Interview with myself

I recently subscribed to a blog called MoscatoMom.  Now, it caught my attention, because I am a lover of Moscato! :)  She is great! Lots of great info, totally entertaining, and real!  She did an interview with herself and encouraged others to share!  Eh....why not! :)

■What advice would you give your 16 year old self?

I would tell myself to start an exercise regime and eat healthy and drink lots of water!! I would let myself know that your body will change, and not for the better, if you don't get a handle on it, and stay on it. I would tell her so she would take care of it and I wouldn't be dealing with weight issues now!

■If you had a plane ticket in your hand right now to go anywhere in the world, where would it be?

I would go to Australia! That is one place I want to see before I die!

■What did you want to be when you grew up and did you follow your dreams?

No - I wanted to be a Child Psychologist. But, I love my job, the people I work with and the ability to have the flexibility to be a mom too!

■How many pets do you own?

We have two dogs - Lucy is a Shih Tzu/Poodle mix and Mary Jane is a Chihuhua. (Yes, my teenage daughter had the Chihuahua before I did, and she named her.....poor dog!)



■What was your first car?

An 1986 S-10 Chevy Blazer that was horrible on gas, but fit a lot of people! Lots of fun!!!



TWO YEARS!!!

I cannot even believe that it has been 2 years since I have updated our Blog! There has been so much happening, and it would be nice to have it all documented in one spot! :)  Let me catch you all up!

We moved to Northern California last fall due to an amazing job offer I received with Lifestyle Lift in San Ramon, CA.  Needless to say, I do not love it here at all - except the weather and therefore we are actually in process of moving back to Arizona in 3 weeks! :)  Dave is not happy, as he loves it here, but he can see how unhappy we are, especially Spencer, and so we move!

To top it off, Haley has let us know that we will be grandparents in February! She is expecting a little one then! :)  The is already 13 weeks along! We are very excited! She and her boyfriend Brandon have been together about 2 years.

Madyson is a Jr this year and living in Queen Creek, AZ. She had moved with us here to Cali, but she hated it too, and so she moved back in February of this year.  Although she would like to move back to Fountain Hills with us, we think it better for her to not switch schools again.  She is dating a great guy named Mike and we love him! :)

Spencer turned 11 yesterday! 6th grader this year! WOW! Time flies! :(  Not ready for my last baby to be so old, but I guess there is not much I can do about it!  Spencer is a whiz on the computer! He loves to play Minecraft and sing! He got his mothers singing ability! :)

Dave is currently looking for a job in AZ~ He is doing well, healthy, and as always a great dad and husband.

I am happy to be going home! Arizona......here we come!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I am going to make it one of my resolutions to stay on top of this blog! Wish me luck! Christmas was spent with Dave's family in California! We had a great time and hated to leave, but yet we missed all of your family we left behind too! Laura and Megan are getting big belly's and I am ready for a new neice and nephew this spring!

Please keep my friend Kim's son, Jason, in your prayers! He has leukemia and he is just a young one! So sad, but he is a fighter like his mom!

Here is to a great 2010 - full of love and new beginnings!

Autumn has Fallen!

Fianlly! Cooler temps, and ability to open windows! I have to say I love this Arizona weather right now! :) Lots to update! My sister Laura and her hubbie Matt are expecting a little girl in March and my brother Mike and his wife Megan are expecting in April although we do not know what it is yet! ( I think girl!) Laura is on bed rest right now until further notice, but baby is great! I just love all these babies! I love being an aunt! Spencer still hopes for some boy cousins though! ;) Haley gets her license this Friday! She is a great driver though I still worry about her being able to operate a machine that can cause so much harm to herself and others if not careful! I am sure she will be fine! :)

Happy fall everyone!

Finally Friday!

Am I allowed to even say that? ha! I have only worked 3 days this week due to vacation time! Gotta love these 3 day work weeks! I was sad to find out that a little girl whom I got very attached to while working for Banner - passed away. She was 5 years old. She was so sweet and so comical! She would pull her leads of to get her monitors to beep so she we would come in the room to play with her! She also found her "call" button and would push it often to get us to come in! I remember that I bought a book all about Princess shoes for her to take with her when she went home. She had a trach and feeding tube, and ultimately she closed off her tube in the middle of the night and passed away. Not sure how a parent forgets to hook up their childs monitor when they go to bed, especially when the life of the child depends on it, but I try not to judge! Still sad though! :( She is resting with God now - happy and healthy!

Party for Spencer tonight with the family, then a kid party next weekend, and we can officially call his birthday over for this year! Might be hard to live up to this one next year! :) HA!

DISNEYLAND HERE WE COME!

We decided to surprise Spencer with a trip to Disneyland for his 8th birthday! I am so excited to be able to take him there with his friend Zory! He was so surprised to find out that is why we were going to Cali - not to just see Grandma - like we told him!

3 weeks is a long time!!

Ok, so Spencer has been gone just over a week in Minnesota with my parents! I miss him so much! I am home alone today- Dave has to work - and I keep waiting for him to come in any minute and ask me to make him Toad in a hole!! (Eggs in the middle of bread) but alas, it is just me and JoJo! She is depressed too! Looking in all the rooms for the kids!! :( Oh well, it will be just two more weeks and then he will be back! Guess I will just have to settle for phone calls and emails!!