Family Favorites and other Randomness

What is your favorite part of being in our family?

Steve: "All the cool people in it."
Amanda: "Being Steve's wife and having 5 children with him."
Celeste: "I love that we have a big family."
Jonah: "Playing with Charity."
Eden: "That I love them because they're nice and happy and great."
Becca: "Mom, Dad and Charity."

What is your favorite part of your dad?

Steve: Favorite part of being dad: "I like to talk to them and help them through the tough parts."
Celeste: "He can be really funny sometimes."
Jonah: "He's a teacher." (Steve teaches Jonah's Sunday School class.)
Eden: "That he's great."
Becca: "He's nice."

What is your favorite part of your mom?

Amanda: Favorite part of being mom: "When my children are sweet and affectionate."
Celeste: "That's hard because I like a lot of things about her....How she understands my feelings really well."
Jonah: "She's the best of all the Relief Society."
Eden: "That she's great."
Becca: "I like mom."

Who is your favorite: mom or dad?

Celeste: "I don't have a favorite. I like them both so much."
Jonah: "Mom and Dad"
Eden: "Mom"
Becca: "Dad"

What is your favorite part of yourself?

Steve: "I like my sense of humor when it's working."
Amanda: "That I have a great husband and kids."

Celeste: "How I can learn quickly."
Jonah: "My organs."
Eden: "That I have a baby sister."
Becca: "I have toys and I have a drawer that's clean."

What is your favorite part of the week?

Steve: "Sunday because we get to relax together."
Amanda: same^^^

Celeste: "Thursday. I don't know why, Thursdays just seem to go well."
Jonah: "Saturday because of Family Fun Day."
Eden: "Saturday because it's fun."
Becca: "Sunday because I get candy sometimes."

What is your very most favorite memory?

Steve: "Being at the temple when we got married."
Amanda: "My wedding ceremony"

Celeste: "When we have Family Reunions. I LOVE family reunions! They are so fun!"
Jonah: "Playing with Skyler Hodges"
Eden: "Probably Easter in San Diego last year"
Becca: "Family Fun Day."

What is your favorite subject in school?

Steve: was: "Computers, Physics, Math...a lot of them."

Amanda: was: "Science"
Celeste: "Literacy."
Jonah: "Math"
Eden: "Computers"
Becca: "Math."

What are your favorite words to hear?

Steve: "I love you"
Amanda: "You did/are doing a great job."

Celeste: "I like hugs better than words."
Jonah: "Every word"
Eden: "I love you."
Becca: "I love you."

On a totally different topic--here are a couple random bits from our week.

Friday night Steve didn't get home from work until about 1:30+ am. Soon after we finally both got to sleep, he had an apnea episode and stopped breathing momentarily which really startled him. I was asleep but got an instant image in my head that somebody was standing next to my bed ready to murder me and that's why he was gasping. I screamed twice so loud that I was shocked that screaming like that could even come from my mouth! My heart was racing and I was panting in fear for a long time afterwards. It's been a couple of days, but my throat is still sore from that screaming. Frightening. It all worked out ok though, because actually, someone wasn't there and I didn't get murdered after-all. Phew!

On Monday I was offered a dance teaching job elsewhere. I was offered a lot more than I get paid now. I turned it down immediately because I just don't have the time. But "$50/hr", has been running through my head all week... sigh... This is where I'm supposed to say "I don't teach for the money" which is actually true, but the money sure is nice!