The mosaic:

1. Julie 2. Pesto and Pasta 3. Pullman High School Greyhounds 4. Pink & Black 5. Mr. Darcy 6. Italian Sodas 7. Scuba Diving in the tropic 8. Death By Chocolate anything 9. A happy Grandma 10. God, family, and Joy 11. Faithful 12. Juliet

Here is how you can play too:

a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.

b. Using only the first page, pick an image.

c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd's mosaic maker.

The Questions:

1. What is your first name?

2. What is your favorite food?

3. What high school did you go to?

4. What is your favorite color?

5. Who is your celebrity crush?

6. Favorite drink?

7. Dream vacation?

8. Favorite dessert?

9. What you want to be when you grow up?

10. What do you love most in life?

11. One Word to describe you.

12. Your flickr name. (kid version: favorite animal?)

A Tag Deal

My friend Heidi had this on her blog and tagged everyone who read it. So I will do the same but Heidi you don't have to do it AGAIN! This is just my style short and sweet and to the point.

Two names you go by:
1. Mom
2. Hey you!


Two things you are wearing right now:
1. Black T-shirt (I have 4 odds are I am wearing black, black is my favorite color to wear. No I'm not a headbanger!)
2. flip flops




Two things you want very badly at the moment:
1. a home
2. a home




Two people who will fill his out:
1. Mechelle
2. Frumpster
Now don't fail me you two

Two things you did last night:
1. Helped Bryce pack for Timberline Camp
2. Dry dishes after David washed them. Broken dishwaser, Uncle Merrill where is that Dishwasher!!!!!




Two things you ate yesterday:
1. Yummy homemade taco salad with Cilantro dressing (I'm drooling just thinking about it) 2. Dried mangos




The Last Two people you talked to:
1. David
2. Mechelle

Two things you are doing today (or did):
1. Calling a realtor to show me a house
2. Unburying my kids bedroom.


Two longest car rides:
1. Pullman, WA to Wisconsin
2. Pullman WA to Washington DC (OK this was not a car ride but a Greyhound bus ride does it still count?)




Two favorite beverages:
1. Huckleberry Italian Sodas
2. Virgin Strawberry Daquari tied with Virgin Pina-Colada

My Dear Sweet Family

Uncle Peter told me a funny story about my adorable cousin Janell, aka The Frumpster! However before I tell the story I have to give some background information.

My dad (Bill), Uncle Harold, and Uncle Peter always tell us they are our favorite uncles. Often have I heard these words, "Hi this is your favorite Uncle so and so."

One time years and years ago, Uncle Peter,who is in fact my favorite Uncle Peter called Harold's home. Janell answered and Uncle Peter said, "Hi, this is your favorite Uncle."

Miss Quick Wit aka Janell, answered, "This does not sound like Uncle Bill!" Uncle Peter stills laughs out loud about this one!

I guess laughing is a family trait!

Pierce, who are you?

A week or so ago, Pierce came up to me with a pensive look on his face and asked...

"Mom, if someone is pregnant and that baby dies before it is born, will the baby go to another family?" I paused, wondering how this thought came into the head of a 10 year old boy.

In response I said, "Some may go to another family and some probably have to be patient until that particular family will get another chance to get them. I lost a baby and I am pretty sure that baby went to another home." In fact during a blessing I received at the time I was losing this baby, the holy ghost whispered to me this child was going to another home.

That baby I lost would be almost 2 years old right now. In my heart she was a girl but I was not pregnant with her long enough to know for sure. I hope someday to meet her/him.

5 is not always so funny!

As you may know if you have read other posts of mine, we were camping in the Grand Canyon on the North Rim a few weeks ago with my sister. While there my little Ross says to my sister...

"Auntie M I could tell that was you because of your BIG behind!" She had been bending over at the time.

OH MY! How do I ever civilize these creatures we call boys. The real challenge is to teach them what not to say to the female genders???

I am SOOOOOOO sorry Mechelle and your behind is not big but Ross's will be once I am done with him (KIDDING, KIDDING, KIDDING)!

My mom says that the job of a parent is to take these little barbaric children and civilize them! How true this is and how often I think of her words! There are moments I wonder if there is any hope!

A Ross moment

On our camping trip Ross and Uncle Jim were playing a guessing game. You each pick a card with a face on it. You then ask question until you figure out which person the other player has.

Ross handed Uncle Jim his ,but first he peeked at it not so discreetly. Ross asked, "Does your guy have a mustache?"

Uncle Jim said, "No."

Ross said, "Yes it does."

Jim said, "No, I drew another card."

Ross said, "What did you go and do that for?"

Why I have been a loser blogger this week!

My sister, her family, and my family met at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon for our annual 4TH of July camping trip. We had the time of our lives!

On our way home we took a bit of a detour and checked out Bryce Canyon. It is breath taking as well and we look forward to a weekend trip to really see this National Park.

I am currently un-burying my house from camping paraphernalia. I will try to blog more soon.