Girlfriend Survey

1. What time did you wake up this morning? 6:30 am

2. Diamonds or Pearls? Diamonds

3. What was the last film you saw at the Cinema? Can't remember I guess it has been to long! Or I have a short memory!

4. What is your favorite TV Show? Criminal Minds (I am addicted)

5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Cereal

6. What is your middle name? Don't have one

7. What food do you dislike? Fish

8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? No certain one right now

9. What kind of car do you drive? Dodge Grand Caravan

10. Favorite Sandwich? BLT Panini

11. What characteristic do you despise? Backbiting

12. Favorite Item of clothing? PJ pants

13. If you could go anywhere on vacation where would it be? Disneyland my kids really need to experience this!!!

14. Favorite brand of clothing? Kohl's they always have great sales and their clothes fit nicely

15. Where would you retire if you could? Wherever my family is at

16. What was your most memorable b-day? When Mark took me to Park City and his sister watched the kids a few years ago, loved the quiet break!

17. Favorite Sport to watch? Basketball and the olympics

18. Are you a morning person or night person? Morning person

19. What is your shoe size? 7

20. Pets? No

21. Any new and exciting news to share? Our basement is as finished as it is going to get for the next little while and it is fun moving into it and getting organized!

22. When you were young, what did you want to be when you grew up? A mom

23. How are you today? Surviving and getting lots of grey hair, not even kidding

24. Favorite Candy? Reese's peanut butter cups

25. Favorite Flower? Rose - for today anyway

26. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? Easter Sunday/Nick's birthday (same day)

27. What is your full name? Holly Page Potter

28. What are you listening to now? Sophia playing with the neighbor girl

29. What was the last thing you ate? Lunch - progresso soup and some flipside crackers

30. Do you wish on stars? Not really, but maybe I should.

31. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Yellow

32. What is the weather like right now? Cloudy but warm

33. The first person you spoke on the phone with today? Deluxe Carpet calling to give me a quote, apparently they don't keep good records, they cleaned my carpet less than a month ago.

Lunch

Yesterday I was asking Sophia what she wanted for lunch. She said, "Well, Miss Alisha says we need to have a grain everyday." I said, "So what does that mean?" She said, "Well, I guess I better have some toast with cinnamon sugar on it!"

So if you are not sure what a grain is ... well, it is cinnamon toast.

What Kind of Women Are We?

Women of God can never be like women of the world. The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity. ~ Margaret D. Nadald

I came across this quote and found that I have a few things that I need to work on. It is hard to live this life sometimes with the things that surround us daily, but I think it is possible:)

What Were You Doing...

I saw this on my sisters blog and thought it was a cute idea.

TWENTY years ago I...
1. Was going to Mont Harmon Junior High
2. Had really big hair, tapered my pants, and rolled up my shirt sleeves
3. Went on tour with a singing group to California

TEN years ago I...
1. Was celebrating my fifth anniversary
2. Building our first house
3. Was wishing my mom didn't have to have chemo treatments

FIVE years ago I...
1. Had our fourth baby
2. Sat by myself in church every Sunday
3. Had more time to scrapbook

THREE years ago I...
1. Was surprised to find out that there would be a baby #5
2. Had the best neighbors ever
3. Was excited to finally have family move close

ONE year ago I...
1. Was trying to find a house for our family because our other house sold quickly (very stressful)
2. Moved to Kaysville
3. Didn't have to sit by myself at church anymore (yeah)

So far THIS YEAR I have...
1. Been bogged down by the Mean Mommy Syndrome
2. Almost gotten our basement finished
3. Gone to the cabin once, it was snowy and peaceful

YESTERDAY I...
1. Went church and actually bore my testimony in Relief Society
2. Started working on some gift bags for our Relief Society Birthday Party
3. Looked at the Sunday ads, this is my Sunday ritual.

TODAY I
1. Finished the gift bags with a friend
2. Went to Walmart
3. Took Kimball's gym clothes to him at school.

TOMORROW I will...
1. Finish preparations for our Relief Society Party
2. Do the laundry
3. Get the carpets cleaned

In the NEXT YEAR I hope to...
1. Lose 15 lbs.
2. Scrapbook again
3. Get my house organized

EVERYDAY I...
1. Am thankful I don't have to go to a job
2. Am thankful my kids are healthy
3. Think of my mom at least once (sorry to copy Heather) but its true

Bad Words

Hope has gotten quite a temper lately. She screams all the time and it is really getting old. She has learned many not so nice words from her siblings, but we are trying to figure out where she got her latest naughty word. When she is really mad she calls people a "polka dot". It is pretty cute and the kids try to get her mad just so she will say it.