MaLM - Books

Make a list Monday - Kids Books

Right now Andrew's favorite books that we read EVERY day are
1. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess
2. I Wish That I Had Duck Feet by Dr. Suess (as Theo. LeSieg, Illustrated by B Tobey, 1965)

At other times, my other kids have been fixated on

3. Frog and Toad
4. Goodnight Moon
5. various dinosaur books
6. How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food
7. A Tonka trucks Christmas time book
8. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

I'm having a hard time remembering my girls' favorites. What books do you read over and over and over?

MaLM - US Tour

Matt and I recently pondered what cities we'd like to visit in our good old US of A, cities we'd like to get a feel for their pulse. I think it would be great to spend a day or two in so many places just to get a good "feel" for them. Here are just a few.

1. Portland
2. Seattle
3. San Fransisco
4. San Diego
5. Boise
6. Phoenix
7. Houston
8. Dallas
9. Denver
10. Billings
11. Omaha
12. New Orleans
13. Miami
14. Atlanta
15. Boston
16. Detroit
17. Nashville
18. Charleston
19. Dollywood
20. Richmond
21. Washington D.C
22. Philadelphia
23. New York
24. Minneapolis
25. Milwaukee
26. Kenneunkport
27. Baltimore
28. Chicago
29. Anchorage
30. Waimea, Laie, Kaunakakai, Lahaina, Hana, Honolulu all need very thorough research

What cities would you like to get to know? Or what cities do you know and love that I'm missing?

A spot of sun and a bit of wisdom

At Newport Beach, we took Charity out each day under cover of a brand new shade canopy. She never saw the sun, or so we thought. She was also bundled up against the ocean breezes that can be a bit cool in the shade. This much of her face is all that was visible.

And she was a little bit sunburned! We didn't sunscreen her up because she never saw the sun. In the shade the sun still found her and kissed her sweet, innocent baby cheeks.

The next day and through the week we lotioned her up really well and she stayed pure and white.

So beware. All shade is not created equal; the sun cannot be withheld.

I'm so ahead of the times

Sometimes I realize that my old freakish ways are really very hip and now, it just took a few years to realize this. Like my frugal saving of plastic grocery bags to use as trash bags, really I'm just saving the world from all that extra trash and overflowing landfills. And using used envelopes for writing my lists on, I don't know why but I really enjoy doing this, try it. I turn off lights, close the door, don't run the water while I'm brushing, and yes it saves me money, but really I'm just trying to save the world and its precious resources for my children. I'm so green, it's an inconvenient truth.

So now I know why I don't text. It's totally dangerous. I have only sent one text message in my life! Seriously, don't laugh. While you are texting and you walk off a curb and sprang your ankle, or walk into a tree and get a black eye, or cook noodles and get 3rd degree burns all over your stomach or even when you walk off the sidewalk and DIE! just think of me, safely not texting in my own little futuristic bubble of bliss. LOL, I'll c u l8r! or not.

Southern Utah

Southern Utah is red, orange, bright blue.
Southern Utah is warm, hot, stifling, and freezing on early spring mornings when you take your first-born 4-month-old camping for the first time.
Southern Utah is dry, largely barren, and wet when you follow some loved one up Walter's Wiggles or into the Narrows.

Southern Utah is the true testing ground for in-laws when tested against its stark beauty and rugged trails.
Southern Utah is bumpy in all the right places, smooth in all the right places and holey in all the other places.

Southern Utah is part of my new state, my new family, my new better half, and me.

The lovely scenery is from ColorfulUtah.com Check out the desert pictures here.

P.S. Southern Utah is also where I attained the status of "semi-whimp". Yipee!

Fireworks and boys

As we sat watching our city fireworks from the comfort of our good neighbors yard, Andrew covered his ears and scrambled onto my lap. We admired the colors and shapes together. He especially liked the waterfall ones.

-Andrew "I like those!. . . Oh I like those also too!"

Those words made my heart smile bright just like the fireworks.

A Kitchen Plate Rack

I think I like the look of an open plate rack. Do you? I would definitely need really cute dishes.

In fact, I think I really need a set of these.


I've been reading up on Depression Glass, and I am really falling in love with it. I may go for these pretty pink hobnail sherbet bowls.