Urine Test

I got this as an email and thought it was worth posting.

JOB - URINE TEST
(Whoever wrote this one deserves a HUGE pat on the back!) Like a lot of folks in this state, I have a job. I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes and the government distributes my taxes as it sees fit. In order to get that paycheck, I am required to pass a random urine test with which I have no problem. What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don't have to pass a urine test.
Shouldn't one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check because I have to pass one to earn it for them? Please understand, I have no problem with helping people get back on their feet. I do, on the other hand, have a! problem with helping someone sitting on their butt, doing drugs, while I work. . . . Can you imagine how much money the state would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check? Pass this along if you agree or simply delete if you don't. Hope you all will pass it along, though . . . Something has to change in this country -- and soon!!!!!
I guess we could title that program, 'Urine or You're Out'. Just a thought.

School

This last 2 weeks have been rather stressful as far as school goes. I had to write a paper about a pretend individual and their psychological problems, then explain how I would help them fix those problems. I had to tape an interview with someone and use the 6 skills we've learned in my Interviewing class. And today I had a test in my Saturday class that covered 6 theories of therapy. Now that's they're done I can relax and be proud of myself.
The interview I got 100% on. The test I only got 48/60, but only 3 people got better scores than I did so hopefully the teacher will curve the grades up. And the paper I got 15/15. The teacher even wrote "Great Job!" on it. WHOOO HOOOO
Last week in Primary I taught about being pride and we discussed how it is good to be happy with yourself when you do good as long as you're not putting others down or saying that you're better than the other people because of whatever you did well.
So I can say. I did good!!

Holy Screaming Monkeys Batman

Well, my sister is giving away screaming monkeys on her blog, and in order to get more chances to win I'm putting this post on my blog.
Imagine this, a nice demure seamstress working quietly in the sewing area at Missionary Mall. The salesmen are taking a short break between customers and decide to tease the seamstress. Out of no-where a scream sounds and a furry monkey comes flying over the divider and hits the seamstress.
I'll admit, this didn't happen to me, it happened to my co-worker Jordan, (and I might have exaggerated some of the details), but the result was Jordan getting hit by a screaming monkey. Wouldn't it be fair for the seamstress to have at least one screaming monkey to do a defensive assault with? I would love to have some, just in case it ever happened to me.
Have a great day!

Cool Stuff

When I was in high school I took some sewing classes. One day I was at a sewing store with Jordan and I pointed to a magnetic pin cushion and said: I've always wanted one of those. That year for my birthday or Christmas she gave me a purple one. They are awesome, if pins drop on the floor you just have to turn it upside down and hold it slightly above the pins and it picks them all up. It also is easier to use than a traditional pin cushion because you don't have to push the tip of the pins into the cushion.



Last week I was helping a friend, Kendra, work on a wool outfit she's making. At some point she ran out of bobbin and I said something about wanting to have a SideWinder to wind bobbins on. If you have more than 1 spool of thread then you don't have to unthread your machine to wind a bobbin. They are also nice because they use a different motor, which is good for your sewing machine. Yesterday Kendra came over and brought me a SideWinder. It was exciting and really nice of her to get one for me.


It's good to have good friends.

Quilt Give-away

I found a quilt giveaway and thought I'd let others know about it. To enter go to this site. They are gorgeous quilts, and who doesn't like a chance to win something?

Things I've done

I found this tag on Della's blog. I have done all the things on this list that are in bold, but none of the regular print things. You can participate by copying the list to your blog and bolding the items you have done in your life. I think that many of the things you haven't done are as telling as the things you have done. .

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

I'm not sure about David or the Grand Canyon, so I marked that I'd seen one and not the other.

Christmas List

Each year I make a Christmas list of things I want to give for Christmas. I have that list mostly complete, I've even completed most of the shopping. I'm really bad at giving ideas for what I would like to get for Christmas, it seems kind of presumptuous. However, I decided to write a list this year to help anyone who would like to give something to me, but don't feel any pressure. Really, REALLY.

A new house
A TV for my bedroom
NBA 2K9 for PC
Beds for Kaleb and Von, either bunk beds like Sonja and Emma have or the ones from IKEA that can either be on the floor or about 3 feet up with a place to play underneath and can attach a tent over the top.
A washer and Dryer
Red Kitchen Towels
Blue Kitchen Towels
A normal size crockpot
Good Rubber Spatulas
A strainer lid so you don't have to find a colander when you want to strain something
Stainless Steel Bowl set from IKEA
Magnetic utensil/knife holder for wall from IKEA
A red Kitchenaid
A ceramic dutch oven
Chair cushions for Kitchen chairs
All the attachments for a Kitchenaid that I would need to grate cheese and slice potatoes
Tupperware containers for cereal
12" round cake pans
Flower drying trays for cake decorating
A 3 way mirror for my bedroom with a dark wood frame
A shoe rack
Dark wood nightstands that match or at least go together
A neutral bedskirt for a queen bed
A pretty arrangement of silk flowers for one of my crystal vases
A pretty lamp for reading at night
A dark wood headboard for queen bed
Celia Garth by Gwen Bristow
A pink UVU Hoodie
Blue Rug for Living Room floor
Chocolate brown chaise chair that would look good next to my couch
A framed picture of Karl and I on our wedding day with the temple behind us
A birch floating wall shelf from IKEA
A birch hall tree
A sign that says "Remember who you are"
The light wood picture frames from my living room stained to match the frame around the sacred grove picture and Karl's diploma frame
A pottery pot to plant my 6 foot tree in
A kids table and chairs
Dressers for Kaleb and Von that the drawers open easily
Colorful rubber connecting puzzle pieces that you can cover a floor with
An Easel with Chalk and Eraser
Hitch
Other movies you think I'd like
Tales of Beetle the Bard
The Hiding Place
The Host by Stephanie Meyer
The 5 love languages by Gary Chapman
The Appeal by John Grisham
Mary Higgins Clark Books
Other books you think I'd like
An upright deep freeze
A kitchen stepstool
A matchbox car suitcase
A mousepad with a picture of my boys on it
James Bond Movies (preferrably the new one and ones with Pierce Brosnan)

I Voted

I took Karl this morning to go vote at about 8:15. It only took him 45 minutes of waiting in line before he got to vote. I waited in the car with the boys. About 2 hours later I went to vote and only had to wait for the election judges to realize someone was waiting, not too bad. Since we have touch screen voting Kaleb got to help me by pushing the green button which takes you to the next page. The boys were both excited that they got stickers as well as Me. I hope the bond for a new Springville Library Passes, and I'd like Hunstman to stay Governor...