Hunter Getting His Groove On

We let Hunter stay up a little later than normal and boy did we have fun! This was a little clip of the dance party he had! This is what makes foster parenting so much fun, when we are able to make memories like this to help us always remember things like this.

Diaper Duty

The last three or four days have been horrific when it comes to messy diapers. Who knew that poop could be a possible weapon for mass destruction?

Yes I was THIS bored!

I saw this on my friend Tammie's blog, and thought it would be kind of fun and I was also a little bored....so here ya go.

1. Real name: Lisa Renee Dopf
2. Nickname: Lis, Weezer, Pee Wee, Stinky, Leeser, Lisa Marie
3. Status: Happily Married
4. Zodiac sign: Cancer
5. Male or female: Female
6. Elementary: Palmer Elementary
7. Middle School :Lake Olympia Middle School
8. High School: Elkins High School
9. College: Utah State University
10. Hair color: ah hell, it depends on the light I am in, but somewhere between light and dark brown
11. Long or short: short
12. Loud or Quiet: I can be both!
13. Sweats or Jeans: Jeans
14. Phone or Camera: I don't get this question, I have both
15. Health freak: Trying to be
16. Drink or Smoke: Nope
17. Do you have a crush on someone: Brandon
18. Eat or Drink: both I love food and Diet Dr Pepper
19. Piercings: Ears
20. Tattoos: No but if I did it would be a Diabetes tattoo
21. Music: Anything except for hard rock and rap, and for some reason country has started to annoy me
22. Comedies or Horror: Comedy, I get nightmares from horror

FIRSTS:
23. First piercing: My ears when I was 12
24. First best friend: Scott
25. First award: Most Valuable Swimmer when I was 8
26. First crush: Haha, Jason Burke or Scott Smylie
27. First Boyfriend/Girlfriend: Kyle Revell
28. First pet: I had 2 fantail goldfish named Sebastian and Ariel
29. First big vacation: My family went to Disney Land when I was 3, but other than that, probably going to San Diego with Gary and Brandon
30. First big birthday: when I turned 18, let's just say it was a serious girl's night out
31. First Car: 1991 Honda Accord I named Shelby because I like Ford Mustang Shelby GT500's
32. First Favorite Song: Tonight, Tonight, Tonight by Genesis
33. First phone: It was a maroonish color phone that was my older sister Jenny's
34. First Surgery: Knee Surgery at 17 for torn cartilage
35. First time on an Airplane: I have no idea, probably as a baby when my parent's moved back to the states

LASTS:
36. Phone Call: My sister Katie
37. Instant Message: Tanya on Facebook
38. Text Message: Brandon
39. Song you listened to: the Cars Movie music
40. Time you cried: two weeks ago

CURRENTLY:
41. Getting on your nerves: being fat, and the baby screeching instead of cooing
42. TV: American Justice, but I am not really watching it
43. Drinking: bottled water with cherry crystal light
44. Hair: straight
45. Wearing: Jeans and a t-shirt for cleaning house
46. Eating:chocolate chips for a little treat
47. With: my dog Lexi cuddled up next to me while I type this
48. I'm about to: start dusting once I get this done
49. Listening to: the dryer
50. Plans for today: get the house clean, fold laundry, and go grocery shopping

YOUR FUTURE:
51. Want kids: absolutely yes! I want some of my very own, but my foster boys are such a joy!
52. Want to get married: happily already for 4.5 years
53. Careers in mind:hopefully going back to interpreting someday, being a mom
54. Place of Residency: Utah, but would be happy anywhere
55. Car or Truck: I drive a Honda CR-V that I love!
WHICH IS BETTER:
56. Shorter or taller: I have always been taller than everyone else so I guess taller
57. Romantic or spontaneous: definitely spontaneous
58. Sensitive or loud: Sensitive
59. Serious relationship or casual dates: Relationship
60. Trouble maker or hesitant: depends on the mood I am in ;)



.HAVE YOU EVER:
62. Lost glasses/contacts: Nope
63. Ran away from home: Yes
64. Hold a gun/knife for self defense: No
65. Killed somebody: No
66. Broken someones heart: yup
67. Been arrested: nope but I have family that has
68. Cried when someone died: Yes
69. Kissed a stranger: yes
70. Had someone ask you out and you said no: I laughed in the guys face (mean, I know)
71. Laughed until you cried: Yes
72. Met someone who changed your life: there are too many to name
73. Fallen in Love: Yes
74. Found out someone was talking about you: Yes
75. Been Cheated on: Yes
76. Cheated on anyone: No
77. Lost someone special: Yes
78. Broken a bone: nope (knock on wood)

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
79. Yourself: most of the time
80. Miracles: absolutely
81. Love at first sight: not quite sure about that one
82. Heaven: Yes, thought that's not where I am going (hehe)
83. Santa Claus: No
84. Holding Hands on the first date: Sure
85. Kiss on the first date: heck yes!

RANDOMNESS:
86. Righty or Lefty: Lefty
87. Last time you saw your Dad: Last Thanksgiving, sadly so
88. Do you like the snow: I could care less, I much prefer sand
89. Whats your favorite season: right between Spring/Summer
90. Can you swim: Yes, grew up living at the pool
91. Ridden a horse: Yes, and I have a butt as big as one
92. Ridden a bike: Yes
93. Photogenic: heck no
94. Have siblings: 2 older and beautiful sisters
95. Beach or Mountains: definitely beach
96. Hot or Cold: I prefer hot

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
97. Is there one person you want to be with right now: Yes
98. Are you seriously happy with where you are in life: yup
99. Do you believe in God: 100% Yes
100. Post these 100 truths and tag at least 5 people.

I now tag Katie, Jenny, Arren, Rachel, and Lauren!

Finally!

For the last 2 weeks or so, I have slept on the couch because I wasn't getting ANY sleep with the baby sleeping in our room. The reason the baby was in our room is that the Utah Foster Care foundation says that you are allowed a little one under the age of 2 in your room. Since we have a 2 bedroom duplex, Hunter was in the other room as we got settled in to a routine, and the baby sleeping in our room became part of that routine.

There was just one problem... the baby wasn't sleeping through the night, and is a VERY restless sleeper. He was waking up once or twice a night for sometimes no reason at all, and would make just enough noise in his sleep that would keep me awake or wake me up in the night. This was NOT my idea of an ideal situation. So I was reading through the foundation's rules that said that two siblings of the same gender could be in the same room together. I thought this was wonderful except for the fact that the baby not sleeping through the night would not be a good combination to waking up a 2 year old. So I decided that sleeping on the couch was the best answer to this until I was for sure the baby was used to sleeping through the night. It wasn't easy to not go pick him up when he cried at night, but I was far enough away that with some earplugs, I could stay asleep if he woke up crying.

Last night after I bathed the boys, I decided to move the baby's bed in to the other room, and get everything set up and rearranged so his bed would fit. I ended up putting the baby down first for bed and then 1/2 an hour later I put Hunter in his. Let's just say that my first night back in my own bed was GLORIOUS! I slept really well for the first night in weeks! Hallelujah!

Is this a sign?

The other day Hunter was playing in our family room and came upon an empty Diet Dr Pepper bottle on one of our end tables. He picked it up, looks at me and says "Mommy"! Thus indicating that he knows that it's my favorite drink and I drink at least one every day. Maybe that's a sign to cut back a little.......? Ummmmm then again, maybe not! ;)

Holy Crap! 4 out of 5!

At the end of last November I took Utah's Level 2 Certification test. I went in feeling very inadequate and with little or no expectations. I just has the frame of mind that I would see what results came back and I could focus on the parts I failed, which after my test I felt like I had failed all but one. It turns out I got my results today and I passed 4 out of 5! I didn't pass the voicing from ASL to English component, but what a freakin relief! I am thrilled with this! Now I only have to pay the money to test again for the voicing part instead of the other parts! HOLY FREAKIN COW! I am utterly speechless!

Another Funny One

So anyone that knows me incredibly well knows that I grew up in a house where belching was a competitive sport. The ironic thing about this was there were all girls in our family. So needless to say our dad taught us well. So maybe I am outing myself on this one and I know that you have to be extremely privileged (or not) to ever hear me express myself in this fashion. I myself have to get to an extreme level of comfort with you before you EVER hear me do this.

So now you are asking why I would write all this on a blog that a mere handful of people actually read? Because that is just it, I know not that many people read this (or maybe I am blissfully unaware that people actually DO read this). Here's the point of this blog entry:

Today was a day spent mostly at home. When it came time for the boys to wake up from their afternoon naps, I decided I was going to throw them and myself into the car and go to Albertson's to restock my supply of Diet Dr Pepper, and Hunter's fruit snacks. The underlying reason for this was that I also simply needed to get out of the house for my sanity, or what's left of it anyway....

We get in and out of the store and then go for a little drive around our neighborhood looking for any new houses on the market. On the way home, I was drinking a Diet DP when I let out this awesome burp. Hunter used to laugh when I burped, but now all I heard from the back seat stated very matter of factly was:

"Mommy burp!"

I thought about this for a moment and couldn't help but laugh at this! I must do it more than I realize (well for heaven's sake, Diet Dr Pepper has become a staple at our house) because it doesn't even phase him anymore.

So now all the 2 of you that actually read this probably think I am horrible and crass for this, but hey what can I say?