The rest of my bits...

49. I am afraid of moths.
48. I have a strong dislike (I have a personal goal to stop using the word hate. It is part of my optimistic training.) for the music of Alanis Morisette.
47. I have a strange admiration for the rapper Eminem.
46. The first time I ever flew in an airplane I was 14 or 15 and my brothers friend flew my sister and I to Arizona to see our grandmother in a small four seater that handled turbulence like a fly.
45. I want to be a better person than I am right now.
44. I love birds of prey and will likely become an official "bird watcher" when we retire and travel the country in our RV.
43. If I had any real kind of money, like Rockefeller money, I'd be broke.
42. I like to put together puzzles.
41. I am perplexed as to what to do with a puzzle once I have put it together.
40. I love to bowl and even took a bowling class in college.
39. My favorite part of Utah is Bryce Canyon and Zion's comes in a close second.
38. My greatest accomplishment thus far as a parent is that my girls like vegetables.
37. I have issues with the dentist and suffer high levels of anxiety when I have to go in for cleanings or repairs.
36. My first Thanksgiving turkey turned out pretty good. A lady I work with gave me the tip to cook the turkey upside down so the breast would cook in its own juices and it worked great. (well minus the crispy skin that I usually like to enjoy)
35. My brother once shot me in the leg with a bb gun.
34. I loved horses as a child and even had one for awhile. She was a palomino and I named her Cinnabar.
33. I have a weakness for donuts.
32. I love Aveda products.
31. Speaking of Aveda, I could use a good massage. (hint, hint to my kind, loving husband)
30. I have wonderful children who can make me crazy angry one minute and hysterically happy the next.
29. I hope to one day be part of a rowing team. (when we move back to Seattle of course)
28. I am terrible at being pregnant and would like to take this opportunity to apologize to my sweet husband for all that he has endured up to this point and for all that is to come.
27. I would love to totally remodel my kitchen and master bath and am willing to do all the work myself. (I know, I say that now but I am sure I would change my tune 6 weeks into the project when I am still cooking on a Coleman stove in the garage and have no running water in my bathroom. shh!)
26. I no longer look smokin' hot in a swimsuit. (sure, I like to believe I once did!)
25. My greatest disappointment as a parent thus far is how easily I lose my temper and blow up at my children.
24. If I could go to Hawaii, or any tropical island, tomorrow I would do nothing but lie on the beach and drink pina coladas.
23. Both Peter and I have a hard time making decisions. It took us months to buy our first couch. We would go to the store every couple of weeks and sit on the one we liked and hover over it trying to decide if it was a smart purchase or not. Finally we gave in and bought it when it went on sale.
22. I am grateful I grew up poor. I haven't always felt that way but the older I get the more I appreciate the life lessons I learned from not having much at all.
21. I had my appendix taken out when I was in high school.
20. I love to watch the X Games. My favorite event is the skateboarders on the half pipe.
19. I have big feet. Size 10 to be precise.
18. Pet peeves: 1) When companies misspell there name on purpose. ex. Skool Lunch Restaurant. 2) Men in speedo's when there isn't a competition going on. 3) The sound of someone swallowing or gulping. I have many more but will leave it at that for now.
17. Love Seinfeld!
16. I love to go river rafting.
15. I have THE coolest in laws!
14. I am most grateful for my good health and the good health of my family.
13. Yeah only 12 more to go!
12. The toughest experience I have gone through so far in my life was having Peter get called up to go to Kuwait 4 weeks before our first child was due. I am still not sure what I was suppose to learn from that trial.
11. According to a Newsweek poll I might b a democrat rather than a republican like I originally thought.
10. I use to love read-a-thons when I was in elementary school. We got to bring our pillows to school, treats and all the books we could read in one day.
9. I like pickles. Well only the crunchy kind you buy in the refrigerator section of the grocery store.
8. I am really looking forward to next winter when I can go skiing again.
7. I don't care for magicians. Not impressed.
6. My favorite place to run is the Burke-Gilman trail in Seattle.
5. I have been to Canada!!!
4. My favorite subject in school was biology and my least favorite was English. (I am sure I have made dozens of grammatical errors throughout my list.)
3. I truly believe I married my soul mate.
2. I am grateful to have such cool and fun friends.
1. I am a Christian!

Well hallelujah! I am done and can head to bed. Good night!

50 little bits about me now and 50 bits later...

100. I will be 32 years old tomorrow (no, it's not too late to send a gift).
99. I was a wild teenager and have the tattoo to prove it.
98. I have shamelessly watched almost every season of the Bachelor and am extremely disappointed that this seasons bachelor didn't pick anyone.
97. It took me a week to read Twilight and I still haven't picked up New Moon. (I know, what's wrong with me?!)
96. Fall is my favorite time of year.
95. I generally only like to watch a movie once. I have no desire to buy movies and continue to watch them until I have them memorized.
94. I will be cooking my first Thanksgiving meal this week. I'll keep you posted.
93. I met my husband in a bar/dance club. (see...wild!)
92. I love fried tofu.
91. I went skydiving for my 21st birthday.
90. I suffer from "foot in mouth" disease. I think it runs in my family.
89. I have great admiration for anyone who has a degree greater than an Associates in school.
88. I would love to return to school someday and get a degree in Nutrition.
87. I don't understand thank you cards. If I said thank you at the time of the service or when receiving a gift, why do I need to send a written thank you as well. Did the person forget or did they not hear me? Does the thank you only count if it comes in the mail?
86. My favorite day of the week is Sunday. (unless it's a fast Sunday of course. kidding!)
85. I would love to compete at anything in the Olympics.
84. As a teenager I worshiped Michael Jordan.
83. The older I get the more I like country music. (I guess it's a sign of senility)
82. I had to look up how to spell senility.
81. I love the outdoors and enjoy most outdoor activities.
80. Someday I would like to live in Connecticut.
79. I think one can still be cool even when driving a mini-van. (and you should too)
78. I know of 7 other women besides myself who are pregnant right now. 7!
77. I don't like scary movies at all. I can't even watch commercials for crime shows without getting scared. (sissy, right?!)
76. I have been to over 20 concerts in my life. My favorites: Ziggy Marley in Hawaii, Tom Petty in Salt Lake and Josh Groban in Seattle.
75. I have great respect and admiration for all the men and women who serve in the United States military and I cry every time the news shows a group leaving their families or returning to their families. It is an amazing thing that people are willing to sacrifice their lives for the safety of our country and for the benefit of people in countries besides their own.
74. I am a very competitive game player and at times wish that I could just relax and enjoy myself more.
73. I have to eat breakfast everyday. I don't understand how people can get up and go about their day without at least a bowl of cereal.
72. Someday I hope to own an older, craftsman style home.
71. I love to watch my husband play soccer. He has great soccer legs!
70. I love to listen to my girls sing a long to the radio.
69. I strongly dislike snorkeling.
68. I don't think Matthew McConaughey is sexy at all!
67. My favorite teacher was my 5th grade teacher Mrs. Drake. She sadly died of cancer shortly after I had her as a teacher but her influence on me has lasted a lifetime.
66. There are two different spellings for my middle name and I am not sure which one is right.
65. I use to want to run a marathon but I am over it.
64. I never liked fish until I lived in Seattle and experienced fresh salmon.
63. I don't like dogs.
62. Or cats.
61. And I don't understand having birds as pets either.
60. This is a lot harder than I thought it would be.
59. Once I start something I must finish it or I won't be able to sleep.
58. I hate to be poked.
57. Don't tell Peter but I wear the pants in the family.
56. My favorite movie treat is chilled Junior Mints.
55. I once saw John Tesh and Connie Selleca on the beach in Hawaii.
54. I want to learn how to dance like Julianne Hough on Dancing with the Stars.
53. In high school I tried out to be the mascot, a farmer. But in the end they chose my competition and he only made it through 1/2 of the year before he was busted for smoking pot in the boys bathroom and stripped of his pitchfork.
52. As a young girl I loved to catch frogs and play king of bunker hill with my brother.
51. Most embarrassing moment: I accidentally peed on my pant leg during a first date. We'll just leave it at that.
50. I love to snow ski.

Mindy, you really need to update your blog!

I know, I know it has been a long time since I updated the blog but I have some decent excuses.
1) Since I started working my seemingly innocent part-time job I have had very little time for extracurricular activities. Unfortunately, blogging falls in that category.
2) The past few months I haven't been feeling very well. A combination of stress, exhaustion and nausea. The stress from having to cram time with the girls, house cleaning, grocery shopping, and all other motherly responsibilities into the first half of the day. Oh, and a little from having to shop for a new car and settling with a mini-van. (No offense to all the cool people I know who already drive mini-vans, I just wanted something different.)


And it turns out that the exhaustion and nausea are a result of being pregnant. Yep, that's right, Peter and I are expecting our third child sometime during the first week of May. (I am hoping for more like the end of April so new baby and Bella won't have birthdays too close together.) I have been much sicker with this baby than I was with either Bella or Ayva. And even though I am well out of my first trimester, the nausea continues. Funny thing though, despite being sick and tired I am really excited to be having another baby and thrilled about the prime parking spot I know get to use at the grocery store for the next 6 months.


So that's where I have been. I will try to do a bit better now, but bear with me.

I did manage to get some Halloween pictures taken of the girls that I also want to throw in this post cause they are so cute. Ayva wanted to dress up like Britney Spears but we were able to persuade her to be a beautiful princess instead.

We have a wonderful neighbor who made these gorgeous princess gowns for the girls. Bella wanted to be Ariel as a princess. And Ayva just wanted to be a Barbie princess.

Help!

So last week I got the grand idea that I wanted to change the layout of my blog. Unfortunetly I didn't know what I was doing and I lost 95% of my links to others blogs. So those of you who used to be a featured link on my blog, could you please send me you link again. You can leave it as a comment or email it to me at jinjerroot@gmail.com. Thank you!