And yet 20 more-- no I haven't forgotten

41. I love live concerts-- any type. Classical, rock, etc. It is just electric being there, experiencing it.

42. I've been hit on by a lesbian. At a concert. She was running her fingers through my hair and everything. She even put my phone number in her cell phone. (I knew she was so drunk she wouldn't remember the next day.) I think she thought I was gay but didn't know it yet. But, alas, I have never been to an Indigo girls concert so . . .

43. I love writing in my journal. That doesn't mean I do it that often but it is very therapeutic.

44. In all honesty, I once faked a book report in Junior High. It was the book "Maria". A biography of Maria Von Trapp. I never read it. Never have.

45. I am against plastic surgery. That's my own opinion and you are entitled to yours. I've had several friends who have had boob jobs, and that's fine for them. But then who knows, let's see what I think of that in 20 years!

46. Yes, I did sneak out of my house in HS. (Sorry mom and dad.) We even pulled the whole pushing the car out of the driveway. They probably knew.

47. I'm not a good liar and I hate it. My sister loves to tell the story of how when my dad asked us if we were out after curfew I said "I don't know, maybe, which night was it?" She tells the story much better than me.

48. I've dated Americans, a Dane, Australian, German and married a Canadian. I'm very culturally open!

49. I love the rain. Love it. It is so refreshing, invigorating--wonderful.

50. I hate the wind. Ugh. It makes the cold, colder, and the hot, stickier.

51. I am terrified of heights. I remember as a kid going to Bryce Canyon and being scared stiff on our hike. In HS we did a ropes course and I was shaking like a leaf. Good thing I didn't pee my pants. I was close.

52. Sometimes, I think people like me better before they get to know me really well.

53. I LOVE Buffalo Wings!! And gummy candy.

54. Again, it's a good thing I have a fast metabolism because I am a total bedtime snacker. I know, I know, don't eat after 8. Too bad. I do it all the time. Right now I am thinking about what I will be having for my bedtime snack. Peanut butter and apples? (A classic.)

55. I once won on a call in radio show for oldies 94.9. (Granted it was a ham, and I never picked it up, but still.)

56. I am banned from the Arby's in Hermiston, OR. Do you think they still remember?

57. I am a napper. Afternoon hits and my eyelids are heavy. Ah, sweet relief. I love me a good nap.

58. I am a giver. But sometimes the selfish side of me comes out and I wish I could get a little more.

59. I love nature. It makes me feel closer to God. I love to go out for walks, hikes, camp. This earth is gorgeous and I am constantly amazed by it.

60. I've died my hair almost everycolor. (Purple, black, maroon, red, blond--not blue, not yet at least!) Even did the kool-aid thing.

You willing to do another 40 more?

Sweethearts

For Valentines Day here is a story of true life sweethearts to touch your hearts. As I read the article in the Deseret Morning News I got choked up. (Thanks to Jamie M. for the link to the article.) I'm a romantic, what can I say. Here is the gist of the article. Recently James Faust, a leader in the LDS church passed away and then EXACTLY 6 months later his wife did.

"Surely his almost storybook romance is among the sweetest in the annals of the LDS church," Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, said at President Faust's funeral. "Ruth Faust adored James E. Faust—everything he did and said, every act or deed or gesture melted her. He felt the same way about her, and they were 'melted.'"

Granddaughter Nicole recalled his reaction at Christmastime 1994, when the family gathered to watch President Faust open a portrait of his wife they had urged her to have taken as a gift for his office. As he unwrapped it "he pumped his fist in the air as he let out a Portuguese expression meaning 'wonderful!' Then family members became absolutely silent as he continued to look at the picture, and then he began to shake as tears rolled down his cheeks. He was so touched he couldn't speak.

And this is my favorite:

"With all my heart I want to thank Ruth Wright Faust for letting me share her life and giving me the hope that we can share eternity together," President Faust said in 1973 when he was called as an assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve. "She is more than a wife and a sweetheart because she has become part of my very being."

Happy Valentines Day to my sweetheart JASON!

I'm not funny either

From my blog title, I'm very aware of the fact that I'm not very funny. But apparently it's obvious even to my children. (This coming from kids that laugh at the word "fart".) The other evening we were driving to the BYU basketball game. Mara asked how much longer the trip was and I said 5 minutes. Jason said gibberish-- sixty fourteen. Mara proceeded to give her best *dad*. She's great at that, I'm sure she'll have an eyeroll with it in a year or so. She continued by saying "I believe mom because she's not funny."
I'm a mom. I'm not funny. I have a job to do.

Guess what I got?!

This is my eye:

This is my eye with pinkeye:

Any questions?

my eyes are burning as I write this

you know the feeling, eyes burning, body aching, throat scratchy, forehead hot . . .that's right the familiar signs of the flu. Let's not mention the fact that I got a flu shot this year when I usually avoid them. Some of it may have to do with my trip I took this weekend. I know, I'm at home, how did I take a trip and get back already. Well, let me tell you, the story starts and begins with UDOT. (Utah Department of Transportation)

Mara decided that for her birthday she wanted to go to Boise to spend it with my family. So we were planning on leaving for Boise today(Friday). The weather report said that a storm was coming in on Friday so we checked UDOT and thought that it would be better if I left Thursday at noon and come back Saturday at noon. (Another storm was coming in on Sunday). We decided that Thursday morning. So I quickly packed the car, got everything ready, cancelled piano lessons as well as took the kids on a field trip for preschool. Then we were off. After about 2 hrs of driving I saw a sign that said the road was closed at the Utah/Idaho border. I pulled over and called Jason who got online to check road conditions while he gave me the number for UDOT. Both places said nothing about road closures so I continued on my way. I hit the mountain pass and it was HORRIBLE. I was driving 25/30 mph in a 75 zone because the roads were snow covered and if I went faster I would have slid off the road. I get to Snowville and find out, sure enough, the road is closed. SO I get to turn around and go back through the hell I'd already driven. I lost it with Mara at one point because she pulled out the weather stripping on the window. (What were you thinking child?) Anyway, I drove for about 7 hours yesterday and proceeded to end in the same place I started. I did get to stop at the McDonalds by Hill Air Force base which was definitely worth the trip. I mean, how many McDonald's have army paraphernalia all over them?

So, now I'm sick which might have something to do with my adventure yesterday. I'm really bummed because I was going to finally get my birthday and Christmas presents from my family but alas, it was not meant to be. So instead, I'll spend the day in bed cursing UDOT.

I found this picture online to show similar conditions but would you believe it, these are actually better that what I was driving in. You can at least see the road in these pictures. I really couldn't see the road at all yesterday.