Theme of the Day: Cuteness

My kids gifted me with some really cute things for Christmas:

Ames handcrafted some signs for my garden.

I have at least a dozen more on order!

Jess & Jen gave me this adorable sewing basket, and a cutting table to put it on. I have a list of projects already!

And the piece 'o resistance....

This for my wall. Jen produced the portraits but Rick & Cassandra produced the cuteness!

The ipod Shuffle of My Life

I got this from Jessica-it only took me 10 minutes to figure out how to get my itunes to "shuffle." (remember I'm over 50!!)

Rules:
1. Put Your iTunes/iPod on shuffle
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write down the name of the song no matter how silly it sounds!
4. Put any comments in brackets after the song name.
5. Anyone tagged has to do the same, because fun pointlessness spreads like a virus.

If someone says, “Is this okay?” You say?
The Name of the Game- Abba {haha}

How would you describe yourself?
Classical Gas-Techno Edit {Oh my gosh!}

What do you like in a guy/girl?
Missing-Techno Edit {weird}

How do you feel today?
Nella Fantasia - Sarah Brightman {whatever that means}

What is your life’s purpose?
Scene de Amour-Sarah Brightman {You got it!}

What is your motto?
A Love for Life-Yanni {seems like love is a recurring theme here}

What do your friends think of you?
Within Attraction-Yanni {well, that's nice-}

What do you think of your parents?
Someone Said Goodby-Enya {oh-that's sad}

What do you think about very often?
Wild Child-Enya {ha-ha-ha-not so}

What is 2 + 2?
Stop This Train-John Mayer {pretty much explains my math skillz}

What do you think of your best friend?
Accidentally in Love-Counting Crows {this is too funny}

What do you think of the person you like?
Gravity-John Mayer {trying to figure out the deep meaning behind this one}

What is your life story?
Policy of Truth-Depeche Mode {well that's a good one}

What do you want to be when you grow up?
A Whisper-Coldplay {huh?}

What do you think of when you see the person you like?
Hijo de la Luna-Sarah Brightman {ha ha-translation-Son of the Moon}

What will you dance to at your wedding?
Cemeteries of London-Coldplay {what?????}

What will they play at your funeral?
Life in Technicolor-Coldplay {that's appropriate}

What is your hobby/interest?
The Heart of Life-John Mayer {hmmm, good for some deep thinking}

What is your biggest fear?
So Many Things-Sarah Brightman {so true}

What is your biggest secret?
Big Girls Don't Cry-(remix) Fergie {hahahahahaha}

What do you think of your friends?
To the One Who Knows-Yanni {interesting}

What will you post this as?
It's in the Rain-Enya {uhhhh....ok}

I can see that I need a little more variety in my itunes list.......I tag anyone who has the time to sit down and figure this out and copy and paste.....but really it's kinda fun!

New Web Site

I just found an awesome new web site that has lots of information on food storage!
Fun with Food Storage.net

Go check it out!

So Beyond Excited- My "Fruit Room"

I've been trying to figure out a title for this post, and nothing really comes close to the extreme excitement and pleasure I have experienced over one of my Christmas gifts. Let me preface this by telling my true confession.


I wish I had a basement.

I do.

I am so envious of you people in the northlands who have "fruit rooms."

I think my sister's basement storage room is to die for.

She probably doesn't.

So anyways.......




Since I can't have one....here's the rest of the story.

Five years ago we completely remodeled our house.

Hardly any area we didn't touch/paint/redo.

We added on 1000 square feet.

To our little 1800 square foot house.

One of the quirky things we did was to change a bedroom into a hallway.

Sounds weird, but it is actually very cool-just ask my family.

I have cabinets lining my "hallway."

And I have a bedroom closet on the other side of the hallway.

I know, I know, it sounds weird, but it is actually very cool-just ask my family.


So I asked TL .....oops Santa....if I could have a closet redo for Christmas.





Another side story....

We used to own a closet remodeling business.

I have custom closets in my house.

Please don't envy me.




So last week TL....oops...I mean Santa....came through like a champ.

Closet-actually after it was all torn apart and prepping for the "new" closet.

Santa's trusty side-kick, Bubba D......look you can kinda see the hallway.

Men love tools that make noise.

Loading the "closet."

Final product. I am SO beyond excited about this. This is almost as good as a fruit room I think. My long-term storage....

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Okay-here's the challenge-

Figure out a way to put some more food storage in your house, if you don't have a "fruit room."

Do you have a linen closet?

Ok-go empty it out-put your towels in the bathroom under the sinks. Still don't have enough room? get rid of a few towels.

Put your extra sheets inbetween the mattress of the beds-or get rid of the extra sheets.

Put your blankets on that tippy top shelf in your closet, or get some kind of a chest that can double as an end table in your family room to hold them in.

Now you have a "food storage closet."

Don't have a linen closet?

Well, do you have little kids with lots of extra space in their closets?

Clean some of it out and put your food storage there.

Don't have any extra room?

My daughter with the two bedroom condo and no kids bought some cheapo shelving and put it in their extra bedroom, with the computer. She filled it full of her food storage, it looks awesome! I'll get her to send me a photo to post (thx Jess!)

Still don't have any room?

Then get on your knees and ask Heavenly Father for some inspiration.

I promise you.....an idea will pop into your head.....I promise!

Times, they are a Changing

If you are a member of the LDS Church, tomorrow brings change.....
Meeting schedule change, that is.
For some, it is a sigh of relief.
For others it is a groan of agony.
Depending upon what time you go to church.
And if you have Toddlers or Teenagers
Or a mixture of Both.

We go at noon.

Our family has times ranging from 10:30-2:00 PM.

So why do we do it? year after year after year?

Because we love God.

Because we want to serve our brothers and sisters.

Because we have testimonies of the gospel.

Because our moms make us.

Because we are the Bishop.

***Edited! No-we are NOT the Bishop-It's just a figure of speech.***

Happy Birthday to my Fourthborn Child!

Twenty-three years ago right now I was recovering from giving birth to this lovely child, who has been such a pleasure even before she actually took her first breath (she was my first epidural child!). She is a joy and we all ♥LOVE♥ her so much and hope that she has a wonderful birthday (spending the $1000 gift card that she won!!!)

She's beautiful and talented and smart and very, very good.. and I still love that cute little dimple she has in her left cheek-except I can't kiss it like I used to all the time!
Happy Birthday Jess!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to One and All!!

I've been reflecting on my "New Year's Resolutions" and I realized that I am continually making "New Year's Resolutions." I read a very interesting article today in Meridian Magazine. The author says that as members of the LDS Church, we reflect and resolve each week during our Sacrament meetings to be better. We are taught from childhood about setting goals and improving ourselves....

Faith in God

Cub Scouts

Duty to God

Boy Scouts

Personal Progress

And if you're old enough, "Pursuit of Excellence."

I mean every week I think, "I resolve to pray and read my scriptures daily." "I want to eat better." " Exercise daily." "My goal is to pay off _____ debt." I think I am making tiny bits of progress.......

So I guess my New Year's Resolution(s) of 2009 consist of:

Press Forward

Stay the Course