Can I go play now??

I made my bed
I did the dishes
I did the laundry (folded AND put away)
I cleaned the kitchen
I cleaned the living room
I petted the cat

Can I go play now?

Blah,Blah,Blah Blah, Blog

Blogaholic - Previously discussed, someone totally addicted to blogging
Blog Potato - Also previously discussed, while eating, watching TV, scolding, kids and or dogs
Blog-O-Rama - Posting several times per day.
Blogalicious - A simply wonderful post you savor.
Bloggonia - A flower found only on blog backgrounds, can be an infinite variety of colors.
Blogster - A really "hip" blog person.
Blogger - the person writing the blog
Bloggee - The person reading the blog.
Multi-Blogging - Posting on more than one blog.
Bloggamatic - Signing on to your blog before anything else, kids cats,hubbys and dogs completely forgotten.
Pseudo-blogging - You don't have a blog yourself but live vicariously through all of your relatives and or friends blogs, reading, commenting and telling funny stories about the things you have seen and read.
Bloggotograh - Photograph taken for the sole purpose of a blog posting.
Preblogging - Planning out new post, deciding on theme, pictures, stories and color scheme.
Blogumentory - Posting that documents a moment in time, can include various subjects, loss of tooth, trip to "Big" city, acquiring of lizard, running of races, movement of wood.
Blog Envy - Usually is felt as a twinge when reading a blog that is spectacular and you realize you don't even know how to write like that of group pictures like that or change your background to be as cute as that.

And again...I obviously don't have enough to do if I am spending my time writing about this. Did a little preblogging. If I left out any blogging terms, let me know!

Birthday Parties for Morgan

It has been a birthday celebration for our sweet little "Re Dolly". She turned 7 years old today! Friday was the party with friends. They played games, had ice cream and decorated little doll cakes. Today was the family party, everyone was there even the cousins from Brigham City.

Big sisters helped with the decorations and the games. Grandma made the dolls cakes and Mom took lots and lots of pictures of the festivities. It seems like just yesterday she was a tiny dark haired bundle of joy coming home from the hospital and the big brother and sisters wanting their turn to hold her.

Happy Birthday to my precious Morgan, Grandma loves you very much!

Tag, Eight Things....

Eight things I am passionate about
1) All 11 grandkids
2) All my kids and their spouses
3) My cat, Tucker
4) My friends
5) Cooking
6) My grandkids (I know, I already said that)
7) Curing cancer
8) Not politics

Eight Books I have read
1) The Secret Life of Bees (almost done)
2) Twilight series
3) Shadow in the Wind
4) The Host
5) Harry Potter Series
6) The Da Vinci Code
7) Pillars of the Earth
8) Kitchen Table Wisdom

Eight Phrases I say often
1) Kitty, kitty kitty, here kitty
2) Tucker
3) What are you doing?
4) Hey sweetie
5) This is LaDean (at work, answering the phone)
6) I love you
7) Really?
8) Bye now

Eight things I want to do before I die
1) Retire
2) Get my house really clean
3) Balance my check book (not really)
4) Learn to play the piano (also..not really)
5) Take cooking lessons
6) Run, jog, maybe walk some kind of race.
7) See all my grandkids grow up
8) Complete all my knitting projects, hah!

Eight things I have learned over the past year
1) What a blog is
2) How to blog
3) That I am addicted to blogging
4) How to make fondant (although I have not done it, just watched Aly)
5) My kids get smarter every year
6) That I have more control over my life
7) How to make pillowcases (easy ones)
8) To do my banking online

Eight places I want to see
1) The back of my spare bedroom closet
2) The bottom of my purse
3) A size 8 in my closet and I am not talking shoes.
4) New York, again
5) Jersey Boys (the musical)
6) Disney World through my grandkids eyes
7) The Ocean, again
8) Mt. Everest

Eight things I currently want or need
1) A hug
2) A smile
3) Notes from my grandkids
4) A self cleaning litter box
5) A self cleaning fridge (do they make those?)
6) To sleep late every day
7) To want to exercise
8) To be a better friend

Eight people I want to tag (okay this is great, most of you have already completed your assignment and the rest I got the idea from Vicky)
1) Aly
2) Vicky
3) Darcie
4) Chuck
5) Annie
6) Oprah
7) Minnie Mouse
8) Carin

"The Girls"

Some of us went to kindergarten together, some not until much later... 6th and 7th grade.

We have been best friends since then.

We have known each other through all the things that life brings us.

We have laughed and cried together through all of this and even giggled sometiimes, as Julia said "till we wet our pants".

Our friendship becomes more precious with every passing year.

We still think we look pretty darn good...considering!

And with all of this we are still,

"The Girls"

From left to right: Kathy, Julia, DeeAnna, Sherry, Me and Lynn (with miracle granddaughter born premature at a little over 3 lbs and doing great now)

To My Favorite Son-In-Law

A big Birthday "Shout Out" to my favorite Son-In-Law, Chuck.

Oh yeah your my only Son-In-Law.

You have been a prized possession of our family for some time now.

I think we will keep you, if you don't mind.

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday dear Chuck,

Happy Birthday to you!

Better than me singing it to you right?

Thanks so much for putting up with this Mother-In-Law and..

for being such a great husband and Dad.

Love and appreciate you more than you know.

Best Birthday Wishes, Love Deanie