everything pink

2011-07-25T11:04:00.001-06:00

Test

2011-07-25T10:03:00.000-06:00

I had a gift yesterday. I got to take my family to church where I served part of my church mission in South Dakota.

2011-07-21T00:26:00.000-06:00

a very small photo of my almost done refinished piano that I have been working on....

2011-06-08T09:19:00.000-06:00

Painting with gray For those looking to put some gray paint on the walls, thought you might find this article helpful. We have a lot of gray pain in our house and I love it!!

2011-05-31T22:32:00.003-06:00

Dr. McDreamy huh? D

2011-05-25T09:49:00.001-06:00

These two could have their own online show!Episode 1 - The Pledge of Allegiance my favorite part is at the end when Caroline has a sudden rush to go to the bathroom and her face when she feels it coming on. then her telling Sally Jane to pause it, which then Sally Jane thinks she must say the word "Pause" to pause the machine.

2011-05-24T16:11:00.000-06:00

I Spy a Pineapple On Sunday Jeff had all of the youth from our church congregation over cookies and a little get to know you game, followed up with some motivational thoughts. (in the Mormon church we call this a fireside - yet no fire was seen by any)I counted 55 youth and about 15 grown ups The next morning our neighbor said to us, "Wow that was the biggest and quietest party I have ever

2011-05-20T17:43:00.001-06:00

my kitchen corner After a million times of changing the picture over my desk and recovering my chair, I think I may finally my kitchen desk all set. Great outdoor fabric with a pineapple on my $10.00 Goodwill chair - which was already painted, score! Vera Bradely desk calendar! Ok I have so loved this, this year and think it may be the best Christmas teacher gift ever. Tuesday morning fake

2011-05-19T16:51:00.002-06:00

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Today on my daily journey to one of my favorite sites, I saw Jeff's tie and thought. "Wow that looks just like the tie we made Jeff last year" And it was! Thanks One Pretty Thing (my daily stop) for thinking my idea worthy of all your creative finds. One Pretty Thing website. (seriously bookmark this one) The link to my Father's day ideas

2011-05-12T09:14:00.000-06:00

Yea. Look what I got in the mail this morning! I am beyond excited. Due to our state of new religious commitment (that sounds kind of weird but could not be more true)I have already watched General Conference about 3 times, but look forward to getting down to the nitty gritty with the testimony of my Savior. So I am telling ya'll my General Conference Goal (you always have to have a GC goal) for

2011-05-09T23:26:00.000-06:00

A new kind of Mother's Day Sally Jane does not look so excited to take our annual Mother's Day photo, but none the less we took it. Sunday was just a great new kind of Mother's Day. It was Jeff's first day as Bishop of our church congregation. He conducted the meeting and even had time after the speakers to share a few thoughts. It was quite touching. I was thrilled to get this photo of him

2011-05-07T18:54:00.000-06:00

Where was this a week ago when I thought about buying and sending Mother's Day cards??? ( i bought some I just didn't send any) You still have time to print this darling, darling, wonderful free printable from Make Merry. I printed some on Watercolor paper and it almost looks like letter press! Thanks Make Merry. Happy Mother's Day to you.

2011-05-05T15:59:00.001-06:00

I am really not sure how I am going keep my heart from talking on my blog. This week has been like no other. Our life feels different. Things that used to bother me are as if they are gone. My heart is mush. Our home feels like peace in a box. I have fallen in love with Jeff all over again. I cry every day. He is so tired. Sally Jane asked me today if Dad is going to have to wear a suit everyday

2011-05-04T07:31:00.000-06:00

"My mom came home from BYU women's conference and all she brought me was a shirt with the letter Y on it. Doesn't she know that is the last letter in my name not the first." The girls survived another weekend with me at Women's Conference. They will treasure that weekend with Jeff as they had him all to themselves. Because the morning we got home started a new, wonderful journey for our

2011-04-30T09:51:00.000-06:00

Women's Conference 2011 and these are only a few from day one!

Women's conference lunch

2011-04-28T23:49:00.000-06:00

Come join us for lunch tomorrow at the Wilk! 12:00! [Posted with iblogger]

2011-04-21T13:32:00.000-06:00

This was on my doorstep this morning.Given to me by my Relief Society President So darling. When was the last time you left a surprise on someone's doorstep?

2011-04-17T22:06:00.001-06:00

Setting the tone for your Home You may think I am talking about your home, home - but I am talking about your home page on the internet. When someone walks in your home what is the first thing they see. A family picture, a plant, flowers or do they see your dirty laundry, dirty dishes etc. When you first turn on your internet, what is the first thing you see? Here is a thought make it

2011-04-15T11:59:00.000-06:00

growing up

2011-04-13T10:54:00.004-06:00

Last night I taught the women in my church congregation about making the most of technology and mobile devices.I feel like all my years of blogging really paid off and I was amazed how far I have come when the first time I called my friend Jill to ask her how to load a photo on my blog.Instead of making a handout I made a web page with all the links of what we talked about.Here is the link if you

2011-03-09T17:18:00.002-07:00

I have no idea how St. Peter found his way to our Colorado home from Maryland, but he did.He has been hiding all over our house all month and this morning we found him in the Night at the Museum Position , "Boom, Boom - Fire power"That Stinker!

2011-02-11T20:10:00.003-07:00

Vail Vonderland Vacation day 3This morning the girls and I went to the breakfast buffet set out for Jeff's conference in the hotel. Since it is a ENT conference put on by Vanderbilt we had a mini reunion with Jeff's fellow former residents and mentors. That was so fun for me (and the free amazing breakfast was pretty great too)We got dressed and walked to the slopes all while saying goodbye to

2011-02-10T21:11:00.010-07:00

Vail Vonderland day 2Jeff's meeting began early while us girls got to sleep in until almost 9:00!We had a little breakfast and then went to the chair lift and said our last name and then we were holding our skiis and poles. Really this is the life! My kids are not going to know what to do for the rest of the season when they have to do these tasks all by them self. The kids at the top of the

2011-02-09T21:53:00.003-07:00

This week, for the past 4 years, has been the worst week of the year, hands down.Jeff teaches at a medical conference at Vail (the largest ski resort in the US - who knew?)He has flown to Colorado for a week right when we always got hit with a huge snow storm in D.C.I seriously had to pace myself through every day just to get through.Well now that our ski passes cover Vail for 10 days we got to

2011-02-08T12:03:00.004-07:00

this photo is the only proof of my gift to Jeff for his 40th Birthday.Since last October I have been planning a ski trip with his two brothers, who live on either end of the country, to come to Colorado and surprise Jeff.Jeff's favorite thing to do in the whole world is ski. Again it is why we moved here. And when I asked him what he wanted to do for his 40th he said, "Ski". Remember I said I

2011-01-20T19:49:00.002-07:00

Everyone in my house is always looking for a pencil. To find one is a true find, but to find one that is sharpened is a as rare as Charlie finding a Golden Ticket.When I found these Pink and Green pencils in the Dollar section at the craft store I knew I could solve 2 problems. One, fill the corner of my desk and two make homework a whole lot easier. I bought 70 pencils and came home and

2011-01-19T09:21:00.002-07:00

The Year of the RabbitI have thus found out that if celebrating the Chinese New Year that this is the year of the Rabbit. I brought the girls each something from Vegas. While it was tempting to buy them some fun colored poker chips that I am sure their imaginations would run wild with what to do with, I ended up picking up these ring holders at Anthropologie. They are so feminine and beautiful

2011-01-18T09:10:00.005-07:00

As Paul Harvey would say, "Here is the rest of the story..."Poor Jeff had to get up at 5:30 Saturday morning to go to his training. I was so thrilled he took of photo for me of the set up of where he was. He trained 25 doctors from around the country to do a new procedure. They all sat above in the circle while he was down below teaching all day. (kind of feels a little Grey's Anatomy don't

2011-01-17T12:56:00.005-07:00

What happens in Vegas - Stays in Vegas(unless you have a blog and you don't feel guilty for anything you did and then you are happy to share)Ok, so before I go any further I must make sure I clear something up, I was not surprised we were going to Vegas, we had planned it a few weeks before. (sorry if I misled) Jeff (yet still a superstar!) had a training meeting in Vegas for the weekend and

2011-01-16T00:34:00.003-07:00

Jeff asked me what I wanted to do for my 40th Birthday and I said, "Go to Italy!" We had planned a trip a few years ago back, when the military paid for all our European flights, but ended up in Spain instead. I have dreamed of that trip to Italy ever since .So this weekend Jeff drove me to the Denver Airport,with the white Mountain peaks. I was excited.Everyone at the airlines was excited!I

2011-01-13T21:52:00.003-07:00

Bean ClassThis month for our women's organization at church someone taught a class on BEANS. Yep you heard right all about Beans.With my calling in the Relief Society Presidency I am kind of obligated to go, which is great because I would never have chosen going to a Bean class.It will go on the books as my favorite class of yet.We had about 7 different dishes made with BeansA new year's black

2011-01-10T10:23:00.012-07:00

The Case of the Missing Blogger!Wow just when I was thinking I was going to just forget this whole blogging thing, Jill goes and writes all that stuff about me, I get teary and have a interview with myself and realize that maybe that is what has been missing in my life.So here is my story.Once upon a time there was a girl living in Tennessee. She had 3 little kids and a husband who worked two

2011-01-08T12:18:00.002-07:00

This is the year that I (Jill) and many of my friends turn 40, and it's only fitting that Miss Everything Pink, Miss Kristi freakin Cutler is the first one of us to do so! So I give you a birthday tribute post full of things I know and love about Kristi.She was born January 8, 1971 and quickly morphed into a very cute baby.This is a picture of her with her favorite ever snowman cake on her 2nd

2010-11-19T12:05:00.003-07:00

Big SKY!I swear the sky is just bigger here in Colorado. Every day when I am driving I catch myself saying, "it is beautiful here"The sky also seems rounded instead of just flat across. That sounds so weird but the only way I can seem to describe it.2 weeks ago we hung out in our front yard just taking photos in the 80 degree weather after church. This was the girls seriously jumping for

2010-11-17T09:08:00.005-07:00

Mama Mia - I am behind.I wonder why I can't get my "blog on" and sit down everyday like I used to. So here are a few thoughts from last week.The girls had the day off that Mega Mind started in the movie theaters. So we went to one of the first shows and had no crowds.Since moving here I have loved going to the movies with the girls. They can now all sit in their own seat, go the whole movie

2010-11-13T22:02:00.005-07:00

This day was years in the making!Today our little family went skiing and began our long dream of being a ski family. It was one of the huge reasons we picked to take a job in Colorado.One of the reasons Jeff picked his profession was because he wanted to be able to afford to ski with his family. (this is a pricey sport - yikes! Good thing Goodwill is my Nordstrom)We had a great and wonderful

2010-11-05T09:56:00.004-06:00

Laundry QueenI love being on top of my laundry and since we have moved into our new house and have a wonderful space for laundry I thought I would come up with something that would make it easy to stay on task.I came up with the idea of each girl having their own day for laundry and for that day they are the Laundry Queen.On the morning of their day they get a little tag that is hung on the door

2010-11-04T10:33:00.002-06:00

I can't think of a better way to spend $1.79. 2 dozen eggs are about what it takes to teach a kid to crack a egg on their own.Whenever I am cooking the kids always want to crack the egg for the recipe. I get flustered because I may only have a few eggs, I don't want shell in the dinner or don't want a mess all over. Then I started how are these kids ever going to learn unless I just sit and

2010-11-03T10:38:00.003-06:00

Yikes!My front door says it all! How do I get so behind again on my blog.We had a 2 week fall break, which was much needed, from school. We did a mad dash tour of the 4 Corners (Colorado, NM, AZ & UT), fly fishing on the San Juan, we tried to see the Grand Canyon (we got fogged out and did not see one thing!) Zions National Park - Amazing! Drove home over the Vail pass in wonderful white snow

2010-10-16T09:33:00.002-06:00

I have been a busy little bee planting bulbs and remulching our front yard. It took me weeks to pull up the beds along the sidewalk that were full of weeds. They are now filled with rows of pink tulips that I hope will come up next spring!In Tennessee a lot of my neighbors used black mulch and I loved it. Here no one uses it. I thought it would make a great contrast with the the green against

2010-10-15T17:13:00.003-06:00

going to bed 6 and waking up7 years old!!Happy Birthday to my little sweetheart!Your first real birthday party was a blast.We made pet rocks, had cake, pizza and a pinata!You wanted everyone to have a great treat bag - that is so you to worry about everyone else.You asked for fresh flowers of your very own but then put one on each of our beds!We love you!(and for the record if you would have been

2010-10-14T16:11:00.002-06:00

i love getting my daily Etsy emails showing me how talented people are in this world. Yesterday on my daily specials this print came up for sale. I just loved it, as my girls always need a constant reminder to wash their hands.You are able to customize them in any color that you want. Guess what color I chose? Yep Pink!The fun thing about buying things on Etsy is getting to know the different

2010-10-13T16:06:00.003-06:00

Breakfast Help!!We are so excited this weekend to have a guest room and basement - we get to have some of the BYU Lacrosse team stay with us for a tournament. Living in Maryland you always seem to have someone in your ward who plays on the team, so we get to have my friends son stay with us! Anyway here comes my cry for help. I have to have them to the field by 6:00 am, which means I have to

2010-10-12T08:28:00.003-06:00

Finally LearningI feel like I am finally at a stage in life where I accepting what I am not great at and just finding short cuts in life to spend the time on what I am good at.One thing I am horrible at is getting dishes done in the morning after breakfast. My kids love Eggs and pancakes for breakfast. That takes a lot of dishes and pans to get that kind of breakfast in motion. They usually

2010-10-11T17:30:00.005-06:00

This week I am......loving this free download from Graphics Fairy. (framed! and hung)planning a 7 year old birthday party (her first ever!) for this cutie!getting my favorite Paris picture framed.Seriously girls you are at the Louvre in front of a Renoirand you are playing gameboys! Who is your mother!wondering if I should be concerned my little one begs for Pressed meat any time she sees it!and

2010-10-09T17:15:00.003-06:00

Herberto (that is my father-in-law) would be so proud to know this his amazing Gingerwood invention has been introduced in our Nations Capital and now in Colorado. Jeff was nice enough to assemble many wooden houses for the women at our church to varnish and stain for their own families. Today was our "Souper Saturday" where women in our congregation come together to make a festivus of crafts

2010-10-08T10:50:00.004-06:00

One of my dreams come true of moving to our new house is that I finally have a house big enough to host baby showers and such. I have been collecting old glass dishes for years (from Goodwill of course) I have enough right now to serve 40 with glass tea cups, glass rectangular plates and real silver. (I just bought a full set of silver the other day at Goodwill for $4.40! that was a score)Even

2010-10-07T11:09:00.005-06:00

I am alive!My friends are so nice to send emails and care that I have fallen off of blog land. I have no great excuse for not blogging other than getting totally overwhelmed. Story of me life!Halloween is running rapid in our house and I love it. My cabinet is holding lots of goblins and ghouls!I took Nora's advice and put in leaves in my holiday table.(Nora your email was so great!)My

2010-09-03T22:07:00.004-06:00

.And this is why we moved to Colorado!all of us with a ski pass in hand.I don't know if I have ever seen Jeff so happy.yi, yi, yi - as a New Mexican nativeI sure hope I can catch on to this skiing every Saturday thing!Do you ski?Any tips?

2010-08-30T17:28:00.004-06:00

When we were house hunting - we fell in love with the house but not the oven. The owners had just redone the entire kitchen and had put the oven right next to the kitchen desk.I had never seen this kind of oven before and thought it was old and left over from their previous kitchen. Silly Me!Well much to our surprise when we moved in we realize it was "Super Oven". Made in Europe, super

2010-08-20T09:54:00.004-06:00

When the ironing board is out (don't you love my new cover that is pink and green from Tuesday Morning) and there is starch and sheets to be ironed - then you can guarantee someone is coming to visit.Even though my guests would never know I iron their sheets it is still fun for me to do.Jill is here and I am having a great time. (I hope she is too)Today we will go downtown and discover a little

2010-08-17T14:06:00.003-06:00

I rarely buy new furniture or should I say unused furniture, but this one of the few new pieces we bought for the house that came straight out of the box.It is a table from IKEA ($100) that has drawers you pull out to change what the top of the table looks like.It is the perfect spot to decorate for each holiday of monthly event.Here it is with our back to school books, a vase full of pencils,

2010-08-17T11:36:00.002-06:00

How great is this pie!!!Village Inn you must have gotten a new graphic designer - way to go!Nothing Humble about it. Sweet tart Cherry pie (one of my favorites)I got this hand delivered to me from a friend from 16 years ago who happens to live down the street. We were EFY counselors together back in the day (pre facebook).We had not seen each other since we moved here. Her husband was military,

2010-08-16T18:12:00.003-06:00

Ok. Enough of crying and whining. This blog needs something fun. (thanks for your buck up advice - I sure need it)We hung up our Simon print our friends from New Orleans gave us. We put it in the back yard on the back of the house. It is the perfect memory of our years there.Here is my little experiment for the day.I found this great huge bowl at Costco only $19.00I have been drying some

2010-08-15T22:02:00.004-06:00

William Sonoma awesome pie mold that makes you look like a super starI have this and love it!Huge piece of Humble Pie- Ramblings and suchForget the piece part I have the entire pie.So moving has rocked my world!! I feel like the carpet has been pulled out from under my feet. Everything that was once secure inside seems to be like broken glass on the floor and I am trying to put it back together

2010-07-21T16:45:00.003-06:00

My phone ran away! It has been gone now for over a week and a half. I think it went back to Maryland because it misses everyone so much.I am out of sorts with out it. I went to get a new one and am on a 2 week waiting list.For me the iphone has nothing to do with being a phone, that just seems like a bonus that it makes and takes calls.I use it mostly to navigate going from place to place and

2010-07-17T09:37:00.007-06:00

Dear United States Army,Today is my husbands last day as serving active duty in the Army.I just wanted to thank you for paying for my husband to go to Medical school. When the only school he got into was a private school we had no idea how we would pay for it, so thank you for doing that.You will be happy to know that Major Cutler loves what he does and is one of the best in his field. (he

2010-07-13T19:41:00.002-06:00

The Lost of the Handwritten Letter

2010-07-12T17:38:00.002-06:00

Peanut Butter SundayBeing a Mormon means a lot of things. One of the "things" is that we try to keep Sunday Super Special or have it feel like a Sunday. hmmm what does that mean?Our church is not super specific on what that means, but encourages the members to do what works in their families.Some of the activities we are encouraged to do is spend time as a family, go to church, focus on helping

2010-07-10T22:42:00.003-06:00

Calendar Help!!!Really is it too much to ask to find a hip and pink desk calendar. Like the big ones that they use at a real work place. I need one for my kitchen and all I can find online are ones withkittens(Nora - by the way your Mother's day card and photos were so awesome. I am going to post about it because the world needs more of you and your creative hilarious mind! You have given me

2010-07-10T14:28:00.002-06:00

Hog Heaven.So we continue to be Hog Heaven and loving every minute of our house. The deciding factor on what house to buy was the fact it had a basketball hoop at the driveway and Jeff said, I just want to slam it every night before I go to bed.I don't think he has missed a night so far!

2010-07-09T07:40:00.016-06:00

Instead of counting candles,Or tallying the years,Contemplate your blessings now,As your birthday nears.Consider special peopleWho love you, and who care,And others who’ve enriched your lifeJust by being there.Think about the memoriesPassing years can never mar,Experiences great and smallThat have made you who you are.Another year is a happy gift,So cut your cake, and say,"Instead of

2010-07-08T18:19:00.002-06:00

We made it!Jeff started his first day of work.He came home looking happier than I think I have ever seen him.He later told me it was because he gets free food at the Hospital.Yee ha!!!

2010-07-07T11:49:00.007-06:00

Jeff said that anything that was not unpacked or hung on a wall was going to get thrown in the trash on July 5th. Well we beat our deadline by about 4 days.2 weeks to the day everything was unpacked, put away and hung on the wall. Not everything was the right color but it got hung.I can't believe I have only been here 2 weeks and I already have before and after pictures.Here is my mirror after

2010-07-06T09:52:00.004-06:00

On Saturday I told Jeff that I was going to the garden store to buy a hydranga plant. I am being a stubborn soul and am planting one anyway even though everyone tell me they won't grow here (then why the heck are they selling them here!!) I have seen them grow closer in the older part of town so I am not giving up yet.I came home with the back of his truck full, chuck full!We spent the day

2010-07-02T16:03:00.002-06:00

$60.00 nook!It has been kind of crazy how all the elements of our house have come together. All of our decor and furniture was thrifted before we moved. I love sitting back with Jeff and adding how much corner did not cost us! Here is my $60.00 nook!Buffet that we painted white - Goodwill $25.00Fake Van Gogh in frame - Goodwill $4.99Lamp - Tina's Consignment $15.00Mirror with gold trim - Tina's

2010-07-02T10:48:00.002-06:00

Jeff turned in his military issued phone 2 weeks ago and waited for the big release of the iphone 4. Oh my - so worth the wait. It is fun to see Jeff have something, new hip, fun and electronic. He has never had the newest of anything and is always willing to wait until he has the money to buy it.The even better news is that my brother Ryan got a new one too. So we can video chat on it. This

2010-07-01T12:04:00.002-06:00

Victory is mine!Mirror painted and hung.And here is a little glimpse of me and the top of a chair from my next latest craigslist find. Oh it is a good one!Photos coming soon!

2010-06-30T18:55:00.003-06:00

The deal of the century!So we have piece mealed our entire house. Between Goodwill, Tina's Consignment and Craigslist I have furnished our entire house.We had decided to save up to buy one great couch. A forever Sofa (if there is such a thing anymore)We ordered the Kensington Upholstered Grand Sofa from Restoration Hardware which had a price tag of $3635.00. I know, I know you don't need to

2010-06-29T22:44:00.002-06:00

Awesome Delivery from akind of stranger that is now my friendThis morning a very darling stranger showed up on my doorstep with gifts in hand. She has read my blog and saw that I was in need of Otter Pops and a really good hug.She also delivered me her favorite candy bar from Whole Foods (what I didn't know they even sold such a sinful thing), which I hid on the top shelf to the left.Mrs. J was

2010-06-28T23:40:00.003-06:00

filthy kidsSince we have moved here to this neighborhood my kids are filthy dirty. Jeff is already trying to figure out some way the kids can wash their feet before they come in the house each time. Anyone have any ideas of a door mat foot bath?We have used more band aids in a week than we normally used in a year.I don't want to complain because it means our kids are just running a muck in the

2010-06-27T16:42:00.002-06:00

Hitting the wall(and I am not talking about hanging our mirrors)Thanks to my Chicago friend Nora for her wonderful advice for hanging prints, I did just as you said and it looks great. Also it makes a great story to say that I hang at 58" because that is what the museums do.Above is my last Goodwill purchase, 2 days before we moved, and it is perfect for my dining room. I am going to paint it a

2010-06-22T22:37:00.004-06:00

home sweet homeSo huge sigh of relief.We made it.The next morning our moving truck made it.Two days later our cars made it.My mind is rushing with emotions and feelings, reflections and so forth. So here is what comes out of my head at the moment.The weather here is beautiful.The kids are outside all day long.We miss our friends in Maryland.Caroline asked me who's house this is and when are we

2010-06-13T19:44:00.002-06:00

I can't believe this is it. It has all come to an end. We say goodbye to Washington D.C. and fly out in just a few days.Our computer and all will be boxed up in the morning. This will be my last post from my little town home on the east coast.I have written my Farewell D.C. post in my head for the last year and unfortunately just don't have the time tonight to write it. So maybe on the

2010-06-10T18:25:00.005-06:00

A few weeks ago I found these two chairs at my favorite grungy consignment shop in Maryland.I wish I would have got a better shot of the pee stain in the center.Then last week our family went to New York City. We got to watch the closing 4:00 pm closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange. (note Caroline still mad about how much stock she lost that day)After we got out I told Jeff we have got to

2010-06-10T15:43:00.002-06:00

Hello Favorite Green Velvet sofa that I bought in Nashville for $30.00Goodbye Favorite Green Sofa!tell Wall-E hello for me!

2010-06-09T20:31:00.002-06:00

Finding the joy in the Journey.For 4 years I have been totally bugged that we have to park Jeff's car in the street and we don't have space to park in the garage... until 2 days ago when he came home from work.He was walking up to the house and Caroline ran to greet him like she does any day that she is outside when he comes home. I had my camera and grabbed a shot (ok it is not totally natural

2010-06-07T20:46:00.003-06:00

4th of July dresses!I am a total sucker for red white and blue dresses. A few of you have asked me today where I got them. I bought them in February at The Children's place. I looked online and they are not there anymore, but may be in the store. They were only $12.99 eachThey have a full pleated skirt and make the best twirly dresses around!Good luck hunting!

2010-06-07T12:44:00.004-06:00

On Thursday we were standing on the floor of the NYSEclapping with these people!Oh my what an amazing day.(note no Caroline who I pushed out of the way behind me when the photographer came by because she was crying and kicking and biting)Now I am back home with 7 days and counting before my whole house gets put in boxes.yikes!

2010-05-19T19:56:00.003-06:00

I am on the hunt for moving cards to send out. I want to have them done and addressed before I move, so once we get to Cool & Colorful Colorado I can drop them in the mail.On my hunt tonight I found these moving cards for someone moving to D.C.Oh please someone use these they are just too darling!!Look at these off to college cards!

2010-05-18T20:03:00.002-06:00

I am getting nostalgic and looking for old photos. For fifth grade graduation they do a big graduation at the High School and slide show with photos of the kids from Kindergarten to 5th Grade.So while searching for photos today I found these two of the girls. they were taken last fall.I think I really need to frame more photos of the kids like this together so they see how much cuter it is to

2010-05-17T20:18:00.004-06:00

Well it is official - today at 12:32 pm MST we bought a house! Our new house in the West.I have kind of always thought I should have been a pioneer woman and made the trek out West to settle and thought I was born 160 years later than I was supposed to. So I guess my 3.5 hour plane ride from D.C. will be my trek out west. (pathetic)Thanks to the power of attorney Jeff signed our life away for

2010-05-10T18:25:00.002-06:00

DehydratedI think I may need to start carrying around an IV because I am going to cry myself to pure dehydration. This weekend was so emotional and I am exhausted from crying - good kind of crying.*The Savior of the World production was just amazing. I felt warm and fuzzy every time I watched it. Jeff's brother and wife came all the way down to watch it as well has his parents. I know it mean

2010-05-06T21:24:00.004-06:00

Church Modge PodgeOur Church congregation is putting on a musical production called Savior to the World- His Resurrection, this weekend.Jeff is playing the role of Peter and Annie Kate is an angel. Our congregation has only been working on it for a few months. It has been like a form of modgepodge to seal our church congregation together. Because of this play it is making it harder and harder

2010-05-04T10:46:00.002-06:00

I shop at Goodwill twice a week.Some days are good and I find a treasure and some days are bad and I think I found a treasure, then I get home and think "What was thinking?"This recent purchase I thought could go either way. It is a ceramic vase and was $1.99.Today I got some fresh flowers to try it out and I can now officially say I LOVE IT! I can't believe I even gave it three extra thoughts

2010-05-03T18:50:00.002-06:00

I have one of those laughs people never really forget. This is not one of my best qualities.This past weekend I had a few of my laughing fits. It is kind of nice to have a friend who is a photographer who does such an amazing job of capturing the play by play of Women's Conference weekends.She took this photo after we had ditched the last class of the first day to go get Jamba Juice and go see

2010-05-02T08:27:00.005-06:00

Welcome WagonOur first morning of Women's conference we drove to the Marriott center and I was determined we would just magically find a parking spot up near the front so I pass all the hundreds of parked cars as well as the hundreds of women walking the half mile from their cars looking for our spot.I pulled up into the house across the street from the Marriott center, where the family sells

2010-05-01T11:52:00.002-06:00

On The Road AgainPhoto of me driving to Women's ConferenceI have had an amazing blog makeover. Thanks to Jill and Michelle who worked together with their photography and graphic design skills. I have missed blogging so much. I have 27 reasons why I have not, but I have one great reason to start again - MY BLOG IS SO FUN TO LOOK AT (and I think the search bar might be working again, try it and

2010-04-30T09:05:00.002-06:00

Here I am in UTAH. The most beautiful place, I can't stop looking at the mountains. It is snowing here and the mountains are painted white.Jill, Michelle and I are in our 3rd annual Women's Conference gathering. We seem to have mastered how to express when we are hungry, want to go to a different class, take a break from walking up long sets of stairs, stop and take a self portraits, get an

2010-04-19T07:49:00.002-06:00

Vintage Everything Pink teacher and end of school ideas!! gumball jars.I finished the teacher gifts this morning. They are the same thing I did last year. They are so easy and quite cheap. (about $1.50 including gum, jar, ribbon and top) You buy the gum and

2010-04-12T14:14:00.002-06:00

Under Construction.in an attempt to redo my blog and get my sidebar to work I converted (finally) to the new blogger. Jill don't do it!I am missing my sidebar and everything and i fear it will take forever to fix it, but I am not giving up.If anyone has any great recommendations for me to pay someone to do this for me, please let me know. My computer mind is mush!

2010-03-15T20:53:00.000-06:00

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2010-02-25T11:46:00.004-07:00

Yep my cousin is amazingly beautiful. Now everyone in my church all over the world will get to see so too.(well I guess just the ones the read the Ensign in March)Her daughter is pretty cute too.Elisa it was so fun to see you smiling at me last night when I was reading!

2010-02-13T18:17:00.004-07:00

9 long days.Jeff has landed and is on his way home from the airport, where they had to spend 3o minutes digging the car out of long term parking.Every year I dread this week he has to be gone for his conference in Colorado. Something always happens. One year I went to the hospital, one year the kids went to the hospital and this year we got snowed in. It has taken me many years to learn how to

2010-02-10T19:05:00.002-07:00

Blizzard 2010We woke up today to another Snow storm. By 9:30am we had already watched a movie, had inches of fresh snow and were going stir crazy. We only have two windows on the main level of our house, so it feels so dark and I swear the walls are shrinking! So we decided to take a little walk and brave the elements. We took along the video camera so Dad could see all the fun he has

2010-02-07T10:55:00.004-07:00

We had to dig ourselves out this morningI made it outThe girls made it outand we just found out the next two days of school are already canceled.My car is trapped in the garage with snow and we are set to get another storm on Tuesday.Good thing I bought that giant bucket of Chocolate Chip cookie dough at Costco!

2010-02-06T09:02:00.003-07:00

This morning when I opened the door this is what we saw. And this is our covered deck. The front door was even higher, but I forgot to take a photo before we shoveled it.Sally Jane can't really even play outside because she can't walk anywhere. I dug a hole to take a photo of her standing on the grass. This would be the perfect time out spot, because she can't go anywhere!It is fun living

2010-01-28T08:22:00.004-07:00

Sally Jane got her first hair cut from a professional. Her personal bang cut has now turned into a nice, hip long layer in front. It stinks when your 4 year old has way better hair than you do!Life is always good when Dad is home from work in time to pick up the kids from school and gets to walk home with themand I could use some serious help convincing my husband we should buy this vintage

2010-01-26T10:09:00.002-07:00

Fairy Camptoday for Fairy Camp** we took our recent $2.99 Goodwill purchases andgave them a good polish.I don't know why I never thought before to have the kids help. Sally Jane loved it!Here is a before and after. The one on the left has not been cleaned, the one on the right has.Sally kept calling them princess cups.** Fairy Camp. Someone asked me once what fairy camp is. It is the best way I