Last Clogging test and Floral arrangement

So I had my last clogging test today. It went pretty well I thought. I really love clogging, but this semester has been long and I am glad it is over.


And here is my last floral design. A nice christmasy one (our house is very nicely decorated also- very seasonal!) and my last plant that I got from my indoor plant class. It is supposed to turn into a bonsai. If it survives, then in ten years it will look cute and small and great.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We wanted to make sure that Cambria, Quincy, Rocky, Daisy, Jonah and Eleanor all felt special on this Thanksgiving Day! We love you!

Another clogging test and Flower arrangement

This weeks flower arrangement was wedding bouquets. They are a lot harder than they look. I didnt get to choose my flowers either. If I had, I probably would have chosen different colors.




And I got another houseplant. I cant remember what they called this type of arrangement, but it is basically one with several plants to use as a centerpiece.



And also my clogging test.

11/11/11

So on November 11, 2011, Eric and I decided to watch a movie (We watched Simon Burch which by the way has to be one of the saddest movies ever. I cried like... well lets just say I cried pretty hard). Someone had taken a picture on facebook at 11:11 on 11/11/11, so I told Eric we should do that too. So we stopped the movie and tried to get some pictures. You couldn't see the clock too well with the flash.

The next picture we tried had such a long shutter that the clock changed half way through, but I thought it was a cool picture because it showed 11:11 and 11:12!



We documented us in bed as well. At the prime of the day :) As usually I couldn't keep my eyes open with the flash.

Also I have been trying to do some nitrogen analysis and things havent been working out super well. (the picture is sideways) But the standard curve looks really pretty so I took a picture. The first four lines(the green) are test out an ammonium standard curve and the last two (the purple and pink) are testing nitrate. The ammonium worked great but the nitrate didn't. I got some strange black precipitate in it.

Now you see it, now you dont.

My pumpkin started to melt and mold and drip all over, so I took out the flowers that were still good and made a little arrangement on the table with our veggies as well.

And Eric decided it was time for the beard to come off so he shaved it. But before the big shave he got some quick pics out in the yard and a before and after picture. I think he looks handsome either way- with or without a beard- but someone told him the next day that the beard was just him and that he shouldn't have shaved it. Oh well. Luckily if he really wants it again he can just grow it again! Thats the thing with facial hair. It keeps growing.

Clogging test

Had a clogging test today. Here is the video from it.



Don't forget to read the previous post from yesterday if you didn't see it yet. Don't want you to miss out on our Halloween!

This is Halloween!

Halloween this year was a blast. I (Debbie) personally got to carve/decorate three pumpkins, although my mummy one is a little messed up now since it poured rain all day.

On Saturday we went to Jenny Wall's party and had fun seeing everyone in costume. We also played with Quincy, Cambria, Jonah and Eleanor. And watched some X-files with Indee and Hayden (and Cami and Toad). Hayden got a little scared, but Indee loved the thrill of the scary movies.

This was pumpkin #3 that I carved.

My mummy pumpkin (thanks Martha Stewart for the idea)

Quincy is so cute these days. I think she looks a lot like Daisy personally. She was so good all night. She just sat in her little chair and hardly made a peep except for saying bob. Ill babysit you any day.

Eleanor still has a head of hair. She is good too.

My vampire pumpkin. I think this one was my favorite. Cambria drew on the back and made her own vampire pumpkin but I thought mine looked much cooler so I didn't even get a picture of hers.

Cambria was in kind of a silly mood, but we still had fun with her.

For our costumes Eric was Paul Bunyan

And I was Babe the blue ox.

We took three of the primary girls from our class trick or treating which meant that we have successfully gone trick or treating 3 times together now. Every Halloween that we have spent together. It's pretty fun still getting a bag of candy.

In case you didn't see the previous flower post, these were my two Halloween flower arrangements. This one is stationed in our bathroom.

And this one in our kitchen. They are SO beautiful!

This is Eric's pumpkin. It didn't quite get finished.

Bonus pics:
We got to go to the sealing of our friends Robbie and Tiffany to their adopted son Daxton. We had some fun at the temple while we were at it.

Some wedding type poses since we didn't get married there like (it seems) every other LDS couple.






PS. Didn't Eric do a pretty good job growing a beard for his Halloween costume.

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More flowers!

I took these pictures for kim, but figured Id just put them on the blog too so that I dont have to take more pictures. Here are my two flower arrangements for this week. A little table on and a big table one. Halloween colors are apparently orange and purple this year so lots of purple. The big one in the pumpkin turned out pretty cool and I am excited to put it on my table at home. Smells good!



Now I have to figure out how to carry this to my car without my arms breaking all in one run! Wish me luck!

Apple Pie!

So yesterday I made my first ever all from scratch apple pie! I went next door and picked the apples, found a recipe online, and made it. I usually don't love the homemade version of apple pie (The store bought version is my favorite pie), but I think that my pie turned out really great and I am pretty proud of it.

(This shirt was one of my lost and found purchases- Price $1)

This new tablecloth was also a lost and found purchase (Price $1.25) I'm pretty happy with it. I think it might be the exact same one my mom has and always uses. I had to fold it in fourths to fit on our table.

You might have noticed on the table my beautiful flower arrangement? This one is by far my favorite one that I have done so far by far! It is a cube design and I think it is absolutely beautiful!

Since I am the last lab of the week we also get to take home extra flowers. I was able to get enough flowers to make 3 more bouquets. So I gave two away and kept one for us. So FUN! (Eric if you read this, please remember how much I love flowers for future years when Im not bringing so many home)

We also went to see Thriller. The oddesy dance company does a dance all around Utah with halloween themed dances. It was really fun and neat to see. The picture is a little fuzzy, but oh well.


Im also trying to learn the wheel in ceramics and boy is that frustrating. I had no clue how hard it would be! But hopefully all this time I spend throwing will make me good at it and I can get some good ceramic pieces out of it!