+ delightful...

"delightful" is a truly wonderful word. people should use it more often, i think. anyway... today is day 18 of the herb garden experiment... and it really has been absolutely delightful! my cilantro has exploded... its growing so fast! and my sweet basil is already smelling like sweet basil... and it smells wonderful! i wish you could smell it! i cant wait till its grown... i think im going to have to make pesto! :)

 

 

"in all things of nature there is something of the marvelous."  - aristotle

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ps. i love spider mums... and daisies....

what the yoke?!

so... adrian dustin & hayley came over this morning to hang out after hayley's 12 month check-up. she and adrian both took naps while the boys played mario karts... it was a random- but very welcome- visit! anyway... so i was making hayley an egg for lunch and i crack one open... lo and behold 2 egg yokes popped out of one shell! needless to say, i laughed. how often does this happen?! for serious! today is going to be a good day! haha....

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again...

i really am in love with this little herb garden.... sorry if it seems a little obsessive. but its just so fun to watch little seeds grow... it makes me happy! there's something magical about growing plants... wathching seeds sprout, or new leaves uncurl... i love new leaves- like when they are still waxy and light green. seriously... how can you not smile when you see new little plants growing? anyway. im done... :)

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day 7

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day 9 [today]

+ sweet basil...

lol... so i really am loving this little herb garden! my sweet basil is sprouting beautifully! cilantro is just beginning to sprout... its not as impressive yet, so i'll wait on those pics for a bit. but anyway... here is my sweet, sweet basil! :)

the happiest time of the year...

sorry this is a little late, but here are some fun pictures from christmas eve and christmas morning. dustin had to work, so adrian and hayley came up here... we opened presents with them and then sent them back to their house [so they could have christmas as a new little family]... we were bummed dustin couldnt be there... but it was oh so fun with adrian and hayley! nicole had to work christmas eve night, she came for dinner then went straight to work and then came back after work to do christmas morning with us.... we sure love having her around! it was a great christmas with our friends and family near!

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grandpa bought the family a new microwave for christmas. our 26 year old microwave was down to the last straw. it served us well for my entire life [the parents got it as a wedding gift... its older than all of us kids! impressive, eh?] i will never forget "power level, 1, time, insert time here, start." haha.... anyway... thanks to grandpa for a new, beautiful, easy to use microwave! :)

happiness

so... i really do love plants. they make me happy. today my mom brought home a chia herb garden [it was on mega clearance at cvs... haha]. i planted sweet basil, chives and cilantro. they are awful cute... perhaps they will grow? i will keep you updated. :)

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also. i think im in love.

larry makes me smile and we laugh together often. oh how he makes my heart go pitter-patter. okay... maybe not really, but i honestly do get a kick out of him, especially when i am doing the dishes... and he is just sitting there on the windowsill smiling at me, looking into my soul with those big blue eyes... sigh. oh larry...

more painting fun

i did a painting for kelsey for christmas.... its of elvis. saying "she's quite the fan" is an understatement... she loves him. i did feel kinda bad... she had to take it as a carry-on today [she's back at byu as of this morning... and we miss her], but she says it is worth it. we tried to find a really cool poster for a long time, but to no avail. instead i just did a painting! haha...

wow... he is beautiful....

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a long time ago, zac came to me with a picture that he wanted painted. he bought his canvas [and got me one too! :)] and i painted it for him... i think it turned out pretty fantastic. and he loves it! so life is good!