Finally....................

I finally finished the book. Now Toby can talk with me about it. He's been waiting for a long time.

Great minds think alike

I was talking to Hester today on the phone and realized that we had, inadvertantly, both bought the same bag. So I wanted to show her the other bags that I got too. I had a weak moment and the bags were too tempting. But you can never have too many bags, or shoes. (But that is another thing altogether.)

Today's funny

This story was forwarded to me today. It is hilarious. I hope it makes you laugh too.
Her blog is also very very funny. Check it out.

Projects galore!

I love charts and lists. I make a lot of them, usually by hand and not on the computer. I also love projects. I accumulate projects faster than I can finish them. So I finally wrote them all down, chart style, and told myself I couldn't get any new ones until the 111 (really, I'm not exaggerating) projects I have already started get done. So here's my chart:

I get a sticker when I finish a project!!! Here's the first few completed projects.

Project #1:

RS Enrichment night activity. I didn't get the "i" in positive on my decal sheet. I'll have to figure out something. But the meaning is still there.

Project #2

I love seasonal pj's. I found this great halloween camo fabric and made the boys PJ's. The girls and I got different ones. I think the girls pj's are in the bottom of the laundry. So no photo.
Project #3

I made Hazel an art smock/apron. She uses it to hold her toys and as a bib (definitely keeps her clothes clean!). She loves it.

Project #4

Nate deserves most of the credit for this project. I bought the supplies, he installed my shelves. I now have my own little work area! I still need to hang the art, bulletin boards, and calendar.

Project #5

There is another round of babies being born in my ward, so I made up a dozen burpcloths to give as gifts.

There are really no words to describe this post.

Nate here:

No photo--probably a good thing.

I was at the gym the other morning, and, out of the corner of my eye, I saw something extremely odd. I looked again, and, yep, sure enough. . . There was a guy standing by the sinks, combing his armpit hair.

You belong in the Zoo!

We had originally planned to go to the zoo on the way home from Dallas last week. But it was 4:30 when we got there, and the zoo closed at 5:00. So we went back a couple of days later with some friends. We went in the morning too when it was still under 90 degrees (always a plus). I like this zoo because it is possible to see everything in about 2 hours. It is also very shaded and there are lots of indoor exhibits mixed in with the outdoor ones so that you never have to been in the hot sun too long.

My favorites are the giraffes.

Hazel wasn't too sure about the mountain lion. It just kept pacing back and forth on the other side of the glass.

There was also this clear tube slide in the river otter exhibit. The slide goes through the pond so that you can see the otters swimming around you. Pretty coool and very kid friendly.

Picnic in the Park

School starts in a couple of weeks so we are busy getting in all the last minute fun. Last week we had to go to Dallas for Toby's follow-up appointments from his surger last year, so we packed a picnic lunch and played at the park on the hospital grounds. It was a fun day, despite the 95 degree heat.