I won!

Okay, I swear I never win anything, but I guess I was wrong this time. I love to listen to Kool 103.9 FM because they play all the songs from when I was growing up. They have started this new contest called the Kool Karoke Quiz. I've tried to call in a ton of times and the one time I actually got through, I didn't know the words! Embarassing! They enter your name into the weekly prize drawing if you play plus you can go online and enter there. Well, this morning Dave Denton called and left a message telling me that I had won their online prize drawing for a $250 gift card to Edwards Furniture! Hooray! I don't know what I'll decide to use it for, but it was just so much fun to win!

Happy 27th Anniversary!

Ted & I celebrated our 27th anniversary yesterday. It's crazy how fast time passes. Ted surprised me at school by having a huge bouquet of 27 red roses delivered. It was an amazing surprise. I know that I have an amazing husband and not just because he sent flowers for our anniversary, but how he makes me feel loved 365 days of the year! Thanks honey!

Red Ribbon Week

Last week at school was Red Ribbon Week. It's a time to concentrate on saying no to drugs. The teachers decorated their doors and each day the kids and staff got to dress in a theme. Monday was pajama day, Tuesday was decades day, Wednesday there wasn't school since it was the end of the term, Thursday was anti-drug colors (red, black & white) day and Friday, Halloween was dress up or Crazy Hair day. I loved wearing my pajamas to school on Monday even though I did feel pretty silly after the kids left and I was hanging out in the office in my striped jammies! Tuesday I wore a poodle skirt that I had around from my TaVaci days. I hope no one thought I really lived during the 50's!!! Thursday felt pretty normal with black pants, a white t-shirt and red sweater. On Friday I dressed up as a witch, as you can see. I tried all day to be mean and "witchy" with the kids. It was very hard! Plus by the end of the day, I actually felt "witchy"! I learned a very important lesson from the experience. When we choose to be grouchy towards people, we actually become the way we act. When we're pleasant and happy towards people, we actually feel pleasant and happy! Pretty simple, but profound! I'm really looking forward to going to school this week and just being myself!

Happy Birthday Izzy!

November 1st, 2007 was an exciting day at the King house. That is the day that Sophie delivered her five puppies. It was a new experience for us all. By Christmas Day four of the five had been delivered to their new homes with just Izzy staying behind. While raising puppies isn't for everyone, as a family we really enjoyed watching them go from little Twinkie sized rats to the fluffy active puppies we all got so attached to. I know I couldn't have kept them all, nor did I want to, but it was definitely difficult to see them go. Thankfully, none of them are too far away and we've been able to see them occasionally.

Picture Tag!

When Christina posted her picture tag I thought sure, why not. I never would have guessed it would be a picture of my baby holding Ty's baby on the day she was born.. That first day as a Grandma was pretty amazing! I had to include one of my favorite pictures of Ted & I that morning as well!

Comments

I just wanted to say thanks to those of you who comment on my blog. It's so fun to see when my friends and family are interested in my ramblings. I've always know that I need far more attention than is healthy and reading your comments helps feed my obsession. Who knows maybe someday I'll grow up!

Happy Halloween!

Tonight we had our King Family Halloween Party. We had chili & cinnamon rolls for dinner, played Who Am I? and carved pumpkins. We missed Zac, Richie & Robbie. Zac had to work, Richie had FHE in his student ward & Robbie is still in the Netherlands. Amanda only got to stay a few minutes before she left for her siblings closing night of Little Women. Good job Ty & Amanda and Emorie for dressing up! Ty reverted to his old school army days, Amanda was a college coed and Emorie was a butterfly. Even Sophie came as Dracula & Izzy as a True Aggie. I wanted to wear my witch costume but we thought it would be too scary for Emmy! I'll put a picture of it when I dress up for school on Friday. We had a good time and managed to get our pumpkins carved without any mishaps!