Off to Brazil!

I'll be taking a long break from this blog, because I'm going to serve as a missionary in Brazil for 18 months! You can check out my missionary blog here that my parents will (hopefully) be updating with some of my letters and pictures.

Future Library: 3

I will most definitely have the Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis in my future library.  They are excellent, especially the second (The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe) which everyone thinks is the first, but it's not.  And then I love the last one (The Last Battle).  The others are entertaining, but these two have so much symbolism about life.  What makes it better is that the books are fairly simple and not difficult to understand.  

Hobbit Home?

Isn't this cool? This guy built a whole home out of natural materials in Wales. And he and his family actually live there. It looks so cozy! And I love the Tolkien theme. Sooo fun. :)




See more of the design and construction here.

Facelift

Well, I'm not in school right now and it's killing me. So I have lots of time on my hands now. And with that time, I've been learning a lot about computer coding, especially for blogs. So, as you can see, I've been experimenting with this blog look. I think it's getting there.

I totally wish I knew more about this. I learned a bit in one of my classes last year, but not nearly enough to be able to create one from scratch. Right now I'm just manipulating other templates.

Someday

My family went to the Festival of the Trees and there were some amazing quilts there! And it made me want to be all crafty and artsy and make a quilt like them. But that probably won't happen any time soon.

Maybe I could do one in the 2 months of break before I go to Brazil. But...I don't know if that's enough time.

Someday though.

My MJ Post - Don't we all have one?

I can't believe it's December! November sure flew by.

AND I can't believe it's December and there's no snow!

If it's gonna be freezing outside (hello, 15 degrees!) then can't we have just a little snow? Please. I'm sure I'll regret these words in a few weeks when it is snowing and wet and cold. But then we can ski, right?

So, I meant to post this a while ago. But here it is now.


I saw the Michael Jackson movie, This Is It, and absolutely LOVED it! Definitely worth the $10 buck admission price. But we got in for $5! Thanks to the manager lady who let us switch movies without paying the extra price! (There's a $10 flat cost for This Is It, no matinee discount.)

I can't believe how talented that guy was! And at 50, he was still amazing. I wish I could move like that. Maybe in the next life. :)

Pass the butter!

Thanksgiving was a hoot this year. We celebrated at my grandma's house, all 65 of us. So fun, loud, chaotic, etc.

The turkey (dark, of course), cranberries, stuffing, mashed potatoes, salad, yams, and rolls were excellent, as always. Except for the pie. I'm not a huge fan of pie.

But my favorite was the butter.

This year it doubled as a decoration and spread:


But now, the question is:

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH 10 TURKEY-SHAPED BUTTERS AFTER THANKSGIVING?!

Uh...wait until next year?

Shape them into Santas for Christmas?

Make a massive butter-snowman with all of them?

Oh, this could get fun.