Thursday, March 25, 2010

Dear Carole,

(And everyone else tuning in.) Life is great. Spring has sprung and the yard has been calling! We've been finishing up our chicken coop and run so we can get some little chickadees. Boys are running crazy until we force them to come in. Trees are blossoming and spring green is shooting up everywhere we turn!

Jonah has a new favorite place. How easy are swings hanging from a tree? I'll tell you. Super easy. And they provide hours of entertaining. (Please adjust you head accordingly. Sometimes I really hate blogger.)

Indiana Hyrum turned three just two short weeks after me. The boys had a little adventure to find the "treasure." This picture doesn't do the cake justice. It's a map, complete with pixie sticks, nerds, and graham cracker crumbs. Take note, blue pixie stick sugar does not taste good on chocolate cake. Remember the bitter beer face? We had plenty of looks like that...


Daddy took the boys on another treasure hunt one day. All over our acre of a yard. They had so much fun. What a great daddy!

Sterling is quite the helper. He's been out working in the yard whenever anyone else is. Good thing he helps outside, because you'd never believe he did anything if you saw the boys' room...

An ugly spot of our yard has been tranformed. Amazing what a little bark can do. A little color will make it perfect.

In case you were missing a pew in you building on Sunday, don't come looking at my house! I threw a baby shower here Saturday and needed extra seating. My parents just happened to have two disassemble pews in their basement that I borrowed. It's a looooong term loan. I forgot to take baby shower pics which I'm really bummed about because, in my humble opinion, the decorations were adorable! And the invitations. Oh, well.

The black balloons were leftover from Brandon's 30th birthday! That was a lot of fun. Again, I forgot to take pics. Shame on me!

I did take a pic of the centerpiece for his birthday dinner. There was a black tablecloth, too. Not that I think 30 is old by any means, but it was fun to mourn with him. I used this glassware for a decoration for the shower, too. The prizes were in the cake plate, the trifle dish was full of washcloth roses, and the urn held baby blankets. I also hung the boys blessing outfits from a string. Man, I wish I had taken pictures.

So, dear Carole thanks for the kind reminder I am slacking. ("Oh my heck lady! Where's an update?!') I would like you to know that my blogging probably will be a little less frequent. Brandon and I took an inventory of our idle time on the computer and between blogs I read that have nothing to do with anyone I know and his Farmville, there was a lot of time that could be very much better spent. We're reigning that it. I'll still be here, just not every day. I still love you and will check in frequently.

After all, I wouldn't be out here in the great blogging world if I didn't enjoy reading about all your galavantings so much.

Until another day,
All my love,
Sarah

Friday, March 12, 2010

$10 off Princess and the Frog

My friend sent me the link for the $10 off Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. Even if you don't have Blu-ray, this is still a really great deal. When we bought Up, we got it for $10 total. Blu-ray, DVD, and a digital copy. It was awesome!!

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

the saga of 72 hour kits

So, I'm trying to get this done on the cheap. Like, free, if possible. There will be a few things I have to buy, like solar blankets, but I'm trying to get everything else FREE!

Have you heard of Freecycle? Free stuff for the asking!! I just posted a wanted for backpacks. Hopefully I'll come up with five totally free!

Yesterday I spent some time scouring for free samples of things. I sent off for granola bars, shampoo, body wash, diapers, cereal.... All which will go into my kits! I'm pretty excited about that.

This is an interesting adventure.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Be prepared

Did you see that Turkey just had a sizable earthquake as well? I am very overwhelmed with the thought that I don't have any 72 hour kits. That's gonna change today.

Where do I start? That's the big question.


Here's a link I found by googling 72 hour kit checklist.

I guess I better get started. I think the Krazy Coupon Lady will be a big help.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

brown paper packages tied up with strings

Since I have enough lemons to make lemonade for the entire state of Texas, let's focus on something different.

You know that scene in The Sound of Music ? "These are a few of my favorite things!" I love that scene. Heck, I love that movie!

Let's see... more of my favorite things.

"There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness." That is my new tag line. I'm gonna have cards made up. Kung Fu Panda rocks!


A beautiful sunrise. Doesn't it just make the whole world beautiful? Wish this was from my window...


Naptime. Oh, the joys of naptime. Everyone wakes up happy and refreshed. And while we're here, how about snuggling? Yep, that's good.


My house. Someone asked me the other day how I like my house and our town. I love them. Every time we do something new I love the house even more. And we're gearing up for some major landscaping, so I'm extremely excited about that. Plus, we love, love, love our ward.

Of course my family. Crazy fun all the time.


Couldn't live without any of these. Scriptures or church. I honestly won't know how people have any peace in their lives without some sort of testimony. I'm sooooo grateful for mine.

That's it for this installment of my favorite things. I think this might become a blogging staple. What better way to lift your spirits than to count your blessings?

Monday, March 1, 2010

Bulls

Isn't a death supposed to be a time when families draw closer together? Aren't we supposed to be spending time remembering my brother? Why is it, then, that the horns have come out and are locked? How can the two sides get even more bull-headed? At this point, I don't really even care if there is any sort of service at all. I don't want to go.

This is so stupid.