Things I LOVE......

Posting for January has been so slow. Things finally die down after the holidays and there just seems like nothing is going on in our lives. It's been almost a month and I haven't posted anything. So since this week is Valentine's day I thought I would post things that I "love" each day leading up to Valentine's Day. They are probably just random things, things you may already know about me or maybe something new about me. I hope I can come up with a few things that I really "love" so I can share with you!

Day 1 of things that I LOVE.................

"Here's to the birds,

The feathered people!

Birds!

Here's to the who-o-oo ones,

The cock-a-doodle doo ones,

Their breasts as red as fire ones,

The sitting on the wire ones. 

Oh, I LOVE the birds!

Just a line from a book I read to the kids, one of our favorites. I have loved to watch the birds ever since I was little and would visit my grandma and grandpa's house, eventually becoming our own house in Michigan. I remember watching my grandpa going out to feed the birds and tap the big coffee can on the metal pole to let the birds know the food was ready. I also remember him hanging up the suet from the trees. I remember it was the first time I saw cardinals and blue jays....and I miss seeing them. They are not the kind of birds you can see in Utah. I always remember riding the bus and seeing the red-winged black birds and occasionally I see them here too. I love their song. But eve now I still love to go over to my mom's house and just sit in the kitchen and watch all the birds gather in her yard. I love the quail and how they all come in flocks and scurry around with their heads bobbing around. I love watching the little chickadees eat and seeing all types of birds gather and eat till their hearts are content. I hope to someday have a place to sit and watch the birds come visit my yard!

 

I LOVE these trees! They use to be right outside my window when we lived in our condo in Eagle Mountain. They have the most gorgeous blooms in the spring, starting with a dark pink bud that opens up into all this little pink flowers. I loved putting Julia up in the tree to get pictures. I never knew what they were but with all the research I have done and looking forward to putting in a yard and wanting some trees of my own I have found out what this mysterious tree it. It's a Flowering Crab apple tree. They are so pretty and hopefully I can find one to put in my new yard somewhere!

This may seem like a weird picture. But it's not because I have a secret drinking habit it's because I LOVE the smell of coffee. I think it just reminds me of my grandparents. They always drank it in the mornings with breakfast or for my grandma's afternoon cookies and coffee. My grandma and grandpa use to take the grand kids out for breakfast at Andrico's in Fenton, MI and as soon as you walked into the place it smelled like coffee and breakfast. The smell of syrup and coffee.....aaahhh can't get any better than that!

 

If I could have any dog, a dream dog if you will it would be this dog. I LOVE Great Danes! I just think they are awesome. They are such big teddy bears, mellow, loyal and friendly. Also very big but cute! I have always wanted a couple of them, I don't know why, just do. I don't think Layne would ever let me get one but here's to hoping. Maybe when I'm all old and gray...someone to keep me company after the kids leave! Anyway, I am just a dog person in general and have always had dogs growing up as a kid. I don't remember a time when we didn't have a dog or dogs for that matter. And I certainly remember going to so many dog shows with my parents when I was younger. The obedience classes were always my favorite but we also would sit for hours and just watch the different breeds prance around in circles. We always got to walk around and see all the dogs getting groomed and primped for their big chance to win best in class and then go off to best in breed and then finally best in show. It made for some pretty long days but it was something we liked to do as a family. I learned to know a lot of dog breeds by going to all those dog shows, I'm not quite as good at naming all the dog breeds as my parents but I could hang with them, I think :)

I love this little mouse. Always have and always will. He is my all time favorite Disney character. With so many versions of Mickey I prefer the old fashioned one, the steamboat Willie style or the style you see all that the vintage Mickey shirts are patterned after. I can't wait to go visit him in May!