The end of another soccer season...

Just a game or two left of kids soccer games this fall. Usually, by the end of the season we are bundled up in winter clothes to watch games. This year, we are still in shorts and t-shirts- temperatures in the 80's. What a gorgeous September, making up for our chilly month of June, I suppose, or global climate issues...
We sure do appreciate this commercial around this house-

It's Kind of a Funny Story

I caught Fresh Air this afternoon on NPR as I was driving down Provo Canyon for the one millionth time this fall as we try and get all of our belongings from Point A to Point B. Zac Galifianakis was the guest today, promoting his new movie It's Kind of a Funny Story, and talking about all being funny and whatnot. Good interview, I always enjoy Fresh Air- but don't catch it often enough. I'm putting this movie on my post-moving list-of-things to do, if I can handle one of the characters being named Noelle. I don't have to share my name very often, it's always a bit weird for me. When I was a kid I used to turn bright red and crawl under the pew when "The First Noel" was sang in church. The 'other Noelle' in high school was a teacher's pet/know-it-all- I think that's what ruined it for me.
 If you haven't seen his other movie The Hangover, I recommend it, it's funnier than you would think.

It's officially going down-

Super Fantastic Yard/Moving Sale

Saturday October 2

7 am - 2 pm

1165 South 1080 East (just south of the high school & indoor pool)

Springville UT

Clothes, shoes, toys, duplo legos, puzzles, crib and other bedding, books, housewares a go-go, costumes, furniture... and the list goes on as the garage fills up. A few neighbors are going to join us too. Don't miss it, pass it on!

the best part about moving

I don't know how many times mention of this picture, Steve O in a dress, has come up in family conversation over the years. It's legendary, to phrase it lightly. See what happens to you when you are the youngest?

Another myth turned to fact- my envelope full of concert tickets from my high school years. I have been looking for this envelope for about 20 years. I had just about resigned myself to the fact that it had been thrown away somewhere along the way, when I found it in the most unlikely of places- mixed in with college papers, in a box I've never looked twice at. When I was forced to face this box, I got nostalgic and instead of tossing the whole thing in the recycle bin, I started sorting. Retrieving papers I'd written in college, yes- on my typewriter, and getting rid of about 10 lbs. of stuff I'll never look at or need again- there, in the mix... was my beloved envelope.
Steve O has always given me a suspicious eyebrow tilt and nod of the head when I'd tell him about all the shows we use to go to, back in the day. He was especially skeptical about The Dickies- now I have proof.

real or fake? or does it really matter

I guess this film, Catfish played at Sundance last year, I missed it, another reason to feel giddy about moving to Midway- only 10 minutes or so from Park City. Anyway, if Catfish comes back to Utah, (it opens in selected cities tomorrow, Sept 24th) and I really hope it does, I will be there. I know not much else but what the trailer gives you, but it looks intriguing and I enjoy the raw filmmaking style. I just hope I doesn't end too freaky, like The Blair Witch Project and continue to give me the heeby geebies every time I go camping when it's been years since I saw that film. Catfish might make me want to what? cancel my facebook account? I hope that's all, if you know... don't tell!


Steve O saw this film about Joaquin Phoenix, I'm Still Here, last week and can't stop talking about it. Apparently tons of controversy now surround it- is it real or fake? Word is, it doesn't matter- Joaquin is jacked up. Either way, I hope I can get around to seeing it while it's in SLC, if I can stand looking at that hot mess hairdo for 120 minutes.

a proper rating system

Don't underestimate the importance of a properly labeling and rating your boxes. Apparently, I have been unaware all my life, that there is a level or two above just simply 'fragile'.
Q packed this one, I'm kind of afraid to even touch it.
I'd better start labeling more seriously. I did write in Sharpie "Adult Books" on a box yesterday, and then felt like I should clarify, (perhaps just with a ball point pen), then I figured, oh well- let whoever picks up that box get a good laugh.
Here's the final word in Yard Sale- I'm not quite ready this weekend, and we have 4 soccer games this Saturday. So Saturday October 2 is the final date, it's looking good folks- all sorts of treasures and good stuff coming your way.

see honey, what I could look like...

It's fun for the whole family with this iphone, itouch, ipod app. Everywhere we go we are altering friends and family's pictures in Fat Booth and laughing our heads off. It's $.99 well spent, in my opinion, and depending on how you feel about your own person fat booth picture- you might love the app or hate it, looking into what could have been (if you'd let go of all self control over the years) or how you might look in the future... or how you looked before your season on The Biggest Loser.

time to apply

If you're (anywhere) near the area (Provo UT) and you make some funky craft or art... you might want to apply for the Winter 2010 Beehive Bazaar coming up December 1-4th. Applications are being accepted until September 29th. Get all the info at thebeehivebazaar.com

mustache shaping chart

Mustache sampler, or if you asked my 6 year old (a few years ago)- nose-stache.

sidetracked-

I came across this gal's goods on flickr- eye candy- I would recommend a visit here. It makes me want to take a bunch of my fabric and jazz up the woodlands. It could be some interesting Halloween yard decor. I've got lots of costumes... would they perhaps fit on my trees? By the way- for those in the area... big yard sale coming up Sept. 25 & 26th. Be ready for costumes, books, clothes, household goods and stuff, lots of really great stuff.
Same lady, from Toronto Canada, now, which box did I put the felt and zippers in?

a bit of recycling...

This winsurfer sail has been in our garage for years, ever since, in fact, Steve O fell into it ripping a nice big hole- honestly, this sail is from way back in the day before the sport of windsurfing killed itself by becoming too specific and technical- morphing into kiteboarding and kitesurfing and could only be done in a handful of places in the world with enough consistent wind. After a amazing windsurf specific trip to Maui in 1994 (or so) we dropped out of the sport, mainly due to the fact that we live in Utah where the wind blows very inconsistently except at Rush Lake in Utah's West Desert where I'm not really interested in hanging out, not to mention the whole family thing... But enough about the history of windsurfing... I've been meaning to cut this sail up and make it into something for eons.

An so, the big reveal... the one and only item (so far) to be made from the sail- a messenger bag with many recycled sail aspects. I put the sail with this super sturdy brownish upholstery fabric that is so heavy duty, it could probably be used as carpet in an office building. I hate working with it, it has cost me much frustration and many sewing machine needles- but I love the end result.

It's kind of cool looking, backlight and all. I just listed it on etsy, along with many other bags, garlands and felt dolls. Check it out, and get details here.

anticipating/dreading

The hour has finally come... it's time to start packing up and move. The amount of goods a family (OK, I'll admit- I am mostly to blame) can accumulate in 13 years in one house is rather astounding. The space in this picture is what I have be frightened to tackle. It doesn't look like much- about 500 sq. ft. of 4 ft. tall crawl space directly under our family room. The beauty of it was that it was available space- all warm and dry but virtually unusable for anything but storage. Some people in our neighborhood have actually turned them into playrooms- what? Then where do you put all your fabric and craft supplies? (Oops... cat out of the bag...) and your camping equipment, winter clothes, holiday decor, archived papers and pictures, films and such (and such and such). I realized yesterday as we made a family 'fire line' up the stairs and into the garage... I'm really going to miss this space, like, really bad. The new place has only real, full-sized basement space, space that could be easily tempted into becoming life-sized rooms.

Can you believe all of this came from the crawl space... I'm a little embarrassed- don't open the garage door please. And like I said- a lot of it is fabric and craft supplies. Priceless goods, I tried to explain to Steve O. If myself and the children can only easily reach the supplies, I can teach the children all sorts of clever and creative skills to last a lifetime. But for now, be a dear, pick up that box and put it in the garage, please.

but do you keep it in your pocket?

There is something so intriguing, yet ridiculously absurd about the wooden, or in this case, bamboo, iphone cover- it's like knitting a cozy for the frame of your bicycle- but then again, why not?
By the way-Happy Thursday everyone.

September

This time of year is simply delightful. Here's my top ten for September 3rd:
1. everything in bloom
2. in the 80's
3 windows open all day
4. eating something from the garden for every meal
5. kids in school
6. peaches
7. tomatoes
8. mountain biking
9. soccer games
10. house- sold

I'm getting some sewing done now that the kids are back in school and we are getting back into a routine. These cut out- a few completed- messenger bags are on their way to Salt Lake City Bicycles next week.