a little thing called pinterest

so....pinterest....

i think i'm an addict...

it's like having a hundred magazines

right at your fingertips

that magically change every few minutes.

oh the things i could do with all those ideas!

There was a link to shelves made from old pallets...

I checked it out...

then I made Tim check it out...

then we went hunting for free pallets.

We finally tracked some down at Cal Ranch.

perfect!  because now the cost is zero dollars.

I'm kind of in love with them....

and my laundry room is a much happier little room...

except for the broken, less than 2 year old

washing machine....grrrrrr.

Parts will take 2 weeks....

my mom is going to be seeing me often,

like every couple of days.

Keeping up with laundry is going to be

serious work!

valentines dinner!

the usual menu:

chicken marsala

whole wheat linguine

chocolate dipped strawberries

YUM!

and what valentines night would be complete

without a little "happy S.A.D day" texting...

Single Awareness Day (if you were wonderin')

I love how quickly February seems to go by...

We're already halfway there

and just that much closer to summer :)

it's an honor...

You learn something new every day....

I recently learned all about

the Jr High State Honor Choir

Kenzie tried out back in October...

Each school selects 4 girls/boys

and Kenz was super happy to be

chosen as a first alto...

Then we waited for the music...

there were 6 songs to learn...

all on your own...

memorized...

There were some "issues" getting the music

So the kiddos got it the last week of December...

had to be ready to perform by January 28th...

sure...no problem...

We spent a solid 2 weeks 

plunking out Kenzie's part on the piano.

On the 27th, kids from all over the state

spent 10 hours practicing together.

Their director was Ryan Murphy,

the assistant director for the tabernacle choir.

All 360 kids performed last Saturday at Mountain View...

and oh my beautiful!

They sang in italian, german, and english

and I could not have been more impressed.

eight part harmony?

from 9th graders?

WOW.

Kenzie of course became bff's with the cutie

standing next to her in black...

they text regularly...

along with a couple of boys

from pg and orem.

I am sooo not surprised...

that girls makes friends everywhere she goes!

It was a great experience for Kenzie on so many levels...

So glad she has the confidence to do these things

and just be who she knows she is.

We should be getting a recording of the songs soon...

I'll try and post a couple of them so you

can be amazed along with me :)