NEW HOLIDAY

I proclaim today to be "pick-weeds-from-a-field-near-your-house-and-put-them-in-a-vase-on-your-kitchen-table" day!

I dare you!
(Not bad for weeds, eh?)

Purple Poof-Ball Flowers

. That's what we call these. We didn't plant them ,and we've never seen anything like 'em. But every springtime, just as the tulips lose their petals, these pop up in front our home attracting every bee in Southeast Idaho. They remind me of Dr. Seuss for some reason.

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Take a Walk With Us

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Do you not blame us for taking

this walk every chance we get?
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We love Rexburg.

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My Second True Love...

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(WARNING: Post contains an extreme level of sickly, sweet romantic sentiments.)

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I don't think there is a more perfect, more beautiful flower than the tulip. In the spring time, here in Idaho, just about everyone has tulips popping up in their yard. It is a very magical couple of weeks for me. They make my heart so happy.
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Here are some Valentine's Day tulips from my first true love.

Thanks, Babe.

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Just a few Thoughts...

I am grateful for life-changing books like this one.

Go read it. Right now.

I love this man. He's so good to me.


Modern-day medicine is such a blessing. Something that would have a killed a girl like me 100 years ago is now diagnosed and taken care of within a few hours. Miraculous!

This is Amanda Grimmer. She makes the most incredible Shepherd's Pie I have ever experienced. I ate it for every meal until it was gone, because nothing we had sounded as good. Even Andrew, who isn't usually a fan of Shepherd's Pie loved this stuff. Thanks for bringing it by.
(I will grovel at your feet for the recipe later.)

I received the Planet Earth series for Christmas. We were introduced to it by our Avenius friends, and it was love at first sight. These DVDs are amazing! They kept me occupied for neary a week.

This is my (usually) angel sister. She came up from Provo to spend four days with me just as Andrew had to go back to school. She cooked and cleaned and waited on me the entire time.
(To think I've been trying to get her to do this our entire lives!)
We also talked and talked (the way only sisters can), got me hooked on "The Office" (a show I had never really seen before), watched movies, and laughed a whole heck of a lot.

These amazing little inventions I could never have lived without for the first few weeks of this year. The amount of water I was supposed to be drinking plus the fact that I had to be laying down 24/7 would not have mixed otherwise.

Flowers...cards in the mail...phone calls from loved ones...they can sure make a girl feel special.