9.24.2009

I'm watching you...




Found this picture of Drew from our trip to Panguitch this summer... I love this picture - one of the rare times that I've caught one of the true and unaltered moments of life with my camera - and it actually turned out! In case you didn't know, Eric is the paparazzi around here. I always trick myself into thinking that I'll remember that moment - but who am I kidding - I can't remember what I ate for breakfast this morning... wait, did I even eat breakfast this morning?






And so I vow to carry the camera with me - it really does no good in the office closet.



Some things I miss...Some things I don't


Had our carpets cleaned last week - we've only had it done 2x in the 4+ years we've lived here {gross I know} - we like to wait until we really can't stand it anymore, until we're ready to tear out the carpet and get the memory foam carpet pad that we dream about {nevermind that we'd have to take out a second mortgage} and then we spend a small fraction of that pricetag and get them cleaned and everything seems right {and clean} again in the world.


We moved all the furniture, paid Ethan $2 to clean ALL the baseboards {money well spent I might add} and took apart all the cords for the tv/cable/dvd. It has been nearly a week and those cords are still left dangling. I haven't missed that tv/cable/dvd mess one single second {take that back, for one second when Ty was crying and I knew the Monster Truck DVD would do the trick, I did miss it} but our house has been eerily silent of something that brings big smiles and lost of stress relief - MUSIC!!!


Oh how I've missed my music - the songs the kids really dance to, the songs that make me feel like I'm making a *delicious-unmicrowaved-dinner* for my family, that songs that get my bootie going when I MUST, MUST, MUST clean up our messes and then the songs that I play when the kids are asleep and the house seems calm and then so do I.


So today, I'll be reconnecting the speakers but I think I'll just ignore the tv/cable/dvd mess and we'll go ride bikes in our FALL 96 degree weather instead. Sounds like a plan.

9.13.2009

How to be Creative...

I'm no expert. I actually covet other's creativity since I seem to be lacking in this department since...well...forever. The good news is that I am an excellent copy-cat. And so I am taking Rhonna Farer's 21-day Challenge. Come along if you feel like it.

{21 days from now is actually conference weekend so you can bet that I'll be catching up while filling up my spiritual well}

Is there a rule that the creative juices won't kick in unless it is after 10pm, 44oz. Diet Coke and some form of real sugar/chocolate closeby? Let's just hope I can avoid the late-nite run to Circle K!