Assembly Required

The Danish IKEA company does not believe in the printed word.  There is not just "some" assembly required, but every single piece of this kitchen requires opening a box, pouring out the contents, and then being able to read pictures.  This is also true when assembling the kitchen drawers.  I have, by myself, without any assistance, (except for those da-- pictures) put together every one of the 20-something drawers.

Geranium in a Diaper Pail

I've had this same geranium plant for, oh, 10-15 years.  It's planted in an old red and white enamel diaper pail that belonged to my Grandma Wardle.  The plant sits on my front porch during the late spring, summer and fall months. In the winters its home is in the living room, on the east window seat, where it usually blooms once or twice during the long winter days.

Mini MINI

I didn't know, until I started driving a MINI, that there was a MINI club. Other MINI drivers wave, nod, or turn on their lights - kinda like motorcyclists do - when you see them on the road.

I still miss my Eclipse, but enjoy driving the MINI.

I Love My Phone

I've never really enjoyed a cell phone before upgrading to the new myTouch 3G phone from T-Mobile.  Matt has an earlier version of the same phone, so it's fun to have that in common.  He's shared a lot of apps with me.  The phone has lots of built-in Google tools.  I can not only see the distance of my run, but a map of the area. I can check e-mail and facebook, make myself a post-it-note, listen to music, take pictures (and video), check out the weather, and use it as a flashlight when Elaine and I take our early morning walks. I can find businesses, restaurants, gas stations, car washes, etc. close to my current location, and lots more things. Oh, and I can make phone calls too!

I drove up to South Weber to watch Jonah and Ez play softball.  Ez was not playing that night, but wanted to pose for pictures.  "Take my picture now, Gram," he would say over and over as he made some outrageous face or gesture.  Jonah is a great soccer player and played goalie for part of the game.  Since most of my picture-taking time was spent with Hazel and Ez on my lap - at the same time - some of my action shots of Jonah turned out blurry:)

"The Office"

Here's a post about my office area.  I now have a little privacy after working here for almost 7 years.  A year ago we restructured my area and I do not have to use thick phone books below my mouse in order to navigate my computer.  A better chair (which is a whole other blog...) has made a world of difference.  Since getting a new chair was a "sore spot" for many months, we won't go there:)

Just a Bed of Roses

Here's the shop where I sell my jewelry.  Such a fun shop, owned by Brenda Klomp and located in Farmington just around the corner from where I work.  The shop was just mentioned on Studio 5 (KSL TV).