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Fun Name Game

"Us in another Life"

(a little more interesting one too...)

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)

Jen's - Peaches Mazda

Kip's - Fins Mazda

2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)
Mint Chocolate Chip Snickerdoodle

Rocky Road Chocolate Chip

3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)

J-Rus

K-Rus

4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Blue Tiger

Yellow Monkey

5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Lynn Prescott

Michael Boise

6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)
RusJe

RusKi

7. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The" + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink)
The Red Rootbeer

The Orange Dr. Pepper

8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
Joe Von

Don Ralph

9. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names)
Lynn Roy

Scott Lee

10. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (name of 5th grade teacher and town of same letter)
Doty Denver

Jersey Jenkins

11. SPY NAME/BOND GIRL: (favorite season/flower)
Spring Hibiscus

Summer Pansy

12. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)

Apple Jeans"ie" Pants
Banana Ball cap"ie"

13. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree)

Cheerios Weeping Willow

Fruit Loop Maple

(I agree with you Rhonda this one's dumb!)

14. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: ("The" + Your fave hobby, fave weather element + tour)

The Blogging Rain Tour

The Fishing Snow Tour

I Tag:

Everyone on my "Blogger Buddies" list

**Especially Princess Beepers, Jamie, & Kristi!!!

This ones fun, and I know your saying "yours" in your head as you read this anyways!!! Even Kip did it with me!

Throw us a bone here...

Well let's see here I am going to vent right now, sorry if it is kinda depressing, or sounds too diary/journal- ish. But hey, this is my Blog I'll do with it what I want right? Sure.

Well Kip has lost his job for the second time this month. (lay-offs) With this housing catastrophe, and economic slump, we are just being thrown in and out of that tornado. He is depressed and feels like he has failed, and I am having a hard time keeping my chin up, and trying to be there for him. Money is obviously tight, stress is at an all-time high, and options are slim. We live in a small town and with every "house" related business being pulled under, we feel as if we are hanging on by our fingernails. We feel we have exhausted every effort possible, and still... nothing. I am doing my best to help out, watching 6 kids at the house throughout the week to bring in a little something. But going to school at nights from 5- 10:00, preparing for Nationals, and getting up early to be ready, I am quickly getting exhausted. We have been searching down in Phoenix to find something, but haven't found anything. Our goal is to get down there so Kip can go to school eventually, once I have finished, and so I can get a better job. We feel stuck here in our little town-

• with NO jobs,




• a house we can't afford nor sell,




• and a huge amount of un-lucky-ness. (if that is a word?)

But it feels good to get my feelings out, and I know what we need to do; Scriptures, family prayer, and being strong is going to get us through this right now. "Prayer unlocks the powers of heaven in our behalf. Prayer is the great gift which our Eternal Father has given us by which we may approach Him and speak with Him in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Be prayerful. You cannot make it alone. You cannot reach your potential alone. You need the help of the Lord." - Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley. We need to pull our heads up, stand up, and dust off once again. I know we can do it, we just need to buckle down and like my friend Jenilyn says, "focus on all the positives

*all healthy

* roof over our heads

* we're together

*great callings

*reliable transportation

*food on the table (sometimes:)

*wonderful friends & family

*& so much more...

And the longer and harder our struggles, the greater, and more rewarding the blessings will be in the end." Thanks Jen!! I guess one day we'll look back at this just to see how far we have come, and how much stronger we will be.

"In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world."

John 16:33

(One of my favorite scriptures. It teaches me: humility, faith, simplicity, love, & HOPE!)

P.S. If anyone has any ideas (job wise) Please let us know- Pass the word around for me... Thank You!! We are open to advice from those who have been there and done that too. Loves!

Success...

"SUCCESS DOESN'T COME TO YOU, YOU GO TO IT.''

All about me...

Hey I wanted to post this essay I had to write for school. We had to write an essay about ourselves and why we were in Beauty School. I started it and it just flowed, easiest essay I hae ever written. It gives you all a little glimpse into my "brain" and what I have discovered since starting Beauty School. J you will like this!

Everything I need to know,

I learned in Beauty School...

What about me? Why am I here going to Beauty School? I guess that is an easy question, This is something I have waited my whole life to do. Now that I am doing it, it feels great. When I was in High School I was your average Jane. I did okay in my classes, played sports, participated in Student Council. Everything mediocre nothing exceptional, well that was until I began school at Artistic Beauty College.

It turns out I am good, more than mediocre at something. It feels great to be able to ace tests with just the knowledge you learned in class that just clicks in your brain. Way different from studying Calculus for hours on end just to end up bombing the test. To be confident in anything I can do. Which came very hard for me in school. To have peers asking me for help. Instead of having to ask a thousand questions, still not understand and have my younger sister help me with my homework (she was always smarter than me.) It feels good to help someone too. I have never felt so important or well rounded, and this great about myself and my talents. A long time coming but so very worth every second I have waited. I anxiously anticipate everyday and what new challenges will come my way.

Although I did learn alot about myself in High School which has made me understand my abilities and push myself to the limits now. I have "heart" a big one, I may not be the best at something, but you better believe I will throw everything I have into it. I am very creative, that has always been apparent through silly posters, assignments and projects. I can do anything I put my mind to, which is great and will push me up over the limits at times, and I love that feeling. I have integrity and it shows in more than my appearance. I am a leader, and a good one at that, which has made me confident. I work well with all kinds of people, I love being around people. I learned these traits in my athletic teams as Captain and being a team player.

And now here I am halfway through Beauty School or slowly conquering the world it feels like sometimes. I can now see these attributes coming through my work. Whether it be doing a double color weave, peek a boo, cut, and style within our three hours of work time, helping a friend better understand how to do a fade, or help her pass her gradeout, or in preparing my greatest feat yet, my nail art (mural) for a National Competition. I am so proud I have accomplished something I thought I could never have done. The traits I had worked so hard on in school, are finally proving to be more than I could have ever imagined.

Back to my question of... "What about me? Why I am I here in Beauty School?" I am aspiring to be the best person I can be, preparing my life for a rewarding career in a fulfilling enviroment. I am perfecting such great talents, characteristics, skills, and abilities for an exciting chapter in my life. Achieving great things, and being a very un- mediocre, exceptional person is my goal. That's me and I am proud to be.

The Hinckley Challenge

I wanted to post about this challenge I found on a friends blog. The Gordon B. Hinckley Challenge to read the Book of Mormon in 97 days (the age of our beloved Prophet at his passing) it started on Feb. 4th and will end on May 10th!! If you start right now it is only about 6 pages a day to honor our wonderful Prophet. I started my first journey through the B of M when Pres. Hinckley challenged us about a 2 years ago, and in the mix of a move, and having a baby I never finished. I have recently picked up reading again and can't put it down. I guess shutting the cable off was a blessing in disquise??. So I signed on to do the challenge as an extra incentive to finish the whole book for the first time. And can't find a better reason to finish. I thought this was an incredible way to honor our beloved Gordon B. Hinckley who had such a passion for the Book of Mormon. You can sign up at http://www.hinckleychallenge.com/ There are currently 30,581 members accepting the "Warrior Challenge." So go sign up, it costs nothing it is a pretty cool website. So let's get the numbers up and all join in to honor him. I think he would be very pleased about this challenge and would feel very honored to see so many members do thid for him.