Employed

Ben recently started a new job where he works from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., four days a week. I think he might be a little tired, because the other day I found Wheat Thins in the refrigerator.

Mysteriously Murdered

I went to a party last night where my elf character was murdered by Ben's elf character. But at least I had cute shoes for my murder scene.

Counting My Blessings

Tonight I bought a viola off a Craigslist ad. It only cost $150, and it sounds beautiful. I'm totally in love with it. But about 5 seconds after I got home from buying my viola, I chipped my front tooth.


Need a closer look?


Now I can't stop thinking about how lucky it is that my tooth didn't break an hour earlier, because if it had happened in reverse order there's no way I could have justified buying a viola and a new tooth in the same week.

Team Red Vines

After knowing Ben for 13 years, I just found out two days ago that he prefers Twizzlers to Red Vines. And now I can’t stop thinking about it. Faint memories are coming back, like the times he would buy those waxy little cherry-flavored “licorice” bites from the gas station on road trips. I just assumed he was desperate and real licorice wasn’t available. Now I’m starting to question whether we’re even compatible. Honestly, Twizzlers? BLECH.

Community Food Co-op

Utahns! Do you know about this?

Look how much food I just got for $10:


You make an online payment a couple weeks before, and then you go pick up a huge amount of produce from a designated location on a certain day each month. You don't get to choose what produce you get, so I guess it's possible that next month I'll get brussels sprouts and avocados, but this month I totally lucked out!

Happy Bumbleween!

From our hive to yours.

Experimenting with Table Lamps

I found these lamps on Craiglist the other day:


The seller only wanted $5 each and I liked their shape, but he lived 23 minutes away and I wasn't sure they were worth the drive. But then he said he would meet me by the freeway, so I couldn't pass them up.

When I got there, I found out that they were actually lamps for giants.


I couldn't really say, "No, thanks," since the guy had driven so far to meet me, so I gave him my $10 and took them home to dissect. It ended up being super easy to take them apart, and then super easy to paint them and put parts of them back together. I got some embroidery hoops and reshaped the lampshades, and now I'm sort of in love.

I Realize It's Not Halloween Yet, But...

Last week I read a post where the writer was reviewing Shutterfly cards in exchange for free personalized Christmas cards. Naturally, I clicked to find out more about it, and today I got an e-mail saying I was eligible for the same deal.

It sounds a little too good to be true, especially since I filled out a survey admitting that I only get 5 hits per year on my blog, but the Shutterfly people told me I could do it. We’ll see if this works.

But seriously, how cute are these?

Peppermint Pink:


Merry Berry Stripes:


Love Stockings:


Goody Garland:


Adorable, right? Here is the entire set of Christmas cards. Don’t be surprised if you get one in your mailbox this Christmas.

You want to try this too, don't you? Go here to get your own free cards. Now if I can just get a deal on a family photo…

She Takes After Her Daddy

Religious Art

Apparently Liam's primary teacher gave him a blank sheet of paper today and told him he could draw whatever he wanted. Naturally, he started with a picture of Jesus:


And followed it up with a picture of Spiderman on the back: