Blossoms on the Cherry Tree

I woke up this morning to blossoms on my cherry tree!  I hope that means Spring is truly here and no more snow will come.  Last year the cherries had worms. I was so sad.  I've sprayed the trees and been watching it closely.   A few more months and we should have some good fruit to eat.  I am so excited!!!

Kid Rock Fan Here

I have truly never cared too much for Kid Rock.  I like the song "Picture" he sings with Sheryl Crow but that is the extent of the music I have ever listened to of his.  A few weeks ago I saw him being interviewed by Piers Morgan.  It was spectacular.  I was so impressed with the guy.  He is a good old American patriot, try to be honest, stand up guy.  He said a few things that I very much adore. 

He said about the plane ride home after visiting the troops in Iraq and Afganistan, "There is something about coming home on a plane with human remains in a casket that is draped with an American flag that changes you."  I got tears in my eyes. 

He also said one of the days he remembers most about his career was one day walking his son to school and then picking him up. They came home and turned on MTV.  They were looking to see where his CD was on the chart.  I believe it had rising to number 10 and he looked at his son and said, "Look buddy I'm going to be able to buy us a new house soon."  I thought that was so great.  One of the best moments of his career was with his son. 

He doesn't sell his music on iTunes because he doesn't want someone else telling him what to do, which I can also appreciate, so I went out to the store and bought his new CD born free.  Congrats to you, and here's to living the American Dream.

Seth is biting Charlie!!

Everyone in my family gathered at my parents house this past weekend because Monica and Scott were visiting.  Little boy Seth loves little dog Charlie.  Charlie is great with kids and endures just about anything with the little ones.  Seth pulls his ears and plays with his tags.  They have great fun.

On Sunday we were all sitting around chatting having a good time and Alysha looked over and yelled,  Austin, "Seth is biting Charlie!"  Ha! I looked over and Seth had Charlie's leg grasped in both of his hands and was gnawing away.  It was so funny!  I laughed so hard!  Charlie just sat there like everything was normal.  Luckily Seth has no teeth because he is only 8 months old and Charlie doesn't have any teeth either because they were all extracted.  No that Charlie bit Seth in return.  We all found it hilarious and decided, they make quite the cute little pair!!

Glitter Toes

My friend Stef gave me glitter toes.  She literally painted my toe nail with clear nail polish and dumped red glitter all over them.  I'm so happy! I love them so much! The paint has stayed on forever!!!!  Glitter toes... one of my new favorite things!!!

Welcome Sprinter

A new term has been formed to describe the type of weather we are experiencing here in Utah.  It's Sprinter.. Spring and Winter combined.  By the date stamp of this post we all know it is April 10th.  Under normal circumstances in Utah April 10th is typically a warm, sunny, spring day.  The tulips and daffodils have likely started blooming.  The grass is turning green.  The temperatures are rising.  Well, that is not the case this year.  

This is a picture I took in my  yard this morning.  Poor little tree! It has been snowing for 3 days.  I mostly just want it to stop.  I don't like the season Sprinter!! I want SPRING!!!!!!

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved reading this book! It was so fun and exciting the entire way through.  The plot, the character development, and the suspense are all very well written and tied together.  Definitely on my list of favorite books ever!!



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The Only Difference

This is one of my darling little nieces. Her name is Miya and she is 5 years old.  She told her Grandma yesterday, "The only difference between me and Annie is that Annie doesn't do the 'Shake your Booty Dance' and I don't have an iPhone."   Haha!  How funny is that?  And truly those are the only differences between us.  I love her so much!!  Kids are the best!!!!  Love you Miya!! 

Baby Shower

I had a baby shower at my house in February for my friend Janeal.  Her baby boy is due now in April.  I have known Janeal since I was in college at Weber State living in the Falls apartments.  Janeal is one of the best girls I know.  She is sweet, kind, loyal, ambitious, smart, loving and beautiful.  She is going to be an amazing mom.  I am very excited for her.  Congratulations Janeal!!!

You can see we had plenty of Food!!

Some baby decorations.

Friends from the Falls.  

Left to Right: Janeal, Lauren Batchelder, Kate, Me, Aubrey, Angie and Emeryson.

Auto Immune Disease

I found out today that Charlie has an auto immune disease.  His immune system started attacking his thyroid.  I took him to the vet last week because I noticed he started losing the hair on his hips. This is a sign of thyroid issues.  I didn't know that until we went to the vet last week.   I picked up medicine for him today. The best part is that they are chewable and not super expensive.  He has to go back to the vet in month to have another blood test to check his thyroid levels.  His dose right now is twice a day.  If his levels are up he will maybe be once a day.  The vet did say as he gets older it is likely the dose will increase.  The medicine isn't a cure, it is a supplement to help his low functioning thyroid work better.  He will have to take it the rest of is doggie days.  I hope this helps him start to feel better. I love him all the way!!!!!

So Excited for Soccer...Best Game Ever!!

Real Salt Lake were dominant as they hammered the Los Angeles Galaxy 4-1.

GettyImagesDavid Beckham endured a miserable time as LA Galaxy captain

The Galaxy, who had David Beckham as captain in the absence of Landon Donovan, found themselves two goals down inside ten minutes through Andy Williams and a Javier Morales penalty.
Morales grabbed his second four minutes before the break and Paulo Araujo Junior (68) made it four, before Juan Pablo Angel pulled one back ten minutes from time.

This story from ESPNSoccernet.com

Home Sweet Home

Last year I spent a good amount of time and dinhero redecorating my house. It is finally getting to a place where I feel like it is my own. There are just a few more changes to be made.
Here is what I have done so far.

My Bedroom

This is my downstairs t.v. room.
I painted the walls, replaced the carpet and bought all new furniture.  

This is one of my favorite furniture purchases. Thank you Pier One!! :)

There was carpet over the wood floors in this room. I had it removed. Then had the original wood floors sanded and restained. I love the way it turned out!

This is the entrance from the Garage. My dad actually built out these walls. It was originally folding wood panels. I hated it. Then I had it painted. Thanks Dad!

I turned one of the bedrooms into a home office.

I couldn't figure out what to do with all of my purses.
I hung them on the wall here in the guest bedroom! Ta Da!

The wood floors were refinished in this room too and added a new kitchen table.

This is my little workout room. You can barely see the arm of the treadmill.  This room was  repainted and new tile was put in.  You can also see Charlie's crate in the corner.

Owning a home is so much work but so much fun. I feel so lucky to have everything that I do. I am sure more projects will come up. My mind is already swimming with how I want to update my deck. Stay tuned!!!

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah

My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Very good book. Extremely graphic. The details of the war were sometimes hard for me to read. I had to push through some gruesome parts. Made me feel guilt for my free, happy, life. However, truly inspiring.

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