Andrea – Page 29 – The Isle of Imagination

The Change Day

7 Sep 2006

Yesterday was the change day . . . the day when summer changes to fall. It’s a different day every year. Last year it didn’t happen until October 28th . [...]

Hot Fun In the Summertime

23 Aug 2006

This week I have been making Grandma’s Salsa with the veggies I got from the farmers market last weekend. Usually my friend Morgen and I get together to make [...]

Spell Bound

21 Aug 2006

One of my favorite things in the whole world is in the morning after Olivia has had her bath, and I wrap her up in her soft yellow towel, and hold her little body. [...]

The Days Are Just Packed

21 Aug 2006

You might remember the comic strip from Calvin & Hobbes, “The days are just packed” (This later became the name for a book of collected strips from [...]

Sunshine On My Shoulder

19 Aug 2006

When we all made it back from the funeral on Thursday night, we decided to invite Wynn and Heidi to stay a couple extra days and hang out with us for the weekend. So [...]

Update to the Website

12 Aug 2006

I have updated the website. I wasn’t pleased with the original design of the “Andrea” section of the website, but didn’t really have time to [...]

101 Things to Do With An Alligator

12 Aug 2006

Wrestle eat stew listen to Rock & Roll music floss watch “Crocodile Dundee” go sun bathing ride it show it off to my friends put it in the bath tub [...]

Letters & Postcards

8 Aug 2006

When I was twelve or so, my friend Andi & I set up a hide-out under the stairs. It was there that I colored my first “letters & postcards box.” I [...]

Baby Mine

2 Aug 2006

Olivia is growing up sooooo fast. Every day it’s something new. This week she’s learned to tense her shoulders (so it looks like a shrug) and get red in [...]

When I See an Elephant Fly

31 Jul 2006

I think I’ve seen about everything . . . But this month I’ve seen two more quite amusing things. Over fourth of July weekend we went to Arizona. Wyatt [...]

Let Freedom Ring!

5 Jul 2006

This past weekend was the fourth of July. To celebrate Wyatt and I decided to go to the Oakley rodeo. (We’ve wanted to buy a cabin in Weber canyon just outside [...]

The Great Divorce

26 Jun 2006

The Great Divorce By: C.S. Lewis First Time I Read It: Summer, 2001 Number of Times I’ve Read It: Countless Kenneth Tynan said of Lewis: “How thrilling [...]

The Westing Game

14 Jun 2006

The Westing Game Category: Book By: Ellen Raskin I first read it in: 6th Grade Number of times I’ve read it: 3 Last night I was at the local Barnes & [...]

She Looked Like Herself

13 Jun 2006

I remember my first thought when they put Olivia on my tummy after I delivered her at the hospital. I thought: “Oh, she looks like herself.” I was quite [...]

In Town For The Weekend

12 Jun 2006

Wyatt’s family came to town for the weekend. Jena & Lance drove out from Missouri, Wynn & Heidi flew in from Arizona, & Wade drove down from Idaho. [...]

Splish Splish Splash

5 Jun 2006

Today Olivia and I were invited by our cousins, Anna & Jameson, to kick off the summer by going to the local pool. We went to the one by Jameson’s house in [...]