A Few of My Favorite Things: April 2012


Here are a few of 
My Favorite Things this month:



1. The Library.
Granted, I am the only person I know who can find a way to PAY for a FREE service (ahem, fines), but I still love the library! (And yesterday our kids earned free In-n-Out Burgers by being part of our library's current reading program--love that!)
My current books on loan.
(And yes, I'm like a teenager when I see a book with a swearword in the title. Of course I'm going to check THAT out!)




2. At-Home Manicures.
Bam got these as a bday present from a girlfriend. (They're scented, too. Hello!)




3. Our 14 Year-Old's (Bam) Creativity.
(This is my next polish plan.)
Love this.





4. My Lunch Dates
(at the Deli on 9th in SLC, Utah).
We had pastrami on rye and my husband said he was going to write the deli a thank you note--he loved it THAT much!






5. Energy Bites (from TheRHouse.com).
It's basically an unbaked cookie. LOVE these. Love. Love. Love.
(And I say this knowing full-well that you shouldn't love things that can't love you back.)






6. Cool Sayings On Pinterest.
This is my new favorite. Goes with yesterday's post about The Voice In My Head (VIMH).






7. The VW Bus.
(I think this should be the only mini-van allowed on the highway.)
I've mentioned this before, but had I won Survivor, I would have bought one of these. Tricked out.
Yes, tricked out. 
(I'm over 40, so we say "tricked out" vs. "pimped.")






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