Recital News

Oh my! At the end of May, I went through the preparation for Emma's first dance recital.  It is such a different perspective being a mommy of a dancer instead of the actual dancer.  I didn't realize all that went on behind the scenes and all that my mom took care of throughout recital week.   Emma had three dances: Twinkle Toes, I Can't Spell Hippopotamus, and Beach Girls.  She did such a good job.  I will post pics soon.  Have a great weekend!

Four jobs you’ve had in your life:
1. First Grade Teacher in New Bedford, Massachusetts
2. secretary at Jones Electric, my husband's family business
3. Office assistant in the Dean's Office at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth for work study.
4. Office assistant, layaway assistant, up-front supervisor, and cashier at K-Mart.

Four movies you would watch over and over:
1. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
2. anything Disney
3. Wild Hearts Can't be Broken
4. Any historical fiction

Four places you have lived:
1. East Freetown, Massachusetts
2. Rochester, Massachusetts

Four TV shows you love to watch:
1. Army Wives
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. E.R. (yes I am still hooked)
4. Deadwood

Four places you have been on vacation:
1. New York City
2. Walt Disney World 8 times
3. Pennsylvania
4. Tennessee

Four websites you visit daily:
1. Big Picture Scrapbooking
2. Google
3. Stacy Julian's blog
4. PlayhouseDisney to set it up for Emma to play.

Four of your favorite foods:
1. Clam Chowder
2. Chow Mein
3. brownies – they count as food right?
4. Ice Cream

Four places you would rather be right now:
1. Sitting watching a parade in front of the Magic Kingdom
2. Riding Big Thunder Mountain Railroad during fireworks at the Magic Kindgom.
3. In my queen sized bed, cuddling with my husband and children.
4. Having dinner at the Stoneforge

Survey for Fun

What were you doing 10 years ago?
I was in the middle of working toward my Bachelors Degree in Humanities and Social Sciences along with a certification in Elementary Education. I was in love with the most wonderful guy in the world and waiting for the day he would ask me to marry him.

What were you doing one year ago?
I was enjoying my three year old daughter and my new born son. I was getting back to work from maternity leave and enjoying the children in my first grade classroom.

Five snacks that you enjoy (in no particular order, as all snacks are created equal):
1. anything chocolate
2. popcorn
3. fig newtons
4. string cheese
5. fruit yogurt, nuts and berries

Five songs to which you KNOW all the lyrics:
1. True Colors Cyndi Lauper
2. Manic Monday by the Bangles
3. Odd and Even Number Chant
4. You are My Sunshine
5. Star Spangled Banner

If I'm listening to them, I can pretty much sing all the words to Pat Benetar, Olivia Newton John, The Bangles, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, The Beatles, James Taylor, The Dixie Chicks, any song from Annie the musical, any song from Grease, any song in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and Dora the Explorer.

Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:

1. Take my entire extended family to Disney World!
2. Save money for my children's education
3. Help develop an inner city privatized school in New Bedford for exceptional students.
4. Invest, invest, invest.
5. Buy my husband that 65 Mustang Convertible he has always wanted.

Five things you like doing: (not in order of importance)

1. sleeping
2. scrapbooking
3. reading
4. playing with my children
5. kissing my husband

Five things you would never wear, buy or get again:

1. a bodysuit
2. puffy paint for my own wardrobe
3. shoulder pads
4. bows for my hair
5. Daisy Dukes

Five favorite toys:

1. iPod
2. my camera
3. my computer
4. scrapbook supplies
5. Adobe Photoshop

TEN "essentails" that I cannot scrapbook without:

1. colorful cardstock

2. black pens in point sizes (.08, .03, .01)

3. removable adhesive

4. Creative Memories Corner Rounder

5. beautiful pattern paper

6. large desk trimmer

7. photos from my Library of Memories

8. my computer for fonts and digital layouts

9. quiet time

10. music in the background

NINE words I love are:
Happy, True, Cooperation, Fancy, Beauty, Chocolate, Liberty, Strong, Delicious, Happy

EIGHT of my coping strategies, in no particular order:

1. talk to my husband

2. listen to 80's music

3. take a nap

4. read

5. eat chocolate

6. drive

7. make something beautiful

8. take a shower

SEVEN things I love about my "every day" life …
my children

my husband

extended family

watching Emma coloring

watching Jake use his Handy Manny play set

hugs and kisses

reading to my children

SIX places I'd love to visit before I die:
Hawaii

Acadia, Canada (much of my family came from this area)

Ireland

Paris

Charleston, South Carolina
Alaska (want to do that cruise)

FIVE things I do everyday, without fail:
hug and kiss my kids
read something good
write something (a list, a note, a class, an article, a blog post-lots of email!)
feel overwhelmed, but also very grateful

learn/teach something new

FOUR stores/websites I frequent

1. BPS and SS and blogs I love!!

2.

www.etsy.com

3. shutterfly.com

4. Target

THREE goals I have:

to raise my children to be strong, happy, and repsectful individuals to themselves and to others

to scrapbook memories for my children

to live life to the fullest

TWO decisions I've never regretted
marrying Jeremie Jones (I'm not saying I haven't had my "what have I done" moments, but I could not have found a man more perfectly suited to me! )
having children-there is nothing I have wanted more than to be a mother and it is the MOST fun I have ever had.

To All My Friends

I can't take it anymore....housework sucks. I so wish we could afford a cleaning service. Jeremie is in the middle of building Emma a new bed for her room and my house is a mess. AAAAAAHHHH! Oh well, it will be done soon.

March 5, 2008- 80's survey

80S SURVEY

1. How old were you in 1980?June 21st I was 2 years old

2. How old were you in 1989?11

3. Were you a Toys R Us kid?I don't wanna grow up I'm a Toys R Us Kid, there's a million toys at Toys R Us that I can play with. From bikes to games to video games, it's the biggest toy store there is. I don't wanna grow up cause baby if I did. I couldn't be a Toys R Us Kid.

4. Did you watch Transformers?God, no. I do have to say I did have to watch a few episodes of He Man and She Rah thanks to my neighbors: Nyles and Jared

5. Did you see E.T. on the big screen?nope, though I do remember going to see Ghostbusters. There's something weird in the neighborhood...

6. Did you own a Lite Bright?absolutely, I couldn't live without it, and now Emma has one

7. Who is your Favorite Golden Girl? definately Sophia, goodness this brings back memories, I can remember how many Friday and Saturday nights I spent sleeping over my Grandmother's house with my cousins. We couldn't miss this show! Many times we had to wake her up from "resting her eyes" but she would soon fall asleep again and we would put on MTV.

8. When someone says & quote Who you gonna call? You think?GHOSTBUSTERS!

9. What was your favorite toy?Dolly Pops

10. Did you have a Pogo Ball?Yes, it was purple. I also had Pound Puppies, Popples, Cabbage Patch Dolls, and a Snoopy Snowcone Maker (which I still have).

11. Did you listen to New Kids on the Block?YES !!!!!! OMG, OMG, OMG is that Joey!!

12. Which New Kid was your favorite?Gee I wonder....

13. Did you play M.A.S.H?yes, probably every day.

14. Did you watch The Care Bears?Yes

15. Did you have Jelly bracelets?oh yeah!! and Jelly shoes LOL

16. Did you have a charm necklace and/or bracelet yes, my mom got it for me at Ann and Hope (Traci this makes me laugh, I guess we are more alike than we probably thought)

17. Did you own a glo-worm?nope

18. Did you ever own a slap bracelet?yes quite a few

19. The Breakfast Club or Sixteen Candles?The Breakfast Club

20. Did you have a crazy hair style?I am still embarrassed by the mullet my uncle gave me

21. What was your first bike?a red Huffy

22. Name one thing you still own from your childhood?sticker books, ET and Garbage Pail Kids included

23. Did you have a Cabbage Patch Kid?yes Lisa Marie, I brought it with me everyday in Kindergarten

24. Did you dress like Madonna?no, my mother would never have let me out of the house, though I did sport the tied t-shirt and jelly shoes

25. Rainbow Brite or Strawberry Shortcake?Rainbrow Brite

26. Did you watch Miami Vice?Yes, my brother in law thought he was Don Johnson, white suit and glasses and all.

27. Did you own a pair of Jelly Shoes?Yes

28. Did you own a Trapper Keeper?Yes and I loved it!!

29. Atari or Nintendo?Atari - Pac Man rules

30. Did you play Pac-Man?yes loved it

31. Which was better: Jem and The Holograms or Barbie and The Rockers!?Barbie and the Rockers, yet why is it that I know the theme song to the Jem and not Barbie: Jem, is truly outrageous its contageous woow Jem

32. He-Man or She-Rah ?She Rah

33. What movie scared you the most?ET

34. Did you try to dance like Michael Jackson?yes

35. What Is The First Thing That Comes To Mind When You Hear "FLUX"?nothing, I am blank

36. What other colors did Pepsi come in? Which is best?what are you talking about

37. Roger Rabbit Or Howard The Duck?Roger Rabbit

38. Did you ever beg your parents to have your school picture taken with the laser background?nope

39. Do you know what the Ninja Rap is?no, can't say that I do

40. Do you know why people cringe when they hear the word BUCKNER???

41. Can you name the family members from National Lampoons Vacation movies?nope

42. WallyWorld or Europe?Wally World

43. What was your favorite movie from the 80's?The Incredible Shrinking Woman

44. Who puts Baby in the corner?NO ONE! - according to Patrick Swayze

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