Pictures.. Old and New

Garden Update

I feel like my garden is coming along nicely. Although I don't know how to make my zucchini plants grow faster or bigger, any suggestions?

Hopefully I'll have some yummy ripe tomatoes by the end of this month!

These quilts I made by myself and quilted too.. Mom did help me with the binding, I'm a tard and still can't figure out how to sew the last part on.

Once a Year Blog

First off, these are a few comics that I drew of Tennyson and Lizzy's cleaning adventures. A few weekends ago Becky, Noah, and I all went down to Castle Dale for a little fun.
You don't know fun until you listen to a conversation between Ten and Liz about Tennyson's Jedi Cleaning Services.. Let's just say brown Snuggie, and eight foot long scarf don't mix.


These are their stories...

First comic:
Tennyson scrubbing the floor, sweating bullets, she asks: "Lizzy is this clean enough?"
Lizzy's response: "Do you think it's clean enough?"
Defeated, Tennyson replies: "Nevermind"
Lizzy: "You chose the wrong profession if you don't know what clean is"

An Hour Later
Tennyson says: "Whoa, this dish is really dirty!"
Lizzy: "That's because I don't have a cleaning lady that knows how to clean."

If you want to know what the second comic says you'll have to go down to Castle Dale and visit..

Well, these past few months have been...let's just say blah. It's my last semester of school and I am more than ready to be done with all of the homework. My classes are all pretty good this semester, I've just lost the excitement of listening to lectures.

So...I have now started sewing. I have made many quilts, most of which I can't show because they are gifts and I wouldn't want to ruin the surprise.

This is a small stack of some of my projects. Thanks to Mom I have very cute fabric and ideas.

This quilt I have done all my own. The fabric I chose reminds me of Grandpa's house for some reason. I'm thinking it is because of the green carpet in the front room.

It's still an ongoing process..hopefully I can get it done by May.. If only I could whip them out daily (like someone else I know)

This is a quilt I made for my roommate Jami. She is having a baby in May. I made some burp clothes too but I forgot to take a picture of those.

Other than school and work I read Sister's Quilts and, Idaho Farmer in Ethiopia. I look forward to those blogs like you wouldn't believe. I even bookmarked them, and I never bookmark anything. Shelley you're one crazy woman. I can't even imagine life over there. Thank you for sharing it with the rest of us!

Naughty, naughty..

This is for you Whit!

And Then...

A while back I was watching a special on KBYU. It was showing women in third world countries and talking about the hard lives they have. It told about how people were giving microlans to these women to help raise their families. (Microloans are very small loans given to people in poverty, helping them to become better entreprenuers.)
After watching this I got so excited to help, I looked it up online and sent a loan to a lady in Peru. Her name is Maria Pascuala, she is married and has three children.

She sells plastic products on the street. After giving her the loan she has been able to double her income and send her children to school.

She wrote me a cute little letter this week "demanding" I come visit her as soon as I can.

Thank you all for doing the quiz, i know they were hard, I didn't know any of the correct responses either. But I thought they were interesting. I shall be sending the prizes to all those that tried shortly. And I'll post what the answers are too.

Dun, dun....dun

Quiz

(No cheating)

1. Why did the British military wear red in the Revolutionary War?

2. What is the number one way the U.S. Federal government gets income?

3. What caused economic development after the year 1000?

4. What is the Schlieffen Plan in World War I?

5. About how many people overall, died in the Great War?

6. What kind of map is completely accurate?

7. What is UTM projection?

8.What’s the difference between being an adolescent or an emerging adult in most traditional cultures?

9. What does menarche mean? (I did not know this- Mom’s fault)

10. How long did Spartan soldiers have to live in the barracks?

Extra Credit: What class is the question from..

Oh, Cedar City! (Sung to the Canadian National Anthem)

Quiz: Coming Soon. You may or may not win a prize if you get the most answers correct.
Hint: It will be on what I'm learning this year in school. My classes are Macroeconomics, World War I, Ancient Greece, Teaching Social Subjects, Cartography, and Adolescent Development. You better study up!

Cedar City Woman Cooks!

I made this delicious dish today. You start by layering zucchini and tomatoes.

Then I added summer squash, cheese and salt and pepper.


The finished product.
I got this recipe from Pioneer Woman or Food Network or Ashton Woman Cooks.
They're all so similar I can't really remember.

The sunset as seen from my bedroom window.

I'm looking forward to my Mom and sisters coming down for a few days. Hopefully a play and have lots of fun.

Memorial Day

Today we went up to the cemetery. We picked all of iris we could find.

Sorry that the pictures are turned. I can't figure out how to get them straight. Someone put a cute little potted marigold on Ben's grave.

It's been raining so much this year that everything is very green, and very pretty.

Memorial weekend has been very nice here in emery county. The cemetery was full of flowers and families.

Name That Vacation..

Today, my Mom, Tenny, Banner, and I were remembering some of our past trips and how funny they were. See if you can guess when and where, or who said it.

1. "You're just jealous"

2. Vladimir.."Don't talk, just listen"

3. Couch, Pillow, Lobby

4. Bucket to the eye. Ditch drowning.

5. Barefeet, hysterical screaming, highway.

6. Speed boat, window, cane.

7. SHUT-UP

8. "Just get in the car!"

9. Beanie baby, Crotch-a-doodle.

10. Oxygen tank, red throw-up, pinesol.

11. Nose, finger, ripped bikini shorts

12. No tablecloth, firetrucks, tweezers.

13. "Mother, the boat is leaving".

14. The Ultimate Salad

15. Teletubbies, manual, moldy turban.

16. "Did you enjoy your meal? No I did not.."

17. "Wasn't that mean of him to throw me in the pool?"

18. You broke my back, you broke my back.

19. "That's so cute"...Pink

20. Goodnight, Noah...

21. "Are these real potatoes.......Real instant"..

Also, Brooks and I are excited to announce a new arrival to our little family...

Water Wars

Today at the middle school we had water games. If the kids read three books each quarter and passed their accelerated reader tests they were able to attend. They had chalk drawing...And water sports.... This is a picture of Melissa and James. I work with these two every afternoon.
Along with my cute little friend Jacob.
The janitors turned on all of the sprinklers and I've never seen kids have more fun at school.

It was one very fun and exciting day, and I was exhausted by the time I got home.

Stuff

http://www.storyofstuff.com/
We had to watch this little video in one of my classes. I thought it was pretty entertaining.
My favorite part is the skulls with huge biceps..

We also had to take an ecological footprint test..
http://www.myfootprint.org/

If everyone lived the way I did there would have to be 5.32 earths, haha.... I scored an 83.2.. What will you score?