I've been tagged.....

Teri Le tagged me, so here are my answers :)

4 jobs I've had :
Pizza Hut
Papa Aldo's (now Papa Murphys)
In Home Day Care
Momma and Honey

4 movies I can watch over and over
While You Were Sleeping
Westward the Women
Say Anything
Erin Brockovich

4 places I have lived
Lancaster California
Rexburg Idaho
Tucson Az
Boise Id

4 favorite TV shows
Grey's Anatomy
Extreme Makeover Home Edition
Friday Night Lights
Survivor

4 Places I've been:
Disneyland
Oregon Coast
Mt. St. Helens
Yellowstone National Park

4 Favorite foods
Pepsi with Ice (gotta crunch the ice too)
babyback ribs
Won Tons with sweet n sour sauce
Suki Yaki (sp?)

4 websites I visit daily:
The Sista's board
Yahoo (to check mail)
Blogger
Incredimail (to check my other mail..lol)

4 Places I'd rather be:
The Beach
In bed
Camping
My mom's house (I haven't been home for 8 1/2 years)

4 Blog buddies I want to tag
Mar'lee
Margie
Shayla
Denise

The 50th Day.....

Today was the 50th day of the school year so the kids dressed up in 50's attire. This is the best I could do on less than 1/2 a days notice.
Dallin was a party pooper and did not want to dress up like The Fonz no matter how much I begged. Rotten kid. ;)

Lifetouch sucks......

I forgot to "pick a pose" for Baylee so they picked for me. Is this really the best position for a little girl in a dress, with her knees to her chest? *rolling my eyes* The photographer may have had a nice view of her underwear. And they never wait for a descent smile.


Dallins isn't too bad.

Why do I order them at all then you ask?
So that the kids can have a class picture. You cannot order just a class picture. It is "free" *rme again* with any portrait package.

Gee, how generous.

Another Undefeated Season....

So proud of my boy....But sad that the season is over.

We attended a BSU football game on Saturday. It was the boys' first college game and they had an absolute blast.

Such a long hard week

The first part of the weekend was was normal. The boys and Baylee went to Burns to watch the High School Football game. Saturday afternoon Dallin complained that his ears were hurting. I gave him some Tylenol and told him if they were still bothering him on Monday I would run him to the Dr. That evening we sat in the front yard in sweatshirts and I watched the boys (Jared included) toss the football around. After in got dark we went in the house and I looked at Dallin. He just looked sick in his face. I told him to go take a shower and go to bed. He said he felt fine, but I insisted. I gave him a dose of Advil as he went to bed so that his ears would not start bothering him in the night.
Jared and I went to bed about midnight, and I took a dose of NyQuil.
Around 2am Dallin bursts into our bedroom holding his chest and saying he couldn't breathe. I ran up the stairs to get his albulterol (I just assumed he was having his first real asthma attack after having very mild asthma for years). Half way up the stairs I felt like I was going to throw up and pass out. I am sure it was a combo of being frightened and the NyQuil. I got back downstairs and handed the inhaler to Jared and laid on the bed with a trash can by my head. Dallin took this two puffs with lots of pain. We watched him for a couple minutes. He was in so much pain he couldn't calm down and couldn't sit still. It was then he said it was his right side, right under his ribs. Then we immediately thought appendicitis.
I went upstairs and got his slippers and a blanket and Jared carried him to the car. I woke up Joshua and had him come upstairs with the girls. Jared drove so fast to the hospital (25 miles away). I called them on the way.
We got there about 3am or so. It seemed to take forever to get him a bed even though the ER was empty.
They did his vitals and took blood. Then we started waiting. Around 5am a new Dr. came in and he ordered a chest X-ray. It was after looking at this X-ray it was discovered he had pneumonia in both of his lungs, but the worst was in his lower right lobe (thus making it appear like appendicitis).
And seriously when they said they were admitting him, I was surprised. I thought they would get his breathing under control and them send us home with some antibiotics.
We went to a normal room about 7am.
Joshua got the girls ready for church (he was such a huge help to us) and Dena and Toby took them to church.
Our neighbors the Sheltons called and Jared was so upset he couldn't talk to them. They showed up at the hospital the same time Uncle Dennis and Aunt Cheryl did. The 3 priesthood holders (Jared, Glenn and U. Dennis) gave Dallin a blessing.
Jared stayed the nights with Dallin and I went home and got the other kids in bed and up and off to school in the mornings. The girls stayed with the Sheltons or with Toby and Dena.
Tuesday night Jared went to Joshua's football game. Dallin was continually throwing up and in pain. I finally talked the Dr. into giving him another dose of anti nausea medicine through his IV and some tylenol with codeine. He slept for 2-3 hours and woke up Dallin again. He got better just as quickly as he got sick.
I was shocked when they let us take him home the next morning.
We have been trying to keep him still to no avail.
Yesterday we took him to his follow up appointment and I heard some very scary but revealing things from our family Dr.
He said that the Dr. in the emergency room that diagnosed him with pneumonia saved his life. When his blood count came back at 20,000 with no fever he said the doctors were thinking it was something different (which at the time I didn't think was odd because of the Advil) and I automatically thought he was going to say appendicitis. Then he said leukemia.
I am so glad that the Dr.s never told us that.
He now has a clean bill of health and will return to school on Monday.

Joshua Visiting his brother in the hospital.
Dallin and Jared watching football.



The Girls at the hospital.

What in the H-E- Double Hockey Sticks!!!!????!!!!????

Is there an entomologist in the house? I am so totally grossed out! This miniature alien was on my front porch. What is it? And the pictures are life sized, the thing was about 3 inches long! ICK! Jumping around the house and shuttering with the heeby jeebies

Someone? Anyone? Bueller?

UPDATE!

Yep Jenne was right. There is even a website if ya wanna read more about them:

potatobugs

Doo Doo Doo, Lookin' Out My Front Door....

OK, so yeah I know...it's backdoor. (Forgive me Creedence) And I don't have any "Happy Creatures Dancing on the Lawn". Not that I can see anyhow, and I'd like to keep it that way. But what I do see, is every Eastern Oregon farmers dream, Onion Harvest!


The truck comes back from the field full of onions.


And it waits its turn.

It pulls up to the side of the shed and the onions unload onto the conveyor belt and into wooden crates.

The fork lift driver (sorry he is hidden in the shadow on the left of the crates) stacks the crates, and when they get 4 tall he takes them into the onion shed to be stored until needed.

It made for a noisy couple of days but it was very interesting to watch. All the old retired dudes come out of retirement to drive the farm trucks for harvest. They all smile, wave, and honk whenever they spot us in the yard, and they look like they have rediscovered youth!

Now all is quiet til next year.

And a New Blog Makes 3

Notice on the sidebar, a link to my 3rd blog....my recipe blog. It was actually an idea from my friend Kris who is using a blog to store her recipes (it's ok she said I could steal her idea..lol).

Conference Weekend....

My friend Katie had some wonderful tips about making conference weekend exciting for everyone.

I mainly looked forward to a day off church. Is that a bad thing? ;) Not that I don't love trying to hold the attention of eight 6 year olds for almost 2 hours every sunday, after an hour of trying to keep own kids reverent .

So taking Katies advice I am getting a meat and cheese tray from the local deli, along with various snacks items and beverages. We never eat in the living room (the kids anyhow) so I will allow this too.

Not sure if we will play conference bingo or something else, but I will try and make it fun.

I have been anticipating the announcement of who will fill the shoes of President Faust. Those are some big shoes to fill.

Shows I am embarrassed to admit that I watch....

1. Days of Our Lives. I have watched this show since at least 1976. I used to come home from 1/2 day kindergarden and watch it with my mother, so at least 30 years. I say that is loyal...lol Yes, alot of times it is really stupid...and alot of times I could catch up on a month of shows by just watching for 15 minutes, but I still watch it. Sue me.

2. Rock of Love. Now if you have never heard about this show, here is a brief synopsis:

Since 1986 when MTV introduced the world to the blue-eyed lead singer of Poison, women around the world have worshiped Bret Michael's as a veritable Rock God. Never out of the spotlight, Bret's career is still rocking with Poison and as a successful solo artist and the women are still lining up in hopes of a lying down with the sexy star. But the demands of life-on-the-road for the ultimate rocker have taken a toll...on his love life.

Twenty lucky ladies will get their chance for an All-Access pass to Bret Michaels' heart and to share in all his superstar lifestyle. Bret will invite twenty handpicked beautiful women to move into his rock and roll palace in the Hollywood Hills and compete for his heart. They must win over his mind and his body by proving their love for Bret, their passion for rock and their potential to be the perfect "Rock Star Girlfriend."

Each week, Bret will design challenges to test the girls' ability to adapt to the true rock 'n roll life. Not always red carpets and award shows, who will best adapt to life in a cramped, grungy tour bus with Bret and his roadie buddies? Who can handle the competition from outrageous, and sometimes hotter groupies? Who can keep her cool around his famous friends? Who can best contribute to his music? Who's not afraid to get down and dirty with him in one of his extreme sports competitions. And perhaps most vital - who will always look smokin' hot doing it?

The girls who best meet Bret's needs shall be rewarded with exclusive gifts, dates and travels worthy of a music superstar. Over several weeks, Bret will offer the women who rock his world VIP passes allowing them to remain in his home - and his heart. The women who don't will be sent packing. Competition will be ferocious - for in the end only one lady will walk away a true Rock Star Girlfriend.

In My opinion Bret Michaels is still as hot as he was druing his "Unskinny Bop" days. Yummy. Plus it is funny to see a bunch of ditzy women fight, back stab and munipulate each other. This Sunday is the finale...I can hardly wait...lol

I also enjoy Maury Povich when he has the paternity test shows....they crack me up.

So, what shows are you a little embarrassed that you watch?