasn't for them Chase might not be here today. Chase has just been going on and on about how great of friends they are to him. "It takes a real friend to give you the shirt off his back when you are bleeding."

Chase is doing better than we all could have imagined (including the dr's). He is almost completely back to normal (or as normal as Chase can be with a horse shoe stamp on the side of his head). He's still a little slower with movements and a little stiff, but he is coming around. He will be off work for at least 4 weeks and then we will go back to meet with surgeon. They may release him to work for a couple weeks and then we will go back in two more weeks and have a plate put in his head. He will be in the hospital overnight and then probably off another couple weeks I would imagine. Everything is looking good right now. It is healing well and the swelling is only minimal at this point. Hopefully he can just take it easy at the house until then so he doesn't cause any damage to himself.

Here are some more pictures. The first is of how well his head is healing. The left section still has staples in it, but it they are covered with blood and scabs. I know it's gross. Sorry. The second pic is Chase trying to get Hagen to help him escape from the hospital. Hagen was all for helping Dad be a fugitive.

Chase

For all those who don't know Chase was kicked in the head on Tuesday afternoon and life flighted to Provo. They removed a section of his skull that was compacted against his brain. He is doing well now and was transferred out of ICU yesterday. As long as his CT scan comes back good in the morning they will release him. He will not be able to work for a few weeks AT LEAST and then he will have to come back in 6 weeks to have a plate put in his head. :( No fun. Thanks to everyone for all your thoughts and prayers. We love you all.

Fun with the skid steer

As most of you know we have been working on our house and yard for a while now. Chase got part of my back lawn planted a few months ago, but after doing it the hard way, we decided it would be easier if we had a skid steer to do the rest. I called all the rental places and all of them wanted $200 to rent them plus a hefty deposit. I just couldn't justify it to myself.

Out by KB Oil we have some new neighbors getting their lot ready and low and behold they have a skid steer. I was joking with them one day that I needed to steal it. They laughed and said "Have at it" Well the next week they came in to see me and asked when I needed to borrow it. I thought they had been joking so I was just shrugging it off telling them maybe on a Saturday not at all seriously. Last Friday they brought it over to KB Oil and showed me how to use it and told me to make sure I was done with all my projects before I brought it back. :) How nice is that!!! A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE GALYEAN'S FOR LETTING US BORROW IT.

Chase was like a little kid with a shiny new toy. He and Hagen had more fun with it than they probably should have, including digging a 5+ foot hole in my back yard just to recover it. Although Chase claims it was to dig up a stump. LOL. We got our yard work mostly done (we are just lacking laying the grass seed) and got the horse corral at my parent's cleaned out. They were both disappointed when we took it back.

Lastest Happenings

So I know I haven't been very good at keeping this up-to-date lately and I am sorry. With Chase working nights he misses out on alot of things that I take Hagen to do. I feel so bad that he doesn't get to experience all the fun things, but I am very grateful that he works so hard so I can have the money to take Hagen to do all these fun things. :) Last week Monica and the kids invited Hagen and I bowling. It was the first time Hagen had been and I thought he would be totally into it...and he was for about 2 frames and then he just wanted to play with the arcade games. Oh well I guess.


Friday Monica, Will, Harley, I, and Hagen went to the Great American Bear Show at the county fair. Hagen loved the animals, but as you can see in the picture he was keeping on eye on them. LOL. (I will post the pic soon.)

Saturday Monica and her kids went with out little fam to Cowabunga Bay in Draper. Of course we had to pick the COLDEST day of summer to go to a water park. We only stayed a little over an hour because Hagen was freezing and we were all hungry, but it was still fun. WARNING: If you choose to go down the purple slide please be aware that your top will fly up when you get to the bottom. I know from experience of giving the lifegaurd a full on flash. OOPS!! LOL.

That is pretty much everything recent, but here are some random pictures.

This is Hagen splashing in our neighbor's sprinklers. He was so soaked that his shorts wouldn't stay up. LOL

Tony Dudley at the burnouts. CONGRATS ON YOUR WIN TONY!

We went to the 24th parade in Redmond and I told Hagen to watch for his little buddy Jaxon and this is the look he gave me. He cracks me up!

Randomness!

It has been brought to my attention that I haven't posted in a while. Since it HAS been a while, I will just post randomness. Here I go.....

Chase's step-bro got married a few weeks ago so CONGRATS to Rustin and Jessica! (Sorry, I had a million things going that day and didn't get a pic).

Monica & her kids, Mark & Rosie, and Chase, Hagen, and I painted my parent's house for our Mother's/Father's Day gift to them. We still need to find a day when it is cooler to paint the shutters and trim black, but I am so glad it is mainly done. Thanks to Mark for spraying the paint so the rest of us could just sit around. :) Love you brother! Here are the before and after shots.


Hagen loves to play with his little buddy Ryker. Here is a picture of them playing in Ryker's ball pit.

So now to all the sad things. A couple weeks ago Chase's aunt Loretta (on his dad's side) had to be life flighted from Roosevelt to Utah Valley because of some liver problems. She has since be released and is recovering nicely. Dad cut his finger nearly in half with a table saw last week. He had to have 10 stitches and has to take a few days off from wood working. Chase's aunt Michelle (on his dad's) had a stroke last week and past away. The funeral will be on Wednesday in Tropic. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of the Barton's at this time. She will be greatly missed!! We love you Michelle!

I think that is all for now. Love you all and thanks for all you do!

Weekend Fun

Well we had a very productive weekend. We got the back yard tilled, gravel moved, and most of the grass seed down. We have one more section to level a little more and then we will finish spreading grass seed. YAY!! Then I think the house will be officially on the market and we can work on painting the last few rooms as we go. :)

Since we spent 2 days outside in the hot sun, we decided yesterday to break out the slip-n-slide. I have to tell you, I didnt know using the slip-n-slide used so many muscles. My arms, stomach, and sides are VERY sore today. Here are some pictures.


On a side note, Chase's first day with Robinson's is today. YAY. He brought all of his stuff home from the mine last week and Hagen decided he was gonna be daddy for a few minutes. He is wearing Chase's safety glasses and hard hat and riding his truck. Oh and his lunch box was near by, I forgot to get it in the pictures. What a goof ball!!

Life is Full of Decisions

WARNING- THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY LONG POST! SORRY!

So lately it feels like my whole life has been up in the air. Do we sell the house or do we keep it? Do we move to another area or do we stay local? Can we afford more kids? Yes, life is full of life changing decisions but how do we decide if the decision we are making is right for wrong?

I guess I should get to the point of all my rantings so here is the deal. Chase has been at the coal mine for about 7 months. For most of that 7 months I had convinced myself that he loved it there and was much happier than he had been. Now that I look back, I can see that I was just mearly convincing myself of that. Chase has a very strong personality as most of you know. He has a very hard shell and doesn't really talk about feeling, fears, dreams, etc. So I didn't really think much of the fact that he does NOT talk about work. Shortly after he started at the mine he was underground during an earthquake. I didn't hear about it for weeks after when he was telling his sister about it. Then in mid April he was driving a truck underground when something came off the ceiling of the tunnel and did some major damage to the truck he was in. Very shortly after that he started having these mysterous stomach pains that would come and go. One night he called me from the mine and asked me to come get him and drive him to the ER. Chase DOES NOT go to the dr so I knew something was seriously wrong. The dr looked at him and did some blood work. There were a few abormalities on his tests, but nothing that would explain the pain. I spent days online searching for something to explain the pains. I went to Chase's sister's one day and was talking to her about it and she asked me if he would tell me if he hated the mine. I was a little surprised, but then everything started to make sense to me.....the mysterious pains were only right before, during, and after work. All the things I read online made sense. He had anxiety from work. It is a little weird that I didn't realize it before because at my last job, I would have little anxiety attacks. My stomach would hurt so bad when I would come home that I was living on 2 hours of sleep a night. I know how awful that feeling is and I don't think anyone should work in a place they hate that much. I asked Chase if he hated the mine and he bluntly told me he HATES it, but there is nothing else here for him and he has a family to support so it didn't matter that he hated it. I told him there was no need to stay if he hates it. We will adjust.

Chase has been looking for a job. When I got home for lunch he said he got on hauling coal for Robinson's and is putting in his two weeks at the coal mine today. Chase's dad basically told him that he was stupid and wasn't thinking of his family, blah, blah, blah. So, back to the first of the post. Changing jobs is a huge decision so how do you know if you are doing the right thing? He thought he was doing the right thing when he went to the mine and it turned out not to be (or at least isn't anymore) so how do I assure him that he is making the right decision for our family when I don't know myself??

Gosh dang it, why does life have to be so dang hard!! LOL

Button All Gone!

A few months ago Hagen started to develop a mole on his arm. It kept getting bigger and bigger and a few weeks ago it started to get darker. When Hagen first discovered his mole he would point to it and say "My button" and then he would push it and say "Beep, Beep" or "Honk, Honk".

When I took Hagen in to the dr. for his 24 month shots, I had the dr. look at it. He said it probably isn't anything bad, but it would be better to take it off sooner than later. We scheduled a date and sadly Hagen's "button" is all gone.

During the surgery he was laying on the table with tears in his eyes telling me "Mom want go now!" It was so sad!! I think I cried more than he did through the whole thing. I am so glad Chase was there to support us or I wouldn't have made it through. LOL. After they got done and sewed the hole up, Hagen asked the dr. "put button bat on?" (Can you put the button back on?) It was too cute!! Anyway, here is a picture of his stitches (notice that he is allergic to the adhesive on bandaids and he has a red square all the way around)

New Bed

Chase bought me the most BEAUTIFUL bed and dresser for our anniversary in a few weeks. I am sooooo excited!! I have wanted a new bed for our whole married life and we finally got one!! THANKS CHASE!! I LOVE YOU! Thanks to Mark and Rosie for letting us drag you to Eagle Mountain...sorry we always take over your Saturdays but at least you got to look at model homes rights?! ;) Oh and HAPPY (early) BIRTHDAY ROSIE!!

Sorry, you can't see the whole bed...our room is too small to get a picture of the whole thing. LOL!!

Update

Hey all! It has been a while since I posted anything. Sorry, but there just hasn't been anything exciting to post. We just go to work and come home....it is like we are an 80 year old couple with a toddler ;) lol.

Hmm....what to post about? Hmm.....Okay, well Chase and I have been talking about selling our house for a while now, but it still isn't on the market. (You can see how fast we are moving forward on that since it has almost been a year since we started talking about it.) Chase made me a deal recently that I could have another baby when the house is SOLD. I gave him a list of things I want done before I put it up for sale and I think NONE of them have been done. So if I don't want to be a grandma before I have another baby, I am going to have to inlist some help....ANY VOLUNTEERS??? Just kidding...sort of....but not really. Rosie you are still on the hook to help me paint though so don' forget!!

If you know anyone who is on the market for a house in the area, let them know about ours. It's not the way I want it for sale yet, but if someone was in a hurry, I would adjust the price accordingly. If you want more info/address leave me a comment and I will get back with ya!

I am not done asking for help yet today....Our 5 year anniversary is only a few weeks away....any suggestions on a anniversary/father's day present for Chase?.....Anyone???

Turkey Hunt

Chase has been driving me nuts to post about his hunt so I guess I better do it. He is on vacation this week and he and Shan left for Tropic on Monday morning to go turkey hunting. Chase called on Tuesday morning and said they were on their way to Cannonville to hunt because they got permission to hunt some private property from his uncle. Well they saw a good size turkey just off the road on their way. I am so proud of Chase because he actually HIT the turkey. LOL. As most of you know...Chase always puts in for hunting tags, but rarely harvests anything. ;) You know I still love you babe! Anyway, when he went to pick up the turkey it was still alive so he had to slit it's throat. I don't really speak turkey, but it has a 7" beard and 1" spurs and apparently that is a big turkey so Chase is very proud of himself. YAY!! We thought Hagen would love the turkey, but all he would say about it is "Mom, da turtey tinks!" (Mom, the turkey stinks!) and get a disgusted look on his face. He went back down to Tropic today with his Dad and little brother who also have tags. Hopefully they can get turkeys too.

Hagen's B-day

So it has only taken me a week, but her are some pictures of Hagen's birthday. Thanks to all the fam that made it. We missed a few aunts, uncles, and cousins but that is kind of expected over a holiday weekend.


Also, I wanted to give all you April birthdayer's a big "HAPPY BIRTHDAY". So here's to you Mom, Aunt Carol Lynn, cousin Merilee, Janet, cousin Morgan, neice Channy, Clarissa, Hagen, Kisha, neice Ashlee, and I hope that is it. If I missed you, I am sorry!

YAY!

Brandy asked me to make Grady's birth announcements and I am so excited it is finally done. YAY! I made like 12 for her to choose from and this is the one she chose.

I absolutely LOVE doing things like this so I was very excited when she asked me. I hope she actually like it not that she just feels obligated to accept it because she asked me to make them. Oh well I guess. I like it!

Easter and Birthday

I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Easter since I don't know when I will have another moment this week to do so. We are heading camping with Chase's Family and Mark and Rosie and the rest of my family will join us on Easter Sunday for lunch and cake for Hagen's 24 month birthday (I say 24 month because I am sooooo in denial that I have a "terrible 2 year old"!!) Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday. HAPPY EASTER AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAGEN!

Random Pictures

I was going through my phone pics and thought I would post some random pictures. Enjoy!!

This is just after Grady came home from the hospital. We were trying on all his gifts. I just love his little hat and his little round face!!
Hagen loves to climb in the hole in our sectional. He always ends up stuck and screaming.
We bought Hagen a helmet and knee pads that match his birthday present (he is getting a Lightning McQueen bike). We decided to give the accessories to him early and he loves to wear them around the house.
A few weeks ago Hagen got to go for a horse ride with Daddy, Grandma, and Pappa. He is getting old enough that he gets to ride his horse all by himself. He is such a good cowboy!
This is daddy and Hagen taking a nap after their horse ride.

Grady Kenneth Gale

YAY!! Baby Grady is finally here!! Brandy was scheduled to be induced at 7 am yesterday morning, but at 6:30 they called and said they didn't have a room for her and she would have to wait until one of the women delivered before they could induce her. She had been having labor pains all weekend so by the time she got to go to the hospital at 1, she was already in labor and didn't have to be induced. YAY!! After her cervix finally thinned, they discovered Grady was postarior so it was just a waiting game trying to get him to turn. He was finally born at 11:03 pm. He weighs 7 lbs 11 ozs and was 21 inches long. (Note: this is a small baby for Brandy) Mom and baby are both healthy and happy and I am so glad he is finally here. The anxiety was starting to kill me!!! LOL

Congrats to Jake, Brandy, Bry, Hayden, and Breck. He is perfect guys! We love you!!!

Blah, Blah....

Hey all! It's been a while since I posted (or at least posted about anything that wasn't my upset rantings) so I decided I would give you a little update. A couple of weeks ago Mark and Rosie came down to lay carpet in our hallway. YAY!! We finally got rid of the 70's green in the hall.

I convinced Chase that since Mark would be here for the weekend anyway, we should do the kitchen floor too. The kitchen floor still isn't "finished" yet. We need to put up some quarter round molding around the baseboards, but at least it is mostly done.

Thanks to Mark, Rosie, and Shan for your help with the house!! I absolutely love the new flooring!! I am so excited for my next project...paint the kitchen and sand and stain cabinets! Then new countertops and one more room down! YAY!!

While Rosie was here we did our usual thing and went shopping. While at Christensen's I saw the CUTEST wall hanging and I wanted it soooooo bad, but it was $115 and I just couldn't justify it. I decided to get crafty (so not like me) and make my own version. Here it is...(Note: Chase hates the pink ribbon I used, but it was the only color they had with black dots, plus it is my favorite color!) OH AND IT ONLY COST ME $25 TO MAKE. I am sure if I was thrifty and bought clearance frames I could have made it for less.


A few other random things..... Brandy is still very pregnant. Her official due date is today and I had my money on today, but as of yesterday she is only dialated to a 2, 70% thinned, and Grady is not in the birth canal. She is thinking probably Friday.

Chase's great-grandma past away last week. We always called her Grandma Little because she was like 4 foot nothing and probably 90 pounds or less, but she was so fiesty! I remember when Chase and I first started dating he was working at the feedlot and got laid off for the winter. We went to visit her and I mentioned I wanted an ice cream. She went off yelling at him because he didn't have a job and couldn't even buy his damn girlfriend an ice cream. It was so hilarious!! While I was pregnant she would always tell me that Hagen better have my eyes. "If he doesn't have you beautiful brown eyes, I will send him back!!" she would always say. She will be greatly missed. It was a sad week, but it was great to get to see all the family. I haven't seen some of Chase's aunts and uncles since I went to Phoenix 2 years ago. How sad is that?!

Okay, I think that is enough posting for now. Sorry to bore you. Hope all is well!

Stupid, Stupid, Stupid!!!

Today's post is just my rantings and ravings so please nobody take it too personal! While sitting at work today I got a text message from a certain relative claiming she and her boyfriend are expecting a baby and she will see a dr. as soon as her health insurance kicks in. This is soooooo very frustrating to me because her boyfriend just went to jail for 90 days and although she seems happy, I can't help but wonder what she has gotten herself into. First does she know her insurance probably won't cover the pregnancy now because she was pregnant before she had insurance. Second does she realize how amazingly hard it is to be a parent with 2 incomes, a home, and proper means to care for a child and that is not her situation AT ALL!! As far as I know he isn't working at a decent job and they are both living with his mom. Third, WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO HAVE A CHILD WITH SOMEONE THAT YOU HAVE TO TELL YOUR PREGNANCT BEHIND A SHEET OF BULLET PROOF GLASS?!?!?! And as if everyone hasn't been worried about her enough and then she has to add pregnancy to that especially right now when her mom is dealing with a death in the family!!! OH MY GOSH! Some people you just want to smack around and say WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING?!?! ARE YOU EVEN THINKING?!?! Argh!!! So anyway, I am sorry you have to listen to that, but it is something I was in serious need of getting off my chest!

My 100 Truths!

Saw this on Em's blog and thought it would be fun.....

My 100 Truths

[1.] Real Name – Nancy Curtis Barton
[2.] Like It? – I guess so. I always wanted to change my name to Nikki
[3.] Single or Taken? - Taken
[4.] Zodiac Sign - Aries
[5.] Male or Female? - Female
[6.] Elementary School? – Salina
[7.] Middle School? – North Sevier Middle
[8.] High School – North Sevier High
[10.] Hair color? – Brown
[11.] Eye Color – Brown
[12.] Hair Length – Chin length in front
[13.] Current Worry? - Hmm...I think I am good at the moment
[14.] Weight – Eick!! You really don't want to know. I will give you a hint though....about 17 pounds heavier than my wedding day.
[15.] Are You A Health Freak? Not at all, but I should be
[16.] Height – 5’4 1/2"
[17.] Do You Have A Crush On Someone? – My hubby. :)
[18.] Do You Like Yourself? Most of the time.
[19.] Any Piercings? – Yes
[20.] Any Tattoos? – No
[21.] Righty or Lefty? – Righty
***FIRSTS***
[22.] First Surgery? – Wisdom teeth and that is it.
[23.] First Piercings? – Ears
[24.] First Best Friend? – Emilie or Kaylee
[25.] First Award? – ??? Maybe for spelling or math or physical fitness. Your guess is as good as mine.
[26.] First Sport? - Softball/Basketball
[27.] First Pet? – Horse
[28.] First Vacation? – Disneyland
[29.] First Teacher? – Mrs. Lindsay
[30.] First Crush? LOL probably Bodie Sorensen
[31.] First big birthday? – ??? The earliest one I remember was bout 12 years old. I invited some friends to go to the theatre with me. We saw White Fang
***THIS OR THAT***
[32.] Orange or Apple Juice? – Apple
[33.] Rock or Rap? – Rock
[34.] Country or Screamo? Country...what is Screamo??
[35.] N'Sync or Backstreet Boys? – N'Sync
[36.] Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera? – Probably Christina
[37.] Night or Day? – Evening
[38.] Sun or Moon? – Depends
[39.] TV or Internet? – Internet
[40.] PlayStation or Xbox? – I don't care of either
[41.] Kiss or Hug? – Depends on who it is with ;)
[42.] Iguana or Turtle? – Turtle
[43.] Spider or Bee? – If I have to have one, Spider
[44.] Fall or spring? – Spring
[45.] Limewire or iTunes? No idea
[46.] Chocolate or Vanilla? – Chocolate
[47.] Soccer or Baseball? – Baseball
[48.] Hot or Cold? – Cold
***CURRENTLY**
[49.] Eating? – nothing
[50.] Drinking? – Diet Dr. Pepper w/ lemon
[51.] I'm about to? – Take inventory
[52.] Listening to? – Silence
[53.] Plans for today? – Go for a walk if it stays nice
[54.] Waiting for? – Hmm....5 o'clock?
***FUTURE***
[55.] Want Kids? – I have a kid and would like to have another in the future
[56.] When? – When we have a new house
[57.] Marriage? – Yes I am
[58.] When? - About 5 years ago
[59.] Where Do You Want To Live? – Good old Aurora
[60.] How Many Kids? – I would like 3, but I think if I get 1 more I am doing good.
[61.] Any Name on the Mind? – Sure do, but people always still names so it is a secret!!
[62.] What Did You Want To Be When You Were Little? – I can't remember
[63.] What Do You Think You'll Really Be Doing?- Being a mommy! That is the most important thing!
[64.] Something You Would Never Try? – ????
[65.] When Do You Want to Die? – When I am ready
***WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX? ***
[66.] Lips or Eyes? – Eyes
[67.] Nice stomach or nice arms? BOTH!
[68.] Hugging or Kissing? – Depends on the moment
[69.] Shorter or Taller? – Taller
[70.] Tan Skinned or Light? Tanned (Stupid question! Nobody likes pasty skin unless you are me and can totally ROCK it!! Just kidding!)
[71.] Romantic or Spontaneous? – I agree with Em...I would love to have either because I have neither.
[72.] Dark or Light Hair? – Dark
[73.] Muscular or Normal? – Muscular
[74.] Hook-Up or Relationship? - Relationship!!
[75.] Similar To You or Different? – Both
[76.] Trouble maker or hesitant? – What???
***HAVE YOU EVER? ***
[77.] Kissed A Stranger? - Honestly no. I am not self confident enough for that kinda thing.
[78.] Drank Bubbles? – Again...what??
[79.] Lost Glasses/ Contacts? – Nope, I don't have either
[80.] Climbed Up A Tree? – Yes
[81.] Broken Someone's Heart? – I think so
[82.] Had your heart broken? – Yes
[83.] Ran away from home? – No
[84.] Been Arrested? – No
[85.] Liked A Friend As More Than A Friend? – Yes
***DO YOU BELIEVE IN***
[86.] Yourself? – Sometimes
[87.] Miracles? – For sure
[88.] Love at First Sight – No
[89.] Santa Claus? – Of course. You don't believe, you don't receive!!
[90.] Kissing On the First Date? – ???? Can't say I have dated anyone but Chase
[92.] God? – Yes of course!
***ANSWER TRUTHFULLY***
[93.] Is There Someone You Want To Be With Right Now? - Yep
[94.] Do You Like Someone? – I like ALOT of people. I have only met a few people I don't like
***LASTS***
[95.] Received/Sent Text Message – Received was from Chase, Sent was to Kisha
[96.] Received Call – On my cell, Trever. At work a customer
[97.] Call Made? – Mom & Dad I think
[98.] Comment on Facebook? – OMG I habe no idea!!
[99.] Missed Call? – Brandy
[100.] Person You Hung out with? – Kisha, Ryker, and Hagen. I love play dates!!

HELP!!

Hey all, I need some help with my blog! I have a custom header with a picture on my blog layout, but it doesn't show on my blog. I have tried everything to fix it, but nothing works. Does anyone know how to fix it?

Busy Busy

As most of you know Brandy (Chase's sister) is expecting a little boy in March. She is sooo funny because she really wanted to have a baby last year and then decided it would be too much work starting all over with a baby. Mind you her youngest is almost 7. Shortly after deciding they were done, Jake and Brandy found out they were expecting. YAY!! I am so excited for them!!

She has nothing for a baby anymore so Janet and I decided to throw her a shower. As much work as it is, I love doing that kind of stuff. The only bad thing is it consumes me. I spend every waking hour looking at games, decorations, etc. Well I mentioned before that I was making invitations for her so here is the final product (it really doesn't have the black box, I just am protecting their address)I also got busy last night and made the diaper cake for the game. I am going to make some mini ones for table decorations too. It was my first time making one and I personally think it turned out pretty good (I still have a few things to add on, but you can see the basic concept). Let me know what you think. Oh and as for the cake colors, black and red, I made Grady a quilt that has red trucks and the back is black and white checkers. It matches Hayden & Grady's room.