Me In Threes Thursdays - Weeks 11 - 15

Again, I have to catch up. I should just say I'm doing it monthly, than I'd right on target doing four to five questions each time. That's that, it's settled, I'm doing Threes Thursdays monthly now.

Week 11
What are three of the books you've read this past year?

1. Twilight series (to date)
2. Love Comes Softly series (vol. 1 & 2)
3. The Work and the Glory (only vol 1 so far)

Week 12
What three books do you want to read?

1. Twilight series: Breaking Dawn (comes out on August 2, I can't wait!!!)
2. The Work and the Glory (vol 2-9, they should be coming in the mail soon)
3. Love Comes Softly series (vol 3-8, I need to get them from the library)
   

Week 13
What are three sounds you like?

1. Children laughing and giggling
2. Men's Quartet
3. Compliments (I know it's not a specific sound, but I do hear it, so it counts)
   

Week 14
What are three sounds you don't like?

1. Children whining
2. The violin
3. Country / folk music
   

Week 15
What are three smells you don't like?

1. Vomit
   
2. Manure (or any dung)
3. Wet dog (or any wet animal)
   

Me In Threes Thursdays - Weeks 7 - 10

Yep, the title says it all. I have four weeks to catch up on. With the flu that went around my household I have been playing catch-up on everything. Now that my house is looking great I'm catching up on my blogging.

Week 7:
What are your three favorite movies?

The first two were very easy to pick. They are definitely my all time favorite two. The third was harder, which is why I pick for third place.

1. Pride and Prejudice. The one with Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth of course. If I had the time I'd watch it all the time. it's fantasctic!!! The latest one though, with Keira Knightly, really sucks!

2. The Princess Bride. It's a classic! Who doesn't love this movie? Really. Have you ever met anyone who doesn't love this movie?

3. Tied for third is Emma and The Runaway Jury. I love Gwenyth Paltrow in Emma and I love Jane Austen stories. The Runaway Jury really keeps you at the edge of your seat, it also keeps you guessing.

All these show are clean shows too. Which is really hard to come by now-a-days.


Week 8:
What are your three favorite TV shows?

This is a little challenging. We don't have cable, and our rabbit ears don't work, so we don't even have peasant vision. I do have some ideas though.

1. The Cosby Show was my favorite show and there hasn't ever been a better show come out since. It's definitely my #1.

2. So You Think You Can Dance. The dancers they find are amazing! Unlike American Idol, these people actually have talent.

3. Ghost Whisperer. This show I watch on DVD when it comes out at the end of each season. I love it!

Week 9:
What are your three favorite websites?

I use so many websites on a regualar basis, that this will be hard to narrow to three.

1. lds.org - it's the official website of the church and a fantastic resource to use!
2. Of course blogger.com :)
3. Since I love to make cards, I'll have to say the third is splitcoaststampers.com. It is full of wonderful ideas that I take and adjust to fit my supplies and liking.
   

Week 10: What are your three favorite books?

Of course my favorite books are the scriptures, but for the excitement of the blog I'm going to branch out. Also instead of favorite books I'm going to put my favorite groups of books, because otherwise this question is way too hard.

1. Jane Austen books. Pride & Prejudice, Emma, Sense & Sensibility, Persuasion, and Mansfield Park.

2. Harry Potter books vol 1-7

3. Twilight series. So far there's Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse. The fourth, Breaking Dawn, will be out on August 2nd and I'm so excited! The first movie will also be out at the end of the year. Can't wait!

Me In Threes Thursdays - Week 6, Valentine's Day & 14 days of Valentines

Me In Threes Thursdays
What are three things you were doing 10 years ago?

These are easy. I was on my mission 10 years ago. Saying that about sums it up.

1. Teaching the Gospel to the people of The Utah Ogden Mission using the 6 discussions (this ages me a little since the lessons have changed a lot).
2. Spending 24/7 with another sister missionary. I was lucky, my companions were truly wonderful people!
3. Going to a dinner appointment, where the members stuffed us silly, and I had all kinds of jello imaginable (and even some that you couldn't imagine at all)!

14 Days of Valentines
On the thirteenth day... My husband got 13 scriptures about love.

On the fourteenth day... My husband got 14 candles at our candlelight dinner.Us enjoying a candlelight dinner alone, while the children were being babysat by a movie in the TV room (it actually worked!). We had a wonderful Italian dinner with chocolate fondue for dessert, than we ended the night watching a movie together once the children were in bed. I got two gifts this Valentines. One was a DVD of a movie we watched last year and I loved called "Stardust" and the other was an apron (which my not seem big, but I've ruined too many shirts while cooking or doing crafts, so it is big to me). I loved them. Way to go Brad for great gifts and paying attention!!!!

Today I gave my children a little valentine's goody bag. For FHE last Monday we talked about showing love at home and then we made Valentines bags (shown below). In them I put candy necklaces, a pencil, glow-in-the-dark necklaces, punch balloons, and the jellybean valentines I made (picture in a previous post). They loved them and loved the attention.

I also got some valentines from some friends :) YEAH!I got a box of Ferrero Rocher (which are already half gone) from Martina and Nicole when they visited earlier this week.
Than today we got these wonderful muffins from Kari Dawn. I have great friends and a wonderful husband, don't I? All in all, it was a fabulous day!

Seija
Yesterday wasn't so fabulous for Seija though. She was feeling pretty terrible and even today she wasn't totally herself. Hopefully tomorrow she'll be 100%.When Matthias woke up and wanted breakfast, I walked out of the office to find Seija like this. She had woken up, barely made it out of her room and crashed again. At least she had more energy today, but her bowels are still giving her major problems.

Me In Threes Thursdays - Weeks 5

What are three of your favorite songs?

1. Everything by Michael Buble is my favorite new song. I absolutely love his music and voice.
2. Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Middler wasn't one of my favorites until recently. My husband downloaded it to play to me. He said it reminded him of me, supporting him through all the years of school and taking responsibility of raising my own children instead of seeking the praise of the world. This song is now very meaningful to me and definitely one of my favorites.
3. Hero by Mariah Carey, because it's a fun song to sing along to.

Me In Threes Thursdays - Weeks 1 - 4

I found these 52 questions that you give three answers to. Since there is one for each week, I'm going to catch up by doing four of them today.

Week #1
What three movies from this past year would you recommend?

1. Amazing Grace
2. The Ultimate Gift
3. Stardust

Amazing Grace is based on a true story. You find out about the history of British transatlantic slave trade and how it was stopped. You also find out the meaning and circumstances surrounding the song Amazing Grace. It is a fantastic, clean movie that will make you want to buy it (so we did).

The Ultimate Gift is based on the book "The Ultimate Gift" by Jim Stovall. It's about Jason, who thought when his grandfather died, he was going to be left a great inheritance. Instead his grandfather devised a plan for Jason to experience a crash course on life which would change him forever. Another clean movie with a great message.

Stardust is "fantasy" movie, that has a little of everything. Action, drama, romance, comedy. It is an all round fun, feel good movie.

I'd also recommend "Love Comes Softly" series. These movies are based on the books by Janette Oke. There are five so far, but my favorite is still the first one. I also enjoyed The Bourne Ultimatum, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and The Illusionist.


Week #2
What are three things that scare you?

1. The high probability in San Antonio of a cyclist being hit by a car (my husband cycles to school and back).
   
2. Horror movies (I won't watch them. I do like and watch thriller movies though).
3. Waking up this morning and finding a cockroach on the toilet that I was about to use (it grosses me out more than scares me, but I did jump back). Yuck!!!

Week #3
What are three stress relievers for you?

1. Talking and hanging out with my husband is my favorite stress reliever.
2. Playing volleyball every Thursday night.
3. At the end of a stressful day with children, I like to watch a mindless DVD or just get out of the house (without them) for awhile.

Week #4
What are three smells you like?

1. Freshly laundered clothes
2. My house after cooking bacon
3. The smell of pine trees when I go hiking in the Canadian Rockies