Random survey

i copied this from logan's blog, because i enjoyed reading his & thought it'd be fun to do...

THIRTEEN RANDOM THINGS YOU LIKE
chocolate
the playoffs
christmas eve
knitting
fireplaces
spring
porches
pink
pies
babies
warm covers
christmas movies
garages

TWELEVE RANDOM MOVIES
robin hood
sound of music
mary poppins
mathilda
the incredibles
while you were sleeping
pretty woman
white christmas
saints & soldiers
mulan
how the grinch stole christmas
fried green tomatoes

ELEVEN GOOD BANDS/ARTISTS
james taylor
the beatles
the temptations
kool and the gang
josh groban
yellow card
faith hill
tim mcgraw
matchbox 20
beach boys
mormon tab. choir

TEN THINGS ABOUT YOU PHYSICALLY
green eyes
shortish
dry skin
hair is colored "chocolate raspberry"
toenails need paint
skinny arms
heart shaped face
scars from gallbladder surger
long fingers & toes
pierced ears

NINE FRIENDS IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER
mama
grandma
sherri
heidi
lisa
sarah
shanna
kristin
all my relatives (sister-in law/cousins, etc.)

EIGHT FOODS/DRINKS YOU LIKE
root beer
milk
water
chocolate anything
pies
lasagna
chimichangas
ground steak sandwiches

SEVEN THINGS YOU WEAR DAILY
earrings
at least SOME make-up
shirt
watch
wedding rings
pants
socks

SIX THINGS THAT ANNOY YOU
people eating when it's quiet
cory & the kids eating my cooking cheese
cory eating my pecans
commercials
people commenting on pregnancy related things
people talking about my southern accent

FIVE THINGS YOU TOUCH DAILY
my kids
my face
the computer keys
shower
cory's lips

FOUR SHOWS YOU WATCH
law & order
law & order criminal intent
the apprentice
without a trace

THREE CELEBRITES YOU ADMIRE
this is a really tough one...

TWO THINGS YOU HAVE KISSED
cory
my kids

ONE PERSON YOU COULD LIVE WITH YOUR WHOLE LIFE
my family...can't just pick one...i can't imagine life without any of them!

my clean up crew

you can't get the full effect from this picture, but i had made cookies for something the other day and had drizzled them with a powdered sugar glaze. the glaze had dripped through the wire cooling rack, so ian decided to be a good helper & come behind me and LICK up the glaze off the cabinet. it was so funny! if only milo had been here to do the floor! 

salty dog

my kids like a salty snack better than a sweet one (definitely got that from their dad), but i didn't realize the extent of their salty tooth until a recent trip to ruby tuesday. at some point during the meal i noticed the kids licking the top of the salt shaker. gross, i know....and germy in so many ways....

our mid-december trip

we spent the last week in florida with cory while he was there on business. his brother's family went too, so while they were in class we shopped & let the kids play. we didn't do anything spectacular, but we had a nice time being together. the kids were great in the car (a 7-9 hour trip depending on weather/stops). i was really impressed. the weather was terrible going there. it rained moderately to hard the entire trip except for the last 30 minutes. that was the first time we could even turn the wipers off. it was a rough going. the ride back went faster (we had good weather & made fewer/shorter stops). it was nice to be together, but we're glad to be back home (execpt maybe for elise who would like to live with emmy =) and ian who still keeps saying "hotel" and "bubble bath".)

ian tries to dress himself

ian has on shorts...sort of. he loves trying to dress himself! 

papers, papers, papers....

whenever we go on a trip (or even to the grocery store) elise is mesmerized by the free brochures and magazines. at rest areas, there is a particular wealth of information that elise can collect. here she is with her stash! 

now that's a bubble bath!

we had a deep jacuzzi tub in our room & the kids loved playing in the bubbles! 

oh the horror

this week the kids & i came down with the stomach bug. it was terrible, horrible, no good, & very bad!

tuesday started out as a really neat day. that evening, cory & i dropped the kids off with his sister & went to a unc basketball game. that is something that we haven't done together since we were dating. we parked in a different spot and ended up making about a 20-30 minute walk to the arena. but it was fun just being together. we had gotten tickets to the rams club social before the game. there were drinks & h'orderves and then about 30 minute before game time we got to walk out into the arena from the visitors team entrance. our tickets were really good too--lower level. we were really excited to be there, even though unc lost by 4 points. they played a good game and we cheered them on like crazy. on the LONG walk back to our car, we got behind this one lady talking on a cell phone. within several blocks she stopped at a corner and began puking. i was freaked out. i just think, "of all the people i could get behind..." so we got to melissa's house and cory went in to get the kids. he came back out with one of them and says, "i've got some bad news....both our kids just threw up." if any of you know me at all, you know i was devastated. i HATE the stomach bug.

sure enough, both kids threw up on the way home & ian did throughout the night. elise threw up 2 more times, kind of randomly. and wouldn't you know...i got it too. it was one of the worst experiences of my life. (in reality i recognize that i have a pretty good life if this is one of the worst experiences--however, it still sucked!) when i threw up i got choked--literally--and couldn't breathe. it was horrible on top of horrible.

cory was such a hero through all of this. i told cory that his service ought to earn him the celestial kingdom. it would if it were up to me. he was so attentive, diligent, helpful, thoughtful (and thrifty, brave, clean, & reverent). at one point after my terrible time, i was still feeling bad and worried that i would throw up again. after a while i just all of a sudden started feeling better. cory, shortly thereafter, came in to check on me. he asked how i was feeling, & i told him i had just started feeling better, but didn't know why. he was like, "it's because i prayed for you." i thought it was so sweet! he's the greatest ever!

but fortunately we're all better now & cory hasn't come down with it. (i sure prayed that he wouldn't!) let's keep our fingers crossed....