18 July 2012

I have a running joke with my co-worker - who doesn't know the difference between Star Trek and Star Wars and once thought George Harrison was George Takei:) Holy crap we had a good laugh over that one. I adore Star Wars, but deep in my heart I am a Trekkie. Love, love, love today's t-shirt on Teefury. What a great mash-up of the current (or perhaps never-ending) fascination with dinosaurs and Star Trek.

17 July 2012

I happened upon this funny scene on my lunch break today. Two fat little prairie dogs on the side of the freeway exit. They were making a feast of whatever was dumped on the side of the road.

16 July 2012

Look at this crazy little puppy of ours. She was under the couch and kept poking her head out. Time for another haircut for her. We swear Izzy is part kitty cat cause she acts just like a crazy cat sometimes. Mr. Fu is part coyote and Maxwell is part piglet and part tigger. What a rag tag little pack they make.

15 July 2012

Half way through my own personal daily posting goal for July. It feels good to share little bits and pieces everyday instead of occasional super long posts. Miss S left today for girl scout camp. Wish I could go with her. It would feel
so great to be in the cool woods for a week. I can't wait to hear all about her adventures this week.

14 July 2012

Spending a few hours getting pampered with Miss S. She leaves for
Girl Scout camp tomorrow for a week. Shell be sporting a fabulous mani/pedi while in the woods. :).

13 July 2012

Happy Friday the thirteenth!!! Enjoy this picture of our brand new bed! Woohoo!! We had our previous bed for 19 years and it was finally time for an upgrade. We even upgraded to a king finally. However, I am hating everything else in our bedroom right now. Too much clutter. Too many mismatched things. No grown up style. Grrrr. I hate it. I'm bumping "bedroom redo" to the very top of my project list. Now I just gotta find about $500 to do everything I want.

12 July 2012

There's a new baby kitteh at my brother and sister in laws house. She is super tiny and probably only a few weeks old. She was found with some litter mates under someone's trailer with no mama kitty anywhere :( We had fun playing with her this last weekend. She would eat til her belly was swollen, then run and play, then pass out. Makes me miss having kitties.

11 July 2012

I Walk by Faith
I will prepare to make and keep sacred covenants,
Seek promised blessings of the priesthood thru obedience,
Live my life to claim the blessing sweet of exaltation,
My testimony growing each new day.

I walk by faith,
a daughter of heav’nly parents.
Divine am I in nature by inheritance.
The Spirit whispers of my mission, my individual worth,
So I seek for precious knowledge,
for learning, and for growth.
I understand the meaning of accountability;
Ev’ry choice for good or ill is my responsibility.
I want to build the kingdom and good works is the key
By doing what I know is right I show integrity.

I walk by faith,
a daughter of heav’nly parents.
Divine am I in nature by inheritance.
And someday when God has proven me
I’ll see Him face to face.
But just for here and now I walk by faith.
Yes, just for here and now I walk by faith.

These are the lyrics to one of my favorite songs - by LDS composer Janice Kapp Perry. I've been thinking about faith a lot lately - do I have enough of it? Do I really believe? Am I making the right choices? Am I teaching my daughter to make right choices? In short...no...I think so....not always....I really need to work on that...I need to get my butt in gear.

 

10 July 2012

I have unofficially declared this my "Summer of Reading". I've been averaging at least one or two books a week which is making a nice dent in my bookshelf. I've been reading lots of easy reads though and taking a little break from my normal rotation of WWII books. I've breezed through a bunch of James Patterson and the first seven books of the Sookie Stackhouse series. It's a great series and a good filler until the next episode of True Blood is available on DVD (I know, I know - we don't have HBO or any cable for that matter). 

 

What are you reading this summer?

 

 

9 July 2012

We have finally found a forever home for our Little Buddy - the stray we found in March. An older couple from church fell in love with him. They've kept his name as Buddy and here he is with his new pack mate Chloe. They are already best friends.

8 July 2012

Some last random shots from Scottsdale. Hubby was happy that we got to check out some local breweries. I sampled some local root beer. I sported fabulously hideous vacation hair. And the pool where we spent at least 30 hours.

7 July 2012

My birthday morning dawned bright and beautiful and hot. We made a big breakfast at the timeshare then headed to the pool. We also caught the shuttle to the Westin hotel pool. We swam, played, snacked, swam, lazy rivered and rode a couple water slides. That evening we had dinner at Cheesecake Factory. So yummy!!!! June 19, 2012 was a day full of love and memories. Tons of birthday wishes on Facebook, texts and calls from family and friends and even a call from my dad and step mom in Fiji. I spent it with my handsome husband and with my best friend Tammy - two of most favorite people in the whole world.

6 July 2012

The first of my pictures from Scottsdale. Check out our unit! Swanky to the hilt. And they spoiled us rotten. It was glorious.

5 July 2012

My best friend and her girlfriend met us in Scottsdale for our recent vacation. I was able to hand deliver her 40th birthday present to her - I had it laying out on their bed to surprise her. She absolutely loved it!!! The blocks are from a block exchange group I used to swap with. It's backed with a vintage sheet I've been hoarding for years.

4 July 2012

 

STAND BY THE FLAG.
Stand by the flag! on land and ocean billow;
By it your fathers stood, unmoved and true;
Living, defended; lying, from their pillow,
With their last blessing, passed it on to you.

The lines that divide us are written in water.
The love that unites us is cut deep as rock.
Thus by friendship’s ties united,

We will change the bloody past
Into golden links of union,
Blending all in love at last.

Thus beneath the one broad banner,
Flag of the true, the brave and free,
We will build anew the Union,
Fortress of our Liberty.

Bayard Advocate (Bayard, Iowa) Jun 29, 1916

Happy Independence day to the United States of America!!! I found this beautiful poem on a vintage poetry site - I'm not really one for poetry but I just loved the sentiment of this one. After almost 100 years, every single word of this poem is still true. I hope you're enjoying your holiday today with friends and loved ones.

3 July 2012

Did I tell you we spent last week in Scottsdale? Maybe not yet but I will :) I got there before everyone else and spent 5 hours at ikea in Tempe all by myself. Oh it was glorious!!! I posted on Facebook that I love ikea so much I want to marry it and have its blonde Swedish babies.

The trip was specifically to get this dresser for Miss S but I had so much fun wandering around, just taking it all in and eating in the cafe.

2 July 2012

Miss S spent most of June in San Antonio with my sis and her family. She was so excited for her flight out there flying as an unaccompanied minor. This little girl of ours is super independent and grown up when it comes to flying. She had a fabulous time her aunt and uncle and all her cousins.

1 July 2012

Why yes, I am still here....super non-bloggy lately but still here. June was an absolute whirlwind of activity and I think it's going to take me all of July to recover. I'm going to try posting a short post every day in July to catch up on all the happenings around these parts. I have lots of pictures, projects, trips, and good stuff to share.

For today - join me again in 365 Less Things Mini Mission Monday 

Try to get rid of at least one thing a day from the following places:

Monday – On the kitchen bench or breakfast bar.

Tuesday – In or on any furniture or large appliance near your entry ways.

Wednesday – The third drawer down in any room ~ kitchen, office desk, bathroom cabinet… It is a strange phenomenon that the third drawer is often the receptacle for clutter.
Thursday – By the telephone.
Friday – The bedside table.
Saturday – A desk top.
Sunday – The coffee table.

I've got my 365 Less Things in overdrive lately - I have a personal goal of getting rid of 10 things a day for all of July instead of just 1. I'll keep track of how many things get added to the donate pile this month and post a little recap at the end of the month. 

 

Happy Blogging to Me!!

June 11 marked my FIFTH anniversary of blogging. Yep - my very first post was June 11, 2006. I love blogging - and I love the blogging world that I am a part of. Such a wonderful community of crafters - sharing crafts, projects, tutorials, recipes, organizing ideas and the like. My blog will never be one of the popular ones with thousands of followers but I do hope you enjoy reading about me and my family and what we've been up to.

 

Favorites

My list of favorites…

1. Favorite animal: Dogs
2. Favorite number: 40 (which I will be in a mere SEVEN days!!)
3. Favorite non-alcoholic drink: Diet Dr. Pepper
4. Facebook or Twitter: Facebook
5. My passion: My family, reading, music, crafting
6. Getting or giving: I love both equally
7. Favorite Pattern: Chevron
8. Favorite day of the week: Saturday
9. Favorite flower: Sunflower
10. Favorite country: The United States of America