SmorgasBorg: April 2008

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

My Sista's Shop

Just thought I'd put in a little plug for my sister Kate who has just opened her own Etsy shop, Mango Blossom. Check it out! (There's also a link on the side panel.) She makes DARLING bows for little girls and also makes great jewelry if any of you are interested. Sorry, I just bought the rosaline earrings. They're mine, all mine!

Friday, April 25, 2008

Green Week for Latter-day Saints

In honor of Green Week, here are a few quotes:

Of the earth, we are asked to be stewards. Here are a few exerpts from an article by Dr. George Handley, Professor of Humanities at BYU:

". . . we learn that “it pleaseth God that he hath given all these things unto man; for unto this end were they made to be used, with judgment, not to excess, neither by extortion” (D&C 59:18-20). This ethic exists mainly because, as LDS prophets have consistently taught, no earthly possession truly belongs to us but to the Lord and we should therefore exercise care to use only what we need. The Lord requires the remainder to be consecrated and redistributed for the upliftment of the needy, and only in this way we can be assured that there is “enough and to spare” of nature’s resources (see D&C 104)."

"Christian doctrines of the millennium and the eventual death of the earth have caused many believers to view concerns of some environmentalists as frantic and unwarranted worries. While Mormonism believes in a literal end of the earth’s life, there is no LDS scripture that justifies inaction in the face of evil, even when such evil has been prophesied."

To mothers, Sister Julie Beck, General Relief Society President, advised: "Mothers who know are willing to live on less and consume less of the world's goods in order to spend more time with their children—more time eating together, more time working together, more time reading together, more time talking, laughing, singing, and exemplifying. These mothers choose carefully and do not try to choose it all."

Live the Gospel, Care for the Earth.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Spring Nuptials

Mike's sister Teresa was married to her sweetheart, Jared, last Saturday. It was a beautiful day, beautiful ceremony, beautiful bride, beautiful family . . . The sun was out and shining! In fact, many of us got our first sunburns of the year. It was a really nice day. We love you guys and wish you the best!

Jared's cute kids: Colton, Jade, Carson, Jordyn and Emma

(Yes, that's Martinelli's Sparkling Apple Juice in those goblets.)

Friday, April 18, 2008

busy elsewhere

I've been a bit slow to update here . . . but we have been adding lots of movie reviews! (Hint, hint.)

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Candy for Breakfast

"Candy... For breakfast? (and dinner) It's Reese's!"

Today I ate . . .
Breakfast: 1/2 bowl of instant oatmeal (Chloe stole the other half) and 1 bowl of Reese's Puffs
Lunch: a microwaveable lunch of spaghetti (bleagh) and a bowl of plain nonfat yoghurt with wheat germ & splenda
Afternoon snack: Wheat toast w/ tuna salad, mini bag of popcorn
Dinner: 2 bowls of Reese's Puffs, 2 knox blox (jello squares)

Let's see - any vegetables in there? Well, there is pickle relish in the tuna salad, and the spaghetti sauce has some tomato ancestry. (or is tomato a fruit?)
And as for fruit . . . Does orange-flavored jello count?

A little heavy on the Reese's Puffs, you say? I blame Mike. (How could I blame me?) He got sucked in by one of those "Buy 10 for $20 and get an instant $5 refund!" promotions and brought home a bunch of blood-sugar-spiking cereals. (Honestly, my usual is Wheat Bran Flakes with dried currants for sweetness.) Plus, he's gone tonight, generously showing a face for his firm at a dinner somewhere. He can't bill it, but at least he'll have a real meal. So, I lose my motivation to cook (or is it to do dishes?) when he's gone. (I miss you, honey!)

I know, you're probably asking why I put splenda on my yoghurt, then followed it up with more Reese's Puffs. I have no good answer - don't I get points for my little efforts? Or does the sabotaging cancel all that out? (The jello was sugar-free, too.) So if I end on a low-calorie note - does that a low-calorie diet make? In the world of sinning and repenting, what you do last is important. At any rate, something about the statement "Reese's Puffs" worries me.

I did exercise a bit - 30 minutes, plus some ballet dancing, leaping, twirling, to entertain the girls (they didn't seem impressed) - maybe that makes up for one bowl.

I hope to write a new entry (sometime) with a healthier, more motivated menu. I think I'll go eat a couple of carrot sticks.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Happy Birthday Ellie!

Our sweet little Ellie is Two Years Old! We love you, Cutie-Pie! Her middle name is Joy - and I think it's very fitting as she's always been a smiley, bubbly person. We're so happy you are in our family!

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

The Dibbs from Down South

We were so glad to have some friends from law school come visit. They have two girls, we have two girls - perfect! We visited the zoo and hung out a bit. Now they're warm back home and we have snow on the lawn again! Waah. It was great to see them!