Dave and Mikelle

I dislike two things:

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depression and exercise.

I heard on NPR a few days ago that if you have the one and do the other, they cancel each other out. I'm trying. But I really, really dislike exercise.

Two funny stories, though.

1. Rode my bike to Target with Dave. When we started peddling, I ran into a pole, straight on, in slowmo.

2. We came across a really steep hill and Dave said, "Watch this!" He got half way and then couldn't keep going and looked up at me and said, "Cool, huh?" I love him! He made me laugh so hard.

I want to make Richard proud. The NPR program said I had to try for four months for it to make a difference. One day down.

Things

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Wow! Updates!

We made this. That should tell you a bit about our lives right now.

Other things:

1| We moved to SLC. Good things: Flash, Lily, River, Target, Costco. Bad things: Missing Jonah, Haylie and the fam, no more Ana's (just as summer started, too), missing friends (especially Katie and Bennett!).

2| We are going to Uganda! And the same note we are doing fundraisers to help the people there. Please see details here: http://seeeme.org/donate.html. Look at how cheap it is to help orphans!

Plus, everyone who donates gets an awesome water buffalo picture! (Drawn by a ten-year-old at Byana Mary Hill Orphanage and mixed up by me.)

3| Ah, that is about it. So, "el fin."

Fit

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My wife and i are a perfect fit. She compliments me and I her. She helps me remember everything, I help her remember how awesome she is.
She has great spiritual insights. I am grateful for her new resolve to spiritually redecorate our house. I love her.

Our latest project . . .

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a deck of floating face cards. They have been produced and should be here soon. I know, David is well on his infomercial way. That is one of the reasons I love him!

My New Secretary

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Dave, Kathryn, and I went to the DI on Friday. It turns out that the Sugar House DI is far superior to the one we have in Logan: more items, cheaper prices and cooler things. Kathy spotted an amazing secretary (which she wanted, but had no room for, but I still feel bad) and I jumped on it. It was a little harder to talk Dave into purchasing it (he had a good case, I have a very hard time finishing projects...).

Sadly for Him, every old, sassy, (and occasionally sweet) woman in the building swarmed around him to put pressure on him to let me buy it. Comments such as, "That thing is $15 and you won't let her buy it?!" to "Oh, that is amazing! It will be an heirloom for sure," were all directed to my poor husband. Even the DI guy started writing the sold slip before Dave even agreed. When David finally conceded, (as if they would have let him say "no") a round of applause burst from the basement of the Sugar House DI.

It was beautiful, and so is the secretary.

The back is come kind of horrible lumber. I think I will have to replace that, just so it is perfect.

Here it is in its open state. (Notice the pencil holder on the bottom right? I love the small details.)

A detail shot of the carving.

The handles are all beautiful as well.

And here it is closed.

My New Favorite Hobby

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See it on my blog, here.

this post will probably mean nothing to you

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I have a question about my jade plant and needed to link to an image. (So people on a gardening site could reference this photo in regards to my question. So you can just ignore this or rejoice in the fact that I have a new plant.)

New Pepsi Look: Two Thumbs Down

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This is what I think:

But I think this is WAY better:

I don't know which one is worse, Pepsi's rebranding or Tropicana's (whose cheaper looking, sterile, non-juicy, no straw-in-in-orange, awkwardly spaced redo makes me think I'm purchasing GoodValue and not a pricey orange juice).

Uganda Details: Everything must have a beginning

2009-01-16T16:54:00.003-07:00

Alright, I was too excited to think through my post. Some details:

1. We are going as part of the Engineers Without Borders program.

a. This means we are going to help people get access to a clean water supply (Dave's engineering degree comes i

n handy here).

b. And help train them to be good workers (Dave's MBA comes in handy here).

c. And hopefully have an awesome dance party.

2. We are going sometime in July.

a. Dave is the team leader and he doesn't even know when in July we are going.

b. But we are going for a month . . .

c. or maybe longer?

3. Some other exciting things

a. We might have a layover in Dubai

i. where we kind of want to live someday

b. We are taking a week to get there so we can see some of Uganda

ii. Including, but not limited to

a. White-water rafting

b. Waterfall gazing

c. Looking for crocodiles in rivers

c. Scott pointing us to one of his clients blogs: aeglenn.blogspot.com

ii. We loved this post

"Children at an orphanage in Entebbe, Uganda. There are so many children here it is incredible; there are orphans everywhere. The people take them in and it is not unusual to see families struggling with 8-10 children. We talked to a woman yesterday who has taken in twelve children. She said, 'Sometimes I feel sad that I cannot do more, but everything must have a beginning'. We have decided to use that as our personal reminder to guide our actions here as we try to help."

4. We'll keep you all updated.

Uganda

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We are going for over three weeks! This is probably a shock to everyone, because it is a shock to both of us! We were simply discussing it on Tuesday, and today we are going!

This makes me smile:

It may be manipulation...

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But I love this commercial. I want to make something awesome, learn origami and buy Asics shoes. There is something about Kihachiro Onisuka (yes, I had to look that up) that makes me wish he was my grandpa, or granspa's best friend (you know the one who comes over on Sunday afternoons for canasta).

Credits to Mabona Origami for making origami cool.

'Tis the season to blog about Christmas

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This year, Christmas Rocks! I've spent the last month preparing the decorations. It is our first year (or holiday) that we've actually put anything up. First things first, I bought stockings. I've wanted to make some forever, but decided against it when I saw these at Pottery Barn (for the cost of material I would have had to bought). Right now, a lot of their stockings are on sale and they all ship free.

Alright, enough free advertising for Pottery Barn. It's Martha Stewart's turn. I started decorating ornaments and it wasn't working out. The tree was so overwhelming. But I wanted a lot of color. At the craft store, I saw a Martha glitter set of 18 great colors and ta-da:

(Side note: if you are a widow because it is finals week, don't get too carried away with the camera...)

And now advertising for me. Not really, but I did make sweet Christmas things this year. The back side of a gift certificate I made for a client:

I used it to make tags for our neighbor/friend gifts. I'm finishing them up but will show them to you later.

Pictures of the New Apartment

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The new pepper plant (ah, orange).

Our wall of Kathy art. The center piece fits PERFECTLY over our thermostat.

A section of our new tablecloth.

My favorite plant piece (and the only fake one!).

Our new bookshelf wall. We arraigned it by color.

A french not tutorial I'm putting together (mostly for myself).

We are loving it here. It is bigger, cleaner and brighter. We are currently taking reservations for visitors (because we miss you all).

Grandma Vivi

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Laurie decided to scan some photos of Vivian so we could display them at her funeral. While we were scanning/editing the photos, I thought I'd upload them on to flickr. Get your fill here. I'm still uploading, so there will be many more photos in the near future.

A before and after shot.

Boy Bands and Cannibals

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Every night for the past three nights, I've had a dream about dating some random person. The thing is, I never think about Anthony Hopkins, Justin Timberlake or the Jonas Brothers on a regular basis (or ever).

The first dream: Anthony Hopkins saw me at a show his daughter and granddaughter were performing in. I asked him if he wanted to sit next to me. It took him the whole rest of the show to get there. He asked me to eat with him, so I ran ahead to make reservations while he walked (slowly) to the restaurant after me. I went back to get him and he was dead. His daughter and granddaughter wouldn't let me go to the funeral because they thought I was trying to get his money. I didn't even like him, I just felt bad for him, so it wasn't such a big loss.

The second dream: I kiss Justin Timberlake and then he tells me who I should vote for because, "[He] used to be a member of the boy-band *NSYNC and [he] knows these things." He said it in a manner that implied, "Duh, you should have already known that."

The third dream: I'm dating one of the Jonas Brothers, but I've never seen them before and have a hard time remembering which one I'm supposed to be dating. I figure it must be the oldest one (at which point I try to figure out if it's against the law to date someone so young, but figure I'll just pretend to be 18), but I keep forgetting what he looks like, so I have to listen for clues. I don't like him but I think it's fun when we go places and everyone screams. Plus, we got to live in an awesome house in Disneyland.

A Soviet housing revival right here in Logan (aka student housing))

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I'm very excited to move, and yet I realized today that I will miss the quaintness of this apartment (mice, spiders, mold, dust and orange drinking water excluded). Today I was picking the last of the apples from the tree on an old, rickety (easy-to-fall-off-and-get-hurt) ladder, and I felt as if I was in a spread for an autumnal issue of Martha Stewart Living (in a good way, not the stuffy, too cute or too perfect way).

After it was dark, I went out to pick a great bouquet of saturated pinks, oranges and yellows. It is such a great thing to have a huge flower garden in your backyard. (I know you all want to see pictures, but I camera is in storage.) I was walking back inside with the flowers and I kept hear a faint buzzing, and whenever I moved what was in my right hand closer (either scissors or flashlight), it would get louder. I kept brushing myself off and then figured I had gone crazy and went inside. Then I felt something on my neck, something BIG. I made Dave check me for any bugs, but none were to be found. It turned out to be this huge bumblebee. Dave swatted it and it deflated it (it was substantially smaller).

Our apartment search could be going better (some places we looked include: apartments owned by the parents of the high school jock that wanted to date me but we didn't speak the same language-literally, a Soviet housing revival right here in Logan, and staying in Alta's basement). I'd much rather purchase the above house (Sq Ft: 2615, Bedrooms: 4, Baths: 2, Family Rooms: 2, Acres: .37, Outdoor Lighting, Wrap-around Porch, Dishwasher, Jetted Tub, etc.). All for (John and Brooke, skip this next part) $117,900. And that's the asking price, so I bet you could get it for cheaper (but they'd have to throw in the toy car and the bicycle). Someone we know lives by it and says the current owners have fixed it up a lot. Anyway, we are still looking for a place to live, so if anybody hears anything, let us know.

A quick update on the rest of our lives: busy and good. We are so happy right now, though Dave is always at work or school. We'll try to write more often.

How Could Tina Fey NOT be Sarah Palin?

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Our Current Living Situation

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As promised, I'm keeping record of our lovely time in our current apartment. Including lovely little incidents like this:

(Before we located a shop vac: Dave soaking a beach towel and wringing it into a waste basket.)

The water came in through the kitchen window and brought with it all kinds of fun tidbits: dirt, dirty water, dead bugs, dirt... When we came home to this little surprise on Sunday, all the bugs in the apartment were climbing up the walls away from the water. 60+ gallons and still damp/wet.

ON TOP OF THAT: This morning I went into the laundry room (where we had moved all the living room things to to keep them from getting wet) and SURPRISE! It had flooded as well (Sometime between 1:00 yesterday and 5:30 this morning).

Oh well, I guess being young and poor means that life is full of exciting things like this. I'll probably (and hopefully) never get to jump in 2.5" deep water in me kitchen ever again.

I know I promised to blog about our CURRENT living situation...

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Heck, I'll even take the cheaper Ikea versions:

LEFT BOTTOM:

Four poster bed: HEMNES $299.00

Bench: NORDEN $69.99 + Upholstery Fabric, Staple Gun and Paint

Vase: OVATION Free, I already own it

Throw: UNNI VIRKA $29.99

Bed Spread: FORSYTIA $29.99

TOP MIDDLE:

Dresser: HEMNES $179.00 + contact paper (for stencils) and paint

BOTTOM MIDDLE:

Chairs: LILLBERG $149.00 + Black Paint

Rug: GEDSER $39.99

Assorted Frames: The RIBBA collection $7.99 and up

TOP RIGHT:

The real thing is cheap enough: Spectrum Chandelier $36.00

MIDDLE RIGHT:

Um, some blank White Bedspread and fabric ink: priceless

BOTTOM RIGHT:

Porch Swing: Delahey $109.00 + paint

We're moving...

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and I'm surprisingly a little sad. I wasn't a first, the day I realized the apartment was dark, dirty, and old, I found five spiders, and a mouse hopped across the floor. Then I started thinking about all the things I'll miss: Alta, the light fixtures, the garden, the dripping radiator, the skinny stove, the cupboards.

We have a lot of history here, it has been the place for the first two-and-a-half years of "us." My mother was probably conceived here*.

I'm going to attempt to catalogue some of the things I like, as soon as I can find my camera.

However, deep in our old photos I did find a picture of our previous fridge. Some things I loved about this fridge:

-it was as old as my parents

-it opened from the left and since our kitchen is so tiny, you had to stand against the left wall and the open it, trapping yourself and making impossible for anyone else to be in the kitchen.

-When we got a new fridge, it had half the size foot print, and double the storage inside

-deicing

-the sweet handles

-the lazy susan style shelves

-like moldy food? you'd love this fridge, it doesn't keep anything cool enough

*More about my personal family history involving this house in future posts.

YearBookYourself.com

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When I'm a man in the 1970's I look like Jemaine.

In the 1980's I can actually gain weight (as a boy or girl).

Clever Design

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I'm loving these products from Peleg Design.

Crime Scene pot holder.

Hot man pot holder.

Magnetic Dots.

Magnetic Vases. (A small magnet sheet is placed under the tablecloth that holds the vases upright.)

Reflective Tic-Tac-Toe.

The Fifth Grade Me

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I was de-junking a box of old items I had stashed away and I found a book I made in fifth grade about myself. Every month my teacher would give us some form to fill out, and at the end of the year we had them bound. Some highlights:

1. On a page that asks our opinions on things:

Pollution: "I don't even come close to liking it, it's icky."

Stealing: "I have one word of advice, 'don't.' Although some peoples jobs depend on it, like lawyers, judges, police, T.V., and cable.

2. (A fill in the blank question) The touch of dead animals makes me sad.

Surprisingly, some parts were very insightful, and I think I'd answer them in the same (but maybe with a different vocabulary). The weirdest thing I found was a journal entry from the fourth grade where I talked about how the Church changed its logo and how I liked the old one better. Weird.

Color Garden

2008-07-23T15:33:00.003-06:00

I LOVE gardening, I never really realized until this summer. Wednesday has become my favorite day of the week because we get to irrigate (this means: playing in the mud, but not being immature). I really, really, really, love it. This year has been great because the raspberry plants are old enough to bare raspberries, lots of them (this means: raspberries and milk for breakfast).

I've always had a desire to grab one of each paint swatch while I'm at the store. The other day I finally asked. I felt like it was such a bad thing to ask for. He said yes and, "They are ALWAYS sending me those things, take as many as you want." I did. I haven't decided what to do with them, but I have some good ideas.

My garden is more vibrant than the paint swatches. They don't have a color even close to the color of our raspberries, so I made one up in the tradition of Dutch Boy paint names (this means: lame). (Who names these things anyhow? Some of my favorites: "Pink Positive," "Wow Power," "So Mature," "Hootenanny Green," "Sweet Dream Sweetie," and "Sweet-alious.")

Colorforms

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Lise Nelson and I used to spend hours playing with colorforms. Our favorite place to play? The mirror in the bathroom. These must have been my favorite childhood toy. They are so simple. I love that.

Wisdom

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Ultimately, you can not control people by fear. Because their ultimate, ultimate essence is constantly craving dignity. Wole Soyinka

Your best work is your expression of yourself. Now, you may not be the greatest at it; but when you do it, you're the only expert in it. Frank Ghery

Love something. I think we've got to love something deeply. I think its love. Sounds sentimental as hell, but I really think it is. Andrew Wyeth

All of these quotes and pictures are from Andrew Zuckerman's book Wisdom. (Which I'm coveting.) These three quotes all related so well to things that I'm learning right now.

I've been thinking a lot about Alta (who is now 91), our landlady/friend, who called me upstairs yesterday because she is afraid she is falling apart. She is so worried about losing her ability to take care of herself, because with it she loses all freedom. I was thinking about grandma Vivi, how much she loved the walk we took her on and how hard it must be to lose dignity. Then I realized something, I don't think either one of these ladies have lost any dignity, their bodies are falling apart, but if we could see the contents of the lessons they've learned, we would realize they are more knowledgeable, beautiful and dignified than most.

Right now, I'm trying to find out what my artistic style is. I've always had one, innately. But as its changing and developing, I feel like I'm losing touch of the essence of it. Its so comforting to think that I create for myself.

As for love, I always knew this, but I've been taught the lesson all over again in the last few months. The answer is love. Not only loving, but realizing that you are loved.

Faded Paper Figures Album Release

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Some of my favorite things include: John's Lyrics (lines like "When you come in you're my only income"), Heather's subtle vocals, and whatever Kael does to make rhythms out of noises you never knew could by music. (Brooke's picture of the band is fabulous.) Listen to samples of their music here. If you like it, you can buy MP3s here.

Now we just have to wait for Becky's album release...

OUR HOUSE

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Helen Hunt? Really?

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My "Look Alikes" and their percentages:

Helen Hunt: 66%
Hillary Clinton: 64%
JoJo: 63%
Patrick Stump*: 62%
Shu Qi: 61%
Alicia Silverstone: 61%
Penelope Cruz: 60%

*I wish Patrick's name was just Pat so at least we weren't positive he was a he. But he is a he, and I think we look more alike then any of the others. I have no idea who he is though.

Dave's "Look Alikes" and their percentages:

August Strindberg: 70%
Hilary Swank: 68%
Billy Idol (LOVE IT!): 67%
Emanuel Lasker: 64%
Maite Perroni: 64%
Leonardo DiCaprio: 63%
Andie MacDowell: 62%
Susan Sarandon: 62%

The World's Largest Lobster is Made of Metal

2008-06-21T17:45:00.001-06:00

I just got back from a two week road trip. Dave is making me do my homework now. I'll post about it later.

A Blog of One's Own

2008-06-21T17:42:00.004-06:00

I have a personal blog now. http://asugarcrystalsound.blogspot.com/

I forgot how funny this TV show was...

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Is There Someone Living in Your Closet?

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NOT actual photo, but it makes one wonder how many people have tried this...

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese man who was mystified when food kept disappearing from his kitchen, set up a hidden camera and found an unknown woman living secretly in his closet, Japanese media said Friday.

The 57-year-old unemployed man of Fukuoka in southern Japan called police Wednesday when the camera sent pictures to his mobile phone of an intruder in his home while he was out on Wednesday, the Asahi newspaper said on its Website.

Officers rushed to the house and found a 58-year-old unemployed woman hiding in an unused closet, where she had secreted a mattress and plastic drink bottles, the Asahi said. Police suspect she may have been there for several months, the paper said.

"I didn't have anywhere to live," the Nikkan Sports tabloid quoted the woman as telling police.
Local police confirmed that they had arrested a woman for trespassing, but would not comment further on the case.

(Reporting by Isabel Reynolds; Editing by David Fox)

Why Not?

2008-06-03T09:21:00.003-06:00

Make your own paper steak meal at: http://www.wombat.zaq.ne.jp/fare/steak.html

Sleep Pirate Dreams

2008-05-31T16:11:00.002-06:00

I fell asleep while typing a chapter summary for m y business class. This is what the sheet looked like when I woke up. I was probably asleep for about 20-30 seconds based on the number of rrrrrrr's that I typed . Hope I can get more sleep in the near future.

River

2008-05-11T20:49:00.003-06:00

Here is the newest of our nieces and nephews "River". You don't have to do quote signs when you say her name.

The Distant Past

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(First Photo: John, Halloween. Second Photo: FoTC Music Video, "The Human's are dead.")

So They Didn't Come

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Yesterday, Dave became a college graduate. Dave's GPA was terrific, especially for engineering. He is a hard worker and an intelligent person. I'm very proud of him.

Kath, Alex, Scott, and Laurie all came up and we had a lot of fun. Dave forgot to tell my parents and so they didn't come (and were upset about it). We hope they can forgive us.

Also, Dave recently placed third in a NATIONAL design competition. He won a $2,500 software package. I'll make him tell you more about that.

We love you all.

Some Reasons We Love Primary

2008-05-04T12:58:00.001-06:00

Scene: At Lauren's house. Dave and I have come to visit. Lauren is giving family prayer.
11-year-old Lauren: Please bless Dave and Mikelle to go home so we can have family scripture study.

Scene: Primary room right after we have discovered who the spotlight child is.
Child's mom (also Primary President): And what is Kate's special relationship to me?
Kate's 5-year-old friend: (Loudly and enthusiastically): She's yours!

Scene: Primary room. Pianist's child is crying so primary counselor is try to calm her down. She has the baby is face down, one hand under chest and one under legs and is swinging her quite high.
Mischievous 7-year-old girl: (Loudly) I think she's going to throw that baby!

David Neglected to Talk About Profitability

2008-04-17T11:44:00.003-06:00

Today, David was officially accepted into the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business MBA program. He worked really hard to get in and I'd like to congratulate him.

Along the same lines, last week David was selected out of many, many applicants to compete in business school's annual entrepreneurship challenge. Only 25 students were selected to participate. Unfortunately, David neglected to talk about profitability (worth 20% of his "grade") and patentability (worth 25% of his "grade").

I love you very much and am very proud of you Dave!

I am bald

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isometric view.

Here I am afraid of something.

Here I am smiling

I haven't joined a white supremacist group. This is a 3d image of me that I produced using only 3 photos (both profiles and a straight on). It is a fun program I downloaded called, FaceGen Modeller. You can change your race, sex, emotion, or whatever you want. Here are a few sample images. The SI on my forehead is a watermark for the free version, also, the hair isn't included for the free version. If any of you want to do this, send me the three photos with a straight on image (not smiling) and both profiles. I will do it for you and send you some pictures.

Our Trip, Thus Far

2008-03-13T09:58:00.007-06:00

Some things I liked (or found funny) about our trip this week:

Sunday:

1. Emma, the reverent example in primary glared at all the noisy children.

2. We went to Snoqualmie Falls. Everything was mossy.

Monday:

1. We hit sticks to the song "Go Chicken Fat, Go."

2. When we were rehearsing what we'd say if someone offered us a cigarette, Zack said, "I'm a baby," as his response. (Probably because when Dave offered them to Isaac, he said, "What are you a baby? and Isaac said, "I'd rather be a baby then a smoker.")

Tuesday:

1. We went on "The Drive." It was awesome. (See the above picture).

2. Josie started calling me "MooMoo."

3. I finished a book! Actually, so far I've finished two this week.

Wednesday:

1. We went to the Seattle Art Museum and I got to see TWO pieces, in real life, that I have written term papers on (Ghiberti's "Doors of Paradise," which, by the way, are HUGE, and a bust of Marcus Aurelius).

2. The tie on Dave's swimsuit got lost and he accidentally showed our fellow swimmers at the YMCA his bum.

3. I threw up ON the trash at the same YMCA (bet they were glad when we left). I'm hoping it's not kidney stones.

Walking on Walking on broken snoooow.

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Here we are cherishing the last of the winter snow.
Just so you know, we don't have a drug problem, we are helping some friends that are dealing with the issue.

Here is Logan.....Snowy Logan.

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For all of those who are missing the snow, you certainly missed a lot of it this year. I don't think I have ever witnessed such a crazy snowy winter in my life. We have had a 7 ft bank of snow from shoveling for a few months now. It just never seemed to stop. It was warmer the last couple of days, but I am weary to get my hopes up. Although, I found myself enjoying the snow quite a bit more than usual this winter. I don't know......Can't explain it.....

If you're going to be a rock star

2008-02-09T12:42:00.000-07:00

To my talented friends and family that have a viable chance at becoming rockstars, I did some research to find out how an artist could sign up on yahoo music launchcast and pandora internet radio.
After much searching, I came to the conclusion that every artist should be signed up with the non profit organization called www.soundexchange.com and register and fill out the necessary forms there.
According to a copyright law that was passed, they have to pay artist some royalty each time a song is played. Pandora also recommends that you get your albums on amazon.com as well, so when someone likes your sound, they can purchase it. Good luck friends.,

dave

The long-legged adventures of Mr. Mint

2008-02-04T11:12:00.000-07:00

For my Illustration Studio class, I've chosen to re-illustrate the board game Candyland. It's been so fun. Whenever I get really overwhelmed, I just doodle. Hip, hip, hooray. I can't decide which leg/body length of Mr. Mint I like, what do you all think?

a. Short Body/Long Legs

b. Medium Body/Medium Legs or

c. Long Body/Long Legs

(I think my vote is C...)

Our New Calling

2008-01-21T12:32:00.000-07:00

Dave and I are now primary teachers. We both love it so much. For this weeks lesson, I made a set of Lehi's Dream memory cards. The children will have to match the meaning with the symbols from Lehi's dream. I love primary! One minute we sing "I'm All Made of Hinges" like robots and the next minute I can feel the spirit so strongly. And the kids are cute.

P.S. I think our lesson would be good for FHE if anyone wants a copy of the cards and the dream diagram I made, email one of us (preferably me). Love you all!

This is Haylie Laughing at...

2007-11-29T22:08:00.001-07:00

Becky's website. Dave took a video of her watching different animations and this is a frame from that video. Dave had shown Haylie a few animations weeks earlier and when she saw his computer, she requested specific videos to watch. She loves them! Her top three favorites:

3. Harry's Brithday, especially when she pushes on "D" and Uncle Davey's head rolls on screen.
2. Zack (or the "baby" as she calls him) eating the cupcake.
And number one is... The dog blowing a bubblegum bubble. She LOVES it.

We've had a lot of fun with this, thanks Beck.

Sage

2007-11-21T19:23:00.000-07:00

-Straw Wreath Form: $1.27
-Small, Twinkling Lights Set: $2.20 (with 40% off coupon)
-Greenery Pins: $0.99
-Sage: $0.00

Making a Christmas wreath I love for under $5.00: priceless.

(Thanks Emily!)

FOUND (Round Two)

2007-11-20T19:59:00.000-07:00

After breaking out in tears every two hours for a week and a half, fasting, and praying, I finally gave up on finding my wedding ring. I'd just given in to the fact that it was lost forever when I bent over to look for the pig from our "Pass the Pigs" game, and there it was (my ring, not the pig, I'm not sure where he yet). Forget about the pig, forget about the iPod, I have a wedding ring.

FOUND

2007-11-16T08:58:00.001-07:00

-One Cute Mustard Shirt
-Gross Retainer

-ONE GRAPHIC DESIGN JOB

We needed an income, I wanted experience. I'm excited.

LOST

2007-11-13T15:33:00.000-07:00

I have a problem. I thought I got over it, but I guess not. In high school I lost my keys so many times, my mom gave me sets for my birthday presents. In one year, I had to get five new drivers licenses. For the last year I haven't lost anything. Until last week.

MISSING:
-One Cute Mustard Shirt
-One Plain Red Tank Top
-One 30 Gig iPod
-One Gross Retainer
-One Favorite Wedding Ring

GOOD NEWS:
Since posting yesterday, I found two of the five items (mustard shirt and gross retainer). I'd rather have the wedding ring than all the rest of it, so hopefully we'll find it soon.

The Salsa Secret

2007-10-15T10:06:00.000-06:00

Dave's really good friends Scooter happened to marry my really good friend Michelle. Michelle lived in Mexico a year ago. Occasionally, she cooks us an authentic Mexican fiesta. We took her salsa recipe, changed a few things and now it is the perfect companion for tortilla chips. The other day she came over and she had some of this salsa and couldn't believe it was her basic recipe. She loved it! So do we, so I thought I'd share the secret:

1.5 TBS Lime Juice
3 Roma Tomatoes
1/4 of a small purple onion
11 Pinches (about 5 leaves a pinch) cilantro
+ Salt to taste

The fresher the ingredients, the better the salsa. Chop up all the above ingredients a electric chopper, in any order.

This recipe is just a starting point, sometimes is works well the first time, but sometimes the cilantro is too bland or the onion is too strong, so you have to add more to make it just right. Dave likes to add hot peppers, but I'm allergic. Let us know if you have any alternatives, so we can try them.

Enjoy!

Josie

2007-10-15T09:53:00.000-06:00

Some things we like about Josie:
-She's so fun to play with
-She's loving (for instance, the one time when she went around the room and kissed everyone goodnight, five times)
-When she is cuddly, she is VERY cuddly
-She's got a little bit a tough side

Love you!

Haylie and Lily

2007-10-13T11:00:00.001-06:00

Some things we like about Haylie:
-She gets so excited to go outside and swing
-She makes wonderful birthday drawings
-She has a stuffed animal named "Butt the Cat"
-She sings songs with us.

Some things we like about Lily:
-She's adorable
-Quick to smile, laugh
-Cutest baby around
-She's a fast leaner (right now she's trying to sit all by herself)

Harry

2007-10-09T17:43:00.000-06:00

Some things we like about Harry:
-He does his own thing. He is not going to do something because everyone else is or because you want him to.
-He's imaginative. Like when he comes up with stories to play out with Kitty and his cars.
-He's sneaky. This is fun for us, probably not for John and Brooke.
-He's loving. (eg. Kitty and when he used to follow me around saying "Friend.")

We think you're cute Harry!

Miles

2007-10-08T17:42:00.000-06:00

Some things we like about Miles:
-He is a Fabulous Artist
-He is funny and clever
-He could save the world he is such a good superhero
-He is strong

We love you Miles! Thanks for all the art you've given us!

Zack and Isaac

2007-10-07T18:54:00.001-06:00

Dave and I thought that it'd be fun to blog about each of our nieces and nephews. We are planing on going in chronological order, but since Isaac and Zack are both in this video, we are going to do them together.

Some things we like about Isaac:
-Kind, sweet, loving and tenderhearted
-Clever, intelligent (eg. when he picks up on new meanings of familiar words)
-Good example to everyone, especially Josie and Zack
-Peacemaker, good at sharing

Some things we like about Zack:
-Energetic (see above video)
-Spunky exterior with a kind interior
-Makes us laugh (hard)
-Great imagination

We love you two so much!

A h-e-double hockeysticks of a couple

2007-10-05T09:54:00.000-06:00

We decided that we weren't really married or even a couple until we had gone in a photobooth together. So we are announcing to everyone that it is official now. Mikelle and I are now a couple married for time and all eternity. Click on the picture to read the captions.

-Dave

Stuck in the Bell

2007-09-25T21:43:00.000-06:00

When Dave and I were dating someone left a few seasons of "Saved by the Bell" at his apartment. It became a small addiction for us at the time. I think the good morals we learned from the show helped us make good choices during our engagement.

The addiction has struck again. We have a NetFlix trial and we can watch "Saved by the Bell" episodes on Dave's computer. Enjoy the above video (from the episode where Jessie is addicted to caffeine pills) and check out the poll on the right-hand side of the screen.

Pick-A-Boo and Spooky

2007-09-25T21:29:00.000-06:00

For Labor Day Dave and I went down to Zion's National Park with my family. Dave got to go repelling with my brother and dad. This picture is of a hike in Escalante (Pick-A-Booo and Spooky). It was great. (Though Spooky was a bit scary, it got at little tight at the end.)

Blogging Together

2007-09-25T21:07:00.000-06:00

I've noticed recently that everyone who joins the blogging community writes an initiation blog on how they finally joined the band wagon. Here is ours. After being inspired by all of our blogging relations, Dave and I decided that it would be fun to blog together. Here we are. We hope you enjoy it!