2 posts in one day!!

Afton's owl quilt arrived today! Nate's mom made this, by hand! for her. Enjoy.

Easter Pictures

I see the snow outside this morning and it makes me happy that I already did the kids Easter photos! Sunday was so sunny and warm! What happened?

Holi 2010

A few pictures from Holi.
Celebrated at the Hare Krishna Lotus Temple, Sp. Fork, Utah 2010

The Lotus Temple and early crowd.

On the way, not a spot of color...


On the way home, it is all over!

Some of the henna work I did just for the occasion.

Me and My BFF Mandy!

Belly Dance Performance!

Here is the video from last night! Sadly, my camera corrupted all the picture files! :(

Close to Home

"If you don't have a home, you can buy one there!"

So with Nate applying to grad schools, I've been looking into each possible city to help us decide which would be best for our family. Checking on rental properties, public schools, crime rate, etc. I've also looked into things that can be familiar to the kids to help settle them in. Luckily, each of the cities have IKEA.....my children love IKEA. Seriously, they ask to go there all the time!
Another familiar place: Sunflower Farmers Market, not every city, but there is a location in Tempe, AZ which is a prospect and I lean closer to moving there everyday! Nate will be flying down on April 9 to visit ASU, they asked him to be in their PhD program! Woot woot!

Another way to help the kids settle, we've decided on applying to adopt a retired Greyhound. We've looked into it a lot, it is a myth you have to have a big yard BTW. They do great in apartments and condos as long as you walk them for 10 min a day and let them run once or twice a week. They are such gentle dogs! They don't bark, they come potty trained, they like to snuggle, they don't shed much, they have very few health concerns, they are already spayed/neutered, and so on.
I've wanted a dog for a long time! The dog I really want weighs about 160 lbs, that is 100 lbs over the weight limit of the apartments I've looked into. (I really want a Newfoundland.) So anyway, adopting one would save a retired racer from a sad ending. Many are "destroyed".

I'm sure once we decides which school to go to, it will be much easier to plan on the move. I'm really liking the sound of Tempe right now, not really feeling the Orlando. He still has to hear back from Rice in Houston, that is his first pick if he gets in. Oh the heartburn and nerves!

If you haven't seen/heard this yet, now you have:
The IKEA Song

Monday night is curry night!

Patak's is my secret weapon.

Throw some rice in the rice cooker, brown some cut up chicken, simmer in Pataks= Awesome.
I also like Tasty Bites Punjab Eggplant, already to be heated up and served. It is amazing!
My kids love this meal! I change out which curry sauce to use each week. We never get sick of it!

This is really the only night I "cheat" with dinner. It isn't exactly from scratch-I -made-it-myself. But it sure is yummy!!!

But I don't want to clean!

I have been so lazy the last couple days! I woke up this morning, looked around, and

was shocked at the state of my house! Wow!

Laundry (dirty and clean) seems to be everywhere, toys scattered in every room......
I should be cleaning, not blogging. oops! I woke up with the symptoms of an UTI and really, I don't want to move around. I think I'll delay cleaning. BUT MY GUILT WILL EAT ME ALIVE!
I've got a great system for days when the chores seem overwhelming. A timer. I spend 15 minutes in each room, you'd be amazed how much you can get done! In just 1 hour 45 minutes, a big difference! Now if I can just get my lazy butt up and actually do it....(I still haven't showered or dressed, but I did put on deodorant!) I really just want to curl up with my book (Inkheart) and ignore the world today. {sigh} Oh well! Mommies don't get sick days!