Sending myself an expense report- July 14, 2008 I am going to be traveling all this week for business, so posting for the next several days will be fairly light. I'll try to post a few pictures and Twitters from the three cities I'm visiting while I'm gone, although now that it is summer they will all probably read: IT IS NOT SNOWING HERE. I AM NEVER GOING HOME. PLEASE SEND LETA AND CHUCK. YOU CAN KEEP COCO. There is a huge post coming about That Awful Dog and how we now know it's going to be a good day when we come upstairs and there isn't..http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=684d95385853ad65d8ac4d8d169e2876 Dangly pink earrings- July 14, 2008 These earrings are about three years old, but I broke them out last night to wear to a business dinner. I bought them at a local boutique called Koo De Ker, and for the rest of the week I'll be featuring some wardrobe items that I found there to wear to several business engagements this week. I love that there is a place in Salt Lake City that sells such cute clothing for so little, and I could totally outfit my entire closet for what it would cost to buy two items from a big name store. Yay...http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=19c6d574a43d4a7a42f93af818b14a6b Early evening rumble- July 14, 2008 Jon took this photo while hiking last week with the dogs, and then two days later I had to take Coco to the vet to have a foxtail removed from her right ear. That is a story that will appear on the front page of this website very soon. Once I regain the hearing I lost to all the plaintive dog wailing that ensued. Armstrong Media, LLC. All rights reserved.by dooce in Daily Chuckhttp://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=7d720c9de8ac9358e8e223411f31e266 Heart breaking violently- July 14, 2008 Alice and her husband Scott and son Henry were visiting Salt Lake City last week and spent a leisurely Saturday night helping us drink our wine. Leta developed a huge crush on Henry, and he was chivalrous enough to oblige her and spent several hours entertaining her. For about an hour they both chased each other and tried to elicit a startled shriek from one another, but the result was a house filled with hysterical giggling. The following morning the first thing Leta said when she woke up is,..http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=23de3560dfd12443a34f9237faf9f17e And the nominee for best interpretation of a four-year-old is...- July 11, 2008 Last night after tucking Leta into bed I turned off her light, sat down beside her on the edge of her mattress and told her I was only going to tell her one story. She pleaded with me to tell her a princess story, and I wanted to go, seriously Do you know how many other stories there are to tell in this world besides VERY SCARY OLD WOMAN CURSES PRINCESS WHO IS THEN SAVED BY STRAPPING YOUNG MAN Here, let me tell you about the one where the princess marries another princess, they adopt two kids...http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=848a4a9b36cfd2b73e30aecfd7e8326b Chelsea- July 11, 2008 The ultimate blend of luxury, beauty, and sophistication, Chelsea is in a class all her own. She will simply take your breath away! A world-traveled, cultured, blue-blooded pedigreed, quadri-lingual, exceptional companion. She is warm, incredibly charismatic and outrageously fun loving, oozes sex-appeal and loves to create incomparable memories for her chosen few, lucky suitors! Have your credit card ready! Armstrong Media, LLC. All rights reserved.by dooce in Daily Chuck .http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=59b0edd1d6bcaf31d9c4f12cf4f132b8 Decorative doormat- July 11, 2008 I've had the hardest time finding sturdy, quality doormats that are well designed and don't cost a fortune. We're particularly hard on our doormats because of the horrible Utah winters and going back and forth with our snow-covered boots, so we usually have to replace them every other season. I found this cute one at Target (I cannot find a link to it on their website), and since it was under twenty bucks I bought two and now have one at both the front and back doors. If you want to see some...http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=58d14c7468494b02ad21fe44860e962e Reproduction- July 11, 2008 Am I the only one who used to watch Grease 2 with Michelle Pfeiffer over and over again during the summer months between grades of school That movie had some of the best musical numbers, including one about the birds and bees and it was terribly provocative, especially for an impressionable Mormon youth such as myself. I think I'm going to call my mom and tell her that it was because she let me watch that movie that I ended up having premarital sex. It's all her fault. Armstrong Media, LLC....http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=0bbb0e1c294620262e3a2b73509ecfb0 On being more friendly to the environment- July 10, 2008 Last week the price of gas forced us to switch cars, and now instead of driving around in our mammoth SUV we're folding our bodies to fit inside the two-door 2000 Honda Civic that has been parked for months inside our garage. It is a car I could fit in my front pocket. We tried this about two years ago and gave up after a few months because of the subsequent back aches, but this time we've promised ourselves that we'd give it a more hearty go. For me that meant we had to recharge its ailing air.http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=17682e6d2da3fd104c870eb5055d22bb Auchentoshan Single Malt Scotch Whiskey- July 9, 2008 Jon's brother Tom recommended this Scotch to him, and last night we broke it open for the first time to celebrate the end of my manuscript revisions (and to better days ahead in our marriage). This is definitely something you should savor and sip, not the type of drink you want to be slurping out of someone's belly button, although I could recommend a good tequila for that. Has a bit of a peaty taste to it, but what I was struck by was its very subtle sweetness. Also, I adore the box it comes...http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=173efef38c5c3a19718c83102d69d5ff |