LOTS OF FUN

Read closely...this is how it works...
The Rules:
1. Be one of the first THREE bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me.
2. Winners, you must post this challenge on your blog, meaning that you will Pay It Forward, creating a handmade gift for the first THREE bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway!
3. The gift that you send to your Three Friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember: It’s the Spirit and the Thought That Count!
4. When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it, sharing appropriate Linky Love!
If you are not one of the Top Three Commenters on this post, you can still play along. Please take the button and post it on your blog; start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same!

HERE IS ANOTHER FUN ONE!

I saw that I had been "tagged" again - this is something I am enjoying about blogging - it is journaling, family history, building relationships (even with people you thought you already knew everything about!) and it has just been way fun. Thanks Lish for thinking of me!

A--Attached or Single: Attached (this one could also be an M for married)
B--Best Friend: Preston, Christy & Martha
C--Cake or Pie: Both! Chocolate cake topped with cherries & cream/Strawberry Rubarb pie w/cream that a good friend makes
D--Day of Choice: Saturday
E--Essential Item: My scriptures & my camera - I try not to go very far without either
F--Favorite Color: purple
G--Greatest Accomplishment: joining the church, marrying an amazing man and bringing 6 kiddos into this world
H--Hometown: Sugarhouse & Sandy UT
I--Indulgences: Keebler's SOFT & CHEWY choc chip cookies, snickers bars
J--January or July: July--July - it is my bday and it is our family "have a party every week" month
K--Kids: Ceana, Kaeli, Caiden, Colton, Kylan, Kelsianne, does Preston count? :)
L--Life is incomplete without: having my husband tell me he loves me, colton's goodbye hugs & kisses, seeing kels smile every time she wakes up from a nap, seeing my girls goof around with their dad, watching caiden be so thoughtful and helpful with his brothers
M--Marriage Date: July 21, 1993
N--Number of Siblings: One: Sean
O--Oranges or Apples: Both! I LOVE the baby oranges we get at Christmas and I love a crisp apple any time
P--Phobias or fears: the dark, bridges over water, SNAKES
Q--Quotes: "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the things that take our breath away" - unknown
R--Reason to Smile: Anytime my kids are being goofballs
S--Season: Spring & Fall - the color changes are just amazing to me
T--Tag 5 Friends: Julie, Brittney, Kim H, Kymberly, Dawn
U--Unknown facts about me: I have never broken any bones or had cavities or braces
V--Very favorite store: I hate shopping, but when we were on vacation we found this WAY fun toy store in Florence, good thing we live far away - I could prob spend lots of money there for my kiddos
W--Worst habit: I still bite my nails
X--X-ray or Ultra Sound: Ultra sound
Y--Your favorite food: most anything that is chocolate, foreign foods, white fish fixed just about any way, pancakes
Zodiac: Cancer

MY UNSPECTACULAR QUIRKS

A friend always has the most fun "tag, you're it" games on her blog. I have known her for a very long time and through these fun games I learn more fun things about her all the time. So here are the rules -

Here are the rules: "MY UNSPECTACULAR QUIRKS"
1. Link to the person who tagged you (still figuring out how to do this)
2. Mention the rules on your blog
3. Tell 6 unspectacular quirks about you. Tag 6 bloggers by linking to them (or tagging them on your blog)
5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger's blogs letting them know they've been tagged

So I guess it is my turn to "tell all" about my quirks....

1) When I wear socks (which is hardly ever) I have to have the seam completely straight over the ends of my toes. If it moves or wrinkles I have to take my shoe off and start over. I just get around this most of the time by just not wearing socks - ever.

2) When I go to bed I have to straighten and fluff all the blankets and sheets "just so". I can't have any wrinkles or edges and I fold all the covers over on top and smooth everything. Preston always teases me about being his "princess" (princess & the pea) - and it really is true - if there is the slightest wrinkle or something is out of place I dont get comfy or sleep at all until it is "fixed".

3) I kill appliances - specifically vacuums & hand mixers. When I say kill, I mean they go down in flames kind of dead. We have recently replaced the vacuum - again ( I think this last one only lasted a year) and we have given up on buying hand mixers and have gone to the big counter-sized mixer instead (so far it has been safe from my brutality)

4) When I get over tired I laugh - hysterically - the tears rolling down your face, wet your pants kind of hysterical - and it wont even really matter what was said. If Preston or someone sets me off it doesnt take much to completely get to me without saying much of anything. Ask Preston, he is proud of the fact there is still a phrase from when we were first married (which really isnt all that funny) that will still set me off after all these years

5) When I sit down -just about anywhere - I always tuck my left foot underneath me. This is making for some challenging circumstances as I have gotten older and my body protests being curled up. More often than not I end up having the girls come and help me "unfold" myself because my knee decides it is perfectly content to stay in that position.

6) When I clean the bathroom I ALWAYS forget to hang new towels. More often than not I have left Preston having to walk to the linen closet dripping wet to retrieve one. I am trying to be more conscious of it and Preston is learning to make sure he has a towel BEFORE he gets wet :)

Ok, now it is your turn! I tag Preston, Ceana, Brittney, Kenna, Lish

TAG YOU'RE IT X 6

A friend started a new "tag, you're it" - if I understand it right you are supposed to find a pict with 6 of something in it? Lish, correct me if I am wrong -k-
When she tagged me I told her this would be a piece of cake as I have 6 of something in my life 24-7 - my KIDS!
It wasnt hard to find a pict as I have been taking TONS of picts of the kids recently.
This is one that I think in color I just didnt get the lighting right - but it really seems to work well in B&W.
So here are my tags for you - julie, kim H, denise, allison, courtney - cant wait to see the picts you post!