100 + 1 Things About Me

This just sounded too fun to pass by!! We'll see how exciting I am!!

1. I usually just read these but not do them.
2. I'm changing my ways!
3. I was born in Boston, Massachuetts (I misspelled it on purpose... MOM)
4. I remember eating big chunks of cheese in Boston.
5. I still love to each big chunks of cheese.
6. I'm watching "Fiddler on the Roof" while working on this.
7. I love the music in this movie.
8. I've been singing "TRADITION!" and "Matchmaker, Matchmaker...." all day long
9. Actually, I've been singing them since Saturday night when I bought the movie.
10. I bought it so I could show it in my YW's lesson on traditions.
11. I love teaching the Mia Maids.
12. It's harder than teaching Elementary School.
13. I've been teaching school since 1998.
14. I've added that up and it's been 10 years!! (pretty hard to add that one, eh?)
15. I'm quitting after this year.
16. I'm going to be a 'stay at home' mom now!!
17. I have a darling 7 week old baby boy named Drew.
18. I'm listening to him have the "heecups" (again, again, and again...)
19. I'm really bad at thinking of and writing things about myself.
20. I love spending time with my family.
21. We get together every other Sunday for dinner at my parents home!
22. It's a crazy, loud, but very fun time that I look forward to every time!
23. I've lived in Massachusetts, Utah, Illinois, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, and back to Utah.
24. I claim Utah as my home.
25. I grew up as an Orem snob and never, EVER, thought I would live in LEHI, UT!!!
26. It's not as bad as I thought it would be...
27. I love the character Golda, Tevya's wife on F on the R...she says at the end as they are packing up their belongings to leave to America..."I have sweeping to do...I don't want to leave a dirty house!!" Just reminds me of how I am each time I move...I would never just leave a dirty house.
28. When we moved into our house it was FILTHY!!
29. We've lived in our house for almost 2 years (this July).
30. We're thinking of putting it up for sale!!
31. I wish the market was better for sellers.
32. I met my husband in a singles ward (which he was too "old" to officially be a member of but came to on occasion anyways....thank goodness!)
33. I never thought I would actually date, then marry, a guy I met in a singles ward.
34. I was 30 when we got married.
35. I was "old" in the eyes of many others.
36. I'm glad I was older when I got married!
37. I only regret that I won't be having as many children as I possibly would have had if I had married younger...times a tickin'
38. I will be almost 50 years old when my baby Drew graduates from High School.
39. My mom was 37 (the age of my husband) when I graduated from High School.
40. I graduated from Mountain View High School in 1993.
41. I wish that I had played sports in high school.
42. I just wasn't aggressive enough to play in H.S.
43. I also wish that I had been in school choirs and school plays.
44. I loved high school.
45. When I read the Twilight books it took me back to being a twiterpated high school girl!
46. Now I'm reading her new book called The Host.
47. I'm envious of Val and Jill...they've both finished the book already.
48. I haven't found the time to read yet with all the baby stuff I'm doing.
49. I've found time somehow to do this list... now that's ironic!
50. I love to play Bunco.
51. I love to play lots of games.
52. I love to watch game shows.
53. I actually will record them on the DVR and watch 3 or 4 in a row!
54. My favorite game show is Wheel of Fortune.
55. I will be on that show one day!
56. I also love the game "Press Your Luck".
57. I hate the Whammy's!!
58. Two summers ago I religiously watched the old Richard Dawson Family Feud.
59. I was hoping to see the show with my mom and her mom and sisters on it.
60. I never saw it.
61. I love the smell of baby lotion.
62. I love that I have a baby now so there is no excuse for me to not being able to wear it myself.
63. I'm scared of the dark.
64. I still "freak" myself out when I'm in the basement and have to turn off the lights to go upstairs!
65. I love to bake.
66. I make really good cookies...I'm in the process of perfecting the homemade Oreo.
67. I have a really cute husband who is a REALLY cute daddy.
68. I love the sound of train whistle/horn.
69. I hear it at least 10 times a day.
70. I get excited when I get to see the train...especially at Taylor and Jill's house!
71. I'm diabetic.
72. I was just about to graduate from Ricks College when I found out!
73. I did not get diabetes because of eating too much sugar.
74. I do like to eat sweets though.
75. I'm grateful to live in a time when modern medicine is so advanced that I can live a pretty normal life...eat what I want, have a child, etc., etc.
76. I wear an insulin pump, which acts like a pancreas.
77. I won't tell you how much it cost!
78. I'm thankful for really, REALLY good health insurance.
79. I love my 3, almost 4, sister-in-laws.
80. I LOVE my one and only sister, too!
81. I love to sleep.
82. I'm somewhat getting use to my lack of sleep.
83. I do enjoy nursing my baby though (even though I have to wake up at 3 am to do it)
84. I love the outdoors.
85. I want to hike more than I do but my bloodsugars go wacky when I do.
86. I enjoy scrapbooking and making cards.
87. I should, really should, clean my "crap"book room.
88. I want to be a better photographer...like my siblings!
89. I once wanted to open a Bridal shop with my cousin Marilee...we had it all planned and dang, it would be fabulous!! (remember Mar?)
90. I love to load the dishwasher, but I hate to unload it! I practically refuse.
91. I have a huge puppy named Forrest.
92. I love to plan and organize parties and get togethers.
93. I'm planing on making these awesome baby books and selling them.
94. I wish I was better at finding good deals, like on Craig's List,etc.
95. I hope that my friends know that I love them and that I really care about them, even if I don't call them.
96. I don't care much for talking on the phone.
97. I was awarded the Golden Apple Award (Teacher of the Year) at my school this year. I had to brag about something pretty cool!
98. I LOVE Disneyland and wish my husband would start loving it again!
99. I had a benign lump removed from my breast in 2001.
100. I can't believe I made it to 100...and now I'm thinking of lots and lots of other things to say...but will save something for you all to learn about me at another time and place!

+1. I have many dreams and aspirations (many hidden away in my mind). But I'm so happy that the most important one to me came true this year when I became a mother! I love it!

American Idol--It's a Wrap!

This post is dedicated to all those Die Hard American Idol fans!! I have to admit I didn't start to really watch this season until it was down to the final 8 or so!! Just couldn't do it this year for some reason...but I have to say I love the TiVo thing!


I've been almost certain the past several weeks of who I thought would win and who America would vote for! Can you believe how many votes there were...I didn't vote this year and maybe that is why it ended the way it did!!

Both David's are AMAZING!! They both have such different styles and abilities that it was hard to even compare them to each other!! They are both the "American Idol" no matter what the vote said!! So if you do not know who won the title...don't worry I won't let the cat out of the bag...yet! (only because YouTube.com has nothing on it yet!)

A Little FYI--Tagged by Jenn

Who do you love? Silas Clayton Woolery and Andrew Keaton Woolery...and all my family and friends, and students!!
Who said 'I love you' first? Silas said it first and it took me a month or so to tell him...and when I did (on our trip to Montana) he broke up with me on the drive back!!
How long did you date? We met on Easter Sunday March 27, 2005 and we were married on January 20, 2006 so about 10 months...but aren't we still 'dating'??
Where did he propose? At the San Diego Temple out on one of the balconies overlooking the freeway after we had done a session together!!
Who is taller? Sigh--phew!!!
Who is smarter? Well...we both have our strengths!
Who does the laundry? Hmmmm...both of us do...I hate to fold laundry though!
Who pays the bills? Silas does...I usually do during the summer when I'm not working...but now that I'm not working I guess I'll be doing more of it!!
Who mows the lawn? Silas does....but I have to say that I enjoy doing it occasionally.
Who cooks dinner? I do when dinner is actually cooked at home! I'm pretty lazy these days..you know having a baby and all has thrown me off!!
Who drives? I usually make Silas...even though he thinks I should drive when we go in "my" car!!

That was fun!!

You Might "think" I'm NUTS!!

So, many of you know I am quitting work...after 10 years of teaching...I am finally quitting!! Hallelujah!!! Wahooty!! Praise the Heavens!! I get to be that stay-at-home mom (yeah, right! like I'm going to just "stay-at home"!!) that I've been waiting for for so long!!! I'm not excited or anything...

...and I even decided not to go back to work for the rest of this school year...Hallelujah!!! Wahooty!! Praise the Heavens!! I'm not excited or anything...(but I will be heading back for the last 2 days of school...how I'm going to leave my baby for 2 days? Only heaven knows!) With Drew's early arrival I was actually supposed to start back today but thank goodness for that Family & Medical Leave Act!! As of Friday, May 30th (Grandma Bonnie's B-day) I will no longer be a working mother!! (you know because technically I'm still "working" even though I'm on maternity leave)

That is until...the end of August! WHAT?? you say!! Yes, I have decided to go back to teaching...WHAT??? you say, again!! I have accepted a minor little job as a Preschool Teacher!! How fun (or CRAZY) is that?? What makes it even better is that my friend sought me out...wanted my "expertise" (that's her exact word). I'm actually really excited because those of you who know me well, know that it will be good for me to be a little busy. Like having a child to take care of 24/7 isn't busy!?? I know, I know!! AND what makes it even more betterer (4 year old talk) is that my sweet little niece Rylie Bug is going to be in MY class!!! Hallelujah!!! Wahooty!! Praise the Heavens!! I'm not excited or anything...

One Month Old and Saying Goodbye!!

May 7, 2008---Drew turned one month! ALREADY! He's growing up soooo fast!! He changes so much everyday! It's so fun to have him watch and really look at me.
(You know...because it's all about me, the mommy!) It's as if he wants to "tell me all about it"!!



Also, Auntie McKenna left to go home--back to Germany!! It was a sad day!! I loved having her here even though I had to share her. We had "fun" saying goodbye at the airport and we know we will be seeing her again very, very soon!!(right, McKenna & Josef???)
We had a little photo shoot while McKenna was here. These are a few of my faves!! Thanks McKenna for being such a wonderful Auntie to my adorable son!! He loves Auntie McKenna!!

Blessing Day!

We decided to have Drew's Blessing this past weekend since ALL but one member (McKenna's husband, Josef) of either of our families was here...in Utah!! The date just happened to be Drew's original due date... so we thought it helped tie everything together.


We had several extended family members here for the blessing and it was such a nice day! Silas had been preparing for this day for quite a while. After several daddy/son talks the day finally arrived! Sigh was nervous but, we both felt the comfort and peace from the spirit from being at church together for the first time since a couple weeks before Drew was born! It was so nice to have our families there! I can't believe it was MY baby that was being blessed!! Silas was prompted to say such wonderful things to Drew. He did a beautiful job. Drew looked so handsome in his white blessing "suit" and special blessing blanket that Grandma Lori made for our family. Oh and who is that good looking Daddy??

Finally, the Woolery Side!!

Drew was finally able to meet Silas' side of the family this past weekend!! It was so much fun having Chris & Barry and Meritt, Todd & Olivea stay with us.

My mother-in-law, Chrissy, is so amazing and kind!! I've never met anyone who does SO much for others. Even is she is drained and exhausted herself, she doesn't stop! I hope I can be more like her!! Love you, Cakey! I know it was hard for you to leave after such a short visit!

We miss you guys and can't wait for the end of the month!! We are heading down to San Diego at the end of May for Sigh's cousin, Danielle's wedding!! Drew's first flying experience!! ARGHHHH! Mom's nervous about that!! But we are so happy to be able to go down for the wedding and to see Grandma & Grandpa again! Plus, Drew gets to meet so many other family members while we are there!!

Here are some pics from their visit!


Auntie Meritt, Uncle Todd and Cousin Olivea!!


...Grandma Cakey!


Getting dressed for the day...never without the oooh's and ahhhh's of onlookers!!


Proud Grandpa and Grandma



Kisses for the Littlest Boy from the Littlest Girl!!