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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Duck! Rabbit!

I love children's books. Wait, let me correct that, I love GOOD children's books. I have many favorites and I have collected them throughout the years hoping that someday my children will be able to enjoy them as I have. I recently came upon a children's book titled Duck! Rabbit! Though there isn't much to the story, I think it is a really cute and fun book for kids. I purchased it for some of my nephews and nieces for Christmas this year... as well as myself!

Some other children's books I love are: Where the Wild Things Are, Llama Llama Red Pajama, You Are Special, Jumanji, The Little Engine That Could, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Corduroy, The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, Lon Po Po, Stone Soup, Cars and Trucks and Things That Go, The Polar Express, Oh The Places You'll Go, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, plus many more. (This list could go on forever.) I am always on the lookout for new (or old) children's books to enjoy! So recommend away!!

P.S. Someday, when I am rich, I am going to have a house with a huge library inside with all my favorite books, children's and otherwise.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

This is so going in my blog!! -Barney Stinson on HIMYM

In my 25, almost 26 years on this planet I have watched a lot of TV. Probably way too much TV, but when I find a show I like, I get hooked and have to watch it every week. Some of my all time favorite shows and some new ones I have started to enjoy are:

-MacGyver
-Scarecrow and Mrs. King
-Buffy the Vampire Slayer
-Angel
-Monk
-Psych
-The Office
-Community
-Glee
-Bones
-Lost
-How I Met Your Mother

Probably my favorite TV show of late is How I Met Your Mother...

Right before I moved home from Alaska my friend introduced me to the TV show How I Met Your Mother. While living in Alaska, I bought and watched the first two seasons on DVD. Since coming home I have obtained and watched the third and fourth seasons as well. Though I have never actually watched a new episode on TV, this show is so funny and one of my all time faves. It can be a little crude, but it is hilarious and the episodes are very creative. This show never fails to put a smile on my face and make me laugh. I think everyone should watch this show!

Some of my favorite episodes:
-Cockamouse
-The Pineapple Incident
-Game Night
-Slap Bet
-Swarley
-Spoiler Alert
-Slapsgiving
-Sandcastles in the Sand
-Intervention
-The Front Porch

Living in Alaska left me with plenty of new experiences and amazing memories. I am grateful for the year I spent there and everything I learned and the friends I made. Watching this show, though such a small and insignificant memory compared to everything else I experienced there, reminds me of all the fun I had in Alaska. So when I am missing AK, I just pop in one of the seasons and it takes me back!

Friday, February 5, 2010

Abstract Space Needle

When I used to live on First Hill in Seattle, Anthony and I would get up early Saturday mornings and go for walks around Seattle and explore our new home. That was one of my favorite memories of living in Seattle. One Saturday morning we found this little art gallery/shop on Melrose Avenue, right next to Bauhaus Books and Coffee. It was called Warren Knapp Gallery and they had the coolest paintings of the Space Needle I have ever seen.

Here you go Warren Knapp, here is your free plug from a girl who loves your work.

They sell their art in their gallery, or you can commission a piece, choosing color and size. How awesome is that? If I had the money I would have an Orange Space Needle picture 16" x 20" made up (and for only $350.00, like I said, if I had the money).

Another cool thing they do is if you get your name put on their birthday list and you go in on your birthday, for each painting you buy, you get one of equal or lesser value free. That is pretty SWEET!!

I miss you Mike Jones...

So lately I have been thinking alot about my deceased hamster Mike Jones. I was in Alaska when he passed away and I never got to say goodbye, but my brothers gave him a very lovely funeral that honored him and his short but meaningful life (read about the funeral here).

I really want to get another hamster. They are so cute, fun, and low maintenance pets.

I'm thinking maybe I will get one like this next time...

This little guy is actually pretty famous. His name is Mozart and he has his own website and there is a video of him on YouTube. One of the cutest things I have ever seen!!

http://hamsteronapiano.net/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfqNXADl3kU

If I do get another furry friend, any suggestions on names?

*note* There is no replacing Mike Jones, he was one of a kind and loved by all. Any future hamsters I own will be loved just as much, but MJ will always have a special place in my heart.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

I love you dad!

You know what stinks? That fact that no matter how hard we try we can't help but to take people for granted. That is until we lose them or almost lose them.

This last weekend I almost lost my dad. I have never been so scared in my life. The thought of losing another family member was just unfathomable. I was and am not ready for that. Losing my sister was one of the hardest things I have ever gone through and even now it still makes me sad and I think about her everyday.

So my dad still being in the hospital and not fully awake (it could take awhile) but making progress everyday, I am feeling a lot more confident in his recovery and am finally able to write about it.

I am not going to go into the details of that night on here but rather tell you a little about my dad.

My dad is the best dad in the whole wide world. I know a lot of people say that but I know I'm right. My dad is amazing. He is the smartest man I have ever known. He can fix and or build anything. He loves to read and do crossword puzzles (he knows so many useless facts but I love it). He loves to learn about anything and everything and can sit and talk about the things he has learned for hours. I love how he gets excited when he talks about things that interest him. He is the cutest man. He always helps me on any questions I have financially, medically, spiritually etc. He is the most caring and loving man and willing to help anyone in need. He has done so much for me in my 24 years and I owe him so much. I never told him how much he has helped me, is an example to me, and how much I respect and love him. When I get married someday I will use my dad as a guideline of what I want in a husband.

I am crying now as I write this even though things are looking good, and even though it may take a while, we are praying for a complete recovery. I want my dad back. It has been so hard to be here in Alaska away from him while this is happening. I know my being there won't help but I still can't help wanting to be there.

I am so thankful for the prayers and thoughts from all my friends and and family. I know they have helped in healing my dad and bringing comfort to me and my family. I am also so thankful for my brother Craig who basically saved my dad's life doing compressions until the ambulance could get there. I am also thankful for Ryan and Becky Jo being so close to offer support to my mom in this time and to my dad. Also to all the people who have come to the hospital and stayed with my mom and those who called as well. So many people genuinely care and love my dad. I can only hope that someday people will be there and care about me just as much.

To my mom you are a really strong woman. I have no idea how you have kept it together through all of this. You are an example to me as well and I really appreciate you and love you. To my brothers and sisters I love you and I am thankful that we have the gospel in our lives to help us through this.

I wish I had a picture to post of my dad but I don't. I will have to remedy this.