Monday, August 27, 2007

Here are my 10 things you may or may not know about me! Thanks Lenny!

1. I lived with my Grandma Stone the first 2 month of my life and also the last 2 years of High School. The woman was and still is a Saint!!! I lived in Alaska as a baby until age 3 and then in Venezuela as a teen until I went to live with Gram. I don't know how she put up with Cindy the teenager!!!
2.When my parents came home from Venezuela for my High School Graduation and to live in Utah again they were very surprized to find their only daughter hanging out with a long curly haired guy with a suede fringe jacket driving her aroungd in a 1951 Pontiac Ambulace/Hearse that had a bumper sticker on that said "Don't laugh your daughter might be inside". Yea they were a bit freaked out. One time Larry and I were driving up Hobble Creek in his cool ride and we were near the golf course and he could see the sprinkler was coming around and my window was down and he said something and I said "huh" and the sprinkler came through the window hitting Larry in the face and missed me te-he-he!!!
3.Once when Pam, Pat and I were all teacher Aerobic dance we were at a workshop to learn new routines and find out about a fund raiser we were doing for the 2nd or 3rd year for the March of Dimes. The workshop was held in a gymnastics place when they were finished. I was talking to the Director of the March or Dimes for the state of Utah and I took a step back and fell backwards into a big square pit of foam rubber chunks. I was so embarrased I wouldn't even let him help me out. That was when we still lived in Utah, in the 80's
4. When I was Relief Society President about 8 years ago I was invited to a candle party at the home of one of my counselors. Mary Lou Harward, she was a very gracious lady with style and sophistocation but very down to earth and sweet and very spiritual. Well I had to go to the party late and there was a sign on the front door that said "come on in we are in the back" . I opened the door and briskly walked to the back of the house where I could see all the ladies in the back yard and I walked right into the glass of the sliding back door. I hit it so hard it almost knocked me over backwards and boy did everyone outside get a huge laugh out of that, I was again so embarassed!!!
5. In Las Vegas, as in other places, we are always in the middle of road work. One time Amanda and I were going south on Decatur Blvd. when 3 lanes became one. So as I always try to do I got in the single lane plenty ahead of time while others would speed up the side of the one lane and cut in as far ahead as they could possible get. Well, this was making me madder and madder. I had let a few people in but then decided I had been in this lane to 20 minutes and I was not letting anyone else in so I stuck like glue to the car in front of me as to make sure no car was cutting in front of me!!! Well, when we were just about to the end of the whole ordeal this lady in a big red SUV decided she was cutting in front of me. I was yelling out the passenger side window "There is no way you are cutting in front of me" and Amanda was yelling "Poor plannning on your part" over and over. The lady got so mad she threw some snotty tissues on the hood of my car and we cracked up laughing but she did not get in front of me!!! That's how to drive in Vegas I have learned the hard way!!!
6. Back to younger years... when I did live with my parents in Venezuela. We had an area where all the Americans lived and we had a club with a pool and a bar and some meeting rooms. One day we were swimming at the club and we started having a water fight. My Mom & Dads friend had gone in the bar so we filled up out containers with cold water and were ready to get him, when he came out he had a pitcher or beer in each hand and I thought oh good he would never waste his beer on me so I can get him real good. I dumped cold water on him and I got two pitchers of beer dumped on my head, boy was that a shock!!!
7. Over the July 4th holiday this year, as we always do, we came to Utah and spend it with Angie & Tracy and their family. In the morning we went to the parade. Tracy & the boys had gone early to get us a good spot. After the parade we went home and had a BBQ with Tracy's Mom and her husband. Then it seemed like a good time for a little nap. Larry & I had decided to go into the stadium this year to see Brooks & Dunn. So after my nap I started getting ready, you know, make up. change clothes, curl my hair etc. Well, the outlet in the upstairs bathroom was not working for my curling iron so we were staying upstairs in Tracy & Angies new office that was Rusty's room. Angie wanted the downstairs room for the coming baby's room. So I plugged in my curling iron in the bedroom and set it on a towel on the floor and finished getting ready. When I went to sit down and lean against the bed to curl my hair without a mirror, I straightened my legs out and all of the sudden my foot was hurting. Yes I burned my foot severely on the curling iron. Then Larry made me walk from Provo H.S. where we parked clear to the BYU football stadium and back. I wasn't a very happy girl!!!
8.A few years ago when I was struggling to get a dental implant. I came home from the oral surgeons office rather loopy. You know being put under and then all the pain medication. Of course, Ike, Madi & Becca wanted to stay at Grandma Cindy's house so we decided to watch the first Santa movie. So we always have to have cocoa with our Santa movie and it just wouldn't be right if it was stirred not shaken. So I get my tupperware ranch dressing container out and put the hot water and cocoa mix in and start shaking it, of course it exploded everywhere and Larry comes running in the kitchen...what in the **** are you doing. I was so loopy all I could do is laught with cocoa everywhere. I am a mess!!!
9. A few years back we were staying with our friends, Stan & Sue Carter, in their cabin at Duck Creek. We had a wonderful day and it started to rain at night. Lenny & Amanda and the kids were with us. We were staying upstairs and the thunder sounded like you could reach out and touch it. The lightning and thunder were so close. It made me feel so close to God. Well, a week later in testimony meeting I told the story while bearing my testimony. Lenny made so much fun of me it was sick and wrong...but he makes fun of me all the time, I should be used to it by now.
10. Well, as many of you know I worked for Dr. Call, a dentist. for 18 years. Well last year I had to fire him which made me fired too. I had to tell him he was getting too old and forgetful, after all he was 79 years old and now he is 80. He was a dentist for 51 years. He did not want to quit but in good conscience I just could not let him keep going. He had such a great career with no malpractice anything and it would have been so sad for him to end his career with a nightmare. So I have been accused of firing Dr. Call. Larry told me not to do it because I would be committing employment suicide and that is pretty much true. I haven't worked for a full year now and I have loved it but it is time for me to get my butt in gear and bring in some money to contibute to the cause of shopping!!! I am a District Manager for Arbonne International. It takes a while to start bringing in the big bucks so after our Hawaii trip in Oct. I guess I will have to get a job...boo-hoo.
WELL I HAVE FULFILLED BEING TAGGED & SO NOW I TAG RANDY AND LEISY...HAVE FUN!!! LOVE TO ALL OF YOU!!! SEE YOU AT THE REUNION!!!

9 comments:

Lenny and Amanda said...

wow mom. I never knew anyone to go to such great lengths to explain the smell of beer on them when they get home. I still can't believe you burned your foot while curling your hair. Your one in a million and we love you.

Linz said...

I never thought I would say this... You burned your FOOT on a curling iron! I think you might actually be realted to Michael Scott (and if you don't know who I'm talking about SHAME ON YOU!!!) =D

Cute!!

Jaime said...

I love the story of you walking into glass and falling into foam. I do stuff like that all of the time. It is so embarassing, but entertaining for everyone else.

Linz said...

FOr SHAME!! Just kidding! Michael Scott is the boss on "The Office". I am referring to the funniest episode EVER when he burned his foot on a George Foreman Grill. HAHAHAHA!!! You must watch it sometime!

Pat and Brent said...

Great way to get an early retirement! I vaguely remember Larry's hearst. We really had some winner transportation thanks to beth and don. Loved your confessions. I also remember you winning the cruise from me by just a few bucks!

Pam and Rand said...

Those were great. I can also relate to running into the glass. I can't wait to see you at the reunion!

Kent and Leisy said...

cindy...i was one of the very first people tagged! go and read mine back in my july section!! --leisy

Michelle said...

Cindi - you are such a fun person! Those 10 things were awesome! What a fun grandma you are to make hot chocolate "shake style". That's actually not a bad idea ... as long as the explosion can be avoided. :) Fun post!

mandi said...

Cindy - I love you so much. That's all I could say through this whole post - I LOVE HER!! You are the funniest person ever.