Announcing a new baby...

...grand! Isn't she beautiful?! Actually, she is only a temporary resident in our house. Duncan found this two-year-old Yamaha GC1 at a great price, so we are going to re-sell it. Duncan flips real estate; Duncan flips pianos. :) It really is a great piano, and it plays beautifully.

Name the Movie

"If there is anything disagreeable going on, men are sure to get out of it."

Hint: It is also a book.

Name the Movie

"There are two kinds of people in the world: those who like Neil Diamond, and those who don't."

Milestone

I wondered why Chloe hadn't slept through the night for a few nights, and why she was a little fussier than normal. Then when she put my finger in her mought and I felt something sharp, I knew why; she had cut her first tooth! (If you enlarge the picture and look really hard you can see a grayish area on her bottom gum.)

To be honest, it was a shock to me when I first felt the tooth, and I even felt a little sad. I don't know why, other than it meant that she wasn't going to be a baby forever. I guess I look at it as the first really physical change to take place since her birth.

Eating it Up Already

Although Chloe chews on any book she can get her hands on, I'm betting she'll be a Jane Austen fan one day.

Conference Weekend and Moose Sighting

Another General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has come and gone, but we hope the words of love and counsel will not leave our hearts....

Duncan and I were happy to have Nancy B. spend Saturday with us. Her friend, Chase, who just got home from his mission on Friday, also joined us for lunch and the afternoon session. It was good to see him again.

Diannah was the lucky one, though, because she got to share our Conference tradition on Sunday morning: a breakfast of Belgian waffles and buttermilk syrup. Yum!

After conference Duncan, Chloe and I took a scenic drive on the Alpine Loop and to Cascade Springs. On our way home, we pulled off the road to take a picture of the fall trees and white-capped mountains, and did so just as a large moose was crossing the road about a hundred yards or so in front of us. It was beautiful. Here's the best shot I could get, followed by a closeup from that shot.

Here are a couple other fun shots from that day.

Essentials of Baking

I absolutely love this book. I originally bought it several years ago at Costco, I think. I loaned that copy to a friend and then decided to let her keep it as a going away present; so, of course, I had to go out and buy another one. It seems like everything I make from the book turns out great. Yesterday I made the Lattice-Top Peach Pie (with fresh Utah peaches) and it was fabulous. The Flaky Pie Pastry is the only pie crust recipe I use now. The only bread recipe I've tried is the Classic Dinner Rolls, and they were delicious. Anyway, if you like to bake or want to learn, I would highly recommend this book. Christmas is coming up...it might be a good gift for someone.