Category: Random

Friday Funday

I’ve spent the last few days publishing the bi-monthly newsletter that my church puts out. It has kept me busy and it’s the most fun and creative part of my job because I get to experiment with simple design and page layout. You’d think that the church web site would be the most creative and fun but…. it’s not. It has caused me nothing but problems from day one. I absolutely adore wordpress for blogging purposes but it’d be nice to have a little more control over the website design. Or I guess I could teach myself .php. Maybe there’s an evening class in Wichita…?

Doug and I at In N Out in Dallas; my brain had a hard time understanding which state we were actually in. The photo will make more sense after you see link #1.

Anyway, Friday link roundups seem to be very popular among the blogging type. It’s not something I’m gonna do weekly, because face it, sometimes everyone links to the same stuff in a big-ol-circle of viral internet sharing. Kind of like pink-eye in a preschool class. You’re welcome for that comparison.

I am going to share a few cool things that have stood out to me this week.

  1. For our next cookout (we have a grill now!) I’m going to attempt this In N Out Double Double (animal style) copycat recipe.
  2. This “chicken chapel” is giving me big ideas for Mosey’s eventually-to-be-built doghouse. The only question is to start attempting to build it this fall or wait until spring? Maybe build it in the basement during the winter and then assemble outside? I’m getting excited.
  3. I would love to come up with some signature writing styles for this more modern take on calligraphy. “Why yes, you can pay me to address your wedding invite envelopes for you! ” Actually, not yet. Still have to practice more.
  4. Can I find a way to incorporate some kind of ribbon art installation (scroll down a few pictures, you’ll know it when you see it) into my house’s exterior? What kind of ribbon would hold up best against “the elements?”

Feel free to share something AWESOME that you did/saw/learned this week in the comment section.

Ready to Shop

Caught Mosey “wearing” my purse the other day.

A dog after my own heart!

PS: It’s my birthday!

Short Post

Thinking about these bar stools for the new house… $100 for two of these knock-offs sounds SUH-WEET when evidently the French TOLIX ones (you can get at DWR, I guess) cost like $300 each. OUCH! 1/6 of the price? Thank you, knock offs.

Tomorrow is moving day. We have already moved in a fridge, a bookshelf, two chairs, and… that’s about it. Not too impressive. Oh and a couple boxes of books. The goal was to have all of our IKEA stuff put together before “official” move-in day, while we still have wide open spaces, so I’m going to lobby for that task being finished tonight. That way we’ll actually have somewhere to put our items rather than the middle of the floor. On the wardrobe, we have to put the doors on. The dresser….. is still in its 2 ultra-heavy boxes.

Well, there you have it: the small brain dump I can fit in my lunch hour between playing with the pupster (who now has his own twitter), making lunch (creamy chicken-flavored ramen with tuna and paprika… ultra cheap ultra delicious, bee tee dubs), and getting back to work on time.

Lastly, does anyone else get bummed out when YHL only posts once on Fridays? I know, I know, totally selfish. Let them have lives!