25 February 2011

. . . twenty-five on the twenty-fifth . . .

. . . today we celebrate the golden birthday of
amelia nathel romney johnson . . .
{she's the one on the left}
. . . if you need her today,
she'll probably be
eating free birthday food
. . . because she's really, really hungry . . .
{and pregnant}

. . . yep ~ these two crazy kids are having a baby . . .

{in late august}
. . . i fully expect their child to come out
either a teeny tiny blonde
or with a full beard . . .
{let's hope not a combo of the two!}

. . . happy happy golden {times three} birthday
to my sweet mom, also . . .
{you can go wish her a happy facebook birthday. go on ~ she'd love it!}

. . . at the risk of being redundant ~
check here, here, or here
for additional mom/meems fun birthday facts . . .
{the first link is especially good, ifimaysaysomyself}


22 February 2011

. . . nail biter . . .

. . . whenever "the game" isn't over yet . . .
{don't ask me which one ~ there's always some game on!}
. . . but the grandkids are ready for a movie . . .
. . . grampa has to resort
to them watching on the laptop . . .
. . . tagg always brings a snack . . .
. . . and elliott always makes himself comfy . . .

. . . by this point, tate and halleigh joined in . . .

. . . and i wondered
what scary movie
they were watching . . .
. . . because everybody looks pretty intense . . .

. . . i should have guessed . . .
. . . it's that notorious bad guy . . .

. . . big baby . . .


21 February 2011

. . . happy birthday george and abe . . .

. . . these wise and great men . . .
. . . deserve a holiday where
boy scouts put flags
in all the yards
in our neighborhood . . .


. . . george said: "worry is the interest paid
by those who borrow trouble" . . .



. . . abe said: "most folks are about as happy
as they make up their minds to be" . . .

. . . presidents were really smart
back in the old days . . .


15 February 2011

. . . camel lot . . .

. . . i love it
when unexpected treasures
come my way . . .
. . . i feel bad about the circumstances . . .
{the keeper of this scrapbook sadly passed away}
. . . but i'm grateful these pages have
{in a round about way}
ended up in my hands . . .
. . . thank you to all involved! . . .

. . . what we have here is
a thirty-seven-year-old
blast from my past . . .
. . . great times the summer before my senior year . . .

. . . a complete program . . .


. . . including cast lists and credits . . .

{i was, no doubt, super convincing as one of fatima's daughters}


. . . and this photo of my dad
{a really faded, grainy 3x3 photo}
doing what he loved . . .
{he was an attorney by trade ~ writer/director/creative genius at heart}

. . . literally making
these amazing/darling camels materialize
from nothing more than 2x4s, chicken wire,
papier mache, and poster paint . . .
. . . and a complete original script . . .
{remember the smell of a fresh ditto?}
. . . including all of keitha's handwritten notes . . .
{thank you keitha}
. . . wherein girl six became ME! . . .
{much more personal}

. . . pictured are fatima, abdul and scheherazade ~
the stars of the show . . .
{not pictured ~ handsome stranger}

. . . she even took the time
to note results of the judging . . .
{these shows were extremely competitive}

. . . and after all our hard work that summer . . .
. . . we were pretty pleased with the outcome . . .
. . . ahhhhhh ~ memories . . .


14 February 2011

. . . valentines da[y]vis . . .

. . . my dad loved valentines day . . .
. . . you can see why . . .

. . . so we spent some time
this valentines day evening . . .
. . . remembering him . . .
. . . and trying our best to smile . . .

. . . even though
we really really really really miss him . . .
. . . and then we did
exactly what he'd want us to do . . .

. . . we went to el charro, of course! . . .

. . . happy birthday, dad . . .


12 February 2011

. . . balentimes day . . .

{isn't that how little kids say it?}
. . . i have to admit i laughed . . .
{and stopped to snap a photo}
. . . when i saw this in safeway the other day . . .

. . . but how cute are these
for your iPhone? . . .

{according to the comments ~ it works for blackberry, too}
. . . and they're free! . . .

. . . and created by jenny harris of allsorts . . .
. . . everything she does is a d o r a b l e . . .

. . . i grabbed the pink ones,
but they also come in red, blue, and aqua
and they're cute as a bug . . .


11 February 2011

. . . the pit of despair . . .

. . . name that movie . . .
{see post title}

. . . welcome to my closet . . .
{think scary twilight zone music}


. . . which, as you can see,
is very deserving of its nickname . . .



. . . would you like a guided tour? . . .
. . . just to the left of the door . . .
{i bet you have a box of old cassettes in your closet, too. lucky you!}


. . . here's the side designated
for bill's cra...stuff . . .
. . . featuring 3 boxes full
of 6 years worth
of medical papers, xrays and mris . . .
. . . an empty dvd player box . . .
. . . and some really dusty sweaters . . .


. . . turning the corner,
we have the first glimpse
of my cra...stuff . . .
. . . mostly ~ clothes i haven't worn in years . . .


. . . and some sweaters behind closed doors
that i'd forgotten i even had . . .


. . . and a messy jumble
of purses, shoes, cosmetic bags,
and other cra...stuff . . .


. . . including two reallllllllllly dusty pair of boots . . .


. . . here's my out of control jewelry drawer . . .


. . . and a slightly confusing visual aid
from bill's lesson to the 16 and 17-year-olds
in our ward a couple of weeks ago . . .
{for the record ~
we were talking about sins of commission ~
things we [do], but shouldn't ~
and sins of omission ~
things we [don't] do, but should ~
and we're opposed to both kinds ~
just for the record}


. . . here's another little section
where husband's stuff tends to accumulate . . .


. . . oh, look! . . .
. . . there's a christmas present
i forgot i bought for amber . . .
. . . and some raggedy jeans . . .


. . . and no closet would be complete
without a randy johnson bobblehead . . .


. . . my closet is 9.5'x9.5' . . .
. . . 90 square feet of organizational possibilities . . .
. . . it's supposed to be classy . . .
. . . see? . . .

. . . let's just say it was not
living up to its' potential . . .

. . . so ~ remember when i was
without internet for a week? . . .
. . . guess what else i accomplished? . . .
. . . and yes ~ i managed
to spread this project out
over about ten days . . .
. . . but ~ ta da! . . .
. . . i even washed that little window inside and out . . .
. . . and dusted the shutters . . .


. . . after plenty of sorting and purging . . .

. . . dusting, vacuuming, and magic erasering . . .

. . . re-hanging . . .
. . . alterations and ironing . . .

. . . and RY G BIVing . . .
{in steph's world, ROY becomes RY}


. . . welcome to cardiganville . . .


. . . and boring colored skirts- and pantsville . . .


. . . black hoodies, anyone? . . .


. . . a few empty shelves don't bug me at all . . .


. . . there's plenty of room for more shoes . . .
. . . but i'm pretty happy
with my cute cheetah peeptoes
and nike frees . . .
{thanks, drew and jess!}


. . . here's what i like to call
the mr. clean section . . .


. . . it's really white . . .
{i even erased the board and did all the laundry}


. . . there're eleven watches in this drawer . . .
. . . one of them has a functioning battery . . .


. . . did you notice i only used white hangers? . . .
. . . would you like to see
what my ocd self
did with all the other colored ones? . . .
{looks like "ry" just became "r" g biv}


. . . so ~ in review . . .
. . . the pit of despair . . .


. . . and i so wish i knew
how to put sparkles
and harp music/angels singing
on this photo . . .


. . . we'll just have to make do
with rainbows and unicorns . . .


. . . in any case . . .
. . . here is the aftermath . . .
. . . not including three trash bags
full of shredded documents . . .

. . . there's some pretty awesome mhs tshirts
and lots of other treasures in those bags . . .
. . . which i happily delivered
to my local goodwill last saturday . . .
. . . except not the randy johnson bobblehead . . .
. . . nope ~ we totally kept him . . .
. . . some stuff is just too good to get rid of . . .
{edit: see comments. oops ~
that bobblehead is obviously not tall enough to be randy johnson}