I'M IT

Shannon tagged me.
Rules first: I need to answer 6 questions. I then tag 6 people and post their names here, then go to their blog and comment to tell them that they have been tagged and to visit here to find out the rules. I must then let the person who tagged me know when I have posted my answers.


1) 5 Things on my 'to-do' list:

* Do laundry
* Make List of things to bring for Young Women's camp for the girls
* Work on my genealogy
* Vacuum my house--now the biggest mess in my house is DUST
* Figure out what to make for dinner tonight.

2) 5 Snacks I Love:

* Potato chips & dip
* Chocolate bars with dried raspberries in it (can't remember brand)
* Cheese & crackers or jam on buttered crackers
* Peanut M&Ms
* chocolate covered raisins

3) 5 Things I'd do if I suddenly became a millionaire:

*Pay tithing of course
* Pay off debts
* Invest it
* Secretly do things to help struggling families
* Build a greenhouse--Take a vacation to go snorkeling off a tropical island.

4) 5 Places I've lived:
* Prince George, British Columbia
* Sechelt, British Columbia
* Penticton, British Columbia
* Victoria, British Columbia
* Ely, Nevada
* Salt Lake City, Utah
5) 5 Jobs I've had:

* Took foreign visitors on Trails rides in the Upper Squamish Valley when I was 12--only got lost once
* presently Banquet Lead at LDS Church headquarters
* Cook at Retirement center
* worked for Summerland Homemaking Service
* Nurse
6) 5 Things people don't know about me:

* write poems
* have 2 toenails on one baby toe & a wax gland that is not in my ear where its suppose to be
* love turtles, but hate snakes
* served President Hinckley (the Prophet) his 94th and 96th birthday cake.
* LOVE the ocean

Okay guys, I'm tagging you--Drew, David, Daniel. You're it!

Michael on a Mission

Incase you didn't know, Michael left in March to serve a mission for our church . He is serving in the Houston, Texas area. Here are a few pictures we took the night before he left.

L to R:
David, Michael, Daniel & Drew. Just missing Thomas who is serving in the California San Fernando mission.

L to R: Shannon, David holding Coleman, Michael, Ginny, Drew, Daniel with Addilyn, Katie

Spring in our Back yard

Thought you'd like to see a few pictures of our yard. I didn't really get to the weeding last fall, so boy did I pay for it this year! 24 hours of weeding, hauling in mulch and planting in 7 flowerbeds has thankfully produce a pretty yard. And we have had a cool spring with some great rain showers, so the plants are getting a great chance to get established!

Our deck and flower bed in the backyard

Part of my garden

My Frog Band was a mother's day gift from Daniel & Katie! They actually gave me a certificate for an outing to the Garden Centers with my loving Son (Daniel) to pick some garden decorations. I couldn't resist the Band!

This black and white koi is about 12 inches long--we call him Hoover--when we feed the fish, he just comes up opens his mouth and sucks in the food off the top of the water. He's a big pig!

This is part of our back yard.