I went to my friend Jennifer's house today for a little craft therapy.
I am feeling refreshed and rejuvenated.
Friends and Creating. A great combination.
Thanks Jen!

Just Bee

The former President of my church Gordon B. Hinckley
(a great and wonderful man who has moved on from this life)
once spoke to a group of youth
(go to lds.org to read "A Prophet's counsel and prayer for youth")
and shared with them 6 "Be's" that would help them to become better people. They are...

Be Grateful
Be Smart
Be Clean
Be True

Be Humble
Be Prayerful

What wonderful counsel. I have tried to apply these to my life.
I've come up with a few to add.

Be Joyful
Be Tidy
Be Rested
Be Nice
Be Sure
Be Still
Be Safe
Be Present
Be Diligent
Be Long Suffering
Be Patient
Be Cheerful
Be Healthy
Be Trying
Be Trying again
Be Creative
Be Sweet
Be Helpful
Be Learning
Be Growing
Be Relaxed
and
Be Happy

You won't get stung with these.

Keepin' it Funky

So it's been a while, right?

I've been thinking about blogging. I've had thoughts. I've done stuff.
I've also been in a serious funk.
That ever happen to you?
There have been specific things that have caused this funkification (yea....i said it) and there have been days that it's been there for no reason.
Sometimes it just can't be helped.
There were a couple days there where I had to struggle to get out of bed. sigh....
(btw...don't call me with your funk remedies) (That last sentance was wisppered with love)
Sometimes life gets hard. Sometimes the day's are too long and other days are too short.
Sometimes I don't wanna do the laundry again. Didn't I just empty the dishwasher?
The joys and struggles of motherhood. Am I a good wife? Why do I slack so much in doing the things I know I should be doing?
Why is it soooo hot? Where is fall?

I'm better. I've been clawing my way back up for a few days now but wanna know what brought me out into the light out of my funk? A trip to funky town.
who knew?

The good stuff

Just thought I'd make your day by "keepin' it real".

Your welcome!

Turets and crafting

We have, in our home, a room. A round room.
Officially refered to as a turret, i believe.

Turret : A small tower that projects vertically from the wall of a building, such as a medieval castle.

Exactly.
I don't think I live in a castle. I mean I do, on occasion think of myself as a queen and I do have a knight in shining armour.....but as far as I know, I live in the suburbs.

Instead of using this room as a place to project defensive covering fire to those around the grounds as it was originally intended or as a place to store the foosball table, i decided to take complete ownership and make it my craft room.

This room used to be a loverly barn red color, so of course that had to change.

Here is what it looked like after I primed the walls.
(p.s. didn't realize how hard it is to paint on rounded, curved walls)



Here is my room dressed it it's new color




Don't adjust your eyes......it's a blurry photo.

and...... drumroll please..............

I even added a chalkboard/dry-erase board for Dylan so she could hang in there with me.

We've had lots of fun in our new room.
Yea for us!!

I love Autumn

I LOVE AUTUMN!

Here's the bummer part...I live in California.
This fact is not a negative one on many occasions. In the fall....bummer. Big bummer.
Bummerific in fact.

My honeys and I will be traveling to Utah for Thanksgiving week but by the looks of things, it will practically be winter by then. No beautiful drives up the canyon to see the changing leaves. No trips to pumpkin patch or the corn maze. Poor me, right?

Here's the good part of the story.
MY MOMMY LOVES ME!
I mean, I already knew this but it was proven yet again to me today when I received a letter in the mail from her.

The contents were:
*A beautiful scene of Utah in all it's fall colorful glory that she had clipped from the newspaper.
*Some real, honest to goodness leaves that had changed color from their original green.
A note that read....
*You can't come to the mountain, so the mountain will come to you!



Aren't I a lucky girl?
I love you mom!
See ya soon!

Me and my October

I love October!!
(and I think October loves me)

Cooler temperatures, changing leaves (well not really where I live, but a girl can dream of other states), Halloween, costumes, hocus pocus, carving pumpkins, family get togethers, choosing names, parties, homemade soups, sweaters, pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, school carnivals, football gams, parades, anticipation of Thanksgiving travels to Utah, anticipation of after Thanksgiving sales, holiday decorating, planning gifts, dreams of a lovely christmas!

I dress up every year for Halloween, even if there are no parties on the horizon. What should I be this year?

Is it too early to put up the skeletons and cobwebs?