Project 365: Week 3

January 15th - Happy Birthday Misty!


Misty is my son's wife and mother of my grandchildren. She is a good wife and wonderful mother! I am honored to call her my daughter and am glad she is a part of our family. She and Steve are avid Ute fans. We went to a game with them and had a blast.

January 16th - Books

The Mr. and I love to frequent the DI. I was so excited when I found this hardback book set of Work and the Glory by Gerald Lund... all for $25.00. Now I have no excuse to read them, even though it's been how many years!

January 17th - Vintage Blue

What does the color blue and an old plate have in common? Blue has always been my favorite color. Blue adorned my wedding, I asked for blue dishes for my graduation gift (which I still have!). I look for blue everywhere I go! I also have a passion for vintage plates. This was a find... also from the DI. I was so excited to display it on my shelf. But I am even more excited to showcase it in my new living room..... you guessed it! My future living room is going to be light blue and white with displays of paisley, stripes, and solids.

I'm a Cottage kind of girl.... I want cozy, a combination of textures and colors, painted furniture, and things I love surrounding me. A place to read and meditate. Maybe I'll do a splash of red somewhere in the room to create an element of surprise! Walls a creamy yellow. A wall of bookshelves to house my books and treasures. A coffee and end table were picked up at my favorite thrift shop - $30 for both. They have been painted white, distressed, and glazed to give them an antique look. A simple, yet beautiful table lamp was picked up at the DI for $5.00. Now, I just have to find the perfect lamp shade..... maybe add fringe and a tassel to give it a unique personality. Think I can pull this all together?

January 18th - Who says only your hairdresser knows for sure!

Every woman needs to have their own hairdresser... NOT! Anyway, not me! However, I need my own clock man, my own wood man, my own custom furniture painter, my own..... you get the picture! They have to know me, and I them! The Mr. and I found a beautiful grandfather clock at the DI of all places for $275.00.... wow! It's pictured on the right. We purchased it and promptly took it to our clock man for a tune up. Mr. George is a quaint old man, who owns a little shop called the Clockworks in the heart of SLC. You would never guess! It's like stepping into another world. Coo coo clocks, grandfather clocks, big clocks, little clocks, unique clocks... all can be heard... tick, tock, tick tock! It's like walking into a music store with the soothing and rhythmic sounds of ticking and chimes. It's a wonderful place to get lost in! I could sit and while the day there watching our old friend meticulously and patiently work the small and intricate instruments of a clock until they submit to his command.

January 19th - Minnie Me!

Children are natural mimics--they act like their parents in spite of every attempt to teach them good manners! -Anonymous



Audrey has a minnie me.... darling little Alia! She's got her purse and baby and ready to go! She can also be spotted organizing and cleaning throughout the day... dust cloth in hand while holding a cell phone tucked up under her chin, chattering away! Audrey takes a break and sits down on the floor, legs bent.... and suddenly Alia finds her way to her mothers side and mimics the same position. Can't have a kiss and hug without Alia! Time for prayer.... Alia folds her arms and listens intently until aMen is heard. Oh... you can hear please and thank you regularly in her vocabulary. She exercises... she does push ups and runs in place by mom and dad's side as they work out with Wii Fit. So stinkin cute to watch!


So.... moms and dads, grandmas and grandpas, brothers and sisters..... watch what you do and say everyday. Someone small is always watching! How else are they to know what to do, how to act, what to say, in this world we live in! Are they learning good manners, or bad manners?


January 20th - I'm a budding ArTist!

I'm going to paint! I'm going to learn once and for all! I have always wanted to... my whole entire life! My grandmother was an artist. I love paintings, especially when someone I love paints them. I found this paint set (you guessed it... the DI) for $15.00. It has chalks, oils, acrylics, watercolors, and colored pencils.... oh, what a deal! This is my year.... I am going to become an ARTIST!

January 21st - Country Village

I love the drive through Sardine Canyon to Logan for more reasons than one. It's not only beautiful, but I get to drive by the old house and visit one of my favorite stores. The Antique Mall is just around the corner and down the street a block from where our house was in Logan. It used to be Griffin's when we lived there. The kids and I would frequent the store.....a mom and pop animal and feed store. We bought baby chicks and rabbits there and just loved to browse. It was familiar. A home away from home kind of feeling! Growing up on a farm with baby chicks and rabbits was part of us! When the kids and I moved over the hill, Griffins went out of business, and soon the Country Village made its home there. It was strange to see Griffins gone because we loved it, but it wasn't long until the Country Village became familiar and a well loved store, too! We're always finding a hidden treasure in some corner of the store.