30 March 2008

28 March 2008

. . . a study in contrasts . . .

. . . i did a couple of days worth
of drew's laundry today . . .
. . . i know . . . i know . . .
. . . he should be doing it himself . . .
. . . i know . . . practice . . .
. . . blah, blah, blah . . .
I KNOW!
. . . whatever . . .
. . . anyhow . . .
. . . for the past several years,
the child could have been
a walking advertisement
for the volcom clothing line . . .
. . . tshirts & sweatshirts & hoodies &
button down shirts & belts & socks . . . . . . & jeans . . .
{go ahead . . . zoom in . . . see for yourself}
. . . then i washed another load
& spent a couple of hours ironing . . .
. . . i want him to look good
at least the first couple of weeks
he's wearing white shirts . . .
. . . what a difference
five more days will make . . .


25 March 2008

. . . it's all about drew . . .

yesterday's
"clipboard of fun"
{name that 'blast from the past' sitcom, if you can}
featured the setup, preparation & cleanup
of a little shindig
honoring our soon-to-be missionary son,
drew on the menu . . .
mexican appetizers
{thanks gecko grill}
lots of chips
queso/salsa/guacamole/bean dip/jalapeno cream cheese
fresh fruit
& quite an array of delectable desserts
provided by lots of my favorite people
{thanks mom, molly, vicki, shellene & amber}

amanda was a huge help all afternoon . . .

. . . joined a little later by amelia,

then all three girls stayed late

& cleaned up the entire party
my daughters ROCK!

the guest of honor stayed busy

posing for photos

most of the evening

& tossing a pinata

that wound up hitting me in the head . . .

. . . i'll miss him



21 March 2008

. . . announcing . . .

. . . since it's getting
REALLY close
to that time,
i've decided
to share some news
with you . . .
you can keep up with the
adventures/antics/experiences/growth
of Elder Drew Romney
in Mexico
{if he actually writes to me!}
{if you hear something
different than/in addition to
what you see posted,
let me know, por favor}


19 March 2008

. . . W.O.W . . .

. . . well . . . i promised an update,
& since i'm nothing if not honest,
here is a peek at the
finished wedding dinner centerpieces . . .
. . . fun & festivities ensued when the
~ harmony park catering company ~
gathered to prepare the feast
for the WOW {wedding of the week} . . .

. . .seriously, when this group of

some of my favorite women on earth

was serving at

my daughter's reception last spring,

they were asked repeatedly

the name of their catering company . . .

. . . they're THAT good . . .

. . . friends who've since moved away

returned to lend a hand . . .

. . . service was, of course, given with a smile . . .
. . . peg was amazing, {as always},

in her role as the "kitchen nazi" . . .

. . . the MOG, {mother of the groom},

in red, seemed pleased . . . . . . the tables turned out rather nicely . . .

. . . & the food was,

if i do say so myself,

delicious . . .

the menu included:

♥spinach/berry salad♥

{w/ candied walnuts, red onion & goat cheese}

♥ritzy chicken♥

{w/ lemony cream sauce}

♥confetti rice♥

{w/ carrots, red pepper, celery & green onion}

♥fresh green beans♥

{w/ toasted almonds, garlic & bacon bits}

♥rolls♥

{thanks EVIT}

♥brownies♥

{al a mode w/ raspberry sauce}



. . . oh, & it was all to honor

this happy couple

who were married

the very next afternoon . . .

congratulations brian&liesl
{thanks for the photo, michelle}


. . . now, since you, the loyal reader,
have persevered until the end of this post,
i would like to share
an insider's tip with you.
should you ever be called upon
to tie ribbons around terra cotta pots,
just say no.
instead, run {don't walk}
& get yourself
some of the elastic
that is used to make
headbands for baby girls.
{which, by the way, is available in a wide array of styles/colors,
none of which were anywhere to be found
when i was busy having/raising baby girls.
who me? i'm not bitter at all}
but i digress.
stitch said elastic into "potbands".
attach bows to bands & stretch around pots.
this will change your life,
& you'll be able to remove the bows,
water the plants
& use them for another wedding dinner
to be held a month from now.

you're welcome . . .


12 March 2008

. . . happy birthday to a. davis romney . . .

***disclaimer/warning:
. . . i'm telling you straight up . . .
if you do not wish to
see/know a lot
about my favorite son,
please close this page now . . .
it's very hard for me to believe
that my youngest child
andrew davis romney
was born nineteen years ago today.
{he has let us know that someday,
when he's famous/important,
he wishes to be known as a. davis romney}
. . . he's shown here
modeling his blessing outfit . . . . . . very quickly, he became
chubby/darling . . .
. . . & always stylish, as shown here
~ at age 2 ~
in this gymboree ensemble,
complete with functional suspenders . . .

. . . gotta love the patchwork denim

& double-laced basketball shoes . . .

. . . he ♥loved♥ sporting
the bowl cut . . .
. . . and posing for photos
without being prompted . . .

. . . he pretended to

like baseball . . .

{it was a lie}

. . . now showing

~ a tommy hilfiger dress shirt ~

on his baptism day . . .. . . he has spent his whole life

being {mostly} adored/slash . . .

. . . tortured by
his three older sisters . . .
{he's also the boy version of amanda ~ exactly}
question: wouldn't he have made
a cute little girl?
answer: yes

. . . before we knew it,

somehow he turned into a

high school sophomore . . .

. . . & a proud/amazing

member of the

mhs jackrabbits

basketball team . . .

{he has an award named after him}

. . . and {where did the years go?} . . .

. . . a senior! . . .


. . . then he had the nerve

to go ahead & graduate

{with honors} . . .

. . . along with his
adorable friends . . .
. . . i hope he enjoyed
watching general conference
last october ~ eating donuts . . .

. . . drinking mountain dew & sleeping . . .

{because the next time he watches conference

will be three days after he enters the mtc}

question: what do you get a boy

{who'll be leaving soon}

for christmas?

answer: a wii
{to leave behind for uncle brent and tate}

. . . and ties . . .

. . . we'll miss him ruining . . .
. . . our family christmas photos . . .
. . . because he's leaving in three weeks
to serve in the
mexico mexico city north mission . . .

. . . this {un}professional missionary-ish photo

will have to do until next saturday

when amanda, a real pro

will work her magic

~ you know ~

so his portrait can hang

on the mother's wailing wall

at the church

for the next two years . . .. . . happy birthday drewski . . .

i'm so proud of you

& you are all i could ever

want in a son!

♥love you♥



11 March 2008

. . . how wii roll . . .

. . . when i say wii i mean tate . . .. . . wii rush to the toy room
immediately upon arrival
@ grammy's house . . .
. . . wii find the beloved "tar" . . .
{translation: guitar}

. . . wii run to play guitar hero

w/ uncle brent . . .

. . . wii are very serious about it . . .

. . . wii focus intently . . .

. . . wii bust a move . . .

. . . wii concentrate real hard . . .
. . . wii don't appreciate interruptions . . .
. . . wii don't like to lose . . .
. . . & wii aren't even hooked up! . . .
p.s. . . . wii are only 22 months old . . .
{thanks for the pix aunt amanda!}


08 March 2008

. . . i'm going to pot . . .

. . . no, really. i AM going to pot . . . . . . these gorgeous red geraniums . . .
. . . in these freshly painted
chocolate beauties . . .
{had to paint 'em since they were terra cotta
& as we all know, orange is NOT a real color}

. . . earlier in the week, i potted these

fabulous "peppermint splash" geraniums . . .

. . . you probably can't tell,
but they look like
they've been splatter painted,
just like the t-shirts
i used to make
for my girls
in the '80s.
those were the days . . .

something else that's gone to pot today?

. . . my manicure . . .
don't worry . . .

i'll keep you posted

on the centerpieces we'll be putting together

for some fun/upcoming wedding dinners