Another tag

5 things on my to-do list
1.Clean my bathroom
2.Clean my kitchen
3.Clean my bedroom
4.Clean my boy's room
5.Clean the living room

5 snacks I enjoy
1. Mint Oreos
1a. Sour Patch kids
2. Cold Stone Ice Cream
2a. Fruit fresh off the tree, vine, bush, etc.
3. TCBY's frozen yougurt strawberry and white chocolate swirl. They don't have TCBY's in Utah
3a. Doritos Nacho Cheesier chips
4. Original Chex mix
4a. Betty Crocker Funfetti frosting refrigerated by the spoonful
5. Crackers (especially Ritz and Triscuit) and Colby Jack cheese
5a. Mother's Pink and White frosted animal cookies
(I couldn't pick just 5)

5 things I would do if I were suddenly a billionaire
1. Hire subcontractors to speed up the construction of our house
2. Buy Troy a 450 race bike in every brand: Honda, Yamaha, KTM, Suzuki, Kawasaki, a new 650 to replace the one in AZ, a Harley, and a mechanic to come on every camping trip, so Troy can spend every minute riding, and a diesel semi truck to haul them all and our camping trailer.
3. Attend pilot's school, get a license and buy a small airplane to fly to AZ whenever we wanted
4. Hire a maid to clean my house every day.
5. Go on a cruise with all of my family and all of Troy's family (minus all the babies)

5 places I have lived
1. Phoenix, AZ
2. Peoria, AZ
3. Provo, UT
4. Salt Lake City, UT
5. Holladay, UT

5 Jobs I have had
1. Cold Ctone Creamery (gained 10 pounds at that job)
2. Substitute Teacher (decided not to become a school teacher at that job)
3. Cake decorator (ironically, I don't like to eat cake)
4. Retirement home caregiver (makes baby diapers seem like cake)
5. Tupperware Lady (now, and love that I can do it as much or as little as I want, and I get a great discount!)

5 things people don't know about me
1. I love to wear lingerie. It makes me feel sexy, which can be a challenge for a stay-at-home mom.
2. I have been diabetic since I was 5 years old. I tool insulin shots until I was 17, and have worn an insulin pump ever since.
3. I enjoy doing family history research, but don't get to do it as often as I'd like
4. I will walk up to perfect strangers and inform them that my sister in-law or friend thinks they are attractive. I have done this for many different people, and 4 that I know of led to a relationship. At the time, they were mortified and embarrassed. They all got over it.
5. I have a passion for games of any kind: board, card, mind, solitaire, numbers, ANY! I will play any game I have the chance to.

5 bad habits
1. I sometime cheat when I play games. (Only sometimes)
2. I like to sleep in as late as possible.
3. I mumble, especially if I am tired or have a blood sugar
4. I am a slow driver
5. I procrastinate, then get stressed out at the last minute.

5 people to tag
1. Tasha
2. Gretchen
3. Rachel
4. Alisa
5. Shalaun

Is my Family Weird?

Troy claims that my family is a little weird. My opinion is that we are normal and his family is the weird bunch. There is friendly banter between us when we discuss who is the weird one. The topic usually arises when someone in one of our respective family members does something bizarre. We cite the bizarro behavior as evidence to back our claim. I think most married people realize at some point that the norms we grow up with are not necesarrily the same as what other families do.

But, my opinion may be a little biased. Look at the following pictures and decide for yourself. Let me know whose side you would take in this argument

Me (with a rubber band behind my ears)

Garrett doing the same
Smiling. You should put a rubber band on your face, look in the mirror and see if you can keep from laughing. It's almost impossible.

We took these pictures while Garrett, Kirby and I were playing one of our favorite games, Settlers of Catan, and it was well past midnight. We were getting a little punchy and the game was dragging a little. But, I won!

Playing games is another thing that my family loves and Troy can't stand. Since I arrived on the 4th, we have played Settlers od Catan 2x, Guillotine 3x, Chutes and Ladders (with Timmy- start 'em young) over and over, and Sorry 1x, and Chess. Guaranteed, when my parents get back from their cruise, Mom and I will play Sequence, and Daddy and I will play Cutthroat (a version of backgammon.) I will win them all, of course. Timmy and Spencer dressed to the nines. They are really in disguise. Does the name Steve Urkel ring a bell?
Mom and Shannon. Like mother, like daughter

Dad holding newborn Spencer a year ago at out annual camping trip. They are both a little dirty and a little cross-eyed

Shannon. I'm not sure the glassses are helping... but she got her dad's crossed eyes.

(If you have met my family members, you may realize that we don't necesarrily look like this all the time.) Now, if you decide to comment, be nice... we have feelings, too.