Missionary countdown clock....

I found a new gadget, hope this works. :)

Majestic Beauty....

The view from our backyard. I never tire of the beauty of these mountains! I will miss them when we finally do move into a place of our own.
Wasatch Front, Alpine, Utah.

Hermione Granger for Halloween....

Today we went to Halloween party #2 (out of 4 ). Hannah had a blast! Turns out that at the Lehi Rippy Literacy Center there was Harry Potter in attendance to go with her Hermione Granger! Couldn't have been more perfect! We love the Literacy Center, they are so caring and sweet to every child that comes through their doors! And my daughter has sharpened her reading skills because of their diligence!

Except for the leotards and shoes...we got all the components for her costume at the local thrift store or at yard sales! Her costume cost a total of $ 5.00. She made her wand out of a dowel that she sharpened with her "boy scout knife" (thanks Dad), put dots and swirls on her wand with a hot glue gun , then painted the wand red and the tip with a glow in the dark paint.

Sunday Drive

We took a drive up American Fork Canyon for some family pictures. We ended up at Cascade Springs hoping for some beautiful color to have as a background. The only color we had....was in our clothes!! All the trees were void of any color! The springs had color, but it's kinda hard to take family pics when the springs are at your feet!! Our missionary loves to get an updated family pic every few months or so..... this one is for you Elder!!

My attempt at dish towels....

This is my first attempt at making dish towels! I think I did a pretty good job! I bought a waffle weave fabric shower curtain on the clearance shelf at T.J.MAXX for next to nothing and cut it up for dish towels. I got eight towels out of it. They sat in a basket for a year not knowing just how to make them look purty enough for gifts. Then I saw some adorable dish towels on a blog and the light bulb went off in my head..."I could do that". I went to my favorite quilt store in Lehi and got some remnants! Since I now had an idea of what I wanted to do, the sewing went smoothly and I finally have home -made gifts for Christmas this year! I made sets of two patterned fabric dish towel's...and they match(not like my picture I posted) ....now onto the matching apron!! But first, I have to make an Alice in Wonderland dress (already made the apron for that) for the play my daughter is in. I have GOT to stop volunteering myself for some of these projects!! ")

Acts of Kindness....

Hannah woke up this morning wanting/needing to bake cookies and give them away to families in our ward that she knows. So off to Wal-Mart we went to get cookie mix, bags and paper plates. She took the ward directory and marked the families who she'll deliver the cookies to....a little treat for Family Home Evening. She organized herself quite well and when all the cookies were good to go... she loaded a cute basket and off she went....door to door to about nine families. I am grateful for the big heart's my kids have for those around them.

I've done it again....I'm into a craft project that is growing by leaps and bounds and I love it! I put all my beads from my jewelry business in storage when we moved two years ago. And about a year ago I fell in love with the interchangeable large beaded watch bands but just couldn't figure out how they were assembled! Two weeks ago my sister in law Denice showed me how she makes them...then it registered in my brain! I was just making a few watch bands for myself, but am now giving them as gifts! Other than my wedding ring and watch I don't wear jewelry, but I love the bling and color these watch bands offer and I feel so feminine with one on!

July 2009

Yahoooo I finally did it! Now I have to think of just what I want to post.. how to post it. I looked through the index and topical guide of my scriptures for a witty word to add to my blog name. I almost added Bunkers Bucklers. A buckler is a shield that the Lord gives to protect His people (D & C 35:14), then I thought "hey, we are blessed and have many blessings...go with that"! Cute and to the point and easy for me to remember! I hope to blog/journal our blessings from every aspect of our lives...from tiny to huge, talents to gifts. This has been my hope and dream to do for years! And now.... let's get going!