Spokane Falls June 14, 2007
This is the upper falls of spokane falls. just 5 minutes from our house, i love living in the city, but so close to amazing scenery and nature.
my little bro June 13, 2007
my oldest little brother is graduating from highschool next week. i was 14 when he was born. that means, i am OLD.
anyway, this fall he is going to attend college here. this will be the first time in 14 years that we will live in the same town and i am super stoked about it. he is a cool guy, way smarter than i was in highschool, a great athelete, funny, and he can scoop up a mean cone of baskin-robbins.
theology at breakfast June 12, 2007
at the breakfast table-
addie: God made “mans” like abraham lincoln, right?
me: yep
mammaw and fried pies June 9, 2007
do you ever have days when you want to be taken care on instead of being the care-giver? today is one of those days for me. i wish i were 5 years old in my mammaw’s kitchen in arkansas. that was a safe place for me. i think she spent most of her waking hours in that kitchen, cooking and baking up a storm. i remember that as she worked she always sang or prayed outloud to Jesus. for awhile i thought she was semi-crazy, talking to him outloud like that, then i became used to hearing it, and it blended in with all the other household sounds.
one of my favorites from mammaw were her fried pies. i used to stand on top of a chair, so i wouldn’t miss a thing, and watch her cook the fruit on the gas stove. it would get all bubbly and smell so GOOD. the anticipation was everything. i always snitched bites of the uncooked crust too. but it was best when it was cooked hot and fresh, still steamy inside and crumbly in my mouth. i loved that.
and i loved feeling safe and secure there.
the mu-mu-iform June 8, 2007
if it were up to me, i would issue a worldwide mu-mu uniform policy. i would call it the mu-mu-iform.
in my opinion, mu-mu’s are the supreme attire. they are comfortable, billowy and cool (as in, keeps you cool). think of the headaches you could avoid if my policy were instituted. not only would you know what you were going to wear everyday, but you wouldn’t feel the need to compare your body to the skinny sub-zero-size tweeners who shop at abercrombie, because mu-mu’s are universally unflattering. (btw, my body NEVER looked like that, how are so many girls so skinny???).
just today i purchased a mu-mu at old navy. in retrospect, i should’ve gotten one in each color, but i went with navy blue. the white seemed a little risky. anyway, when i got home, i excitedly told my husband about my purchase, and because he has accepted the fact that i am a mu-mu wearing fool, he told me i should put it on! years ago, he balked at my mu-mu’s, but now he has accepted this and apparently, is encouraging me in the mu-muiform habit.
so, this summer, i highly recommend you get yourself a mu-mu. once you wear one, you’ll never want to go back.
i’m such a jerk! June 6, 2007
i have a history of being rude to people-people i don’t know that is. i think it’s in my genes. i can give a mean evil-eye, but my sister’s is deadly…you do not want to get on her bad side.
you may be thinking, “brooke, when are you ever mean??? you are the sweetest person i know…” and sure, most of the time i am…but given the right circumstances i can be downright witchy.
like a few weeks ago when the home-visitation ministry came to my neighbors house because she is elderly and house-bound. they parked in MY spot in front of MY house and consequently i had to walk an extra 10 feet around their car. as i walked by i gave them the evil-eye…to my sinful delight, they moved their car.( i justified this because i think they are mormons or jw’s)
truth be told, it is kinda fun (in a sinful way) of making people feel so uncomfortable they will alter their behavior. steve is always reprimanding me about this. i know he is right, but sometimes the temptation is just too great.
but from this moment on i am commiting myself to kindness. it will be difficult, but i vow to try.
slang June 5, 2007
for some reason i was thinking about all the different slang words/phrases i have used over the years. here are some:
mass, totally, sweet, knarley, dude, bricked, amped, sick, awesome, tweaked, the bomb, take a chill pill, gag me with a spoon, bust a move, lame, and homey. i am sure there are many others i can’t remember, but if you want to waste time time on this, here is a good start:
and tell me some you have used.
i have twins June 4, 2007
this morning i found some pictures of addisyn at the same age that paige is right now. i showed them to addisyn and asked her, “who’s that?”
she repiled, “paige”. hmmm.
steve would be a harder test. but he couldn’t tell the difference either, except we finally figured out addie’s ears stick out a little bit more than paige.
it is really wierd. they look like twins, 3 years apart.
Cheers June 4, 2007
we have been in spokane 3 months. where has the time gone? the first month was exhausting, strange and surreal. The second month was a little more settling and full of learning expereinces, like discovering the quickest route to wal-mart, the best pizza in the city and exactly which new neighbor i wanted to avoid. and this, the third month is…GOOD.
i’ve learned that neighbor isn’t so bad, i am making some friends and i’m logging countless hours on my front porch swing drinking sweet sun tea.
but sometimes, i miss being amoungst people who know me. people i don’t feel i have to explain myself to, people who get my stupid jokes, and laugh out of kindness. sometimes, i wanna go where everybody knows my name, and they’re always glad i came…
and in 2 weeks we are visiting our former town, full of people who are just that. i am excited.
