Paperwhite Jewelry

I am so excited to announce the opening of my new online jewelry shop, Paperwhite Jewelry! I am really excited about all the jewelry there it has been a fun new adventure. Here is the link if you would like to go look at it www.paperwhitejewelry.etsy.com

For Val

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
2 cups zucchini, grated
2 cups flours, all purpose
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup oil
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips, semi sweet

Prepare two 8x4 loaf pans by greasing and flouring or by lining with parchment paper. Melt unsweetened chocolate and set aside. Wash and grate zucchini, set aside. Measure flour, salt, soda, baking powder, and cinnamon into a bowl, stir and set aside. Place eggs in a mixing bowl and beat. Add the sugars, oil, melted chocolate, and vanilla, beat until creamy. Add the zucchini and stir together. Mix in dry ingredients until incorporated. Add the chocolate chips and mix in. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes. Makes 2 loaves.

tagged

Tag...Your It...So I have been tagged... here is goes:
5 things I was doing 10 years ago: Wow what was I doing 10 years ago?
Starting 7th grade
Taking the bus to school every morning
Reading the Anne of Green Gables series probably
I think I started singing with the International Childrens Choir that year
Getting braces!

5 things on my to-do list today
Go to Church
Read
string necklaces
take a Sunday nap
visit Ryan and Camille

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire:
Go to Europe
Buy a new couch
Pay for all of Jacksons school
Maybe open a cute shop
Buy a new oven

5 things i’ll never wear again:
Short shorts
scrunchie
black jeans
black keds
anklets

5 favorite toys:
Lap top
I pod
laser
blog
camera

5 people to Tag:
Tiffany Rosenhan
Danielle Morgan
Jane Curtis
Emily Aldrich
Jenny Jensen

Modest Clothing

Today as I was looking at shade clothing and shabby apple clothing I became curious and wanted to see what other "modest clothing" websites I could find. I went through the first five that popped up (none of which were based in Utah) and found the clothes below, I felt as though I was sent back 100 years to Laura Ingalls Wilders time. I am now truly grateful for the clothes above and the people who felt the need to make them!

Fall happenings

Pumpkin doughnuts and award winning cider, it was delicious!
At Jennie's
Maize out
Jackson the dentist, making wax teeth!

My Mom is an amazing counted cross stitcher, this is her latest piece it is for halloween!
Cute Bennett.
Eliza showing her teeth.

My latest project! I had to put some colorful paper behind it so you can actually see it.

Bennett Ryan Parker

Congratulations to the Parker family on their newest addition Bennett! He is darling, a great sleeper and eater. Eliza could not be more excited!

Labor Day

We had a fun Labor Day weekend. On Monday we went raspberry picking with our friends Nate and Missy and their friends Heather, Andy, Katie and Scott. It was a lot of fun and we made some good jam!

Michigan Football

Our first Michigan game, a very disappointing game.
I couldn't get over how many people were packed into the stadium.
After the game the streets were filled with very disappointed people.
We are also so excited that we finally have the wall space to put up this awesome African cloth! One day we will get a nice frame for it but for now we are just excited it is out of the drawer.