Is there a Doctor in the house?

We have been busy, busy! We had a full house this weekend and spent Saturday at the zoo which was so much fun! I am still battling the sickness that I don't have. I am going into the doctor on Thursday for a second opinion and some allergy testing. Hopefully, they will tell me that I have something, anything, so that I can get rid of it. I feel like I need to call Dr. House and have his team diagnose my mystery disease. We are very sad to say goodbye to Anna, Caleb and Emma tonight. They are finally headed back to Texas after a very long road to recovery for Anna. Her scans came back looking much better and so she will be taking her family and going home. We are happy they get to go home, but sad that we won't have them at our disposal. The girls have loved playing with Emma and Caleb is so good with Sarah. Life is starting to have a schedule, but I still am having a hard time feeling like I can get my life on schedule for me personally. Once the stinking painting gets done and I can hang stuff up, I think I will feel like it is home. Everything is still so disjointed and disorganized that it really bugs me. We are so excited to be going home for Halloween. My kids keep asking me if it is today that we get to go on the airplane. Once October rolls around we will get out the decorations and get their costumes. Cat is going to be Batgirl and Sarah is going to be Supergirl. They are very into superheros. They love to watch the old Batman animated series that we have on DVD. The girl ones are their favorites. I have a pampered chef party I am hosting on Thursday, everyone is invited. I love parties!

One Small Step for Berta-kind

We finally have finished painting the upstairs!!! Hooray!!!! The whole mezzanine level is now the most beautiful chocolate milk color. Now we just have to finish the whole downstairs. I am so excited I could just kiss someone!

Today is also Ward Conference. The octet that I am heading up is singing today and I am nervous. I am still hacking up a lung and my voice sounds gravely. I have been drinking lemon water to clear the nasty stuff out, but that contributes to my gravel sound. I hope that it goes well today. Next week the choir is singing a Sally Deford song and I am a bit nervous about it. I am hoping that the next two choir practices will prove fruitful. I picked the song because of the message and the beautiful tune, but some of them are having a rough time. I don't want them discouraged. Say some prayers!

Tara's Questionaire

Welcome to the 2008 edition of getting to know you !! Change all the answers so they apply to you & then send this to to your friends, including the person who sent it to you. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little things about your friends that you might not have known!!


1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:15, better than 5:30!
2. Diamonds or pearls? diamonds
3. What was the last film you saw @ the cinema? Kung Fu Panda
4. What do you usually have for breakfast? I don't ever get breakfast
5. What is your favorite TV show?? I love House and SVU, I am also watching Burn Notice and Project Runway
6. What is your middle name? Marie
7. What foods do you dislike? seafood and other sea bugs
8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? I don't do CD's, but I really love the song"Mercy" by Duffy
9.What kind of car do you drive? Depending on the day, it's a Dodge Grand Caravan or an Audi A3
10. Favorite Sandwich ? A Neighbor's bakery Turkey and bacon ( Manda knows)
11. What characteristic do you despise? lying or any manner of deceit
12. Favorite item of clothing? I love a good pair of jeans, which is pretty much what I wear everyday year round.
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation: Where would you go ? Europe or Japan
14. Favorite brand of clothing? Gap or Gymboree for my kids
15. What was the last thing you bought? I don't usually buy things for myself, so I can't remember
16. What was your most recent memorable day? Getting to spend Labor day weekend with Brady and the kids.
17. Favorite sports to watch? I don't do sports, but I did watch the US Open
18. Furthest place you are sending this? Finland
19. Who do you least expect to send this back to you? Tara, she already did it on her blog
20. Person you expect to send it back first? ????
21. Your birthday? 12*23*1980
22. Are you a morning or evening person? I do better work at night, but I have had to slowly reverse my schedule since I got married and now I just am crappy either time.
23 What is your shoe size? 6.5
24. Pets? Rudy, our tabby and Greta, our calico
25. What did you want to be when you were little? In 1st grade I wanted to be a nun, but it has changed so much over the years, the one that has stuck is a children's theatre teacher
26. Any new and exciting news you would like to share with everyone? Not so much
27. How do you feel today? coughy
28. What is your favorite candy? I don't usually do candy unless I am with Tara, but I have always loved Reece's Peanut Butter Cups
29. What is your favorite flower? Lavender, I know it's an herb, but it counts!
30. What is the day on the calendar you're looking forward to? I really like Fridays and Saturday's, we actually get to see Brady on those days
31. What is your full name? Roberta Marie Frownfelter Thomason
32. What are you listening to right now? Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis
33. What was the last thing you ate? Does Iced Tea count?
34. Do you wish on stars? Not any more
35. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? PURPLE!!!!!! Everyone knows that.
36. How is the weather right now? Hot Tamales
37. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Brady
38. favorite soft drink ? Whole Foods 365* Caffeine free cola
39. favorite Restaurant? My newest favorite is El Ricos
40. Hair Color? Dark Brown
41. What was your favorite toy as a child? Dollies or Barbies
42. Summer or Winter? Winter, hot chocolate, snow flakes, my birthday and Christmas
43. Hugs or kisses? Kisses
44. Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla ice cream, chocolate everything else.
45. Coffee or Tea? Celestial Seasonings Herbal Vanilla Hazelnut Dessert Tea
46. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back? yes
47. When was the last time you cried? I pretty much cry over something everyday, I am a big baby
48. What is under your bed?lids for the plastic containers and books that I don't have shelves for yet
49. Salty or Sweet? Salty
50. How many keys on your key ring? 5
51. How many years @ your current job? Married for 5.75 and a Mom for 4.5
52. favorite day of the week? Friday
53. How many towns have you lived in? 8, Chewelah, Spokane Valley, Cheney, Green Acres(yes, it is a real place), Kenmore, Mesa, Gilbert, and Queen Creek
54. Do you make friends easily? I think so
55. How many people will you send this to? couple dozen
56. How many will respond!! Who knows?

REGISTER TO VOTE!!!

If you haven't already registered to vote I encourage you to do so. You can go online and do it and it takes about 5 minutes. I had to register today since we moved and I hadn't done it yet. I am looking forward to seeing what happen this election. I hope that America can get it right and do what is going to be best for everyone. I also look forward to watching the debates. We shall see. Vote Yes on Prop 102, marriage is between one man and one woman.

Lead Kindly Light

I know that we all love and appreciate our bishoprics, but there are times when they might head the promptings of the spirit a little quicker. I got a call on Wednesday night asking me to organize an octet, singing Lead Kindly Light, for Ward Conference next Sunday. I couldn't find the music online anywhere and I couldn't order it because it wouldn't get here in time for us all to practice together. I searched high and low, I called cross-country, but to no avail. I finally called Deseret Book and was told that a different store in the valley had it and to go there. Upon arrival, I was told that yes, at some point it had been in the store, but it hadn't been in the computer since last November and to try Milano's. Luckily, Milano's had a great version and I snatched them all up. I did have to make a few illegal copies, to have enough, but nobody has to know and they will soon be shredded bits of nothingness, ( I take copyright laws very, okay almost, seriously...look what happened to Stephenie Meyer). Needless to say, I have called upon two members of the Bishopric to perform in the special musical number...see if they ever call me again! Other than that, I am still trying to recuperate from my mysterious sickness. I still hack up a lung when I laugh and could sing bass with no trouble! I am feeling better though, thank you. The painting continues. I managed to finagle Brady into helping my paint the mezzanine area of our house. We got half done and I remembered why I do the painting myself. My husband is the love of my life, selfless, honorable, hard working, tireless, smart, funny, adorable, admirable, but he is the slowest painter I have ever met. I thought I was slow owning to the fact that I have to go back and fix every little imperfection, but I was dead wrong. He also wanted so much to do it exactly how I wanted, that he asked me how to do everything. I am so grateful for his help that I am going to ask him to help me finish the upstairs. The work is slow, but worth it! I am also excited that soon I will get to go and get my curtain fabric and then I can sew all of the panels for the great room curtains. It will be quite the undertaking, but I think I am up to the challenge.