Just Because!

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I’m posting this picture…. just……because!

  • BECAUSE ~ I love this picture of Carl and I
  • BECAUSE ~ I am standing in front of Tavern On The Green in Central Park
  • BECAUSE ~ I’m carrying a "little blue bag" (My first every purchase from here)
  • BECAUSE ~ This was my virst and only visit to NYC (so far!)
  • BECAUSE ~ The memories I have of this trip make me HAPPY!
  • BECAUSE ~ Because I want to, and because I can! How’s that! Ü

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Ali

I’ve been Tagged!

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by Christina

2  Names you go by:
1. Ali/Allison

2. Hon (dh) Mom (kids)

2 parts of your heritage:
1. Danish

2. Scottish

2 Things that scare you:
1. Something bad happening to my loved ones

2. Snakes!  Ewwww!  I have chills just thinking about them!

2 of your everyday essentials:
1. email/internet access (same as everyone else)!

2. Diet Coke (can’t start the day without it)

2 Things that you are wearing right now:
1. Jeans

2. black sweater/turtleneck

2 of your favorite bands or musical artists (at the moment)
I don’t really have a favorite!  I love so many different types of music!  It’s too hard to narrow it down!

2 Favorite Songs at the Moment:
1. Sugar by Fall Out Boy (Makes me happy!)

2. Good is Good by Sheryl Crow

2 Things you want in a relationship (other than true love)
1. Security

2. Laughter

2 Truths:
1. I LOVE my family

2. I am NOT looking forward to winter/snow/cold! BRRRR!

2 Physical Things that appeal to you (in the opposite sex)
1. Sense of Humor

2. Strong Hands

2 of your Favorite Hobbies:
1. Scrapbooking

2. Reading

2 Things you want really badly
1. Financial Security

2. For my kids to grow up and be okay

2 places you want to go on vacation:
1. Anywhere tropical.  Maybe Belize….

2. Italy

2 things you want to do before you die:
1. Watch my kids become parents

2. Retire young enough and healthy enough to enjoy life!

2 ways that you are stereotypically a chick
1. I don’t like bugs, snakes, spiders, etc.

2. I have tons of products ‘just’ for my hair

2 Things that you are thinking about now:
1. Why am I eating a Fire Ball, when I don’t really even like them?

2. I gotta get out of this place, and get a new job!

2 Stores you Shop at:
1. TARGET

2. Ann Taylor Loft

2 People I would like to see take this quiz:

1.  Christina

2.  Denise

Ali

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!

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St The UTAH STING won the 12 & under divison of the Desert Fall Classic over the weekend.  They went undefeated and won the championship!  What a great way to end the season!  And a great way to end their run in the 12 & under division.  Starting in January, they move up to the 14 & under division.  It will be much harder for them, being the babies of the group.  Madi had a great tournament as well.  Her pitching arm has been giving her a bit of trouble and her pitching coach thinks she may have a bit of tendonitis.  We were waiting until after this tournament to get her in to the dr.  The coaches decided not to risk further injury, so they told her that they wouldn’t pitch her unless absolutely necessary.  They didn’t need to.  The other pitcher totally stepped up and got the job done!  A relief for Madi!  Madi also got out of her hitting slump this weekend.  It seemed like every game, she was the one that got things started!  She had 2 triples, 2 ground rule doubles and several more singles!  She did awesome and we are so proud of her!  She gets to take the month of December off, except for pitching, which depends on what the dr. says.  And then we begin indoor practice in January.  Fun times! Ü

In other news…. not only did Tyson make the sophomore team, but he met with the coach one-on-one and was told that he will be playing a majority of the time on the JV team.  BONUS! 

Happy Monday everyone! 

Ali

Basketball & Softball News…

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Madi and I are heading down to St. George for the weekend.  The last softball tournament of the season. Phew!  Long season.  She has December off, and then she starts right back up in January with indoor practices.  Hopefully the weather will hold out during the weekend for us.  Should be in the mid to upper 60’s and early 70’s.  This will also be the team’s last tournament in the 12 and under division.  A division they have spent the last three years in.  They are ready to move up!  Their birthday’s are such that all of the girls but 1 have turned 13 already, so it works out pretty good!  They can all move up together as a team.

In other news….. I received a text message from Tyson around noon saying "I made it".  Referring to the basketball team.  Cool beans!  We were pretty sure that he would make it, but you really just never know!  I hope everyone has a great weekend!  Enjoy!

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Ali

Are ya jealous?

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You should be!  I received this in the mail yesterday! Dwdcover AND, it came directly from Rhonna Farrer herself!  There is even a personal message written on the cover!  AND the envelope even had some cool swirls and flowers drawn on it!  Yep, I’m one lucky girl!  The book is awesome!  It was a RAK from Rhonna.  She had a contest on her blog.  She picked 3 random #’s and whoever left a comment on her blog corresponding to one of the numbers… won a RAK!  So cool!  I am just starting to digi scrap, so this came at the pefect time.  The layouts are GORGEOUS!  The whole book is GORGEOUS!  Love it! Love it!  Love it!  And Rhonna and I are neighbors even!  Who knew!  She lives 40 minutes away from me, but in this big world of scrapping and blogging, it feels like we live next store to each other, we live so close! Ü  Big thanks to Rhonna!  You made my day!  Now, if I can only figure out my Adobe Elements program!  Happy Wednesday!

Ali

Miss Madi

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Madi’s school pictures arrived today.  Yea! The retakes came out great!  We weren’t thrilled with the fact that the principal made the kids wear their school uniforms for pictures this year.  The high school has always done this, but the grade school and middle schools always got ‘free dress’ for picture day.  Kind of a bummer this year.  I think the kicker was the fact that they had to wear a tie.  The tie is reserved for Friday’s only.  When they attend Mass.  The picture turned out cute anyway.  Wish that girl o’ mine would smile bigger!  Cutie pie!

Tyson did not make the varsity basketball team.  Which we knew (and he knew) he wouldn’t.  This year’s varsity tryout was more of a "I know I’m not gonna make the varsity team this year, but take a look at me and remember me for next year"….. Ü Ü  He was back at the sophomore tryouts today.  They should have the team finalized tomorrow. 

Carl called and I HAVE MAIL!  Rhonna RAK’d me her new Designing with Digital book!  I can’t wait to play tonight!  Can’t wait to see it!

Happy Tuesday night everyone!  Oh, and here’s Madi!

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Ali

Nervous…..

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High school basketball tryouts are happening now.  Right now.  I’m nervous.  Does anyone else get crazy nervous when their kids are doing stuff like this?  Tyson is a sophomore.  He made the freshmen team last year.  This year he has the option of trying out for varsity or sophomore.  The JV team is comprised of players from the varsity team and the sophomore team.  I think he is going to tryout for the varsity team just for the ‘heck of it’.  For the experience.  To scrimmage against the big boys.  Most of his friends were doing the same.  The soph tryouts and the varsity tryouts are being held at the same time.  If they are cut from varsity today, they go to soph tryouts tomorrow.  I’m nervous.  He should make the sophomore team.  But you never know.  Speaking of Tyson…. he brought home his sophomore pictures last week.  The first ones were horrendous.  He looked very strange! Ü  Got retakes and they’ll do.  (Gotta love that football helmet rubbing his forehead and aggravating the breakouts!) I was gonna try and photoshop his forehead, but I don’t know how! Oh well!  The joys of being a teenager!  Hopefully, Madi’s retakes will turn out good too!Tyson2005

Ali

Some of my 70’s favorites….

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3-4 mornings a week, Tyson has an early morning weightlifting class.  This means waking up at 5:15 to get him up and in the shower.  While he is in the shower and then eating breakfast, I am usually laying in bed in that half asleep/half awake state.  That time when you are thinking of scrapbook layouts that never get completed.  Interior decorating things that never get done.  Chores and organization around the house, that you have every intention of doing when you wake up, but forget about because you aren’t completely awake…..  Been there?

Well this morning I was thinking about some of my favorite toys from the 70’s.  Where did that thought come from?  Haven’t a clue.  BUT, it has stayed with  me all day.  (I must have been more awake than I thought).  Anyway, here are a few of my faves from "back in the day"… 

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So we have… KIDDLES!  Remember these!  I used to love them!  Especially the locket and cologne ones!  Cute!  And the Sunshine Family! The pic is kind a blurry, but they were a totally 70’s family.  I had their house too… which was sooo cool!  Open rooms and a removable roof!  And do you remember Avon fragrance pins?  The frangrance was pretty nasty, but the pins were so cute!  And my ALL TIME FAVORITE…. MRS. BEASLEY! Loved her!  I used to try and make her plastic glasses fit my face.  They used to pinch!  Anyway… a little trip down memory lane!  Put a smile on my face which was much needed!  Anyone else remember these?  Or have them?

Ali

Happy Halloween!

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000_0340 The annuaol Crowell Advertising "CROWELLOWEEN ’05" party was today.  Lot’s of work involved.  Decorating all day on Friday.  Six hours on Saturday.  The party was a success.  Here are a few photos….

Me and Carl (aka Gene Simmons??????)…

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The kids are off trick-or-treating with friends….. And I’m TIRED!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN everyone!

Ali