Bringing up Browns

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

My blessings, my favorites, my memories

So I was looking around the blogging world during nap time instead of making dinner, and read Lacey's (Hulbert) blog, and her 100 list. I remembered Whit doing one, and so in my dip on the roller coaster of emotions that is my day, I challenged myself to complete the list. :) Here goes!

1. I love to laugh - JB and the kids help me with that everyday
2. I like my new short hair. It makes me feel sassy
3. Music totally changes my mood
4. I'm definitely a list maker
5. I like watching Abby work on a project
6. I'd rather be outside
7. I miss massage, but there is a time and season for everything
8. Jeramiah is my best friend. I love him like a fat kids loves cake
9. I really do love being a mom
10. I rewrite my grocery list everytime, so that it goes in order of the way I go through the store.
11. I do NOT do scary movies
12. I love doing sewing projects. I'm getting better at making time to do them. Plus I'm totally a fabric junkie
13. I like Dave Matthews Band, John Mayor, Michael Buble, Jack Johnson...
14. We have not used a babysitter that isn't family. Ever. And Ab just turned 3!
15. I can't wait to go camping!!
16. I want to be better organized
17. I love the rain
18. My favorite candy bar is 100 Grand
19. I love squatting down with my arms open and watching Dax run towards me with arms open too. And then having him pat by back while we hug.
20. My favorite thing that Ab says is "I lub you too mom"
21. I think the last time I wore nail polish was at our wedding
22. I played the alto saxophone from 5th grade until 12th. 8 years. I can still play "Mary had a little lamb"
23. I've really enjoyed the Book Club cluster group
24. I can't wait to get our garden going
25. I wouldn't mind moving out of state for a while. I think it would be fun to "go and visit family" more.
26. If my husband took the kids on a vacation for a week, leaving me at home, I think that I would sleep the entire time.
27. I was Seminary Vice Pres my senior year in high school
28. I'm reading the Book of Mormon again for a ward challenge
29. I love water. Rain, ocean, rivers, ponds, baths, showers, pools...
30. I like to vacuum
31. My favorite color is turquoise
32. I like to bake
33. I haven't ridden my bike since we moved in 2 years ago :(
34. I love going for walks. Once the kids are older, I've got big plans for hikes.
35. I don't wear any jewelry except my wedding and promise ring
36. I like doing puzzles
37. I have a very handsome husband
38. I love watching Dax discover new things
39. I don't like the tantrums
40. My favorite ice cream is Mint Chocolate Chip from Albertsons
41. I love that I proposed first
42. I would like to learn to play the guitar
43. I love playing at the park with the kids
44. Ab looks a lot like me now
45. I like making things with my hands
46. I like when me and Ab are "us girls"
47. I like watching movies up stairs with family and friends, and snuggling with JB
48. I like to have a schedule
49. I like writing things in my planner :)
50. I still have my first doll. Polly
51. I don't like doing the dishes
52. I grew my bangs out the summer after my junior year, so that i could play in the rain with out messing up my "do"
53. I loved being prego
54. I'm glad that I have my sisters
55. I like to wear the color red
56. I like to be on time, if not early. I do not like being late
57. I love containers. Baskets, cups, boxes, buckets, trays, bottles, jars.... yeah
58. I like to drive. ROAD TRIP coming our way
59. I like sunrises
60. My favorite show is The Office
61. I would love to take a cruise as a couple before taking one with the kids
62. I love that JB built this house
63. I wake up to either Ab tapping me, or Dax letting me know he's ready to get out of the crib
64. I love photographs, photography
65. I main pair of shoes are my flip flops
66. When I was growing up, we ate popcorn almost every night
67. I like seeing Ab wearing something I made
68. I like the smell of chlorine
69. I like the way the lawn looks after being mowed, and love JB for doing it
70. I love amusement parks!!!!
71. I like making thank you cards
72. The Kuna library probably isn't the closest, but they know who we are there-and I like that
73. I sleep on my stomach
74. If I dyed my hair, it would be red ish
75. I check my e-mail way too many times a day
76. I like playing board games
77. I saved the card from the first bouquet of flowers JB sent me
78. We celebrate Valentines day in May
79. I liked Math in school
80. My favorite "Abby" movie is Meet the Robinsons
81. I like going geocaching
82. I spend many a late night watching movies on Netflicks
83. I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church is a little crazy with 2 kids, but Ab loves nursery
84. I like picnics
85. I collect journals :) I just like the fresh pages and possibilites.
86. I enjoy hard work
87. My favorite book is Waiting for Birdy. It was the first book I related to as a mom
88. My favorite number is 22
89. For a couple of years now, I've wanted to move back to Nampa
90. I am very proud of my husband
91. I love listening to the rain - playing in it is even better
92. Kite flying is a must activity Feb- April
93. My favorite quote lately is "Life's not about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain"
94. I'm surprised at how blonde I can be sometimes
95. I like that I've come from a big extended family. I love all my in-law family too
96. I like making bread and cookies
97. I love when I get the spring cleaning bug, and through out all the stuff i've been pack-ratting
98. I cry ... a lot
99. I love campfires
100. I love my family. Here's to our journey together Jeramiah, Abby and Dax. you have my heart