My Life in Images

Kalie tagged me and I told her it might take me awhile to complete this. Now I am done.............I tag Mary, Bevany, Jen and Emily.

WHAT ARE MY CHILDREN DOING RIGHT NOW?

One of the best 6 letter words in the English language.....SCHOOL! At least they had BETTER be there. :)



SOMETHING I HAVE BEEN PROCRASTINATING........

Do you see those ugly black fillings? Those teeth are cracked and in need of an onlay (a partial crown). I have been putting it off and live in fear that one day the whole top of the tooth will crack right off.

FROM HERE TO THERE!

Hey, she ain't pretty but she's paid for and she gets me where I need to go. Besides that, I need her to haul 8th graders to school for my carpool duty.

SELF PORTRAIT!

I have never done this before and frankly it took me about 10 trys to get a decent photo.

MY YARD!

It looks tons better in the summer.

MY OBSESSION!

Reading................I need to have my nose in a book constantly or I am totally lost.

COLLECTION...

I know I am a total geek but I collect food, all kinds, shapes and flavors.

A FAN OF?

My straightener. Whoever invented these things should be given a medal of honor.

MY CLOSET!

In short, too many things in too small a space.

MY FAVORITE SHOES!

I love these shoes because they are comfy and I can do my exercising in them. The older I get the more comfy they become...

MY FAVORITE ROOM!

This is my Creation room. Basically it's a big playroom where all sorts of fun things are crafted.

SOMETHING I CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT!

Without mascara I look blind.........

DREAM VACATION!

I am dreaming of one day going on an Alaskan Cruise. I am dying to get some fresh salmon in my freezer!!

Like the warblings of birds on the Heather..............

Alyssa is in the Girl's Choir at Fairfield. She really enjoys the class. This is a post of her first choir concert. They did quite well considering the fact that Alyssa kept telling us they weren't ready. She also told us that we didn't have to come if we didn't want to. Are you kidding me? I was there and enjoyed the whole concert.

Alyssa, right in the middle of the alto section.

The 8th grade girls choir. There are over 70 girls in the choir. Alyssa is easy to pick out because she is wearing bright orange!

One year older and wiser? too!

Since it is a tradition in our family to take a picture on your birthday displaying your loot, I decided to post a picture of me with my presents!! I was properly spoiled by my wonderful husband and delightful children. I don't know how I feel about being older, but I'll definitely take the wiser!!!

She's DA Man!!

Every year in our Young Women group we play a game called "Where's Waldo". Some leaders or adults from our ward dress up and wander around a store and the youth walk around the store and try to find the people that are dressed up. This year I recruited Kalie since she was visiting from Arizona and my good friend, Adele to dress up with me. Kalie dressed up as a Goth, Adele was a gangster and I dressed up as a man. It was pretty entertaining to go and see if the youth could find us.
I wandered around the men's department and saw all that they had on sale and otherwise. After I walked through the hardware aisles, the car section and the sporting goods merchandise, I decided that I was a little tired of shopping for men's stuff. I looked at my watch and found that it was time to go, thank heavens. There were 3 groups of kids looking for us and one group never found me. Alyssa didn't even recognize me. She looked straight into my face and then let out a little scream when she realized who I was. It was a fun night.

Kalie and me just getting ready to go and spook Target.


Adele, me and Kalie at Target sporting our costumes.

The Arrows in my Quiver

Kalie came up from Arizona to visit us for a week. She is off work for Fall Break. She teaches high school English in Glendale, AZ.

Kalie and her dad.

This is me with Kalie.

Alyssa and Kalie, sisters forever.

All four of my children together. Aren't they beautiful?

An EVIL JOKE

Last week I was exulting in the beauty of the earth after a rainstorm and now......... My zucchini is drooping sadly, the tomatoes look good from the house but close up they are translucent and have lost their consistency, and we will not even talk about the cantaloupe. I guess it is back to the store for tasteless tomatoes.

Our dead garden......all those tomatoes are frozen. :(

Life after a rainstorm in K-town

We had a refreshing rainstorm over the weekend and I never cease to be amazed at the beauty around me when it rains. Everything looks so fresh. Rain is my favorite weather pattern as long as I'm not out in it. I HATE to get my hair wet.

Can you beat the beauty of that sky?

Our yard is so green and luscious looking.

17 years in our home

Court's birthday was on Friday. Because we all wanted to be together when we gave him his presents he wasn't able to open gifts until late Saturday night. It's hard to believe that he is 17 years old and has 2 years until his mission. We love our Court.

Court had a birthday party with all of his friends. EVERYONE gave him candy. This picture shows all of the candy he got that hasn't been eaten. All of it together probably weighs no less than 7 lbs. Hopefully our dentist bill won't increase dramatically!!

Court loves M. Night Shyamalam's movie, "Lady in the Water". He asked for the picture book that goes along with the movie.

Court got a digital camera that also takes videos. He loves to take pictures.

World Traveler and schmoozing with the rich and famous

Through the magic of a green screen in Court's multi-media class he was able to visit Paris AND have a chat with two of his movie director favorites.

Having lunch with George Lucas and JJ Abrams

Court hanging out in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris