Snow Pictures

We worked madly in the yard this morning, trying to get all the leaves raked up before the snow started to fall.  We almost made it.

  Then I went back out and took more pictures.

"It's Good to be Home"

After being away from home for 13 and 1/2 hours today, this saying, which hangs in the entryway, says it all.

Thanks

I received a very nice (and fancy) thank you note from Alisa Bangeter.  She does a weekly segment on the Studio 5 TV show and is super talented.  She loves cupcakes and Halloween, so I created a new design just for her as a "thank you"  - she's purchased a number of my necklaces.  Here's what it said:

Jayna,
Thank you so much for the darling (cupcake) Halloween necklace. That was so thoughtful and I love it. I have purchased many of your adorable necklaces and charms and always get tons of people asking where I bought them.  Thank you so much!
Alisa Bangerter

Headache-Driven Mini Cooper

Yes, I have a headache.  Probably because I'm wearing my computer glasses. My regular ones are in the backseat of my Mini which is at the service center of the Mini dealership in Murray.  My car broke down - pedal to the metal and no power after leaving Cafe Rio in Bountiful with my friend, Cathy, at lunchtime today.  We "quickly crawled" off the freeway and it was towed, free of charge, to Salt Lake.  After Joanna kindly picked us up and we arrived back at work, still wearing my sunglasses, I realized my glasses were miles away.

Let the Wild Rumpus Start!

Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak, was a staple of our reading material when my children were young.  It is also one of my most favorite books.  I have given each of my adult children their own copy.  Hopefully they are reading it to my grandchildren.  I was surprised to find it made into a movie recently, but disappointed to find that it is not appropriate for young children, as I wanted to take them all.  I'll be going to see it soon.

But the wild things cried, "Oh please don't go - we'll eat you up - we love you so!" And Max said, "No!"

An Old Barn and Weeds

This old barn sits behind Knowlton Elementary in Farmington - sort of.  The only access, it seems, is pulling over on the off-ramp of Hwy 89, just before Shepards Lane, then traipsing through weeds. 

Someone once said that a weed is no more than a flower in disguise.  These weeds are interesting, but I would not call them "flowers."