Quality children's clothing

                     I have 4 young children and shopping for clothing, while fun, can be a source of frustration. I definitely do not want my child looking like a walking billboard for a t.v. show or movie (really why would any parent want a their child covered with images of cartoon characters).It is also difficult to find clothes that are made with quality and will hold up. If I find a company that can produce clothes that are durable enough to be handed down from child to child they will receive my business. Really, is that asking too much?

 

 

This is my favorite piece of children's clothing we own. My husband' grandmother made it or him 35 years ago. It has been worn by him as well as our 2 girls and is currently worn by both of our sons. I have no doubt it will be saved for their children. If I could find find sweaters sold in stores that were of this same quality and overall awesomeness I would buy them all!

 

 

                                                            

The genius of Margaret Atwood

 

Recently, in my English class, we have been reading various writings by Margaret Atwood. I have fallen in love. She has a certain something. When I was asked to describe why I liked her so much I couldn't help but say she seems like a real spitfire. I think she would find it amusing that we are even analyzing one of her stories, in particular, as it seems to be written to make fun of the generic styles in which so many books are written. I cannot wait to read more of her work. If you have not heard of her hurry to your library and check her out (literally).

                                                                        

Atlantic-Pacific

Here's a fun blog, written by Blair Eadie, a consultant at Tory Burch. She has a Carrie Bradshawish (sex in the city) vibe. It is a fun blog! The blog is Atlantic-pacific

                                      I love, love, love this sweatshirt! (Pic taken from Atlantic-pacific blog)

Baseball Flag

                                                                     

Every time my husband hits a home run one of us collects the ball and gives it to him. He writes the date, team, and field at which the home run was hit (and occasionally the score). He then takes the ball home and adds it to a box which houses the rest of the collection. With our 10 year anniversary rapidly approaching I decided to take risk and make something with them. I called my father-in-law (he had the tools and guidance), went to home depot for the supplies, and walmart for RIT dye and wood stain. I gathered all the supplies and headed on down to my Father-in-law's house where he showed me how to use all of the tools. I used 70 home run balls in all and I have to say I am very pleased how it turned out! When our anniversary finally arrived Chad was very excited, he said it was the best present he had ever received. Home run baseballs and a flag- it really doesn't get more American than that!

There's a monster..

    We have a problem....my 2 year old boy decided last night that the sound the air conditioner vent makes can only be one thing...a monster. We had the a.c. on all day and he was way too busy to notice a thing. But the minute the lights went out there was nothing to occupy his little mind but the sound coming out of the floor. It started with a whimper and quickly escalated to a full-fledged scream. He came running downstairs telling me something about a very naughty monster. After a cuddle session on the couch I took him back upstairs, where the panic attack started all over again. There was only one thing to do, turn it off and open the windows, which we did.
*this was the same little boy who (only 2 days ago) smashed my camera to bits....who is the monster? He really is the cutest little boy though.

Mother's Day

My family had a wonderful mother's day. We picked up some KFC and headed up Big Cottonwood Canyon. After a short hike we came to the perfect picnic spot. We were nestled in the shade and far enough from the river that I didn't need to panic about the kids. Here is he conversation we had on the way to our picnic
Me -"Did you bring a blanket for the picnic"
Chad- " I was an eagle scout, I am always prepared. You're the fly by the seat of pants Floridian who shows up to the mountain wearing flip flops"
Me- "No, I wore boat shoes" (really not ideal for hiking, but in my world one step up from flip flops)
Chad- "Well, that's a miracle"

It was perfect weather and we had an awesome time!

Our Garden

I am lucky enough to live in a wonderful town. Herriman donated a big plot of land for a community garden. I was lucky enough to receive a 14' x 30' plot. Elly and I have had a lot of fun planting and watering and taking care of our soon to be fruits and vegetables. I didn't realize how much space this actually was until we started planting! So far we have planted 3 varieties of tomatoes, bell and cayenne peppers, eggplant, strawberries, cantaloupe, pumpkin, okra, carrots, spinach, snap peas, white onions, bunching onions and a few more that I can't remember at the moment. We still have on row that is unplanted. We plan on putting in some kohlrabi and watermelon. Luckily it is only a mile or two down the road so it is easy to hop on my bike and head over for weeding or watering. I love that this was offered to all residents for free, what a wonderful opportunity. Here is hoping that with some work we will have a very productive garden this summer and fall.