Three's Company

Since I've seen this thing going around a bunch of blogs the past couple of days...I'm giving in and doing it too...
3 names you go by:
1. Sister Roser (to the young women I work with now)
2. Mom
3. Wonderful Wife

3 screen names you have:
1. Stamper
2. SaFryAh
3. I don't have any others

3 things you like about yourself:
1. I make Spaghetti Diablo :lick:
2. I can play the piano
3. I've learned to love the scriptures and Ensign

3 things you hate/dislike about yourself:
1. I do not like housework (I really wish I did!!!)
2. I'm not very strong - I need more muscle
3. I'm not very patient

3 parts of your heritage:
1. German
2. Irish
3. Portuguese

3 things that scare you:
1. When my husband travels - especially out of the country
2. Driving on steep, windy, icy roads with no snow tires and in an area with really bad cell phone coverage.
3. Worrying about whether Acadia will choose to accept the gospel and make good choices when she is older.

3 of your everyday essentials:
1. Scriptures
2. Hugs and Kisses from Ryan and Acadia
3. Candles

3 things you're wearing right now:
1. a Saratoga sweatshirt
2. Winnie the Pooh ankle socks
3. The amethyst ring my grandmother left for me when she passed away last year.

3 of your favorite bands/artists (today):
1. Howard Shore (wrote the music for LOTR)
2. Tim McGraw
3. Hoobastank

3 of your favorite songs at present:
1. The Reason - Hoobastank
2. Come What May - Moulin Rouge
3. The Black Gate Opens - The Lord of the Rings, Return of the King soundtrack.

3 new things you want to try in the next 12 months:
1. Participating in Personal Progress from the Young Women program
2. Keeping a Scripture Journal
3. Being more organized and diligent in my housework.

3 things you want in a relationship (love is a given):
1. Shared goals and values
2. honesty
3. fun and humor
(I think I'm lucky...I've got all that already!)

2 truths and a lie:
1. I'm sore from my workout today.
2. My dog has a bald spot on his butt.
3. Money can buy happiness.

3 things you just can't do:
1. eat seafood
2. climb a big mountain without whining
3. win Phase 10

3 of your favorite hobbies:
1. playing the piano
2. stamping/scrapbooking
3. watching Lord of the Rings

3 things you want to do really badly right now:
1. Drink a glass of water
2. give Ryan a kiss (he just brought me a glass of water...awww)
3. get back in the spa (at the gym)

3 careers you're considering: (I'm not really considering any, so I'm putting what I have considered in the past...)
1. Marine Biologist/whale and dolphin trainer
2. Historian
3. Accountant

3 places you want to go on vacation: (where I haven't been yet)
1. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2. New Zealand
3. Hawaii

3 kids names (either boy or girl):
1. Acadia - of course!
2. Aurora
3. Nathaniel

3 things you want to do before you die:
1. learn French and sign language
2. go through a session at the Salt Lake City Temple
3. Do the church history tour

3 People who should take this quiz right now:
1. Debi (Cause really, what else do you have to do right now but lay around and be sore! - Sorry you are sore, hope you heal well and soon!)
2. Mom
3. Amy (Cause she's probably still sore too!)

Can I take a nap?

:sleep:

Today I went with Ryan to the gym for the first time. I don't really have much of a reason why but I just have never been to an actual gym before. We downloaded a 10 day pass off the internet and at the end of the ten days I will start using the one month free that came with Ryan's membership.

It was fun. We did the stair master first then went to the weights. We did several of the abs and legs machines. Mostly I was learning how to use them. I did really work my legs. I liked the leg press and calf press best. After we were done checking out all the weight machines, we did some more cardio using the stair mill. It's like a mini escalator or something, with revolving steps. It was cool, but after working my legs with the weights I just wasn't up to doing much. So we hit the hot tub and quick showers then came home in time for Cadi to get off the bus.

I don't know if I can get used to changing in the locker room. It just catches me off guard to see people walking around naked! :blush: I actually changed in a bathroom stall today. :lol: Ryan says that he felt wierd the first couple of times, but now it doesn't bother him. But then, he grew up changing in locker rooms for sports and stuff. At least the girl showers have curtains.  I still think I'm sticking to changing in the bathroom. I did notice one other person doing the same thing, so I'm not alone. :thumb:

So tomorrow Rye and I are going back and working on arms and upper body. Wednesday will be tough to squeeze a workout in. If anything I might just go to the pool and do laps for awhile. I am going to try to get the most out of the free days I have.

I know I'm doing this right at the start of a new year, but going to the gym really is not one of my resolutions. Ryan's been trying to get me to go for months, but I've been way too busy to commit to it. I finally had the chance and he jumped on it! Of course, I do want to be more healthy and even lose some weight so if this helps kick start that, then great!

The Challenge

Today in Young Women's our Mia Maid class talked about how we can better know our Savior. It was a great lesson! At the end, the teacher challenged us all to live for the next 24 hours as if the Savior was standing by us at all times.
Wow. That is a challenge! And I'm up for it! In some ways it is easy. We came home from church, all of us feeling uplifted and encouraged to "Choose the Right" and "Be Christ-like". We have all been polite, pleasant, helpful, loving...You get the idea. It is wonderfully easy to act the way you would if the Savior was beside you when everyone is being so...good.

But then, there are the little things. I was putting dinner in the oven and just as I was about to leave the kitchen I decided to grab a handful of "Crunch N Munch". :lick: There's nothing wrong with that. But would I have done that if I had company standing beside me? Its kind of a silly thing I guess, but something I stopped to think about.

So, I'm taking the challenge. And I encourage you to take it as well. Live for 24 hours as if the Savior was beside you at all times. At home, at work, at school, in the car, at the dinner table, AT ALL TIMES. I believe we will all experience a wonderful 24 hours!

And if you like the results, extend it - live each day as if the Savior was there. But for today, let's just start with these 24 hours.

A warning and a plea.

Ryan is talking about erasing the hard-drive on our computer again. This means that I might not be on to post for awhile once he starts that. I have no idea how long this will take. I am so computer illiterate that I couldn't even guess. So, if I don't post for a couple days sometime soon, that's probably why.


So, I am asking my webmaster to figure out why my blog shows a blank page so often...and then fix it if possible. I notice that my blog is the only one with this problem. So PLEASE help me Debi!!!

Thanks!

It's amazing what you find when you clean your "junk" room.

I've been working in my craft room, sorting and...well I've only gotten to the sorting part so far. Way back under my work table at the bottom of a box full of miscellaneous stuff was Acadia's Cinderella and Minnie Mouse costumes!
I thought that I put them in there!

Well, the bad news is that I found them about 3 months too late for her to be Cinderella for Halloween last year. But the good news is that they will still fit for at least another year so she can still use one of them this year! That is unless I lose them again! :lol:

I'm thinking that I might just put them in her dress up stuff now. That way at least she'll have fun getting use out of them for now.

Unexpected Opportunity

Yesterday I got a phone call from my PartyLite sponsor saying she was sick and couldn't do a show scheduled for that night. She asked if I could step in and do it for her. I called Ryan and he arranged to come home early to watch Acadia (since she was sick, I didn't want her giving it to someone else). For the rest of the day I rushed to get my stuff together. (I had to change out all the holiday stuff.)

It was a great opportunity for me because I didn't know this person or any of her guests at all - Yay, branching out of my circle! I booked one in-home show for later this month and another catalog show scheduled to close this month as well. I get to keep all the bookings and Sharon and I will split the profits. (She gets 10% and I get 15%) Its not a bad deal for me. Though, I do feel bad that Sharon isn't feeling well and didn't get to do the show and therefore earn all the benefits for herself. I guess I better be really nice to her! :wink:

Acadia is feeling much better this morning and is attending a girl scout meeting right now. They have some ceremony they need to practice for. She kind of likes girl scouts, but doesn't get really motivated or excited by it. I'm leaning towards this being her only year. We'll see.

Well, since yesterday's plans were foiled by my unexpected last-minute show, I guess I better get started on that laundry!

Second verse, same as the first.

Acadia is home sick again today. Blah. She is acting much better though so I anticipate this is the end. Yay!


Its rough since she spent all day yesterday moaning and whimpering. :sad: I was not allowed to leave the room, in fact most of the time she wanted me to hold her or sit right by her. Poor thing.

Needless to say, not much got done. Today should be better. I've been able to do the dishes and next to conquer the laundry. She is watching TV and playing with her barbies and a safari toy set she got for Christmas. Yeah, I'd say she's doing better!