Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Jacob is in the middle of getting his doctorate degree in chemical engineering at BYU. As part of his research/schooling, he will work with Dong Energy and Risø National Laboratory in Denmark for one year. He will take measurements in power plants. All of this work is focused on replacing fossil fuels (coal) with biomass (straw and wood chips) and waste in power and heat generation. Biomass is a CO2 neutral fuel.
We are all flying out on May 5th. Our Baby #3 will be born there. We are nervous about all the different adjustments of being in a new country, but we are also grateful for this opportunity to grow and see a different part of the world.
So Benjamin has been playing make-believe lately. He likes it best when he can combine all of his favorite characters and become Mr. Woody/Kung Fu Panda/Shrek. The other shots are after Jacob got the urge to cram one of my knee-highs over Ben's head. It was a bit quirky/freaky/funny. Jacob even fit the knee-high over his head, but that was way too scary to document.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Lizzie could only concentrate with her mouth open.
Ben takes his sprinkling seriously.
Lizzie tickled pink.
Gearing up for the first bite.
And then the cake fell...
Our sweetie-pie.
Ben digging in, literally.
AND THAT CONCLUDES LIZZIE'S DRAWN-OUT BIRTHDAY!!!
Do you know how when you are doing something online, and just to make things a little more secure, they ask you to type in a "word verification" (whatever combination of letters you see on the screen)??? I have been getting a kick out of this lately. I like to picture some elfish character making up these oddish words. Here are some of my favorites:
penheso
ingenate
dionso
fursimpl
divablup
koodin
redrooe
blomatte
prangs
nodge
oactial
thydro
weizazie
Monday, March 9, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
I've been doing websurfing on various sewing projects. I am not a sewer. I have only successfully threaded my sewing machine once. But I thought that these were cool. So if you are feeling brave, try some. Or if you are a sewing wiz, give me feedback as to whether or not a project is "worth the trouble" and such. Or...you could make them as a gift for someone very special (hint, hint).
- Nursing Cover (Hooter Hider/Bebe au Lait): These are all the rage in Provo. I have had several cousins tell me that they are wonderful. I've never tried one, but thought they looked cool and practical.
- Nursing Shirt: So this website says that you can make a nursing shirt out of two regular shirts. If this is possible, it would be much cheaper than buying a $20 or more shirt from stores like Motherhood and Motherwear. Has anyone tried such a thing?
- Flirty Aprons: I used to walk by these bib-aprons in the mall and think, "what a waste of money" and "who cares how the apron looks, its for cooking" and so forth. Then I tried one on at a women's expo and wearing one of these for one minute boosted my ego about twenty times. I fell in love with them but not the price ($30). Now, as for patterns...??? Here are some that I have found that are close, but not quite to the original "Flirty Apron". Frilly Reversible Apron, Retro Black Tie Apron, Old Fashioned Aprons, Pleat Tutorial, Ruffled Panel Tutorial. Can anyone come up with a pattern?
Okay that's it for now. Except for I more thing. I have a sister-in-law (Mandy Beyeler) that is so very creative and handy with all things crafty. Here is the link to her blog with how-to directions for things. Here is the link to her store where she sells personalized shirts and such.