{ideas, ideas and more ideas}

i've been taking a long break from blogging. i don't know if anyone even noticed. :) i have still been busy on pinterest . lots of great stuff filed there. do check it out. :)

{tatjana raum}

polymer clay + natural materials + Tatjana Raum

=

magic!

tatjana raum

{hi :) }

l.o.v.e.d. the book.

l.o.v.e.d. the movie.

superb acting!

not a single bad thing to say about the movie. it's one of those perfect ones. so i'm giving it five out of five stars.

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this book was very enjoyable. it gives you a glimpse of a life of a Japanese wife in America after the World War II.

the only criticism i'm giving this book is that it gives false information about the church i belong to. it drives me nuts when i read/see/hear something about my church that is not true.

one thing the author says in the book is that we believe that physical intimacy should only happen when you want to have babies. what a load of baloney! trust me on this one. ;)

then it talks about how secretive our church is. hello? how can someone say that when all of our beliefs are on the church website and at the moment, more than 52,000 lds missionaries are out there in the world ready to teach anyone about our church who is willing to listen. hmm, secretive? i don't think so. 

you just can't believe all you hear/read/see on tv.

i actually got a good laugh from those parts of the book. sometimes it's very interesting what people think about our church. the "best" one i've ever heard is that the lds church has built a tunnel under the Atlantic Ocean from Ireland to the United States so that they can smuggle women to be their wives. that is the most ludicrous thing i've ever heard. :D i can't believe that someone honestly believes that but the person who said that was serious. you just gotta shake your head sometimes of some people's ignorance.

anyways, i'm giving this book three out of five stars because it was a good book but not great. an enjoyable read.

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{precious}

She's a little bit of sunshine,
She's a smile to light your days,
She will steal your heart and
keep it with her warm endearing ways,
She's your precious little daughter,
With a sweetness from above
Who will fill your years with laughter
and your lives with lots of love
Author Unknown

A SPECIAL PERSON ENTERED MY LIFE
I REMEMBER HOLDING YOU SO TIGHT
I REMEMBER LOTS OF LOVELY TIMES
AND I SHALL ALWAYS CHERISH
THEM IN MY MIND
YOU ARE MY DAUGHTER
YOU ARE MY FRIEND
OUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER
WILL NEVER END
I HAVE WATCHED YOU GROW
I LOVE YOU SO
AND I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW

This Girl can Jump.
This Girl can sing.
This Girl can do most anything.

This Girl can laugh.
This Girl can cry.
Sometimes I think this Girl can fly.

This Girl can hope.
This Girl can dream.
This Girl glows like a sunbeam.

This Girl is sweet.
This Girl is tough.
For the love of this Girl,
I can’t thank God enough.

{heritage festival}

love, love, love this festival. Canada is a big melting pot of cultures and the Heritage Festival is a great way to appreciate the various ethnic groups of the world. dancing, food, merchandise...

kuten aina, kävin skandinavian teltalla ostamassa karjalanpiirakoita.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEcXIVk8hfI

{west coast trip, day 10}

day 10

the drive home.

supper at Earl's in Jasper.

bye, bye gorgeous views.



{west coast trip, day 9, pow wow}

day 9

drove to Kamloops.

shopped.

supper at East Side Mario's.

Kamloopa Pow Wow. sorry about the poor quality of the videos. obviously i had my camera on the wrong setting. you can still get the feel of the event from the videos. what an awesome experience! gotta love the first nations culture.