Can you find it?

Just thought you, Chris and Sarah, might be interested in viewing this picture from CJane (her house makeover on another blog) because it displays the pic you now have too! I won't tell you where it is, but you will find it among these pictures. She does have good taste (but I would never decorate my house like this!)

I'm especially interested in home decor right now because we are in the midst of trying to redo and I know for sure some things I can't have (contemporary furniture and pop art) and some things I must have (oriental rugs and beautiful lamps).

So any ideas or websites to look on would be helpful.


http://www.freshnestdesign.com/2010/02/12/one-fresh-nest-cjanes-retro-house/

Snow Day in Texas! We Party on!

The big news here is that 6 inches of snow fell in Tyler yesterday! Luckily, we knew what the weather prediction was (and we believed it!) so seminary was already canceled. In fact, everyone had a snow day from school and made snow men and snow angels. For some reason, Sadie loved the snow and I witnessed her plopped right down in it and lapping it up!



The brave souls that ventured on to Evan's work got together and even made a cute snowman! Here are a few pics of our day.

Evan and I had already invited 5 other couples over for a fajita night. We were getting concerned when we still had no power about 4 pm. So Evan pulled out his trusty generator (the one which allowed us to watch BYU football during the power outages for Hurricane Ike two years ago with Chris and Sarah--we have our priorities in order!) and after quite a few pulls and some careful adjustments, got it going so we could have some lights amid our candlelit dinner table. We had a fun night and played the Newlywed Game and ate delicious fajitas off of Evan's grill despite having no electricity. Power was restored about 10 pm, but we were happy to say we survived quite nicely without it! Our friends said it was pretty amazing driving up to the only lit up house in the whole neighborhood. Our neighbors would have to admit that we truly believe that no matter what happens, the show must go on!

"Fireflies"

Have y'all seen this? Remember how much I liked Sam Tsui (who goes to Yale, btw) when he sang that Michael Jackson medley or "Don't Stop Believing," all with himself?

Isn't this amazing? I love his music which is all arranged by Kurt Hugo. Apparently they are on iTunes now.

I love fireflies anyway (Remember once, Katie, when thousands of them appeared in the backyard, in early summer--it was truly magical--like stars glittering amid the trees? Chris and Sarah--you saw them sparkling up the night too with Sarah's parents when they came for your reception. We saved them in a jar!)

Anyway, it just makes me happy! Show this to Max and Cooper! The beginning staccato part even sounds sort of like fireflies!











Look at this version. More visual with all the toys. This must be the original artist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psuRGfAaju4

Really Cute Paper Valentines

Happy Valentines's Day!


Here's the link to a really cute and easy valentine that could be for boys or girls to make. I can even make these!

http://www.dana-made-it.com/2008/07/tutorial-heartbreaker-valentines.html



And as a bonus, there is candy inside. What's not to like?

Wear your seatbelt!

Tunnel of Terror!