Tagged

Cory and I have officially been tagged, so here goes.

Ten years ago... we were living in Omaha, NE sweating our brains out and trying to save money by shopping at Aldi in Council Bluffs. I was being denied a trip onto the Riverboat Casino because I was still a minor. (I never did get onto the riverboat at Harvey's).
Five years ago... I was pregnant with our third child (Olivia) and we were moving to our second house in Las Vegas in 117 degree weather.
One year ago... I was enjoying the fact that I wasn't yet in my 30's and Cory was a few years into his. We found out that our daughter Abbey wasn't just having a hard time reading, but in fact had a visual deficit that required therapy. (she is doing amazingly well now!)
Yesterday... I was madly trying to get things ready for a mock 5 hour power out, vacuuming the house, washing 3 loads of laundry, buying flashlights, finding out the kids teachers for next year, going to the dentist (I have way too many cavities), making dinner without use of my microwave, sweating nearly to death while we turned off the A/C (We only made it 1 1/2 hours before I decided that it needed to be turned back on), racing to get to my parents house to celebrate the return of my sister Eleanor from NYC, nearly having a nervous breakdown, and reading more of Breaking Dawn.
Today I washed a few more loads of laundry, found a babysitter for tonight for Cory and I to go to the temple, helped pick up a few more rooms for the kids to help me vacuum, I emptied the dishwasher, and refilled it, took Olivia to a friend's house, and then returned to my laundry and folded it while watching The Sound of Music (I've been wanting to watch it since I finished reading The Book Thief, which I highly recommend). I've also been checking out a few friends' blogs.
5 favorite snacks... anything chocolate, cinnamon bears (especially when they're covered in chocolate), when I'm trying to be healthy grapes or apple slices (Fuji), oatmeal and caramel fiber one bars, whatever left over treat I may have in the kitchen (especially lemon bars).
5 favorite books... I've read so much lately that I can't choose only 5 books, so I'm going to list 5 series The Goose Girl series, Twilight series (the first 3 books), Harry Potter (books 4,6,7 are my favorites), Pamela Aidan's companion series to Pride and Prejudice, Fitzwilliam Darcy Gentleman (the first is called An Assembly Such as This), and the Peter and the Starcathchers series. And also The Book Thief.
5 bad habits... getting sidetracked, talking on the phone for too long, not going to bed at a reasonable hour, buying things because they're a good deal, and getting upset over petty things.
5 things I would never wear... a mullet (though I was given one once and had to wait a few hours before it could be corrected--the only haircut I ever cried over), any article of clothing that costs more than $35 (I know, I'm a cheapskate), more than one ring on each hand (I'm not a jewelry person), I don't know what else, I'm not really a fashion guru.
5 pet peeves... I have plenty, but I 'm having a hard time thinking of them, however people who are not punctual is a big one for Cory!
5 things I like to do...going to Jazz games, going to Real Salt Lake games, going to BYU Football games, going on family vacations, reading good books, spending time with family. (Ok that's six, but I couldn't just clump sporting events together, or I wouldn't have enough!)
5 favorite TV shows... Alias (I realize this one isn't running anymore, but I really loved it!), Heroes, The Office, American Idol, ?
5 famous people I would like to meet... Deron Williams, Elie Wiesel, I'll have to think about this for a bit longer, but I'm running late!
5 people I tag... whoever would like to! I hope there are 5 of you out there!