About Me

The best word to describe my life in the past month is ... overwhelming. We just moved to Prosper, Texas (a northern suburb of Dallas). Getting the kids settled in school, Chris set up at his new store, and the house put in a semblance of order has been a 24/7 job! It's been 3 weeks since we moved in, and I can almost stop saying, "I know it's in a box -- somewhere!"

Anyway, when I needed a break last night, I went online and looked at my friend Kathy's blog. She issues a challenge to create a photo mosiac "All About You". Here's the rules:

The rules of the game:
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image. (I cheated and looked until I found an image I liked!!)
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker. (http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/mosaic.php) Then upload or copy the completed mosiac to your blog.
d. If you're reading this, now consider yourself tagged! It took a while, but it's a lot of fun.

The Questions:
1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you go to?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One Word to describe you.
12. Your Flickr name (or other online name)

Here's my answers:
1. First name -- Kristie. I love gerber daisys, especially red or bright orange.
2. Favorite food -- Chocolate. Anything dark and rich.
3. High School -- Olympus High School. This is a photo of Mt. Olympus in Salt Lake City.
4. Favorite Color -- right now it's lime green and deep red.
5. Celebrity Crush -- Steve Burton, aka Jason (from General Hospital ... I know ...) I'm a sucker for blond hair, blue eyes and great abs!
6. Favorite Drink -- Starbucks hot chocolate (non-fat with sugar-free vanilla and no whip cream)
7. Dream Vacation -- I have 2 actually. The one in the photo is Tahiti. The sand, the sun and the crystal blue water! The second is Italy. Tuscany, Lake Como, Capri and the Amalfi Coast. Both would be even better with friends along :)
8. Favorite Dessert -- Creme Brulee. You've got to love custard and caramel!
9. What I want to be when I grow up -- Physically Fit. It would be great to be a nice piece of work instead of a work in progress!
10. What I love most -- My freedom!
11. One word to describe me -- Pensive. Very, very, pensive!
12. Flickr name – kristiecummings. Original, huh! Nothing turns up when I search my name, so I just chose a photo I liked.

Anyway, thanks for the break from reality, Kathy! This was fun to do, and I hope you all have found out a few things about me you didn't already know.

We're so excited for Dad & Mom

They were just called by President Monson to serve as Temple President and matron of the San Antonio Temple! This temple is very special to them and to our whole family. While they were presiding over the Texas San Antonio Mission from 2001 to 2004, the San Antonio Temple was announced. My parents helped coordinate the plans for the temple and were part of the ground breaking. Each member of our family (our kids included) wrote their names on a rock that was put into the foundation of the baptistry, along with rocks from the local primary children. Also, Debi received her endowments in the San Antonio Temple.

We are especially excited that they will now be only 5 hours away from us!! YEA!! I'm not sure who is happier about that, our kids or grandpa and grandma. :)

Here's the announcement from the Church News this week:



Marion Darryl Woods, 60, Winder 10th Ward, Salt Lake Winder Stake, called as president of the San Antonio Texas Temple, succeeding President A. Ray Otte. President Woods' wife, Anne Rees Woods, will serve as temple matron. President Woods, currently serving as a gospel doctrine teacher, previously served as president of the Texas San Antonio Mission, stake and ward Young Men president, high councilor and bishop. Retired president, CEO, and owner of a candy company and a mortgage company, he was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Lewis Wesley and Helen Hunt Woods. Sister Woods, currently serving as a Relief Society teacher, served with her husband as he presided over the Texas San Antonio Mission, and as a ward Relief Society, Young Women, and Primary president and temple ordinance worker. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Stanley Davis and Helen Deon Gaddie Rees.

A little glimpse of Tyler

I figured it was about time to update our blog. Especially since the kids are, oh, 6 months older than they were last time I posted! Oh well, I will freely admit that I am a work in progress, and this is just another area that can only improve! For the next few days, I'll try to post something about each of the kids.

Today I thought I'd post a picture from a couple of weeks ago of me and Tyler. He has always been my active child, with endless energy and a very creative imagination. He comes up with unique things that crack us all up each day. He's only 3, but has the spirit of a much older child!! Yesterday he announced to me that I needed to find a school for him next year so he doesn't get bored. He also watched Meghan have a crisis a few days ago, and asked me, "Why do girls always have cows?" Our house would be much quieter and much less exciting without him!

Tyler has been in pre-school 2 days a week since January. He loves school and loves thinking he is as big as his older brother. His teacher and primary teacher tell me what a great child he is and what a pleasure he is to teach - and how obedient he is. This never ceases to amaze me. At home he is constantly into EVERYTHING! I don't think my mom really believed me until she spent a week with him in November. If he wants something or wants to do something, he finds a way. Whether that means climbing up INTO my upper cabinets in the kitchen to get a treat (he is a candy hound and can find it anywhere it's hidden in the house) or tying a blanket around his neck and jumping off anything he can find while announcing he is a superhero that can fly and will catch all the bad guys. But the best part of having Tyler as my youngest is that he loves to climb up on my lap or lay on my bed and watch shows with me. He gives the best little hugs and always makes us all feel happy.