Kiss and Make Up Day

I've been on a little hiatus from blogging...

However, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to

share today's special holiday!!

Kiss and Make Up Day

For all of you (okay, us) who have offended

or been offended by someone

let's take today and make it better.

Whether it's a tiny spat

or a huge mess

today's the day to get over it and

make up.

If the person lives far a way a good kiss

substitute are flowers, phone calls

even emails and text messages work.

If you do end up stopping a long standing feud

or receiving a gushingly sweet "I'm sorry!"

post your story in the comments!

Graduation and Family Time!!

Though I finished school in December I walked

for graduation in May.

Graduation itself was, well, dull and boring.

But, I'd do it a hundred times over again

if it meant my family would come to visit me again!

We visited all sorts of places as you'll see below.

This picture requires some explanation, as you may have noticed

my father seems to be losing his teeth.

Rightly so, he's got some false ones in while his upper

jaw heals before he gets his permanent ones put it.

They are a bit loose and if he smiles too big

or opens his mouth too wide they sometimes.... slip.

Dad decided we needed a shot with his classy teeth falling out.

I laughed sooooo much while my parents and my brother

were around. It sure felt nice to have them there!!

Mom, Dad, Rich on a Cape Cod beach - it was

incredibly foggy. So dense that

as you walked through it you could feel

the droplets forming on you.

Here I am all decked out at graduation.

This one is for Jessica, we are in Mount Auburn Cemetery

on top of the Washington tower (aka. Rapunzel's Tower).

My favorite shot. All of us aboard the Mayflower II.

When can they come back for another visit!!??

Finished!!!!!!! My bedspread quilt is done!!!

It's been a year since I first started this project

and now it's done!

It feels soooooo good to sleep under it.

It's the perfect weight and keeps me warm

without being too hot!

I've always loved sleeping

but now

it's harder then ever to get out of bed.

Here's the backside of my quilt

(it could be the front too)!

Here's the front side already in use on my bed!

Here's a close up of the binding - yes I did it by hand!

Thanks to my fabulous quilting instructor, Nancy!

Sad or not sad that is the question...

Dear Readers,

One of my conscientious readers was

appalled at the "waste of latex and water"

shown in the video of "You Make Me Smile",

which I posted a day or two ago.

Do you agree with this anonymous sir or madame?

(Feel free to read his or her comment beneath the last post.)

Is it a "waste-fest" as this person claimed? Or is it making

creative use of resources to provide

joy and entertainment with little

harm to anyone?

Thoughts, please.

Kyle Andrews "You Always Make Me Smile" Official Video

Let's get ready for Spring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(GO BYU!!!)

Christmas & the New Year

It was so nice to be home in MT.

This is one of my favorite views of Missoula.

One of my resolutions for this year:

Take more pictures of people I love.

I didn't get very many during the break.

Shame on me.

Here's one of my mom holding a table runner I made.

The pattern said it was a 10-minute table runner.

Turned out to be more like a 40-minute table runner,

but still not bad.