Busy, busy, busy...

Painting this

and this

which will eventually result in... one awesome guest suite! Chair rail, crown molding, new mattress, comforter and decorations to follow.

Happy 2009!

#1 pet peeve of 2008?

Women who act like Children (grow up already.)

New Year's Resolution for 2009?

To not let the immature Women bug me.

Happy New Year!

Christmas Review

Christmas was awesome! Good food, good family, and good presents. However, now that it is all over, Jeremy keeps telling me how spoiled I am am. He says he got me Kittens, a new Car, and a House for Christmas. Wrong! I am spoiled, but Kittens, a Car and a House were not my Christmas presents.

The kittens were technically my Birthday present.

Jeremy and I have wanted to get Kittens since we got married, so he got off easy by giving me kittens as a Birthday present.

My car was needed so we can have children. Strapping a Child in a 2 door car is not my idea of fun or practical, so the car was a necessity.

The house was for both of us, and I contribute to the mortgage, so the house is not a present! I have a feeling I am going to be hearing that our house is my Anniversary/Birthday/Christmas present for the next 30 years!

Here are my favorite REAL presents!
(from my Mom and my Mother-in-law)

Books! A little Jon and Kate plus 8 and The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Enjoy It! by C Jane can be found here.

Last but not least, my Crocs!!!

Merry Christmas!

My wonderful Husband and his Father put Christmas lights on our house last weekend. Amazing!I never would have thought that Jeremy would go through all the trouble of putting up lights!

Here is a close up of our pathetic little Christmas tree. We have to have a little one because of the kittens. We don't want them climbing the tree. They haven't climbed this little one yet, however they like to play with the ornaments! I am so tired of putting them back on, which is why the tree looks a little silly.

This is what our front room looks like now that we got the new couch in the family room. I'm not too fond of the plaid, but everyone tells me they look good with the color of the room. For free couches they are in excellent condition. Thanks Grandma & Grandpa Walden!

Sleeping

At the Johnson household, we like to sleep a lot, as evidenced below:

Otis & Mya after a good cat nap. They still like to cuddle. What good siblings!

Mya and Otis sleeping with Mommy.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was a pretty small event this year. Jeremy and I spent it with his family which consisted of Mom, Dad, Grandma and Grandpa. We ladies decided to take each others pictures so there would at least be a few pictures.

Grandma & Michelle

Grandma & Tami

This is Jeremy with the insides of a party popper hanging from his ear. Jasen, Jeremy's nephew, sent us Thanksgiving goodies which included party poppers, mints, and a note from Jasen. Grandpa apparently didn't know what a party popper was. He pulled his in the middle of dinner and the insides landed perfectly on Jeremy's ear. It was hilarious! A fun time was had by all.

Did you kow I...

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1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (colorguard in marching 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 (in 4th grade, never again)
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 (when you work for family, it isn't possible)
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 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 (Close To My Heart)
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(The Hoover Dam)
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(Jeremy, so it affects me)
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee