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Now Carson is going to be spending all his non-existent free time trying to beat me.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
Tagged Squared
Risa tagged Jodee and then Jodee tagged me. She already tagged me a year ago so I can't ignore her twice. But, before I do that, I love competition and see if you can best me on this...
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I really think I can do better, but it is too late to do more than a few tries tonight. The best thing is that fancy fingers Marisa the piano player has always thought she was faster than me the computer nerd. Tonight, the nerds won!
Anyway, back to the tag...
A- The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B- Each player answers the questions about themselves.
I'm a guy so I tag the only other three guys that I know even post on their blogs: Cody, Chuck G., Zach.
86 words
I really think I can do better, but it is too late to do more than a few tries tonight. The best thing is that fancy fingers Marisa the piano player has always thought she was faster than me the computer nerd. Tonight, the nerds won!
Anyway, back to the tag...
A- The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B- Each player answers the questions about themselves.
C- At the end of the post, the player then tags 3 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
The questions:
10 years ago...
5 things on my to-do list today
5 Snacks I enjoy
What I would do if I were suddenly made a billionaire
3 of my bad habits
5 places I have lived
5 jobs that I have had
5 Things people don't know about me
10 years ago...
- I had been hit by a car two months ago, just got out of a wheel chair, still peed in a jar at night (wide-mouth Mason) that my sweet sister and mom would haul to the bathroom for me. My journal from 3-10-98 said that I bought a good luck charm for my then girlfriend so that she would win the NCAA women's three point contest that she was going to be in shortly and I failed a math quiz in Calculus, the only class I kept that semester after getting hit by a car. My mom would help lay me down in the back of her SUV so I could keep my crushed leg elevated, then drive me to Provo for my class and drive me back home.
- I had been hit by a car two months ago, just got out of a wheel chair, still peed in a jar at night (wide-mouth Mason) that my sweet sister and mom would haul to the bathroom for me. My journal from 3-10-98 said that I bought a good luck charm for my then girlfriend so that she would win the NCAA women's three point contest that she was going to be in shortly and I failed a math quiz in Calculus, the only class I kept that semester after getting hit by a car. My mom would help lay me down in the back of her SUV so I could keep my crushed leg elevated, then drive me to Provo for my class and drive me back home.
5 things on my to-do list today
1 - finish getting the estimates from the fence builders, front yard landscaper, hydroseeders and decide who to use
2 - give new address to driver's license, insurances, magazines, amazon, gap, old navy, roboform, credit cards, friends/family, bank, mortgage company,
3 - design sprinkler system and reserve or order bobcat, roller, blinds, hyrdroseed, topsoil, uhaul for Portland, uhaul for move
4 - verify everything is completed and correct with lender and title company
5 - update business plan and pro forma for business loan
1 - finish getting the estimates from the fence builders, front yard landscaper, hydroseeders and decide who to use
2 - give new address to driver's license, insurances, magazines, amazon, gap, old navy, roboform, credit cards, friends/family, bank, mortgage company,
3 - design sprinkler system and reserve or order bobcat, roller, blinds, hyrdroseed, topsoil, uhaul for Portland, uhaul for move
4 - verify everything is completed and correct with lender and title company
5 - update business plan and pro forma for business loan
5 Snacks I enjoy
- Costco's chocolate covered almonds
- sugar snap pees
- chips and salsa
- Starbuck's Vanilla Creme Steamer
- sipping brothy soups
- Costco's chocolate covered almonds
- sugar snap pees
- chips and salsa
- Starbuck's Vanilla Creme Steamer
- sipping brothy soups
What I would do if I were suddenly made a billionaire
- pay off my school loans, not take out huge business loan, pay off the new house, let Marisa start her own business, start a scholarship for BYU predental students that pay for all of school by themselves like I did, buy a ranch in Snoqualmie Valley for my parents, buy a 67' mustang for my dad and a 2009 mustang for my bro, not buy anything for my sister because she already has everything and put the rest into a hedge fund for Ronnie to manage and run a charity with the yearly earnings.
- pay off my school loans, not take out huge business loan, pay off the new house, let Marisa start her own business, start a scholarship for BYU predental students that pay for all of school by themselves like I did, buy a ranch in Snoqualmie Valley for my parents, buy a 67' mustang for my dad and a 2009 mustang for my bro, not buy anything for my sister because she already has everything and put the rest into a hedge fund for Ronnie to manage and run a charity with the yearly earnings.
3 of my bad habits
- the closer I am to a person the more critical I am of them
- I am a research/spreadsheet nazi. It has made me spend literally hundreds of hours researching everything for the new house and practice at the expense of time with my kids and wife
- I use the pain in my left leg as an excuse to not exercise and it depresses me that I am in such bad shape.
- the closer I am to a person the more critical I am of them
- I am a research/spreadsheet nazi. It has made me spend literally hundreds of hours researching everything for the new house and practice at the expense of time with my kids and wife
- I use the pain in my left leg as an excuse to not exercise and it depresses me that I am in such bad shape.
5 places I have lived
- Maple Valley, WA
- Maryland: Owings Mills two different apartments and one for three months in the semi-ghetto
- Provo and Sandy, UT
- Argentina
- Victor Idaho
- Maple Valley, WA
- Maryland: Owings Mills two different apartments and one for three months in the semi-ghetto
- Provo and Sandy, UT
- Argentina
- Victor Idaho
5 jobs that I have had
- Dentist, Dental Assistant, Lab tech for ortho lab
- College: window washer, car detailer
- Concrete cutter
- shop boy for a car dealership (wash, detail, transport cars)
- Dishwasher, buser at Frontier Pies
- Dentist, Dental Assistant, Lab tech for ortho lab
- College: window washer, car detailer
- Concrete cutter
- shop boy for a car dealership (wash, detail, transport cars)
- Dishwasher, buser at Frontier Pies
5 Things people don't know about me
- I kind of talk so much there isn't much people don't know about me other than the following story, which is a little scary to write...
I moved from the "poor" West Side of the SLC valley to the "rich" East Side where I went to school with people like Larry H. Miller's kids and was made fun of for wearing my "cowboy shirts" to school. I already didn't have a lot of personal confidence and this made it even worse. I used to dream about the time I would get into middle school because I would be with the sons of my mom's best friend and knew that at least then I would have someone who liked me in school. After dealing with this for a few years I finally was able to begin to get confidence after reading the first part of Alma 38:12 and all of Ether 12:27 at age 14 or 15. I decided that if I wanted to start getting girls to date when I turned 16 and prepare to be a confident missionary and future business person that I had to overcome this issue. I worked hard at it, then as a Junior (age 16) had lots of immediate success in wrestling, had one of the best looking girls in the school want to be my girlfriend and I started to do much better in school. Still to this day I see myself as the scared little boy and am still amazed when people like me or see me as confident.
- I kind of talk so much there isn't much people don't know about me other than the following story, which is a little scary to write...
I moved from the "poor" West Side of the SLC valley to the "rich" East Side where I went to school with people like Larry H. Miller's kids and was made fun of for wearing my "cowboy shirts" to school. I already didn't have a lot of personal confidence and this made it even worse. I used to dream about the time I would get into middle school because I would be with the sons of my mom's best friend and knew that at least then I would have someone who liked me in school. After dealing with this for a few years I finally was able to begin to get confidence after reading the first part of Alma 38:12 and all of Ether 12:27 at age 14 or 15. I decided that if I wanted to start getting girls to date when I turned 16 and prepare to be a confident missionary and future business person that I had to overcome this issue. I worked hard at it, then as a Junior (age 16) had lots of immediate success in wrestling, had one of the best looking girls in the school want to be my girlfriend and I started to do much better in school. Still to this day I see myself as the scared little boy and am still amazed when people like me or see me as confident.
I'm a guy so I tag the only other three guys that I know even post on their blogs: Cody, Chuck G., Zach.
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Tagged
I thought I would never get tagged. It seems everyone has been doing it on their blog and I figured the reason no one ever tags me is because they know I'm such a slacker with those things that I would never do it! I don't think I have ever returned an email survey, I just never make the time to do it. But I really enjoy reading all of yours so I guess it's time to return the favor!
A: The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B: Each player answers the questions about themselves.
C: At the end of the post, the player then tags 3 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
The questions:
10 years ago:
5 things on my to-do list today:
5 Snacks I enjoy:
What I would do if I were suddenly made a billionaire:
3 of my bad habits:
5 places I have lived:
5 jobs that I have had:
5 Things people don't know about me:
Here's all you never wanted to know:
10 years ago:
I was a senior in high school, anxious to go to BYU and definitely not expecting to be engaged within a year!!!
5 things on my to-do list today:
It's Sunday so today is pretty easy...
1) Play with the kids
2) Sweep the floor
3) Choir Practice
4) Maybe scrap before I have to box it all up
5) Try crockpot chicken enchiladas for dinner
5 Snacks I enjoy:
1) Popcorn
2) Grapes
3) Chocolate soymilk
4) Cashews
5) Lest I sound like I eat healthy all the time, I love sugar candy like Nerds, Gobstoppers, Swedish Fish, etc.
What I would do if I were suddenly made a billionaire:
1) Pay off our student loans, the house and Carson's practice
2) Buy my parents a house on a river and Carson's parents a ranch in the Cle Elum area
3) Open a kid-friendly cafe with healthy organic food that's fun for kids and super yummy for adults and a big playland that's sanitized daily
4) Hire a personal chef, gardener and housecleaner, at least while the kids are young, so I have more time with them
5) Adopt girls from foreign orphanages.
3 of my bad habits:
1) Procrastination!
2) I talk too much and listen too little
3) Spending too much money on scrapbook supplies
5 places I have lived:
1) Provo, UT
2) Renton, WA
3) Bellevue, WA
4) Owings Mills, MD
5) Maple Valley, WA
5 jobs that I have had:
1) Gardening help for my parents' neighbors
2) Realtor for Century 21
3) Piano teacher
4) Research assistant at UMD Medical School
5) Full-time mom of 3 crazy little boys!
5 Things people don't know about me:
1) I can guide a whitewater rafting boat
2) I was the first person from my middle school to go to the state math competition
3) I played the alto sax in the jazz band and took private lessons for years
4) I have never had a manicure (and only had a pedicure once because my friends gave me a coupon for my baby shower!)
5) I almost died of hypothermia when I was 13
Okay, now I guess I have to tag 3 people (and sorry if you've been tagged before, it seems like everyone has!)... Lisa Calderwood, Jodee Chapman, Emily Rehrer
A: The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B: Each player answers the questions about themselves.
C: At the end of the post, the player then tags 3 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
The questions:
10 years ago:
5 things on my to-do list today:
5 Snacks I enjoy:
What I would do if I were suddenly made a billionaire:
3 of my bad habits:
5 places I have lived:
5 jobs that I have had:
5 Things people don't know about me:
Here's all you never wanted to know:
10 years ago:
I was a senior in high school, anxious to go to BYU and definitely not expecting to be engaged within a year!!!
5 things on my to-do list today:
It's Sunday so today is pretty easy...
1) Play with the kids
2) Sweep the floor
3) Choir Practice
4) Maybe scrap before I have to box it all up
5) Try crockpot chicken enchiladas for dinner
5 Snacks I enjoy:
1) Popcorn
2) Grapes
3) Chocolate soymilk
4) Cashews
5) Lest I sound like I eat healthy all the time, I love sugar candy like Nerds, Gobstoppers, Swedish Fish, etc.
What I would do if I were suddenly made a billionaire:
1) Pay off our student loans, the house and Carson's practice
2) Buy my parents a house on a river and Carson's parents a ranch in the Cle Elum area
3) Open a kid-friendly cafe with healthy organic food that's fun for kids and super yummy for adults and a big playland that's sanitized daily
4) Hire a personal chef, gardener and housecleaner, at least while the kids are young, so I have more time with them
5) Adopt girls from foreign orphanages.
3 of my bad habits:
1) Procrastination!
2) I talk too much and listen too little
3) Spending too much money on scrapbook supplies
5 places I have lived:
1) Provo, UT
2) Renton, WA
3) Bellevue, WA
4) Owings Mills, MD
5) Maple Valley, WA
5 jobs that I have had:
1) Gardening help for my parents' neighbors
2) Realtor for Century 21
3) Piano teacher
4) Research assistant at UMD Medical School
5) Full-time mom of 3 crazy little boys!
5 Things people don't know about me:
1) I can guide a whitewater rafting boat
2) I was the first person from my middle school to go to the state math competition
3) I played the alto sax in the jazz band and took private lessons for years
4) I have never had a manicure (and only had a pedicure once because my friends gave me a coupon for my baby shower!)
5) I almost died of hypothermia when I was 13
Okay, now I guess I have to tag 3 people (and sorry if you've been tagged before, it seems like everyone has!)... Lisa Calderwood, Jodee Chapman, Emily Rehrer
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