the sunday morning post, 20th ed.

love making new traditions.

ours?

sleep overs in the living room.

{beginning at 11.30pm}

last saturday of every month

and whenever necessary

or desired.

step 1: clear out all the furniture from the living room by moving it into the dining area.

step 2: bring in the mattresses

step 3: chug a bottle of apple juice

{at least, that's what alissa does}

step 4: i don't know what's going on here.

step 5: put your {old} camera on top of the refrigerator in the crack between the door and not door. then place a pencil under the lens to prop it up. put it on the 10 second timer.

step 6: chat.

step 7: watch a sappy chick flick. whoever stays awake for the midnight showing wins. {airin-congrats; i was out in about 15 minutes}

happy bday dana!

i did not forget. i've just been taking midterms!

so here it is...one day late.

HAPPY BDAY DANA!

17!

check her out here.

or here.

she's going to be a fabulous photographer one day.

sooner rather than later.

because she's buying herself a nice rad camera.

pictures are in reverse chronological order.

twin jeans

{triplets, actually. i have them too.}

no questions, please.

baby dana.

not looking.

bush woman in mammoth. 08.

modeling at big sur. 07.

july the 4th! 08.

disneyland. 05?

danny and denae's wedding. az. 05.

mammoth. 06.

model employee

just in case you forgot [or didn't know]:

i think i have the best dad in the world.

he works at a BMW dealership.

and he's the man.

yesterday he was reviewed.

and not to anyone's surprise,

he received the highest possible scores in each of the 5 areas.

making him a "model employee"

CONGRATS DAD!!

remember when i took this picture at the airport in munich for you?

well, you weren't there--but your hard work at bmw let me be there.

I LOVE YOU!!!

V

love this shirt.

i own 5.

{this gray and my ugly pea soup green [as seen in my little picture to the right] are my favorite.}

$8 at target.

but sometimes on sale for $6.

check out all the colors here.

and also,

read this.

showdown:

water

vs.

coke

now, i haven't had a soda since my jr. year in high school--at least, that's the last time i can think that i would have had one so it could have been earlier than that.

i just don't like it. i'm not into sugary drinks.

and the carbonation hurts.

so i hate soda. hate it.

and i love water. it's all i drink.

so naturally, when i saw this email in my inbox from grandma, i was pretty intrigued.

just a bunch of facts about water and coke.

i'm happy to say i knew all of the water ones just from reading and taking nutrition classes, and you probably have heard of/read most of them yourself. but the coke ones were interesting and surprising--and i'm sure will prove to be pretty useful for next months cleaning checks.

so i share them with you.

water

{one}

75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half the world population)

{two}

In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is mistaken for hunger.

{three}

Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.

{four}

One glass of water shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.

{five}

Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

{six}

Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.

{seven}

A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.

{eight}

Drinking 8 [i say 10, more if you work out] glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%., and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.

Are you drinking the amount of water you should drink every day?

coke

[one]

In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.

[two]

You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days.

[three]

To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the 'real thing' sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.

[four]

To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

[five]

To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

[six]

To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.

[seven]

To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.

[eight]

To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

(one)

The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.

(two)

To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial trucks must use a "hazardous material" place card reserved for highly corrosive materials.

(three)

The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean engines of the trucks for about 20 years!

my pet

ant.

yes, you read correctly.

i have a pet ant. more like my bathroom has a pet ant.

and not really by choice.

every morning, strike that, 80% of the time i use the restroom in my apt, there's this little ant crawling on our white rug.

and every time i squish it with my toe.

what?

still there.

how can this be?

is there a whole army of them and one gets sent out to scout each day?

or does this ant have 6 months worth of lives--multiple per day?

inbox

gotta love gmail for this reason:

emails from erin.

well... i did it. i will be a marathoner on june the 12th. woo!

mostly gotta love that erin is doing the marathon with me!!!!!!!!!!

the sunday morning post, 19th ed.

coming to you in the evening

with a

Breakfast Special

so let's talk cereal.

i love it.

but...

i never buy it.

i have never bought it.

because i will eat the whole box at once.

well, if it's special k because there is like nothing in the box and it doesn't fill you up. well, me at least. my other favorites will last awhile.

so here they are.

in no particular order.

GRAPE NUTS

love to eat them in a little mug with almond milk.

wheat a bix

european cereal. uk.

really guilty pleasure

frosted mini wheats.

love love love.

special k red berries.

i have finished the whole box before.

well, erin had like 2 bowls and i had like 6.

whoops.

other breakfast favorites

that you probably already know:

*oatmeal w. yogurt

*whole wheat toast w. peanut butter & yogurt and bananas

*smoothies

*cottage cheese & yogurt with fruit

snow run

ever wonder what it'd be like to run in the snow?

it's pretty cool.

feels like more of an accomplishment.

ever run in the rain?

no run. well yes, it is fun. but you get wet.

ever wonder what it'd be like to run while it's snowing?

cease your wondering.

i'll tell you.

it's fun. slightly ridiculous, but fun.

marathon training stops for nothing.

i decided to do my long run today. it snowed earlier but it stopped and weather.com said it wouldn't start again until 9 or 10 pm. well we know we can't always trust weather.com {like when everyday it said it was going to snow but then it was sunny instead.} it was wrong again today, but this time not in my favor.

so i started my 11 mile run. mile 2 it starts flurrying. so just some snow flakes. then more. and more. and mile 3/4 it was really coming down. i mean like blizzard snowing down. then it was slushy blizzarding. not quite rain but not quite snow. hit and melt, but still sticking a little.

but it was so fun. and it wasn't any colder than i've been running in, so i didn't mind it much. and my nike kept me warm. and i was wearing my nike capris--not even tights+pants and my legs weren't even cold!

so note to self: you can do it, heidi. you can run in the snow. there's no excuse. [unless it's colder than it was and windy or hailing, or raining.]

oh...and i ran by a dead deer. that's a story. at least i wasn't attacked by a pit bull.

remember whens...

should be doing homework but just saw this post from dana.

{most of hers are family / sister "remember whens..." but some are just between em and d.}

a few i would like to add. {and some are just heidi - erin}

remember boob chips?

remember "emily, do you want a ticket?"

remember when we played log ride in the bath?

remember when we took baths together?

remember "whoop! awww." during shower games?

remember recording "mr. sandman" at the rock and roll hall of fame. and it was horrible?

remember bear wood forest?

remember how bear wood forest sold anything and everything from lipstick to cruises?

remember how i really need to be doing homework right now so i can get more than 5 hours of sleep?

as dana said...leave some of your remember when's too.

{like corrie: remember when my windshield wiper wiped a little too far--like off the windshield?}

{and lyndi: remember that one bus trip in munich? [enough said...] and the german boys?}

{and claire / steph: remember when we caught a lizard and named it brainless? {or steph insulted it and then we decided to keep that as his name?} and remember how we hid it in the boys room?}

like marshmallows?

then try these.

extra giant pink & white marshmallows.

buy them here.

i haven't actually had them.

but em has...

let us first take note of the size of these marshmallows.

they are huge. super gigante.

em's holding a regular marshmallow--not a mini--and a giant one.

big difference, eh?

then i made her stuff it in her mouth. well, i asked her to try. and taped it on the phone. and she agreed to it. but she said "don't put this on your blog!" and i said "yeah yeah". too bad we're 800 miles apart, sister! you just gotta share these things when they happen. the world needs to see.

also, joe stuffed it in his mouth in one shot.