Get to know me

I got tagged, so I'm answering a survey thingy (Well, I unofficially got tagged.  I just wanted to do it anyway) 

20 years ago: Wow, 1988.  I was 4 years old and living in Russia while my dad was there translating for some sort of convention about American life...I don't remember exactly.  But, I do remember hating Russia. It was cold, smelly and the food was gross.  Also, I can still say a few words and phrases in Russian

10 years ago: 1998.  Hmmm. I was in Junior High, I think.  9th grade.  I was just getting really into musical theater.  I mean REALLY!  I had just finished marching band for the year, too.  I think the play I was in was either The Music Man or Cheaper By The Dozen.  It could have been Joseph.  Who knows?!  They all run together in my mind.  I had just gotten my first perm.  (NOT cute)

5 years ago: 2003. At this time in 2003, I was in Pirates of Penzance at Hale Theater in Orem.  That was the summer I was at Playmill.   I LOVED the Playmill.  Many good memories.  And a few not as good memories... That fall I started my first year of Young Ambassadors.  2003 was a good year! I reunited with David at the very beginning of 2004. 

3 years ago: 2005.  I had just gotten married.  I was in my 2nd year of Young Ambassadors.  At this exact time in 2005 I was on a 10 day tour with the Young Ambassadors to Colorado and New Mexico.  That was a really long 10 days.  But not as long as the 30 day tour I went on the China and Korea a few months later....without David.  THAT was hard.

1 year ago: 2007.  I was very pregnant with Zackary.  Not much else to report.  He was born in April.

So far this year:  HAHA!  I've been a stay at home mom.  I teach a few voice lessons a week.  I go to Yoga about once a week.  That's about it.  

Yesterday I: Stayed at home all day with Zackary.  My parents and my sister, Erin, came over and we watch Lost and Pushing Daisies.  I'm boring.

 

Today I: Woke up, fed and changed Zack, and went to Yoga.  

Later tonight: David is going to work and I'm going to go to my sister-in-laws with my parents for dinner.  (Each answer has gotten shorter and shorter)

Tomorrow:  I've got church at 9. in the morning.  It's hard because Zack doesn't usually wake up until 10:30.  So, Sundays throw our schedule off.  Then, choir practice at 3 (I'm the ward choir director) and dinner with David's family.

This year I hope to: Be in a play again *cross fingers*, maybe direct a show, possibly get pregnant again (yikes!)

I tag: Andrea Daveline and Chelsea Ashton.  I want to see some quizzes from you!

Little Zack Horner, sat in the corner...

One day, as Zackary was scooting around the living room, he got himself stuck between the couch and the armchair (since he still can only move in one direction).  I thought it was so cute, so I took a picture.  See, I thought he had done it by accident.  But apparently, he TRIES to get himself caught in the corner, as these next pictures will demonstrate. 

Note: Each of these was taken on a different day. 

 

Ah, I love being a mom sometimes...

What a funny baby I have.

Enough with the snow and wind, already!

Seriously...it's WAY too cold lately.  I'm sitting here at home just listening to the wind run wild outside. All sorts of debris is blowing around out there, crashing all up on my windows and door, and I'm home alone.  It's a little bit unnerving.   It seems like every time I go outside, there's a new fresh blanket of snow.  And I know it's good for the drought-yadda, yadda, yadda-snow pack in the mountains-blah, blah, blah.  But, I'm COLD and BORED!  Bored because we only have one car which my husband needs to transport himself to and from school and his 2 jobs.  Which leaves me stuck inside with the baby all day.   Sometimes, a kind soul takes pity on me (usually my mom) and comes to visit, or even picks me up and takes me somewhere.  So, here I am hibernating until the weather decides to give us a break and warm up a little.  I'm guessing the groundhog saw his shadow.  Or didn't see it.  Whichever one means this winter's never going to end. 

I make it sound like I never get out.  That's an exaggeration.  I almost never get out.  In fact, I went up to Sandy visit a couple of really good friends just a few days ago (By the way Hilly and Amy, you're both pretty and I love you! Let's hang out more).  Plus, I usually have a girls night with my sisters-in-law once a week.  Ooh, and I went to a belly dancing class that my friend teaches.  So-thank you to all those who were involved with getting me out of the house this week.  It really takes a lot to get me moving.

Well, while I'm cooped up in my house (and when Zackary's asleep), once in a while I do something productive.  For example, the T-shirt quilt I mentioned a few posts back.  It's coming along slowly.  Veeerrry slowly.  Mostly because it's really annoying to cut a million little fabric squares.  At any rate, here is a picture of the progress so far.

This is only about half of the size of the quilt I want, so a lot more cutting of fabric still needs to happen.  

There are a few things I waste, i mean, spend my time doing that are entertaining.  I watch TV, read stupid magazines, and go to Engrish.com, which provides a lot of laughs. Engrish.com is a website where people send in pictures of funny English translations from foreign countries (mostly Japan and China).

 Here is just a sample of the funniness (actual word?) contained within:

All these remind me of the month I spent in China.  Engrish was everywhere!  If anyone needs a little pick-me-up, spend a few minutes on this site and your day will feel a little happier.