Growing...

Our spider plant has grown a huge branch thing and now has a flower!

3-D!

Josh and I decided to go on a friend sponsored date last night. With leftover gift cards from the Drinnons and Tracy, we went to Olive Garden (we had been previously unaware of the $8.95 endless pasta bowl deal and are now enlightened) and to see "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs". They rung us up and we were Shocked at the price, then even more shocked when the ticket guy gave us little plastic packages. Little geeky glasses? Yay! We accidentally chose a 3-D movie. And it was the most fun movie watching I've experienced in a LONG time. It was fantastic! Everyone should try it. Everyone probably has, I suppose... we are a little cheap and behind the times.

Josh @ Work

Thankful

As I was feeling a little tired at the prospect of working all five days this week (yes, I know that's the normal thing people do), and bummed with Josh working such long hours, I decided to think of things I'm thankful for. It's a simple thing, but I really hadn't dont it in a long time.

Things I am thankful for this week (beyond the obvious food/shelter/job/family):

-The Bible, and those those understand it more than I
-Technology (chatting to the Middle East, texting Canada)
-Freedom, and opportunity, to be creative (I found a great low fat banana break recipe!)
-Garden fresh veggies for free (salads and zucchini bread all the time)
-Peanut butter and black beans (not together) - making all the advance meal making that much easier
-House plants that make the air less stale

I love this look. When we have a house, I might try a similar wall. And I'm not sure if these clocks have specific times or not (looks like not), but I think I would like mine to run, and be in specific time zones.

City Life

Dear Older-Midde Aged Men Who Run On Lunch:
Please refrain. Or at least, run somewhere less public. Or, if you must, please wear something other than light grey, see through, notched up to your hip shorts. I never wanted to see that much male leg with the exception of Josh, and possibly select Calvin Klein models.
Thank you.

Powell's Reviews

I was browsing Powell's reviews at work today and discovered a few books I wasn't aware of. As if I need more books to be interested in or want to read! But it's so good to have books to look forward to while you're reading good books... it's horrible to finish a book with no immediate prospects of a really good read on the horizon.
[Currently reading Prodigal God, The Island of the Day Before, and Not Buying It: My Year without Shopping]

http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=62-9780785213062-0

http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-9780374299101-9

Scheduling

This has been a blogless month so far! I love this time of year, and feel like I probably have things I should be blogging about, but it's not quite Fall, and, as I mentioned before, I'm not back to school, so I feel somewhat cheated out of my early September madness. I seem to be making up for it, though, in double booking myself (and Josh), or at least near double booking, quite regularly. There have been many a close shave, lucky cancellation, and merciful friend to save my lack of organization.
What have I even been doing? Who knows. Off the top of my head I remember:

arranging more flowers
buying some cute antique vases off Craig's List
hanging out w/ people
drinking coffee
making lots of zucchini bread
reading
having a weird cold
emailing people
thinking about/praying for friends
having a somewhat chaotic work week
pretending its fall by getting out more blankets, drinking hot chocolate, and wearing darker colors
going to a wedding

eating home grown veggies
doing laundry
looking at an over friendly raccoon through my kitchen window
looking at houses

There are so many good things to do at any given moment - I guess that's why I try to cram in too many. But with too many things, one grows too tired and everything becomes less fun. I suppose I should work on balance this season.

Free! Finds on Craigslist

"Free rose Kohler toilet, works great

Earlier this year I installed a low water usage Toto toilet in my house and took my old rose Kohler out to the garage. I just remembered it this afternoon and put it out for you to pick up. It works great, and is sitting out there right now.

It is at 1520 SE 48th avenue (hawthorne and 48th Avenue).

Installing it is easy, it is not rocket science. But you will feel like a future person when you flush it so nice."

When you flush it so nice. Aaaahhh hahaha!

Happy September!

Glads, cosmos leaves and Teddybear sunflower bud


Mini arrangements in bright, end of summer colors


My little kitchen is so cheery!