The sculptures of…

Gian Lorenzo Banini

Gian Lorenzo Banini

I am impressed with the incredible depth of the details in his work, how he made  marble look like warm flesh…

Going to see his fountains in Rome is on my life list.

My green bags!

I can fit more groceries into fewer bags. One of my grocery stores gives me a nickel every time I use them, so they may have cost me a dollar to buy, but they have long since paid for themselves.

 I feel good about using them and they make carrying the groceries into the house easier too.

Percy Jackson and the Olympian books

I know, it’s another young adult book, I read to the kids every night so I go through a lot of them.

I would be lying if I told you I didn’t like them, I love them!

These books are a great intro into mythology for any little monster as well as a refresher for me! 

Ingrid Michaelson

Her album- Girls and Boys- is my studio music of choice right now.

Fall!

This is one of last years fall tree pictures. I am excited to go take more.

These are a few of my favorite things, now tell me some of yours!

Well I haven’t done a FAVORITE THINGS post in awhile and  now seems like as good a time as any…

So I’ll start with Mika- Big Girls you are Beautiful!   I love the song… it’s got a good beat and you can dance to it.

 GOOD READ

The Sister’s Grimm

LINK

One of my favorite book series.

I read them to the monsters as soon as they come out. They are entertaining for us all.
Sometimes they lead to opportunities to share fairy tales that I haven’t told them about yet.

 ART

Peter Mcgrain

Link

He is a glass artist. I someday hope to take one of his glass painting classes!

FOOD

In this case it isn’t really my favorite food but a website.

Cooking By Numbers

LINK

You enter the things you want to use, or what you have in your fridge to use and it spits out a recipe and menu for you!  I may have to do a post on this one… going through the whole process to show how well it works.

And just because a website feels like cheating…

Pan fried or steamed dumplings…

There is a  place here called FU HA that has THE best… They look a million times better then these and now I WANT SOME!

So I covered music, books, art and food… what else is there in life?

Friends and Xanga!

Well, you all know I like all of you! I don’t really have FAVORITES…

BUT right now I am enjoying his blog…

BrysonMC

LINK

He just returned from Cambodia and is sharing the experience,

He does awesome videos… You guys are a couple of days behind, good thing you can read back blogs,  go check it out, I know you’d love it…

And my forever  favorite…

My honey, who always humors me when I am being silly.

That’s it for my favorites  right now…

I know what I’d like to hear!

Is there one particular blog that you are enjoying right NOW…

I mean, maybe they are cooking or traveling or going through a life experience…

and sharing it… Please link it in my comments!

With WHY your liking it.

 So we can all go see!

I was tagged yesterday to do my favorite things. I think I’ve narrowed it down.

#1 My laptop.

Without it I wouldn’t have all of you. Or a way to edit my photos,  build playlists, burn CD’s,and I’d have to go back to writing in a note book that eventually falls apart, where I could  never find what I need and I lost pages constantly.

So, Yeah for my lap top. It is a work in progress and I love it.  

#2 would be my night stand area. It’s were I sit at Cooper’s nap time and do my writing, reading and daydreaming.

#3 Is my NEW camera… I get to take pictures of stupid things that allow me to do all of these AWESOMELY entertaining, QUALITY blogs.

(yeah right)

 I like my camera. It goes every where I go.

That’s it for my favorite things… I have other favorite THINGS… but I’ll save them for later.

For the next couple of weeks these will be a dozen of my favorite things.

Ben (my Ben) Has joined Xanga. He has a very interesting post up today I think you’ll all enjoy, stop by and check it out.

Make sure you read to the end.

I wonder if the flowers were a bribe to get me to link him? Sokay… I’ll take them! Hey? How come you all don’t give me flowers when I link you?

#5. I forgot this one… My James Christiansen

collection… I was working as a mat cutter in Utah while Ben was at BYU. I used left over molding and made all of the frames myself, and all of the mat work… I have a few prints, but these are still my favorites because they remind me of our poor college days, and our tiny apartment .

Oh… the fireplace… anyone know what it means?

I was supposed to tag people but I think I’m just going to say if you want to DO IT… It was fun. Ang