Things you may not know about me...

Things you may or may not know about me!This is so much fun! To participate just copy and paste in your own blog, and bold all of the things you have done. Happy discoveries!

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
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
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... I think thats what it was!
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- How about Mennonite?
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
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 person5
0. 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
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 (only a finger)
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 (a long time ago)
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
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

I tag everyone who reads this!

New Years Resolution

I can't believe that 2008 is already so close to being over! I swear it just started. We obviously have been unbelievably busy, and that's why it has gone by so fast. We had our ups and downs, but it's been an amazing year because we have been through it all together. We have tried many new things this year. Syd and Dom both started there first years of softball and teeball. Sydney is still on the fence about whether or not it's something she would like to continue to do, but Dominic has found his talent! That boy has an arm on him like you would not believe, and who better to teach him then his own dad who also loves baseball. Tasia's new big milestone this year has been being potty trained! It helps so much to not have to buy diapers as much (she still wears a diaper at night). Anthony and I have loved watching our kids grow and change this year, and can't wait to see all the things they have coming in their lives. This year we have also figured out who is truly there for us, and who are people that are better off just being acquaintances. Thank you to all of you who have been there during our times of need even if it was just to sit and listen when we needed it! You are all truly amazing!

So tonight I was sitting here trying to think of what my New Years Resolutions could be, and this is what I came up with....

1. Lose weight...I don't think I know anyone who doesn't have this on their list as a New Years Resolution. I know it has been on mine pretty much since I had Syd!

2. Be more patient! Now I'm not one of those people who flies off the handle at things, but I can become frustrated with things more often than I want to so I plan to work on that to better myself.

3. Not worry so much about my house, and spend more time creating memories with my kids. I read on a friends blog how she wishes she would get down and play with her kids more instead of telling them wait until I'm done with the dishes or other such tasks. It got me thinking, and I want to do the same. I am obsessive compulsive, so it definitely won't be an easy task but my kids won't stay little for long so for now I am going to play Ants in the Pants and Chutes and Ladders and let the dishes or mopping or whatever else needs to be done until my kids are in bed or while they are at school.

4. Let go of a little control. Again I am obsessive compulsive, so things have to be just the way I like them in pretty much every aspect of my life or it drives me crazy and in some cases even gives me anxiety, so I am going to take baby steps and learn to let loose a little more and not expect everything to be perfect in "my" way!

....well there you go. That's my little list for now, and I may come up with a few more but I think those are a pretty good start. I hope all of you have a wonderful and safe new year. I would love to hear what some of your resolutions are also :)

Christmas! (Long post!)

My family and I had a great Christmas this year! Christmas Eve was full of baking. We made the cake for Jesus, baked cookies for Santa and I made a ham dinner for my family. We went to my parents at 8, and opened Christmas pjs! Everyone got some really cute stuff. The kids changed at my mom's, so that as soon as they got home they could brush teeth and go straight to bed so Santa could come. Then, of course, all the work starts for mom and dad! I had to get a breakfast casserole put together that sits overnight. Anth and I had to wrap presents, because we hadn't wrapped a single one yet. Halfway through wrapping Anthony decided he was going to get the kitchen cleaned for me. We finally went to bed about 12:30 or 1.

At about 5:30 the next morning my mom sent a text and said she was on her way to our house to watch the kids open gifts. She had told us that she was coming when my dad left for work, but neither of us really believed her until Christmas Eve when she was still insisting that she'd be knocking on our door VERY early! When she got here we went and woke the kids up, and they were so excited they could hardly stand it. Sydney and Dominic both got a Nintendo DS, and that was their absolute favorite gift! Tasia got a 8 piece doll set that has a playpen, carseat, stroller, high chair, swing and more. She seemed to think that the playpen was for her to lay in, because that's where she spent half the morning. After gifts we did breakfast and orange julius'. We usually do those at my parents, but since my dad was on days we did it here. My mom went home around 9:30, and the kids starting getting tired. Eventually we all ended up napping, because we never would have made it the rest of the day without. We had dinner at my parents at 6:30. Some of you know that I made my dad a scrapbook of my grandma (the 19 year anniversary of her death was December 23rd), and I also made one for my aunt so my cousins could give it to her. Well my aunt got hers first, and my cousin said she took one look at the first page and started bawling! Hearing that made me nervous to give it to my dad. I know that guys are tougher and not as big of criers as us women, but still it was an emotional gift! My dad did good though. He loved it! He told my mom later that he had to choke back tears when he looked through it. I was completely stressed out while I was making it, and my house went a little neglected but knowing that it meant that much to him made it all worthwhile!

Today Anthony and I got a wild hair around 2, and we decided we were going to drive into Salt Lake to spend our gift cards. Yes the snow was horrible on 201, and seriously where were the snow plows?!?!?! Aren't they suppose to be on standby for storms, because it didn't look like they had even been plowed since the storm last night! We went to Jordan Landing, because lucky for us all the stores we needed are there. So we spent our gift cards, finally found the kids snowsuits and boots after looking at 5 different stores and now we are home and the kids are all tucked into bed! I just hope they sleep in tomorrow, because I am exhausted after the last few busy days we've had!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

I am getting ready for a busy couple of days as I'm sure the rest of you are! Tomorrow I have to clean the house, so that my mom can come over Christmas morning to eat breakfast and watch our kids open presents from Santa. Then we have to bake cookies to put out for Santa. We also have to bake a cake for Jesus. Yes I said for Jesus! My mom started a tradition with my kids a few years ago to remind them that Christmas isn't just about Santa it's also about celebrating Jesus's birthday. So every year on Christmas Eve we bake a cake, let the kids help decorate it and then we sing happy birthday and the kids blow out the candles. It's a simple, but fun way to remind the kids what the holiday is really about. Not to mention the fact that the kids look forward to it every year!

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!

My First Baby...

1. Were you married at the time? I wasn't

2. What was your reaction when you found out? I was only 17, so I was scared to death!

3. How old were you? Like I said before 17

4. How did you find out you were pregnant? I was 3 weeks late for my period, and I could tell you what day of the month it is by my period so I pretty much knew. My mom got me a test though, and I swear the second the pee hit the little stick it was positive

5. Who did you tell first? My mom since she was right there, and then my cousin Angi

6. Did you find out the sex? Of course! I couldn't prepare if I didn't know what I was having

7. Due date? May 18, 2000

8. Did you deliver early or late? 5 days early

9. Did you have morning sickness? I got nauseous a few times, but only threw up once

10. What did you crave? Chinese food and flaming hot cheetos LOL

11. Who irritated you the most? Everyone pretty much

12. What was your first child's sex? A girl

13. How many pounds did you gain during pregnancy? 25

14. Did you have any complications during pregnancy? Not really. I had some swelling towards the end

15. Where did you give birth? Salt Lake Regional Medical Center

16. How many hours were you in labor? 14 long hours!

17. Who drove you to the hospital? My parents did

18. Who watched? My parents

19. Was it natural or c-section? Natural

20. Did you take medication to ease the pain? HECK YA!!! As soon as they offered me that epidural I was on it. I don't do pain well

21. How much did your child weigh? 5 lbs 9 oz

22. Did your child have any complications? She had that meconium in the sac, so when she first came out they didn't want her to breath so they could make sure she didn't get any of it in her lungs

23. What did you name her? Sydney Elizabeth Busico

24. How old is your first born today? 8! Can you believe that??? My baby is already 8!

25. Who does your child look like? I don't care what anyone says she looks like me. Anyone can argue with me if they want, but I am sticking to that!

I tag all of you mommies that happen to read this blog!

Lessons in life by Regina Brett

My friend posted this on myspace, and I thought it was really good so I thought I would post it here for everyone to read. Thanks Joanna!

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.
17. You can get through anything if you stay put in today.
18. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
26.Frame every so-called disaster with these words:'In five years, will this matter?'
27. Success is having what you want…….Happiness is wanting what you have.
28. Forgive everyone, everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
33. Believe in miracles.
34 God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.
38. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
41. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
42. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
43. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
44. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
45. The best is yet to come.
46. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
47. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
48. If you don't ask, you don't get.
49. Yield.
50. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

'May the Lord's face radiate with joy because of you'Numbers 6:24

Blast from the past!!!

I joined facebook a month or 2 ago, and I have recently found a lot of my old friends from North Ogden and I love it! When I moved 12 years ago we all swore we would keep in touch, but as you all know life is busy and it's hard to stay in touch with people. Thank goodness for facebook and myspace, or I would probably have gone the rest of my life just wondering what everyone has been up to!

Keeping my fingers crossed and saying my prayers!

After Anthony was laid off he started working for a company called Ravage construction, but was continuing to look for a job with a more stable company. He got a call last week to schedule an interview with Kennecott, and we are both so happy! He left about an hour ago, and was super nervous but I know he will do well. The guy who helped him get the interview said that it will take a week or so to find out whether or not he gets the job, and I am sure that we will both be on edge until we know for sure. However, the guy also told him that they do the background check, job check and references before they even call you so they must be interested. Apparently the hardest part is to even get called for an interview. I am trying to think really positive about him getting the job, because it would help us out so much and it'd be a place where he could build a career and not worry about being laid off every winter like with construction.

Poor guy!

As I said in my previous post we had our Busico family Christmas party this past weekend (Saturday). Since it was such a late night we decided to be lazy on Sunday. My family and I went to my sister's house to watch football (in our sweats) and BBQ hamburgers for lunch. We came home around 4, and all my kids were relaxing watching a movie while Anth made pizzas for dinner and they all 3 fell asleep. We woke them up to come and eat, and apparently Dom didn't get quite enough of a nap, because the poor guy fell asleep at the kitchen table! Sydney was laughing at him, and I had to get a picture. Guess that's what happens when you're used to being in bed at 8 every night and you stay up WAY past that!

Busico family Christmas party

This past weekend we had our annual Busico family Christmas party! These parties are always interesting, and anyone who has ever been to them knows what I mean. This year we decided we had outgrown everones houses, so we had it at the Senior Citizens Center. Of course we started the party by eating lots of yummy food (lasagna, meatballs, Italian sausage, salads, rolls, sweets and more). Then it was time to play games! The kids played a game where you seperate them in 2 teams, put vaseline on their face and they have to run up one at a time and stick their face in a bowl of cotton balls. It makes it look like they have a beard like santa. Then whoever has the most cotton balls at the end wins! It's pretty funny to watch, and I feel for them because I could never stand to have the vaseline on my face! Then they played musical chairs. We seperated into 2 groups for that too, because we didn't want the little kids to get plowed over by the bigger kids. Then it was the adults turn to play musical chairs! That was hiliarious!!! In the end that one came down to my dad and Matt, and they both got a butt cheek on the chair so they called it a tie and each of them got a gift from the bag. Then of course what would a Christmas party be without SANTA! The kids each got a turn to sit on his lap, and at the end they got a stocking full of gifts and a candy cane. They all loved it! After that everyone got to open the gifts that they got from whoever drew their names. Everyone got lots of fun stuff! It was time to clean up and leave the senior center, but nobody was ready to be done with our fun night so we all went to Matt and Michele's house to continue hanging out. Everyone got a little wild over there, but we had lots of fun and I can't wait for our party next year!!!

Joanna tagged me twice!

Husband Tag!

1. Where did you meet your husband? We were set up by our friends Amanda and Juan.

2. How long did you date before you got married? On and off for 3 1/2 years

3. How long have you been married? A little over a year

4. What does he do to surprise you? He does lots of things. He will clean the house for me, he will come home from the store with one of my favorite treats, he writes me little notes that say I love you in places that I will find randomly...like I said he does lots of stuff

5. What is your favorite feature of his? I love his eyes!

6. What is your favorite quality? He has so many good qualities, but I would have to say my favorite is that he works so hard to try and make a good life for our family

7. Does he have a nickname for you? He calls me babe and hun most of the time

8. What is his favorite food? He likes anything spicy really, but I'd have to say chili verde

9. What is his favorite sport? Anyone who knows my husband knows it's baseball

10. When and where did you first kiss? It was at Amanda and Juan's house on our first "date"

11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? We like to BBQ and hang out with family, and if we can get time without the kids we like to go out to dinner and just come home and watch movies and enjoy the peace and quiet!

12. Do you have children? We have 3 gorgeous kids...2 girls and 1 boy

13. Does he have any hidden talents? Probably cooking. Most people can't believe how well he cooks

14. How old is he? 26

15. Who said I love you first? He did in one of our all night phone calls

16. What is his favorite music? He listens to EVERYTHING! Most of the time it's rap and R&B though

17. What do you admire most about him? He is an amazing father, husband and provider

18. What is his favorite color? green

19. Will he read this? Probably not. He doesn't check our blog usually

20. People I tag...Brittany Ashworth, Brittany Woods, Bethany, Tasha, Trish, Angie and Erin



Rules for 2nd tag...
1. Post the rules.
2. Answer the 6 "8" questions
3. Let each person know they have been tagged

8 favorite tv shows
1. One Tree Hill
2. Gossip Girl
3. The Hills
4. America's Next Top Model
5. The new 90210
6. Privileged
7. Bad Girls Club
8. The Real World

8 things I did yesterday
1. tried to sleep in
2. went to my sister's house
3. started to watch Hancock
4. went to walmart
5. BBQed with family
6. went to walmart
7. got kids stuff ready for school in the morning
8. went to walmart (yes I went to walmart 3 times yesterday...long story!)

8 favorite restraunts
1. Tucci's
2. Olive Garden
3. Applebee's
4. La Frontera
5. Macaroni Grill
6. Chuck-o-rama
7. Sun Lok Yuen
8. Jim's

8 things I am looking forward to
1. Anth getting a job at Kennecott
2. Christmas
3. my family Christmas party in Ogden
4. getting my hair done
5. getting on top of bills
6. tax season!
7. the new year
8. shopping with my gift cards

8 things on my wish list
1. a bedroom set
2. a treadmill
3. buying a house (someday)
4. a vacation
5. paying off debt
6. my family to all be happy and healthy
7. get rid of negative things in life
8. a million dollars LOL just kidding...I don't know anything else, and I know that is really far fetched!

8 people I tag
1. Bethany
2. Brittany Woods
3. Brittany Ashworth
4. Erin
5. Tasha
6. Trish
7. Angie
8. Michelle