Gunderson Goods: Other Good Happenings

Monday, July 26, 2010

Other Good Happenings

My Mother's Day present from Good Thing #2 bloomed:

My daughter is a girl after my own heart, though I prefer it on bread:

My super smart baby started reading, ok pulling out books:

And we got a little something for our living room:

2 comments:

The Rollo Crew said...: I'm so jealous!! I want a piano too!!

XOXO Melanie; July 27, 2010 at 2:37 PM
Sal-my-gal said...: You know, having a piano leaves you open to certain callings. I'd have kept that a secret if I were you : ) I managed to keep it under wraps for seven years!; July 27, 2010 at 3:59 PM

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100 Things about me (4/21/10)

I'm a better person for having married Gabe. I would be a total wreck without him. Trust me.
100. I've read all of Jane Austen's novels, and watched 19 different movies from the books
I think about hamburgers all the time, but not french fries.
I don't know how to load music, podcasts, etc. on to my ipod.
I like to keep lists...books read, movies seen, presents I'd like, etc.
I must shower, or I can't function.
I stay up really late, more often than I get up early.
I faithfully take a daily prenatal vitamin, whether I'm pregnant or not.
Staying at a Bed and Breakfast has been on my wishlist for 9 years.
I liked Gabe from the moment I met him.
I have very little will power in a lot of things
90. I am really consistent at exercising
I am really inconsistent in eating well
I have a goal to run 1000 miles in 2010
I admit that more often than not my kids leave the house with uncombed hair and mismatched outfits.
I'm really worried that by the time we can afford a piano it will be too late for my boys.
I paid half for my French Horn the summer before 10th grade.
Once upon a time I was a server at Pizza Hut.
I also worked at Wingers, but wasn't cute enough to get the big tips.
I also taught swim lessons, lifeguarded, and helped manage a pool.
I delivered the newspaper to my future in-laws.
80. I'm a yeller. I hate that about me.
Every year I'm amazed that my tulips come up.
My favorite Hymn is "I Know That My Redeemer Lives"
Followed closely by, "Each Life That Touches Ours For Good"
I always thought I'd be a lot better at mothering than I am
I eat my eggs with Louisiana Sauce
My favorite shirt is a long sleeve tee from Gabe's mission. Not sure how much longer it will last.
I use to think Snickers was the best candy bar ever, I now love Milky Way the best. I guess I just don't have the patience for the peanuts.
Though I love candy, I have absolutely no interest in plain M&M's, blech!
I also have no patience for Three Muskateers candy bars.
70. C-sections scare me, so do Black Widow Spiders
I love the sound of school recess, as heard from my house.
I can't whistle.
I really hate adult hair cuts on little girls.
I can't decide which I love more, peaches or nectarines.
I love baskets. I get that from my mom.
I sleep on the right side of the bed because it is closer to the bathroom.
I pick at scabs. It is a horrible habit.
More often than not, I buy clothes that are too big for me.
I've never really been comfortable with my eyebrows.
60. I usually go heavy on the mustard.
I have very large calves, I use to think that meant I was athletic, I know better now.
I'm not really a pet person, though I do find the thought of going running with a dog endearing.
I do 95% of the lawn mowing at our home.
I like the edges on brownies.
I'm a bit of a deli meat and pizza snob. I have high standards for both.
I also have high standards for hot dogs, minimum requirement "all beef."
I find scorching hot showers very soothing
I can't suck on things, if it is in my mouth it must be chewed.
My dream job would be a "restaurant food critic"
50. Matching socks is my least favorite part of doing laundry
I almost always have chapped lips and dry hands
I can't snap my fingers.
I have a hard time walking as slow as my children. I often find myself dangerously far in front of them.
I admire organized bookshelves and pantries
After I'm done having children (and rich) I'm going to get Lasik
I've never found out the gender of my babies (until they were born, I mean)
I love breakfast foods
I love cold skim milk
I learned Spanish as a little kid
40. My favorite pizza is Pepperoni and Sausage from Two Jacks
I love eating out
One day I'm going to get a Master's Degree, though I don't know in what
I earned two minor degrees; TESOL and Music
I taught 4th grade for just over half a year, then retired to have my first child
I have a BS degree in Elementary Education
I served an LDS mission in Hawaii
I had known Gabe almost 5 years when we got married
I honeymooned in Paris and London
I want to go on a cruise, badly
30. I've never gotten a professional pedicure
I collect promotional "points" from coke, disney, pampers...you name it (I'm also a nerd)
I watch DVD's with the close captioning on
I have bad hearing
I don't wear my wedding ring all the time
I really enjoy "The Office"
My ears are different, one attached, one not
I like salsa, the food, not the dance
I like having painted toenails
I prefer to watch TV shows a season late on DVD
20. I like the color orange
Though pink is my favorite
I like to run, and though I'm not very fast, it sure makes me feel good about myself
I'd like to go snowboarding again, after all I married a snowboarder
I like the show "Frasier"
I like musicals
I use to pretend I was Eponine
Now I like to play Elphaba
I play the french horn
I don't have pierced ears
10. I can't dance
I like diet soda
I like Children's literature (as evidenced by my Goodreads list)
I love candy
I'm way too fat to enjoy candy as much as I do
I use coupons religiously
I'm intrigued by exercise/diet infomercials
I love Breyers Natural ice cream
I really like the smell of chlorine
I really like swimming