tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3150164506917314232012-01-31T21:02:03.844-07:00•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.comBlogger5951100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-60102825585632657862012-01-31T17:00:00.001-07:002012-01-31T17:59:14.502-07:00

. . . i haven't tried {yet} to build them myself . . .. . . but i truly enjoy the color inspirationpolyvore images like this 6 provide . . .. . . that grey/yellow/cream combo's been one of my favorites for a while now . . .. . . so i figured what's good for the goose is good for the . . .{bet you thought i was going to say gander}. . . nope ~ let's go with gosling . . .. . . i couldn't pass up

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-30001489543221802962012-01-30T16:00:00.001-07:002012-01-30T16:53:24.711-07:00

. . . one year ago right now, it was coooooooold . . .. . . the following photo was taken in early february 2011 . . .. . . my poor little geraniums were frozen to death . . .{shortly afterward, they were given a proper burial and ceremoniously replaced}. . . fast forward to the present . . .. . . this photo 6 was taken today . . .. . . it's painful to stay inside . . .. . . when the weather is

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-83678587904270764482012-01-29T14:00:00.002-07:002012-01-29T16:12:13.705-07:00

. . . i got released today . . .. . . from serving as secretary in young women . . . . . . since january of 2008 . . .. . . i'm a little bitter . . .. . . because the girls are so sweet . . .. . . and i've had the opportunity to work with some pretty splendid women . . .. . . i'll miss all of them . . .. . . you've probably heard this saying:"change is like manure. it stinks. but ~ it's good for

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-20128136644363583362012-01-28T14:00:00.001-07:002012-01-28T14:28:45.806-07:00

. . . this batch of oops! was different . . .. . . this batch of oops! needed to be special edition . . .. . . this batch of oops! got a little extra love . . .. . . this batch of oops! was from the heart . . .. . . this batch of oops! wears a teeny tiny ♥ patchmade by me . . .. . . this batch of oops! is in memory of a teeny tiny girl i loved . . .. . . this batch of oops! will go to babies with

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-47334815104715397402012-01-27T12:00:00.006-07:002012-01-27T14:07:04.086-07:00

. . . well ~ newt wants to build a moon colony{by the end of his second term}and eventually {with a population of 13,000} it could apply for statehood . . .. . . mitt's reply: "if i had a business executive come to me and say they wanted to spend a few hundred billion dollars to put a colony on the moon i'd say 'you're fired'" . . .. . . while mitt was busy channeling his inner donald trump . . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-63922207861930629152012-01-26T17:00:00.002-07:002012-01-26T17:13:51.982-07:00

. . . one step closer to being done . . .. . . i'm starting the cute part of the blue ones . . .. . . and i'll tell you what . . .. . . it must be boy season . . .{including a friend's grandson born just this morning - congratulations to ashley and dallin young and welcome to the world baby rigby!}. . . i can hardly keep up with orders for brown, blue, and a little camo . . .. . . so if you're

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-20951516133111556282012-01-25T05:00:00.000-07:002012-01-25T05:56:47.029-07:00

. . . happy number twenty-two . . .. . . my special wish is for morning/evening sickness to leave you alone today . . .. . . thanks for being my very favorite daughter-in-law . . .. . . and for being the best wife for drew . . .. . . and i'm pretty darn excited about this new grandbaby, too . . .{blatently stolen facebook photo ~ thanks}. . . love you, jessalyn! . . .. . . happy, happy birthday .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-70901080231325919212012-01-24T11:00:00.000-07:002012-01-24T12:31:08.541-07:00

. . . elliott is learning some pretty fancy stuff at his new preschool . . .{notice as he "counts" the syllables in his name}. . . but, really, dad . . .. . . it get slightly confusing when you keep asking the same questions over and over and over and over . . .{this post was brought to you by the letter L}

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-31096439521722376812012-01-23T16:58:00.002-07:002012-01-23T17:04:56.269-07:00

. . . happy happy birthday to mom romney . . .. . . you do the math . . .{but, seriously ~ who looks this good at eighty-seven?}. . . she's a lovely lady with the best sense of humor . . .. . . who fancies herself a lucille ball double . . .. . . a more generous, caring, thoughtful person you'll never find . . .. . . i've been blessed with a fabulous mother-in-law . . .. . . that's for sure! . . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-59789139791914040122012-01-22T19:00:00.002-07:002012-01-22T20:19:50.386-07:00

. . . he's the only person i know who, given the choice of two lessons, picks one {the day before giving it} and then can keep a whole room full of teenagers and a few old people{hi, bishop!} captivated for nearly an hour . . .. . . and can gracefully incorporate stories and personal experiences about his favorite subjects, including {but not limited to} missionary work, his childhood, our family

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-38762601122518298472012-01-21T17:00:00.000-07:002012-01-21T18:03:40.380-07:00

. . . chenille . . .. . . the lintiest . . .. . . fuzziest . . .. . . messiest . . .. . . nose itchiest step . . .. . . ah choo . . .{i'm off to vacuum now}

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-21473576187520790202012-01-20T10:00:00.001-07:002012-01-20T10:30:49.163-07:00

. . . i realize christmas was nearly a month ago . . .. . . but drew requested one more post about jammies . . .. . . and who am i to refuse? . . .. . . here's our cute daughters . . . . . . elliott says these hoodies look just like elmo . . .. . . granddaughters looking goodin grey cheetah . . .. . . studly grandsons in skull and crossbones flannel . . .. . . enjoying a disney princess story . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-8832106966194575132012-01-19T18:00:00.003-07:002012-01-19T18:33:37.375-07:00

. . . what to do when {yet another} respiratory virus {aka dang cold} strikes? . . .. . . 1} take nyquil and nap on the couch . . .{that's what i felt like doing}. . . 2} work on the second step of my project . . .{what i actually did}. . . and 3} let's see . . .. . . what was number three? . . .. . . oh, yes ~ watch rick perry bow out of the republican presidential race . . .. . . bonus choice 4

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-38263967581162490792012-01-18T13:00:00.001-07:002012-01-18T13:16:33.001-07:00

. . . today i'd like to pause and give thanks . . .{old eyes}. . . for this miracle called lash extensions . . .. . . this has been the best year of my life . . .{new eyes}. . . and i'm only sort of kidding when i say that . . .{disclaimer: lash extensions will not make your red/tired eyes, fine lines, wrinkles or crows feet shrink or disappear. they will, however, save you a good ten minutes of

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-81737892909535683902012-01-17T17:00:00.003-07:002012-01-17T18:17:25.581-07:00

. . . this is the startof a very special and {kind of} large order . . .. . . it is also how i busy myself and refrain from throwing objects at the television while ron paul is proposing azero per cent income tax . . .. . . what a goofball . . .{i fear this has become a political blog!}. . . and yet, i offer no apology . . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-1409714714971994832012-01-16T18:00:00.001-07:002012-01-16T18:33:14.626-07:00

. . . so sad to see him gone . . .. . . NOT so sad to see him gone . . .. . . are you watchingonce upon a time? . . .. . . the huntsman/sheriff graham will be missed for sure . . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-51430759808920067812012-01-15T21:00:00.002-07:002012-01-15T22:37:19.456-07:00

. . . kimball stake conference . . .. . . the theme:doctrine and covenants 115:5 . . .. . . "arise and shine forth, that thy light may be a standard for the nations" . . .. . . president smith posed this question:"how do we arise and shine forth?" . . .. . . his answer gave me a sense of comfort:"for most of us, we just keep doing what we're doing" . . .. . . and although i know i have lots of

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-68011685080520678582012-01-14T06:00:00.001-07:002012-01-14T06:00:08.865-07:00

. . . ever since i started paying attention . . .. . . i've approved wholeheartedly of pantone's choice for color of the year . . .{c.o.y.}. . . blue iris in 2008 . . .. . . 2009's mimosa was one of my all~time faves . . .. . . 2010 was a no~brainer . . .. . . i think everyone jumped on the turquoise bandwagon . . .. . . ahhhhhhhhhhhh . . . . . . honeysuckle . . .. . . how i loved thee last year

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-31362029834379637192012-01-13T16:00:00.003-07:002012-01-13T17:18:07.925-07:00

. . . here's the thing . . .. . . i sure would like a new blog header . . .{this one is really old}. . . but i have no idea how to make one . . .. . . any suggestions? . . .. . . either someone a} to design it for me . . .. . . or b} to teach me how to do it myself . . .. . . please weigh in . . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-26509066798352860442012-01-12T16:00:00.000-07:002012-01-12T17:02:43.892-07:00

. . . one word . . .. . . concealer . . .{also maybe air brushing}

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-44015362312671104082012-01-11T17:00:00.003-07:002012-01-11T18:28:31.618-07:00

. . . those are the colors my mind conjures up when i think of fondue parties . . .. . . ahhhhhh . . .. . . the 70s . . .. . . apparently ~ there's a revival going on . . .. . . can you say melting pot? . . .. . . so, we're having a fondue shindig tonight for mutual . . .. . . my assignment? . . .. . . chocolate . . .. . . the recipe? . . .. . . given to me by my professional caterer young women

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-77314213596705975292012-01-10T12:00:00.001-07:002012-01-10T12:58:46.657-07:00

. . . as soon as i became an iphone user . . .. . . i downloaded this app . . .. . . it was so awesome/convenient to be able to scroll through the scriptures any time/anywhere . . .. . . waiting at the car wash, doctor's office, bank drive through, {let's be honest} sonic, etc. . . .. . . when i got my {surprise} birthday gift . . .. . . of course, i downloaded the ipad version . . .. . . with

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-22787895454988100432012-01-09T20:00:00.002-07:002012-01-09T21:44:22.189-07:00

. . . last night i attended a super inspirational fireside . . .. . . the huge chapel at the red mountain institute was filled to capacity with 1300 youth ages 12-18 and their young men and young women leaders . . .. . . the meeting was held to kick off a dance festival coming in april . . .. . . in conjunction with the 100th birthday of arizona becoming a state . . .. . . it will be known

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-90677505026783951382012-01-08T19:00:00.004-07:002012-01-09T20:08:24.525-07:00

. . . this new addiction is a good news/bad news thing . . .. . . because some stuff that sounds really good . . .. . . really isn't . . .. . . i cooked these potatoes in the crock pot for eleven hours and they still weren't done . . .. . . i'm sticking with my good old funeral potatoes from now on . . .. . . UNpin . . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-64158984014791987522012-01-07T12:00:00.000-07:002012-01-07T12:50:57.934-07:00

. . . i used to hear my parents say all the time . . .. . . "seems like the only time we run into ________ {fill in the blank} is at funerals" . . .. . . and now, i've become my parents . . .. . . it's happening more and more oftenthese days . . .. . . gathering to remember and celebrate the lives of wonderful folks who've passed on . . .. . . i love seeing so many dear friends . . .. . . the

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-86494129212082061612012-01-06T17:00:00.001-07:002012-01-06T18:21:27.282-07:00

. . . there are soooooooooo many talented people out there . . .{eighteen25 got a recent shoutout from me}. . . i've always been aware of this . . .. . . but these days ~ the world wide web makes it even more apparent . . .. . . what is amazing and wonderful to me . . .. . . is how many are talented, generous,and willing to share . . .. . . for free! . . .. . . darcy designedthese lovely

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-82818694786514470442012-01-05T20:00:00.003-07:002012-01-06T13:25:14.791-07:00

. . . trader joe's dark chocolate sea salt caramels . . .. . . that sweet/salty combo . . .. . . whoa . . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-38969905823523079842012-01-04T18:00:00.000-07:002012-01-04T18:42:27.801-07:00

. . . maybe we should just talk to each other in real life! . . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-54840127107567926212012-01-03T16:00:00.001-07:002012-01-03T16:17:07.918-07:00

. . . come on, iowa . . .. . . just think about it . . .. . . here's a hint . . .. . . it's not that difficult . . .. . . DO THE RIGHT THING . . .{seriously}

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-31540812029956107632012-01-02T13:00:00.000-07:002012-01-02T14:08:36.046-07:00

. . . before it was over . . .. . . all the little white lights on the right half of this garland died . . .. . . i was more than a little miffed . . . . . . can you say "to be donated" pile? . . .. . . and oh. my. goodness . . .. . . lookie what i found . . .. . . you know what they say . . .. . . go big or go home . . .. . . thanks for the inspiration, pinterest . . .. . . and, hopefully, about

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-34666295414789334212012-01-01T22:00:00.001-07:002012-01-01T22:11:06.839-07:00

. . . wishing you and yours . . .{brent & elliott, grampa & tagg, tate, addi & halleigh}. . . a very happy . . . {my girls and their babies: amanda & cameron, amber & max, amelia & colby}. . . and prosperous . . .{yay! explosives! we only suffered two burn holes in jammies and one spark-induced blister}. . . new year . . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-5991952756174240772011-12-24T20:00:00.001-07:002011-12-24T21:27:45.054-07:00

. . . "maybe christmas,he thought, doesn't come from a store" . . .{jammies @ grammy's v. 2011}. . . "maybe christmas,perhaps,means a little bit more" . . .. . . that grinch . . .. . . he was one smart cookie . . .. . . merry christmas . . .. . . from the romneys . . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-69504225625562979812011-12-23T16:00:00.001-07:002011-12-28T17:04:52.389-07:00

. . . i'm a big believer that if you're going to do something . . .. . . it might as well be cute . . .. . . before i even knew how pinterest works . . .{still not sure about that!}. . . i did know how to look at blogs . . .. . . and i see sooooo many darling ideas . . .. . . i saw this one on eighteen25 . . .. . . those girls are clever . . .. . . they give directions on how to turn this . . ..

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-48318145745451377912011-12-21T13:00:00.002-07:002011-12-21T13:33:09.522-07:00

. . . in jessalyn's words . . .. . . one year down . . .. . . eternity to go . . .. . . these two are perfect for each other . . .{thanks, jess, for making this swell photo collage i borrowed/stole from facebook!}{and i'm kinda glad there's no christmas wedding this year}

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-34912944842438030682011-12-20T14:00:00.004-07:002011-12-20T19:30:37.043-07:00

. . . they're on the air whileyou're doing your hair . . .. . . playing the hits while you're spraying your pits . . .{via tim & willy}. . . i'm a morning radio listener . . .. . . at least an hour a day while i'm getting presentable . . .. . . usually country music . . .. . . but pre-thanksgiving through december . . .. . . it's christmas music 24/7 . . .. . . and, as you might suspect . . .. .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-88275790553812015452011-12-17T14:00:00.000-07:002011-12-17T15:52:46.025-07:00

. . . i suppose it's a necessary evil . . .. . . especially with all these fragile pretties around . . .. . . some is well made . . .. . . with clear instructions . . .. . . in multiple languages . . .. . . making things easy to store . . .. . . and though i love these pieces to death . . .. . . i dread getting them out every year . . .. . . because of the snowy mess . . .. . . in the storage

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-620148418982587852011-12-16T14:00:00.002-07:002011-12-16T15:18:22.554-07:00

. . . even tiny babies deserve adorable stocking stuffers . . .. . . with dots . . .. . . shabby chiffon roses . . .. . . or animal prints . . .{and by the way ~ if i were a zebra, i would totally change my stripes to red for christmas. genius.}. . . cutecutecute . . .. . . yet practical . . .. . . the best combo . . .. . . oops! make great gifts . . .. . . there's still time . . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-77982124054594021712011-12-15T12:00:00.003-07:002011-12-15T12:58:00.242-07:00

. . . i can't remember the last time i sent out christmas cards . . .{shame on me}. . . but i will tell you it's been long enough that we've been crossed off most peoples' lists . . .. . . so far, this year, we've received like seven cards or so . . .{and that includes one thanksgiving card and a graduation announcement}. . . which made it even more special when this one arrived in our mailbox .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-46228416896244797492011-12-10T11:00:00.001-07:002011-12-10T11:34:06.374-07:00

. . . richard elliott . . .. . . one of my musical heros . . .. . . take a listen . . .. . . arranged and performed by him . . .{wishing i could play this for prelude tomorrow}. . . good king wenceslas and tchaikovsky . . .. . . together . . .. . . only in my dreams . . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-68417341053627928832011-12-09T10:00:00.002-07:002011-12-13T12:56:24.346-07:00

. . . i'm a mormon . . .{whoa . . . big photo!}. . . you can read all about me and what i believe right here . . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-47518947024836219802011-12-05T21:00:00.001-07:002011-12-05T21:34:22.762-07:00

. . . beach towels . . .. . . and christmas lights . . .. . . do not go together . . .{going to great lengths to avoid planting three times ~ like last year}{we live in arizona}{it's not supposed to freeze here}

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-45291780432779053302011-12-03T15:00:00.000-07:002011-12-03T15:20:23.189-07:00

. . . really excited for . . .. . . and so proud of . . .. . . our favorite daughter-in-law . . .. . . way to go, jess! . . .. . . she's spent the last year finishing her bachelor's degree from asu . . .. . . while living in provo . . .. . . which means she's really: •organized•motivated•dedicated•disciplined. . . and best of all:. . . D•O•N•E . . .. . . congratulations! . . .{she's not

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-23493883745787911112011-11-30T16:00:00.000-07:002011-11-30T18:52:33.733-07:00

. . . on this ~ the final day of *nablopomo ~ i want the world to know that i am grateful for my many, many blessings . . .. . . i sometimes {a lot of times} post about silly & frivolous stuff . . .. . . and then i'll hear {out of the blue} from random folks that they read my blog . . .{the carpet cleaner called to say his sister told him i'd posted about them. i don't even know who his sister is

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-58028954582025478292011-11-29T18:00:00.002-07:002011-11-30T08:23:34.315-07:00

. . . this is the first year in a while . . .. . . that no son or son-in-law has been living here at christmastime . . .{chris, brent, tyler and drew have always been so great to volunteer}. . . so ~ this year ~ i've been honing my own staple gun skills . . .{bought myself a fancy new electric model!}. . . i am smart enough {however} to enlist the help of the nicest neighbor {thanks jeremy!} to

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-14149533571501432832011-11-28T19:00:00.000-07:002011-11-28T20:41:46.046-07:00

. . . ewwwwwwwwwwwww . . .. . . plus . . . . . . equals . . .. . . ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh . . .. . . free advertising . . .. . . even vintage plush carpet is rejuvenated . . . . . . proving once againjust how easily i'm amused . . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-35585704977439087472011-11-27T20:00:00.002-07:002011-11-27T21:01:01.628-07:00

. . . be fruitful . . .. . . multiply and replenish the earth . . .. . . instructions given to adam and eve . . .. . . and the romneys, evidently . . .. . . our family ca. june 2005 . . .{there were ten of us}. . . march 2008 . . .{then there were twelve of us}. . . november 2011 . . .{now there's seventeen of us}. . . we're ever so grateful for our growing family . . .. . . great kids . . .. . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-45150434116495401462011-11-26T20:00:00.001-07:002011-11-26T20:40:16.643-07:00

. . . he's been realllllllllly excited . . .. . . today was finally the big day . . .. . . elliott turned three . . .. . . and since frosting just isn't his thing . . .. . . chocolate chip cookies and candles made the perfect birthday treat . . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-11659449980579635892011-11-25T21:00:00.000-07:002011-11-25T22:14:10.850-07:00

. . . family photos . . .. . . first of all ~ it isn't easy to get all seventeen of us in the same place at the same time . . .. . . today the stars aligned . . .. . . exhausting, i tell ya . . .. . . especially when you consider all that goes on behind the scenes . . .. . . and, hey . . .. . . let's all pause for a moment of silence . . .. . . as we give thanks for digital photography . . .. . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-35073051368178473012011-11-24T07:00:00.004-07:002011-11-24T07:02:08.029-07:00

. . . the main dish is highly overrated . . .{in my opinion}{thanks, mary!}. . . not to worry, though . . .. . . you can bet my plate will be piled highwith delicious side dishes . . .. . . one day a year simply isn't enough for my mom's amazing dressing . . .{NEVER EVER to be confused with stuffing! blech!}. . . her perfectly salty gravy . . .{made in tiny individual batches ~ she says making

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-74032514994851653752011-11-23T15:00:00.001-07:002011-11-23T15:59:01.514-07:00

. . . almost . . .. . . i wanted to have all the decorating done before thanksgiving . . .. . . most of it is finished . . .. . . we haven't put lights on the house yet . . .. . . we're doing family photos here on friday . . .. . . i didn't want lights and wreaths in the background . . .. . . hopefully those will be up before the weekend's over . . .. . . i still need to get the nativities set up

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-67533852452705176162011-11-22T15:00:00.006-07:002011-11-22T15:27:09.411-07:00

{*second beauty and the beast reference of the month ~which character sings this line?}. . . there's a really high shelf in the living room . . .. . . quite a handy spot for a cranberry glass collection . . .. . . it's kind of waaaaay up there . . .. . . and i really only think about it once a year . . .. . . i probably oughta check it a little more often . . .. . . and maybe it's time to have

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-74982174315513052892011-11-21T15:00:00.004-07:002011-11-21T17:49:27.110-07:00

. . . i'm a little tardy for this party . . .. . . and even though they say it's really good for you . . .. . . i've never liked oatmeal . . .. . . especially the instant variety . . .. . . double yuck/slimy . . .. . . now, steel cut oats . . .. . . they're a whole different animal . . .. . . such nutty, chewy deliciousness . . .. . . love 'em! . . .. . . the thing is . . .. . . they do take a

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-5600347281887574522011-11-20T00:00:00.006-07:002011-11-20T15:44:34.806-07:00

. . . a three-part post . . .. . . and yes ~ i do remember all three parts . . .{part one}. . . drew was sixteen . . .. . . he was in the midst of a round of accutane . . .{a wonderful/awful drug}. . . a much higher dosage than he should have been on, we later discovered . . .. . . that stuff is strong! . . .. . . good thing he turned out pretty in the end . . .. . . but, during? . . .. . . oh,

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-55761512441331477092011-11-19T10:00:00.003-07:002011-11-19T11:15:11.452-07:00

. . . big word ~ no? . . .. . . impressed? . . .. . . don't be . . .. . . i remember a biology term from thirty-five years ago . . .. . . but i'm not sure what i did yesterday . . .. . . i thought about photosynthesis this morning . . .. . . watering and thinking . . .. . . i've got these pots along the pool fence . . .. . . each one potted with three geraniums . . .. . . and five alyssum plants

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-50511694165804078902011-11-18T18:00:00.003-07:002011-11-18T20:10:28.257-07:00

. . . seriously . . .. . . whenever this happens . . .{and it only happens because we usually buy costco gasand forget to use our REWARD POINTS}. . . i say to myself . . .. . . "remember all those expensive groceries you bought to 'save' ten dollars on this tank of gas" . . .. . . then i'm tickled pinkabout it anyway . . .. . . such a deal! . . .***ALSO***. . . you guys . . .. . . why did no one

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-63262279589462209842011-11-17T18:00:00.001-07:002011-11-17T19:13:34.109-07:00

. . . colby and i had a pretty laid back day today . . .. . . we stayed in our jammies . . .. . . and caught up on our favorite dvr'd shows . . .. . . we couldn't believe the amazing thanksgiving feast the iron chefs prepared in just one hour . . .. . . burn notice might have been just a little too intense for a three-month-old . . .. . . and he was super shocked to learn that tomorrow is regis'

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-69740861301717974202011-11-16T16:00:00.001-07:002011-11-16T16:51:12.332-07:00

. . . quick! . . .. . . name that tune . . .. . . spent some time today shining up my cheap glassware . . .. . . getting ready to fill 'em up . . . . . . and i found it is impossible to not appear in a photograph of what are essentially spherical mirrors . . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-16660587832328860612011-11-15T15:00:00.002-07:002011-11-15T19:10:31.564-07:00

. . . many years ago . . .. . . i built three topiaries . . .. . . they've sat on my kitchen table every christmas since . . .. . . which makes them practically vintage . . .. . . the pots were painted by me . . .. . . i tied all the bows . . .. . . i personally squoze {squeezed?} every bit of hot glue they're held together with . . .. . . the candy is real . . .{can you imagine how many boxes of

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-47198918823491618892011-11-14T12:00:00.002-07:002011-11-14T16:13:46.826-07:00

. . . that one time drew got asked to a school dance . . .. . . with a bag full of jack-in-the-box tacos . . .. . . the note on the outside read . . .. . . "lettuce taco 'bout winter formal" . . .. . . then he got to dig through all of them . . .. . . and finally found a green shred of paper with the girl's name on it . . .. . . and you're welcome . . .. . . those of you who're trying to figure

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-62874679953490550132011-11-13T16:00:00.002-07:002011-11-13T17:12:43.893-07:00

. . . that's how the stockings were hung . . .. . . but they aren't by the chimney . . .. . . we got rid of the chimney about sixteen years ago . . .. . . and for those keeping track . . .. . . 5 1/3 inches . . .. . . that's length of hanging area . . .. . . divided by number of stockings . . .. . . it's getting a little crowded . . .. . . however ~ in the interest of planning ahead . . .. . . i

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-35295621644716438532011-11-12T16:00:00.001-07:002011-11-12T17:24:36.122-07:00

. . . i feel like a squirrel or something . . .. . . is it time to hibernate? . . .. . . instead of acorns i bought a lot of canned goods today . . .. . . prepared to make taco soup at the drop of a hat, it seems . . .. . . stocking up for a long, cold winter . . .. . . in mesa, az . . .. . . which reminds me . . .. . . it's about time to put the stockingS up . . .. . . we've added three family

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-42561103699419837262011-11-11T13:00:00.002-07:002011-11-11T13:10:29.339-07:00

. . . we pause on this veterans day . . .. . . to remember and thank those who have so bravely and selflessly served this fine country of ours . . .. . . military personnel who make us all proud to be americans . . .. . . army . . .. . . navy . . .. . . air force . . . . . . marines . . .. . . and, of course, space rangers . . .{tate, tagg, elliott and buzz having the time of their lives at the

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-25613419337848232012011-11-10T12:00:00.009-07:002011-11-11T12:06:47.707-07:00

. . . oops! number one . . .. . . just a couple of weeks ago . . .. . . the "oops!" cupboard was ~ shall we say ~ thisclose to bare . . .. . . and now ~ a few episodes of dancing with the stars and x factor later ~ it's pretty well stocked again . . .{nice toes!}. . . with lots of pink . . .. . . the fancy ones with chiffon roses . . .{my personal favorites}. . . and a few gender neutral ones . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-86089931913938371682011-11-09T13:00:00.001-07:002011-11-09T14:41:22.255-07:00

. . . maybe you've heard . . .. . . maybe you've noticed . . .. . . maybe there're no NBA games happening . . .. . . namely the suns . . .. . . maybe my husband is in mourning . . .. . . here's a suggestion for an acceptable replacement in your television schedule . . .. . . stepping up to the plate . . .. . . or the free throw line, if you will . . .. . . here's the starting lineup . . .. . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-44668146434576467052011-11-08T11:00:00.000-07:002011-11-08T12:23:15.555-07:00

. . . the trouble with being {mostly} truly blonde . . .{besides the jokes ~ which i try not to take personally}. . . is clear brows and lashes . . .. . . seriously ~ they're transparent . . .. . . but the fun part about being blonde . . .. . . is group appointments . . .. . . foils and friends ALL AT THE SAME TIME! . . .. . . karen and i {we're the ones in fancy smocks} make sure amanda {she's

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-74533966314933520482011-11-07T08:00:00.006-07:002011-11-07T08:51:10.581-07:00

. . . yes, today is music appreciation, part two . . .. . . let's go back in time . . .. . . waaaaaaaaaay back in time . . .. . . back to the day when yearbook photos were black and white . . .. . . back to the day when the "new" mesa high really was new . . .. . . back to my senior year . . .. . . first hour ~ mr garrett's aid . . .{he, of course, was our much beloved choir director}. . . second

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-61433097787922149182011-11-06T11:00:00.001-07:002011-11-06T11:00:01.744-07:00

. . . this is my view every sunday morning . . .. . . i'm so grateful for music in my life . . .. . . and grateful that i get to serve in my ward by playing the organ . . .. . . also very grateful i didn't make any big mistakes today . . .fun/weird stuff about this calling: •i'm always early for church•nice soft choir seats•sitting right behind the bishopric•chit chatting with them•watching

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-4368983237130184962011-11-05T15:00:00.001-07:002011-11-05T15:38:21.906-07:00

. . . and friends we'll ever be . . .. . . case in point . . .. . . gladys & her sister gladys . . .{that's exactly how they introduced themselves}{photo of vicki and frani taken at my 30th birthday party ~ 23 years ago ~ when we had to dress up as old ladies}. . . and today . . .. . . older . . .. . . wiser . . .. . . and still the same amount of fun . . .. . . let me add up the years of

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-25294359980791569552011-11-04T08:00:00.001-07:002011-11-04T09:17:39.652-07:00

. . . typically stated as . . . . . . "any and all white shirts that can be in need of ironing on the morning your husband wants to go to the temple" . . . . . . "will be in need of ironing on the morning your husband wants to go to the temple" . . .{disclaimer: i have no idea who this "murphy" guy is/was ~ or why he has a law that sounds just like my law!}

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-47673990722397967372011-11-03T13:00:00.000-07:002011-11-03T14:08:37.950-07:00

. . . i mean really . . .. . . if i had the means . . . {and if my husband, kids and grandkids could come with me ~ is that too much to ask?}. . . i'd only want to live in arizona from november through april . . . . . . wouldn't you? . . .. . . october? . . .. . . not so much . . . . . . especially this year . . .. . . it was still ridiculously hot . . .. . . but in the last month . . .. . . our

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-48896819651946758542011-11-02T20:00:00.003-07:002011-11-02T20:38:11.927-07:00

. . . words with friends . . .. . . random texts from provo . . .. . . old friends on facebook . . .. . . and occasional photo emails . . . . . . like this one from amanda . . . . . . elliott just climbed right into the pack 'n play with baby cameron . . .. . . where they both enjoyed an early morning game of angry birds . . . {tonight i'm very grateful for a busy, busy son-in-law who made time

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-79417456392866552062011-11-01T10:00:00.004-07:002011-11-01T22:19:29.675-07:00

. . . i can't believe i won this fat quarter bundle of daisy cottage fabric . . .. . . the designer, lori holt, has the most amazing blog . . .. . . this is her second line of fabric . . .. . . and the quilts she's thought up and made from it? . . . . . . oh. my. stars. . . . . . . adorable . . .. . . i can't help myself . . . . . . i leave comments on her posts frequently . . .. . . that's how i

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-83701382087035447912011-10-31T21:00:00.000-07:002011-11-01T22:04:33.020-07:00

. . . it's a necessary evil . . .. . . every year . . .. . . hi ~ i'm stephanie . . .. . . and i'm the halloween grinch . . .{let's dress up like weirdos and beg for candy from strangers ~ wrong on so many levels!}. . . these little cuties make it worth it, though . . .{l-r elliott/almost 3; halleigh/8; tagg/3; colby/2 months; addison/9; tate/5; cameron/6-ish months} . . . pretty addi with

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-83920267207618057802011-10-30T20:00:00.001-07:002011-10-30T20:58:37.801-07:00

. . . that's bill's question nearly every week when i ask if he has any requests from the grocery store . . .. . . here's why . . .. . . he loves them stuffed . . .. . . the fact that he never actually eats the pepper itself? . . .. . . details . . .. . . the important thing here is flavor . . .. . . flavor in the form of ground beef browned with onion, and the diced pepper tops,rice cooked in

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-73985505799190920352011-10-17T19:00:00.003-07:002011-10-17T20:07:04.868-07:00

. . . our awesome bishop . . .. . . phil chiles . . .. . . passed away unexpectedly this morning . . .{photo taken at young women in excellence 28 september 2011}. . . he was our dear friend and neighbor . . .. . . compassionate . . . . . . loving . . .. . . selfless . . .. . . one of a kind . . .. . . we pray for his sweet family . . .. . . and we will miss him . . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-15715454908339494312011-10-15T19:00:00.003-07:002011-10-22T19:55:23.445-07:00

. . . to the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints . . .. . . what a happy day for the hansen family . . .. . . daughter number two . . .. . . halleigh anne . . .. . . was baptized . . .. . . and even though she loved wearing her beautiful white dress . . .. . . she just couldn't help but sneak in little touches of her very favorite color . . . . . . from head . . .{doesn't she have just

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-33893866435810657762011-10-14T16:00:00.002-07:002011-10-15T17:09:04.879-07:00

. . . can teach just about anywhere . . .. . . even at camp geronimo . . . . . . competing with high adventure activities . . . . . . like a zip line, or rappelling, or the rifle range . . .. . . and the kids really listened . . .{i was in charge of treats ~ now that i can handle!}

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-49401261958280811212011-10-09T12:00:00.001-07:002011-10-10T13:11:39.593-07:00

. . . today was a great day for colby tyler johnson . . . {age ~ nearly 7 weeks}. . . his daddy gave him a name & a blessing at church . . .{the sun was a little too bright!}. . . {almost} our whole family was there . . .. . . we missed drew & jessalyn . . .{please hurry & graduate!}. . . afterward, all the grownups ate delicious breakfast treats like bagels, muffins & homemade cinnamon rolls . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-61898816711268252782011-10-04T10:00:00.002-07:002011-10-04T12:44:44.590-07:00

. . . but ~ conference weekend seemed to be as good a time as any to finally finish hand stitching the binding . . .. . . and, as always, i obsessed and used every last scrap to make the back . . .. . . sometimes a "name" doesn't come easily . . .. . . this was the best i could come up with . . .. . . giving credit where credit is due . . .. . . and the big reveal . . .. . . cloudy days in

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-16363903764536995482011-09-28T08:00:00.001-07:002011-09-28T08:38:31.953-07:00

. . . this quilting is . . . . . . in the words of rachel zoe . . .. . . bananas . . .{reveal coming soon}

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-81536210240945318722011-09-24T10:00:00.002-07:002011-09-24T11:10:01.592-07:00

. . . so far . . .. . . here's what i've gotfor my talk tomorrow . . .. . . things are not looking good . . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-66143932665605683862011-09-23T10:00:00.000-07:002011-09-24T11:03:43.861-07:00

. . . one day last summer i went to the temple . . .. . . wearing black brighton shoes . . .. . . look what happened . . .{hint: there was a happy ending}. . . yesterday i went to the temple . . .. . . wearing black brighton shoes . . .. . . and look what happened . . .. . . what happened is ~ *i stepped in a sidewalk crack . . .. . . scraping leather off the heel . . .. . . unfixable . . .. . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-56724271310807149252011-09-22T17:00:00.004-07:002011-09-22T19:55:27.669-07:00

. . . six days ago i turned fifty-three . . .. . . i've been meaning to blog about it . . .. . . best laid plans . . .. . . blah, blah, blah . . .. . . anyway ~ my "special" day started around three in the morning . . .{my bladder is like a newborn . . . it never sleeps through the night any more}. . . then, when my brain didn't go right back to sleep, what else was there to do but check email

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-92205401209249285632011-09-14T20:00:00.005-07:002011-09-18T10:08:57.960-07:00

. . . romneys gotta represent at mitt's tempe fundraiser . . .. . . so bill, his brothers, dick and rob, and sister, diane, ventured to the tempe arts center tonight . . .. . . also present ~ son-in-law brent . . .{see lower right corner of photo}. . . and about 800 other folks . . .. . . mitt was well-spoken ~ as he always is . . .{have you been watching the debates???}. . . and pleased to greet

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-16972242932182609802011-09-11T09:11:00.000-07:002011-09-12T08:37:16.766-07:00

{a repost from three years ago}. . . knock knock . . .. . . who's there? . . .. . . 9/11 . . .. . . 9/11 who? . . .. . . you said you'd never forget . . .. . . i heard that "joke" on the radio this morningand it got me thinking . . .i remember:waking my family that morning just in time to watch on the morning news as the second tower was hitfeeling like i'd been slugged in the stomacha lovely

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-24316381609260560302011-09-09T15:00:00.005-07:002011-09-09T17:20:14.188-07:00

. . . today marks the forty-fifth annual official celebration of grandparents day here in the u s of a . . .. . . in honor of the occasion, we went {bearing unhealthy happy meals} to spend a little quality time with our school-aged grandkids . . .. . . first up, we sat and chatted with halleigh anne . . .. . . who's a top-notch third grader . . .{photo courtesy of third grader, jackson}. . . next

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-90414665378353991552011-09-03T22:00:00.001-07:002011-09-09T17:18:40.973-07:00

. . . all of us . . .{well ~ minus six grandkids}. . . together . . .. . . yay! for labor day and drew and jessalyn coming to town . . .. . . laughing a lot . . .. . . eating too much . . .{counter-clockwise from on the floor: baby colby, tyler, amelia, amber, chris, brent, drew, jessalyn, amanda, me and bill}. . . did you catch that? . . .. . . BILL WAS THERE! . . .{you'll notice his credit card

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-49635704711624179492011-09-01T18:00:00.003-07:002011-09-01T19:49:55.390-07:00

. . . hold the baby . . . . . . or blog . . . . . . hold the baby . . . . . . or blog . . . . . . which would you choose? . . .. . . yeah . . . . . . us, too . . .. . . i did take the time to let random.org choose seven oops! winners . . .. . . here you go . . . . . . 2, 10, 19, 28, 29, 30, 36 . . . {bobbi rogers, emily otteson, amanda thaut taylor, natalie cox, amy hamblin, abigail standage,

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-61557324301403851512011-08-24T11:00:00.001-07:002011-08-29T15:30:30.565-07:00

. . . born at 9:50pm . . .. . . 23 august 2011 . . .. . . by last minute c-section . . .. . . after thirty hours of labor . . .. . . weighing in at seven pounds three ounces . . .. . . twenty-one inches long . . .. . . already needing a haircut . . .. . . sporting plenty of bruises . . .. . . including one that looks likehis dad's heavy beard . . .{just as i predicted}. . . meet colby tyler

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-82157044003950033772011-08-23T11:00:00.002-07:002011-08-23T13:12:25.828-07:00

. . . yes, OUT! . . . . . . something tells me the cheesy grin has been wiped off this cute face today . . .. . . especially after one night in the hospital already . . .. . . on pitocin and off pitocin and now back on again . . .. . . so while she's contracting and counting the minutes until they crank up the epidural . . .. . . let's talk about her quilt! . . .. . . the blocks went together

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-72375225743744400202011-08-18T14:00:00.001-07:002011-08-18T14:42:33.940-07:00

. . . summer colds are dumb . . .. . . it's one hundred forty 'leven degrees outside . . .. . . and i've got a raw, scratchy throat . . . . . . i'm achy and sneezing . . . . . . it just doesn't make sense, does it? . . . . . . so ~ i'm taking this opportunity to watch a little food network . . .{reruns of chopped all stars, in case you were wondering}. . . and finish up the handstitching on a

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-60074210197388786632011-08-16T15:00:00.000-07:002011-08-16T16:50:38.538-07:00

. . . since my dad passed away . . .. . . of course, i'm missing him like crazy today . . .{and pretty much every day}. . . i keep telling myself i'm one year closer to seeing him again . . .{i also went back and re-read my blog posts from last august and all your comments. thanks so much ~~ i love you all!}

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-32218558335933812872011-08-15T19:00:00.003-07:002011-08-15T20:38:01.005-07:00

. . . it hardly seems possible, but my youngest daughter is having a baby . . .. . . where have the years gone? . . .. . . wasn't it just yesterday she was sitting on the couch with her blankie and thumb watching ferris bueller's day off? . . .. . . and running to get the curling iron {it made a great microphone}at the appropriate moment so she could join him singing danke shoen . . .{please

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-14670404559252635242011-08-12T17:00:00.002-07:002011-08-12T20:31:32.124-07:00

. . . i'm alive . . .. . . and well{ish} . . .. . . just holed up . . .. . . in my own personal sweatshop . . .{now that i think about it ~ it might've been nice to borrow a couple of assistants} . . . working on stuph . . .. . . it's all pretty cute and i'll share soon{ish} . . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-46922281275981942252011-07-31T06:00:00.002-07:002011-07-31T08:40:31.323-07:00

. . . i started with these adorable charm squares . . .. . . a birthday gift from a quilty friend . . .{thanks, peg!!}. . . including a couple of fat quarters which turned into binding . . .. . . i found some www inspiration . . .. . . but i wondered how it'd look in skinny form . . .. . . yep ~ i think i'll like it . . .. . . so i made lots of snowball blocks . . .. . . cherries . . .. . . many

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-46413680266348923642011-07-28T20:00:00.004-07:002011-08-01T15:27:27.383-07:00

. . . there's been a little excitement this evening in the 'hood . . .. . . involving the three patrol cars you see here . . .. . . plus {i'm sure} at least that many more down the street to the right . . .. . . officers in body armor with really big guns . . . . . . dogs . . .. . . megaphones and shouting stuff like "come out with your hands up!" . . .. . . a concussion grenade {um ~ they're

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-36902238514599098772011-07-25T20:00:00.002-07:002011-07-26T14:36:54.445-07:00

. . . thanks to my daughter for sharing this beautiful video with me . . .. . . i absolutely love it . . .. . . i hope you will, too . . .. . . the words of this song are true!!! . . .{even better than watching this video was watching her video of elliott watching/signing/singing along with this video}[tears]trivial edit: drew says lots of the people in this video live in gilbert and he home

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-61265154838110559202011-07-15T08:00:00.001-07:002011-07-15T08:18:16.186-07:00

. . . who doesn't appreciate a tidy a/c guy? . . .{the violet print is an especially nice touch!}. . . and when your appointment is at 7am ~ they're here at {or before} 7am . . .. . . props to jri . . .{johnson refrigeration inc}. . . now let's get this place cooled down, please! . . .

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-46839575171180066612011-07-12T12:00:00.000-07:002011-07-12T12:44:21.185-07:00

. . . on the neverending project list . . .. . . i'll be cutting into this stack of boyish cuteness . . .. . . baby johnson's debut is only a few short weeks away . . .. . . and we can't wait to meet him . . .{hopefully his mommy and daddy will figure out what to name him soon, so i can stop calling him ferris. nevermind ~ i'll probably always call him ferris anyway!}

•stephanie•http://www.blogger.com/profile/00532702772109776792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315016450691731423.post-26122576659400754732011-07-06T09:00:00.000-07:002011-07-07T11:38:00.935-07:00

. . . hosing down the patio furniture . . .. . . raking/sweeping up mass quantities of pine needles . . .. . . backwashing and repeatedly brushing the pool steps . . .. . . yep . . .. . . we're taking a break and resting after our haboob jobs . . .. . . in case you missed it . . .. . . or if your name is rip van winkle . . .{thanks, mike!}The Phoenix Haboob of July 5th, 2011 from Mike Olbinski on

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