TAGGED AGAIN!

I have been tagged yet again by both Tammy and Sonya so here goes another....
Here is how it works.
First - post the rules on your blog,
Second - answer the six questions about yourself
Third - let each person you tag know by leaving a comment on their blog.
So here goes.....
1. My eight favorite shows
So You Think You Can Dance
Survivor
American Idol
Top Chef
The Office
Diners, Drive In's and Dives
Amazing Race
Friday Night Lights
2. Eight things I did yesterday
Ran 4 miles with Chad
Went to buy Lysol at Wal-Mart
Went to my sister Megan's house
Went to the library
Finished a book
Watched Friday Night Lights
Had Ice Cream for dinner (yes, I really did)
Watched High School Musical 3 with my girls... not by choice
3. Eight things I am looking forward to:
Spring!
Summer!
Going on my cruise in April
Hopefully running the SF Marathon with Sonya
Chad's schedule changing to the 48/96
Getting my tax return
Finally finishing the rest of the basement
The day when I can re-carpet the living room
4. My eight favorite restaurants
Texas Roadhouse
Asain Star
Applebee's
Chili's
Red Lobster
Cafe Rio
Zupas
Chin Wah
Kneeders
5. Eight thinks on my wish list
trip to Hawaii
trip to Ireland
trip to Italy
My dad to find a good job
Non-whining kids
To be financially comfortable
New carpet (I know I have mentioned that before!)
Nice vacation with the family
6. Eight people I tag
Tenille
Tiffini
Julie Jensen
Megan
Michelle
Carissa
Kristin Dalley
And who ever else wants to play along

I'VE BEEN TAGGED....

So, I have now been tagged for this e-mail 6 times, so I decided it was time to finally answer the burning questions on all your minds. My life, as follows...

YOU'RE IT! If you opened it, you have to do it (it only takes a couple minutes -
I Promise!) Then, send it back to the person who sent it to you and to the rest
of your friends!

Five names you go by:

1. Mom
2. Kristin
3. Kris
4. Honey
5. Kritter (my dad calls me this)


Three things you are wearing right now:

1. scrubs
2. t-shirt
3. socks

Two things you want very badly at the moment:

1. to be asleep
2. to re-assign sharing time for the month of March

Three people who will probably fill this out:

1. Tenille
2. Tiff
3. Michelle


Two things you did last night:

1. watched the food network
2. finished a book


Two things you ate today:

1. Oatmeal
2. Diet Dr Pepper


Two things you are going to do tomorrow:

1. Working
2. Start planning sharing time...UGH!


Two longest car rides:

1. Utah to Littleton, Colorado
2. Utah to Disneyland

Two of your favorite beverages (non-alcoholic)

1. Diet Dr Pepper
2. Ice Water

Now, here's what you're supposed to do ..... And please do not Spoil the fun.
Hit forward, delete my answers and type in your answers. Then send this to a
whole bunch of people you know INCLUDING the Person who sent it to you.

There.... I hope you are all happy now!!! ;)

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The New Year

I have a good feeling about this year! It has started with some changes in things for our family as I have gone back to work. I will only be working 2 days a week, but it will be all day. I am working as a scheduler for Alta View Internal Medicine. I schedule additional tests for patients, such as MRI's, X-Rays, ultra sounds, appointments with other doctors, etc. I have been there a couple weeks now and it is hard! Lots to learn and trying to read the Docs handwriting? Forget it! I am learning and getting more and more comfortable with it as I work more, but the adjustment is still a work in progress. I love the adult conversation and time away from laundry and the other "house wife" duties. I think it will be something I do for a long time.
Dustin recently was awarded his Arrow Of Light for cub scouts and was bridged into boy scouts the same night. He is excited to start doing things with the "big boys".
Oakley is starting to take piano again and determined to stick with it. She faithfully practices and looks forward to when Grandma Doyle comes to teach her.
Kylie just keeps growing and getting smarter and smarter. She loves school! She comes home every day and immediately does her homework and then goes in the front room and plays school for a couple hours. I love having a child that excited about learing!
Chad is getting ready to start a fire officer class this month so he is busy studying and preparing his presentation on SCBA masks. How exciting! I am so proud to be his wife. He works so hard for us and continues to look for opportunities to be promoted. He was made an Engineer last year and is working toward testing for Captain in the next few years. He is such a good husband and father! I am so blessed to be married to him!
So, that is the current update on our family. Hope you all have a great new year as well!

Happy New Year!

This Christmas was great! We had many a good family party and were spoiled by Santa and family (as always). Chad had to work on Christmas Eve and that is always hard for me and the kids, but we had him home on the big day and we loved it. The kids got a Wii (finally) and much needed clothes. (They never stop growing!)Chad and I got a new water heater, WAHOO!!!, as well as passports and a cruise to the Eastern Caribbean in April. We are very blessed to have all the fun things we have.
New Years Eve found Chad at work again so the kids and I went to my parents house and had one heck of a party with Ma and Pa, Aunt Julie, Aunt Megan, Uncle Adam and Ellie. We ate Cafe Rio and made ourselves absolutely sick laughing while playing games. My parents are such good sports when us kids enjoy their "senior moments". We laughed until we cried and Megan started to snort so we called it a night.
I am excited for the New Year and hope it is a good one!

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving this year was one of the best ever! With the exception of Chad having to work, I was able to get together with my side of the family and eat one of the best meals ever prepared. (If I must say so myself, my mashed potatoes turned out delicious!)
My brother and sisters and I, along with my awesome nephew Isaac and Megan's hubby Adam, played the loudest game of Catch Phrase. I think we gave the neighbors something to talk about!!! As usual, us girls kicked butt!!
I am most thankful this year for my beautiful kids and my husband who works so hard for us. I am additionally grateful for such great parents and all of our extended family. They are always there to help us and they support us in everything we do. I live in a nice home and I don't want for anything. I have truly been blessed and am so grateful for all that I have.

Another Head Injury

Everyone who knows Dustin knows he LOVES football!!! They also know that he is very prone to head injuries. Well, Friday, I got a call from the school nurse telling me Dustin had been playing football at recess and got hurt. Now anytime my kids need to check out, they are the ones who call me so when it was the nurse who called, I knew something was very wrong.
Turns out that after a play, Dustin was running back to position and another player stuck his foot out just as Dustin turned and he went down so hard he ended up with a mild concussion. When I went to pick him up, he was very shaky, he was nauseous, dizzy, and his pupils were dilated. He had quite a goose-egg on his head as well. I brought him home and had him lay down while I freaked out not knowing what to do. Of course Chad was working and I couldn't get a hold of him, so I called the pediatrician. They told me unless he was throwing up or couldn't stay awake, then there was no need to take him in. He just needed to lay low all weekend and would slowly get better.
Needless to say, there will be no more football playing for a long while. Here we are 3 days later and he still gets dizzy when he stands up. This kid is so smart and such a good football player! It makes me sad that he got hurt, but I am glad he will be ok and that it wasnt any worse!!!! I Love you Dustin!

Good Bye to a Friend

Yesterday, my little friend Trent DuVal passed away. He is the 8 year old little boy I have talked about who has been battling leukemia for the past 15 months. He and his family have been so amazing through this trial and have set an awesome example for so many. Trent was a great little kid who always had energy to spare. I have known this family for 9 years and they are some of the nicest, most amazing people in the world. If you read Trents blog, you can see the influence he had on people. There are a ton of comments about he inspired people and I am lucky to be counted among them. He mostly taught me that no matter what we have to deal with, little trials or big, Heavenly Father loves each of us and knows what we are going through. We may not always like the answer He gives us, but that is the test of our faith and we become closer to Him this way.
Thank you Trent for never giving up and reminding me to look for the good things. You will be missed!