Tomatoe, tomato...

I love tomatos!!! My garden is really blooming, tomatos and cucumbers arrived, waiting for my peppers....oooh, and my pear tomatoes are doing great!!!

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Knitting....

Still on the knitting....and although it doesn't look like much, this is almost two weeks of knitting...*sigh*

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Homeownership is a mysterious adventure, you never know what you'll find. This labor day weekends we decided to get some stuff around the house done. We took out the broken microwave hood and I decided to clean the cabinets again and this is what I found on them....eeeeeeew!! The steam cleaner didn't get this last time. Grody!!

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I swear it looked bigger earlier, knitting is hard work!!

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Knitting club tommorrow

I'm so excited for my knitting group to start tommorrow. This is something that I want to make, one for me (the owl) and the penguin for Nick. Hooray!!!! Hopefully it's good, my grandma tried to teach me before, but I didn't really get it. Hopefully it's different now!!

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At the movies waiting to see, crazy, stupid, love and this is what Daniel is doing. Hahahahah

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Failing the Challenge

I haven't been doing a great job of updating our taking pictures, so today I took a photo of my mutant tomato that is growing in my garden. Also the to to the super cute dress I bought for my moms award ceremony in Nashville for her Employee of the year award.

Yesterday we went to my dad's work bbq for all the men and women working on the MAPP project out at Rio Tinto. There was good food and nixed people, here's a picture of my dad and Daniel. :)

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My dad is in constant contact with us. Today he sent me a picture from the house in Elko. If you look close, there is a hummingbirds nest on the satellite dish. So beautiful! He's going to try to get better pictures next weekend.

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Simba loves getting in the driver's seat when we leave him. He is such a funny dog!

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Challenge: Days ____ of 365

I've forgotten to do this for the past few days....so here goes. The 11th was our anniversary of 4 years. I got Daniel these super cute vests because he has been wanting vests. On The 12th we went to gay bingo night with some friends. We almost won, but we tired wroth another person....so daniel had to participate in a shove a banana down your throat contest. We lost. It was this really awesome art portrait too. :( Today Ang and I started training for the half marathon we signed up for. This is what I look like after running for 30 minutes. Wahoo! Our race is Feb. 26th in Orlando, FL. I'm so excited!!
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Challenge: Day ___ of 365

So, weird confession....when I was a little girl, my friend McKall and I, would bring our trolls to school and play with them in the field. Ha ha ha....today I saw these at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and it brought me back to when I was a dorky little kid. Ahhh...

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Challenge: Day: 18 of 365

This morning I mastered biscuits!! They were so delicious with the sausage gravy, and I don't really even like that type of food. Thanks Camine for the best recipe!!

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Challenge: Day 17 of 365

My dog has an aversion to water. It probably stems from the fear of being thrown in by Daniel. However since discovering Tanner Park, I have been luring him into the water with treats. He has been doing so good, I'm so proud of him!

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Challenge: Day 17 of 365

Today I was giving Simba his medicine and dropped it. It bounced and landed in a scary little spider web. I didn't realize I missed that when I was cleaning. I need a maid.

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Challenge: Day 16 of 365

Beautiful day in Salt Lake, I can see why people are morning people. Woke up early to help Daniel put on his uniform for drill, then took Simba to Tanner park. He was such a good dog. Them I went top the farmers market and bought too much delicious fruits and veggies. On the way home I saw a unleashed dog attack another dog in a walk with his owner. It scared me do badly, I called animal control. I was immediately grateful that Simba is such a Wonderful dog, but scared that an out of control dog like that exists. I can imagine I feel somewhat like a parent feels watching the downward spiral of the world around them and just praying for the best for their children. Gosh, I don't want to have kids, it is all just too scary, and Simba is only a dog!

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Challenge: Day16 of 365

This is the cutest puppy. Only $350 and Daniel could have another Jack....

Challenge: day 15 of 365

Today I sat out of my kickball, so I brought Simba with me. He dressed up as a kickball player.  He's so cute!

Challenge: Day 14 of 365

Today I was delighted to discover that one of my favorite restaurants, Cafe Rio, has a "drive through." It's actually a curbside to-go order thing, but it made my day after a pretty rough night. It's all about the little things in life.

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Challenge: Day 13 of 365, Tuesday (late)

Yesterday Daniel broke his arm. I don't really need to say much more, except that it sucks. He goes in to get his cast next Tuesday...oh joy!! Poor guy....

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Challenge: Day 12 of 365, Monday (late)

This is me and my favorite Tenzin! Every Monday I get together with some of my geeky friends and play games. The game is fun, but He is always the highlight of my trip. He is the sweetest little baby with the best disposition. His mom and dad are lucky to have such a sweet little guy and they totally know it. =)

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Anywhere cigar photo of Simba

Simba's cigar

Simba had since taken up smoking....not really, this just looked so funny I had to take it, then when I went to take the picture he shies away. He is camera shy for some reason.

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In the jeep!!

Alas, we are on our way home. Never been more thankful for a/c :D

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Challenge: Day 11 of 365

Simba is our five year old Rhodesian Ridgeback. He is fierce AND my little lap dog. If I let him, he would try to lay by me in bed or lay in my lap, like he is trying to in this picture. He is an amazing dog and we love him sooooo much!

Bad estimation on our part..

So, I'm sitting in the Lowe's parking lot waiting for Daniel to come back with the jeep. We came for a circuit breaker replacement and we are leaving with a patio furniture set!

Daniel says he hates shopping with me because we end up getting lots of extra stuff. I just think that I look for things I've been waiting for. This was more than half off original price, and it was the simple style I was looking for, so how can you pass up on something like that? I know I'm not the only one who does this.

Shows, our estimation skills are off, something I cannot share with my third graders...and so I'm stuck waiting for daniel to comr back with the jeep. I sure hope he remembers to takes of the back seat!

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Challenge: Day 10 of 365 (late)

July 31, 2011

Today I swam with Dalton at his pool. It was so refreshing and relaxing. Some of his friends came too. His friend Drew brought his little girls, Olivia and Ellie. This is a picture of me and Olivia. I was her new friend today when she abandoned Dalton. She was hilarious and so cute. She has this little speech impediment and talks a mile a minute.

Daniel and I also went to Mulligans, a mini golf, batting cage, driving range place in 106 South. It was fun, we batted, and I did shockingly well for someone who doesn't play baseball, doesn't have hand eye coordination, and who has only been to the batting cage once before. We also played mini golf, which was really fun and quite hilarious. Hailey was getting pretty frustrated, Ryan and steven were competing even though we weren't keeping score, and Daniel had about 3 almost hole in ones.

Challenge: Day 9 of 365 ( I think...I'm losing track because ok send from my phone and not the site...lol...technology!)

I am proud to be an American! The military has been a large part of my life due to the fact that Daniel is in the Army National Guard. Since we have been together her had deployed twice, once to Iraq for over a year and as half, and another time to Afghanistan for a little over a year. It's amazing what men and women from all backgrounds live through in the name of freedom and justice for all. And many that do not make it as well. I'm grateful for these soldiers and all the sacrifices they make and that their families make. Life isn't fair, but I'm grateful for the safe return of my husband and pray for all who are there still and who have returned.

This quilt was a project my friend Crystal Farinella made when I didn't want to throw out all the old Army fatigues my husband was getting rid of. I wanted something for our kids to have (more like kid) of their father's Army days. Maybe one day I will make one to match so that if we have more than one kid, they can each have one.

Anyhow, out arrived today and it is so beautiful! Many thanks to Crystal, she did a great job!!!

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Artistic mom

My mom is so artistic! She made me and my sister a watermelon that said Happy Birthday Jessica! It was full of delicious berries!

Challenge: Day 8 of 365

Can I say delicious?! Today was my sisters birthday, we had port of subs sandwiches and tons of fixings and ended with this. This is the most calorie packed cheesecake at the cheesecake factory. Yum, red velvet cheesecake!!!

Oops...

....maybe I should have read the directions before I put it in the dishwasher!

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Mom's Advice

My mom told me I should try to go as long as possible without needing makeup. So, here is my face without makeup. Hopefully I can continue to not use makeup, especially since I don't even know how!

Challenge: Day 7 of 365

Today was fun, I had brunch with my mom at Market Street Grill. Thee lobster benedict was so delicious! Then I shopped with her, this Burberry coat looked so cite on her!! We even looked at a new washer and dryer because we have been thinking about upgrading. No decisions made yet, except we want front loading ones. Any advice?

Then Daniel and I ended the day at the water park with our friend Lon. Oh how I hate the green slide! I catch so much air on it!

Challenge: Day 6 of 365

Today was a day filled with junk food and wilds animals. We went to family fun day for Rio Tinto at the Hogle Zoo. It was super fun!

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Challenge: Day 6 of 365 (a little late )

This is one of the two fans we installed. And when I say we, I mean Daniel did most of it, I helped screw in bolts and put on the fan blades, but he had to do the grunt work, get in the blazing hot attic and install supports so the fans wouldn't fall through the ceiling.

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Challenge: day 5 of 365 (forgot to post)

Yesterday was my birthday and since my mom was not here I forgot to take any pictures. This was the only picture I took at lunch at Ruth's Diner. Later we went to this great place, The Garage. We played corn hole and had food. Not bad at all!

Challenge: 4 of 365

Playing at the pool with the cutest girls!

Challenge: 3 of 365

This year we bought the pass of all pass to seven peaks, we've only been like 4 times, so we decoded we need to try to go every day for the rest of the summer. We didn't take a picture there because we never bring in our phones, but we always stop to get a slurpee afterwards. This is us after being in the sun. Our friend Lon, from my kickball team went with us. I finally got the courage to go down the slides that look like roller coasters. I caught a lot of air, it scared me so much, but it was fun. Yay for the summer!!!!

Challenge: Day 2 of 365

Today Daniel and I transplanted the cherry tree, we waited a little too long because we haven't had time...but hopefully it does well and starts looking healthy.

Challenge: Day 1 of 365

This is just one reason why Utah is amazing!

At Alta with my teaching team scoping out the area for our third grade expedition. What a sight!