Teeth Unveiling!!!

Wow, what a relief it is to have those nasty, metal, torturous little buggers off my teeth!!! I got them removed last Friday. The lady that I used to work with at the Ortho office was there with her twins that we were able to see for the first time. She has since moved to Ogden, UT and it was great to see her. We all had lunch with Dr. Shibata after the appointment. I took a bite into the garlic bread and my teeth actually work again. They were able to go right through the bread! It's amazing what you take for granted.

I only have a few minutes, but I wanted to post the before and after pictures. Going to the dentist this morning for a cleaning - that will feel good! I had tried to see "past" the braces to see how they would look, but they looked a lot better than I had even guessed.

Hope you all have a nice weekend. It's Thursday isn't it???

BEST NEWS IN A LONG, LONG TIME!!!

It is official - I will get my braces off in 12 days! I'm on countdown. The day after my last ortho appt. I woke up early in the morning just thinking about how it will be without them! I can't wait.
This was a picture I found before the braces.

We are still working way too hard, but things are starting to get a little better. Going to Morro Bay and Arroyo Grande last weekend was really nice. It was so strange to be in Stephanie's town and not being able to see them. They were up north visiting family, so I'll have to take another trip just to see them.

Hope you all have a great week!

Looking forward to a day off!!!

We have been working way too much and I'm so excited to be having President's Day off. Jim and I will be heading up to Morro Bay for an overnighter. It's unfortunate that Steph & Family will be up north, but we will plan another trip just to see them really soon.

Mr. Peanut & Missy went to the dr.'s on Friday. Peanut has a cyst on his side that has filled with fluid, so they gave us an estimate to have it removed - 1,000 big ones. Mom just told me about Golden State Human Society in Garden Grove that would give us a break on the price. We'll be checking that out next week. Jim came home on Fri to take P'nut to the vet and noticed that Missy's left eye was closed. It turns out that she scratched the cornea somehow and now we're treating it with antibiotic ointment. It looks much much better this afternoon and she's keeping it open most of the time. Poor baby. We don't know how she did it.

Friday night was fun - I ended up being invited over to Mike and Danny's house to have homemade chicken soup that Mom was making and I brought the movie "Invicible" to watch. We had a great time. I'm loving the netflix that I joined recently. I get so excited to see those red envelopes in the mailbox - it's a kick! haha It was also great to have Mom spend the night too. It's always fun. Thanks Mom for doing my back and feet!!

Jim and I just got back from shopping at Costco and Kohl's and seeing the movie "Definitely Maybe". It was the cutest movie - I would recommend it to everyone. What a nice day it has been. Was about 68 today with the sun shining. I'm looking forward to getting out of town even if it's just overnight. I'm anxious for Jim to see where Steph lives. I just love that little town and I know he'll love it too.

I just got an email from Brenda (Anderson) Sibley and she said that Brent Brague is planning a Orange Stake Reunion on July 5th this year. Should be a blast! Hope you all are having a great weekend.

Love you all!

Back to a better reality!

I have experienced a real change of mood and direction this week. Well, actually it was on Tuesday. Monday at work was one of those days that all I could think about was how I was going to escape and run for the hills. I had a horrible attitude and it felt like everything that was going wrong or that seemed difficult was absolutely insurmountable! I think I mentally hit rock bottom because I woke up on Tuesday with an entirely different feeling - I felt a lot more like myself and was starting to keep things in perspective. You know, just realizing that this is just a job-it doesn't define who I am, and the work will be there tomorrow too.

Ultimately, I hit the gym and not just to walk on the treadmill or do the elliptical for 30 min., I did the kickboxing class (which nearly killed me-hahaha)! It was really hard to get right back into the swing (and kick) of things, but I felt exhilarated afterwards. Even this morning I felt like I had a lot more energy.

Jim is attending a board meeting tonight for a new association that we started managing as of Jan 1st. It's not very far from here, but because it's the first meeting, it will probably be around 3 hours long. We have been getting into watching the Australian Open tennis lately. Some of the matches are really exciting. There was a guy from Cypress that started a match with an Australian guy at 11:40pm and it went until after 4:30 in the morning!!! It was crazy. The Greek guy from Cypress had his own little cheering section that was getting into in the stands cheering and taking their shirts off and waving them around. The Australian won and the crowd went nuts. It made me want to attend one of these tennis Opens one day and be there in person.

Only 2 more days until the weekend. I'm looking forward to going to see a show on Sat. night - they're highlighting Andrew Lloyd Weber's music - should be great. Oh, I signed up for netflix and we love it. It's a lot of fun to look up some of the old movies that you haven't seen in years and have them come in the mail.

I love Sundays!!

We had a great Stake Conference today. I'm sure a lot of you Southern Californians did too. It was the same broadcast from Salt Lake just for So. Calif. Stakes. I took quiet a few notes which I jotted down in my planner so I would have it with me to look at over and over. Great advice on marriage and the relationships between husband and wife.

I'm getting some much needed rest today and have spent this Sunday just having it be quiet. Jim has really been a huge help to me around the house and we've been folding laundry together which really makes it go fast.

The past few weeks at work have seemed almost unbearable, but I'm starting to feel a sense of calm because it is only going to get better and better. I had about 17 voicemails on Friday afternoon that I didn't have time to call back. I didn't leave the office until 7:00pm!!! Ok, I need to stop being negative about everything and really turn to the positive. I'm getting the work done no matter what it takes and that will make me happy in the end.

Our new primary Presidency met today for the first time and planned some activities for the kids and our next Board meeting. I really love the other ladies that I work with - they really are great!!

Tomorrow night is a Harborlites rehearsal night and I'm planning on getting back to the gym starting on Tues. night. The planning has to start with what foods I'm keeping in the house. I hope to report on this blog next week of my success at attending the gym!!

End of year and a big sigh!!!

Well folks, what a month it has been and actually quite an interesting year! 2007 included a move in Jan., new job in Feb & June, overall lack of kickboxing :(, Jim's big birthday, Mom's big birthday, our 10th wedding anniversary, a couple trips to Las Vegas, lots of work, no work at all, being able to see Grammie a lot more, family gatherings at home, Ressa's baptism at April's, Easter and Thanksgiving gatherings at Marilyn's, Mitty's baptism and gathering up at Steph's, Mike and Danny spending a lot more time here with me :), business acquisition and mergers, lots of anguish with work and transitional issues, lots of love and patience, Aunt Wynne's passing, lots of rehearsing with Harborlites, winning 1st place at International in Calgary, new calling as 1st counselor in Primary, new ward, making new friends, Jim's liquid diet and all that goes with that, beautiful weather, cool summer by the beach.

I guess that's it in a nutshell. Of course I'm forgetting a bunch of other great things that have happened this year. 2008 is going to be a wonderful year, because I'm going to do all I can to keep it peaceful, loving, enjoyable, prayerful, service-oriented, breezy, goals in mind.

Here are some goals I'm setting for myself:

1) Get plenty of rest
2) Drink all my water each day
3) Eat healthier by cutting down on excess sugars/salt/fat, etc., etc.
4) Get back to going to the gym and taking classes on a regular basis (ie. kickboxing, step, elyptical, etc.)
5) Get my visiting teaching done early in the month.
6) Spend more time each week on my calling at church (Primary)
7) Hire a housekeeper
8) Keep up on the blogging (journaling)
9) Be better at time management
10) Go on more dates with Jim
11) Plan my meals in advance
12) Have the right foods in the house at all times

This should be a good list to start out with. Let's see how many I can keep up with. Should be interesting.....

Has it really been more than a month.....

I can't believe it has been this long since I posted something - no, I guess I can believe it - it's been craaaaaaazzzzzzzy here. Actually, the craziness has been at work. Jim is acquiring the section of business that he's been working with this past year and starting up a new office (it will be known as the "LA Office"). It's very exciting but there is so much work to do to get ready. This will all take place Jan 1st. The company we've been working for this past year will have to lay off 3 people during this process, so it's been hard dealing with that. When all is said and done, it will be the best thing for everyone.

That said, I finally started to do some Christmas shopping this past weekend and I'm really no way near finished. Each year I think of how we should just do without the buying of gifts and donate our time and money to the needy around us. It's hard to buy for people that have what they need. Maybe I just need to do more research in finding out what these people on my list need, huh? haha

It's difficult buying for Jim because I don't know how much I have to spend on him. I don't like buying things for his Christmas present that I would normally buy for him on a routine basis throughout the year (you know like underwear, socks, clothes, etc.) Maybe something for his new "Office" desk??? I don't know. My mind is so cluttered with all the details of this job and the new one we're going to start, that I'm having a hard time departmentalizing everything and making room for anything else.

Our chorus spent last Saturday getting together and sending "Singing Christmas Cards" - it was a lot of fun to all be together and singing into the speaker phone. We were at a highrise office building near Southcoast Plaza in their conference room, standing around the table, making a phone call and singing every 3 minutes. It was great. Then, Jim and I had dinner with his brother & sister (Mark & Sharyn). It was fun to see them react when they saw how much thinner Jim is now. He has lost 66 lbs. since Sept. 25th!! It's amazing.

I was able to meet up with my great friend Renee. We had dinner at Walt's Wharf in Seal Beach and had a great time catching up on things, laughing, and comparing notes with what so and so is doing and who has moved, gotten married, divorced, etc. etc. We realized that our 20 year high school reunion in this summer so we're really excited about that.

That's about it folks. I'm hoping to keep up with this blogging a little better now. I hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas season and able to spend some quality time with their families. Love you all!!!

Better days ahead....

Hi Everyone, this is a picture that was taken last Saturday night when Jim and I went to the Beverly Center to meet our friends Marc & Renee for dinner. We had a good time, Jim even fudged a little on his diet and had the salmon. Overall, he wished that he hadn't because his stomach didn't feel too great afterward. I told him it was probably from the drink he had before dinner! haha Anyway, it was fun to get out and go "out to eat". It's been about 6 wks since we had been out together. That has been the hard part about Jim's diet, we don't ever eat together anymore. I really do miss that time we would plan together to eat something good, or just be having food together and talking. It's hard to set aside time to just talk without the customary "sitting down for dinner" time.

Today was a hard day at work and I spent the entire day just doing payroll. This is one of the "added" jobs they've given me along with my Prop. Mgr Assistant role. I'm still waiting to be loaded up again with the "office mgmt" duties as well. Something is going to have to give and we'll play it by ear to see how it will all work.

I hope everyone is having a great week so far. It is the first night I've been home since Sunday and I feel beat! I'm going to get in bed early and hopefully get up early tomorrow to walk the dogs before work. They would love to get out.

Time is flying around here!!!!

I can't believe it's been almost a month since I wrote on this blog. That is unexcusable!!

Work has been very crazy with the top chiefs looking to add to my job description. I am trying out a new hairdresser today. I had to go step by step and tell the other one what to do. For example, "Oh, can you just even this out so it matches with the other side". After you go round and round with saying that, you pretty much have to decide to go elsewhere.

Anyway, Jim and I cleaned the house together this morning and it really looks nice. We did a more thorough cleaning and it shows!! Why don't I always do that?? It really didn't take us that long when we're both working at it.

I'm in charge of sharing time tomorrow in Primary so I'm doing it on having gratitude and having them pick things out of a bag and decide if they are spiritual/eternal gifts and then have the "earthly" things like cars/money/expensive clothing, etc. Should be fun. I only have 15 min, so I have to get it done quickly. If anyone has any suggestions to add to my thought process for this, please comment!

I'll post some pictures of Mitty's Baptism weekend tomorrow when I'll have more time.

Back to reality folks!

It's been a busy week back to normal after being in Calgary at the competion. I am actually looking forward to our chorus rehearsal tomorrow night even if it's just to see all the ladies again. We spent an emotional week together and I think you get a little attached. (in a good way)

Our primary had a great practice today for the program on 10/28. We timed it on the first run, handed out some snacks and took a 5 min break and then we did it again. We have cut out little feet out of different colored paper to pin on them, then I hold up the coordinating colored feet when they need to come up to speak. It worked out ok except for pinning them on each child took forever.

I'm going to have dinner with Grammy on Tues night. I'll pick up some Carl's Jr. after work and take over to her house before my Pres. mtg at 7:30.

Jim's diet is going pretty well, except he gets a little weak sometimes. I'm actually starting to cook again because I can't be worried about the smells, I've been dying for some home cooked meals. I guess I have just been eating really fast things that don't smell the house up for Jim's sake. He's well into his program now and says it doesn't bother him to smell my food. Ok, I cooked up some turkey meatloaf tonight with steamed zuchini. It was delicious! I'll have plenty of leftovers for the next couple of days.

At primary today one of the older girls asked if she would have to wear the feet on the day of the program, I said yes, and she gave me this awful look and started to whine. I put my arm around her and said, "how about telling Sister Dodson that you'll do whatever is asked of you with a big smile". She started to smile right away and I said that was a lot better. It was pretty funny. We both started to laugh!

WE WON, WE WON!!!!! WHOO HOO

Hello everyone! I'm very excited to report that Harborlites Chorus are the new 2008 Sweet Adelines International Chorus Champions!!!!!

We won the Gold Medal!! It was soooo excited and nerve racking all at the same time. We rehearsed for 5 hours both Tues and Wed. of last week and then performed on Thursday at the semi-finals. We then went back on Saturday for the final (top 10 chorus) and won 1st place. There were a total of 35 chorus from all over the world. It has been sooooo exciting to say the least. We had a big party on Saturday night - everyone dressed up and of course we were wearing our medals!!!! The pictures are from that party. It kind of seems like a dream - I still can't believe it. We are definitely better than we all thought we were going into this thing. It's been hard to convince all of us of that. At each rehearsal we had leading up to the contest, we were getting more and more focused on what our job was. On Friday night, Pam (our director) kind of broke down and got all of us crying with her. She passed out a gift to all of us to wear at the performance on Saturday. It was a bracelet from St. Jude's that says, "Believe". It was a very nice thing and got us all thinking about how we can do it. This week has been a roller coaster of emotions.

My roommate and I went back to our hotel room after we won and started jumping up and down squealing. We were like little kids. hahaha

It's very nice to be back home again and to see Jim. He watched us on the webcast and got so excited about it that I think he's got the "BUG" too. He won't be missing the next year's convention! What a rush!! We were like celebrity's in the airport and on the airplane. They made an announcement congratulating all of us. It's really cool.

OH CANADA.....

Well, it's GO TIME! The competition is on. I'm taking a break from packing everything for my trip to Calgary. I have to sort out our costumes, earrings, shoes for the stage and pack them in a small garment bag which I will need to carry on the plane. This should be interesting!

I was out in the desert today getting my teeth worked on and was able to have lunch with Mom & Dad. Mom and I stayed and had our nails done and then I did some last minute shopping at the mall before heading home. My teeth are really sore, so I ate Golden Spoon yogurt for dinner, yummmmmm!

I'd better get back to it. I'm leaving tomorrow and getting back next Sunday. Oh, a little side note - I'm still working at the same place and withdrew my resignation to see if the situation there gets better. Time will tell.

Jim is doing great on his new diet. He's already down 19 lbs. since Sept. 25th!!! Unbelievable. I think it took me 4 mos. to do that on Weight Watchers, but that is like comparing apples to oranges - helllllloooooowwwww. haha

Back to work this week...

Well it was a very nice break being in Vegas for Jim's class. We stayed at a hotel about 6 miles from the strip on a golf course. All of the rooms were suites and it overlooked the beautiful greens. The rooms even had big screen plasma tv's on the wall.

While we were there I was able to meet up with my good friend Janet and do some shopping at the outlet mall, have lunch both Fri and Sat and catch up on things. She just became a grandma for the 1st time!

Friday night we got caught in a thunderstorm eating out at the Cheesecake Factory (which we walked to) and it started to pour with mega thunder and lightening. We had the waiter call a cab for us, but when the rain started to come down, he came back to tell us that the wait for a cab would be about an hour. No thanks, we waited for a break in the weather and hurried back crossing the "rivers" that lined the streets and trying to duck out of the way when cars came by us showering the water at us. After Jim made the "long-jump" across the river and I soon realized, it would have helped me a lot have the legs of a 6'1 person, I was thankful that I still had my thongs on so it was no big deal. I kept telling Jim, "We're just making memories right now".

Saturday was so beautiful outside (after the rain). After Jim's class we headed out to Mt. Charleston about 25 miles away up in the canyon. It was gorgeous up there! Jim had heard about people that lived in Vegas going there to get away for the weekend. It was really picturesque and cold. It was 78 degrees in Vegas and 49 up in the canyon. After we got back, we realized we were just in time for the USC game to come on and we fluffed up the pillows on the bed and watched the game on the big screen tv! It was one of those perfect settings - so relaxing. (Steph and Todd can no doubt relate-haha)

Back to work on Monday with rehearsals - lost my voice for about a day. Tuesday night was our Primary Board meeting and Jim's first meeting with the Optifast program. We knew Tuesday night would be his "last supper" so we met at Hof's Hut after my meeting @ 9pm for dinner. His first day on the product was today and he did great! He's very pumped up about it and I'm liking it too, eventhough it might be for selfish reasons. I was able to go to Trader Joes and just get "chick" food. I only had to shop for myself because all of his meals are given to him for the week. I bought some green beans, hummus, veggie dip, fruit, fatfree milk, light swiss cheese, etc., etc. You know all the stuff Jim wouldn't normally be buying for himself. If I just want to eat oatmeal and fruit for dinner, I can!!! This might be the best thing ever for both of us.

Tomorrow night I have to go and get fitted for our Harborlites costume and then Friday night is a rehearsal and all day on Saturday. Somehow I need to fit in writing up the rest of my talk for Sunday, buying Apple pies and icecream for our Primary Board Mtg on Sunday, preparing my presentation to the teachers for that board meeting and all the rest of the house stuff. I know, I know, I can hear Stephanie and April now getting out their violins, but give me a break!!!!! I'm under some real stress here and I'm still smilin! Besides all that, I have to start looking for a job. oh well. That's about it folks. I'd better get in bed now.

Personality quiz....

I took the color quiz and was a Yellow, then I looked up another short and fun quiz, here it is:

discover your dog breed @ quiz meme

What breed are you??? hahaha

Work, play, no sleep.....

Well, what a week it has been!!! The Harborlites Show went off with a bang!!! April, Mark, Mom, Dad, Jim, Bill & Denyse and Marilyn all came and supported us!! It was great to see all of you after the show and hear your comments. It's hard to know how you did when you're up there doing it. haha Jim commented on how taken Marilyn was watching the show and how "into" she was. I reminded him that Marilyn has an excellent ear for music and she was probably "listening" very closely to the harmonies. The "Afterglow" or after party was fun, but we didn't get home until 2am! Crazy and with church the next morning at 9am. I was pooped out! Jim's brother and sister had us over for dinner Sunday night in LA so we didn't get home until almost 11pm. Next day was Monday and it was back to rehearsal after work - got home at 11:30pm. (Oh, I have to get up at 6 or 6:15am every morning for work). This lack of sleep culminated into me leaving work on Tues. @ 1pm to come home and sleep. I felt like I was going to pass out. My head felt really "swimmy" if you know what I mean???! On my way home, I stopped off to make a deposit at the bank and was walking back to my car with my eyes closed. Yikes, I had to quickly wake myself up so I wouldn't get hit by a car. I slept for 2 1/2 hours and then got things ready for my Tues night Primary Pres. meeting. Wednesday (last night) was the first night in over a week that Jim and I had been home eating dinner together after work.

Tonight we are packing up our things and heading to Las Vegas!!!! I need this break soooo much. Jim is attending a class all day Fri. and Sat am. so I'll spend some time with my good friend Janet (from Hawaii) who moved to Las Vegas right before we moved from Hawaii to Calif. She has Fridays off so we'll do it up right (massages, lunch, shopping, etc.).

I'd better get back to the packing....thank you Mom for coming over to sit the granddogs!!! They will be sooo happy that you're here with them.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIM!!!!

Happy Birthday Jim! I sure hope he enjoyed his day. I'm so happy to be working with him and to be able to see him during the day. Just knowing he's "down the hall" is such a comforting feeling. I can always just email him a question, or come walking into his office and interrupt him. He never seems put out by it at all. The days that he isn't there, I just feel like bailing on that place. Oh well.

Jim is such a great husband and "Daddy" to the babies! He loves us all so much - you would never doubt how he feels. That is what is so great about Jim - you always know where you stand (I guess that could be good & bad). He is fair, fun-loving, acts like "just a regular guy", but deep down inside, he's such a special person. He really does care about people and wants them to always be comfortable around him. You never have to feel funny about what you say or eat around Jim - he understands!!! He "gets a kick" out of things a lot. He will describe something that he's looking at so well, that it just sends me into a belly roll laugh!!! Then of course I ask him to "do it again" and it's rare that he complies. He does not like to be "on stage" and doesn't like to talk in front of people. Yet, when he does he is soooo great at it. People listen to Jim. He carries himself in a way that people have to know that he knows what he's talking about. It was his confidence that really attracted me to him. I love that!

Some of the girls in our office were joking about giving Jim a birthday present to "kiss-up to the boss". I overheard this and couldn't help but set them straight on one fact that I was certain of, it's impossible to "kiss-up" to Jim - that effort is completely wasted on him. I told them that the best way to get on Jim's good side was to do the best job they were capable of doing and to show him that you are trying. They laughed and realized how right I was.

Before I went to Weight-Watchers, Jim would always bring me a snack and something to drink on a tray especially if he was going to have something himself. My favorite day is Sunday because we just kick back after church and he will make little snacks for us and do my back. He always wants me to dish up my food first. He won't eat his food until I have mine. Jim is my very best friend and I love him sooooo much. We get along so well together. He's learned how to deal with me and my "ways" & I've learned to look past the trail that he leaves around the house. We make a good team at home and at work.

Happy Birthday Babe!! I love you!

HAPPY LABOR DAY!!!!

It's so great to have a day off!!!! I can't believe how hot it's been even here by the beach! It was 95 yesterday and should be the same today. We went to a movie on Sat at the Lakewood Mall and while waiting in line (out in the sun) it felt like the desert heat. Our backs were dripping with sweat by the time we got into the theatre.

Yesterday, we visited with Jim's friends from high school who live in Costa Mesa, we really enjoy their company and had a great time. He's a professional photographer and to see the pictures of their grandkids - unbelievable!!

I've been so busy with work and singing lately. Last weekend was our chorus retreat where we all stay at a hotel all weekend and rehearse Fri night, all day Sat & Sunday morning. I was beat after all that.

Well, I have a new calling - I was the CTR 7 teacher for a week and was called to be the 1st counselor in Primary. The president is such a nice lady - it should be really fun. I was a little nervous last Sat. night and it made me a little sick to my stomach (I actually thought I'd eaten something bad) but I realized it was from the anticipation of the new calling. We were set apart yesterday and we all felt a lot better. It's amazing how that works!!!

4 more weeks until we're going to Canada to compete!! I'm starting to get nervous about that too! I need to relax and just enjoy the ride a bit. In between that time Jim is having a big birthday on the 14th and we're planning on going to Vegas the following week to celebrate. He's going to do some classes there too - so I'll have time to go to the temple and visit with my friend (from Kona) that now lives in Vegas.

That's the update....it's great that Steph and her family had such a fun time on Kauai. Welcome back home lady!! Love to you all!

Another day...another dollar

Well, work is coming along. Both of the property supervisors that I assist were out of the office today, so I was taking all the calls. My learning curve is straight up right now, but overall it's going pretty well. The bad part about working in the same office as your husband is that everyone treats you a little differently and it's hard to make close friends in this situation. I can understand them worried about what I might tell Jim (their boss) but in reality, it's just a job for me and I'm not there to "report" everything I see.

Aunt Wynne's funeral yesterday went really well. The minister that came to conduct the service was really nice and did a great job. It was great to be able to sing with Marilyn, Mom and Grammy with April playing for us. After the funeral we all were in 4 different cars and did a caravan tour of all the old houses Grammy, Dad & Mom had lived in growing up in Long Beach. Then, all of us ended up at the Lakewood Mall and ate at Fuddruckers for dinner. It was just great to spend time with everyone. Stephanie was even able to drive down with her kids which was awesome.

I'm getting ready for our Harborlites Chorus retreat weekend. We're all going to stay at a hotel and rehearse with our coaches on Fri night 7:30-10:30, all day on Saturday, we'll do our skits Sat. night and then rehearse for 3 hours Sunday morning. I'm going to be pooped after this one. It will be a lot of fun too. Kind of like "Girls Camp" for adult lady singers. hahahaha

Have a great weekend everyone! Have fun in Hawaii Steph!!!! I'm sooooo jealous!

These little personality tests are fun...

Your Dominant Thinking Style: Modifying

Super logical and rational, you consider every fact available to you. You don't make rash decisions and are rarely moved by emotion. You prefer what's known and proven - to the new and untested. You tend to ground those around you and add stability.

What's Your Thinking Style?

It has been a fun day for me. I babysat for a lady at church (who Mom has known for years). It was for her 3 mo. old granddaughter. Her youngest daughter got married today at the LA Temple and so I watched little "Ava" (one of the brothers baby). Mom's friend has 9 kids, 7 boys and 2 girls. I think this was the youngest girl getting married. The baby was soooo good and never cried at all. She would open her mouth up soooo wide, smiling and nearly cackling - she was so cute! I came home and the dogs went nuts smelling me up and down. She spit up a lot!! haha

We're going to meet some friends for dinner in Monrovia (1/2 way point) so that will be fun. Work is going pretty well except that Jim bought some extra salsa from this place we had lunch at on Friday and someone in our office took the salsa or threw it out - we looked through the trash - we think they just took it home. Who does that??? Makes me really wonder about the kind of people working there. Oh well, it's just a job for now. Have a great weekend everyone!

Here's another one....

The Part of You That No One Sees

You are powerful, passionate, and dominant. You have a vision of how things should be, and you do your best to make things happen. People rely on you for your strength. You are a rock to many. Underneath it all, you aren't so sure about your passions. So many ideas spark your interest, it is hard for you to get behind a select few. However, you see indecision as a sign of weakness. So you pursue your goals full force - no matter how foolish they turn out to be.

What's the Part of You That No One Sees?

You Are An ISFJ

The Nurturer You have a strong need to belong, and you very loyal. A good listener, you excel at helping others in practical ways. In your spare time, you enjoy engaging your senses through art, cooking, and music. You find it easy to be devoted to one person, who you do special things for. In love, you express your emotions through actions. Taking care of someone is how you love them. And you do it well! At work, you do well in a structured environment. You complete tasks well and on time. You would make a good interior designer, chef, or child psychologist. How you see yourself: Competent, dependable, and detail oriented When other people don't get you, they see you as: Boring, dominant, and stuck in a rut

What's Your Personality Type?