Princess and Prince Charming Dancing

Early Spring Break Vacation to Disneyland

So we took our last trip to Disneyland using our annual pass that we got last May 5th. It was also Mike's 39th birthday on March 23rd so what better way to celebrate than a trip the happiest place on earth?! We pulled Colin out of school for 3 days and headed down last Sunday.

This first picture is not of Disneyland, but of our trip down there. On the freeway in LA we saw this beautiful car. Mike and I are fans of Top Gear and on a recent episode they showed this car. It is the Porsche Panamera. It is the Porsche 4 door. It is beautiful. They were just released in the US so it was surprising to see it on the road.

Anyway...on to Disneyland....Very appropriate for the day. The hat lights up but hard to see here.The latest Disney princess...Tiana. She sang and everything. It was purely a coincidence that we caught her here in New Orleans Square and happened to be one of the first in line to get a pic with her. Katie's reaction to Disney characters is much different in person. She could care less.Don't ya wish you could trade places with her? I did by the afternoon of day 2.

This picture is ironic because Mike does not ride the teacups. He went on the Matterhorn while the kids and I rode the teacups and went on the Snow White ride. But for posterity sake, we got a pic of it anyway. This is something we had never seen before at Disneyland. They are the volunteer fire department band and they played Dixieland type music. During the show Chip n Dale and Goofy came out and danced to a couple of songs. It was really neat to see. Katie loved the music and danced her fanny off, too.Okay, this was cool. The latest addition to the Anaheim Lego Store. This is an Indiana Jones made completely of Legos. All the kids (including Mike) were thrilled to see it.This was what we found on night 2 when we opened the doors to get the kids out to take into the house we were staying at. They were completely out. The car had never been so quiet.The last day of the trip we could only stay until noon. I had to get back home because of a prior engagement. We took it easy and tried to look at things we hadn't really before. One was Snow White's wishing well. Colin loved the echo it made. Prior to visiting the wishing well, we took a tour through Sleeping Beauty's Castle. That was really neat.Mike had to get his Churro before leaving. It is a tradition.By the end of day 3, the kids were ready to go.Waiting for the tram to take us back to the parking garage. "Say 'bye, Disneyland!" It will be at least 2 years before we head back down. Here's a tip - if you leave at noon, there is no waiting for the tram!

A New Look

I have this corner in my front room that has a side table and a lamp that I just don't like very much. After being in our house almost 3 years now, I finally decided to do something about. It only cost me 35 bucks, too!

The table was already there, but it used to be a distressed blue color. The floor lamp we used to have there has been through 4 moves and is 8 years old. I was at Pier 1 last night and found a great lamp for a great price. I hurried over to Michael's Crafts and had to buy paint for another project, so I picked up a can of matte black Krylon spray paint.

After dropping Colin off at school this morning, I spent about 20 minutes in the garage spraying the table. That's all it took. As I was spraying I kept asking myself why it has taken 7 years to fix this table? I am very pleased with how it turned out and now this corner of the room has the look that I have been trying to accomplish for almost 3 years now.

Cleaning Freak

About two weeks ago I purchased this:

I am addicted to it. It is made with plant and mineral based ingredients. It is not tested on animals and uses recyclable packaging. It doesn't smell like chemicals. Actually, it smells wonderful. It has a coconut-based cleaning agent and essential oils, like lemon. It cuts through the grease...REALLY! Even on my stove top. It doesn't leave a residue on your counter tops.

It contains no phosphorus or bleach.

I mostly use it in my kitchen, but I have also used it in the bathroom and it makes it smell soooo purty! My 6 year old son constantly misses the toilet bowl and leaves a nice puddle at the bottom of the toilet. I spray this on it and it cuts through the dried up gunk and leaves it smelling great!

I think I have found my cleaning product. Can't wait to try out the other cleaners in this line.

http://www.greenworkscleaners.com

For Valentine's Day: Love One Another

A short, but beautiful video about love set to music from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Share it with your loved ones.

Love One Another