Emily’s Musings

Buckets of rain pounded down on Saba this weekend. With one large drop of rain, Hannah basically took a shower totally clothed. We desperately needed the rain, so I am very happy to have a full cistern. However, I did have to come up with something to do around the house to stay occupied. Hannah’s lovey is a Pooh Bear. She mostly loves this particular Pooh Bear because it has tags. In fact, she loves any stuffed animal that has tags. I got this idea of a “tag lovey” from a friend, and I decided to make one for her. Now, I don’t sew. If something can be made with a stapler, tape, or glue gun, I can make it. Sewing is a little out of my league. However, I had nothing else vying for my time, so I made this lovey by hand. I went a little crazy and added probably too many tags, but now she has options.

I decided to go to town and embellish some of her clothes. I love patches and needle work. I took all of her boring pieces and made them sassy, like her. Check them out:

Won’t her bum be cute?

She will be cute on both sides!

Look at her cute outfit now!

I feel like a celebrity. Everywhere I go, people are welcoming me back to the island. They all seem to know where I went and for how long. This “welcome” back to the island took me off guard at first. I had forgotten how everyone seems to know the comings and goings of the island. I know I am not a celebrity, but this must be similar to how they feel when people ask them about their travels.

I was certainly missed around my house. Not only did David profess his undying love for me in attempt to convince me to never leave him again for that long, but Paris’ and Kyaha’s hearts practically lept out of their bodies and basically had a heart attack right there on the patio. Crazy, excited dogs. My fridge also spoke to me, “Please, clean me out, give me a bath, and feed me!” Judging by the food in the fridge, (or lack thereof) I am 100% sure David ate like crap while I was gone. And I don’t mean crap like junk food, because at least that is food. I mean crap like a sleeve of Ritz crackers for dinner, or whatever else he could find that was stale and unfulfillable. Yuk. Good thing I’m home to reclaim my post as “family chef” and “family maid”.

I am back in the swing of things, which is pretty much like being on vacation. I have been busy this week working on a few projects that I will post pictures of later. I promised to post pictures of my trip, so here are some of the highlights:

This is my twin brother Brian. I know, David and I look more alike than he and I do.

This is my sister Jenn and her husband Scott (with Hannah of course). I visited them in Southern California.

This is a photo of Hannah her her cousin Zack (9 years old) who lives in California. He is so cute holding her hand!

This is my best friend Katie. She now lives next door to my parents in Utah. Very crazy. She mentioned to me that we have been friends for almost 20 years. YIKES! I don’t think I can be that old!

David’s sisters Janine and Sheri and his mom. This was taken at the (Janine) Harmon Ranch house in the Provo Canyon.

Saba isn’t the only beautiful place to photograph. This is some of the fall foliage up Provo Canyon.

This is Bridal Veil Falls in Provo Canyon. I used to bike up to this waterfall from my parents house.

Um . . .ya . . . this is the Porsche Cayenne Hannah and I got to drive around for a bit. It actually belongs to Angie, my sister-in-law. It was nice to drive something so nice. Our car on Saba is such a piece of junk compared to this!

This is the kitchen in the “mansion”. It is so beautiful, this photo does not do it justice. I enjoyed cooking up a few meals for my brother and his family in this amazing kitchen.

This is Hannah with David’s parents. Check out Hannah’s mile long lashes!

Hannah playing Daniel’s piano in Texas. She was quite good!

This is Ashley and Melanie Bonnett (well, her last is now McNutt). Melanie’s baby, Elizabeth, is exactly nine months younger than Hannah. We saw them in Texas.

Yes, this is Hannah and Redd (Caroline and Orrin’s kid) making out. Aren’t they cute?!

I had a wonderful trip to the states, but I am glad to be back in my own environment. I am glad to get Hannah back in her crib and happy to have my two dogs following me around like my shadow. It’s nice to be home.