Christmas

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? wrapping paper and bows
2. Real tree or Artificial? I LOVE real, but we have a fake one. Sigh, Marriage is all about comprimise.
3. When do you put up the tree? Dec 1
4. When do you take the tree down? After New Years
5. Do you like eggnog? Yea, but I add a bit o milk
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Barbie doll appartment...I still have it
7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, it is kinda boring, Im kicking myself every year for not buying an olive wood one in Israel like my sis did.
8. Hardest person to buy for? Michael.
9. Easiest person to buy for? Simcah and Becky
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? both!...Im kinda a freak
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Sweet pea lotion, it wasn't the gift so much as how it was given. "Your my little sweet pea!" ha ha ha.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? It's a Wonderful Life! Classic! also the b&w version of Miracle on 34th
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? mid Nov. I start stratagizing, but I don't do the actually purchasing til I see a good deal
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? ha ha ha yes.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Wassel, fudge, and that nutty brittle stuff
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree ? I like lots and lots of colorful ones.
17. Favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night, Celine Dion, and God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen, Sarah Mclaughlan with the Barenaked ladies
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? stay home. but after presents are all done family is a must for sure
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? What a sinch, Dasher Dancer Prancer Vixen Comet Cupit Donner And Blitsen, Spelling on the other hand...lol
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Either
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Definately Christmas morning...at like 5 am.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? The drama
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Silver and Dark blue, Someday my tree will look like that...all Martha Stewartish!
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Thanksgiving repeat
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? 50$ in my snapfish account, sweaters, and Mom Says I Can by Judy Cooley!
26. Who are you going to tag for this Christmas questionaire?? I'm not gonna tag anyone but just do it if your interested

Greatest Hero!

Who Is Your Hero?

Super Hero? Batman...all the way!

Real Life Hero? (Someone you know personally) My husband! He is the best example I have.

Political Hero? Abraham Lincoln.

Literary Hero? (That means fictional character from a book) Marmee off Little Women, and Adicus Finch from To Kill A Mockingbird.

Historic Hero? Winston Chirchill...and his father too.

Book of Mormon Hero? Heleman

Bible Hero? (Besides Christ cause He is everyone's ultimate hero) Peter

If you were a super-hero what would your power be? Read Minds

What would your symbol be? um...a lightbulb? lol

Family History Hero? Mary Fielding Smith!

What is the most heroic thing you have ever witnessed? Everytime my husband does some kind of work, like tiling, electric work, installments, carpeting, wood flooring, yard work, painting etc., I think that is heroic cause he never expects anything for his work.

What is the most heroic thing you have ever done? I once helped a handicapped girl up the stairs. I think it really helped her out cause she seemed to be struggling.

There is a hero in all of us, what is your trait(s) that make you one? I think maybe my concideration of other's feelings.

Who has become your newest hero in the past week? Mr. Peggoty from David Copperfield, written by Charles Dickens...and his nephew Ham.


Now it is your turn. Once you have read this you must copy it to your blog/myspace and change the answers for yourself!

Happy Veterans Day!

I usually don't even know that it is Veterans Day. It really isn't a holiday that people take much notice of, but a couple weeks ago changed all that for me. My friends and I were at the park for our play date when Lindy was like "Is that a man over there in that ditch?" It scared me at first cause I was thinking it was a drunk bum or something. (I guess I have heard too many Bundy stories) From what I could see he was in a blue blaizer and had a tool, so I was like "I think it is a worker doing maintenance." (blonde moment I guess). But as we looked closer we saw that it was a cane!!! This poor little old man had fallen into the ditch and couldn't get out!



So we helped him get to the Sr Center he was trying to get to for his supper. The first thing that he did was show us his medals from fighting in WWII. He was so proud of them. He has a purple heart and a presidential medal. So when I saw that Veterans Day was coming up I decided to get the girls together and go visit him and listen to his stories.

He is a really funny man! He kept us laughing through the whole visit. He was shot 5 times while at Waterloo by a machine gun! His Friend who was just 20 pases off was shot in the head and killed. His name is Leonard, which is also my grandfather's name, and he was also shot in the head. He said that his son has all his clothes and helmet which have holes in them. He served 5 years total. And although he was injured in 1943 he continued to serve until he was released in 1945. He said that he just always had to vlunteer.

This is Lindy and I think that she is a hero too! She was the one who saw him and insisted on making sure he was okay and walking to the Sr Center with her tiny baby so they could come and get him after he'd fallen. I cannot imagine what would have happpened to him if she hadn't noticed him. Thank goodness!
So don't forget today all the people who have fallen for you to have a free country, freedom of religion and freedom to work and make so much money that you can have a computer. I know that right now with the man who has been elected as president there is a lot of fear. The future is uncertain but I am still proud to be an American.

Favorite Time Of Year!

Fall is my fav time of year! i love the sights and the smells! Ilove to see the colors of the leaves change, Aspens are the prettiest, all yellow and golden. When the sun hits them they glow! It is brilliant! The smells I love are the grapes, pumpkins, leaves, and corn growing in near by gardens brought by the crisp clear cold air. Not to mention all the wonderful smells of Back To School. In You've Got Mail, he says that he would love to give her a bouque of freshly sharpened pencils. I tell you, that would be enough to make me swoon. lol I also like the smell of crayons and new binders and the feeling of a new notebook and clean perfect erasers.

Here is Eliannah at the park. We had a great day and the weather was perfect! She has really blossomed over night. I had one of those mornings where you peek over the crib and realize that your baby has grown up over night. Her face changed ever so slightly! But because I see her daily i am the only one who noticed.


Tsadakah has been a lot more attentive to Elle now that she is sitting up. She will sit for hours reading her books and taking toys away from her and smothering her with kisses! Eliannah is so good about it too. Just always laughing and smiling about it. She looks up to Sayde so much already!



Here I am with my friends. We get together at least once a week and play. Our kids are all six months younger than the next. Sayde is 2 1/2, Abby (on the other end) is 2, Madison is almost 1 1/2, Eliannah is 6 months and Denelle (mommy in the middle) is pregnant. Ok so there are a few holes in the 6 month apart thing but still we have fun. Joanna is the name of my other friend here.

Happy Halloween 2008

Here is little Eliannah, the Unicorn! She looks so cute! She was not very excited about the candy. lol I sipose she will get it through me later. lol Cause yes I will be stealing some of Tsadakah's candy. Ha ha


I was a vampire! I was siposed to be Rosalie from Twilight, but nobody could tell, not even the ones who had read it. lol oh well. Maybe I look like a pig in this one! It kinda reminds me of Willow, when the warriors are all getting turned into pigs by the evil queen. ha ha! But I did really like the picture despite that cause of the cool halo effect.




We went to our ward's trick or treat! It was fun! They did chili and cheesy garlic bread and the salad was REALLY good! They had a costume parade and the kids went around to all the rooms for trick-o-treating. Then they took pictures and the kids got to make their own pumpkin frames for the pix. I thought that Tsadakah, our little swan princess, was going to be scared, but the desire for candy completely by passed the fear. lol

At the party we hung out with Denelle and Brad Miner, and their little girl Madison (1) Mike is Nepoleon again, but this year he is Nepoleon on vacation! lol We lost the real glasses for him. Funny thing is that he is wearing my glasses and they have little stars on the sides. Denelle is actually Mike's second cousin, her maiden name was Wilberg.