Here are the answers to the quiz I posted earlier regarding my mom:
* What did Linda (aka my mom) do for her first presentation in Jr Sunday School. She was about 3 or 4 years old at the time? :)
Answer - She didn't tell anyone she volunteered to give a talk. She got up and sang by herself "down by the station, early in the morning..." this song was taught to her by Grandpa McDonnell.
*What magazine with world wide readership published a picture drawn by Linda (aka - my mom)?
Answer - "The Friend" when she was little she submitted a picture all by herself with out telling anyone. It was discovered when it was was published in the magazine.
*What happened to Linda (aka - my mom) when she raced to the neighbor's car with her sister Marti? (this is a cool, but gross story)
Answer - She was racing her sister to the car and she slid under the neighbor's car door. She cut her thigh wide open and needed to go to the hospital to get stitches. I was told it was a REALLY bad cut.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Saturday, March 22, 2008
I did it!!!
This year daylight savings started on March 9th. I was in Arizona on that day, so began to make the transition when I came home. I realized today that I had 10 clocks to change. Today I finally was able to finish this task. Which means I will hopefully be able to adjust physically to the change in time. I've noticed that the hardest thing for me to adjust to is going to bed earlier (or my usual time), as I have to get up earlier (or the usual time). My internal clock still wants to go to bed at the usual time (now an hour later) and wake up the usual time (an hour later). Unfortunately work time automatically switched when they told us to. So this doesn't work out for me.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Can Ya Hear Me Now...
I had my first hearing test today since my surgery in December. First of all it's exciting when a doctor tells you that they don't want to see you for another year :) But I was told that I have gone from severe hearing impairment to mild hearing impairment!!! Normal hearing is 25.... before the surgery I was at a 70.... now I am at 36. The doctor told me that in a couple more months I will be around a 30. So I am excited and happy with this news and want to just share it with everyone.
It's amazing how the Lord will work amazing wonders in our lives in ways that we tend to not think as "traditional." But I know that it is only through him that I have had this amazing miracle occur in my life.
It's amazing how the Lord will work amazing wonders in our lives in ways that we tend to not think as "traditional." But I know that it is only through him that I have had this amazing miracle occur in my life.
Monday, March 17, 2008
The Big Surprise
I have a bit of extra time tonight.... and so shall record the events that occurred last weekend. About a month ago I was contemplating the idea of traveling to Arizona to surprise my mom for her birthday. The contemplation eventually turned into action, and a plan was set to make it happen. My friend Aaron, helped me with the traveling and planning part. My mom's birthday was on Sunday, March 9th. But I surprised her on Friday, March 7th. I think she was a bit surprised to see me, as I had told her I was going to be at a Conference at Salt Lake City, Utah all day Thursday and Friday. I actually was given the opportunity to go, but my supervisor forgot to turn in the application papers. So with mom thinking I was at the Conference, I gave her a call Friday around lunch to see how things were going. As I talked with her, I walked up to her door, and rang the bell. It was fun to hear her talk about needing to get the door while talking to me.
The weekend was a lot of fun. It didn't go as planned, as I was hoping to throw a party, but a lot of my other family members were down sick. Instead we went out to dinner at Manuel's. One of the things I had planned to do at the party was to play a game where I would ask the family questions about mom as a child. The one to guess it correctly would get a prize, plus we would get to know mom better. I surveyed my mom's sisters, and parent's to find out information about her. It was fun for me as I heard stories I had never heard before. Since we weren't able to play it at the party, I asked the questions at the dinner. Mom answered a lot of them, and then filled us in on more specifics. We laughed so hard with a few of the stories. It was nice to get to know my mom at a different level.
Sunday, we had a nice family dinner, and sang Happy Birthday over Strawberry Shortcake. This will be a great year for her, as she blew out all her candles with one breath. All her wishes are sure to come true.
I have such an amazing mom, and am grateful for the positive influence she has been in my life. Although she has been through many challenges, I am grateful for them, as she has shown me how to be strong and endure when problems become overwhelming. She has always been there for me, and has always been one of my good friends. Happy Birthday Mom!
Quiz time....
* What did Linda (aka my mom) do for her first presentation in Jr Sunday School. She was about 3 or 4 years old at the time? :)
*What magazine with world wide readership published a picture drawn by Linda (aka - my mom)?
*What happened to Linda (aka - my mom) when she raced to the neighbor's car with her sister Marti? (this is a cool, but gross story)
The weekend was a lot of fun. It didn't go as planned, as I was hoping to throw a party, but a lot of my other family members were down sick. Instead we went out to dinner at Manuel's. One of the things I had planned to do at the party was to play a game where I would ask the family questions about mom as a child. The one to guess it correctly would get a prize, plus we would get to know mom better. I surveyed my mom's sisters, and parent's to find out information about her. It was fun for me as I heard stories I had never heard before. Since we weren't able to play it at the party, I asked the questions at the dinner. Mom answered a lot of them, and then filled us in on more specifics. We laughed so hard with a few of the stories. It was nice to get to know my mom at a different level. 
Sunday, we had a nice family dinner, and sang Happy Birthday over Strawberry Shortcake. This will be a great year for her, as she blew out all her candles with one breath. All her wishes are sure to come true. 
I have such an amazing mom, and am grateful for the positive influence she has been in my life. Although she has been through many challenges, I am grateful for them, as she has shown me how to be strong and endure when problems become overwhelming. She has always been there for me, and has always been one of my good friends. Happy Birthday Mom!Quiz time....
* What did Linda (aka my mom) do for her first presentation in Jr Sunday School. She was about 3 or 4 years old at the time? :)
*What magazine with world wide readership published a picture drawn by Linda (aka - my mom)?
*What happened to Linda (aka - my mom) when she raced to the neighbor's car with her sister Marti? (this is a cool, but gross story)
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
In case you didn't know...
I was informed that I needed to update my blog today. So since I don't have time to do a very insightful and thorough blog at this moment, I will just inform everyone, in case they don't already know, that Enchanted will be released on DVD next Tuesday, March 18th!!! That's in less than 7 days!!! Can you handle the suspense :)
Monday, March 3, 2008
Vegetable Dip
Here's the recipe for the "frosting" I made for my cake:
Vegetable Dip
1 Cup (8 -oz) plain yogurt
3 green onions, chopped
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dill weed
1/8 tsp garlic salt
Dash of pepper
In bowl or blender, combine all ingredients. Refrigerate several hours to blend flavors. Each tablespoon of dip contains about 10 calories.
Vegetable Dip
1 Cup (8 -oz) plain yogurt
3 green onions, chopped
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dill weed
1/8 tsp garlic salt
Dash of pepper
In bowl or blender, combine all ingredients. Refrigerate several hours to blend flavors. Each tablespoon of dip contains about 10 calories.
Birthday Party
In the past, for my birthday I have generally gone out with family members to a restaurant, looked at the menu, and realized that I can't eat anything, so I special order a dinner, have my family notify them that it's my birthday, have the staff sing their rendition of a birthday song REALLY loud, receive the special "birthday" treat, and then watch them eat it :) (which I actually told them to do this... why waste free dessert!)
But in celebration of my birthday this year, I decided to invite my sister Lindsay and brother in law, Trevor over for dinner. We had a FEAST!!!! It was such a good dinner. I think we should duplicate it for Thanksgiving this year. We made chicken fajitas. Now I know this may sound plain for everyone, but we added some great extras to it.... homemade red pepper hummus (yes, I have finally figured out how to make a really good hummus), homemade guacamole (Trevor knows the right mix to create this perfectly! - it was so good), salsa, sour cream and cheese (FYI for Jen - I didn't add the last two to mine :) In addition we had these chips I recently discovered called "Guiltless Gourmet." I get the unsalted ones that are baked.
At the dinner party, I was able to put to use some of my nice serving pieces and dinner setting pieces, since I don't tend to use my plate chargers everyday. I realize now that I took this picture before we put everything on the table. Because when we sat down, it felt like there was food all around us.
After we realized we ate more than we should have, the Dayton's came over and sang Happy Birthday. We all sampled the psuedo "carrot cake" I created. It's made with carrots, brocoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, and cilantro. We dipped the veggies from this great dip recipe I found in my grandma's recipe book I got last summer (page 96). I also had purchased some "Baby Ruth" mini candy bars for those who like to dress up their veggies even more.
After we moved the cake closer to the TV and watched the CES fireside and just snacked on the "cake" for the hour.
When the dishes were cleaned up, we made smoothies. We realized though that we were still really full from everything else we had eaten. So we split one smoothie 3 ways. Lindsay and Trevor were also gracious enough to take some "cake" home with them. The cake began to look really funny as we took the vegetables off. It was also painful at times, as we kept poking our fingers on the toothpicks already exposed. It soon began to look like a cactus. 
So this morning I was sitting and looking at my apartment, and am trying to figure out how long I should leave the decorations up for? I was not in the mood to take them down last night or this morning. Perhaps steamers and balloons will become "in style" for home decorating. 
But in celebration of my birthday this year, I decided to invite my sister Lindsay and brother in law, Trevor over for dinner. We had a FEAST!!!! It was such a good dinner. I think we should duplicate it for Thanksgiving this year. We made chicken fajitas. Now I know this may sound plain for everyone, but we added some great extras to it.... homemade red pepper hummus (yes, I have finally figured out how to make a really good hummus), homemade guacamole (Trevor knows the right mix to create this perfectly! - it was so good), salsa, sour cream and cheese (FYI for Jen - I didn't add the last two to mine :) In addition we had these chips I recently discovered called "Guiltless Gourmet." I get the unsalted ones that are baked.At the dinner party, I was able to put to use some of my nice serving pieces and dinner setting pieces, since I don't tend to use my plate chargers everyday. I realize now that I took this picture before we put everything on the table. Because when we sat down, it felt like there was food all around us.
After we realized we ate more than we should have, the Dayton's came over and sang Happy Birthday. We all sampled the psuedo "carrot cake" I created. It's made with carrots, brocoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, and cilantro. We dipped the veggies from this great dip recipe I found in my grandma's recipe book I got last summer (page 96). I also had purchased some "Baby Ruth" mini candy bars for those who like to dress up their veggies even more. 
When the dishes were cleaned up, we made smoothies. We realized though that we were still really full from everything else we had eaten. So we split one smoothie 3 ways. Lindsay and Trevor were also gracious enough to take some "cake" home with them. The cake began to look really funny as we took the vegetables off. It was also painful at times, as we kept poking our fingers on the toothpicks already exposed. It soon began to look like a cactus. 
So this morning I was sitting and looking at my apartment, and am trying to figure out how long I should leave the decorations up for? I was not in the mood to take them down last night or this morning. Perhaps steamers and balloons will become "in style" for home decorating. 
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