My Hero!

Today is the anniversary of the day of birth for my hero. He is AMAZING! He is the best dad that a girl could ever ask for and I am so glad that he is my dad. He is a genius and knows all sorts of information. He is super strong, when I said hero I meant super hero. He is great at fixing things and I call him up whenever I need advice on anything that needs fixing. I could go on, but I will just end with this: I LOVE YOU DAD! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

You know, fathers just have a way of putting everything together. "
-- Erika Cosby

"My dear father; my dear friend; the best and wisest man I ever knew, who taught me many lessons and showed me many things as we went together along the country by-ways."-- Sarah Orne Jewett

James

So there is this boy that stole my heart 6 years ago that loves Toy Story, Cars, riding his bike, fruit, water (swimming, boating,…) , under-doggies on the swing, playing with any sort of ball, the Olympics and many more things. We made a deal that he would give me a hug when he sees me and he gives the best hugs, epic really. He is awesome and Tuesday was his birthday. I hope that he had a fabulous day and that he had a great party at the swimming pool. 

Woody: Pull my string! The birthday party's today? 

Hot!

So the upstairs of our house is a little on the warm side and I bought a fan in order to get some Z’s. I found this comic that matches my sentiments on the occasion perfectly.

Books To Read

1. Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
2. Atonement by Ian McEwan
3. Light on Fire Island by Marlene Bateman
4. Dickens Inn Series by Anita Stansfield
5. Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling (before the movie comes out)
6. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Tahir Shah
7. The Authoritative Collection of Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson  (this is coming in the mail as I write, I got it for super cheap, I am way excited)
8. The Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson (Does a comic book count as a book?)
9. Leven Thumps by Obert Skye (because I am soooo behind in this series)
10. Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

There are a bunch of other books that I want to read, but I am running out of time and some of these series are kind of long and I need to have a social life too. Looking over this list you would probably think that I am 13…umm…yeah. If you have any other suggestions of books you think that I would like, I would love to hear about it!

If you have never said "Excuse me" to a parking meter or bashed your shins on a fireplug, you are probably wasting too much valuable reading time.  ~Sherri Chasin Calvo

20 Things That I am Going To Do This Summer

So for the past few years I have made a list of all of the things that I want to do in a summer. This has been a fun way to make sure that I do all of the things that I want to get done. I wrote this list a few weeks ago but decided that all of you get to see it and maybe you can join in the festivities that are my life :) I am giving myself until 10/10/10 because that sounds like a very even number.

1.    Ride my bike in Little Red Riding Hood

2.    Read the Book of Mormon

3.    Eat a s’more ( I say a which means one, but I will probably eat a lot, darn me and my lack of self control)

4.    Make Ice Cream (preferably the sour cream and raspberry, YUM!)

5.    Try a recipe I have never tried before at least once a month

6.    Pass part of the CPA exam (UGH!)

7.    Blog at least once a week

8.    Make a skirt or dress

9.    Redo the kitchen furniture

10. Do a 360 on the knee board (I’m going to do it this year, don’t mock me on the goal that I have had for the past 3 years. Hey, I heard that! No snickering!)

11. Get up on the wakeboard

12. Go on a hike that I have never done before (this does not include #18)

13. Go camping

14. Finish the top of my t-shirt quilt (that has been in process for 2 plus years)

15. Write my missionary brother/friends at least once a month

16. Do something that scares me---Maybe jump off a cliff (into water of course or maybe paragliding, I saw someone doing that as I was looking out my window and it seemed safe from the comfort of my kitchen…I need to become friends with someone with the stuff )  

17. Lose at least 10 pounds (this could be difficult with the s’mores and the ice cream and the recipe goals…oh well, imagine me thinner, it is going to happen!)

18. Hike Angels Landing (because every time I go to Zion’s everyone else has already done that hike. How am I the only person in Southern Utah that hasn’t done that hike?)

19. Scrapbook my life until age 18 (wish me luck)

20. Have a better attitude. (I know this goal isn’t quantifiable, but you can tell me if I am succeeding)

If you couldn't find any weirdness, maybe we'll just have to make some! - Hobbes