Reason Number 43

Ok, I really don't have 42 other reasons (at least not off the top of my head and not that I'm willing to rack my brains to find), but seriously, who wouldn't make a trip to St George just to enjoy In-N-Out?!

I'm still salivating just at the sight of that glorious goodness.... Hmm.. I wonder when I can get another trip in?!

And done....

Seriously, why did everyone have to have a baby this summer?! Ok, I am all caught up on making booties. Two babies are already enjoying their booties, and three others will be wearing theirs (is that really a word?!) within the next month. It is nice to be done. Now I just need to work on Tara's blanket....

Here's some pictures of the girl booties. Aren't they so much cuter than the boy ones?! (The ones in the second picture were made by my amazing (although knit illiterate) mother - she made me promise to give her credit. And the ribbon has the words baby girl in brown and pink lettering, I know you're all ooing and aaing at my brilliance!)



And I forgive Tommy for just realizing that chocolate brown and pink go together. It is sad to see how behind the times he is....

My own little Stevie Wonder

So I was going through the photos on my camera, and found this one. It is from the Boulder trip, but I didn't post it then. I couldn't let it just waste away in an archived folder somewhere, so I decided to share it with blogland. And seriously, isn't this just the cutest kid in the world?! (And yes, he is always this cute!)

Babies and blankets and booties oh my!

Initially this started out as a blanket for Tara's baby, but after I received the yarn I was disappointed in the colors. Tara LOVES lime green (and only lime green), so when I found the pattern and yarn I was overjoyed (thanks Anna). But, the yarn was deceiving and ended up being regular green rather than lime. And since Tara's having a girl I wanted something a little more girly. Good thing Beth is having a boy, so my knitting didn't go to waste. I finished it up in plenty of time (once I sat down and took the time to focus). It really is beautiful and soft yarn, so I'm happy with it. Here's the finished product-

The pattern was really easy - the entire thing was garter stitch. Although sometimes easiness leads to boredom.... The finished size was smaller than I would have expected (I should have made the toddler size as recommended), but babies are small, so who cares?!

I also whipped up some booties. This really is one of my favorite booty patterns because of how easy it is (not in the boredom sense of easiness). Only took me about an hour per booty, you can't beat that. And no sewing together, just some weaving in of the ends. Oh yeah, and I found some really cute football ribbon to make the ties, much better than boring white.

The List

So I found this list on a blog and thought it was pretty interesting. The idea is to bold (or italicize since my font colors don't really change for bold) all the things you have done, then go out and do some of the things you haven't. Here's my list:

1. Touched an iceberg
2. Slept under the stars
3. Been a part of a hockey fight
4. Changed a baby's diaper
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Swam with wild dolphins
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a tarantula
10. Said "I love you" and meant it
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Bet on a winning horse
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Taken an ice cold bath
28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Ridden a roller coaster
31. Hit a home run
32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
33. Adopted an accent for fun
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment
36. Loved your job 90% of the time
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Watched wild whales
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach
41. Gone sky diving
42. Visited Ireland
43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited India
45. Bench-pressed your own weight
46. Milked a cow
47. Alphabetized your personal files
48. Ever worn a superhero costume (do Wonder Woman underoos count?!)
49. Sung karaoke
50. Lounged around in bed all day
51. Gone scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Done something you should regret, but don't
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Been in a movie
60. Gone without food for 3 days
61. Made cookies from scratch
62. Won first prize in a costume contest
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Been in a combat zone
65. Spoken more than one language fluently
66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
67. Bounced a check
68. Read - and understood - your credit report
69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
71. Called or written your Congress person
72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
73. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
74. Helped an animal give birth
75. Been fired or laid off from a job
76. Won money
77. Broken a bone
78. Ridden a motorcycle
79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days (it was rafting, but close enough)
83. Eaten sushi
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read The Bible cover to cover
86. Changed someones mind about something you care deeply about
87. Gotten someone fired for their actions
88. Gone back to school
89. Changed your name
90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands
91. Eaten fried green tomatoes
92. Read The Iliad
93. Taught yourself an art from scratch
94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
97. Been elected to public office
98. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
101. Had a booth at a street fair
102. Dyed your hair
103. Been a DJ
104. Rocked a baby to sleep
105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all fours
106. Raked your carpet
107. Brought out the best in people
108. Brought out the worst in people
109. Worn a mood ring
110. Ridden a horse
111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap
112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe
113. Buried a child
114. Gone to a Broadway (or equivalent to your country) play
115. Been inside the pyramids
116. Shot a basketball into a basket
117. Danced at a disco
118. Played in a band
119. Shot a bird
120. Gone to an arboretum
121. Tutored someone
122. Ridden a train
123. Brought an old fad back into style
124. Eaten caviar
125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need
126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant
127. Published a book
128. Pieced a quilt
129. Lived in an historic place
130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage
131. Asked for a raise
132. Made a hole-in-one
133. Gone deep sea fishing
134. Gone roller skating
135. Run a marathon
136. Learned to surf
137. Invented something
138. Flown first class
139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite
140. Flown in a helicopter
141. Visited Africa
142. Sang a solo
143. Gone spelunking
144. Learned how to take a compliment
145. Written a love-story
146. Seen Michelangelo’s David
147. Had your portrait painted
148. Written a fan letter
149. Spent the night in something haunted
150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane
151. Ran away
152. Learned to juggle
153. Been a boss
154. Sat on a jury
155. Lied about your weight
156. Gone on a diet
157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget
158. Written a poem
159. Carried your lunch in a lunchbox
160. Gotten food poisoning
161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission
162. Hiked the Grand Canyon (parts, not all)
163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks
164. Gone to the opera
165. Gotten a letter from someone famous
166. Worn knickers
167. Ridden in a limousine
168. Attended the Olympics
169. Can hula or waltz
170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books
171. Been stuck in an elevator
172. Had a revelatory dream
173. Thought you might crash in an airplane
174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert
175. Saved someone’s life
176. Eaten raw whale
177. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint
178. Laughed till your side hurt
179. Straddled the equator
180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing
181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival
182. Sent a message in a bottle
183. Spent the night in a hostel
184. Been a cashier
185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
186. Joined a union
187. Donated blood or plasma
188. Built a campfire
189. Kept a blog
190. Had hives
191. Worn custom made shoes or boots
192. Made a PowerPoint presentation
193. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course
194. Served at a soup kitchen
195. Conquered the Rubik’s cube
196. Know CPR
197. Ridden in or owned a convertible
198. Found a long lost friend
199. Helped solve a crime
200. Commented on a friend's blog today

Don't Eat Me!

(Said in a high-pitched fearful voice).
I got to watch The Pickle on Saturday night. I was a little nervous because this is a child who LOVES his parents. I am not joking even in the slightest! But we have had a couple of good encounters lately, so I figured we would be ok. And since I taught him how to hit knuckles with an explodsion and also say, Yes! with fist pumping and knee bending action - I wasn't too worried.
And everything turned out just fine. We crashed cars, threw balls, and stacked wood (repeatedly). But my favorite part was when The Pickle ate his Teddy Grahams. Every time he got ready to eat a teddy, he would exclaim, "Don't eat me!" and then bite off a head. It was hilarious!

Minimum of Fifteen Pieces of Flair

As usual, I am bored again at work. My co-worker got to go to St George to work on a case so I'm all alone. And it's even worse because my cubicle is on the bottom floor of the building away from any other workers. I'm not even joking! There's a group of people across the hall, but they keep their door closed (and they were mean to us because apparently we used their printer and that's bad because they really use it a lot and can't be interrupted by our 5-10 pages a day of printing - so we don't talk to them anyway). The only others are the janitors, and sometimes I wonder if they feel like the bottom dwellers, so they don't want to hang out with us - or maybe they just don't like me.

I'm just sitting here alone with my red stapler - it's a Swingline! (Seriously I don't have a red Swingline, but that's totally how I feel and I think I may have to purchase myself one). --It's sad to say, but my work life does totally resemble Office Space--



The best part about my office is that we are located right next to the office gym. And since there is no insulation in the walls or ceiling, we get to enjoy the gym goers watching movies. All I can hear is loud muffled noises, so it annoys me. Also, there are two men that work out regularly and talk SO LOUD I want to scream at them. I really don't think they realize how loud they are talking as well as how much information I can hear. It's probably confidential stuff and I could use it for leverage to get myself that red Swingline!