We've had what I'll call a "different week". For the most part it has been pretty normal, except for a few minor glitches. On Wednesday, Gracie and Abi were given a little box turtle. They were soooo excited. This is the first time Dad has given in and said they could have a pet. We made it a cute little home outside with sand, water, and a large supply of lettuce. What more could a turtle ask for really? We made sure he was secure and couldn't escape before we went to bed, but apparently he could. Yesterday morning he was gone! We searched all day for him in every bush, in the river, at the neighbors, but according to Gracie he is "no-where to be found". We are quite sad, so if you live near us and happen to find a lost turtle, please let us know:)
The second crazy thing that happend is our basement flooded. A sprinkler valve that is right outside a window well, broke and started filling the basement with water. Luckily we found it pretty quickly, but it still had put a lot of water in one of the bedrooms downstairs. We spent all of Wednesday night cleaning that up.
Anyhow, I hope you have all had a great week and enjoy the weekend.
Friday, June 27, 2008
I do have a little creativity in me...
Here are a couple little projects I have been doing this week. I am not creative at all, but I thought these were cute and decided I would share. We actually made similar treat bags in Stamp Club last week, so I can't claim the idea for myself; that was Addie, but I did add my own touch. The black and white card is one of my sister-in-laws bridal shower invitations. I don't make cute things very often so this is quite an accomplishment. I still have a long ways to go!
Friday, June 20, 2008
AHHHHH!!!!
I think I am going to go crazy. Mosquitos have taken over Ephraim and I think their headquarters are in my yard. I counted 37 mosquito bites on me and probably few dozen more on each of my kids. I told Durke my chances of getting West Nile are growing very quickly. I am up all night scratching, and it is literally making me crazy. I have tried everything under the sun to try to keep the little pests away but to no avail. Please, please, please tell me if you have any secrets to keep the little bloodsuckers at bay!
Thursday, June 5, 2008
100 Things about me...
Thanks to Addie... here's everything you ever wanted or maybe didn't want to know about me!
1. My full name is Jessica Marie Gordon.
2. My maiden name was Crane.
3. I was born on September 28, 1982.
4. I am the oldest in my family.
5. I have a little sis named Jaimie; she's 22, married and pregnant with her first baby boy.
6. My little brother's name is Austin, he's 17 and 6'4" tall.
7. I am way close to my parents and I love them very much.
8. I grew up in Riverton, Utah.
9. We lived on 5 acres with a horse barn, arenas, fields, a pond and lots of animals. I loved it.
10. I grew up riding horses nearly everyday.
11. I miss that. I hope that my girls will be able to ride someday too.
12. I competed in the National High School Rodeo Association. My events were barrel racing and poles.
13. I used to train horses during the summers.
14. I would like to compete again.
15. Even though I rode horses, I never considered myself a "cowgirl".
16. I graduated from Riverton High School in 2001.
17. I came to Snow College all by myself and I'm glad I did.
18. I have two cute little girls named Gracie Pearl and Abigail Marie Gordon. I love being a mom.
19. I am married to Durke Gordon and I am one lucky girl.
20. We were married August 8, 2003 in the Manti temple.
21. I sell Aflac insurance.
22. I love, love, love any kind of flower.
23. I also love lighthouses.
24. I have the greatest in-laws in the world, I am so glad to be part of their family.
25. I had a tumor on my thyroid in college and had to have it removed.
26. I worked for the the President, Michael Benson, while I went to Snow and loved it!
27. I drive a white Pontiac Grand Prix. Durke brought it home to me right before we had Gracie.
28. While I was in high school and college I bought a black Ford Escort. I loved that car. My sister drives it now.
29. I bought it myself.
30. I would like to one day be an aerobics instructor or a personal trainer.
31. I am a clean freak.
32. I love to vaccuum.
33. I am a homebody.
34. My great grandma, Pearl Patterson is my hero. I hope to be just like her.
35. I used to be a bookworm, I still like to read quite a bit.
36. My last read was "The Host" by you know who:) I really like it.
37. I love old country music. Wierd I know, but I think it comes from my dad.
38. My family wasn't active in the church until I was ten years old.
39. We were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple in December 1993.
40. I love to travel.
41. I love shoes, and I have a ton of them.
42. I have broken both of my arms, and as of last week 2 fingers.
42. I am the enrichment leader in our ward right now.
43. I love to cook and would love to cater some day.
44. I have always wanted to be a mom and a wife.
45. Some places I would like to go are: Europe (we are probably going next April), New York, Tahiti, Brazil, Church history sights, and New England.
46. Some places I've been are, Mexico, California, Oregon, and Washington. Not too many!
47. One of my favorite vacations was up Hwy 1 on the Pacific Coast.
48. I am addicted to blogging.
49. I love to get the mail. Durke thinks this is really wierd!
50. Half way, are you bored yet?
51. I am a perfectionist.
52. I am very un-cordinated. I think I gave all those genes to my sister. You're welcome, Jaimie.
53. Except for Durke, I would say my best friend is my mom. She's the greatest.
54. I don't really like to talk on the phone.
55. My favorite restaurants are The Roof, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, and Chili's.
56. I like to work in the yard.
57 I love my parents barn. It has a lot of wonderful memories for me.
58. I fall down all the time.
59. I love summer BBQ's.
60. Some of the jobs I have had are: secretary at the middle school in Riverton, sweeper at the same middle school, in-bound call center(this was the easiest job ever!), I trained horses, taught swimming lessons, worked at Sanpete Community Training with handicp children, secretary at Snow college, and now Aflac.
61. I really like to play board games. Durke hates it though.
62. I hadn't ever ridden a motorcyle until I married Durke and I really like it.
63. I want to have a lot of kids.
64. I am actually really shy.
65. I have a little confession, I love General Hospital and I faithfully watch it everyday. Pathetic I know. It's my weakness, but don't ever tell Durke.
66. When I was younger, I used to dream of going to Harvard. I didn't quite make it, but that's ok.
67. I really like camping. My family always had a nice 5th wheel trailer that we stayed in, Durke likes to roll his sleeping bag out on the dirt; we compromise and stay in a tent. I am still working on him to get a trailer; someday maybe, hopefully!
70. My hair wasn't curly until I was 10 and it is very much controlled by my hormones. When I am pregnant it isn't as curly.
71. One of my pet-peeves is women who say they love being pregnant. Come on that is such a lie. People won't think less of you to tell the truth. It's the longest 10, yes 10 months of your life.
72. I am a list person. Ask Durke I make a list for everything! Grocery lists, to-do lists, packing lists, want lists, Christmas lists, you get the drift.
73. My favorite color is black.
74. I also really like brown, red, and green.
75. I think I was born in the wrong decade. I would have been perfectly content with living in the 50's. I just like being a housewife; cooking, cleaning, sewing, and taking care of my family. I hope none of you are too feminist, you probably think I am crazy!
76. Some of these are getting a little strange, but maybe I am a little strange though. Aren't we all?
77. I am a hopeless romantic. I really think love should be like it is in the movies.
78. I don't drink soda pop. It gives me a belly-ache.
79. Spring is my favorite season.
80. I love shopping for Christmas and I usually start in July.
81. My most embarrassing moment was in college. I was on a date in Provo, and we went to the Red Robin at the Provo Mall for dinner. When we were leaving I was talking to my date and accidentally went out the fire exit. The alarm starting buzzing and lights started flashing; the people who worked their were in a panic. My date and I ran. It was really bad!
82. I get stressed really easily, but I am pretty good at hiding it.
83. I hate confrontation or tension. I will do almost anything to avoid it.
84. I am really scared of open water, like lakes and oceans. I hate not knowing what is under there.
85. Durke and I talk about everything. It is on of my favorite things about our relationship.
86. Another pet-peeve of mine is when people burp; especially women. It is so rude and gross.
87. I love the zoo. I always have; I think I get more excited than my kids.
88. Durke introduced me to mountain biking, and I love it. (As long as we're going downhill!)
89. I think it would be fun to be a wedding planner.
90. "The Wedding Planner" happens to be one of my favorite movies. I also like Dirty Dancing, Top Gun, Enchanted, anything real mushy.
91. I think Matthew McConnahey? is one the most attractive men on the planet.
92. I love a good rain and thunderstorm.
93. I tried out for Miss Riverton twice, and it was the scariest thing I have ever done.
94. I like to go to the dentist. I love the feeling of clean teeth.
95. One of my favorite splurges is a one hour swedish massage from the day spa where my sister works.
96. My hair is shorter now than it ever has been.
97. Wow this is getting really hard!
98. One of my very favorite things is to cuddle with Durke and the girls in our bed in the mornings. It's one of those things I know I am going to really miss when they get older.
99. I can't believe you made it this far!
100. I am so glad to have the life that I have. It has made me the person I am today. Thanks Addie for making me think about myself; that doesn't happen very often.
Now I tag, Melissa Zuber, Angeline Coleman, Julia Stallings, and Janille Olsen. It's fun, promise.
1. My full name is Jessica Marie Gordon.
2. My maiden name was Crane.
3. I was born on September 28, 1982.
4. I am the oldest in my family.
5. I have a little sis named Jaimie; she's 22, married and pregnant with her first baby boy.
6. My little brother's name is Austin, he's 17 and 6'4" tall.
7. I am way close to my parents and I love them very much.
8. I grew up in Riverton, Utah.
9. We lived on 5 acres with a horse barn, arenas, fields, a pond and lots of animals. I loved it.
10. I grew up riding horses nearly everyday.
11. I miss that. I hope that my girls will be able to ride someday too.
12. I competed in the National High School Rodeo Association. My events were barrel racing and poles.
13. I used to train horses during the summers.
14. I would like to compete again.
15. Even though I rode horses, I never considered myself a "cowgirl".
16. I graduated from Riverton High School in 2001.
17. I came to Snow College all by myself and I'm glad I did.
18. I have two cute little girls named Gracie Pearl and Abigail Marie Gordon. I love being a mom.
19. I am married to Durke Gordon and I am one lucky girl.
20. We were married August 8, 2003 in the Manti temple.
21. I sell Aflac insurance.
22. I love, love, love any kind of flower.
23. I also love lighthouses.
24. I have the greatest in-laws in the world, I am so glad to be part of their family.
25. I had a tumor on my thyroid in college and had to have it removed.
26. I worked for the the President, Michael Benson, while I went to Snow and loved it!
27. I drive a white Pontiac Grand Prix. Durke brought it home to me right before we had Gracie.
28. While I was in high school and college I bought a black Ford Escort. I loved that car. My sister drives it now.
29. I bought it myself.
30. I would like to one day be an aerobics instructor or a personal trainer.
31. I am a clean freak.
32. I love to vaccuum.
33. I am a homebody.
34. My great grandma, Pearl Patterson is my hero. I hope to be just like her.
35. I used to be a bookworm, I still like to read quite a bit.
36. My last read was "The Host" by you know who:) I really like it.
37. I love old country music. Wierd I know, but I think it comes from my dad.
38. My family wasn't active in the church until I was ten years old.
39. We were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple in December 1993.
40. I love to travel.
41. I love shoes, and I have a ton of them.
42. I have broken both of my arms, and as of last week 2 fingers.
42. I am the enrichment leader in our ward right now.
43. I love to cook and would love to cater some day.
44. I have always wanted to be a mom and a wife.
45. Some places I would like to go are: Europe (we are probably going next April), New York, Tahiti, Brazil, Church history sights, and New England.
46. Some places I've been are, Mexico, California, Oregon, and Washington. Not too many!
47. One of my favorite vacations was up Hwy 1 on the Pacific Coast.
48. I am addicted to blogging.
49. I love to get the mail. Durke thinks this is really wierd!
50. Half way, are you bored yet?
51. I am a perfectionist.
52. I am very un-cordinated. I think I gave all those genes to my sister. You're welcome, Jaimie.
53. Except for Durke, I would say my best friend is my mom. She's the greatest.
54. I don't really like to talk on the phone.
55. My favorite restaurants are The Roof, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, and Chili's.
56. I like to work in the yard.
57 I love my parents barn. It has a lot of wonderful memories for me.
58. I fall down all the time.
59. I love summer BBQ's.
60. Some of the jobs I have had are: secretary at the middle school in Riverton, sweeper at the same middle school, in-bound call center(this was the easiest job ever!), I trained horses, taught swimming lessons, worked at Sanpete Community Training with handicp children, secretary at Snow college, and now Aflac.
61. I really like to play board games. Durke hates it though.
62. I hadn't ever ridden a motorcyle until I married Durke and I really like it.
63. I want to have a lot of kids.
64. I am actually really shy.
65. I have a little confession, I love General Hospital and I faithfully watch it everyday. Pathetic I know. It's my weakness, but don't ever tell Durke.
66. When I was younger, I used to dream of going to Harvard. I didn't quite make it, but that's ok.
67. I really like camping. My family always had a nice 5th wheel trailer that we stayed in, Durke likes to roll his sleeping bag out on the dirt; we compromise and stay in a tent. I am still working on him to get a trailer; someday maybe, hopefully!
70. My hair wasn't curly until I was 10 and it is very much controlled by my hormones. When I am pregnant it isn't as curly.
71. One of my pet-peeves is women who say they love being pregnant. Come on that is such a lie. People won't think less of you to tell the truth. It's the longest 10, yes 10 months of your life.
72. I am a list person. Ask Durke I make a list for everything! Grocery lists, to-do lists, packing lists, want lists, Christmas lists, you get the drift.
73. My favorite color is black.
74. I also really like brown, red, and green.
75. I think I was born in the wrong decade. I would have been perfectly content with living in the 50's. I just like being a housewife; cooking, cleaning, sewing, and taking care of my family. I hope none of you are too feminist, you probably think I am crazy!
76. Some of these are getting a little strange, but maybe I am a little strange though. Aren't we all?
77. I am a hopeless romantic. I really think love should be like it is in the movies.
78. I don't drink soda pop. It gives me a belly-ache.
79. Spring is my favorite season.
80. I love shopping for Christmas and I usually start in July.
81. My most embarrassing moment was in college. I was on a date in Provo, and we went to the Red Robin at the Provo Mall for dinner. When we were leaving I was talking to my date and accidentally went out the fire exit. The alarm starting buzzing and lights started flashing; the people who worked their were in a panic. My date and I ran. It was really bad!
82. I get stressed really easily, but I am pretty good at hiding it.
83. I hate confrontation or tension. I will do almost anything to avoid it.
84. I am really scared of open water, like lakes and oceans. I hate not knowing what is under there.
85. Durke and I talk about everything. It is on of my favorite things about our relationship.
86. Another pet-peeve of mine is when people burp; especially women. It is so rude and gross.
87. I love the zoo. I always have; I think I get more excited than my kids.
88. Durke introduced me to mountain biking, and I love it. (As long as we're going downhill!)
89. I think it would be fun to be a wedding planner.
90. "The Wedding Planner" happens to be one of my favorite movies. I also like Dirty Dancing, Top Gun, Enchanted, anything real mushy.
91. I think Matthew McConnahey? is one the most attractive men on the planet.
92. I love a good rain and thunderstorm.
93. I tried out for Miss Riverton twice, and it was the scariest thing I have ever done.
94. I like to go to the dentist. I love the feeling of clean teeth.
95. One of my favorite splurges is a one hour swedish massage from the day spa where my sister works.
96. My hair is shorter now than it ever has been.
97. Wow this is getting really hard!
98. One of my very favorite things is to cuddle with Durke and the girls in our bed in the mornings. It's one of those things I know I am going to really miss when they get older.
99. I can't believe you made it this far!
100. I am so glad to have the life that I have. It has made me the person I am today. Thanks Addie for making me think about myself; that doesn't happen very often.
Now I tag, Melissa Zuber, Angeline Coleman, Julia Stallings, and Janille Olsen. It's fun, promise.
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