Rejected Books II

One year ago I posted about a hilarious bunch of rejected books given to me in order to fill up my wall of shelves. This week we were given 16 more boxes to go through in order to replace some of our terrible books with classics. In sorting, I found some more gems. Enjoy!

Not one, but two Donny Osmond autobiographies.

I can totally see why girls everywhere worshipped him. There's just something about a man who can look so cool in oversized clothes and bare feet.

Now, I don't have anything against The Collins Complete Book of Needlecraft. I do, however, have something against these pictures.

Work it!

This lady has been sitting on this rocky beach a loooong time.

I'm pretty sure one of my children actually invented this game. Ewww!

What a great idea from Juggling for the Complete Klutz!This contraption could be used for so many other things as well. Let's see, carrying laundry back upstairs, bathing your babies, traveling buffet for the homeless, and on and on and on.

 

From the Butterick Sewing Book. No comment.

This was published at the height of his career in 2005. Everyone can now collectively roll their eyes.

This was Rob's when he was young ;) Was she cool enough to impress him? Well?

From People in Costume: The 1950s and 1960s. She's looking oh so classic in her pearls-slash-santa-cap combo.

I had no idea I was supposed to do this. I've been a walking non-matcher my whole life. How embarrassing.

This is interesting. It's from the 1983 Homemaking Booklet. These are strange questions for self evaluation. My how priorities have changed.

 

A fascinating read while in the restroom.




This is so weird. Notice the little brother winking in the foreground. I'm guessing he has something to do with the ghost in the soup?




I love angel food cake but I've never tried angel food loaf. This version is definiety "something pretty, something new."






I wonder who gave us this book. No, I really want to know!




From The Stress Factor.
No need to worry, this man is only teaching this woman how to stand up correctly.



That leotard looks anything but gentle!




From the book Love at Home Starring Father.

Just reading this introductory paragraph gives me a headache. I don't even know what to say about it.






I'm thinking this boy had a special snack before watching his movie. It's the only explanation.









Yes, these giant mushroom print "hostess pajama" express just who this woman really is. I wonder what kind of gathering she is hosting in those?



They're right, this woman does look very pleased. And dramatic.




This dear, sweet nun wrote Beakless Bluebirds and Featherless Penguins, a brief 273 pages about raising two injured wild birds. Bless her heart.





*Everything depicted here actually happened.





Aww. Poor Chelsea!




I couldn't help but show more pictures of devastatingly frightening dolls. This time a winged woman with an ice cream cone that is lovingly placed into her bum pocket for safekeeping.





Ahhhh! Winged women infestatation! They're crawling out of the drawers!

I hope you enjoyed my latest installment of Rejected Books (btw, my first post about these came months before Jimmy Fallon started his own Do Not Read List on his show. I believe he somehow came across my blog post and copied my idea. Now people everywhere are laughing. All because of me. Thankyouverymuch) 

Pictures of the Girls

It seems like it has been too long since I got out some lighting gear with the express purpose of taking pictures of the family. About a week ago I grabbed the softbox and a speedlight and wouldn’t you know that the two girls were willing willing subjects. My girls are beautiful and incredibly photogenic despite their messy hair, slightly dirty faces, and wearing pajamas in the middle of the day. Here are the photos we made together. Hope you enjoy them. These two girls are the best.

Madeleine

Cara

Sisters

Caroline Turns 4

Our little Caroline is blossoming. This is her @ 4.

• She has turned into a chatterbox. I love hearing her little voice and the silly things she says.
• The quickest way to get her out of a bad mood is to joke around with her. She will immediately perk up and joke along with you. 
• She has a big gummy, toothy smile.
• Changes outfits 4-6 times a day. Loves playing dress up.
• Can't live without her best friend. When it's been too long without playing with her she mopes on the floor and whines, "I need Edyn" over and over again. 
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• Can count to 10 but is still working on her alphabet. I've noticed that she is quite intelligent for her age when it comes to conceptual thinking. 
• She is very stubborn but you can get her to do anything, anything, when bribed with a small treat. She is our little sugar maven.
• Gets along very well with her brother and sister. 
• Has always had very strong motor skills. She can climb like a monkey.
• She still struggles with separation from me sometimes. Primary and gymnastics are tough for her some days. Other days it's not a problem at all.
• Has a very beautiful singing voice.

Her birthday party this year was themed "Captain Zarina: Pirate Fairy." It's the newest Tinkerbell movie. We played games outside, used tiny toothpick swords to pop balloons filled with candy, and mixed pixie dust drinks.

The big hit of the day was our Walk the Plank game. After normal walking we challenged the kids to walk backwards, skip, spin, jump rope, and even cartwheel. They did this for a very long time and then it turned into a dance party. So funny what a simple piece of wood placed over a kiddie pool will do!


Thanks to everyone who came and helped her have a great time! We love our Caroline!

Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple

When Rob was working in Fairview we tried to meet him halfway between here and there for dinner and an activity as often as we could. There isn't much to do in Spanish Fork but we did visit the Krishna Temple.

It was rainy and the grounds and building were in bad shape. The pictures make it look better than it did in reality.

I couldn't be somewhere that incorporates Bhakti Yoga as part of their spiritual practice without practicing a little of my own.

Since it was Monday night this was our family home evening activity and our lesson was comparing the differences between this temple and our own temple that we had visited the week before. I'd like to say that it was a good, well-participated discussion but the kids were really only half listening. Aw well :) We had a nice time anyway.