Craft Lake City Adventure!

Was HOT!! So hot I had a sweat mustache nearly the whole time.

So hot the soles of my feet were hot! I brought a jug of water

and nearly drunk the WHOLE thing! SO HOT!!

But fun!

I saw this sign:

And made this bracelet! I hope I win the contest I entered in!

I did get 2 free stamps for trying though and I HEART free!



I saw this (below) and thought what a fun idea!

Click here:

Or here

I ran into her:

Click Here!

My favorite shop of the day:
http://www.isabells-umbrella.blogspot.com/

The high light of my day!

A golden fire hydrant! Willy Wonka can't be far off!

My bestest bestest part! Hang'n w/ the sweaty, tired little man!

LOVE!

2002

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The year was 2002! The place Salt Lake City!

The event? A metals ceremony at the winter

Olympics! I watched w/ my hand on my heart

the American flag being raised and a person getting

a  gold metal! Seriously POWERFUL!!

*I was so cold I nearly died.

*Bob Sagget was there.

*I think Steve Young was too!

*I had hand warmers in my shoes and

on my hands!

*I saw my first digital camera!

*Dave Matthews was there and

we had free tickets to his concert!

*It was SOOO COLD!!

*It was foggy on the way home!

*Athletes abound!

*Media had scared away the average Joe! Pity!
*My baby sister my side kick!



Ping!

It is so hot! I am tired of hot!

I thrifted a stack of the cute

rhyming cards below!

(only one pictured!)

Love it!

Look at Ms. Honeybee's house! She has school

decor in every corner! I bet she was an A+ student!!

I rented the book below from the library and LOVE it!!

You totally need to check this one out!

When the weather cools I'll be a

Concrete Master!

I NEED one of these heart shapped stepping stones!

(from the book!)

OOOoo Look the book has a blog!!

I just made Zukkinni (I know) Bread!

Better go taste test it!!

Happy Summer!



Us crafty folks like to be around other crafty folks it seems!

Last year I went to Craft Lake City! It wasn't what I expected. I expected mommy

bloggers and what not. It was the more of a  hippy/punkie w/ a couple mommy bloggers

(maybe!) kinda shin dig! There was lots to see and it was BLOOM'N hot but really intresting!

I love a person who can sell their goods. Talent a bounds and people are happy.

Go and bring a big glassa water!

The last of my vacation pictures!!

"To listen and to pray".

So in a few short days my temple will open to

ANYONE for tours!

Come, visit, take a 'look see'! It is
BEAUTIFUL!

I may even be the person handing you

blue booties to wear while you look at this

wonder smack dab in the center or my tiny town!

It really is a
Modern Day Miracle!
And I am happy and willing to share!!

Book Report!!

I read this book yesterday!

It was amazing! I loved it!

It's a true story of powerful women

who never gave up!

It took me about an hour to read!

You should read it too!

The hydrangea hopped in my cart at Smith's!

It cost so much, but it is a tiny little vacation

in the form of a bloom! Love!

Jackson Lake

Vacation

Tetons!

Colter Bay WY 2012

This week was spent in the Tetons w/ my mother's

 branch of the family tree and my darling sisters!

I learned a few things while gone:

*I am ALLERGIC to nature.

*I HATE road trips!

*When others have good food and I have a honey

sandwich I feel ENVY!

*I get killer SUNBURNS, even in the shade!

*Rooming w/ my sister and her "new husband"

HORRIBLE idea!!

*Tiny nephew...GREAT traveler!

*There was a line to hold TINY nephew nearly

the whole trip!

*I LOVE not sharing a bathroom!!

*I packed for a COLD vacation..it was not!!

*I saw deer, a FOX and many squirrels!

(My brother in law, sister in law and sister saw a bear!

OH MY!)

*I LOVE treasure hunts!

*Sleeping on a roll away so not COMFY!

*Some people snore..LOUD!

*I can do HARD things!

*I will smell like CAMP FIRE for a long time!

*My cousins kids are the CUTEST!

*I dig people who are MINDFUL of "the vegetarians" (me) in the forrest!

*I love the STILLNESS and the quietness of nature.

*Upon arriving home I got stung by a WASP and it

HURT Killer BAD!

Life is HARDER and BETTER then we can ever expect!!

A handfull of seeds!

This Spring I dropped a couple hand fulls of

dollar store seeds in the washing tub!

 My word have they grown!

I sware they have grown a inch a day in the last few days!

Dear Zinnia's I love you!!

Thrifting Scavenger Hunt for KIDS!!

I have found that kids nowa days are "board" unless they

have a screen only inches from their face. SAD!

Kids want instant gratification and they want it NOW!

Yesterday I took the nieces to the thrift store. One was Velcro-ed to my side

while the other was "Board!" I made a quick scavenger hunt and

 it kept them busy for a good 20 minutes.

 I knew in the store where they were (I made the list).

They were happy going from end to end of the air conditioned store,

(103 yesterday remember?) while I shopped a little.

Here is the list I gave them. Just for an idea! I made sure

to list things on opposite ends of the store to get little legs moving!

LIST:

*One baby outfit w/ a dog on it!

*Yo Yo.

*Pink Shoes.

*A swimming suit.

*A lamp.

*A bike.

*A broom.

*A broom.

*1 board game.

*Tiny shoes!

After the hunt we went to get Free Slurpees for the reward!

FUN FUN!

Some of the things the girls found were brought back to me to laugh at some were not.

I had a 3x5 card I wrote the list on and sent them w/ a pen. If the list were longer they'd need

a clip board. Each child might want a list too. For little kids in your cart pictures of the items might be fun for them to spot while you shop. Aweee the joys of thrifting!!

Summer!!

Banner made by her!!

*103 today!

*104 tomorrow! I could swoon! Kill me now!

*Today was FREE Slurpee day! My nieces thought I the coolest!

*I ordered these flip flops from a random online company and today I received a

hotel shower cap! BLAH!! The people at Paypal returned my money!

Thank Paypal People! At the end of the conversation w/ the Paypal

man he told me to "enjoy that shower cap"! and let out a tiny giggle.

*My niece almost killed over when we only made fifty cents at

out lemon aid stand.

*When left in a home for long hour..I rearrange.organize and decorate!

Count yourself warned!!

*I gave the chickens ice cubes today! I don't know if they enjoyed

them but it made me feel better about the 103 temperature!

*My sister...expecting!

*I got this CD for a dollar today! Not bad!

*Sadly I may have to boycott the Logan DI! They are getting very very

crazy w/ their price guns!!

*Sport'n a nice sized SPOT on my cheek!

*My niece asked me today "Who thought of smoking!"

Oddly enough I thought the same thing while getting ready this morning!!

*I'd make an awful pioneer! Darn it!
I have a new hobby! I have mentioned it before. Tooth chipping! Well when
I have my tooth repaired it usually last 6 months. All time record 1 week. If that!
Sighh!!

Happy Summer!

Book Report!

Yesterday I had the stomach flu something crazy fierce!

I thought I was going to die! I had the chills and the pains

and man was I sweaty!

I was also out of books. I'd read through my stack!

It was a sad sad day!

Today I feel much better! I went to get a new stack of books.

and even though it was 101 today.

I have a new outlook.

When one is well one has very little to complain about!

AC also helps a lot!!

Happy Summer!

A place of love and beauty!

The temple in my teeny tiny town is almost complete!

A pillar w/ a peach blossom!

The wheel barrows scream

"Not quite complete!!"

 

I love the reflection of the clouds in the front window!

If you look hard you can see the tabernacle!

 

In the foreground an apricot tree!! 

Happy Summer!

Yummers!

I take a sack lunch to work every evening! They get boring fast!

However my new meal of choice...

Frozen yogurt! Yummers!

I add it to the freezer about 3 hours before I eat...

and it is perf! Try it!

Happy Summer!