Girls in White Dresses with Blue Satin Sashes

That was always my favorite line of the song. Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens are too vague for me, but I can just see a girl in a white dress with a blue sash- it's just so clear to me. Unfortunately, I googled the phrase, and I couldn't find a single picture like the white dress I picture. I guess that's what makes it a great image- you can interpret it many ways. I just wish everyone else's interpretation wasn't so wrong.

I'm in need of a good old Sound of Music philosophy lesson. Life has been a little up in the air for us. Jeff hasn't found a job yet and in 2 weeks, we will be homeless unless the Northern California housing market finally pulls through for us. I worry constantly about Adam, if he's gaining weight, if he's hitting his milestones. I worry about Jeff; he's been so stressed and scared.  I worry about packing. Mostly I don't want to do it.

People ask us: "What are you going to do?" Well, what can we do, really? We will find a place to live in California because Jeff still has an internship and a part-time job here. We will live on our savings. I will order less expensive menu items at Taco Bell. (Hee!) Sometimes things aren't ideal, but you just have to press forward without whining, because there is always someone who has it worse than you do. Luckily for all of you, I am that person. (Double hee!)

Basically, The Sound of Music is awesome. We all know that.  But Maria really did me a solid last week. I was pretty stressed and downtrodden about our future. I felt secure on a deeper level- I know that Heavenly Father will watch out for us. But on a superficial level, I needed some comfort. So I thought of my favorite things. And then I didn't feel so bad.

Here are some of my favorite things:

• Stomping on mushrooms. (This has been videotaped, unfortunately.)
• The smell of something just cleaned with bleach. (May all of my bleach-stained clothes rest in peace)
• When Adam bites Jeff's nose. (I guess I should start intervening.)
• Small children speaking foreign languages. (Especially French.)
• Petting zoos and zoos in general. (When regular zoos have a petting zoo section, I'm over-the-moon.)
• Miniseries. (The long P&P, Anne, Little Dorrit, Downton Abbey, among many glorious others.)
• Napping. (When Adam does it, or when I do it. Either way, it's great.)
• Wedding dresses. (Poor Adam has seen waaaay too many episodes of Say Yes to the Dress.)
• Gardens. (I like to see things grow from the ground. It still blows my mind that that's possible.)
• When Jeff comes and waves at me while he's brushing his teeth. (He does it every night.)
• Young adult novels. (I want to write one one day. And it will blow all ya'll's minds.)
• The feeling of kissing Adam's cheeks. (Baby skin is so amazing.)
• Anything with the Muppets. (This November will obviously be a good time.)
• Singing and dancing in the car. (I'm always sad to see that most people I drive by aren't doing this.)

I guess I probably should stop here because Adam is waking up from his nap (see aforementioned favorite thing) and I have to return to reality, I guess. Could you do me a favor, blog stalkers?? Could you please comment and tell me some of your favorite things? It would make me really happy. I like knowing silly little things about people. It actually is one of my many unlisted favorite things.