i once painted a giant dresser turquoise

a granny chair and a sandwich

Behold, my new lovely reading chair. It swivels and rocks just a tid bit. It's very comfy, and such a pretty color, and such a pretty price (fifteen bucks). Don't you think?

Also, my sweet husband had no idea what I meant by "granny chair" when I proclaimed my news to him regarding this surprise. The category of "granny chair" is commonplace, no?

Reading lately:

Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution

Martha Stewart's Fresh Flavor Fast

Matched and Crossed by Aly Condie

Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Socially Curious and Curiously Social by Michelle Garcia Winner

(on the 65th day of what shall henceforth be known as Mary's Post-School Life, i sat on the couch and did something every good soul should do now and again. that is to say, i watched an eddie murphy movie.

daddy daycare was on tv and by golly, i watched the whole darn thing. i laughed, i cried, it was better than cats. when they first start their daycare, they ask the kids what they'd like to do, to get more out of their days, (as opposed to general running a muck and eating goodies).

the wisest of all the children spoke up, which, if you are really thinking, is big-time wise, because out of the mouth of babes come true gems (at least this twitter feed thinks so).

anyhow, what she says is, "we need more learning about things".

i can't explain it, maybe it was inspiration, but it sparked something within me. i had since grown mildly bored with my life of ease and frivolity.

and thus, i went to the library.)

Also, check out our last minute Halloween costumes that we rocked to the ward party. We may or may not have inhaled large amounts of spray paint in the making of these beauties.

Inspired by Jonny's favorite lunchtime 'wich. We had a handful of trick-or-treaters and it was so fun! Minus Colby's almost-heart-attack because of the constant anticipation and sporadic door knocking.

and also, secretly, these three songs---

Peanut Butter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5OAosOOWj4

Jelly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyYnnUcgeMc

Also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K4TFtjaOWw

mi casa

Here we are, on a quiet culdesac in Boise, Idaho.

Half of a duplex= a whole home.

2 bed, with a jackn'jill bathroom upstairs and a 1/2 bath downsies.

oh and check me out, a walk-in closet for things of the cloth variety.

a vaulted ceiling in our 'greatroom', with a bar to eat on/at.

a little front porch, a recycling can, and planter boxes in the back!

We gots a garage, we gots a w&d, we gots a backyard for the pup.

We gots it all!

There is even a farm behind our fence, with cows, horses and goats.

Yuuuuup.

It has been fun to put together our little home. It will be awesome when we actually own a house so I can get crazy with things like staining stuff and knocking down walls and such! Cue panicked husband, now.

The following is a large collection of pictures of our abode,

taken from every possible angle.

Enjoy!

(we begin with the upstairs 'everything room', bath, and masterbed....then the stairs, garage, laundry, bath, outdoor spaces, and livingroom/kitch last.)

it just occurred to me that maybe its not polite

to post pictures of one's dirty unders on the interweb. oops.

Hope you enjoyed the 'house tour!'

Vaht do you vink?

faaahhbulous!

OR

mahana you ugly!

*mom, please note the sad state of our patio. the only area to receive absolutely no tlc as of yet!

rainy day thoughts

image via

today, it is raining.

i think it has rained here twice since i moved to Boise.

i think it has rained in Illinois 1,365,769 times since i moved to Boise.

this thought pleases me.

most days are sunny days.

so you know what? i don't mind the rain so much. there is a novelty to it.

a freshness, with the drizzling.

a smell the wet dirt and open up your windows to it feeling.

or play and splash with your kid or your dog.

or smooch your lover, not minding the drenching.

or stay in, with a cup of something hot and a cuddly blanket.

i have not graced the blog with words telling our tales.

there is nothing to tell and altogether too much at the same time.

we live in a lovely little home. with a yard, and a garage, and a front porch.

i try to keep it clean. i try to furnish it. i am a self-proclaimed thriftaddict.

i explore our new city.

i get lost.

i work in a little clinic. i am blessed to have children in my life.

i am excited to go to this!

i am figuring out how to do my stuff.

Jonny works hard every day. he is figuring out how to do his stuff.

i asked him- if your duty is to work and provide for me, what is my duty?

to this he responded, after some thought- to be happy, look cute, and sing a lot.

i am striving to do my duty.

we are striving to be healthy, and eat delicious food.

Jonny says i've been hitting home runs in the kitchen.

strange choice of sports analogy from my BYU football lover. but i'll take it.

i've fallen hard for WinCo and Great Harvest.

and Jamie Oliver.

we are getting older. after his birthday, comes mine.

the gifts were thoughtful, the company gracious, the food incredible.

i am inspired to do and be better, this next year of life.

we made the journey to Utah for conference, spent time with family and friends.

and enjoyed the peace and love we felt as we listened.

what a birthday treat for me each year.

and what a beautiful place. the mountains are majestic.

we looked over the valley together and peered down at our alma mater

with fondness in our hearts.

deeohgee