WOWZA!

I picked stuff from the garden this morning and had it all resting on the countertop waiting to be washed and taken care of. Sara dropped in and noticed that one zucchini was quite a bit larger than the others. She wondered if there was a maximum size limit they would reach or if they would continue to keep growing and growing until you picked them. Indeed, I believe they do keep on growin' Sara. Here's proof!

(A forgotten zucchini Dusty missed a few days ago.)



Here's with a regular sized zucchini. I think we can all tell who's the clear winner



Practically as tall as Tyson



Dusty put Tys in the wading pool the other day. We haven't really had him play in it as much as we thought we would, so he is just getting used to it.

ONE: Tyson testing out the water



TWO: Sitting for 1 whole minute



THREE: All ready to get out!



Daddy saves the day



All in all, it was a fun swim

Some of my new favorite things

Last night at Book Club, we discussed Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. Let's just say it was two hours of some good girl talk. Everybody just seemed as taken with the book as I was. I want to recommend it to all ya'all out there as well. Loads of readers had already told me to read it, and I'm glad that I finally did! I have New Moon and Eclipse coming from Amazon in a couple of days, but one of the ladies gave me her copy of New Moon because she said she knew I couldn't wait for my copy to arrive. She was right! I finished it today, and am loving the series.

I went to Stephenie's website and she has discussed the book that will be the fourth book in the series (Breaking Dawn). Then, to my absolute delight she gave us a chapter of a new book coming out (not too soon sadly) of a companion novel to Twilight called Midnight Sun which gives the first person telling to Edward this time. OHHHH! Read it here. His side of the story is fabulous so far! Another fun thing Stephenie has done on her website is give playlists of music for each book. She says that she listened to the songs over and over as she was writing. I think this idea is great. If gives us a better idea of the correct tone that she wants the book to have. Linkin Park, for example makes the playlist quite a bit.

Since the second two books were printed in hardcover, I am ordering the first in hardcover as well, since the first publishing was only paperback. I know some of you like your sets to match as I do, so if you didn't know they were reprinting, now you do!

Another great thing I have discovered is by Green Tea Honey Drops Body Cream by Elizabeth Arden. This smells so great in a down-to-earth wear it everyday of your life sort of way. I think my Mom would actually like the smell of this one. :) I got my at our local Sally's Beauty Supply.

Fishing and Red Chairs

This weekend was a fun one. We traveled all the way up to Milford, (don't worry if you don't know where it is, most people don't), so that Dusty could look at some lots by the golf course that he wants to purchase. Surprise, surprise, that wasn't the highlight of our trip. We took Megan along with us, who was gracious enough to be crammed in the backseat with Tyson and his carseat, and we wanted to eat at a Chinese place that we'd heard was good. We get there, look at the lots, and drive to the eating establishment. Which was closed. As in not ever opening up again. We stopped a man on the street and had a wierd conversation with him. He let us know that the man who had owned the restaraunt had died in a car accident after he had had two heart attacks. Sad. Then the guy started to quiz us about what kind of eating place we would like to have in Milford (like we would ever care) if we stopped back through. Ummmm, we don't know?

We ended up eating at "the diner", which it was in fact. It was a little run down for being the only place there that sells food, but the point of the matter is: this experience reminds me of something that would have happened on our way to Alaska, or in Alaska actually. Strange events like this seem to follow Dusty around.

The next day, we went up to Navajo Lake with our friends Jeff and Lanae. It was bright and early. Good thing Tyson wakes us up at the crack of dawn.

Here's Dusty, hoping the fish are planning to bite.



I'm not sure how excited Tyson is to be strapped in his stroller, but for now, it's working out nicely.



Lanae, brought along her books for some quiet time.



Jeff, also hoping that we can catch something yummy.



As usual, I am not documented as being there, but I promise I was.

I had to show my fun new find. I saw this chair in a catalog made by these guys, but actually bought it here.

Tyson thinks it's his little climbing gym. He was doing a really funny manuver with his leg in the air, but I couldn't quite catch it on film. There are lots of colors to choose from.

The reasons I like where I am

I love the place we live in right now. Yes, it may be small, but we are cozy and I think it is just right for a three people family. I love the view we have of the mountains from our house. I can sit on the couch and look at the beautiful red rocks of the mountain.


We are right next to the University; you can see the Stadium in this picture.


I thoroughly enjoy the big trees that line our street. A few days ago the city trimmed some of the longer branches that hung over the road. Tyson thought that was pretty cool.


I think (and hope) our front porch is welcoming. I water our container plants almost daily and love to see them grow and expand. These geraniums were such a fun color, I couldn't resist getting them.


I think all kitchens should be full of light. Our south and east windows let a lot of sun in. I also like our bowl of lemons. Usually about twice a month I wish they were real because I really need a lemon right then.


Dusty is the one who first found that the window in our door opened. Sometimes he opens it first and requests that the visitor "please state your business. Are you friend or foe?"


My black eyed susans are my favorite flower in the yard right now. They are so happy in the little corner that they are growing in. They really brighten up our front yard.


More hot pink geraniums. This time hanging.


Our garden is another reason I love our house. Nothing is better than growing something yummy. Funnily, we seem to have three giant zucchini plants, and no yellow squash plants (yet). Not quite sure how that happened. You can only imagine how much zucchini we harvest. Yikes! If any of you have good zucchini recipes, let me know. I wish I could mail you some. :)


Our apple tree provides lots of shade to our backyard, and it's doing better this year since Dusty has been avidly spraying it.


I love the paint color in our bedroom. It is calming and relaxing to me.


I also love the wood floors in our living room. (I have already used this picture to show this bag, but I thought it work for the floors too).

It feels good to like where I am. It also makes cleaning a little bit more fun.

Reading Material

I am definately in a humongous reading mode right now. I just can't seem to get enough pages to turn and characters to digest. It seems that when I have a free moment to myself, I cozy up on the sofa and stick my nose in a book. AAAHHH c'est la vie. I can't seem to help myself. A lot of people ask me for reading recommendations, and when I stumbled upon this website, I thought it would be a perfect way to pass along my thoughts on books. Go to the website, register (it's free), and look me up by my name or email address. I have to confirm that you are "actually" my friend, so I guess we'll see if I accept you! hee hee. I have just started compiling books, and because it takes a second or two for each book, it might be awhile before I am done. Enjoy! (hope somebody likes some of the books I recommend)

Summer Adventures