New Years

Brian and I are having a get together at our house on New Year's eve, starting at 9 pm. If you are interested, email me: jenna.paulsen@vzw.blackberry.net. We'll have food, drinks (bring some of your faves too! We'll supply a lot of it though!), pretty sure Rockband/Guitar Hero will be going on, music, games (cards, and some others). Whatever you want to do. Give me a call or email me. We'd love to hang out with everyone!

I got all the christmas presents wrapped last night. Makes it REALLY feel like Christmas. I also though I'd torture Sadie a bit with a santa hat:

Brian and I are super excited about our new phones. We got the new Blackberry Storm, and I love it! I always hate breaking in a new phone with all the new things you have to learn, but it's not that bad. It has so many features, it's amazing. It has an mp3 player on it, and I can listen, and STILL play around on my phone. My old phone you only could listen to music.

Friday we take Sadie in for her teeth cleaning. She really needs it. Some days her breath is just unbearable! Hopefully this will solve the problem!

Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. I most likely won't get back to this until afterward with how busy we're going to be. Everyone be safe, and have fun! Love you all!

New Year's Resolutions

So I've decided I need to blog my new year's resolutions. I always think of them, never write them down. Go me! Seriously. This next year I want a lot of things to get taken care of. So here is my list:

1- Get back into shape. Being on birth control, and not to mention, lack of exercise, I've gained quite a few pounds. I would like to lose 15-20 lbs. Now, don't give me grief about how I don't need to lose weight.....I've gained 10 lbs this year alone, and I am NOT happy with that. I know I'm not as healthy as I could be. When I met Brian, I was a size 3....not so much anymore. I want to get back down to a 4, then I'll be happy. Lately I've just been getting depressed with how I look to myself.

2- Keep the house clean and organized ALL the time.

• This includes doing laundry earlier so I don't have to wait up at night to get the clothes out of the dryer so they aren't all wrinkly in the morning. AND hang ALL of them up in a timely matter
  
• Vacuuming 3-4 times a week (keep the dog hairs to a minimum!)
• Cleaning the bathroom at LEAST once a week
• Mopping the floors a few times a week, not just once a week. I'm going to buy myself the swiffer wetjet! Makes life a lot easier

3- Start getting money saved up. Don't live paycheck to paycheck. This also means stepping up higher at work so I can make more money, in numerous ways.

4- Get Sadie walks in the morning and evening. She plays a lot, but does not get as much exercise as she should. Who knows, this could be with my exercise routine that I'll be starting!

5- On the weekdays, wake up at 6:15-6:30 so we aren't rushing out the door! Weekends, get up so I'm not sleeping away the day. (Hmmm, if I exercise more, I'll have more energy....I think there's a connection with all these!)

6- Be nice and kind to everyone around me. Meaning: try not to be so negative! I've been working on this for a while now, and I hope I'm seeming different in that aspect. I used to have such a negative outlook on life.

7- Start eating healthy. Cut the sweets and fattening foods. I'm going to start having my family over, and haven't talked much to Brian, but maybe his family over too, so I can start cooking from scratch and not out of a freezer, box or cans.

8- Sort of going along with #7, I want to spend time with family and friends more. None of Brian's siblings has seen our place, and we've been there for almost a year. We want to have some get togethers so we can keep up on family and friend relationships.

I'm sure I'll have a lot more. This is more for me, but if I have people helping me out, cheering me on (with the whole exercise thing! HA!), I think it'll be a better strength for me!

Fun in the Snow

Yesterday it snowed about 6 inches (The snow continued off and on all day long, and I'm assuming through the night). First big real snowstorm that has stuck. Brian shoveled the driveway before we went grocery shopping in the morning. By the time we got back, there was another 3 inches on the driveway. I took all the groceries in while Brian shoveled the driveway again, along with the sidewalk around our yard. We bought salt because it's starting to get slick. After I took groceries inside, I took Sadie outside. I grabbed her squeaky football with us, and she was having fun burying it and unburying it in the snow. She was making trails all over the front yard. It seems as if the snow is a surprise to her every year, and she gets so excited about it. Now when we take her out to go to the bathroom, she likes to pounce and jump and eat the snow. It's so cute.

Here's a few pictures, and a video of Sadie enjoying the snow:

Copy and paste this to your blog and bold the ones that you HAVE done.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped - The Sky Coaster at lagoon. I consider that bungee jumping!
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France - I don't remember though
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person - Don't remember that one either
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie/commercial
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

98. Owned a cell phone
97. Been involved in a law suit
99. Been stung by a bee

Sadie's Vet Appointment

Last night we took Sadie to the vet. For about 2 weeks now her breath has been smelling "fishy". Now who wants to be licked by that?! Yuck! I wasn't too concerned for about a week or so, but on Friday not, I was on the computer, and I could just smell this "kipper snack" smell in our office. I couldn't figure it out! Then I saw that Sadie was panting (it's not even hot here!). I smelled her breath, and sure enough, it was her. I started to research "fishy dog breath" on the internet, and a few things said that I should go smell her urine (yeah, I know, gross). I did, and it was bad. This could be caused by her glands being infected. I called the vet on monday and asked what I should do, and they suggested to bring her in. We scheduled her an appointment and went in last night. They weren't concerned about her urine at all. They said it was highly concentrated (she said just to have water available to her at all times), but no sign of infection. The doctor suggested that I get her teeth deep cleaned. This requires sedation, and I'm thinking around at least $150. I'll be calling around today to see what vet's are charging. They do a deep cleaning which includes laser removal of the plaque, and they go under the gumline so they don't miss anything. If anyone has any suggestions for vet offices, please let me know. We always take Sadie to the Cottonwood Animal Hospital. I would like a vet that would take the Care Credit credit card, since I have that for medical expenses, and it would help with the christmas season.

Update: Sadie has an appointment set up the day after Christmas. Brian and I can't afford to miss anymore work, and we both have that day off. The procedure is going to be $200, and then if we want to do bloodwork, it's an additional $70, and then if they need to do a catheter, that'll be another $60. I'm glad this vet place accepts the Care Credit credit card.