Big Day

First of all, sorry about the music. I changed it for last Tuesday, some songs that were a little more dear. Now it's time to be a little more HAPPY, But I really don't feel like sitting here for two hours adding new songs, so you will have to listen to my saddening music for a minute?

Down to business....

Happy Belated Big Tenth Birthday to Mr. Ethan Broderick!!! His birthday was April 16. He is a very sweet, handsome, somewhat bashful young man (old boy?)Hadley is infatuated with Ethan and his brother, Parker. She loves to bother them and climb all over them. She kind of bullies them, and they just sit still, giggle, like "what is she doing?" and let her get away with it. Sweet boys.

Happy Birthday Grandpa when are you taking us girls camping Sparky!To this man I owe so much. He has taught me wonderful things, all of which have become loves in my life. He taught me first of all how to farmer blow (when you plug one nostril and blow your boogers out the other). Not that this is a love in my life, I still kind of gag. But the memory of trying is priceless... He took a big risk when he broke down and decided to take all of us begging, whiny, wimpy girls camping. Mind you, we loved it. Always. And he says he was pleasantly surprised with how well we did. We were little mothers, cleaning, setting up camp, taking care of the young'uns. It became a twice yearly ritual, to backpack and camp, hike, and make many pit stops (sometimes one every hour) at all of our favorite after-camping eating spots. He never minded that when we went hiking, we had to walk most the way in the water. Or that before we left on our hikes, he had to wait for us to put Sun-in in our hair and put on our tank tops to get a tan. Or that when we were bawling because the thunder and lightening was scaring us, he gathered us all around in a circle and we had sacrament, and prayed, and he calmed us so much. He taught me the beauty of nature, how to respect it, appreciate it.
I love to hear his stories, always filled with his witty humor.
"Grandpa, what does your hat say?" He always takes it off, and holds it up to his ear. "Well, I don't hear it saying anything!" After every haircut, he says "A blind man would be happy to see me!"
And my favorite, watching him with my little Haddie Jo. Every Wednesday, He and Grandma watch Hadley Jo. She LOVES it. But I can't tell who loves it more, she or my grandparents. She sits downstairs, and yells up to grandpa when she hears him. One night, my Grandma had left to do some visiting teaching, leaving Grandpa alone with the baby. When I walked in, he was sitting on the floor and she was climbing all over him. It looked like there had been an explosion of toys and bottles. One of the funniest, most precious memories I have. Anyway, I could go on and on about the wonderfulness that is my Grandpa Sparky. I love you grandpa, Happy Birthday!!!

Wow, I know. This is like the never-ending blog:

So I have been Tagged by Jocelynne. I did not know what this was, but look and learn: You are next:)

What were you doing 5 years ago?
Well, 5 years ago, I hadn't met Brent yet. I was living with my parents, I had just bought a brand new car (almost paid off, now) and working at Wild Style Salon. Mostly, I think I was hanging out with friends, shopping, working, and spoiling nieces and nephews. My parents were building a house for my Grandparents, and for the most part I wasn't much help, except finding RATS. I met Brent in June and this year it will be 5 years.
5 things on my List of To-do Today
Today is the first day for almost 2 or 3 weeks that I can actually sit around and do WHATEVER I FEEL LIKE! Here is what I am hoping for:
1. Blog
2. Clean the house, finish up the laundry
3. Finish up a small painting project for someone I hope to meet soon!
4. Crock pot dinner
5. Shower?
5 Snacks I love:
1.Cheese Crackers
2.Sugar Babies
3.Diet Coke
4.Popcorn
5.Anything fried
Why can't I loose weight?
5 Things I would do if I became a Billionaire:1.Vacation
2.New house, with salon inside for family, and hire a decorator to help me with my vision of artsy fartsy eclectic bohemian style.
3.Put all the kids in my family through college. And probably new cars or houses for some family members
4.Um ya, can we say housekeeper, personal trainer, maybe a dietitian, occasional nanny?
5.Shop. I need new clothes so badly.
At the rate I am going, I wouldn't be rich for very long. Well, I guess it's spend it or give it to the IRS.
5 bad habits:
1. Gossiping
2. Whining
3. Being impatient, especially with a certain toddler
4. Laziness
5. Unappreciative of what I have.
But I want MOOOOOORE
5 places I have lived
5.North Salt Lake
4.Foothill Place Apartments
3.Fruit Heights
2.Moss Beach, CA
1.Sparks, NV
0.a certain, sweet, Little Yellow House, Kaysville, Ut
5 Jobs I have had:
1.Boy Scouts of America. Camp Guide. Cub Safari Day Camp, Millcreek Canyon.
2.Pizza Place
3.Kmart
4.Denny's
5.Wild Style
5 People, Tag you are it.
1.Kari
2.Tiff
3.Sioux
4.Janda
5.Mom (tee-hee)

Phew. I think I have Carpal Tunnel from this blog ALONE!!!