The Duchess

Georgiana Cavendish, the Duchess of Devonshire

Keira Knightley as the Duchess

I love this sort of stuff.

Looks like a great movie, and probably an even better book! I want to read this book before the movie: The Duchess, by Amanda Foreman.

The movie comes out in September!

Growing Up is a Big Job

How time flies.

Ethan just started kindergarten.

Ally is walking.

Melissa is on a mission.

Brian is driving!

She Blogs!

Kristy is now a blogger: http://www.kristykaye.blogspot.com/.
Love it!

I Hate Money

The problem is that I can't spend it. It's hard for me. Why is that a problem, you ask? Isn't that a good thing? It can be. But for me, it means agonizing over whether or not to go out to eat at work or buying a new pair of shoes every once and a while. Tyler is always telling me to go buy some new clothes for myself (I know, what a sweetie) but I just CAN'T! I buy new clothes a couple of times a year, and it's usually just a few badly-needed items. I still have clothes from years ago. I admit, most of them don't fit anymore but I hold on to them "just in case" I fit into them again someday.

I think even if I had lots and lots of money, I'd still be super cheap.

It's Time

From our last Maui trip. Paradise!

Yes, it's time for a trip. We haven't been anywhere (together) for 6 months and we REALLY need a vacation. And we think we're going to go back to our favorite place in the world. MAUI.

There's no other place like it. I can't even remember how many times Ty has been there. I think this will be my 3rd or 4th time. We've already resolved to not do anything but sit on the beach-except for go kayaking. Other than that, it's just sitting on the beach and eating pineapple with a cold, fruity drink.

It's a special place to us because that's where we spent our honeymoon. Lots of great memories. Ty went there a couple of times with his family and his now-deceased Gram. So, more great memories.

Honeymoon bliss!

I also want to go to Prince Edward Island-yes, I love Anne of Green Gables. Somehow though, I think we will end up going to Maui before the PEI. As long as it's a vacation, I'm happy.

Love It

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A great new site launched by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Check it out!

Sad!

This is heartbreaking:

BEIJING -- Nastia Liukin tied for first but got second in an incredibly convoluted scoring mess in the women's uneven bars competition Monday at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
It seemed she wuz robbed, China's He Kexin getting the gold, Liukin left with silver. China's Yang Yilin got the bronze, the bars results adding to the host nation's sensational gymnastics performance at these Games -- the great haul of China.
Wuz Liukin robbed?
No, at least not mathematically.
But that didn't do anything to lessen the sting of getting the exact same score, 16.725, but getting silver instead of gold.
"It's nothing I can control," Liukin said. "It's all up to the judges.
"I'm definitely a little upset. You know, I was hoping I could get another gold," to go with the individual all-around gold she won last Friday.