BYU MUSEUM OF ART

I had been wanting to take Jake and Liv down to the Japanese woodblock print exhibition at BYU for some time now. And with the pressure of it coming to a close in a week, we headed down on this past Saturday. We also invited Ms. Segura and Mr. Alarcon to join us (They are teachers at the kid's school and they are also from Spain. Ms. S and I have really gotten to know each other over the past few years because we share an interest in art and I help teach art to her students. She loves and appreciates art so much and wants her students to learn about different artists. And I really like this about her.)

We arrived at 1.00pm and spent the next couple of hours looking, sketching, puzzling and resting. We spent most of our time in the woodblock exhibit, which was amazing! The accuracy, the detail, the patience one needs to do this type of intricate printing just astounds me.

We also stopped in to see the Dan Steinhilber exhibit. Jake was quite annoyed by what this artist put up as "art". He just didn't get why 3 swings hanging from a ceiling constitued something artistic. I had to agree that most of his installations were a bit "off", but both Liv and I enjoyed the balloon wall art. It was huge and colorful.

On our way home, Bea and Antonio treated us to a late lunch at Zuppa's.

It was a nice afternoon to spend with the kids as well as with Bea and Antonio.

FAREWELL TO 2008

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!

NEW!!! - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince trailer

All I can say.....I can't wait until 07.17.09

(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417741/trailers-screenplay-1-10-2)

TOO HOT TO HANDLE-Part 1

Though I haven't finished the book, I am pretty sure I'll be recommending this book when I do. If I didn't have to work, I would be laying out on the couch with my face pressed against the words. My mom gave it to me the other day. It's called Lament: Fairie Queen's Deception by Maggie Stievfater. It's the first of three books. It just came out last month and supposedly the second book will be out next year. Let's just say, if you need a fix, you know that kind of "fix", this book will do the trick. Instead of Edward and Jacob, it's Luke and James.

TOO HOT TO HANDLE-Part 2

Brian had a little surprise waiting on my Ipod for me today. My favorite from American Idol.....David Cook's self-titled album. I've been listening to it all night (intermixing it with the Twilight soundtrack. By the way, I LOVE the track by Muse, "Supermassive Black Hole" Check it out http://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B001JOIEZ4/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1227594727&sr=8-3. This song probably has been hitting the spot because it was playing during my most favorite scene from the movie. You know the one where Bella brushes past Edward in the school parking lot on her way up the hill and he turns and follows!) and I gotta say it ROCKS! Really, it is good. If this is what he gives us on his first try, I'm excited to see what he does in the future. I can't get enough of "Bar-bo-sol". It's probably the heaviest-sounding track on the album. And you can't go wrong with "Declaration", "Light On" or "Life on the Moon".

TOO HOT TO HANDLE - Part 3

Finally, all the anticipation that I and every other female on the planet had built up for the movie Twilight came early Friday morning at 12.00 midnight (12.20am for me, my mom, my sisters, sis-in-law and Phil). And it didn't disappoint! Yes, there were flaws, but the flaws, in my opinion, did not overshadow the fun that I had. And when I found myself dreaming about it and then thinking about it non-stop (well, I do occasionally think of other things every now and then) since then, well, that to me, says I LOVED IT!!! I can't wait to go again. And again. And again.........

So, I check out www. people.com almost daily and they posted 2008's Sexiest Men and guess who ranked?...yep! Robert Pattinson. Doesn't look half-bad, does he?

HAPPY BDAY DAD!

WE HOPE YOU HAVE THE VERY BEST BIRTHDAY!

LOVE,
THE FAMILY

ON THE ROAD AGAIN VINYL ARTWORK

Slowly but surely I've been creating and drawing up custom artwork for Allie's Word Candy Vinyl business. Here is the most recent set - "On the Road Again" (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=15986000). It's so awesome, if I do say so myself! You gotta know Allie and I had a beast of a time getting the road to work - that is why I'm so dang proud of how it turned out!!!! It would be so stinkin' cute in a boy's room or even a playroom.

I've also done an "Under the Sea" set, though we are tweaking the kit since I came up with some more artwork for it. And I also have a "Halloween Train" set too - just in time to decorate your front window for the Trick or Treaters.

THE START TO A VERY LONG WEEK - THE BEGINNING (09-27-08)

The week started off decorating the house

for upcoming Autumn holidays

as well as cleaning out the garage so we could squeeze in the Altima.

Then we got a jump-start on Halloween costumes and took a trip on over to the local Target to see what they had in stock (not much, by the way) and found something for each of the kids. But we'll hold off on the pics of their runway show until we finalize the looks!

A VERY LONG WEEK - WE SING (09-28-08)

The Primary program was next on the list of "to-dos".

What a relief it's over!