guitar concert

I decided to give crocheting a try over the Christmas break. I've never been very successful, apart from dish-rags. But I found this pattern on a skein of yarn I bought and it was only a difficulty level of 2, so I thought I could do it. After a lot of confusion, as well as consulting my sister (who wasn't very helpful at all) and my aunt (who has crocheted her way to the moon and back, I am sure), and still not getting the pattern right...I stumbled upon the correct method. It is so cute, so easy, and very fast to make. In fact, I've made 4 of these scarves since the 23rd of December.



Lemur kept asking for a scarf, so I found this pattern off the Bernat website. Which has lots of very cute free patterns for knitting and crocheting. The fringe for this one is woven into the crochet spaces and then tied at the ends. Very cute way of doing fringe!

Mourning...

This morning I turned the news on and was devastated to see this: Provo Tabernacle on fire. When I was very young, we used to go to Stake Conference in this historic building. I had my Seminary graduation in this building. I attended Christmas celebrations there. So very sad that it is gone.

Holiday Treats

I have always talked the kids out of using piping bags to put icing on cookies and gingerbread men because I thought "what a painful mess to clean up!" But, I discovered, a simple rubber band at the top of the piping bag does the trick. The kids LOVED piping different designs on everything. Definitely doing this again sometime. Maybe for Valentine's Day.

My sweet sisters-in-law have made these cute curtains (or valance, really) for their homes. So I borrowed the pattern and found some cute fabric that was 50% off and made some for myself. I've not had any window treatments up since we painted, so it's fun to have something cute and new. I love this pattern! Thanks girls!

St. George

Does it bother anyone else that the pictures upload in the backwards order that you select them in? I can't get used to selecting them from the bottom up and I can't be bothered dragging them around to the right order. In any event, here are some pictures (in backwards order) that we took while visiting Mom and Dad M in St. George for UEA.

St. George temple...it was a beautiful Saturday morning, lots of brides and grooms out having pictures done.

Glad they didn't paint the temple green....has anyone else heard the story of the green paint? We heard it when we visited Brigham Young's winter home.

St. George Tabernacle

Mister relaxing on a pew.

Buddy reading some passages about the windows of heaven that President Lorenzo Snow gave from this very pulpit. Every latter-day prophet has given a talk to the Saints from this pulpit, save for one.

Pipes of the organ and the beautiful chandelier.

Picture of the all-seeing eye that is painted on the wall behind the pulpit and choir seats.

5 kids who are not excited to be going on yet another tour of a Church historical site.

Outside the Tabernacle

Another Birthday

Ben's birthday was on Friday. We had a nice dinner, then cake and ice cream. Ben's sister, Rena, dropped in on us for birthday wishes and some cake. She had a hilarious card. I should scan it and post it. It made me giggle for 5 minutes. Ben got some clothes that he had asked for, and a gift card for a "couples' massage" to a spa. (I worked myself into that gift. :))