Don't you know that it's christmas time again?

Goal: Finish one project before starting another, and blog about it!

"Some guys just can

colt 45 & two zig zags

It's been a few weeks. I'm a failure at blogging. I need some spice in my life! Sister found out she's having a girl. Yay, pink! (: We went shopping on Saturday, which, at the time, didn't feel like a succesful shopping trip..but the more I think about it, it actually was! I found the cutest little dress for Danica's bridal shower, cookie cutters to go along with a wedding them, and also baby themed cookie cutters! Mandee found some very cute maternity dresses AND a swimsuit. I was rather impressed with her fashion sense, it's back! Hopefully I can get her to channel her re-found fashion abilities in to the nursery. I'm insisting this baby has a cute room! Love you sister (:

Prototype huh?

I just spent an hour downloading songs from my youth. I love how songs hold memories, and how each word came spilling back in to my brain, and I've been sitting here singing them every since. Anyways, it's been a week, I'm a failure at blogging. My life is just too boring to post everyday. I was looking around on etsy and miraculously found my transformer garters again. I decided to save the picture so that when I get married in a decade, Mandee can make them for me. Because she's the best sister on this planet. This was a surprisingly busy week. Tuesday was family dinner night, as usual, and then Danica and I had our first bible study with Grandma. We are going through the women of the bible, and so far it's a great workbook. We, of course, started with Eve. Grandma made it a lot about marriage since of the upcoming nuptials (yes, I've wanted to use that phrase for awhile). I learned something that astounded me that night. Most people, believers or not, know the story of Adam and Eve, how Eve was tempted by the serpent and ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and in turn mankind was banned from the Garden and yes, childbirth was made painful. But something I didn't know was that Adam was with Eve when all of this was happening. Genesis 3:6 "...gave also to her husband with her, and he ate". I was amazed by this. It's not one of those verses that sticks in your head nor does it have any great impact on you when you're reading it. But when set apart and made to study it, you see that man was there to protect her and he failed at that.

Grandma also said a little quote that she told us she would put in her wedding if she ever got married again "God made woman from man's rib, not from his head that he should command her, nor from his feet that he should walk upon her, but rather from his side to be his partner in life, from under his arm to be protected by him, and from near his heart to be loved by him." And since Grandma and Papa have been married 40+ years, another wedding isn't likely. I called dibs on this quote. (:

Every since I found out Mandee's knocked up, I've been thinking of things that we had when we were kids that her child is going to need. I better keep track.
*A jello egg mold. (Not once do I remember actually making jello eggs, but I remember this being a critical participant in my childhood for some odd reason.)
*A lawn mower bubble blower. (I do not remember having on of these, but I saw one in Walmart today and almost bought it..for myself.)
*A stroller and chickens. (Live chickens.)
*Hanson cds.
*Fisher Price phone.
*The pushy popper thing from Fisher Price. Yes, that most likely is the technical name. (:
*Chicks.
*Beagles.
*A house full of Mickey Mouse.
*Popsicle mold.
*An egg beater to play in the bath tub with.
*A sandbox with actual ocean sand.

That's all for now.

As I sit here at 9 o'clock on a Saturday night, 74 1/2 cookies baked, and half a bottle of duckleberry grunt (okay 3/4 of a bottle) later, I've decided that I hate technology. I hate that we have the ability to contact anyone anywhere in this world at our convenience. I hate it because when you can't reach that person, it feels like your world is crashing down around you. On the other hand, I love the distance and space and the alone time that it gives me. In other words, I guess I didn't fully weigh out my pros and cons before I committed to this. I suppose that I was so focused on the unselfish outcome of this decision that I wasn't focused enough on myself for once in my life. I'm ready for it to be summer. To be working 15 hour days again. To be in the sun and in the company of the people that I cherish. To have my new baby niecephew, and one less Walker in this world. Which for some reason, reminds me of Joseph. And that I just realized I missed his anniversary this year, something I thought I'd never forget and yet I have, only three short years later. I hope he understands that life gets busy. That he is always in my thoughts and prayers and I am still grateful for the role he played in my life. And that I still think of his family, and wish them the best, which is what they deserve. For him to know that I still question his decisions, yet support them. That I don't mourn for him, but celebrate his joy for living and adventure. "I love you, always."

Creation

I earned my first puffy sticker in AWANA's last week.

My creation poster that I probably put a little too much effort in to.

Gilmore Girls

Heather: oh rory gilmore, i hate your happy life.

Tiffini: ya seriously go f yourself and your happy little perfect life with no problems and a
mother who actually loves you with your stupid rich grandparents who buy you everything, including a car!!!!

Heather: AND pay for yale.

Tiffini: which her dad ends up doing!!!!GRRRRR

Heather: F you rory. I hate you and your hot boyfriends, ALL of them.
and the fact that you ALWAYS have a boyfriend.
AND a little chink friend.
and that you're so nice ALL the time!

Tiffini: EVERY SINGLE ONE!!! WHERE IS MY HOT BOYFRIEND HUH!!!! and ps she is a heart breaker non of them did jack shit to her!!!!!

Heather:and she doesnt have an ounce of chub on her.
i hate the gilmore girls.

Tiffini:and her mom is a cougar which means rory will be one too!

Heather: uggh and they get free coffee at the diner for life!

Tiffini: and rory had the choice to marry rich and doesn't!!! SHE HAD THE POWER TO TURN DOWN HOT AND RICH!!!!!

Heather: NOBODY should have that power!!!

Tiffini: NOBODY!!!!! (this convo needs blogged!)

Heather:haha I was thinking the same thing!

Tiffini: and who really has a best friend caterer who cooks everything and anything at the drop of a hat!!!!!!
ANd can eat all the junk food in the world and live a life of exercise!!!!!

Heather: NO KIDING!!
SUki. and NOBODY gets along with their best friends husband/family/the entire town.

Tiffini: and a luke who does anything for them whenever they need soemthing!!! (colin is kind of a luke (hmmm)

Heather: Well, yes, we have our lukes.

Pi Day

Yes. As much as I despise math I'm going to acknowledge that today is the day of pi. And I also have to add that I feel bad for those who still go to Monte, because you definately are not in school today, therefore you are not getting pie in Mr. Helvies class. Whatever my career ends up being, I'm going to make sure I provide pie for my fellow coworkers on this day.

Transformers

"I'm going to count to five."
"Oh yeah? I'm going to count to three."

if you want to rock, I'm ready to roll

I am being bugged every morning about posting a new entry, and since most things I've wanted to post on are secrets, I must think of something random. Perhaps ten random things?

1. I've recently become obsessed with the color purple. Not the book. The color. Dark, deep purple. Light, airy purple. Purple houses (once it gets sunny I'll be posting a picture of my new dream house that I stalk), purple purses, purple backgrounds, purple everything. I'm crazy. (Oh, and I'm drinking my tea out of a purple eeyore cup this morning, fitting.)

2. I've washed the same pile of clothes twice because I let them sit too long before folding them and they get wrinkly. They are currently waiting for their third wash.

3. With all the weddings and babies recently I've decided I need to become a party planner. Is that a realistic goal? All party, all the time.

4. At the bottom of this new entry thing there are examples for "labels for this post": scooters, vacation, fall. I want to meet the person who put scooters on there.

5. I think Kentucky, Wisconsin, 29 Palms, Pullman, Ellensburg and Olympia are all too far away. (And Chehalis, sorry Tiff!)

6. I want to make best friends with an elderly person and meet them at the park everyday to sit on a bench and talk.

7. I recently busted out my pastels for some artwork, I forgot how much art used to consume my life. I miss that.

8. In my english class the other day my teacher had to tell us that he wanted two spaces after each period. And people looked around in amazement like they didn't always do that. I thought it was always assumed?

9. I want to move out of my giant room back in to my little one so that I can use every square inch of this room for crafting purposes.

10. I think the only way I'd agree to have children at this point in my life is if I could name them all after Transformers. Ironhide, Optimus, Ratchet, Sideswipe, Megatron, Skids, Mudflap, Bumblebee, Jazz, Jetfire, the Fallen, Rampage, Blackout, Barricade, Demolisher, Star Scream, Ravage, Scalpel, Weelie. Watch out Duggars!

Dress shopping

This weekend I went wedding dress shopping with Danica, who is getting married in August. We started at Davids Bridal, which was a disaster all in itself, but before my camera died I got a very cute picture of her little cousin.

My sister (the only person who reads this) is pregnant. (: The lovely new addition to the Pantier family is due August 27th. My mom asked me to start thinking of ways to decorate the room we are making for the baby at our house. And knowing me all too well she gave me a sufficient 6 months to come up with ideas and start planning. The baby will remain sexless for a few more weeks so Ican't make any major decisions yet, but so far I'm thinking turtles for a boy, and peach/yellow/purple stripes for a girl. I found the cutest Dr. Suess quote to put on the wall if it's a boy, "And the turtles, of course...All the turtles are free, as turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be." I'm sure I'll be posting a lot more ideas on here to keep track of them, and to get Mandee's opinion. These are my favorite so far. Jo? (:

The soul is healed by being with children.

I've always dreaded Wednesdays...(Thursdays, Fridays, Mondays and Tuesdays too!) But lately I've come to realize that I make it through the entire week solely for Wednesday nights. Since September I've been a leader in a small Awana club. This is my first year in the club so I always feel a little lost and out of place. But lately, it's just working out. I'd had the same five kids since we started in September, and a few weeks ago I was informed that we switched kids once a year. No one told me this when I signed on to do this! I loved my kids! I was used to them, they were comfortable with me, and they listened! How could they do this to me? I was stressed. Well, I got four new kids and kept one of my old ones. They're turning out to be just as fabulous as my first five. It amazes me how intelligent these fourth and fifth graders can be. They're so polite and considerate of one another, and of me. They are so care-free.
I love wednsedays and the fact that every day is one day closer to it.

This weekend we were blessed with watching my sisters 2 dogs. A 106 pound Goldren Retriever named Graham Cracker and Trixie, a German Shepherd/Akita mix, also known as "The Devil." I love them both, maybe a little too much for my own good. But Trixie definately makes me rethink ever getting a dog of my own. She has the worst attitude, but I couldn't count on my hands and feet how many times I've been told she's just like me. While in my room one night, I heard her chewing away on something that she definately shouldn't have been munching on. I turned around and as soon as we made eye contact she dropped the item and cautiously laid her head on top of it and looked up at me. Her eyes said "But Aunt Sis, I'd never do anything wrong.." All I could do was laugh. And Graham had to sleep on my bed with me every night. And he's a blanket hog. We've told Mandee to give us awhile before she asks us to watch them again, but even after all the hellish things they did, I've never loved them more.

It's better to eat a bowl of vegetables with someone you love than a steak with someone you hate.

Our collaborative cookie, Tiff is Zebra & I'm dots.

To celebrate Valentines Day this year my very very wonderful friend Tiffini and I decided to bake and assemble cookie boquets for our non-existing boyfriends. We gathered the supplies, two different sugar cookie recipes, a royal icing recipe, our best cooking moods, and the current gossip and got down to baking! In the midst of our baking we had to break for dinner at Aunt Ruthies, tacos, which is something niether I nor Tiffi can turn down. Five hours, two tacos, a game of Apples to Apples, an intense game of Phase Ten, and countless insults later we decided we should head back home. The original plan was to stop at wal-mart and pick up a pot and some oreo cookies (dirt) for our bouquets. We didn't take in to account that Wal-Mart closes at 11 in our poor town. So our cookie bouquets turned in to just cookies on sticks, which was just as adorable and heartfelt. After two hours of decorating, and coming to the conclusion that we have the combined talent of a five year old, these were the results.

Tiff's signature cookie, Zebraaaa (:

The only written cookie that you could read.

My favorite of the evening.