31 January 2009

. . . sneak peek . . .

. . . tomorrow is my day to 
teach all the young women 
in my ward . . .
. . . apparently, i'm much better 
at procrastinating 
than i am 
at preparing a lesson . . .
{read: posting right now?}
. . . last january, i invited myself 
to participate in a 
. . . that was fun! . . .
. . . thanks, michelle . . .
{her quilts are the best}
. . . so, i finally cut over five hundred light 
and red fabric squares . . .
. . . 2.25 inches each . . .
. . . then, while i should have been studying,
i was sewing squares into long rows . . .
. . . then sewing rows into pairs of rows . . .
. . . wish me luck teaching tomorrow . . .
. . . i'll be back with 
more on monday . . .


30 January 2009

. . . i shouldn't be surprised . . .

. . . given this fabulous weather forecast . . .
. . . but, still . . .
. . . i'm pretty sure it's only january . . .
. . . ahh ~ springtime in arizona . . .
{apologies to readers in lesser climates}


29 January 2009

. . . making good . . .

. . . here's proof that i'm a 
. . . so to speak . . .
. . . cami was a giveaway winner 
WAY back in june . . .
. . . kayola picked up her oops! 
just in time for christmas . . .
. . . vicki finally got hers yesterday . . .
{only her kids have blogs}
. . . not sure how melissa chose 
which one of her 
new nephews 
to give this to . . .
. . . claudia has a couple of 
grandbaby girls on the way . . .
. . . and looky here . . . 
. . . quinci is an actual oops! user . . .
. . . and she looks pretty happy about it . . .
. . . thanks to all who entered . . .
. . . winners ~ enjoy . . . 


24 January 2009

. . . shirking my duties . . .

. . . still not feeling 100% . . .
. . . but when i finally woke up yesterday . . . 
. . . i discovered that while i slept . . . 
. . . my husband . . . 
. . . MY HUSBAND! . . .
{whose condition has been previously covered}
. . . drove himself . . .
. . . HE DROVE HIMSELF! . . .
. . . to pick up some breakfast . . .
. . . desperate times 
call for 
desperate measures, i guess . . .
. . . then when i asked last night 
"what would you like for dinner?" . . . 
. . . he answered 
"something besides doughnuts." . . .
{krispy kreme's valentine edition = so cute, huh?}

. . . not to change the subject,
but it'd be great if you'd 


23 January 2009

. . . the flu . . .

. . . so, i'm pretty sure that {flu} stands for . . .
. . . Feeling . . .
. . . Lousy . . . 
. . . Ugh . . .
. . . aside from the obvious routine:
•fever
•sweat
•chill
•ache
•repeat
. . . the highlight of 
two days on the couch 
had to be . . . 
. . . my gilmore girls marathon . . . 
{i lost count at 7 or 8 episodes - season 2}
. . . it was either that 
or the neverending 
inauguration "festivities" . . .
. . . thank you dvr . . .
. . . and i'm convinced that 
a town troubadour . . . 
. . . could pretty much 
fix whatever ails you . . .
. . . maybe even cure the f.l.u. . . .


19 January 2009

. . . the obsession . . .

. . . continues . . .
. . . the child l.o.v.e.s guitars . . .
. . . even microscopic ones . . .
{we're so pumped ~
brent (and amanda) got a fancy schmancy new camera ~
we now have a designated photographer ~
which i also highly recommend}


17 January 2009

. . . time well spent . . .

. . . thanks for the challenge, drew . . . 
. . . start date: 22 december 2008 . . .
. . . end date: 17 january 2009 . . .
. . . short term goal accomplished = a great feeling . . .
. . . i highly recommend this one . . .


16 January 2009

. . . would you be happy . . .

. . . if you checked your email . . . 
. . . and elliott was there? . . .
. . . i was . . .


13 January 2009

. . . is it over yet? . . .

. . . yes . . .
. . . Y.E.S it is . . .
. . . when you finally take it down . . .
. . . "not cute" . . .
{if you know the choreography to that little mini-cheer, go ahead and do it}
. . . as of today . . .
{see my red sweats and me in every ornament?}
. . . tuesday 13 january 2009 . . . 
. . . christmas {2008} is finally over . . . 
. . . and i even solved 
the mystery of 
the dark band mid-tree . . .
{which is not so cute naked/topless, is it?}
. . . i'll figure out 
how to make sure 
that plug stays 
snugly connected 
next year . . . 
. . . i'm just glad to say that 
nineteen days 
post-holiday . . . 
. . . everything is finally tucked away . . . 
. . . and hopefully, 
all this peppermint cheer 
will survive another 
un-airconditioned summer 
in the old storage room . . . 
. . . FYI: this final burst of energy was 
most likely fueled by the fact that 
cox cable's television guide 
showed last night's episode of 
the "batchelor
was 90 minutes long . . .
. . . that's all that recorded . . . 
. . . yes . . .
. . . i missed 
the.most.dramatic.rose.ceremony.ever . . .
. . . good thing al gore invented the internet . . .
. . . so i could watch it online this morning . . .


08 January 2009

. . . joseph tunes my piano . . .

. . . no, really . . .
. . . have you seen 
. . . because you should . . .
. . . and when you do . . . 
. . . you'll see 
my piano tuner 
as joseph . . .
. . . in some of 
my favorite images 
in the exhibit . . .
. . . and since i took these shots 
without him knowing . . .
{during the gorgeous mini-recital 
he always treats us to
 when he's finished tuning ~
just to double check his work}
. . . sorry, they're a little blurry . . .
{if your piano is in need of 
a little tune-up, let me know ~ 
i can totally hook you up}


04 January 2009

. . . no girls allowed . . .

. . . except amanda, 
who requested to be included 
in the all boys club . . .
. . . which is fine, 
seeing as how she's the one 
who gave birth 
to this adorable 
{yet sleepy} 
little boy . . .
. . . happy blessing day, elliott andrew . . .
back row l to r: uncle chris, [barely visible] great papa, uncle tyler, uncle chase
front row l to r: papa, uncle lucas, grampa great, mom, elliott, dad, grampa
. . . and yes, the christmas decorations WILL come down 
starting tomorrow, i promise . . .


03 January 2009

. . . cute laundry . . .

. . . what we have here . . . 
. . . is the handiwork 
of our quilt group 
for the year 2008 . . .
. . . please note that NONE 
{not one ~ zero ~ zip} 
of these cute quilts 
belongs to me . . .
. . . i was a quilting loser last year . . .
. . . i hope to change that in 2009 . . .
 {props to all hp quilters who finished their samplers}


02 January 2009

. . . nine/fifteen . . .

. . . if he 
could've . . .
. . . elder romney 
would've 
sent you each a 
christmas card . . .
. . . featuring this photo . . .
. . . i think he 
should've . . .


01 January 2009

. . . lofty goals . . .

. . . regarding new years resolutions . . .
. . . this year, i'm keeping it real . . .
. . . for starters, 
i've resolved to 
drink my RDA of water . . .
. . . before i break out 
the diet coke . . .
{because actually quitting = a goal that is most likely unattainable}
. . . meaning ~ if i plan to 
imbibe at lunchtime . . .
. . . i'll need an 
early start on the h20 . . .
. . . the adjective sloshy comes to mind . . .
. . . no more coming home 
from an early morning walk 
and popping a top . . .
. . . this will be a lifestyle change for me . . .
. . . but i'm looking forward to dewier, fresher skin . . .
. . . and healthy teeth and bones . . .
{sorry, wrong beverage}

. . . more importantly, 
i accepted 
. . . i'm eleven days/two hundred twenty two pages into it . . .

. . . what are you determined 
to be resolute about in 2009? . . .