Almost Famous

Okay, I haven't written anything about this because I was trying not to get my hopes up. A friend of mine has his own radio show, and for those of you who know me, I have always dreamed of becoming a "cartoon character" or work in commercials as far as voices go. I asked Chad how he got into radio, and if it was anything like trying to get into commercials and such. He went above and beyond ANYTHING I ever imagined and encouraged me to send him some examples. He liked what he heard and sent me some scripts for his podcasts so he could get a feel for my voice and also give me practice reading scripts. I have been so insecure in this whole thing and I've recorded myself about a million times and just felt retarded. I can't tell you how much I've struggled with even getting up enough nerve to sit down and put the headset on! I'm not a big risk-taker. I have my comfort zone, and even though I've always wanted to do something with my voice, actually recording myself and sending it to someone was FAR outside it. I know Heavenly Father lent me the strength to even try this. So, with that said, I'd like to invite everyone to go to www.chadhasty.com, click on podcasts, and listen to his shows. The ones dated today you'll hear my voice introducing the show. I, personally, love the show, and it is fun hearing someone that I was close to in high school on the radio. It is talk radio, but not the boring kind. It is actually entertaining, and Dan and I now set aside 4-6 pm on Saturdays (5-7 pm for people in Central Time) so we can hear his show live (kfyo.com streams it for us). Sorry, Chad, still not getting up willingly to listen to your morning show, even though it is great!! ;) (6-9 am Central on 790 KFYO) Also, Chad, I'd like to publicly thank you for all you've done and for the countless support you've given me. I know I just have one blip so far, and honestly, if that's all I ever get, you've still made one of my dreams come true. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Like I said, I never imagined you'd go so such greath lengths for someone you haven't seen in years. You're an awesome guy!! I'd also like to thank Dan for his love, support, and encouragement. He has helped me gain courage, he's taken the kids, he's given me ideas, and he's believed in me. So, with that, I hope y'all enjoy my 10 seconds of fame as much as I did!! So, go to www.chadhasty.com, click on podcasts, and the ones dated today are introduced by me. Feel free to listen to the rest of his shows, too! They are all very entertaining!

I love Stumble...

I was bored today and started "Stumbling". I found this website and thought it was interesting. It has a lot of great ideas and awesome recipes! I thought I'd share it! I don't know how to do all of the fancy "here" links or anything like that, so, sorry about that. I hope y'all enjoy this as much as I did!


http://makeitfromscratch.blogspot.com/

Jayden and Karah-isms

These little nuts are EAVESDROPPERS! I was driving in the van earlier this week, talking with Dan on the phone. I asked him where he was on his way home, and he said "Airport", meaning "Airport Road". Since I was driving, I had the phone on speaker phone. Jay got so excited and screamed, "Daddy's got GRANDMA!!! YAY!!!" He thought Daddy was at THE airport, picking up Grandma to come see him! We told him that, yes, Grandma is coming, but we won't see her until Sunday...

Karah LOVES saying "Double-G" as long as Double-G is not present to hear it. She FINALLY whispered it yesterday right after lunch for him.

Karah also says "Cinderella", now. I nearly did a back-flip when I first heard that one...

"Belle" is another word that was added to her vocabulary today when we were looking at a picture of 3 different Disney Princesses.

Jayden is so proud of the fact that he is a "big kid". He reminds Karah every day that he is "bigger" than her, and that makes him "the boss". She doesn't like that. Jay doesn't like it when I remind him that he isn't "the boss", either...

We went to the Aquarium with Granna and Double-G (and I forgot my camera, "doh!") . The kids had a BLAST, but got scared at the "Monster" tank. It is this HUGE lobster, and I'm not kidding, it is about the size of Karah! The pinchers were about as big as her head, at LEAST! Usually when we go to the Aquarium, the thing is dead still and the kids don't really care to look at it. This time, though, it was going nuts inside the tank. It was trying to crawl up the glass, and everything. I thought it was kinda freaky looking, myself, but I'm a lot bigger than it. I can understand why the kids would be frightened...

Sorry...

I know I've kind of been slacking with the posts and pics lately, and I want to apologize. The kids were both sick and we've been doing a whole lot of nothing this week. The kids are finally better, but Dan and I both have it, now. Dan has been so wonderful despite the fact that I know he feels like crap. He urges me to rest and take naps while he watches the kids because he knows that I'd been getting up with the kids at night and haven't really taken time this week to look after myself. He gave me a huge nap yesterday from 11:30 AM to 4:00 PM, and that was when I woke up on my own! He would have let me sleep longer! Today he let me sleep in until 1:30 pm, and again, that was because I woke up on my own at that time. He would have let me sleep longer if I'd wanted to. How awesome is it that he is so thoughtful and wonderful to care so much about me? I've tried to give him naps here and there and do the same for him, but he is more concerned about me getting better fast than he is for himself. He is so awesome, and I love him to death!