I have seen some other people post their favorite videos from YouTube. David and I have a couple that we really like. Make sure you have your volume on. You will also need to pause or stop the music at the bottom. We hope you enjoy these! I think that Becky will especially like the second one.
Laughing Babies
Sneezing Panda
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Tags, tags, and more tags
So I was tagged... again....by Crystal. I guess I must not post enough so my friends tag me so I will post. So Crystal (and Alyssa because I didn't post last week) this post is for you!
100 things about myself
1. I was born on a Sunday.
2. My mom says that I was her most beautiful baby.
3. I wore cloth diapers. YUCK!
4. When I was three months old we got our dog Koko who was two months old.
5. Koko is the best dog EVER!!!
6. Koko was a black lab/pit bull mix.
7. He loved Chocolate.
8. He loved little children.
9. He loved when little children had chocolate.
10. Koko died when we both were 16. It was and is the only death of a close loved one that I have experienced. It was very hard and I still get choked up if I talk about his death too much.
11. I share my birthday with John Wayne.
12. I also share my birthday with Lenny Kravitz.
13. This year the whole nation will honor my birthday.
14. I have had stitches in my forehead two times. Once when I was 1 and the other time when I was 5. Both times my "accident" was caused by my loving elder brother Jacob.
15. I love my big brother Jacob!
16. I went to all day kindergarten.
17. I teach all day kindergarten.
18. I had my first boyfriend in 1st grade. This lasted until 3rd grade. His name was David Peterson.
19. The first bike I rode was a She-Ra bike. It only had one training wheel. So I learned very quickly.
20. I lost my first tooth in first grade.
21. I was baptized in Utah even though we lived in Louisiana at the time.
22. It "snowed" (technically iced) one time while we lived in Louisiana. It froze one of our big pine trees in the front yard. The tree fell over. Luckily it fell the opposite direction of the house.
23. We moved to Nebraska when I was 8 1/2.
24. I love Nebraska!
25. I love climbing trees. I did it frequently when I lived in NE.
26. - 38. One time my dad made my brother Jacob and I walk home from church. Now for all the Utah folks, that's not a problem. But in Nebraska our church building was more than 2 miles from our house. He did this as a punishment because we had been fighting while setting up for a ward dinner. He punished us, though, after I had tripped and my brother had been very kind and helped me up. My dad thought we were fighting again and sent us home. We were supposed to walk holding hands all the way down the busiest street in Papillion. We also had to cross a highway. We held hands for maybe 5 minutes, and ran the rest of the way home. When we got home, my dad met us there, and told us he knew we didn't hold hands. So, he made us walk back to church. This time we had to hold hands because we knew this time that he was following us. He took pity on us after we had walked a mile or so more and drove us the rest of the way to church.
39. I cut off part of my sister's finger when I slammed the bathroom door.
40. - 45. Koko was great at escaping. One time he ran away and crossed the two busiest streets in Papillion and proceeded to go to Target. He walked in the store and was caught and eventually taken to the Humane Society. We always joke that we was going Christmas shopping for us. Oh and he was 15 when he did this. The ladies at the humane society were surprised when we told them that he was 15 because he acted very young.
46. My students really like that story about Koko.
47. I moved to Utah when I was 15 1/2.
48. I have liked 5 guys during my lifetime whose names start with J - Josh, John, Jordan, Jeff, and another Josh.
49. I have liked 3 guys named David.
50. I figured I would either marry a David or a guy whose name starts with J.
51. I am married to David James.
52. Isn't that ironic?
53. I love my husband!
54. My favorite College football and basketball teams are the COUGARS!!!
55. I am registered as a republican.
56. Some of my favorite movies are Pride and Prejudice (both the A&E version and the new version), Ever After, and What a Girl Wants.
57. I love watching Chick flicks.
58. I have watched the 5 hour Pride and Prejudice movie several times.
59. I didn't think Mr. Darcy was hot until the 4th episode when he went for a swim and walked to his house in a wet shirt.
60. I have read Pride and Prejudice 3 times and will most definitely read it many more times.
61. I want to name one of my daughters Eliza Jane. Yes, it is somewhat inspired by Pride and Prejudice.
62. I think Shannon Hale is a great author! I highly recommend her books!
63. I have a goal to read all of the Newbery Medal books.
64. I love buying books!
65. I collect Willow Tree Figurines and am excited that I am pregnant because I can FINALLY get the willow tree figurines that are pregnant women or women with babies.
66. I love giving Willow Tree Figurines as gifts.
67. I have done work in 11 different temples. St. Louis, Winter Quarters, Denver, Logan, Bountiful, Ogden, Salt Lake, Jordan River, Mt. Timpanogos, Provo, and St. George.
68. I love going to the temple!!!
69. Probably one of my favorite temples to do work in is the Provo temple. I love the Provo Temple!
70. I was married in the Salt Lake Temple.
71. I am at least the fourth generation in my dad's family to be married in the Salt Lake Temple.
72. I have been on a behind the scenes tour of the Conference Center.
73. I love milk. So does David.
74. I love chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. Especially if it is from the BYU creamery.
75. I love Taco Bell.
76. I love pickles!
77. I have read/studied the Book of Mormon several times! I love it! I know that it is true!
78. I met President Hinckley when I was 10 and had a brief conversation with him.
79. I love Country Music!
80. I have been to see Tim McGraw and Faith Hill in concert two times. Once in Utah and once in Nebraska last year with my sister.
81. I have seen Rascal Flatts in concert twice.
82. I have seen Kenny Chesney in concert.
83. I want to see Keith Urban and Martina McBride in concert sometime.
84. Whenever I drive through Wyoming I always stop at Little America. I have been doing this for as long as I remember. And I have always used the same bathroom stall for as long as I remember. They have the NICEST bathrooms!
85. My family always buys ice cream cones when we go to Little America. When Koko traveled with us we always gave him the bottom of our cone.
86. I love bird watching and want to do it more so I can get better at it.
87. I am almost done!
88. I love math!
89. I am 16 weeks pregnant and I think I have felt the baby moving a few times.
90. I am having another ultrasound in 16 days to determine the gender of my baby! I am super excited!
91. I love stars! I love looking for constellations. I love using a telescope. And I plan on decorating my baby's room with stars.
92. My father-in-law is making my crib! It will be made out of walnut. Some of the walnut is from my dad. He used walnut to make a cradle when my parents were first married. He has had this piece of walnut for almost 30 years!
93. I love Wolf Brand Chili! It is seriously the best canned chili!
94. I love reading classics and children's novels.
95. A Tale of Two Cities is one of the most incredible books I have ever read. If you have never read it, you should!
96. My family used to have burping contests as part of our family home evening. And my dad wonders why I burp so much and so well!?!
97. I love David's red, curly hair! I hope that some of our children have red hair!
98. I own a sewing machine and want to make a quilt for my baby.
99. I want to get better at crocheting.
100. I have lived in or had my bedroom in a basement since I was 8 1/2.
101. I know I'm technically done, but I have to write this. David says really funny things when I talk to him when he is asleep!
COMING SOON..... BELLY PICTURES (because Alyssa has requested them plus I think they are fun)
100 things about myself
1. I was born on a Sunday.
2. My mom says that I was her most beautiful baby.
3. I wore cloth diapers. YUCK!
4. When I was three months old we got our dog Koko who was two months old.
5. Koko is the best dog EVER!!!
6. Koko was a black lab/pit bull mix.
7. He loved Chocolate.
8. He loved little children.
9. He loved when little children had chocolate.
10. Koko died when we both were 16. It was and is the only death of a close loved one that I have experienced. It was very hard and I still get choked up if I talk about his death too much.
11. I share my birthday with John Wayne.
12. I also share my birthday with Lenny Kravitz.
13. This year the whole nation will honor my birthday.
14. I have had stitches in my forehead two times. Once when I was 1 and the other time when I was 5. Both times my "accident" was caused by my loving elder brother Jacob.
15. I love my big brother Jacob!
16. I went to all day kindergarten.
17. I teach all day kindergarten.
18. I had my first boyfriend in 1st grade. This lasted until 3rd grade. His name was David Peterson.
19. The first bike I rode was a She-Ra bike. It only had one training wheel. So I learned very quickly.
20. I lost my first tooth in first grade.
21. I was baptized in Utah even though we lived in Louisiana at the time.
22. It "snowed" (technically iced) one time while we lived in Louisiana. It froze one of our big pine trees in the front yard. The tree fell over. Luckily it fell the opposite direction of the house.
23. We moved to Nebraska when I was 8 1/2.
24. I love Nebraska!
25. I love climbing trees. I did it frequently when I lived in NE.
26. - 38. One time my dad made my brother Jacob and I walk home from church. Now for all the Utah folks, that's not a problem. But in Nebraska our church building was more than 2 miles from our house. He did this as a punishment because we had been fighting while setting up for a ward dinner. He punished us, though, after I had tripped and my brother had been very kind and helped me up. My dad thought we were fighting again and sent us home. We were supposed to walk holding hands all the way down the busiest street in Papillion. We also had to cross a highway. We held hands for maybe 5 minutes, and ran the rest of the way home. When we got home, my dad met us there, and told us he knew we didn't hold hands. So, he made us walk back to church. This time we had to hold hands because we knew this time that he was following us. He took pity on us after we had walked a mile or so more and drove us the rest of the way to church.
39. I cut off part of my sister's finger when I slammed the bathroom door.
40. - 45. Koko was great at escaping. One time he ran away and crossed the two busiest streets in Papillion and proceeded to go to Target. He walked in the store and was caught and eventually taken to the Humane Society. We always joke that we was going Christmas shopping for us. Oh and he was 15 when he did this. The ladies at the humane society were surprised when we told them that he was 15 because he acted very young.
46. My students really like that story about Koko.
47. I moved to Utah when I was 15 1/2.
48. I have liked 5 guys during my lifetime whose names start with J - Josh, John, Jordan, Jeff, and another Josh.
49. I have liked 3 guys named David.
50. I figured I would either marry a David or a guy whose name starts with J.
51. I am married to David James.
52. Isn't that ironic?
53. I love my husband!
54. My favorite College football and basketball teams are the COUGARS!!!
55. I am registered as a republican.
56. Some of my favorite movies are Pride and Prejudice (both the A&E version and the new version), Ever After, and What a Girl Wants.
57. I love watching Chick flicks.
58. I have watched the 5 hour Pride and Prejudice movie several times.
59. I didn't think Mr. Darcy was hot until the 4th episode when he went for a swim and walked to his house in a wet shirt.
60. I have read Pride and Prejudice 3 times and will most definitely read it many more times.
61. I want to name one of my daughters Eliza Jane. Yes, it is somewhat inspired by Pride and Prejudice.
62. I think Shannon Hale is a great author! I highly recommend her books!
63. I have a goal to read all of the Newbery Medal books.
64. I love buying books!
65. I collect Willow Tree Figurines and am excited that I am pregnant because I can FINALLY get the willow tree figurines that are pregnant women or women with babies.
66. I love giving Willow Tree Figurines as gifts.
67. I have done work in 11 different temples. St. Louis, Winter Quarters, Denver, Logan, Bountiful, Ogden, Salt Lake, Jordan River, Mt. Timpanogos, Provo, and St. George.
68. I love going to the temple!!!
69. Probably one of my favorite temples to do work in is the Provo temple. I love the Provo Temple!
70. I was married in the Salt Lake Temple.
71. I am at least the fourth generation in my dad's family to be married in the Salt Lake Temple.
72. I have been on a behind the scenes tour of the Conference Center.
73. I love milk. So does David.
74. I love chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. Especially if it is from the BYU creamery.
75. I love Taco Bell.
76. I love pickles!
77. I have read/studied the Book of Mormon several times! I love it! I know that it is true!
78. I met President Hinckley when I was 10 and had a brief conversation with him.
79. I love Country Music!
80. I have been to see Tim McGraw and Faith Hill in concert two times. Once in Utah and once in Nebraska last year with my sister.
81. I have seen Rascal Flatts in concert twice.
82. I have seen Kenny Chesney in concert.
83. I want to see Keith Urban and Martina McBride in concert sometime.
84. Whenever I drive through Wyoming I always stop at Little America. I have been doing this for as long as I remember. And I have always used the same bathroom stall for as long as I remember. They have the NICEST bathrooms!
85. My family always buys ice cream cones when we go to Little America. When Koko traveled with us we always gave him the bottom of our cone.
86. I love bird watching and want to do it more so I can get better at it.
87. I am almost done!
88. I love math!
89. I am 16 weeks pregnant and I think I have felt the baby moving a few times.
90. I am having another ultrasound in 16 days to determine the gender of my baby! I am super excited!
91. I love stars! I love looking for constellations. I love using a telescope. And I plan on decorating my baby's room with stars.
92. My father-in-law is making my crib! It will be made out of walnut. Some of the walnut is from my dad. He used walnut to make a cradle when my parents were first married. He has had this piece of walnut for almost 30 years!
93. I love Wolf Brand Chili! It is seriously the best canned chili!
94. I love reading classics and children's novels.
95. A Tale of Two Cities is one of the most incredible books I have ever read. If you have never read it, you should!
96. My family used to have burping contests as part of our family home evening. And my dad wonders why I burp so much and so well!?!
97. I love David's red, curly hair! I hope that some of our children have red hair!
98. I own a sewing machine and want to make a quilt for my baby.
99. I want to get better at crocheting.
100. I have lived in or had my bedroom in a basement since I was 8 1/2.
101. I know I'm technically done, but I have to write this. David says really funny things when I talk to him when he is asleep!
COMING SOON..... BELLY PICTURES (because Alyssa has requested them plus I think they are fun)
Thursday, March 13, 2008
More Tales from Mrs. Dougal's Kindergarten
Well last week one of my favorite students moved! Very sad. My emotions must be really out of wack because of pregnancy because I bawled that evening. I had found out right after the bell rang for the end of school that he was moving and that he wouldn't be back. So it was very sad for me. However, I had a pleasant surprise the next day when he got to come for one last day. All my students and I miss him. He is a great, sweet student and very bright.
Last Wednesday the 5th my students and I were talking about community helpers. I had mentioned doctors and dentists and then the kids were telling me other helpers. One little boy raised his hand and I thought he said "teachers". So of course I go off about how wonderful teachers are and all the great things they do for us. Well, a little girl stopped me and said "No! That's not what he said. He said Jesus." So then we talked about how we can't really talk about Jesus in school because some people don't like it. A lot of my students were like "What? That's so stupid!" So to validate the boy's comment I ended the little discussion by saying, "but yes, Jesus does help us."
On Tuesday the 11th one of my little girls fell off the monkey bars and hurt her back. She came running up to me, bawling. So while she hugged my leg I rubbed her back and said "It's ok. It's ok." After a minute, she looks up at me with big tears and says "No, it's not ok!" Very cute and funny. She was ok a minute later.
Today my later gators (the kids who come from 9:15 to 3:30) were lined up to go home when I overheard a great conversation.
Boy 1: Jesus is our friend.
Boy 2: Yeah!
Boy 1: He died and went to the spirit world.
Boy 3: The spirit world? What?
Boy 1: Yeah, he was dead for three days. Yeah 1,2,3 days! And then he came back to life! And these other guys rolled the stone away from the tomb.
I talked to Boy 1's mother about it when she picked him up. They have been talking about Easter at home. We were laughing about it. He'll make a great missionary! It's amazing how fearless children are and how they can talk to anyone about anything!
One more story. Last Thursday another little girl in my class told me, "My dad has to pick me up today because my mom is taking a pregnancy test right now." Then the next day she mentioned something about it again and how her mom wasn't pregnant but had something wrong. I don't know. All I can say is be careful about what you say around your children!
Last Wednesday the 5th my students and I were talking about community helpers. I had mentioned doctors and dentists and then the kids were telling me other helpers. One little boy raised his hand and I thought he said "teachers". So of course I go off about how wonderful teachers are and all the great things they do for us. Well, a little girl stopped me and said "No! That's not what he said. He said Jesus." So then we talked about how we can't really talk about Jesus in school because some people don't like it. A lot of my students were like "What? That's so stupid!" So to validate the boy's comment I ended the little discussion by saying, "but yes, Jesus does help us."
On Tuesday the 11th one of my little girls fell off the monkey bars and hurt her back. She came running up to me, bawling. So while she hugged my leg I rubbed her back and said "It's ok. It's ok." After a minute, she looks up at me with big tears and says "No, it's not ok!" Very cute and funny. She was ok a minute later.
Today my later gators (the kids who come from 9:15 to 3:30) were lined up to go home when I overheard a great conversation.
Boy 1: Jesus is our friend.
Boy 2: Yeah!
Boy 1: He died and went to the spirit world.
Boy 3: The spirit world? What?
Boy 1: Yeah, he was dead for three days. Yeah 1,2,3 days! And then he came back to life! And these other guys rolled the stone away from the tomb.
I talked to Boy 1's mother about it when she picked him up. They have been talking about Easter at home. We were laughing about it. He'll make a great missionary! It's amazing how fearless children are and how they can talk to anyone about anything!
One more story. Last Thursday another little girl in my class told me, "My dad has to pick me up today because my mom is taking a pregnancy test right now." Then the next day she mentioned something about it again and how her mom wasn't pregnant but had something wrong. I don't know. All I can say is be careful about what you say around your children!
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Tagged Again!
Alyssa tagged me to motivate me to post, so here it goes...
10 years ago…
I was 12 years old and living in Nebraska. I was a 7th grader at Papillion Junior High. I had my first boyfriend, Russell. He was diagnosed with diabetes around this time.
5 things on my to-do list:
1. Go to the temple
2. Eat ice cream (thanks Kanien for leaving it here!)
3. Do laundry
4. Buy a plane ticket to Nebraska for spring break
5. Make a baby quilt
5 things I would do if I were a billionaire:
1. Buy my dream home with land for horses
2. Pay off our car and loans
3. Give David's dad $3 million so he can buy his Aunt Frankie's house in Oregon
4. Save and invest lots of money!
5. Get David a nice computer with the programs he wants so he can animate at home
3 bad habits:
1. Leaving the laundry in the dryer for a few days
2. Not emailing people back
3. Burping
5 places I have lived:
1. Mather AFB, California
2. Haughton, Louisiana
3. Papillion, Nebraska
4. Layton, Utah
5. Provo, Utah
5 jobs I have had:
1. Cashier/ Salad Bar Girl at Arizona Big Salad
2. Custodian
3. Resident Assistant at Deseret Towers
4. Teacher's Aide
5. Kindergarten Teacher
Things that you may or may not know about me:
1. I love reading children's literature. I also love reading classics.
2. I love watching the end of While you were sleeping over and over.
3. I like watching Hannah Montana!
4. I have never broken a bone, but I have had foot surgery 3 times.
5. I collect Willow Tree Figurines and am so excited that I can finally get the pregnancy/mommy and baby ones!
6. I love being an aunt! I think my nieces and nephews are the greatest!
7. I love canned mushrooms. I can eat them right out of the can.
8. I love chili! The best chili in the world is Wolf Brand chili, but you can only get it at the Commissary on Base! Lame!
9. I am really bad at sports that require me to hold and swing something to hit a ball. I can't even do it on the Wii.
10. Oh yah, we own a Wii. David sold his Game Cube and some games and got a Wii. Pretty nifty. My favorite thing about it is that David got Super Mario Brothers for it. Sweet.
10 years ago…
I was 12 years old and living in Nebraska. I was a 7th grader at Papillion Junior High. I had my first boyfriend, Russell. He was diagnosed with diabetes around this time.
5 things on my to-do list:
1. Go to the temple
2. Eat ice cream (thanks Kanien for leaving it here!)
3. Do laundry
4. Buy a plane ticket to Nebraska for spring break
5. Make a baby quilt
5 things I would do if I were a billionaire:
1. Buy my dream home with land for horses
2. Pay off our car and loans
3. Give David's dad $3 million so he can buy his Aunt Frankie's house in Oregon
4. Save and invest lots of money!
5. Get David a nice computer with the programs he wants so he can animate at home
3 bad habits:
1. Leaving the laundry in the dryer for a few days
2. Not emailing people back
3. Burping
5 places I have lived:
1. Mather AFB, California
2. Haughton, Louisiana
3. Papillion, Nebraska
4. Layton, Utah
5. Provo, Utah
5 jobs I have had:
1. Cashier/ Salad Bar Girl at Arizona Big Salad
2. Custodian
3. Resident Assistant at Deseret Towers
4. Teacher's Aide
5. Kindergarten Teacher
Things that you may or may not know about me:
1. I love reading children's literature. I also love reading classics.
2. I love watching the end of While you were sleeping over and over.
3. I like watching Hannah Montana!
4. I have never broken a bone, but I have had foot surgery 3 times.
5. I collect Willow Tree Figurines and am so excited that I can finally get the pregnancy/mommy and baby ones!
6. I love being an aunt! I think my nieces and nephews are the greatest!
7. I love canned mushrooms. I can eat them right out of the can.
8. I love chili! The best chili in the world is Wolf Brand chili, but you can only get it at the Commissary on Base! Lame!
9. I am really bad at sports that require me to hold and swing something to hit a ball. I can't even do it on the Wii.
10. Oh yah, we own a Wii. David sold his Game Cube and some games and got a Wii. Pretty nifty. My favorite thing about it is that David got Super Mario Brothers for it. Sweet.
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