Friday, September 28, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Time for Something NEW
And as I finish this up - can you believe it - here's FedEx AGAIN (contract from a general contractor up in Utah) If shipping rates go up in the next week, it's because all these guys had to drive to the edge of town to get to my house, and even though $21.00 for overnight is high, I know it doesn't cover the several gallons it takes for one of those trucks to make the trek out here :)
I'm getting tired of celebrating the life of Scotty, so it's definately time for something new on this page. Nothing has really been happening. Well, in the unusual category, in the last two days I've had visits from DHL (400 miniture chinese take-out boxes), UPS (cute black flat shoes with woven ribbons in a huge size 11 from Nordstroms), FedEx (replacement phone for Brian who blames Jennifer for dropping and breaking his old phone), and finally USPS (3 boxes of checks). Not bad for a house at the very edge of town.
Two weeks ago Ron & I decided to go out to dinner on a Saturday night. So I said, "Hey, call Bekah. David's working tonight, maybe she wants to go with us." Bekah says she was going to 'hang with Jenn' but Jenn always ditches me so let me call and make sure she's ditching me so I can go with you guys. Two phone calls later, now Rebekah, Jenn, and Jordan are going to dinner with us. Then we showed up at On The Border, and sitting with the kids was Brian - such a squatter move to find out we were going to dinner and join in. Rush to judgement there - he was meeting up with his own group of friends, we just happened to arrive at the same time. Just so you know, Brian, squatters are always welcome at dinner with us. Brian came very close to losing house priviledges though by informing the waiters that it was my birthday. The more people find out I don't like this, the more they think it's funny to have me humiliated in public all days of the year. Grrrrrrr.
And as I finish this up - can you believe it - here's FedEx AGAIN (contract from a general contractor up in Utah) If shipping rates go up in the next week, it's because all these guys had to drive to the edge of town to get to my house, and even though $21.00 for overnight is high, I know it doesn't cover the several gallons it takes for one of those trucks to make the trek out here :)
Monday, September 17, 2007
Timbaland - The Way I Are OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
IT'S ALL ABOUT SCOTTY
The Way I Are is Scott's song for summer '07. Scotty's not feeling the love in the blog lately - so here's something to remind him of his summer and his financial status. The Stallion should be repaired and on the road again next week...but until then just bounce with me and enjoy the pictures.
(you might need to scroll down and turn off the music on the engagement slide show)
WE LOVE YOU SCOTTY!!!!!
Saturday, September 15, 2007
For Lisa, who didn't think I'd answer (the rest of you can read along...)
1. What time did you get up this morning? weekdays, 5:00 a.m. Today, a Saturday, 5:30 a.m. because someone decided to clean their room and do laundry in the middle of the night and it woke me up.
2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? ummm it was 8/10 because that's the night Scott got in an accident, but I can't remember the name of the movie. Oh, the Bourne Ultimatum
4. What is your favorite TV show? It's been Grey's Anatomy, but that's getting pretty trendy and we'll have to see where they're going to go with the new season, the show that's Addison's spin-off, I might like that. News junkie, but I don't like all the cable news shows - I feel like those people are yelling at us.
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? glass of milk, whatever's around
6. What is your middle name? Marie
7. What food do you dislike? Ham & beans
9. What kind of car do you drive? 04 Lexus RX330 But I miss the Suburban, I might go back to one
10. Favorite sandwich? peanut butter & honey or turkey lunchmeat
11. What characteristic do you despise? This week - ungratitude
12. Favorite item of clothing? jeans
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would it be? hmmm, Sweden. but there is a lot of places I'd like to see in the U.S. And I'm pretty much up to vacationing where ever. Wait - no eco challenge vacations please, no camping. I like a bathroom and bed.
14. What color is your bathroom? Sage green and brown
15. Favorite brand of clothing? Brand??? whatever fits
16. Where would you retire to? where my children are
17. What was your most memorable birthday? 25th. I was 9 months pregnant with twins and my whole goal was to make it to 25 so I could say I was 25 with 4 kids, somehow that sounded better than being 24 with four kids. I think we ate at a fast food place and I was too big to fit in the booth and the chairs were the kind that were connected to the table and just swung out to sit in - yeah, I couldn't fit there either. That's the most memorable -- But January 5th is a family national holiday and if my kids know what's good for them, they make a big deal about it.
18. Favorite sport to watch? my own kids playing baseball/softball
19. Farthest place you are sending this? this is going out into cyberspace - the sky is the limit
20. Who do you least expect to send this back to you? Hmmm...my sister - Lisa, you're right, I rarely do these - but here you go.
21. Person you expect to send it back first?
22. Favorite saying? I really don't know -- what do my kids think I say the most?
23. When is your birthday? January 5th
24. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night
25. What is your shoe size? 11
26. Pets? some fish - although I watched Drew play with a cat last night and I am so tempted to get one because he had such a good time chasing the cat around.
27. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? Um, Jenn's engaged but that's not really new news anymore - the whole empty nest thing is hard to deal with - Ron and I are going out of town conference weekend.
28. What did you want to be when you were little? A secretary in one of those really high-rise buildings in downtown LA
29. What are you today? Head janitor
30. What is your favorite candy? tie - dark chocolate milky way or chocolate with carmel in the middle
31. What is your favorite flower? I know they're cheap and cheesy but I still love massive amounts of carnations. Any bulb flower - tulip, daffodils...
32. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? I think Jenn's wedding will be a great day 11/17, then 12/24, then 1/5
33. What is your favorite month? October/November The whole fall season
34. What is your full name? Kimberly Marie Mitchell Marx
35. What are you listening to right now? Keystrokes on the keyboard
36. What was the last thing you ate? Mexican food at On The Border
38. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? periwinkle
39. How is the weather right now? Getting cooler - Yeah!!!!
40. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Today I have not talked on the phone at all
41. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Yes, I love her - she should come visit me
42. Favorite soft drink? Dr. Pepper
43. Favorite restaurant? Outback Steakhouse
44. Hair color? chemically induced brown with blonde and copper highlights
45. Siblings? Lisa, Laurie, Malcolm
46. Favorite day of the year? Wouldn't this be the same as #32?? The older I get the more I like December 24th
47. What was your favorite toy as a child? tie - hot wheels race track and a bunch of Mary Poppins stuff, then there was the humpty dumpty with the pull string that said "Want to hear the latest yoke..ha ha..."
48. Summer or winter? mild summer
49. Hugs or kisses? Kisses
50. Chocolate or Vanilla? chocolate
51. Do you want your friends to email you back? Yes!
52. When was the last time you cried? Today, I'm really freaking out over stupid stuff lately
53. What is under your bed? dust
54. Who is the friend you have had the longest? Leslie
56. Favorite smell? Brewing coffee (I would have to guess this is the answer that will throw most people off - those childhood smells die hard. But I would never buy a coffee smelling candle, I think you need the perculating sound going with the smell. I also love when you're driving south in I-15 and you get just below Victorville. California has a distinct smell, I always breath it in and think I'm home)
55. What did you do last night? Met the Shields family - Jennifer is going to be in good hands.
57. What are you afraid of? Burning in a fire
58. Plain, buttered, or salted Popcorn? Buttered -extra butter
59. How many keys on your key ring? 2 - Car and Mailbox
60. How many years at your current job? 27
61. Favorite day of the week? Friday
62. How many towns have you lived in? Fort Worth(9 years), Glendora (9 years), Las Vegas, Euless (9 mos.), Denver (3 mos.), Azusa (3 years), Las Vegas, Goodyear (18 mos.), Las Vegas (22 years total). Las Vegas is my favorite
63. Do you make friends easily? No.
64. How many people will you be sending this to? See #19
What - no mention of favorite music??? lame
1. What time did you get up this morning? weekdays, 5:00 a.m. Today, a Saturday, 5:30 a.m. because someone decided to clean their room and do laundry in the middle of the night and it woke me up.
2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? ummm it was 8/10 because that's the night Scott got in an accident, but I can't remember the name of the movie. Oh, the Bourne Ultimatum
4. What is your favorite TV show? It's been Grey's Anatomy, but that's getting pretty trendy and we'll have to see where they're going to go with the new season, the show that's Addison's spin-off, I might like that. News junkie, but I don't like all the cable news shows - I feel like those people are yelling at us.
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? glass of milk, whatever's around
6. What is your middle name? Marie
7. What food do you dislike? Ham & beans
9. What kind of car do you drive? 04 Lexus RX330 But I miss the Suburban, I might go back to one
10. Favorite sandwich? peanut butter & honey or turkey lunchmeat
11. What characteristic do you despise? This week - ungratitude
12. Favorite item of clothing? jeans
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would it be? hmmm, Sweden. but there is a lot of places I'd like to see in the U.S. And I'm pretty much up to vacationing where ever. Wait - no eco challenge vacations please, no camping. I like a bathroom and bed.
14. What color is your bathroom? Sage green and brown
15. Favorite brand of clothing? Brand??? whatever fits
16. Where would you retire to? where my children are
17. What was your most memorable birthday? 25th. I was 9 months pregnant with twins and my whole goal was to make it to 25 so I could say I was 25 with 4 kids, somehow that sounded better than being 24 with four kids. I think we ate at a fast food place and I was too big to fit in the booth and the chairs were the kind that were connected to the table and just swung out to sit in - yeah, I couldn't fit there either. That's the most memorable -- But January 5th is a family national holiday and if my kids know what's good for them, they make a big deal about it.
18. Favorite sport to watch? my own kids playing baseball/softball
19. Farthest place you are sending this? this is going out into cyberspace - the sky is the limit
20. Who do you least expect to send this back to you? Hmmm...my sister - Lisa, you're right, I rarely do these - but here you go.
21. Person you expect to send it back first?
22. Favorite saying? I really don't know -- what do my kids think I say the most?
23. When is your birthday? January 5th
24. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night
25. What is your shoe size? 11
26. Pets? some fish - although I watched Drew play with a cat last night and I am so tempted to get one because he had such a good time chasing the cat around.
27. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? Um, Jenn's engaged but that's not really new news anymore - the whole empty nest thing is hard to deal with - Ron and I are going out of town conference weekend.
28. What did you want to be when you were little? A secretary in one of those really high-rise buildings in downtown LA
29. What are you today? Head janitor
30. What is your favorite candy? tie - dark chocolate milky way or chocolate with carmel in the middle
31. What is your favorite flower? I know they're cheap and cheesy but I still love massive amounts of carnations. Any bulb flower - tulip, daffodils...
32. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? I think Jenn's wedding will be a great day 11/17, then 12/24, then 1/5
33. What is your favorite month? October/November The whole fall season
34. What is your full name? Kimberly Marie Mitchell Marx
35. What are you listening to right now? Keystrokes on the keyboard
36. What was the last thing you ate? Mexican food at On The Border
38. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? periwinkle
39. How is the weather right now? Getting cooler - Yeah!!!!
40. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Today I have not talked on the phone at all
41. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Yes, I love her - she should come visit me
42. Favorite soft drink? Dr. Pepper
43. Favorite restaurant? Outback Steakhouse
44. Hair color? chemically induced brown with blonde and copper highlights
45. Siblings? Lisa, Laurie, Malcolm
46. Favorite day of the year? Wouldn't this be the same as #32?? The older I get the more I like December 24th
47. What was your favorite toy as a child? tie - hot wheels race track and a bunch of Mary Poppins stuff, then there was the humpty dumpty with the pull string that said "Want to hear the latest yoke..ha ha..."
48. Summer or winter? mild summer
49. Hugs or kisses? Kisses
50. Chocolate or Vanilla? chocolate
51. Do you want your friends to email you back? Yes!
52. When was the last time you cried? Today, I'm really freaking out over stupid stuff lately
53. What is under your bed? dust
54. Who is the friend you have had the longest? Leslie
56. Favorite smell? Brewing coffee (I would have to guess this is the answer that will throw most people off - those childhood smells die hard. But I would never buy a coffee smelling candle, I think you need the perculating sound going with the smell. I also love when you're driving south in I-15 and you get just below Victorville. California has a distinct smell, I always breath it in and think I'm home)
55. What did you do last night? Met the Shields family - Jennifer is going to be in good hands.
57. What are you afraid of? Burning in a fire
58. Plain, buttered, or salted Popcorn? Buttered -extra butter
59. How many keys on your key ring? 2 - Car and Mailbox
60. How many years at your current job? 27
61. Favorite day of the week? Friday
62. How many towns have you lived in? Fort Worth(9 years), Glendora (9 years), Las Vegas, Euless (9 mos.), Denver (3 mos.), Azusa (3 years), Las Vegas, Goodyear (18 mos.), Las Vegas (22 years total). Las Vegas is my favorite
63. Do you make friends easily? No.
64. How many people will you be sending this to? See #19
What - no mention of favorite music??? lame
Friday, September 14, 2007
We hope you have a great day. Monday, September 10, 2007
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
ENGAGED!!!
Jennifer is engaged to Jordan Shields.
The date is set for November 17th
in the Las Vegas Temple.
Jenn met Jordan in the Northstar singles ward. He won her over this summer with his easy going style, love of baseball (what girl ever says "I picture myself marrying someone that loves to watch SportsCenter"?), and dedicated service in the church.
Jordan grew up in North Las Vegas and served in the Iowa DesMoines Mission. They will both juggle working and going to college for a few more years.
We're excited to have Jordan join our family.
Justin Timberlake Concert!
Jenn bought us tickets to go see JT Saturday night. 'I'm bringing sexy back, yeah.' We had a ton of fun - and the people sitting behind us were just as entertaining as the show. I've never laughed so hard at a concert (o.k. I wasn't laughing when the drunk lady poured half of her $7 beer down my back..)
Jenn bought us tickets to go see JT Saturday night. 'I'm bringing sexy back, yeah.' We had a ton of fun - and the people sitting behind us were just as entertaining as the show. I've never laughed so hard at a concert (o.k. I wasn't laughing when the drunk lady poured half of her $7 beer down my back..)
The opening act was Good Charlotte - and I knew I had heard that name a lot and Jenn liked them, but I really couldn't place any songs. Just as we sat down they started up, "Girls don't like boys, girls like cars and money." Ohhhhh, that's who they are.
The other ah-ha moment was when Justin took the stage. I'm watching him dance and all of a sudden I realize I've sat next to Jenn and watched these moves before. About 9 years ago NSync came to the Thomas & Mack the week of the girls' 12th birthday. For one of their birthday presents I let them each bring a friend and I took them to the concert. It was the most miserable experience. (so miserable that when they wanted to go see the Spice Girls, I was ready with my answer, "if you can get your dad to take you." My way of saying no, without having to say no.) The Thomas & Mack full of SCREAMING pre-teens. My head rang for weeks. He still has the signature dance moves, and the place was full of the same pre-teens that were now grown, but the noise level was more tolerable.
We had fun, thanks Jenn.
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