Happy Birthday Miaya

So I love this. I want to do this in my house. In my hallway! Okay. Maybe not, but maybe.

ANYWAY.

Guess what today is? Yep, that's right. It's MIAYA'S fourth birthday. She's one great kid. She stretches my limits in every way, shape, and form. And I wouldn't have it any other way. I have heard (from my Mamma) that she is a lot like I was as a kid. This is terrifying to me. I know many people hope their kids to be like them. Not me. I want my kids to be so much more than I am. To be wiser than I was and am, not make the mistakes I made and continue to make, you know?

She had her first day of preschool, and she is so amazing. She didn't have any one that she knew in the class, but she was so excited to go. No crying, no carrying on, no "Please stay". ::sigh:: Makes a Mamma feel sad. hahahaha. Just kidding. I'm proud of her! She's so tough. So brave. She loves people. I am truly grateful for that. I am more to the anti social end of the spectrum. She's alot like Dustin in that aspect. He makes new friends everywhere he goes. :)

When we were leaving preschool, and she tripped and fell and scraped her knees, her hands, and banged her head on the ground! Poor kid. The accident prone-ness comes from me. yeesh. She's alright, though. Cried a bit, and then carried on.

We went to Wendy's for lunch, and then we came home and made some cupcakes for her tea party/ birthday party tomorrow. And she was giving Sarah kisses. They adore each other already. Did you know? They do. Sarah watches for Miaya. And when she sees her, she laughs and smiles. And Miaya loves to make her laugh and smile. For this, I am so grateful. Sisters are great.

We're having the missionaries over for dinner, and then we're going to the Utah State Fair. Yay!

That's all for now.

Pining for furniture.

I am pining for a piece of furniture we passed up yesterday. I know, lame, and yet here I am. We drove past a house having a yard sale and I see this large china hutch and I'm thinking "That would be so great to have. I could paint it and make it my own." And then, THEN, I saw a big FREE sign on it!! I was so excited, because I loved it already. So I told Dustin about it. He said we could check it out on the way back, so I was content. On the way back, however, we got a phone call from someone interested in the Jeep. So we got sidetracked and headed back home to wait for the guy. Unfortunately, the guy came by and Dustin said it looked like he wasn't even going to get out of his car. He didn't want it (you could tell), but he got out, looked at it for like 2 minutes and said he was still looking. (Read: I don't want it.) This was after lowballing on the price, and Dustin said he would sell it for that. ANYWAY. So then we were going to go to Home Depot because it's our favorite place on earth. (Okay, maybe not, but we sure do spend a lot of time there. :]) We sent the neighbor boy home, and piled into the car. Off to Home Depot we went. We got what we needed, and were heading back home for the evening when I remembered the hutch! We headed back to the hutch and I was thinking *If it's there, it's a sign, and we HAVE to get it* and guess what?! It was STILL there!!! So we stopped and Dustin shot it down. :**( It was too big. I told him to give me a year, and I'd fix it up and find a place for it. He said it probably wouldn't fit in the garage, which I don't think it would have. It probably wouldn't have even fit in the truck. Boo hoo. And yet, here I am, still thinking of the silly thing. hahahahahahha. It just motivates me to get my house in order so that when I find such fabulous things in the future, I will be able to have a place for them. :D

Hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. And I hope you had an excellent birthday, Miriam.

Oh, and P.S. Sarah has discovered screeching. It's highly entertaining, but the effect on her vocal cords concerns me.

My quirks.

I have a few quirks. I would like to list some. Maybe I will make this an on going thing. hahahaha.

Okay.

-When I wash the dishes, I always wash all the plastic stuff first, and then porcelain stuff, and then cutlery, and then pots and pans. Always in the same order.

-We have the Ikea kids plates, bowls, and cups, and I don't like to have certain colors together, and so I will restack them to a more pleasing pattern.

-I have several grey hairs, and have since I was 16, and I really don't mind that they are there.

-I am pretty sure my t shirt is on backwards today. And yet, I haven't switched it around. hahahahahaha. It's one of those that doesn't have a tag, and so until I put it on, I don't really know.

hahahahaha. I am so self absorbed sometimes. This post is definitely one of those times.

:D

The Deer

Dustin went on the archery hunt a few weeks ago, and he got a deer! It was a 2 point, I think. 

He also got quite a few really beautiful shots of the wilderness he was in. The moon one is through binoculars. Lovely.

The first time Dustin went hunting several years ago, he got his first deer. He hasn't gotten one since, that is until this year. Yay for Dustin.

Warning, this deer is dead. Dustin shot it in the throat, and in the pic after this one, you can see it.

Easiest Hanging Daybed

Easiest Hanging Daybed

I think this is such a fun idea. I want one in my backyard, and I am going to try to build it myself. It looks easy enough. :D

We're selling the Jeep

See the ad here. Dustin is preparing for mourning. We've had so many good times with it. However, it sits quite a lot now, so it's time to get a new one. The next one will be a Jeep Liberty with a diesel. It'll be fun too.

A mix CD and a yummy sounding drink.

So I am making a mix CD for Elder Toutai. It is a fun challenge to find music that is appropriate, but I think I have enough to fill a whole CD. I've got mostly classical music with no words. A bit of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, and some Enya. I like it. I am going to send some stuff to him today. Or tomorrow. Hopefully today.


Today on my google reader, a blog I follow had this recipe and it sounds so delicious! I thought I'd share. :)


Watermelon Agua Fresca

4 cups cubed seeded watermelon
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup agave nectar, or to taste
2 limes, one halved, one cut into four wedges
pinch of salt (optional)
a small bunch of fresh mint leaves
ice

Puree the watermelon and water in a blender until smooth. Push it through a fine mesh sieve to remove seeds and pulp (if desired.) Pour the juice in a pitcher and add agave nectar to taste. Add the juice of the halved lime and a pinch of salt if desired.

Place a lime wedge into each of 8 glasses along with a few mint leaves. Crush with a cocktail muddler, then fill each glass with ice. Pour in the watermelon agua fresca, and stir before serving.


So, we are doing okay. Miaya and I are like oil and water quite often. I love her to bits, but I think we may be just a bit too similar, and there fore clash often. Sarah is getting more wiggly, more chatty, and more smiley. It's great. She got immunizations yesterday, and was pretty cranky last night, but is doind lots better today. :) She is also in the 90 percentile for everything. Just like Miaya was. She weighs 14.1 lbs and is a little over 25 inches. hahaha. Dustin has been working tons of over time, and so sometimes it feels like I never see him. He's such a good man. I love him. Miaya is going to her very first sleep over tonight with a few of her cousins and her grandma and great grandma Adams. She's pretty excited. It's got a whole princess theme going. I think she'll have a blast.


That's how we are. How about you?