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Monthly Archives: October 2005

Rare and Golden

Yesterday was pretty much a perfect day. And because they don’t come around all that often, I just wanted to put that down here that it did. It was no one thing in particular, just a notch above regular. It all hit me as I was scrapping a page for the garden and listening to my new ipod after having spent the morning with a really good friend hanging out and becoming more enlightened, and the evening eating dinner with the family (one I didn’t shop for, cook or clean up!). I just wanted to burst.

I was watching Oprah the other day talking to tennis star James Blake and they were talking about all of his success and how his life seemed so wonderful. They talked about how only a year before he’d broken his neck and nearly was paralyzed, he’d gotten shingles, and lost his dad to cancer all over the course of a couple months. He quoted Arthur Ashe who, when he found out he had HIV said, ""I’m not going to sit here and say, ‘Why me?’ because I wasn’t saying ‘Why me?’ when I was holding up the Wimbledon trophy." I loved that. James was saying his life had been wonderful and filled with sunshine, so he can’t complain that it rains sometimes.

Normally I am kind of afraid to acknowledge that things are wonderful because I am afraid it might be a cue to God that I need some rain. But, fact is, rain comes to everyone. It makes us stronger, it proves us, it makes us grow. And my fear of the rain shouldn’t get in the way of enjoying the sunshine. So I’m going to sit here in the golden glow and thank God for a beautiful sunshiny day.

October 30, 2005 - 10:57 am Sophia - I think that this is my favorite entry you've ever made, Shannon. I love these thoughts. Thanks for brightening MY day! Happy Sunday! Sophia

October 30, 2005 - 12:09 pm Julie Hickey - Good thoughts :) Keep it flowin'. Julie

October 30, 2005 - 1:39 pm Molly - This is an amazing, awesome entry, Shannon. Just amazing!

October 30, 2005 - 3:42 pm Amanda - thank you...i'm in a rainy period but it's ok, i know there will be sunshine eventually.

October 30, 2005 - 5:30 pm Jill P. - Wow, that's freaky- I was sitting in church this morning thinking something very close to those thoughts myself. Great minds think alike I guess!! Good for you Shannon!

October 30, 2005 - 6:44 pm Hilary - It's gonna be a bright.... bright... bright sunshiney WEEK... :) Enjoy Hilary

October 30, 2005 - 8:26 pm sarah - Such happiness... congrats on the GG position! That is like the best thing EVER. You totally deserve it.

October 30, 2005 - 11:11 pm Moriah Bettencourt - Awesome entry girl!!! This is soooo true! Enjoy the sunshine, you deserve it!

October 31, 2005 - 4:59 am joanna - So well said!! So glad you had a sunshine day!!

October 31, 2005 - 7:56 am tara pollard pakosta - awesome insight~! thanks for sharing! tara

October 31, 2005 - 9:30 am Sarah - Great post- what James Blake spoke of obviously impacted a lot of people--I've talked to at least half a dozen people since then who remembered those words... pretty insightful and great for reflection!

October 31, 2005 - 11:25 am stefani - Thank you for the wonderful post. I feel the same way sometimes. I am thinking I need to get out and enjoy the sunshine too. :-)

October 31, 2005 - 12:08 pm AmyG - :)

October 31, 2005 - 2:30 pm kent - Great blog today!

November 4, 2005 - 5:33 am kellicrowe - nicely blogged and now you are famous like moderatly so before but big now i mean did you see all the comments on your gg blog entry? of course you didn't i'm sure you have people to read those thngs for you now;) it still makes me smile when i thik aobut you as a gg:) but part of me really did think weren't shannon and miley already gg's? kellicrowe

November 5, 2005 - 6:11 pm doris - wow. what a fabulous entry. :D

What I said and What I meant.

So in my last post, I said, "and…nothing more to say." But what I meant was "I have a secret that I can’t say anything about yet, but I’m so excited!"

I’ve been invited to be a Garden Girl at Two Peas in a Bucket. Oh. My. GOSH. I can’t believe it. It’s something I’ve always kind of dreamed about, but was afraid to dream TOO much about it.

So here’s how it went. I started to really want to join the team, allowing myself to think it might be a possibility, near the end of June. And I decided to email the owner, Kristina, to let her know I was interested. Can’t get what you don’t ask for, right? So she added a bunch of girls a few days later. Not me. That’s ok. I wasn’t too disappointed. She said she was going to add 2 more girls. So there was still a possibility. I started to REALLY want the gig. Really. I mean, to the point were I started to lose sleep over it and have anxiety checking my email, hoping she would have sent me an invitation.

After several days of that, I began to realize something was wrong with me. Really wrong. I should not be that concerned about a website. A hobby. This was taking WAY too much of my energy and focus. It should not hold such a huge place in my life. I don’t want to be the kind of person that has nothing outside of scrapbooking. I began to really think about myself and what I need/want/hope for. I realized that I don’t need any scrapbooking gigs. I realized that I do this for my family. Not fame. Not money. Not free supplies. I started this all with a plain old desire to create. And when I add too much other junk into my reasons for scrapping, it messes it up. Makes it not fun. So the past few months I’ve made some adjustments to the way I approach the whole thing. Got grounded, centered, hopefully, got the right perspective on the amount of room scrapbooking should take in my life.

And wouldn’t you know it? When I gave it up, it came to me. And instead of bawling like I might have a few months ago, I smiled, laughed, worried that it might be too much work or take away from my family, then accepted (gladly!) the position.

For me, this is so cool. When I first began scrapping, it was because of a Hall of Fame issue of Creating Keepsakes. Where Tara Whitney and Shelley Sullivan (now Laming) and Renee Camacho  and Melissa Caliguiri (and more) all were in there. When I found Two Peas from a magazine, and then the Creating Garden, where all these women were Garden Girls, I was in heaven. I have anticipated every time the Garden bloomed and I would go through the layouts with awe, feeling so inspired by each one. When I was a newborn scrapper, the Garden was the milk that made me grow. :)

So WOW. To be a part is SUCH an honor. I’m excited. This is big. It’s what I’ve always wanted. And I’m a bit afraid, but not too much, because really, it’s just a website. It’s just a hobby. It’s just for fun. Right? Right.

October 28, 2005 - 5:15 pm jen paddack-hyde - That is absolutely awesome!!! CONGRATS!!

October 28, 2005 - 5:16 pm AmyG - Congrats! so happy to have you there :)

October 28, 2005 - 5:48 pm april - you so totally deserve it, shannon.

October 28, 2005 - 6:01 pm tracy - Congratulations, Shannon! Sweet skills, indeed! :) I can't wait to see your first Garden seeds!

October 28, 2005 - 6:27 pm Katrina - Congrats Shannon! That's wonderful news - you deserve it!

October 28, 2005 - 6:49 pm ellen - Congratulations! I am SOOO happy for you. You so deserve it...even though I don't know how you will possibly be able to keep up with a fan club and your sweet kiddos!

October 28, 2005 - 6:52 pm elizabeth - Yay, Shannon!!! : )

October 28, 2005 - 7:31 pm tara pollard pakosta - congratulations to YOU! so excited for YOU~! so deserving~ what FUN!!!!!!! i would love to be a GG someday!! that would be a true honor. for sure. wow. i was that way about submitting for a little while but now i have stepped back and forgotten it a bit...did just what you did , so now maybe i will get published in CK, haha!~ lol!!!! enjoy it. can't wait to see what you create girl! tara

October 28, 2005 - 7:49 pm Erin - Congrats Shannon!!! Very happy for you and can't wait to see your stuff:). Big old grin from me.

October 28, 2005 - 7:53 pm melissa (momteacherwriter) - this couldn't have happened to a more talented scrapbooker or more wonderful person! congratulations, shannon! i am so happy for you and i cannot wait to see your garden seeds!

October 28, 2005 - 8:18 pm Michelle Adams - Oh - do I know what you mean! :) Sooooo very happy for you!!! :) :) :)

October 28, 2005 - 8:24 pm Christie - You rock! Such a big congrats coming from me to you! Big smiles too!

October 28, 2005 - 9:09 pm Lara - Right. But BIG Congrats to you!! So excited to see your work in the garden!

October 28, 2005 - 9:22 pm Linda - Congratulations, Shannon!!!! I am SO thrilled for you! Can't wait to see your stuff blooming in the garden!!

October 28, 2005 - 9:31 pm Julia - YEA!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited for you Shannon, this is just too cool, CONGRATULATIONS! :-)

October 28, 2005 - 9:34 pm stacy benintendi - go you!!!!!! :)

October 28, 2005 - 9:51 pm Lisa Damrosch - Shannon I couldn't be happier for you. Truly!! CONGRATS and ENJOY... Hugs Lisa

October 28, 2005 - 10:04 pm Heather Preckel - So happy for you Shannon and you will be such an asset to the garden!!!! You ROCK!!!! :)

October 28, 2005 - 10:33 pm Diane R - A well deserved honor, indeed!!! Congrats.

October 28, 2005 - 11:40 pm Jessi - Totally deserve it.........love that I have a my picture with a famous celebrity to cherish forever! :) :) :)

October 28, 2005 - 11:56 pm Rebecca Cooper - HUGE congrats Shannon!

October 29, 2005 - 1:00 am marygrace - Congrats Shannon! So happy you're on board. :D

October 29, 2005 - 6:37 am Vicki O - congratulations!!! can't wait to see your incredible talent showcased in the garden!

October 29, 2005 - 6:41 am Julie - Shannon, congratulations! I'm so happy for you! You have such a great head on your shoulders. I can't wait to see your new creations! =) =) Signed, your OK friend. ;)

October 29, 2005 - 6:47 am Janet O - That is SO COOL. See, when *I* was a newborn scrapper, it was the HOF issue that YOU were in that inspired me...so in a couple years maybe *I* will be where *you* are! LOL! Congratulations again - you are one of my faves!

October 29, 2005 - 6:48 am Waynette - Congratulations!

October 29, 2005 - 7:34 am Maureen - I'm so beyond happy for you! Truly, this made me happy happy happy! I have totally felt exactly the same feelings as you! I may need you to teach me how you figured out how to step back.....cause I did, but once back into it....those feelings start to creep back in and it kind of sucks. Whatever...that is NOT important.....*THIS* is! You rock and you are fun and such a wonderful addition to the site I love so much!

October 29, 2005 - 8:34 am Moriah Bettencourt - Go Shannon.. you're a Garden Girl!!! That's awesome!! I was gone all day yesterday & came home to see the news... I was like "it's about time!" Hopefully we can still shop & lunch together now that you are famous ;). Sooooo happy for you!!!

October 29, 2005 - 10:07 am candi - you are so right... you know I love you and I am so happy to see you there!! biggest congrats! You will rock the garden!

October 29, 2005 - 11:11 am joanna - You've totally got the right perspective!! So thrilled for ya!

October 29, 2005 - 2:29 pm tracy - Congrats girl!! Happy to be your GG buddy :)

October 29, 2005 - 3:44 pm Hanni - congrats shannon! i am so happy for you!!!

October 29, 2005 - 4:20 pm Shelby - so awesome! HUGE congrats :)

October 29, 2005 - 4:28 pm rebekah - whoohooooo, shannon!!! what awesome news! congratulations! can't wait to see your work in the garden!!! :)

October 29, 2005 - 5:45 pm marie cox - Yeah!!!So happy to have you in the garden...it's gonna be fun

October 29, 2005 - 9:08 pm Hilary - Perfect entry my dear... absolutely perfect. Well, it might be MORE perfect if a little foot massage would flip down from my computer, but I am fairly sure technology's not there yet. Hilary

October 30, 2005 - 6:05 am Julie Hickey - Yay! Finally!!!! I've been waiting for this ;)

October 30, 2005 - 7:56 am Courtney - CONGRATULATIONS SHANNON! Now you suck too right???? Ha! I can't wait to see what you come up with for the garden! Have a great Sunday! courtney

October 30, 2005 - 9:00 am kent - Well offical Congrats! Whew - I didn't have to keep that secret too long. :-) It has been awesome seeing you grow as a scrapper over the years and its amazing how much you have accomplished (has it been 4 or 3 years since you really got into it)? Anyway, glad that your work can be shared with even more people now. Have fun with this experience!

October 30, 2005 - 9:31 am Lara - Awesome blossom! I'm so glad your a Garden Girl! And Grace told me yesterday that she's hanging out with you soon! Lucky gals! Have fun and can't wait to see your work up in the Garden!

October 30, 2005 - 9:31 am Lara - Woops - I meant "I'm so glad *you're* a Garden Girl!"

October 30, 2005 - 1:06 pm Lindsay Teague - HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGe congrats my friend! Well deserved! You're the bestest~ Lindsay

October 30, 2005 - 1:17 pm Rachel - so excited for you and happy to have you as a team-mate :)

October 30, 2005 - 4:49 pm Emily Kate - Congratulations! Your work is fabulous and will be a great addition to the garden!

October 30, 2005 - 6:37 pm gabby - hurray!!! congratulations... i adore your work oh so much...

October 30, 2005 - 9:43 pm kellicrowe - right. congrats! kellicrowe

October 30, 2005 - 10:04 pm maggie holmes - congrats girl!! looking forward to seeing more of your work! hugs, maggie

October 31, 2005 - 7:15 am traci - Yipppeeee for you! SOOOO glad you're joining the GGs and that emailing Kristina paid off for you!!! Congrats again!

November 1, 2005 - 10:06 am Sabrina - I know I am so late on congratulating you but I didn't realize you were one till I saw one of your garden seeds. I'm so excited for you and can't wait to see more of your work. A clogging GG! Hee! Congrats!

November 2, 2005 - 11:40 pm stephanie thiel - Holy Moly!! I'm just catching-up on my blog reading...and found this amazing tidbit of news! Congrats Shannon!! I'm so excited for you and for all those who get to see your incredible work! Wow! A local girl too! I'm thrilled for you kiddo!!

November 4, 2005 - 2:02 pm Carrie - So happy for you, chica! :)

November 5, 2005 - 7:48 pm Lisa BC - Shannon, I just wanted to say congratulations and what a great addition you make to the garden. I love your style and think you are awesome.

December 5, 2005 - 9:22 pm MarilynH - When did this happen?? Well, now I know because I went hunting to find out!! Yeah for you!! sorry i didn't congratulate you when it happened. I never get around to 2peas anymore (makes me too sad) and I find I create better if I don't look at any SB pages anymore! hugs~~ M :)

Thanks!!

I loved finding out what your faves are. And downloading a bunch of them for my own listening pleasure. :) ‘Preciate everyone for speaking up.

And…nothing more to say. Just one of those days.

**Edited to add** One more thing: Tonight as we read scriptures together (a little habit we’re trying to develop) Matthew read several verses on his own. It is SO fun to see him reading, especially from the good book! Kids that can read…SO exciting.

October 28, 2005 - 12:28 pm traci - Congrats on the new GG position!! That's such AWESOME news! This has been coming for SUCH a long time--you rock!

October 28, 2005 - 12:37 pm AmyG - nothing else to say, huh?

October 28, 2005 - 12:55 pm Hilary - Can you do a freaking post about being a GG? SHeEEEEsh. :) Btw, isn't it SO fun to see kids reading the BOM. Feels like there's a real purpose behind putting all those letters together.

Great reading.

I’m practically on the cast of the Biggest Loser. Today at the gym, I saw one of the guys…Mark from the show. It’s funny seeing people from TV in real life, because for a second you think you really know each other somehow before it dawns on you how you know them. Of course I didn’t say anything. Just laughed to myself and kept working out. Funny thing is, as I watched the show yesterday, I thought about how he reminded me of a boy I had a crush on in Jr. High. And then, last night I had a dream about the kid (Nothing bad, BTW!! and no…I’m not saying his name. You never know who is related to who and who will tell said kid that I’m dreaming about him 15 years later! ha!) Anyway, weird coincidence. AND to top it off, one of my friends’ best friends is another contestant from the show, Seth. They go watch it with him, get all the behind-the-scenes commentary. Yeah, so I’m practically PART of the show, with all those connections. :) Plus, I watch it every week. What more do you need? (this is great reading, people. Bet you’re glad you checked in with me today.)

Doing laundry today. I actually like it. I love tossing in something that smells like pee and then after the whole process it’s warm and beautiful and sweet-smelling. Plus, I get to sit in front of the TV and watch a Tivo’d Oprah. Nice. Fun.

So I did the photo shoot at the beach last Saturday. Three families back to back. Made for a long morning. But lots of fun. My left eye cramped up and wouldn’t close for my pictures. :) It’s taken me several days to actually go through the pictures. For one, I took a TOOOON. But the big reason, I think, is I’m afraid. Really afraid I really screwed up and got nothing good. I wasn’t nervous to go shoot. I wasn’t nervous while I was shooting. But got nervous when it was all done, because there’s no going back. I did a few things wrong, made a few stupid mistakes, but I’m pretty sure the families will be happy with what I got. Forgot to ask them if I could post them, so I won’t.

Today one of the ladies stopped by and asked if I’d seen the pics. I lied and told her yes. And she asked if there were any good ones and I lied again and told her they’re great. :) Well, not really lied, they might be great. But I don’t know because I’m afraid to take a close look. But I might as well get her all psyched up for them. Because thanks to photoshop, most of them will be pretty good. :) (I hope.) I’m working through the first family’s pics now, and I have some stuff I can work with. Relief.

October 26, 2005 - 6:52 pm april - I"m sure you did fabulous!! I know what you mean about eye cramps. Mine did that this spring when I had two back to back. Didnt help that it was the one windy day in Houston in April, either! :P

October 26, 2005 - 7:50 pm Hilary - you are insane... seeing the biggest loser dude and thinking your pics are bad... hello... some lithium over here nurse! :)

October 27, 2005 - 5:39 am joanna - Shannon, go check out those pics!! I KNOW they're good. Trust me. You took them. Have faith!!

October 27, 2005 - 6:14 am Julie - Oh my gosh! You ARE like totally part of that show with all of those connections! I can't believe it! You are like a rock star! I bet your photo shoots turned out awesometastic girl!

October 27, 2005 - 10:06 am kent - Okay - that is freaky that you have so many connections to the Biggest Loser. I can't beliveyou are watching that show either - that is just one I didn't think you would. Funny about the dream! Least you didn't dream you were on the show!

October 27, 2005 - 10:55 am Sarah - You need to start getting permission from your clients to post your pix--I'm dying to see 'em! I'm sure you did great! Funny about your "connections"- I recently got completely sucked into that show...

October 27, 2005 - 4:38 pm kellicrowe - pants on fire:) i bet the pics are super duper no one knows what is in your head and how you wanted them to turn out they just see the super cuteness that they love in the picture kellicrowe

October 27, 2005 - 7:00 pm Erica - Dude, I think that Mark guy is gonna be pretty hot when he's all skinny :D Didn't know you were doing photo shoots now! When did this happen? Why didn't you tell me? I wanna see them - waaaah! I bet their completely awesome :D And I'm LMBO at turning something pee-smelling into something wonderful :)

October 27, 2005 - 7:22 pm jen paddack-hyde - I know a girl that knows Seth too, he's from Salinas and I live in Monterey. I wonder if I can say I know him too...just by association with those who also know him:) you know... six degrees of seperation:D I bet your pics are awesome!! just look at them:)

October 28, 2005 - 7:46 am Shelby - I am sure that they are awesome...you pictures always are :)

At Dave’s request…

Sweetskills_1  Dave wanted me to put this up here. I don’t know why I’m letting him tell me what to do. :) But these pictures crack us up. Not the coolest page I’ve ever done, certainly nothing fancy, but look at that kid. He really does know how to work a bow-staff. :) If you’ve seen Napoleon Dynamite, you might recognize the quote. If not, this page must seem extremely lame. I tried to make the handwriting as Napoleon as possible.

So I’ve been busy filling up my ipod. Scratch that. DAVE has been busy collecting music for our ipods. 

My assignment to you…and I know there are more than four of you reading this…LEAVE A COMMENT. Tell me what your favorite album or song of all time is. Please. :) I’d love some new stuff but I don’t even know where to begin! Please, please, please, pretty please?

October 24, 2005 - 12:04 pm Julia - I am so NOT a cool person, so if you're looking for cool songs, move on to comment #2. :-) But, I do like the song "Blessed" by Martina McBride. Love the pictures of your little man honing his warrior skills - so cute!

October 24, 2005 - 12:29 pm Michele - Okay, my favorite album of all time is "The Carpenter's Greatest Hits". That being said, right now I am enjoying Martina McBride's new album and the new Green Day album. Yeah, my taste in music is all over the place!

October 24, 2005 - 12:34 pm jamie - SO cute, shannon. favorite of all time- in between dreams by jack johnson. :)

October 24, 2005 - 12:49 pm Dianne - Hi Shannon I am a daily lurker on your blog - love it by the way. My fav album is "Love Songs" by the Carpenters. Also love "Butterfly Kisses" by Bob Carlisle and anything by Martina McBride. kind regards from Cape Town, South Africa

October 24, 2005 - 1:13 pm Tammy - All time favorite song is "Every Breath You Take" by the Police. Favorite album would have to be "The Rising" by Bruce Springsteen. I love all of his stuff (well, maybe not Devils and Dust) but there isn't a bad song on the Rising.

October 24, 2005 - 1:47 pm AmyG - Shannon, cute pics. :) i don't know what kind of music you're into but here are some of my favorites. We use Yahoo Music Engine...subscribe and pay a monthly fee and unlimited downloading. :) -Chantal Krevusiak -Depeche Mode (new CD just came out last week) -Anna Nalick -Courtney Jaye -Low Millions -The Killers -Liz Phair -Nickelback -The Sundays Okay, so these are songs or albums.....but they're good. lol

October 24, 2005 - 2:27 pm Julie - Shannon, your handwriting is VERY Napoleon Dynamite. I'll bet that Franklin is the only kid here that knows illegal ninja moves from the government. ;) My favorite all-time song is "Wonderful Tonight" by Eric Clapton...the live version. I also really love these songs: "Show Me Your Glory" - Third Day "Respect" - Aretha Franklin "Silver Springs" - Fleetwood Mac "More Than Anyone" - Gavin DeGraw "Still" - Hillsong "This Love" - Maroon 5 and just about everything by Jennifer Knapp

October 24, 2005 - 2:57 pm Alicia - Shannon - I'm digging Joss Stone and Alicia Keyes... both of them are very soulful - something that is sticking with me at the moment.

October 24, 2005 - 3:12 pm tifsmith - peter gabriel - secret world live is by far and away my favorite. other stuff in my cd changer at the moment john mayer maroon5 and sting and if you have some housework to do, erasure makes it so much better. :)

October 24, 2005 - 3:17 pm elizabeth - it's hard to get me to shut up once i get started on music... no lie, we have nearly 12,000 songs in iTunes on the computer. that translates into a ginormous cd collection that would explain our lack of fortune in our 30s, tee hee. but. i would say... check out sarah harmer, the black keys, big head todd and the monsters, blues traveler, elliott smith, the soundtrack to rushmore, oh, i could go on... how did you photo shoots go? : )

October 24, 2005 - 3:48 pm Katrina - I'll say "ditto" to Joss Stone, Anna Nalick, John Mayer, and Maroon 5 that have all been mentioned here. I'm also liking Dave Matthew's new album. And a little retro Hootie & the Blowfish.

October 24, 2005 - 4:36 pm Mindy - I love Switchfoot--so much so that I am going to see them in concert tonight with my sister! Haven't been to a concert in 8 years so it should be interesting. They sing "Dare you to Move," "Meant to Live," "(When I look at the) Stars." Their album called "Beautiful Letdown" doesn't have a bad song on it. I also love others (some already mentioned) like Joss Stone, Jack Johnson, DM Band, Rascal Flatts, Shawn Colvin, Indigo Girls, James Taylor, Dixie Chicks, and some great local artists like Ryan Shupe, Cherie Call, Eclipse. Happy listening!

October 24, 2005 - 4:53 pm stephanie thiel - Hey Shannon! Got any tots? Love that little guy! I'm doing the same thing on the iPod...having a field day! 1. Peter Gabriel (any and all from 'So') 2. Sting 3. Madeliene Peyroux 4. Gretchen Wilson (country) 5. Joni Mitchel 'Ladies of the the Canyon' and 'Blue' albums 6.LOVE Green Day's 'American Idiot'!! 7. SEAL 8. Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy the Kid 9. Josh Groban 10. Nickelback 11. Dixie Chicks I'm ALL over the music map (I LOVE the Black Eyed Peas...on the nasty side, but great beats!)

October 24, 2005 - 5:08 pm Courtney - Hey Shannon! This is an oldie but a goodie...anything by Ritchie Havens, you know he opened at Woodstock, and he is way cooler than you think, big, deep, voice, very hippie-ish but very cool...check him out...you girlie, have serious rub-on skills, righteous bloggin skills, and rockin sticker skills! Have a great Tuesday! Courtney

October 24, 2005 - 5:50 pm jill - certainly not new songs, but they always get me groovin'---joan jett "i love rock n roll" and def leppard "pour some sugar on me" have fun fillin ur ipod! :P

October 24, 2005 - 6:33 pm Lisa BC - That quote is awesome and those pictures are perfect for it. At my old work the guys and I used to quote Napolean a lot. I love your sense of humor in your scrapbooking. :)

October 24, 2005 - 6:51 pm Regi - Love the quote and photos (and the movie). Someone already mentioned Switchfoot, they just had a new album come out, very sweet. Also superchic[k] - their last album rocks - From Beauty to Pain. And one of their older songs Barlow Girls is a fav. As will as Sarah Brendal. Can't think of the title of her album right off hand. I'm so glad you got an iPod-you have many great stress-relieving runs ahead. :) Regi

October 24, 2005 - 7:24 pm kellicrowe - Trees - Marty Casey Crazy in Love - Beyonce Call Me - Blondie Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash Give A Little Bit - The GooGoo Dolls New Sensation - INXS Since You Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson Walking on Sunshine - Aly & AJ Sweet Home Alabama - Lynard Skynyrd What I Like About You - the Romantics R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. - ? One Girl Revolution - SuperChick Stand - REM Love Shack - B52's We Got the Beat - GoGo's Steven Curtis Chapman: All About Love CD All About Love 11-6-64 (my fave love song) I could go on - but I have to go to the bathroom kellicrowe:)

October 24, 2005 - 7:36 pm Julie - Only one: Stan Rogers - "45 years". It's my wedding song. Love it!

October 24, 2005 - 7:39 pm chris - I think your LO is very SChuuuu-WEET - he really had skills with that thing - so cute! i have been going a bit overboard loading up the nano here are my top picks: 1. Green Day - International Superhits and American Idiot 2. grey's anatomy soundtrack 3. one tree hill soundtrack 4. bjork - greatest hits 5. mezzanine - massive attack 6. alanis morrissette unplugged 7. killers - hot fuss 8. bob marley - legend 9. jack johnson - in bewteen dreams 10. maroon five acoustic 11. pearl jam - ten 12. sarah mclachlan - surfacing and you must must check out the rock goes acoustic imix and the ska essentials have fun loading up the tunes!

October 24, 2005 - 7:46 pm Missy - alright lady! you asked for it! I just did a whole post about what's rockin my ipod tonight... so check out my blog ;) and the LO- SA-WEEET!

October 24, 2005 - 7:57 pm Lemon - One of my all-time favs: Rock the Cashbaugh

October 25, 2005 - 4:16 am Amanda - What a tough question... All time favorite is Garth Brooks, The Dance, The Change, Standing Outside the Fire, Unanswered Prayers, but really they're all good. <3 Clay Aiken with all my heart. I'm listening to the Rent Soundtrack non-stop, If you've never seen the play i would recommend 'Seasons of Love' to start.

October 25, 2005 - 5:33 am Candice G - As the proud owner of a brand new !!PINK!! ipod I'm grooving to: -James Blunt -Jack Johnson -John Mayer -Jamie Cullum -David Gray -Chris Botti -Harry Connick Jnr -Ben Folds (thanks to the gorgeous & divine Tara Whitney!) -also like Norah Jones & the Cafe del Mar collection "Waving" hello all the way from Johannesburg, South Africa :o)

October 25, 2005 - 8:01 am Jen - All I will say is Roxette! HA!! LOL...yep, it has been what is playing the most on my iPod lately! Joyride all the way! LOL LOL LOL

October 25, 2005 - 8:11 am marie cox - ANGIE STONE KAYNE WEST DWELE JOS STONE INDIA AIRIE LAURYN HILL

October 25, 2005 - 8:54 am traci - I *love* that layout, Shannon!!! Hmmm...music for the iPod...I totally love Sarah McLachlan and like to listen to her while I grocery shop. (Grocery shoppin' with an iPod is the best thing ever.)

October 25, 2005 - 8:57 am Sarah - Another daily lurker here...don't know about sharing any NEW music with you- I've been rummaging around all my old 80's New Wave stuff lately! Morrissey, The Smiths, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Erasure,etc.etc. Have fun filling your iPod!

October 25, 2005 - 9:52 am hilary - Year in Review 1994 BYU MARCHING BAND... It rocks, great to work out to. F is scary...watch out for him. H

October 25, 2005 - 10:11 am Maureen - of all time.....not sure. I love Martina McBride (I see there are others who do as well)! I totally am a country music listener.....and christian music. I know nothing of most of the lists from some of these posts LOL! So out of it and so old!

October 25, 2005 - 12:50 pm abelle - 10,000 Maniacs -- album "In My Tribe"

October 25, 2005 - 1:29 pm Michelle Adams - INXS - baby!

October 25, 2005 - 1:48 pm Shelby - wow...this is a subject that has been important to me lately with all the music I have been loading up :) I dont know if our tastes are the same at all, but some of my faves are: Foo Fighters HIM Liz Phair The Killers Metallica Green Day Peter Gabriel The Smiths The Cure Pearl Jam Nirvana REM(anything off of the Green or Greatest Hits albums) I can send you some stuff from any of those people if you like...let me know :)

October 25, 2005 - 4:47 pm Waynette - Mr. Brightside by The Killers is a favorite of the moment as is Such Great Heights by The Postal Service. I also always love This Woman's Work by Kate Bush, Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley, The Luckiest by Ben Folds, and God Only Knows by The Beach Boys.

October 26, 2005 - 4:00 am Gretchen - Love the page! That's from Tia's challenge right? He's a cutie. My favorite song... because there are a million... but my all time is "Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel. :-)

October 26, 2005 - 6:32 am Amy B - Love the page! "You're mom goes to college!" favorite song: "These are the Days" and "Better" by Border Crossing (both availble at download sites. Favorite song that's not sung by my husband: "Somebody" by Depeche Mode

October 26, 2005 - 10:12 am Sabrina - My ultimate favorite CD is Ben Folds Five (not sure the album title but it is orange and it has Whatever on it). Someone also mentioned the Grey's Anatomy soundtrack. I so want to get my hands on that because they play awesome music. Jem is featured a lot on that show and her CD is awesome. I'm also digging the new Weezer CD.

October 27, 2005 - 10:09 am kent - So funny that layout!! I've gotta watch that movie again - I need a good laugh. OKay my song selections are - anything 3 doors down, and any of the new Switchfoot music from their new CD - I think it is called Nothing is sound (and they are Christian too but subtle ones). Did your ead my blog? Went to their concert last week!

October 28, 2005 - 9:32 am Tami Horspool - Dude, I love your family. Always entertaining, and hilarious. As for music, besides all the great stuff that has been mentioned, I also like Keane, and Gwenn Stephani. G. Stephani is great booty shakin' kind of music.

Guess it worked…

It must’ve been the buttering him up with the skate shots. :) Got this yesterday.Indextop20050907_2 So excited.

And what’s more, he spent his evening loading it up for me. What a sweet, sweet man I’ve got.

Shelby and Matthew are jealous. They built their own ipods. Ipods Ipodm

Poor Sophia. Yesterday she got her face smashed into the carpet by a well-meaning Matthew just trying to get the horsey ride she was offering. She was crying that her bottom teeth hurt. I couldn’t see any blood, but after closer inspection I realized that her bottom three bottom teeth were a bit loose and she had bruising on the gums right behind the teeth. They’re still really sore today and she’s having a hard time eating. Poor little chicky. I’m sure she’ll be fine, though. There’s not a whole lot that can be done. Luckily, teeth can heal. Well, gums anyway…hopefully she didn’t kill the teeth.

And I spent last night, while Dave was so graciously loading my ipod, making last-minute Halloween costumes. But Halloween is 10 days away, you say… No, tonight is this big shindig they have at the school, kids wear costumes, it’s a carnival-type thing. So I was making Shelby a cape so she can be Hermione today. And everyone else is wearing costumes that have been worn before. Pics to come, I’m sure. :)

October 21, 2005 - 11:32 am AmyG - :) :) :) congrats on the ipod!

October 21, 2005 - 11:59 am joanna - Whohoooo for your shuffle! or nano? I don't know, but whohooo for you!! I LOVE the ones the kids made, too!

October 21, 2005 - 1:28 pm chris - hope you enjoy it! I just got a nano after much begging and pleading and I take it with me everywhere - love it to have while I am cleaning, at the gym, waiting for the kids to get out of school, reading, wherever - so fun! and your DH is a sweetheart for taking the time to load it up for you - my DH is technically challenged i wish they still did a Halloween carnival at my kids' school - sounds like a lot of fun! take care~

October 21, 2005 - 4:04 pm kellicrowe - can't wait to see pics!! i wanna be hermione to be the smartest kid in my class - yeah, i woulda needed a costume for that:) aaaaaaaaaaaand the ipod - super i have an imaginary ipod space in my life like - no...i can't get an alarm clock even though i need one b/c one day i will have an ipod and i will want that clock speaker thing the ipod fits into colex world i live in imaginary and complex kellicrowe

October 21, 2005 - 4:12 pm Erica - Ooooooh, FUN. What a decent husband :D And I love Shelby and Matthews versions - smart kids you got there! Your poor baby...we've been pretty lucky as far as injuries go (knock on wood) they give me mini heart attacks daily though :p

October 21, 2005 - 5:49 pm kent - Shelby is being Hermionie? SO COOL!! So that is why her hair was all braided up so it would be frizzy like the character. She also showed me her "ipod" so funny. Hope you enjoy your new toy!!

October 21, 2005 - 6:54 pm tracy - I'm not even kidding when I say this ... I *just* bought a Nano this afternoon! WHEE!!! I need to get off this computer and fire that baby up!

October 21, 2005 - 6:56 pm tracy - P.S. I'm such a loser ... I had to google "Hermione" to find out who Shelby was dressing up as. Der.

October 22, 2005 - 2:24 pm Moriah Bettencourt - JEALOUS!!! Love the Ipod! That's the one thing on my Christmas list this year :) Alex has no costume yet so you are way ahead of me! LOL

October 22, 2005 - 5:16 pm Hilary - Very fancy. You know how I like people that MAKE capes. :) Hilary

October 23, 2005 - 4:13 pm april - good job, Dave. Shannon---you'll have to share what tunes you've got loaded!

October 24, 2005 - 5:37 am Erin - Congrats on your NANO!!!! Perfect for running. Be sure to get yourself some Josh Kelly. LOVE HIM!

October 24, 2005 - 9:02 am Shelby - congrats on the new IPod! I am jealous! Love the ones that the kids made...to stinkin funny! :)

October 28, 2005 - 8:41 am Heather - Loving the kids' ipods. And so with you on the costume thing. I spent yesterday afternoon making dd#1 a horse costume so it would be ready for dance class (they have the kids wear their costumes the week of Halloween). Finished about 30 minutes before class.

Sk8r Boy

For Dave. Because he was not happy with the last picture. I guess the Ollie isn’t the best part of the trick, it’s the slide. He thought I should’ve posted a pic of him sliding. So Dave, here you go. Sk8r

And for an extra added bonus, I’m throwing in this one.Skater Dave would like it because it shows a nose slide (I’m sorry if I’m getting all the lingo wrong!). I like it because it shows our superb parenting, baby walking down the street in the background, totally on his own. Luckily, we live on a very quiet street. :)

October 19, 2005 - 2:34 pm Hilary - bye-bye F... Your dad's a dude....

October 19, 2005 - 6:53 pm jamie - LLLLOOOOLLLL at the baby walking down the street thing. haha. that would totally be us too. :)

October 19, 2005 - 7:21 pm Jen - LOL!! That is too funny (the baby down the street) ...sooooo cute!! lol

October 19, 2005 - 8:32 pm marygrace - I am so jealous! Tried to do that once, bummed my knees. :P

October 19, 2005 - 8:34 pm AmyG - i think it's so cool that still skateboards. :)

October 20, 2005 - 5:06 am april - LOL---too cute

October 20, 2005 - 8:38 am Shelby - Love that Dave still does this...I think the last time I could do something like this, I was about 12...lol...hey, whatever keeps them young, right?? :)

October 20, 2005 - 4:32 pm Erin - So...does this make you a Sk8R girl? :) Totally cool dude.

October 20, 2005 - 4:53 pm Christina - Your comments about your baby walking down the street - too funny. All those pictures are fantastic and I am impressed with your skater lingo :)

October 21, 2005 - 10:01 pm Angelique - My baby took off crawling down the street a few months ago- going to visit the ducks at the pond. My 5 year old left the door open and off she went. I freaked out! TERRIBLE! LOL! Awesome hubby you have! Mine wants his own skate pole thing too. What are they called? LOL.

Fluff

So I’ve been going to they gym for a few weeks now. Three times a week without fail. Working those abs, those arms, that heart, those legs, whatever I can. Getting all sweaty and gross in the process, drinking plenty of water. I feel great. It’s about health, not weight, right?

Good. Because looks like health is all I’m getting out of this. Grand total weight loss= ZERO pounds. Yup. Could it be the Ben and Jerry’s at 10 o’clock last night? (not the WHOLE carton, by the way…) Maybe it’s the issue of heading next door to Target after the workout and picking up a bag of popcorn and icee to munch while we shop. Then throw in a package of m&m’s for good measure. Funny coincidence: After working out on the elliptical trainer for 35 minutes, the little computer said I had burned about 240 calories. Do you know how many calories are in a bag of m&m’s? 240. Funny, huh.

Yeah. Well, so what. I’ve had four kids. It’s ok to be up 10 lbs from where I started, right? I turn 30 in a couple months. I shouldn’t expect to have the same weight I did at 19, should I? Either way, the workouts continue. I just have to decide whether I go ahead and buy myself a new wardrobe in the larger size or continue to walk around with a spare tire because my pants are too tight. (because we all know, I can’t break up with Ben and Jerry). In an added bit of sad news, I ripped the hiney on one of the two pairs of pants that actually fit me (caught the pocket on a cupboard in my kitchen), so that is adding some pressure to the wardrobe situation.

Just kind of stinks sometimes being a woman. In the past 10 years, I’ve fluctuated SO much in weight. I’ve always been pregnant, nursing, post-partum, bloated, and occasionally, thin enough. It’s hard to shop because what fits you today, most likely will have you feeling like a whale in a few more days. It’s so frustrating I can’t even face it, which just adds to the whole issue of feeling bad about yourself. (I’m not feeling TOO bad about myself, don’t get all worried, I just would really like to look a little less frazzled-mom and a little more fashionable woman.)

Brings me back to the buying shoes thing I mentioned a while back. Shoes are fun, not fat. I think I’ll buy some shoes. :) Something like these: 3034198517d_3

Those are WAY too fun. AND no laces. I’m not a fan of having to bend over to put my shoes on. (Note to Dave: the shoes can be found here. There’s also a BACKLESS version. Meeeow.) :)

And while I’m at it, how about this?

I’ve told ya’ll about my history of clogging…yeah… I need this shirt. :)

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October 14, 2005 - 1:03 pm Katrina - Oooo...love those shoes! Do share where they are from, pretty please! And definitely DO NOT break up with Ben & Jerry. They are definitely the cheapest therapists that I've found. Do you know that if you work for B&J, you get 3 free pints a day?? Isn't that insane?

October 14, 2005 - 2:12 pm Shelby - I completely know the feeling, execpt for I cannot say that my weight gain is because of kids, just laziness on my part ;) love the shoes...soooo cute, and shoes always fit ;)

October 14, 2005 - 7:25 pm Gillian - Shut UP! Nuh UH! STOP IT! You are my girl-soulmate. I was a clogger, too. Shuffle-toe-step-rock-step. :) Dig the shoes. Dig the tee. And especially dig Ben & Jerry. That's why I'M so fluffy. g

October 14, 2005 - 7:31 pm jamie - all of your little snackies sound so good right now. :) hang in there.

October 14, 2005 - 8:15 pm joanna - VERY cute shoes!!! Now you know that all that working out is TONING, and muscle weighs more than fat. Just keep that in mind, you buff little thing!

October 14, 2005 - 9:10 pm Hilary - HEALTH NOT WEIGHT HEALTH NOT WEIGHT HEALTH NOT INCHES HEALTH NOT WEIGHT JOY NOT WEIGHT Enjoy how AWESOME you are for working out. You are in NO way a fatty, just think how great it is for your body. DAve, please buy her the shoes... and not the shirt. Hilary

October 14, 2005 - 10:44 pm kent - Keep up the workout. Remember muscle weights more than fat! Cute shoes and tee - I think Dave needs to get those for you because you have been working out so much!

October 15, 2005 - 8:32 am Janet O - Aha! Me too! I have been exercising more than ever and not losing SQUAT...but eating waaayyyyy too much dessert and chips. Glad I'm not alone. I think anyone who has four kids, as we do, should be allowed to buy whatever shoes they like, and I like those! LOL!

October 16, 2005 - 8:38 am Erica - Buy those shoes - WAY cute! And yeah, not enjoying the fruits of my labor yet either :p At least I'm not GAINING weight - that's good, right?

October 16, 2005 - 3:36 pm tifsmith - love the shoes. i may have to get the backless ones. although i am pretty geeked out with my crocs. but these are much cuter. much.

October 17, 2005 - 2:24 pm kellicrowe - you probably gained some pounds from muscel gotta figure that in and the m&m and the stiar master thing sounds like a gift hey - now you can eat two bags:) kellicrowe

October 18, 2005 - 4:58 am Melissa - muscle weighs more than fat. enough said.

October 18, 2005 - 7:18 pm Jamie - i'm so with you on the clothes thing! I just bought several new shirts at wal-mart...that ARE fashionable! But I hate to pay too much for something that I don't want to fit me too long...that is until next fall when i'm pregnant again...hopefully i'll be able to recycle them then!

October 19, 2005 - 10:08 am tracy - Loving the shirt and the shoes -- I have two pairs of Simple clogs (love those things so much)! Alas, I, too, have a love affair with B&J -- inhaled an entire pint in two sittings. *sigh*

What I did this summer that made me a better, smarter, happier person

Wishes The idea came from Andrea at Superhero Designs. I happened upon her blog one day that encouraged people to write an essay with the title "What I did during the summer of 2005 that made me a better, smarter, happier person." I was all inspired. Thought if I could just write it down it would surely come to be. She encouraged us to aim high, to "list the thing you think you cannot have", because as I remember her saying "that’s where the juice is". She asked us to send her our essay, and like a time capsule she’d send it back at the end of the summer and we could be amazed at what we’d accomplished.

I’m a big believer in goals. I feel that if you have direction, a destination, you will most likely reach it. You will be happy with the direction you’re going at the very least. I wrote it, then tried to forget about it specifically so I could be surprised at how well I’d done.

Four paragraphs.

Well, I got my essay back a few weeks ago.

I was so disappointed I could cry. Really. I’d set these high goals for myself, and honestly, NOT ONE had been accomplished. Not a single one. I read my essay once to verify, but immediately put it away, it made me so sad. My stomach actually ached with sorrow. Complete failure.

I was thinking about it earlier this evening. While I still haven’t accomplished everything, 3 of the 4 paragraphs are well on their way now to being a reality. And even that fourth one is showing promise. Maybe I was too hard on myself. Maybe I just needed a little more time. With four kids home all summer, having actual goals besides getting dressed and feeding them decent meals was a little beyond my ability.

Maybe the problem is having timelines with goals. Like setting a wedding date before you’ve met the groom. Sometimes you just have to work with what life gives you, move the best you can, but accept that sometimes the way you are led is different (and sometimes actually better) than the direction you’d set for yourself. The progress I’ve made in the past few weeks seems to be very deep and meaningful. I feel like I’m being transformed into a better, deeper, more centered version of myself. I like that. A lot. And while I’m still so far short of where I envision myself someday, I’m making progress. And that’s something to be happy about.

October 12, 2005 - 8:58 pm tia - from sabrina ward harrison's book--"you make your plans, and then a great wind comes along. and you begin again." don't worry shan. just begin again. {{{{{hugs}}}}} i have forgotten how many times ive found myself beginning again, trying to forget that aching sorrow in my gut. love ya girl!

October 13, 2005 - 5:34 am joanna - First of all, what a gorgeous pic!! I love the brushes, too!! Look at you workin' that photo! Second of all, maybe the most important part is the process, huh? It sounds like you're well on your way to accomplishment, but have learned a bunch from the journey itself, too. And that's important, and well worth celebrating!! So hang in there! And you ARE too hard on yourself!

October 13, 2005 - 8:29 am Gillian - Every day is a new day. I'm thankful for every breath I take. I won't take it for granted, So I learn from my mistakes. It's beyond my control, sometimes it's best to let go Whatever happens in this lifetime. So I trust in love. You have given me peace of mind. ----Alive I know this is a Christian song, and yours is not necessarily a issue of faith. Religious faith, that is. But is an issue of faith in yourself, and I thought of this song immediately. You're gaining faith in yourself, Shannon. You came to the right conclusion, my friend. Don't pay attention to the timelines and deadlines, necessarily. But embrace every single day as a new opportunity to come that much closer to your goals. You'll be there in no time. :) Proud of you. g

October 13, 2005 - 8:31 am Gillian - I hit "submit" too quickly. In case you didn't know (or more appropriately, in case you even cared to know), the song is "Alive", the band is P.O.D. :) Trigger finger. g

October 13, 2005 - 9:06 am Shelby - absolutely gorgeous picture :) Sound like you are well on your way to getting done what you want to get done...that is an awesome thing when you consider that so many people have things that they want to do and they never make any moves towards doing them. Good for you for getting there :)

October 13, 2005 - 9:37 am Hilary - I think the problem is having GOALS AT ALL. :) I try to just lay low.. but never be disappointed in yourself, that should be the biggest goal of all -- just keep trying, and not hating yourself. :)

October 13, 2005 - 10:04 am Rene - I too, received my little envelope from Superhero Designs, only to be crushed like you (at first) that nothing was "completed". But in retrospect, like you, I saw that I had made some dent in the process, that I could see making some of these goals in the near future. That little mail also reminded me of some of the things I wanted to get done but for various reasons, didn't even think about this summer (learn to make killer chicken wings...where ever did that come from in the first place?). I now have my little list front and center where I can look at it and hopefully have it inspire me to get the complete list done...sometime...when I have time :)

October 13, 2005 - 2:18 pm kellicrowe - i bet you are on track for those long term goals family marriage :)kellicrowe

October 13, 2005 - 9:30 pm Jessi - you are a superstar in my book. you are too hard on yourself......hmmmmm........I know someone like that........ :)

October 14, 2005 - 10:21 am stephanie thiel - Oh Shannon...typing with tears and sending a hug. Beautifully said. ditto Shannon...yesterday was a very teary day for a lot of us who sent those letters...but it was also a day of great awareness...As for me, I'm gonna brush off my bruised, old, self and start again (and maybe be a little more tolerant of my shortcomings in the process)...We ARE in this together.

October 16, 2005 - 1:49 pm Tami Horspool - Shannon, I have known you for quite some time, and in that time I have seen you grow and progress in many ways. First off your family. Your children are amazing, and that is because you are amazing. Secondly, you have shown growth in the many talents you possess, namely scrapbooking, writting, and photoghraphy. I see you, and your accomplishments and I think, "I wish I were more like Shannon. She is so awsome", and you are. You should know that.

October 17, 2005 - 7:10 pm lisamcg - Is anyone else curious about what Shannon's goals were? I'm dying to know. I can't imagine anyone with a large family such as yourself actually accomplishing several "lofty" goals in just a summer. Maybe one and even that is a big maybe. Summer's only like 2 months isn't it? July and August? "Lofty" takes months...years, doesn't it? Gosh... Im not even sure I have any goals. Yep... i'm sitting here thinking and I'm totally a person without goals. Now THAT is pathetic. ;P Lisa

Tivo

After complaining about missing some favorite shows due to the stupidity of some television execs, several of you told me to get Tivo. I have Tivo. (well, a generic Dish Network version anyway) And I can’t record one and watch another. Please send help. :) How are you guys doing it?

October 12, 2005 - 5:28 pm Heather D. White - That's really odd...since that's the point of TIVO. I would just contact DIsh Network and have them walk you through it. If you have it, you DEFINITELY need to get it figgered out. It's one of our prized posessions. LOL!

October 12, 2005 - 5:40 pm joanna - We have the DVR from Dish Network, and you can record two shows at a time...Hmmmm....

October 12, 2005 - 6:22 pm Heather - We had an older version of DVR from Dish Network. Was called PVR back when we first got it. We could only record one thing on one TV. We called and they wouldn't upgrade us to the dual tuner. Basically, we were current customers, so they didn't want to give us all the bells and whistles they'll give new customers. They did upgrade one unit to a newer unit (seems like . . .as I remember having to send a unit back) and we rent a second basic unit very cheaply . .. like $5-7 a month. We have the tuners on 2 different TV's. You still can't record one thing and watch another. Just the way the DVRs are. But we can now record 2 different shows on 2 different TV's. I'm guessing you have the older tuner like we did. Has like 50 or 60 hours you can record on it. Our new one has 100 hours. I can get more info from dh if you want to know model numbers of which ones we have now that he found "acceptable" without having to pay tons of money. We did this about a year (or less) ago . . . so not sure how much that has changed.

October 12, 2005 - 7:10 pm Linda - Just great! Now you just made *me* the last one on Earth not to have the darn thing!

October 12, 2005 - 8:58 pm Lisa - we have a 2 tv package...

October 12, 2005 - 10:14 pm t - get two tivo's.

October 13, 2005 - 9:10 am Monica - you need two dual satelite inputs. 2 LNB's my dh told me this, don't think I too smart=)

October 13, 2005 - 2:16 pm april - cox-internet....DVR .....we can record two shows at once, and watch a third if we choose. i dont know how we lived without it, honestly! :P

October 19, 2005 - 11:18 am Angelique - You can get a two channel recording system. You will need to have two line run for it. Call the company you go through. Some times they have upgrade promotions on receivers and they will split the cost of the new system up into 3 payments and add it to your bill. We had the one channel option a few months ago and upgraded. IT ROCKS and is so worth it!

October 21, 2005 - 6:52 pm tracy - TiVo rocks my world ... can't imagine life without it! Pat bought a cable splitter at Home Depot or Lowe's. Not sure of the specifics ... the cable going to TiVo records and then we're able to watch another channel through the cable going into the tv. (We have to switch the tv's input mode to like "Video 1" or something.)