Yes, I am a copier...

I'm borrowing Heidi's idea of keeping a list of the books that I read over 100 pages. I'm not going to set a specific number to read. I mostly just want to see how many books I read. Ever since Joseph, I haven't been reading as much. I can also share the fun books that I read with everyone.

Merit Badge Progress

First thing... on Thursday night after posting, Mitchell reminded me that my look-a-like is Amy Adams. I think if anyone was able to act as me, it would be her.



Second, a few months ago, I posted about a women's merit badge book that Mitchell gave me and the goal I'm working on. Well, this past weekend, I finally "shopped my closet". I also went through it again and got rid of all the clothes that don't fit right or that I feel ugly in. Now I don't have very many clothes. I'm not as small as I was before I got pregnant with Joseph, but I haven't really done much shopping since he was born, so I've been trying to squeeze into old clothes and I'm tired of feeling strangled all the time. Now I have a very long need/want list compiled. In order to get all of these things, I'm going to follow the steps in the book. First, I'm going to organize a clothing swap (I'm going to do it as a Relief Society/Young Women's activity). Then I'm going to window shop and look for the best deals on the things I need. Then I will slowly buy everything that I need. As side parts of the goal, I'm reworking my makeup techniques and I'm going to get a haircut. I'm trying to wear makeup more often and do my hair more often. If any of you feel like reading it, here's my shopping list:

• 4 short-sleeved everyday t-shirts
• 5 long-sleeved everyday t-shirts
• 2 pairs of jeans (and eventually 3 more to replace the ones I have that are too long for my legs)
• 1 black turtleneck sweater
• 1 jean jacket
• 1 "little black dress" (a modest version, of course)
• 1 suit, I want a pink houndstooth pattern with a skirt (I'm probably going to have to make it myself)
• 2 white shirts, 1 short- & 1 long-sleeved
• 1 fancy dress
• 6 pairs of exercise pants, 2 long & 4 short
• 4 long-sleeved exercise shirts
• 4 undershirts; pink, brown, navy blue, cream
• 1 black belt
• 5 pairs of capris or shorts
• 1 black purse
• 3 pairs of winter pajamas
• 2 pairs of summer pajamas
• 1 pair of knee-high boots
• something 40's or 50's inspired (there's a beautiful dress that I want to make to fulfill this, I want to do the long-sleeved version in red)
• something really brightly colored (maybe yellow, I've never had many yellow things)

The last 3 items are my style wishes that I chose as part of the goal; things that I've always wanted. The bold items are things that I've gotten already. It's kind of a lot and I'm not planning on getting it all right away. This Friday I'm going to the Sephora store and I'm going to play with all the makeup. It's going to be fun.

Just wondering, what are some of your style wishes?

Look-a-Like

I'm going to get in on the fun since everybody else is doing it. I've never really been told that I look like any celebrities, but Mitchell and I frequently discuss who would play us (and the people we know) in a movie made of our lives.

I have gotten Amanda Bynes a few times. There is somebody else that Mitchell and I decided would play me, but I can't remember who right now! I'll post it when I remember.

Mitchell has been told many times that he looks like Gene Wilder, especially when he lets his hair and sideburns grow out. He also has a crazy sense of humor like him.

Snow Days 2

I couldn't get the videos in the last post, so here they are.

Snow Days

Virginia Beach almost never gets snow. The last real snow that we had (meaning that it stuck and was more than 1/2 inch) was in 2004. But really early Saturday morning it started snowing and it kept snowing and snowing and snowing until we had around 8 or 9 inches! Mitchell had to work anyways (he was sick, too), but nothing bad happened even though he was driving a lot. All but Sacrament Meeting was cancelled on Sunday, but we didn't go because Mitchell was still sick and I didn't want to drive in the snow. School was cancelled on Monday, too. There's still snow on the ground, but it's finally starting to melt. I was reading a story in the newspaper about how the Boardwalk was plowed before any of the streets were. That's just plain stupid. I'm not going to say anything more about that because I'll get annoyed. We bundled Joseph up really well on Saturday afternoon and took him out to play for a few minutes. He loved it. He also loved eating it. Here's some pictures and a couple videos.

The view from our front door

Our car buried under snow

Joseph all dressed for the snow

Me setting Joseph down to play

Joseph trying to plow his way through the snow