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Tuesday, August 7, 2007


Kim has tagged me, so here goes!
Jobs I've Had:
I have been a janitor, a secretary, worked at BYU catering, painted houses, worked at Jo-Ann's, and been a mom. That doesn't look like very many all of the sudden, but the secretary stint was about 8 years, so maybe that helps, and I guess that still qualifies as my longest job.
Places for a Weekend Getaway:
We always make our weekends extra long and go to Disneyland! I suppose we could go to Las Vegas, but we never do. I know a ton of people that go to St. George, but again, we never do, and I don't know why we would really. I think I would like to get into the weekend getaways that involve airplanes.
Movies I can watch over and over again:
Ever After, Pride and Prejudice, Pirates of the Carribbean, Star Wars. I watch movies when my babies are fussy in the night, sometimes it takes several nights to finish one, sometimes not. Nate is coaching football, and we don't have expanded cable, so I find I watch a lot of our movies over and over again. Now I love all my Disney movies and am greatful when the kids pick those out, however, never buy a Barbie movie, they will drive you batty.
Guilty Pleasures:
Beauty and the Geek, making giant chocolate chip cookies and putting a giant scoop of ice cream between two. Seriously, why have I not always done this when I eat cookies, this is really the way to go. MASH reruns, I don't know if I have seen the whole thing yet, but I watch anyway. Buying silly things on ebay. Fat quarters.
Places I've Lived:
Boise, ID; La Grande/Island City, OR; Provo/Orem, UT; Midvale, UT; Chesapeake, VA; Lehi, UT.
Places I've been on vacation:
Oregon Coast; Hawaii; Disneyland; DisneyWorld; Canada; Washington D.C.; New York; Philidelphia; Northern Idaho; Dallas; Snowflake, AZ; Bay Area; Bear Lake; Seattle.
What I thought when I first saw Nate:
Hmmm, this one is hard because I met him a few weeks after my dad had died, and I don't really remember, plus, for a long time when I knew him I had other boys I was with, so I think I remember thinking he was a safe guy to be friends with. He did wear kind of crazy clothes.
If I am in a jam with Nate, tactics I use to get out of the doghouse:
I have a tendancy to think I am right quite a lot of the time, so I will probably argue my point or make it seem like to disagree with me is lunacy! I must say I have been working on this undesirable trait, overconfidence only gets you so far. So I have been trying to do better and being more humble and listening.
Favorite Foods:
Peanut Butter and Honey Sandwiches, Chocolate milk, chicken caesar salad, ribs, sourdough bread.
Websites I visit daily:
Ebay, MSN homepage, babycenter, I visit the blogs I read every few days, along with old navy and gap.
First Kiss Location:
The guy's living room.
Places I'd rather be right now:
Hmm, that one is hard, I am getting a bit uncomfortable physically, so everywhere I go is a bit uncomfortable. I think the best place would be in a pool, then I would feel a bit weightless for a bit. I am really having a great pregnancy this time, but let's face it, I am getting to the uncomfortable place of things for the next few months. I would like to be somewhere that is a balmy 70 degrees as well.
People I Tag:
Crystal-you are the only other person I know that reads this, but I can't recall if you have been tagged recently. If anyone else that I know does read this and has yet to start a blog-here's your chance!
Oh-the picture at the top is me on my birthday. Jack took the camera and decided he would take all the pictures. Most of them cut off some part of me, which is a Miskin photography trait. We were looking at the few baby pics of Nate that exist, and none are complete, all of them have him cut in half somehow, usually half his head. I myself am not a great photographer, but I try.

2 comments:

Crystal said...

K Jill, I'm on it! I didn't know your dad died. Sorry to hear that.

Kim said...

I'm so happy you did it. I was curious to see what you would say about what you first thought when you saw Nathan. I do recall his crazy clothes! It takes me back!!