Little boys LOVE Diet Coke

I think I may have created a Diet Coke monster. The other day I was craving a Sonic Diet Coke. As I am in the drive thru line

Alex asks.."Are you getting Diet Coke?"
"Yes, I reply."

He then says "Little boys love Diet Coke (emphasis on the love). Is it bad if we can't walk down the beverage aisle without Alex picking out all the different soda brands that he and his immediate family enjoy...probably so. I do give in more than I should. The other day I gave him his own can of caffeine free Diet Coke and he was in heaven. I think I'll allow him the indulgence for awhile. After all..little boys love Diet Coke...and so do their mommies.

Brian & Miss Emma

Read or blog....

Well, reading has been winning over bloggig the last few weeks. I still haven't finished Snow Flower and the Secret Fan...but I did read two other books.

Can You Keep a Secret by Sophie Kinsella
The Art of Mending by Elizabeth Berg

My "books to read" shelf at home is dwindling which means it's time to hit Half Price Books. Honestly, their $1.00 rack is a goldmine. Has anyone read "Banker to the Poor"? It's by the Novel Peace Prize winner who started lending money to the poor in India and has amost single-handedly changed the lives of thousands. I saw the guy on Oprah...Muhammed somebody. Anyway, it's on my list of books to read. Yikes, time to get a move on the day...

One more thing.....

Okay, it was bad enough that I got swept up in the whole blogging thing.....now I am being introduced to the whole book thing! Welcome to the world of Shelfari, where you can list, rate and suggest books ranging from The Little Engine That Could to the Book of Mormon. JUST ONE MORE THING to fill up my overtaxed brain cells. I did manage to post 3 books...2 that are 1/2 read and are calling out to me to finish them. The third, The Hornet's Nest by Jimmy Carter is alluring because it was written by a former President ( and it was only $1.00 at Half Price Books---which BTW is my favorite place to pick up books). I think I may have to choose between blogging and reading. I guess reading blogs is technically reading right? Hmmmmm. Maybe I could blog m-w-f and read t-th. Saturday & Sunday could be a free-for-all. Maybe I should just stop obsessing about it and grab a good book. Snow Flower here I come :)

Just becuase....

My friend Heather recently mentioned that she felt like every blog entry had to be profound...and the more pictures the better. I am here to say...NOT SO! Yes, it's fun to read quirky posts about the many uses of toilet paper rolls ( okay, I made that up) but it's also fun to just ramble on about nothing ( kinda like I am doing now). Anyway, blogging is for me...not for you all ( sorry!) it's something to do while my hubby watches boring TV shows like Journeyman. (for some reason I just can't get excited about that one). So here's to blogging for bloggings sake. Go Heather!!

Women in the Bible

I attended Time Out for Women last week where Camille Fronk Olson gave a talk on women in the scriptures. She stated that there are 170 women named in the Bible. She spoke of a few----The daughters of Zolofahead (Numbers 27 & 36), the Shunamite(2 Kings 4), Abigail (1 Samuel 25) and midwives Shifrah & Pua (Exodus). I've decided that I want to find the other 165 plus. Anyone want to join me? I especially want to find those that are obscure...although how much more obscure can you get than the daughters on Zolofahead! FYI--I am going to find them by reading and not the easy way via the internet. Should be a long, rewarding journey.

Mailbox bliss

Tonight Alex and I made a mailbox like unto the one from Blue's Clues. Alex sings the song incessantly and so being wise, I thought I would make him a mailbox of his own. It was a true mommy magic moment...one of those moments you thought would occur everyday once you became a mom. Blissfully baking bread, doing crafts, frolicking with your kids non-stop. Well, it lasted 10 minutes but it was awesome. Check out our version compared to the real thing. Not bad for a spur-of-the-moment project.