Sunday, November 09, 2008
Saturday, November 01, 2008
If someone offered you drugs who would you tell?
This past week was Red Ribbon Week (tells kids about drug awareness and not to do illegal drugs or abuse legal drugs) at school. We talked to the kids about how drugs are bad and wore red and everything. On Friday I had my kids do this little Red Ribbon packet that the counselor passed out and one of the pages was to draw a picture of someone you would tell if someone offered you drugs. Later that day I was going through their pictures and I almost fell over laughing at what they had drawn. I wondered if they misheard what I said and thought I said draw people that take drugs. Oh well. It's moments like these that make me love teaching. My students are great!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
19 Days....
Now yes I realize that just 19 short days ago I was on vacation, but I have come to the conclusion that every 19 days we should get 6 days off, making it a 25 day cycle...just for our own sanity (high-five for me and my astounding logic).
In the past 19 days I have:
- been screamed at and belittled by parents
- learned more about frogs than I ever cared to
-discovered that I am invisible even when I am sitting in my classroom and say hello as someone walks by
- enjoyed watching a 2 liter of cream soda roll down the driveway and out into the street and then proceed to forget ten minutes later and open it, just to christen my floor with sticky goodness
- empathized with Andy for having to drive to Home Depot 8 times in the span of 3 hours
- spent more money on copper pipes and faucet fixings than any person, except for a plumber, should ever have to
- took a trip back to the 1800's when one had to boil water on the stove to get hot water to wash their dishes in
- enjoyed seeing the level of the freakishly green water in the pond in our backyard decrease with each passing day
- witnessed the lengths at which one tiny person with a tendency to over-react will do to protect her thermostat
-received third degree burns on my fingers from 4 jammed copy machines
- witnessed the simultaneous nuclear meltdown of 8 first grade girls who ALL want to be Hannah Montana for Halloween
- scared myself into believing that I had contracted West Nile virus due to the 23 mosquito bites that have taken up residency on my arms and legs
- enjoyed the momentary panic that sets in when Visa calls and reports fraudulent activity all the way from Texas on your debit card
On the other hand in the past 19 days I have also:
- found some great new music
- spent more quality time with Andy then we have been able to do in a long time
- got a washing machine and a dryer
- been grateful that we have cars and gas money to make 8 trips to Home Depot
- discovered that I, in fact do not have West Nile virus...just a slight case of hypochondria-itis
- learned how to be extremely grateful for a sink that now has running hot water
- been able to reaffirm the fact that I have an AMAZING husband
- realized that my third degree copy machine burns were really just second degree copy machine burns
- had my little brother tell me he loves me
- laughed really hard
- been able to get my piano into my house and have been grateful to my mom for making me play...because now I get to play
- been blessed by self-less inlaws that will allow us to barge in at 9:00 at night to take a shower because our water doesn't work.
- been grateful that we have jobs to supply the funding for copper pipes and water fixtures
- been told that it's amazing that 23 first graders now know 25 facts about frogs and how to spell the word 'Amphibian'
- been thanked by a 6 year old for being "the nicest" to him
- received many high fives and toothless smiles
- found that there are amazing people in this world that will do things just because "that's what neighbors are for"
- felt the love of my Heavenly Father and the reassurance that he knows us and won't give up on us...even when we are close to giving up on ourselves.
I am very grateful for my life.
In the past 19 days I have:
- been screamed at and belittled by parents
- learned more about frogs than I ever cared to
-discovered that I am invisible even when I am sitting in my classroom and say hello as someone walks by
- enjoyed watching a 2 liter of cream soda roll down the driveway and out into the street and then proceed to forget ten minutes later and open it, just to christen my floor with sticky goodness
- empathized with Andy for having to drive to Home Depot 8 times in the span of 3 hours
- spent more money on copper pipes and faucet fixings than any person, except for a plumber, should ever have to
- took a trip back to the 1800's when one had to boil water on the stove to get hot water to wash their dishes in
- enjoyed seeing the level of the freakishly green water in the pond in our backyard decrease with each passing day
- witnessed the lengths at which one tiny person with a tendency to over-react will do to protect her thermostat
-received third degree burns on my fingers from 4 jammed copy machines
- witnessed the simultaneous nuclear meltdown of 8 first grade girls who ALL want to be Hannah Montana for Halloween
- scared myself into believing that I had contracted West Nile virus due to the 23 mosquito bites that have taken up residency on my arms and legs
- enjoyed the momentary panic that sets in when Visa calls and reports fraudulent activity all the way from Texas on your debit card
On the other hand in the past 19 days I have also:
- found some great new music
- spent more quality time with Andy then we have been able to do in a long time
- got a washing machine and a dryer
- been grateful that we have cars and gas money to make 8 trips to Home Depot
- discovered that I, in fact do not have West Nile virus...just a slight case of hypochondria-itis
- learned how to be extremely grateful for a sink that now has running hot water
- been able to reaffirm the fact that I have an AMAZING husband
- realized that my third degree copy machine burns were really just second degree copy machine burns
- had my little brother tell me he loves me
- laughed really hard
- been able to get my piano into my house and have been grateful to my mom for making me play...because now I get to play
- been blessed by self-less inlaws that will allow us to barge in at 9:00 at night to take a shower because our water doesn't work.
- been grateful that we have jobs to supply the funding for copper pipes and water fixtures
- been told that it's amazing that 23 first graders now know 25 facts about frogs and how to spell the word 'Amphibian'
- been thanked by a 6 year old for being "the nicest" to him
- received many high fives and toothless smiles
- found that there are amazing people in this world that will do things just because "that's what neighbors are for"
- felt the love of my Heavenly Father and the reassurance that he knows us and won't give up on us...even when we are close to giving up on ourselves.
I am very grateful for my life.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Trip to California....
Got back from our CA trip last Sunday. We had a BLAST!! Went to the Ellen Degeneres show (she is HILARIOUS and SO nice)....went to Magic Mountain, The Aquarium of the Pacific, saw the set of The Office, and did a lot of sightseeing. Very fun trip!! Thanks Paul and Lacy for going with us...even if we did have to drive a PT cruiser.
Magic Mountain
Andy, Paul and Lacy are on this ride....I...obviously...am not.
They are also on this ride....and I think they are CRAZY!!!!
The set of The Office
At the aquarium
Mann's Chinese Theater/Walk of Fame
Hand/feet prints from the cast of Harry Potter.
Magic Mountain
Andy, Paul and Lacy are on this ride....I...obviously...am not.
They are also on this ride....and I think they are CRAZY!!!!
The set of The Office
At the aquarium
Hollywood Sign (duh...)
Mann's Chinese Theater/Walk of Fame
Hand/feet prints from the cast of Harry Potter.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Pictionary
1. Use Google images to answer each question.
2. Choose your favorite picture from ONLY the first page.
3. Remember to explain all the pics.
2. Choose your favorite picture from ONLY the first page.
3. Remember to explain all the pics.
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1. First name? Sara (be careful when typing in your first name ladies...)
2. Middle name? K
3. Last name? Ebert
4. What are you doing right now? Yawning
5. Favorite color? Blue
6. Favorite TV Show? The Office.
7. Something you love: Photography
3. Last name? Ebert
4. What are you doing right now? Yawning
5. Favorite color? Blue
6. Favorite TV Show? The Office.
7. Something you love: Photography
8. Age? 25
9. Favorite place? The beach
10. Celebrity crush? John Krasinski
11. What do you want to be when you grow up? A mom
12. Past love? Boy Meets World
12. Past love? Boy Meets World
13. Where were you born? Salt Lake City, Utah
14. College degree? Education
15. Place you've visited? Hollywood
16. One word to describe you? Tired
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Durable....
We have spent the past 36 hours packing, cleaning and moving (with a little bit of sleep mixed in for sanity reasons). We were bringing a load of stuff from our apartment and had one of those big exercise balls in the back of the truck. Now it was wedged in between all sorts of boxes and other priceless trinkets that for some reason we can't live without and so we figured it would be fine making the trip. We also took the side streets instead of the freeway for added precautions. We had made it all the way from our apartment to Higley Road (about 10 miles) with no problems. We kept an eye on the back and everything seemed fine. As we crossed over the freeway the ball decided to break free and flew out of the back of the truck where it proceeded to get hit by a car, bounce across the street, get hit by another car, bounce back across the street, get hit one last time and then roll down the street after us. We pulled over, Andy got out and ran up the street a little ways to catch the ball as it rolled towards us. Andy put it in the backseat so it wouldn't try to make another break for it. We got it home still in tact without so much as even a road rash.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Home Renovation Project #1
We got this bookcase from my parents and after having it in our office for 5 years we decided to give it a little makeover. Andy was glad to finally have a bookcase that wasn't "a weird pink color". I tried to explain that it wasn't pink...it was maroon...but that didn't work too well.
We picked black paint....but after putting on the first coat we have come to realize that the paint mixer guy at Wal-mart was either blind...or bored because it's not really black. Oh well....it's starting to look good and its no longer maroon, which is what matters to Andy.
***side note: I don't think he actually ever even noticed the color until I had him move it out of the room. He has never commented on it before and we've had it since we got married.***
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Monday, September 01, 2008
2000 shades of brown
We are trying to pick paint colors for our house and I had no idea how confusing this would be. I finally decided on colors for all 3 bathrooms and now I just need the kitchen and bedrooms. Mostly just the kitchen and master bedroom. I had a vision in my head of colors for the master...but you can't just say brown. There is chocolate, wild horse, blanket brown, chocolate sparkle (???), oakwood brown, winter cocoa, warm embrace, Spanish raisin...I could go on FOREVER. When people come to our house and say..."Oh nice color walls..." am I really going to say "Oh yes....I couldn't decide between Desert Echo and Tree Bark...so I finally went with Thick Chocolate. It's more brown than the other browns" ??????
I want to get a job where I get paid to come up with these ridiculous names for brown. I asked Andy which one he liked and he said, "Who cares?? They all look the same!!" I feel the same way! This is why I seriously admire my interior designer sister-in-law. She can actually see the difference! I can't get past the names they pick for paint colors...let alone getting around to actually picking one. I am a decorating moron. Help!!!
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Quirks....
I was tagged by Trisha to list 6 of my "quirks". Aren't those really just endearing qualities? :)
1. I can't handle repetitive, clicking/tapping noise...like a clock...or something dripping while I am trying to sleep...however 99% of the time I fall asleep with the TV or music on and that doesn't bother me.
2. I am VERY particular in the way I like to fall asleep. I have to have a blanket or something covering me...but I tend to stick one foot out from beneath the covers because then I don't feel so claustrophobic.
3. I can watch the same show/movie or listen to the same song multiple times in a row. I think it drives Andy insane.
4. I have to have the TV or radio volume on an even number. If it's not I have to change it ( Wow...even as I type that I realize how BIZARRE that is.)
5. I get a little freaked out when people aren't as careful as I think they should be with things. For example...I have a slider phone and one day my brother was holding and it and kept sliding it open and closed....over and over again. I was getting all worried because I thought he would wear the "slider" out. Or when someone keeps powering on and off the camera for no reason, it makes me get all nervous (I am such a nerd).
6. My thought process. Andy teases me about this all the time. We'll be talking about something and all of a sudden I bring up something TOTALLY random and out of the blue (at least to him). To me it makes sense because the thing we were talking about made me think of something else which made me think of something else...and then the cycle continues until I arrive at the new topic that is completely different (Wow....I think my HS English teacher would die at the sight of that run-on sentence). It makes sense to me...in my head. It just makes Andy laugh.
The six people I tag are: Ashley, Liz, Jo, Amber, Brittany and Lindsay (plus anyone else that wants to do it)
1. I can't handle repetitive, clicking/tapping noise...like a clock...or something dripping while I am trying to sleep...however 99% of the time I fall asleep with the TV or music on and that doesn't bother me.
2. I am VERY particular in the way I like to fall asleep. I have to have a blanket or something covering me...but I tend to stick one foot out from beneath the covers because then I don't feel so claustrophobic.
3. I can watch the same show/movie or listen to the same song multiple times in a row. I think it drives Andy insane.
4. I have to have the TV or radio volume on an even number. If it's not I have to change it ( Wow...even as I type that I realize how BIZARRE that is.)
5. I get a little freaked out when people aren't as careful as I think they should be with things. For example...I have a slider phone and one day my brother was holding and it and kept sliding it open and closed....over and over again. I was getting all worried because I thought he would wear the "slider" out. Or when someone keeps powering on and off the camera for no reason, it makes me get all nervous (I am such a nerd).
6. My thought process. Andy teases me about this all the time. We'll be talking about something and all of a sudden I bring up something TOTALLY random and out of the blue (at least to him). To me it makes sense because the thing we were talking about made me think of something else which made me think of something else...and then the cycle continues until I arrive at the new topic that is completely different (Wow....I think my HS English teacher would die at the sight of that run-on sentence). It makes sense to me...in my head. It just makes Andy laugh.
The six people I tag are: Ashley, Liz, Jo, Amber, Brittany and Lindsay (plus anyone else that wants to do it)
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Olympics....
I was sitting here tonight...bored...because Andy was at school and I was thinking about how bummed I was that the Olympics were over. Andy and I really got into watching them this year. We stayed up WAY too late every night watching and cheering. It's funny how for this short time these people, these amazing athletes become important to you. You WANT them to succeed...you're rooting them on every step of the way. We cheered them on like we knew them personally...like they were part of our family. There were so many great moments during these Olympics (as well as some not so great)....and it was just a pleasure to watch.
The opening ceremonies were amazing. I especially liked watching the US team march in because the flag carrier, Lopez Lomong has such an amazing story. I also cried when Yao Ming...the flag carrier for China marched in with the adorable 9 year old boy who survived an earthquake. 20 of his classmates died. He managed to escape the wreckage, but went back and saved two of his classmates. What courage for such a little person.
I have always been a huge gymnastics fan. I can still remember watching and cheering and crying when the US women won the gold medal in '96. I was fascinated by them. I am a huge fan of both Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin and was so excited to see them go 1..2... in the All-Around. I think that there was some unfairness in the judging of the gymnastics, but despite it all these girl did AMAZING!
Chelsie Memmel had her Olympics come to a crashing halt and she did all she could to help the US team....on a broken ankle. Amazing.
I think this picture says it all.
It was so sad that during a time that is supposed to be once in a lifetime there had to be tragedy. The mens volleyball team suffered a great loss and still was able to perform like champions.
Then of course there was Michael Phelps. Watching him swim was SO awesome. We watched this race with my family up in Flagstaff and we were all at the edge of our seats for this finish. We all jumped up screaming and cheering when it flashed that Michael had won. Thanks to my parent's DVR we were able to watch it many....many times and we still couldn't see how it was possible.
What I loved though was that even though there was a lot of focus around Michael Phelps and his 8 individual gold medals he was still able to be a team player. I remember hearing an interview where the interviewer asked the mens relay team how it felt to help Michael win another gold and he said "This wasn't about me....this is a team gold...it's as much their win as mine. I couldn't have done this with out them. This was a team thing." Spoken like a true winner if you ask me.
We watched a lot of sports that we had never watched before. We saw a lot of cycling and track and beach volleyball (that's for you dad :) ) We totally got caught up in the "Olympic Spirit" and look forward to London 2012!!
The opening ceremonies were amazing. I especially liked watching the US team march in because the flag carrier, Lopez Lomong has such an amazing story. I also cried when Yao Ming...the flag carrier for China marched in with the adorable 9 year old boy who survived an earthquake. 20 of his classmates died. He managed to escape the wreckage, but went back and saved two of his classmates. What courage for such a little person.
I have always been a huge gymnastics fan. I can still remember watching and cheering and crying when the US women won the gold medal in '96. I was fascinated by them. I am a huge fan of both Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin and was so excited to see them go 1..2... in the All-Around. I think that there was some unfairness in the judging of the gymnastics, but despite it all these girl did AMAZING!
Chelsie Memmel had her Olympics come to a crashing halt and she did all she could to help the US team....on a broken ankle. Amazing.
I think this picture says it all.
It was so sad that during a time that is supposed to be once in a lifetime there had to be tragedy. The mens volleyball team suffered a great loss and still was able to perform like champions.
Then of course there was Michael Phelps. Watching him swim was SO awesome. We watched this race with my family up in Flagstaff and we were all at the edge of our seats for this finish. We all jumped up screaming and cheering when it flashed that Michael had won. Thanks to my parent's DVR we were able to watch it many....many times and we still couldn't see how it was possible.
What I loved though was that even though there was a lot of focus around Michael Phelps and his 8 individual gold medals he was still able to be a team player. I remember hearing an interview where the interviewer asked the mens relay team how it felt to help Michael win another gold and he said "This wasn't about me....this is a team gold...it's as much their win as mine. I couldn't have done this with out them. This was a team thing." Spoken like a true winner if you ask me.
We watched a lot of sports that we had never watched before. We saw a lot of cycling and track and beach volleyball (that's for you dad :) ) We totally got caught up in the "Olympic Spirit" and look forward to London 2012!!
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Finally...
So since the ripe old age of 5 my mother decided that I needed to take piano lessons. Practicing the piano was the source of many battles in our house while I was growing up (sorry Mom). As I kept playing I felt deep down that I actually enjoyed it, even though being the ornery teenager that I was...I kept fighting it. I played in the high school choirs and at church all the time. When I moved out of the house I kept playing. It was always my calling in church...I even took private lessons...and slowly but surely I was able to uncover my love for playing the piano. Well about 2 months ago...for the first time since I can remember I got released from playing in the piano in Relief Society. First time in FOREVER since that has been my calling and I was really sad about it. I called my mom that night and she said, "SEE...aren't you glad I made you stay with it."
I have really missed playing and even though I never had a piano of my own...getting to play once a week was nice for me. One day my mom called me up and said that a neighbor of theirs was moving to Idaho and was selling their piano. She asked if we'd want it. My mom and my old piano teacher went down and "test played" it and since I trust them whole-heartedly, when they said it was great...I said we'd take it. My parents stored it in their garage and when we went up last weekend we were finally able to bring it home. Right now it's sitting in Andy's parents entryway...since we don't have anyone we are close enough with to have to beg them to haul it up the stairs to our apartment and then back down in a month when we move. So for now...it sits...covered with a blanket...but in 1 month from tomorrow I will finally have a piano of my very own...in my own house...to play.
Thanks Mom for making me stick to it!
It was quite the adventure getting the piano from my parents house in Flagstaff...down the mountain...in a torrential downpour, but with some ingenious rope tying by my awesome dad and some very helpful neighbors and family in both Flagstaff and Mesa....it made a safe trip.
What we got to drive home in. It was pleasant.
Unloading after a safe trip.
My beautiful "new" piano!!
I have really missed playing and even though I never had a piano of my own...getting to play once a week was nice for me. One day my mom called me up and said that a neighbor of theirs was moving to Idaho and was selling their piano. She asked if we'd want it. My mom and my old piano teacher went down and "test played" it and since I trust them whole-heartedly, when they said it was great...I said we'd take it. My parents stored it in their garage and when we went up last weekend we were finally able to bring it home. Right now it's sitting in Andy's parents entryway...since we don't have anyone we are close enough with to have to beg them to haul it up the stairs to our apartment and then back down in a month when we move. So for now...it sits...covered with a blanket...but in 1 month from tomorrow I will finally have a piano of my very own...in my own house...to play.
Thanks Mom for making me stick to it!
It was quite the adventure getting the piano from my parents house in Flagstaff...down the mountain...in a torrential downpour, but with some ingenious rope tying by my awesome dad and some very helpful neighbors and family in both Flagstaff and Mesa....it made a safe trip.
What we got to drive home in. It was pleasant.
Unloading after a safe trip.
My beautiful "new" piano!!
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Happy Birthday to me....
My birthday was yesterday. I had to work...but one of my kids made me a bracelet. She even "wrapped" it. It was so cute. I wore it all day and she was so happy. I have a pretty good class, which in and of itself makes for a pretty good birthday. Other than a kid dumping sand on another kids head in the middle of class we have gotten through the first week without too much trouble.
Anyways, Andy gave me some really pretty flowers and Guitar Hero...which sadly we are now addicted too.
Andy's mom brought balloons to my classroom, which was great except for I had to spend 10 minutes explaining to 22 6-year olds why they weren't for them.
My best birthday present however was that we got a house!! This is like the 4th house we have put an offer on and we found out our offer was accepted yesterday! We close the 25th of September .
Anyways, Andy gave me some really pretty flowers and Guitar Hero...which sadly we are now addicted too.
Andy's mom brought balloons to my classroom, which was great except for I had to spend 10 minutes explaining to 22 6-year olds why they weren't for them.
My best birthday present however was that we got a house!! This is like the 4th house we have put an offer on and we found out our offer was accepted yesterday! We close the 25th of September .
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
I love the rain!!
So I was sitting here working on my brothers wedding video and all of a sudden there is a huge clap of thunder and it started POURING rain! Andy was just outside like 5 minutes before that and there was nothing. I love when it rains! It is one of my absolute most favorite things in the world! We when were little the rain would collect down the hill from our house and we would go an play in it forever. About a year ago we had a huge rainstorm and Andy and I decided to be really cool and put on our emergency kit ponchos and go for a walk in this torrential downpour! Probably not a brilliant idea...and I know we looked stupid...but it was so fun! I tried to take a picture of the rain, but it didn't work and then the neighbor looked out his window at me since my flash kept going off. I did take a video, so you can hear it...but ignore my lame commentary! Friday, August 01, 2008
I want a piece of that financial pie...
For those of you that don't know who Brian Regan is...he is this really amazing stand-up comedian. He did a bit about people that write children's books making bank. I have thought this many, many times before. People get paid to write some crazy stuff. Don't get me wrong. There are lots of amazing children's books and in turn some amazing children's book authors that I am huge fans of. However...watch this and you might get what I mean.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Books
I copied this from a friend’s blog with my own answers:
Here’s how it works: The Big Read says that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they’ve printed.
Here’s how it works: The Big Read says that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they’ve printed.
1) Look at the list and bold those you have read
2) Italicize those you intend to read.
3) Reprint this list so we can try and track down these people who’ve read only 6 or less and make them read.
And now….. THE BIG READ TOP 100
1. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2. The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4. The Harry Potter Series JK Rowling
5. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
6. The Bible
7. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
8. Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell
9. His Dark Materials - Phillip Pullman
10. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
11. Little Women - Louisa M Alcott
12. Tess of the D’Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
13. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14. Complete Works of Shakespeare - I've read some
15. Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
16. The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien - I tried...I really tried. Andy and I even made a bet.
17. Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
18. Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
19. The Time Traveller’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
20. Middlemarch - George Eliot
21. Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
22. The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
23. Bleak House - Charles Dickens
24. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
25. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
26. Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
27. Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28. Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
29. Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
30. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
31. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
32. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
33. Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis - I have read some, but I want to read all of them.
34. Emma - Jane Austen
35. Persuasion - Jane Austen
36. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis
37. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
38. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
39. Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
40. Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne
41. Animal Farm - George Orwell
42. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown - $10 to the person who can tell me why I laughed when I saw this on the list
43. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44. A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
45. The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46. Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery - I have read these all many, many times
47. Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
48. The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood
49. Lord of the Flies - William Golding
50. Atonement - Ian McEwan
51. Life of Pi - Yann Martel
52. Dune - Frank Herbert
53. Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
54. Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
55. A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
56. The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
57. A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
58. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
59. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
60. Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
61. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
62. Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov Nabokov
63. The Secret History - Donna Tartt
64. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
65. Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
66. On The Road - Jack Kerouac
67. Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
68. Bridget Jones’ Diary - Helen Fielding
69. Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie
70. Moby Dick - Herman Melville - I started it....never finished though.
71. Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
72. Dracula - Bram Stoker
73. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
74. Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson
75. Ulysses - James Joyce
76. The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
77. Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
78. Germinal - Emile Zola
79. Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
80. Possession - AS Byatt
81. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
82. Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
83. The Color Purple - Alice Walker -
84. The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
85. Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
86. A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry .
87. Charlotte’s Web - EB White
88. The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom
89. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
90. The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
91. Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
92. The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
93. The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
94. Watership Down - Richard Adams
95. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
96. A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
97. The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
98. Hamlet - William Shakespeare
99. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
100. Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
I have read 31 books on this list. Guess it's time to go to the library.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Another one....
Ok, so here is another fabulous story to add to my previous stories about why men think that just because we are female we can't do simple things...like tell when the AC is broken or the brakes in the car need to be changed.
Last week I was driving up to Flagstaff and I stopped at the gas station by our house to put air in the tires. I pulled up to the machine and got the tire gage and started checking the air presssure and then proceeded to put air in the tires that were low. Meanwhile, I look up at this guy is walking across the parking lot towards me. He comes over to the car and asks..."What are you doing?"
I looked at him (mom said never talk to strangers :) ) and said, "I am putting air in my tires."
He looked really confused for some reason and then said...very seriously, "But....you're a girl."
WHAT IS THIS?!?! The 50's??? Seriously? And plus...what tipped him off on that one? I'm a girl. Glad he was able to tell. Genius....we live in a world of total genuises.
I just sort of smiled and said, "Yep..." and went back to my car. What do you say to that sort of thing? He wasn't an old man...maybe late 40's....early 50's. I got in my car and started laughing. What is it with these people? I guess I should feel special though. I am a girl and I can tell when my AC isn't working, when the brakes need fixed AND I can put air in my car tires. I can also dress and feed myself. Guess I should get an award. :) :) :)
Last week I was driving up to Flagstaff and I stopped at the gas station by our house to put air in the tires. I pulled up to the machine and got the tire gage and started checking the air presssure and then proceeded to put air in the tires that were low. Meanwhile, I look up at this guy is walking across the parking lot towards me. He comes over to the car and asks..."What are you doing?"
I looked at him (mom said never talk to strangers :) ) and said, "I am putting air in my tires."
He looked really confused for some reason and then said...very seriously, "But....you're a girl."
WHAT IS THIS?!?! The 50's??? Seriously? And plus...what tipped him off on that one? I'm a girl. Glad he was able to tell. Genius....we live in a world of total genuises.
I just sort of smiled and said, "Yep..." and went back to my car. What do you say to that sort of thing? He wasn't an old man...maybe late 40's....early 50's. I got in my car and started laughing. What is it with these people? I guess I should feel special though. I am a girl and I can tell when my AC isn't working, when the brakes need fixed AND I can put air in my car tires. I can also dress and feed myself. Guess I should get an award. :) :) :)
Monday, July 14, 2008
Tag
I was tagged by Lindsey and instead of doing something on the list of 50 things I need to get done I decided to do this instead! Yea for procrastination!!
How to play this game. Post these rules on your blog; List 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 random surprising facts about yourself. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names.
JOYS -
1) Andy
2) Being with my family
3) Watching something or hearing something really funny that makes me laugh
FEARS -
1) Snakes and other creepy, crawling things. They gross me out!!
2) Scary door to door salesman that try to come in my house
3) Heights. I have been getting better about them, but I am not to the point where I will be bungee jumping or sky diving anytime soon.
GOALS -
1) I stole this advice from Lindsey who got it from her grandma...I thought it sounded pretty darn good. "To be where I am supposed to be, with the people I am supposed to be with, doing what I am supposed to be doing." - Thanks Lindsey's Grandma Wilkins.
2) To be a good wife/mother/daughter/friend
3) To accomplish something important
CURRENT OBSESSIONS/COLLECTIONS
1) The Office....I LOVE that show!!
2) Taking pictures. That's not really a current obsession...it's an ongoing obsession.
3) Crystal Light...for some reason I am obsessed with those little packets that you can pour into a water bottle. I have like 5 different flavors.
RANDOM FACTS
1) One of my favorite movies is 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'
2) I love the oldschool Nintendos with the old games like Super Mario and Tetris
3) I hate mushrooms
*Name On Birth Certificate: Sara Kilgrow
* Nickname: Sara Lou, Sarey, Sare Bear
* Age: 24
* Birthday: August 13th
*School: ASU with a degree in Early Childhood Education
* Location: Gilbert, AZ
*Color of eyes: Brown
*hair: Brown
* Height: 5'3"
* Shoe Size:9
* Brothers/Sisters: 2 brothers
------------------HAVE YOU EVER---------------
* Missed school because it was raining: No. Snow...yes...rain...no
* Put a body part on fire for amusement: Um....that sounds painful
* Kept a secret from everyone: I'll never tell
* Had an imaginary friend: Probably
* Cried during a Movie: Probably every movie. I cry at TV shows, movies and commercials...oh crap...that was the secret I had that I'd never told before.
* Ever thought an animated character was hot?: Some of those Dinsey Princes (The prince from Sleeping Beauty) are pretty cute
* Had a New Kids on the Block tape: Nope
* Been on stage: Yes
* Been sarcastic: Ha....never
------------------FAVORITES------------------
* Shampoo: I mix it up
* Soap: Dove
* Color: Blue
* Day/Night: Night...actually dusk
*Summer/Winter: Winter...
* Lace or satin: Lace...I guess. Never really thought about having a preference
* Fav cartoon Characters: Mater on Cars....Bessie Higgenbottom from 'The Mighty B'
*Fave Food: Mashed Potatoes
* Fave Ice Cream: Mint Chocolate Chip....the kind where the ice cream is white.
* Fave person to talk to online: Hmmm....I have a few
---------------IN THE LAST 24 HRS------------------
* Cried: Nope
* Cleaned your room: No...but I cleaned the rest of the house
* Done laundry: Thought about it...that counts right?
* Drove a car: Yes
-----------------FRIENDS------------------
* Who have u known the longest of your friends: Nikki and Andrea
* Who's the loudest: Hmmm...thats tough.
* Who's the shyest: Miranda? I probably
* Who do you cry to?: Andy and my mom
Ok...I tag Ashley, Desiree, Amber, Stacey and AshLee
How to play this game. Post these rules on your blog; List 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 random surprising facts about yourself. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names.
JOYS -
1) Andy
2) Being with my family
3) Watching something or hearing something really funny that makes me laugh
FEARS -
1) Snakes and other creepy, crawling things. They gross me out!!
2) Scary door to door salesman that try to come in my house
3) Heights. I have been getting better about them, but I am not to the point where I will be bungee jumping or sky diving anytime soon.
GOALS -
1) I stole this advice from Lindsey who got it from her grandma...I thought it sounded pretty darn good. "To be where I am supposed to be, with the people I am supposed to be with, doing what I am supposed to be doing." - Thanks Lindsey's Grandma Wilkins.
2) To be a good wife/mother/daughter/friend
3) To accomplish something important
CURRENT OBSESSIONS/COLLECTIONS
1) The Office....I LOVE that show!!
2) Taking pictures. That's not really a current obsession...it's an ongoing obsession.
3) Crystal Light...for some reason I am obsessed with those little packets that you can pour into a water bottle. I have like 5 different flavors.
RANDOM FACTS
1) One of my favorite movies is 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'
2) I love the oldschool Nintendos with the old games like Super Mario and Tetris
3) I hate mushrooms
*Name On Birth Certificate: Sara Kilgrow
* Nickname: Sara Lou, Sarey, Sare Bear
* Age: 24
* Birthday: August 13th
*School: ASU with a degree in Early Childhood Education
* Location: Gilbert, AZ
*Color of eyes: Brown
*hair: Brown
* Height: 5'3"
* Shoe Size:9
* Brothers/Sisters: 2 brothers
------------------HAVE YOU EVER---------------
* Missed school because it was raining: No. Snow...yes...rain...no
* Put a body part on fire for amusement: Um....that sounds painful
* Kept a secret from everyone: I'll never tell
* Had an imaginary friend: Probably
* Cried during a Movie: Probably every movie. I cry at TV shows, movies and commercials...oh crap...that was the secret I had that I'd never told before.
* Ever thought an animated character was hot?: Some of those Dinsey Princes (The prince from Sleeping Beauty) are pretty cute
* Had a New Kids on the Block tape: Nope
* Been on stage: Yes
* Been sarcastic: Ha....never
------------------FAVORITES------------------
* Shampoo: I mix it up
* Soap: Dove
* Color: Blue
* Day/Night: Night...actually dusk
*Summer/Winter: Winter...
* Lace or satin: Lace...I guess. Never really thought about having a preference
* Fav cartoon Characters: Mater on Cars....Bessie Higgenbottom from 'The Mighty B'
*Fave Food: Mashed Potatoes
* Fave Ice Cream: Mint Chocolate Chip....the kind where the ice cream is white.
* Fave person to talk to online: Hmmm....I have a few
---------------IN THE LAST 24 HRS------------------
* Cried: Nope
* Cleaned your room: No...but I cleaned the rest of the house
* Done laundry: Thought about it...that counts right?
* Drove a car: Yes
-----------------FRIENDS------------------
* Who have u known the longest of your friends: Nikki and Andrea
* Who's the loudest: Hmmm...thats tough.
* Who's the shyest: Miranda? I probably
* Who do you cry to?: Andy and my mom
Ok...I tag Ashley, Desiree, Amber, Stacey and AshLee
Thursday, July 10, 2008
What is it???
Okay...so I have now had 2 separate and recent incidences where I have tried to take care of something for our house/car and the people whose services I am trying to acquire must think I am a total idiot. I don't know if it's because I'm a girl (I thought as a society we were past most of that) or what....but it's quite interesting.
Scenario #1:
I noticed that the brakes on the car were going out and so I took the car into the shop to have them fix the brakes. I walked in and the guy at the counter asked what he could do for me. I said, "Well...the brakes are going out and I need to get them replaced." He looked at me for a long moment and then said, "Well what makes you think that they are going out?" This whole time he is looking at me like I am just a bug he would like to step on. I said, "Well...my first clue was that when I push on the brakes...the car doesn't slow down."
He then proceeds to scratch his head and continue to look at me disgustedly. So I continued, "Also...when I tap on them they make a loud grinding sound. That can't be good can it?"
His response: "Hmmm...well it sounds to me like your brakes might be going out."
In my head I was thinking..."No crap Sherlock...you think so?"...but I was nice and said, "Yeah...that must be it."
He then proceeded to fix my car and I was on my way.
Scenario #2:
Living on the surface of the sun makes us very grateful for our air conditioning. However, I think that we do take it for granted. Tuesday night, I decided to cook (hold applause please) and thus had to use the oven. Now when we use the oven it does make our house a little warm...but no big deal. 2 hours later however, we noticed that it was still very warm and getting warmer. The air conditioning was on...but at this point it was just blowing hot air. Andy went and bought an air filter since ours was clogged...thinking that might fix it. It did not. Then at 11:30 PM we couldn't take it anymore so Andy went back to Wal-Mart to buy a fan. That helped a little, but when your house is full of hot air all the fan does is blow the hot air around. Andy called the office first thing in the morning and they said they would have someone out ASAP to look at it. The maintenance man came at 9:00 AM and knocked on the door. I answered it and he said, "I heard your air was broken."
Sara: "Yes, it is."
MM (Maintenance Man): What makes you think that it is broken?
Sara: Well...it's not working. It's been blowing hot air since last night...and it's pretty hot in here.
MM: (Steps inside) It is pretty warm....and you think your air conditioner is broken?
Sara: That's my best guess.
MM: Hmmm....you know what. It is really hot in here. I think your air might not be working the right way.
Sara: (In my head)...By George...I think he's got it.
Honestly...did I not say that already? Oh well....that one made me laugh. It was like a really bad comedy act of Who's on First or something. Eventually (8 hours later...but who's counting)...he came back and our air is now fixed.
Scenario #1:
I noticed that the brakes on the car were going out and so I took the car into the shop to have them fix the brakes. I walked in and the guy at the counter asked what he could do for me. I said, "Well...the brakes are going out and I need to get them replaced." He looked at me for a long moment and then said, "Well what makes you think that they are going out?" This whole time he is looking at me like I am just a bug he would like to step on. I said, "Well...my first clue was that when I push on the brakes...the car doesn't slow down."
He then proceeds to scratch his head and continue to look at me disgustedly. So I continued, "Also...when I tap on them they make a loud grinding sound. That can't be good can it?"
His response: "Hmmm...well it sounds to me like your brakes might be going out."
In my head I was thinking..."No crap Sherlock...you think so?"...but I was nice and said, "Yeah...that must be it."
He then proceeded to fix my car and I was on my way.
Scenario #2:
Living on the surface of the sun makes us very grateful for our air conditioning. However, I think that we do take it for granted. Tuesday night, I decided to cook (hold applause please) and thus had to use the oven. Now when we use the oven it does make our house a little warm...but no big deal. 2 hours later however, we noticed that it was still very warm and getting warmer. The air conditioning was on...but at this point it was just blowing hot air. Andy went and bought an air filter since ours was clogged...thinking that might fix it. It did not. Then at 11:30 PM we couldn't take it anymore so Andy went back to Wal-Mart to buy a fan. That helped a little, but when your house is full of hot air all the fan does is blow the hot air around. Andy called the office first thing in the morning and they said they would have someone out ASAP to look at it. The maintenance man came at 9:00 AM and knocked on the door. I answered it and he said, "I heard your air was broken."
Sara: "Yes, it is."
MM (Maintenance Man): What makes you think that it is broken?
Sara: Well...it's not working. It's been blowing hot air since last night...and it's pretty hot in here.
MM: (Steps inside) It is pretty warm....and you think your air conditioner is broken?
Sara: That's my best guess.
MM: Hmmm....you know what. It is really hot in here. I think your air might not be working the right way.
Sara: (In my head)...By George...I think he's got it.
Honestly...did I not say that already? Oh well....that one made me laugh. It was like a really bad comedy act of Who's on First or something. Eventually (8 hours later...but who's counting)...he came back and our air is now fixed.
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