Catching Up

So today I'm officially three birthdays behind on my blog. So I'm catching up today. Starting with Julie, who turned 28 on September 2. So part of my present to her (the other half also still undelivered) is my posting of the top ten things I love about her.

10. She has the rare combination of being extremely good at math and makeup.
9. She's the only one who laughs at my asymptote jokes
8. She takes post-dinner walks with me at the cabin
7. She is ridiculously good at laundry
6. She helped makeover my wardrobe on a budget last summer
5. She is a voracious and discerning reader
4. She always has my back
3. She gave me a "cooking for dummies" recipe box for my wedding
2. She can drive all night
1. She's really funny; especially after midnight

So happy birthday, J. I hope you had a great day.

Stay tuned for top ten lists for my parents in coming days.

Best Friends

Ella and our neighbor Alice on their way to the park.






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Back on the wagon

It's not surprising with all the upheaval lately that Ella has started sucking her thumb again. I think it's the third or fourth te. So we pulled out her old friend Thumb Guard again. Only this time its effectiveness is diminished by the fact that she knows how to pull her thumb out of it.
Initial reaction:


Brave happy face:



"I'm sucking anyway" attitude:

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Claire singing

How Claire likes up use her free time.

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What would you do?

What would you do of you had to pick between going to see The Killers in concert or attending the Saturday night adult session of stake conference? What if the tickets were in row ten and free because your friend is the manager? What if your cousin and her husband were visiting that same weekend? What if the only way to see your manager friend were to go to the concert and he could get tickets for your cousin too? And what if Elder Andersen were speaking at the conference?

Fortunately, in true Milt Brinton fashion, I found a way to do both.






Brandon Flowers getting close to the other humans. Or were they dancer?




Lots of people wonder what Andrew looks like at a rock concert so here's the answer. He looks blurry.


Here is what the inventor of the iPhone looks like. He looks like he wishes the people next to him weren't taking pictures of him with his invention.


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Food Styling

For lunch today we had crackers with ham and cheese. When Ella saw me eating a plain cracker she said, "no mom, put some cheese on that cracker so it can be modest."

Later at dinner when I recounted the story to Andrew he asked Ella "Where do you get that from?". She replied immediately, "from Costco."


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Ballet

Ella was so excited for her ballet class she could hardly keep her feet on the floor.


She paid close attention.


She's on the small side. She was also very excited to be one of only two girls awesome enough to wear black.


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