Because We Can All Use A Little More Laughter

A dear friend from college -- and obviously a very talented author and editor -- recently edited a DARLING book called "Cheerios In the Chapel." My friend Trish and I met in a communications class at BYU and came to find out that we grew up just 30 minutes apart in Virginia. We've stayed in touch over the years, and I couldn't pass up an opportunity to order a copy of her published work. (Published by Meridian Magazine, www.ldsmag.com.)

I must say I love this book. It's lighthearted, fun, and full of humor which, frankly, we can all use more of. ;) It contains humorous anecdotes and stories about the funny things children do and say. LDS humor, if you will, or any Christian audience for that matter. Something DIFFERENT to display on the coffee table. :)

I think this book would make a wonderful gift -- for Christmas, birthdays, Mother's Day, Father's Day, etc. To order a copy, visit here.

I wanted to share a couple of entries, to give you a sampling of the book's flavor:

-- My mother was an early-morning seminary teacher several years ago. One morning a girl who was a grocery bagger was asked to say ther prayer. Apparently she was pretty wrapped up in her work because she stood up in front of the class, folded her arms, bowed her head and said: "Paper or plastic?"

And another: -- While working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly people, I used to take my 4-year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds. She was intrigued by the various appliances of old age, particularly the canes, walkers and wheelchairs. One day, I found her staring at a pair of false teeth soaking in a glass. As I braced myself for the inevitable barrage of questions, she turned and whispered: "The tooth fairy will never believe this!"

Trish did a wonderful job compiling these stories and editing the book. I love Trish, and I'm grateful for the friend she's been over the years. Good job, Trish!

So This Is Why We Have Kids ...

I wouldn't trade this opportunity for the world! I love being a mom. It's the best! (If only it stayed relatively easy ... )

Snow Day!

We may not be big snow people, but it did get Mike a day off of work. :) Wahoo! We even got out of church a couple hours early yesterday. Totally reminds me of winters in Virginia -- everything cancelling left and right.

Plus we couldn't deprive little Aaron of his first snow. It's so beautiful to see everything covered in a thick blanket of snow. This city is so pretty dressed in white!

Maybe snow days aren't so bad, after all. ;)

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (with Aaron) :)

Last night Aaron was a hit with the beautiful Greenhalgh daughters. See for yourself ... I think he was in heaven!








Or ... maybe Aaron didn't know WHAT to think. ;) Check out this look! He was a good sport, anyway!

Sound Asleep

Nothing like a good Sunday afternoon nap. Doesn't it make you want to crawl back into bed?

By the way ... do you like our new-ish throw pillows? ;)

Cousins Are Cool

One of the greatest parts of Christmas was spending time with the nieces and nephews. I only had seven cousins growing up. Aaron's only three months old and he's already there! He'll have eight in March when his Aunt Martha gives birth to a baby girl. And hopefully there are more to come. (No pressure.) ;) Here is a pic of the Stathis cousins striking a pose. I love all of my adorable nieces and nephews! They are so much fun to be around. I'm so thankful that Aaron has instant friends in his wonderful cousins.



And here's Mike with our fun nephew Jacob (Mathis side) and passed-out Aaron. :)

I've Been Tagged!

Apparently I was tagged several days ago and didn't realize it till now. Oops. Sorry Laura. :) So, some fun facts about me ...

1. I met Kiefer Sutherland in the Los Angeles Airport a couple years ago. We even took a picture to prove it, but then I proceeded to ruin the digital camera by placing my bag in one of those bathroom sinks with the automatic faucets. Camera, ruined. Darn those sinks!! (I promise I really did meet him. The Oshitas can vouch for it! He even put his arm around me.) Totally looks the same in person.

2. I met NBC's Nightly News man Tom Brokaw in an elevator in Washington, D.C. Okay, that was more of a stalking situation, but the Kiefer Sutherland meeting was totally by chance. :)

3. My sister and I both married Mike's. My husband and I both have a younger brother named David, and our oldest siblings both have boys named Jacob. No more duplicate names, please! ;)

4. I, too, would own everything in Williams Sonoma if I could! Pottery Barn, too. Pretty much anything that comes in yellow.

5. I was vice president of the BYU Democrats Club (all 12 of us.) (Don't worry ... I don't vote along party lines ... )

6. I started scrapbooking when I had Aaron (didn't know I had it in me!) I figured it was part of the calling.

7. One of my favorite pastimes is spending time in bookstores just lounging and reading.

8. Places I long to visit: Europe (hopefully soon), Tahiti, New York City (again and again and again - I never get sick of it!), and wherever family is.

I am now tagging Melanie, Trish, Jen K., Amy, Erin, and Melody. (I figure at least one of you will do it!) :) You're it!!