I Just Had To Share/ I've Been Tagged

My Baby Girls, Lauren & Ashley! Can you feel the Love?!

Okay, so I'm not really blogging right now, but I'm going to say my official weekly "Hello, Janet! I hope all is well with you!" and, because I have been tagged, I will unofficially answer the questions. Here it goes:

1. What was I doing 10 years ago? Standing in the middle of the baby isle at the local drug store having a complete conversation with my 3 1/2 year old twins about what kind of pacifiers they wanted. "Okay, Lauren, would you like the blue one with a duckie on it, or the pink one with a teddy on it?" And realizing that this type of conversation was probably a very RARE occassion in anybody's motherhood career...there probably is not a spot in any baby book to record this kind of conversation.

2. What was I doing one year ago? Preparing for our family vacation that included taking Bethany up to the University of Utah for Especially for Youth.

3. Five snacks that I enjoy...

1. Pistachios

2. Chips & Salsa

3. Cottage Cheese sprinkled with freshly ground pepper & hot salt

4. Smoothies - mostly Strawberry/Banana

5. Brownies - Although they are illegal

4. Five songs I know all the lyrics to:

Considering that I make up my own lyrics I would have to say I know the lyrics to ALL songs! :) (Example: when another driver isn't kind to me while I'm driving, and I begin thinking NNT's - not nice thoughts - I sing "They are children of God, but they don't know it yet" to the tune of I Am A Child of God.)

5. Five things I would do if I were a millionaire:

1. Continue taking care of my husband

2. Continue taking care of my children

3. Set up education/missionary funds for the children

4. Talk my husband into going back to school for his PhD in business

5. Live on an uninhabited (except for my hired help) island and run naked all day long

6. Five bad habits:

1. Not admitting I have bad habits; and yet,

2. Allowing my bad habits to define me

3. Staying up too late

4. Not exercising enough

5. Not paying for something I think I can make myself - the curse of being a Relief Society member

7. Five things I would never wear again:

1. My current wardrobe - I wear the same thing over and over and over because I hate shopping for clothes - see #5 above

2. Contacts - amen and hallelujah

3. Purplish eyeshadow with Orangey lipstick - my wedding pictures will show you why

4. A nylon sweatsuit - it's against the environmental noise ordinance

5. A professional suit - it's artist attire for me

8. Five toys I love:

1. Bart

2. Bethany

3. Lauren

4. Ashley

5. Cameron

9. Five people to say "I Love You" to:

1. My Dad

2. My Mom

3. My Siblings - yes, all of them!

4. Aunt Barbie

5. Maggie

'Tis the Season

Well, school will officially be out on Thursday; and knowing what that will bring leads me to the decision to put this blog on Vacation Mode! So, to all you fellow bloggers I bid you a summer "Farewell! My next post will be August 20, 2007!"

Much Love,
Micalanne

Me & Some of My Girls At Grandma's Party!

Judy - doing one of the things she loves best - dressing up in a grass skirt!
From L to R, Ashley, Lauren & LeeAnna (my triplets). To LeeAnna's left, my twins, Bethany (in white) & Michelle (in red).
Aunt Lana looking fabulous as she does the HULA! Isn't she cute?!
Four Generations! ...Verna begat Penny, and Penny begat Micalanne, and Micalanne begat Bethany, Lauren & Ashley... Whew! I'm done begatting...
I love this Cari Girl! We had some great times when we were young and cute! (Well, we're still cute, just not so young. ) We would drive miles and miles just to get to a dance. Friends, good music and boys - that's what it was all about! She is the one who introduced me to taquitos and guacamole at a little taco shop around the corner from her house in Downey. How could I have lived in Southern California almost all my life and not know what taquitos and guacamole were?! Cousins are the fairy dust of life-they make everything twinkle when they are with you. I was SO happy to see you Cari!

Me and my Grandma! She is LOVE - What more can I say?! :)

To see some great pictures of the rest of my Girls and Boys, go to Judy's blog http://girlsjustwannahvfun.blogspot.com. Wish you could have all been there with us! (Sorry to the rest of my family for not getting clear enough pictures of you to post. :( )

Simple Pleasures

There are a few things in this life that simply make me happy. Pumpkins in their patch are one of them. Looking out at the garden and watching things grow (especially pumpkins) gives me great pleasure. We didn't plant anything in our garden last year and I really missed it. So, my plan is to plant the pumpkins the first weekend in July; this will give them plenty of time to be ready for Halloween! I am giddy with excitement just thinking about it!

Keepin' the Train Chuggin' Along

So, I've been invited to participate in this blogtrain! And so are you! This is what you need to do:

"~Start copying here~"and copy all the things listed without removing the links (Of course, the train would be no use without the links).
Move all the sites labeled "Enjoyable Finds" to the list labeled "Oldies". (But goodies, I'm sure)
Add 5 sites that you want to include in the train under "Enjoyable Finds" and make their "Visit My Site" link like this:
http://redirect.alexa.com/redirect? and then add the url of a blog of your choice. This is an example:
http://redirect.alexa.com/redirect?momimhungry.blogspot.com. Then invite them to join the train.
Visit all the listed sites using the "Visit My Site" link.
Let me know if you have decided to join in the fun!


Enjoyable Finds:
http://redirect.alexa.com/redirect?girlsjustwannahvfun.blogspot.com

http://redirect.alexa.com/redirect?highwayhavoc.blogspot.com

http://redirect.alexa.com/redirect?artbydawnae.blogspot.com

http://redirect.alexa.com/redirect?niftynicholsonnews.blogspot.com

http://redirect.alexa.com/redirect?myart-micalanne.blogspot.com

Oldies:
Coming Soon

Thankful Thursday

This is my Grandma - Verna Lucille Josephine Aamodt Melton. Say that 3 times fast! We are going to be celebrating her 95th Birthday on Saturday with lots of family and friends and a festive Luau theme. I can't wait!

I know that I already spoke of her in my Mother's Day post, but I don't think enough can be said about this loving woman. She has 4 children, 30 grandchildren, 4,000 great-grand-children and 2 great-great-grandchildren (that I know of - I will get the real numbers on Saturday). Until last year, she sent a Birthday Card filled with $2.00 to every one of her 4,036 children. Not only did she use Birthday cards to recognize everyone's birthday, she hand-picked each card; reading through the selection of cards until she found the perfect one for each individual. This is not "any card will do" woman! Finding the right card was so important to her that she stopped this thoughtful tradition when her eyesight failed to the point that she could no longer see the cards well enough to make a proper choice.

I am very grateful for my Grandma! Her loyalty to family has been a wonderful example to me. I hope to emulate this characteristic that has been instilled in me and bring honor to her in the coming years.

Wordless Wednesday