Yes, another meme... I got this one from my friend Amy! I get most things from her site. Her blog is my favorite to read. She has a way with words that I greatly admire and covet!

1. When you looked in the mirror today, what was the first thing that came to mind?

"Oh man, do I have to do my hair or can I get away with a pony again?" I love it when I do my hair, it looks so much better when I take the time to wash it and blow dry it... but Breanna had a rough night so I was too tired to create my hair masterpiece... I opted for a pony with a little braid on the side.

2. How much cash do you have on you?

I general try not to carry much cash. I spend it if I have excess in my wallet. I probably have less then 10 bucks... I like to have a couple dollars in case of emergency.

3. What's a word that rhymes with DOOR?

Floor, and I have nothing to say on this. Sorry that is just the word that came to mind.

4. Favorite planet?

I am kind of partial to Earth... guess that is because it is where I live and the one I am most familiar with and know the most about.

5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone?

Val Rasmussen (Ron's Dad) that is who is the 4th person on my list... that doesn't mean that he is the 4th call I missed. My phone keeps a tally next to the name, Ron and Karen are tied they each have 11 next to theirs so it is more likely one of them that I missed their call. My phone needs to ring one more time... then I would rarely have a missed call. I am either running to grab it or rummaging around for it in my purse or it is stuck in my pocket (which I usually hang up on whom ever is calling cause I grab it and hit the wrong button as I am pulling it out of my pocket)

6. What is your favorite ring tone on your cell phone?

I have lame ring tones on my phone. I think my favorite out of the lame tones is Mix Master. Oh hey Amy if you so desire... I can teach you how to do the basics on your phone. Like how to change settings, add my number into you speed dial, put a picture of your kids on as your wallpaper... you know, the important stuff.

7. What shirt are you wearing?

I am wearing a plain white T with a black jacket over it. It is my favorite jacket. I got it at Macy's for like $10.00 it is black and it is eyelet material. I love Black clothes and also eyelet material!

8. Do you "label" yourself?

I loved Amy's answer... "Depends on what you mean by "label." I don’t label myself in designer clothes, lol! ;) I DO tend to have fairly negative thoughts about myself on a consistent basis. I wish I could label myself with something positive by those labels tend not to stick." She manages to put into word exactly what I think. I agree with this 100%.

9. Name the brand of shoes you are currently wearing?

Bass - I found these beauties at DI for $3.00. They are also black. They are those short ankle boot types. I always wear them with pants... I never have gotten in the style where you wear ankle boots with skirts. I think it cuts me off and makes me look even shorter. We all know that I don't need to look any shorter!

10. Bright or Dark room?

Depends on my mood. Happy mood or it is springtime and sunny oh, and I am dressed, I love to open the curtains and windows. Other wise I prefer to have them closed. I do open them if my kids are playing outside so that I can keep an eye on them.

11. What were you doing at midnight last night?

Just going to bed. I am a night owl and love the quiet that I get when the rest of the world is asleep. Only problem is that is when I want to get stuff done and I have to stay quiet or the rest of the world would wake up.

12 .What did the last text message on your phone say?

Mark - telling me he had an appointment and would not be coming to get Burton.

13. Where is your nearest 7-11?

1.39 miles away... I only know this because Amy blogged about it and we live really close to each other. I drive by it to get on the freeway but I would never have known how far away it was. I would have guessed 1 mile. Thanks Amy.

14. What's a word you say a lot?

Shush... is that a word cause I really say it alot. I have a son who is so much like his dad. They both talk constantly about everything and anything and they tell me the same thing over and over just to make sure I got it. So between Ron and Cameron I never get a moment of silence... even when I say Shush. (Shush must only mean, take a breath cause that is about how long it works for.)

15. Who told you he/she loved you last?

Ron, he always says it when one of us leaves. He always wants a kiss goodbye too. He says that if something were to happen to me or him that he would want to know that he told me and showed me that he loves me... tender huh? I am not a mushy mushy lovey dovey person but he is! Love ya, honey!!!

16. Last furry thing you touched?

Breanna's hair, I love to play with her hair and she loves when I play with her hair (most of the time). She will sit nicely most of the time and let me comb and brush it. She has such fun soft curly hair. You can't help but touch it and run your fingers through the curls. I am glad that atleast one of my children inherited my lovely locks.

17. How many drugs have you done in the last three days? A handful of Tylenol. I have had a couple migraines this week and Tylenol seems to help the most lately. My body changes it's mind on what medication it likes about every year. This year it is Tylenol.

18. How many rolls of film do you need developed?

I have a couple of those disposable cameras hanging around that I really should get developed because now I have no idea what is on them.

19. Favorite age you have been so far? 30... I have really enjoyed turning 30. My BFFs threw me a fun birthday... Yes I will try to blog about it next... I even have a few pictures! I have more friends then I have ever had in my whole life, I feel more loved, more wanted, more accepted for who I truly am and I am accepting everyone into my life (if that makes sense... this is when I would kill for Amy's gift). I do however wish that I had my 17 year old body again. But I am working on gaining a bit of that back... every pound puts me closer!

20. Your worst enemy?

Grasshoppers and moths! I hate them!!!

21. What is your current desktop picture?

A patch of green clovers... I need to switch my Webshots over to Easter instead of St. Patrick's Day.

22. What was the last thing you said to someone? I just said "See ya later, have fun" to my boss as he went out into the "field".

23. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly what would it be ?

Hum... if I choose flying I could probably make a million easy by just being able to fly! Plus I would be able to get to anywhere and see anything. Hope I could carry someone with me... wouldn't be much fun to see the sites of the world all by yourself. Hahaha I could probably go on and on about this question... but I won't.

24. Do you like someone?

Yeah, I like most people.

25. The last song you listened to? "Fall Away" by The Fray I was in a bit of a melancholy mood this morning. Needed something kind of rock and kind of mellow at the same time.

Ok... now stay tuned and I will start working on my 30th birthday party post!

Almost Long Enough To Be A Walk Down Memory Lane

Saw this on a couple of my friends’ blogs and thought it would be fun to do since I am having a birthday tomorrow. I'm not tagging anyone but I'd love to see your answers if you should feel so inclined to post.

***20 YEARS AGO (1989)***

1) How old were you? 10 years old.
2) Who were you dating? I was in 4th grade... not much dating going on then. But I had a huge crush on a boy named Matt... Everyone had a huge crush on that boy.
3) Where did you work? Not much working either... just chores and helping my grandpa out in his work shop. He was the founder and owner of Wayne Christensen Heating and Air. I would spend hours everyday out there talking to him and helping him bend the tin into different shapes my favorite things were to run them through this cool machine that would bend it all for you and I would use a permanent marker to draw pictures for him on the scraps that were left over, then tack them up above his work bench with my mad hammering skills. I think my grandma still has some of them hanging up out there.
4) Where did you live? Spanish Fork, Utah (Right across the street from my grandparents, which would explain why I spent everyday with my grandpa)
5) Where did you hang out? Mostly where ever my grandpa was... I was also in Talent Sprouts (a singing group that my cousins, siblings and myself were all in at one point or another)... or at my friend Michelle Partridge’s house.
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? Glasses... pink ones with a little brown plastic bow on the frame.
7) Who were your best friends? My grandpa, Michelle Partridge, my cousin Kellie... I didn’t have many friends as a child
8) How many tattoos did you have? None... Remember... 10 years old... oh wait I think I had the one I gave myself (I accidentally stabbed myself with a pencil and there is still a mark there... so I guess you could consider that a tattoo?)
9) How many piercings did you have? Just one in each ear
10) What kind of car did you drive? I didn’t drive but I did ride around in my grandpa’s Orange and Yellow work van.
11) Had you been to a real party? Just birthday parties, sleep overs and such.
12) Had you had your heart broken? Yes. The boy that I loved in the third grade had to move away. He used to walk me home from school about everyday. I really wish I could remember his name. I would like to thank him for being so nice to me.
13) Were you Single/Dating/Taken/Married/Divorced? Single

***15 YEARS AGO (1994)***

1) How old were you? 15 years old (9th grade)
2) Who were you dating? I think I had a new boyfriend every month. (And dating when you are 15 isn’t true dating) My brother kept tabs on who I was dating... come to find out he kept a lot of the "bad" boys away even though they were the ones that I wanted asking me out (they were also his friends... and he knew them... WELL!). Thank you, Big Brother!!!
3) Where did you work? I cleaned house for a friend whose house was immaculate to begin with. I mostly just washed her windows (she had a ton of them) and mopped the tile floors by hand. I also babysat a bit.
4) Where did you live? Spanish Fork, Utah (We had moved to the Upper East Side by now... which is code for freezing mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon)
5) Where did you hang out? Home... our house was the hangout house! Everyone who was anyone hung out there... well, at least our little group did.
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? I tried contacts but couldn’t wear them... and I hated wearing glasses so I mostly walked around with a slight blur to everything.
7) Who were your best friends? All the boys in the neighborhood... I had mostly guy friends growing up. Amy, Jamie, my cousin Kellie, and a few girls from the ward that were trying to help me become active again.
8) How many tattoos did you have? Just the same as before
9) How many piercings did you have? Same as before
10) What kind of car did you drive? Well, I was only 15... but I did drive my mom’s car every now and then. "Ruby" a Toyota, Corolla that I later totaled, when I was 16, just after my mom had a new engine put in. It is an interesting story. Maybe I will post it later. I would also drive my cousin’s Nissan pick-up "Beater" a two wheel dive rust bucket. Again, more interesting stories... will try to remember to post later.
11) Had you been to a real party? Yes, we used to have boy/girl parties all the time at our house. I even played spin the bottle a few time, though I chickened out most of the time and the guy and I stood in the other room making funny noises to get a response out of the others. I was a tom boy and all the guys knew me as such. Not much romance at this age.
12) Had you had your heart broken? Yes, by this punk kid named "Clint"and one of my best friends "Camille"... he was my first official boyfriend and later he and my best friend hooked up (yes, really hooked up) well needless to say that was the end of both of those friendships.
13) Were you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? Single14) Any kids? None yet

***10 YEARS AGO (1999)***

1) How old were you? 20 years old
2) Who were you dating? Mark Smith.
3) Where did you work? Modus Media in Salt Lake City, Utah. I was a clerk in the Shipping Department. Mostly just paperwork and stacking and wrapping pallets for hours and hours. There were several days that I would work 24 hrs before I left. The longest I ever worked was 36 hours straight. Wow it is amazing the energy and stamina you have before you have little ones.4) Where did you live? Taylorsville, Utah5) Where did you hang out? Work... and home sleeping!
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? Neither... I had some how managed to pass my drivers licence eye test so I never wore my glasses.
7) Who were your best friends? Didn’t really have friends. Just had Mark and what ever friends he was friends with. I lost my best friends because Mark couldn’t stand them.
8) How many tattoos did you have? Same as before
9) How many piercings did you have? Same as before
10) What kind of car did you drive? The "Beetle Bum" a Honda Civic, black with black interior and no air conditioning and a Plymouth Sundance Hunter Green.
11) Had you been to a real party? My "real" parties at this stage were work related or family birthday parties.
12) Had you had your heart broken? Yes, We had to move from Arizona and I had loved it there but we just couldn’t make it on what I brought in and Mark could not find a job. We left behind a ton of great "couple" friends.
13) Were you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? Married to Mark
14) Any kids? Not yet... that happened the next year.

***5 YEARS AGO (2004)***

1) How old were you? 25 years old
2) Who were you dating? Ronald Rasmussen (aka Ron)
3) Where did you work? Utah County... I have been there for almost 5 years and I will just start working for the Fire Marshal at the end of the year.4) Where did you live? Orem, Utah (In Ron’s parents tiny 2 bedroom basement apartment)
5) Where did you hang out? Mostly at home in bed, on the couch, at the doctors office or at the hospital... I was prego with Cameron.
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? I wore glasses... yes I broke down and got some finally... I decided that I deserve to see everything.
7) Who were your best friends? My Moms and my sister Cami... I wasn’t very happy with Ron at the moment.
8) How many tattoos did you have? Still the same as before.
9) How many piercings did you have? Same.
10) What kind of car did you drive? "Winny" Ford Windstar - minivan... yes yes I would never own a minivan. Ron really wanted one. I gave in!
11) Had you been to a real party? Yes... I had been to family parties... birthday parties mostly.
12) Had you had your heart broken? Yup... But Ron took it and nurtured it and mended it and made it new and beautiful again.
13) Were you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? Divorced in 2001 and Married Ron in 2002... yeah it happened fast!
14) Any kids? Burton (4) and like I said I was Prego with Cameron.

***TODAY (2009)***

1) How old are you? I will be 30 tomarrow!
2) Who are you dating? Ronald Rasmussen (aka Ron)
3) Where do you work? Utah County... I have been here for about 10 years.4) Where do you live? Orem, Utah - on the old people street ;-)
5) Where do you hang out? At home, over at Karen’s house, game night at the Bucklein’s, shopping, exercising with the girls, at a family members house, at Young Womens!
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? I wear glasses
7) Who are your best friends? Julie, Wendy, Amy, Karen, Marie, Tionna, Cindy, My Mom, Cami, Jamie, Judy, Andrea... (these are in no particular order and I only put one name for all those friends that have the same name) sorry if I missed one of you... bad memory and I really have a ton of BFF! I have never had this many friends that I consider best friends.
8) How many tattoos do you have? Still the same as before... I will say this though... I really want a tattoo... I want either angel wings on my back or the little flower that I am always doodling on my shoulder... And no I will never get either one. I will just fantasize about having one. My body is a temple and I will treat it as such! Plus I would probably really regret it in 50 years, if I did.
9) How many piercings do you have? Same and I have no desire to get more.
10) What kind of car do you drive? "Vern the Van" '05 Kia Sedona minivan... yes yes I would never own a minivan and now I have owned 2. They are great when you have little ones.
11) Have you been to a real party? Yes... just this year I have been to christmas parties, birthday parties, a Snowman Party, Halloween Parties, School Parties, Etc... I love to party!
12) Have you had your heart broken? Wow, 20 years later and my heart is still beating?... Yes, my heart has been broken many times and in many ways, ways you would expect and others that would be a shock to you and maybe some that might have killed others. I have learned that it is not only men that break your heart or even people for that matter, My heart has broken so many times and in so many different ways then I would have even thought possible at the age of 10. The question should be have I grown from these breaks... Yes, by leaps and bounds! I have become a much better person through these experiences.
13) Are you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? Still Married to the most wonderful man a girl could ever hope to marry. He is the love of my life, the one I turn to for everything, the one who makes me laugh, the wonderful "Daddy, Dad, Dadadadadada" to our 3 children, the one who takes care of me, the one that I get to take care of! I love you, Honey!!!14) Any kids? 3 of the most adorable kids in the world!!! Burton (9), Cameron (4 ½), Breanna (14 mo.)

25 Random things...

Here is a note that I had published on Facebook. I thought I would put it here... 1. For those that don't do Facebook 2. Because I actually spent a while writing it and would like my efforts noticed and 3. I am not really sure what to write for today and I think you might find this interesting... so here you go... oh and I took all of the rules and tags out but if you want to do it, let me know, I would love to read it.

1. My favorite food is Sushi

2. I love to sing but only in the company of myself or my hubby or my kids. I am too embarrassed by my horrible voice to sing in front of anyone else (even my mom).

3. I can not type with out watching my fingers even though I know where all the keys are. Same goes for playing an instrument, I can read music and play it on the piano but not together. (bad connection in my brain I guess)

4. I am a really good cook... but I hate cooking.

5. My first (official, bring home a paycheck) job was working in a plant nursery. I love gardening!

6. I do not like minivans and swore to everyone that I would never have one and that is what I drive now.

7. My favorite vacation spot thus far is San Francisco, CA. I really love going there and wandering the streets, watching the people and eating the yummy food. (It is where Ron and I went on our honeymoon)

8. When I eat something I save the “best bite” for last... example: I eat all the crust of a sandwich first so the last bite is the middle... I eat the crust of the pizza first... I take the top off a muffin and eat the bottom then finish the top.

9. I love Dark Chocolate way more then Milk chocolate... but will defiantly eat both and not complain!

10. My birthday is also know as Pi Day.

11. I make lists...

12. My middle name is Leigh. When I was younger I always miss spelled it “Lee”.

13. I have a great secret key to getting any man... to bad I only got to use it once.

14. I am terrified of Moths and Grasshoppers... but I have no problem with spiders.

15. Just with in the past year or two I discovered that I love to read. I always hated it when I was in school, but now it bugs me when I don’t have a book.

16. I collect collectible pins, antique Glass/dish wear, shoes, purses

17. I love to go antique shopping... my favorite stores are “Granny’s Panties” in Durham, NC and the big “Treasures antique mall” on the Frontage Rd. In Springville, UT.

18. I have a ton of nicknames... Candy, Candita, Candybum, Candacetealeaves, Cindus, Shug... yeah there are more...

19. I can do almost anything a guy can do... go on challenge me...

20. Did I mention that I am extremely competitive and love playing games.

21. I never get lost... Ron says I am the best navigator!

22. I know a LOT about cars... I can change the oil, tires, brakes, rotors, struts, spark plugs and wires, distributor cap, gas tank, lights, battery, timing belt, AC, radiator, well you get the picture.

23. I love Math

24. I am a very non-private person. While delivering my kids I have had my hubby, my mom, my step mom, my dad, my step dad, my sister, my mother-in-law, all in the room... I will answer pretty much any question you have about me... basically nothing is sacred.

25. I love interior design, art (to create or look at), scrapbooking, crafts, sewing, organizing, Etc...

Maybe I will start working on 100 random things...

Starting fresh

Ok... I am starting fresh... I need to blog more... that is obvious! I feel bad that I have let this go for so long. My friends and family come check and all they get is the same story for about a month or two.

I have decided to give it a bit more attention then I have been. I am not going to set a goal or say that I will post every day. Every day is just not possible at the moment for a few different reasons. One being that I don't have internet at home and another being that the internet I do use is at work.... which means I need to be working instead of blogging. But I will promise to do better then I have been doing. Just hang in there everyone... it can't get much worst!

As far as pictures are concerned... If you came on here for pics then you probably will be disappointed. I decided that I am going to write alot more. Pictures might be posted if they pertain to the story or if I have one that I think everyone needs to see. Most of you who read this see my family about once a week anyway. And those of you who don't... well I am sorry. I simply don't have the time to upload them or the want at the moment.

Ok, well that is about all the time I have for today. I am off to pick up children and get them fed and in bed.

Love to all of you... and keep reading please!

"One Thing" Meme

I took this from my friend Amy's Site. Can I just say that I love to read her blog. It is always entertaining to me and always has great things to ponder. I can relate to pretty much everything she writes about. Thanks Amy!

One thing I won’t let my husband buy me: I pretty much let him buy me whatever he wants... I love any gifts from him and if he gets the wrong size I just take it back.

One thing I would love to have, but I probably will never have: My own personal chef that would make my family healthy delicious food. (I hate to cook and Ron doesn't cook real healthy)

One thing you will never find in my closet: Something light yellow or lime green. It looks horrible with my skin color... makes me look sickly!

One thing I would choose if I were having elective surgery: I would get the girls perked up and smaller... much much smaller!

One thing I love about my face: My nose... I have my mommy's nose and it is small and cute with no lumps or bumps in it.

One thing that I love to do: Read... It is my new found hobby. I used to hate reading in school and come to find out that I just hated being told what to read. In English class, they never gave us a list to choose from. I just read the one book that the teacher chose. I hear it is much different now, thank goodness!

One thing I would like to change if I could: I would like to have my very own bathroom that I don't have to share with a bunch of BOYS! One that has a counter that I can set my make up down on instead of the back of the toilet. One that I don't have to worry about closing the door or locking it for that matter because there would be a spare for the little one that has to GO NOW!

One thing I would change as a mom: Have more time to spend with each child. More time to help them learn and grow. I would love to be a stay-at-home mom.

One thing I would do if I had unlimited money: Travel... I haven't been very many places. I would love to swim on the beach in Hawaii, hike along the Great Wall of China, meet all of the people that I talk to from Ron's mission in Australia... The list is to long to put them all here.

One thing that I will not do again: Eat all you can eat Sushi until you can't swallow another bite... the rice expands after a few minutes and it hurts soooo bad!

One thing that I would like to do: Go back to school... Maybe when all the kidlets are finally all in school I can go to school.

One thing I could do without: A flat roof in Utah... Snow needs to run off the roof not through it.

One thing I love to smell: Fresh washed kids, it is the best smell in the world.

One thing I would do if I won the lottery: Pay off my house, Duh.

One thing that infuriates me: My brain... Since the seizures I can't seem to remember anything. I forget appointments, peoples names after they just told me, to brush my teeth, I forget my keys and lock myself out of the house and/or car... you get the idea. (NO, grandma, I haven't forgotten my glasses anywhere... I am not that bad... yet!)

One thing that I love about winter: SNOW

One thing I am addicted to: Chocolate... I have to have it or I get really cranky. Ron keeps the house well stocked, just in case.

One thing I pray for: Success... mostly for my kids but on occasion for Ron and I.

One thing I wish I had: A purse that if I put my hand in it there would always be enough money to pay for what I wanted. Is there such a thing? Well it did say WISH.

One thing I would do again, regardless of the pain: Have all my babies! I could not imagine my life without any of them.

One thing that I absolutely hate to do: Mop the floor. It drives me crazy to just swish around water that is probably only clean the first time you use the mop. If I ever have to clean the floor (which is not often because Ron does it for me so I don't have to think about it) I have to get down on my hands and knees and wash it by hand. I even get out the toothbrush to get in all of the edges and corners. Can we say OCD!

One thing that is weird about me: Can we say OCD! Yes we can! OK, Hi my name is Candace and I have am OCD. I have told you guys all enough about this.

One thing that I need help on: The cure for OCD?

One thing I find most relaxing: Pedicures... there is a reason it has cure on the end.

One thing that could get me in trouble: What? trouble? I don't know anything about getting into trouble... It wasn't me I swear.

One thing that annoys me: Waiting in line at Wal Mart. Is it just me or do they have major issues with the people they hire to run the check stands? They seem like they are working hard but it always takes me at least 15-30 minutes to get through the line regardless if I am the first one in line or if there are 5 people in front of me.

One thing I dread; therefore, don’t do very often: Shop at Wal Mart! ... with kids!

One thing that I have learned, but still sometimes forget: To not put my elbows on the table.

Family Photos 2008

OK OK OK, here are the photos you have all been waiting for...

No, this is not all of them... just a little taste.

My friend Amy took them. She is brilliant! I love all of the pictures she took, even the ones with me in them. We had fun wondering around this little park. I even climbed a tree. (photo not included) It was chilly but we finally did it! WE GOT FAMILY PICTURES!!!

Oh and yes that is my new hair cut. For those that voted, six was the winner but my cut is more of a combination of a few of them. I like it alot.

Vote on my future hair style!!! Please!!!

Ok... I only cut my hair about twice a year. Mostly because it cost so much. And well it is that time of year again. My hair is looking very bad and in great need of re-shaping. So I thought I would put it up for a vote.

Here is a pic of my last hair cut. (FYI - I hate pics of me so enjoy this... you wont get many) I want something new and youthful looking. I have a few pics of hairstyles that I like but if you can think of something else or find a better picture please send it to me. Or if I should just stick to the same thing... you get the idea.

Ok just vote on the number you like best! Oh and keep in mind that I have very thick naturally curly hair and three kids to get ready so not to high maintence if you know what I mean.

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