Oh mother, who art thou...

I just had a really funny experience involving my mother. My mother is a long story, but let's just say, in all most ways we are polar opposites. So anyway, last fall my mother's GED program that she worked for lost it's funding, and she had to be let go. This started a sad time in her life when she had to work at McDonald's, and couldn't buy birthday presents for her children (we are alike in that we love buying presents for people). I knew she felt terribly guilty about this, and today she came to make amends. Matt's birthday was recently, and she got him a present (long-burning candles and stormproof matches, she and her boyfriend are conspiracy theorists... like I said, long story), and she said there was another part to his present. So when she said today "I have a present for you" I figured it was this mysterious second part. She showed up with two gift bags full of purses, and said that one of them was for me. I spotted a pink lacy one and a zebra striped one, and silently prayed that the lacy one was for me. Turns out, it WAS!!

It's not my favorite ever, but I'll definitely wear it in public! (Unlike several other things she's bought for me *ahem* purple Crocs?!) Here's the punchline... My mom was delighted that I liked it, and then explained how she picked it out. She asked herself "Which of these is the ugliest one, that's probably the one Bronwyn will like"!!!!! I'm so glad she's finally figured that out. 

To demonstrate that this was probably the only purse in that store I would even remotely consider, I give you... the purses selected for my sisters.

Moriah likes purple, so she gets this classy little eyesore that made me want to die. 

I couldn't find a picture that resembled Keirwyth's purse (it's black with silver horses and too much bling) so here is a purse taken off of the store's Facebook page, demonstrating the level of taste.

This one is for Onnah. I tried to hint as hard as I could that I thought Onnah might enjoy something a bit more feminine...

So there it is. How disappointingly un-blingified mine is in retrospect. 

P.S. My mother's current purse is a patchwork number with sequined butterflies and purple horses. 

Disclaimer: I'm pretty sure my sisters' taste levels are more similar to mine, they're just much less vocal about it than I am. 

Going crazy...

Matt and I have been house hunting since last fall. Not in any hurry, just thought that since he has an awesome job and we can afford to, we should stop renting. We ran across one little number and made an offer, and it got bought out from under us :-( After not having any offers for six months, another offer comes in the week we want it, of course. In the past couple of weeks we've come across a couple that we would've loved, but they were already under contract.

BUT today, we may be going crazy. Check this bad boy out.

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/117-W-Adams-Ave_Riverton_WY_82501_M85340-59711?row=85

There are approximately 8 different types of flooring, including 2 awful 1970's carpet shades

 3 different types of hardwood

Brand new

Not so brand new (and check out the faux wood siding!)

 Possibly original (house built in 1917)

Mini tile in half the entryway, old wood floor in the other half, "transitions" to newer hardwood in the first living room....


There's snakeskinish laminate in the bathroom.

There's a BLUE bedroom. Even the ceiling is blue. (This is the other carpet. Classy!!)

It's yellow on the outside (I LOVE yellow, just not for houses). AND it's two doors down from the detox center (where our resident alcoholic population can go to get meals and sober up and have a safe, warm place to sleep). The back yard is tiny, and made of dirt. The landscaping is bushes running rampant. The basement is too short for a Matt Wright to stand up in. And we LOOOVE IT!!!!!! Both of us have this insane draw to it. I saw it online and immediately made an appointment to see it. Matt got there first, and called me to say "No. No way. Not even.". And then we walked through it, and it's quirky, and it's fun, and all of the problems are cosmetic, and the kitchen is awesome,

The floor plan is wacky, but so are we. It's on a through street, and next to some lots that are zoned commercial, but who cares!! If we live there for 5 years, we might have a bike rider, and there's a bike path right before the detox center. (Plus, don't tell the rural development people, but there's a little house in the back that we could fix up and rent out. It's so darling, and would be so fun!). Our realtor was laughing at us, and telling us she was worried about us, but when it's right it's right!! We shall pray about it, and keep y'all posted.

A humerus post...

A little Anatomy pun for you there.

So, this semester, I'm taking Anatomy. And it is AWESOME!!! Well... we haven't gotten to the dissecting kitties part, and there was a fetal skull... but so far it's been cool. There hasn't been a single mention of interest rates, or the stock market... it's just refreshing. I am in love with how the human body fits together. Think of the ribcage. It keeps all of the super super super important stuff like heart and lung protected, while it stops just short enough so that we can bend over and twist and move our trunks around. And fingerprints? Those are developed in utero, by the baby running it's super pliable skin up and down it's mommy's insides in a totally unique pattern, forming little, permanent ridges. Ridiculously cool. Did you know that bones have blood vessels running through them, so that when you break a bone hard enough, it actually bleeds? Or that bones are just as dynamic as skin, just on a much slower scale. Your femur is completely replaced every 6-10 years.

Anyways. I thought I'd get back to blogging. Not that there's anything exciting happening in our lives. But looking back, it's good to have ANYTHING documented. So I will just add that I have been in a deep depression for the past year, that my good doctors have kindly fixed for me. Just have to speak up and let people know how much you're hurting sometimes. I highly recommend it.

Also, here's a picture of the humerus. Look at how awesome the elbow joint is!! It's specifically built so that your arm can fully extend, and then bend almost completely in half.