Clay and I just got home after spending 5 days with his family in Minneapolis and Moose Lake, Minnesota. Fisher family visits always consist of great food, plenty of laughing, and loud, late-night games. This trip was no exception.

The weather was a nice break from the Arizona desert. We took full advantage by renting bicycles at Minnehaha Falls, pontooning on Sand Lake, tubing down the Cannon River Valley, and watching the Twins play at Target Field. We also took a little trip to look at some adorable shih tzu, poodle mix puppies. It was plenty difficult to not take one home.

We had a blast, but it’s great to be home in mosquito-free Phoenix with the pups.

Way back in 2010, I posted Kid Stuff for Adults showcasing some neat home items from Crate and Barrel’s online kids store, Land of Nod.

They’ve really stepped up their game, offering beautiful and functional pieces for children. Some of their products are so stylish they could easily fit into an adult’s home as well. Here are a few of my favorites.

Between a Rock Lamp Base - $69
Peacock Painted Masterbeasts Wall Art - $119
Basic Framework Coat Rack - $99
Tectonic Floor Rug - $299
Midtown Throw Pillow - $35
Magnetic Magazine Pocket - $24.95
Red Medicine Storage Box - $40
Bird Finials - $24.95

“The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.”

I love Disney and I love Annie Leibovitz’s Disney Dream portraits featuring celebrities as iconic Disney characters. Her newest portraits feature Russell Brand as Captain Hook and Will Ferrell, Jason Segel, and Jack Black as the Hitchhiking Ghosts from Disneyland’s the Haunted Mansion. Perfect additions to the already amazing series. Check them out, with a few of my earlier favorites:

Russell Brand as Captain Hook

Jack Black, Will Ferrell, Jason Segel as the Hitchhiking Ghosts

Jeff Bridges, Penelope Cruz as Belle and the Beast

Queen Latifah as Ursula

Scarlett Johansson as Cinderella

Beyonce, Lyle Lovett, Oliver Platt as Alice, the March Hare, and the Mad Hatter

Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony as Princess Jasmine and Aladdin

See more of the series here.

I’m happy to cross off the first item on my 30 Before 30 list I created in April, #22: Re-read the U.S. Constitution.

Every day I am thankful to be living and working in the United States. I wasn’t born here, but I don’t ever question belonging in this great nation. I’ve been meaning to learn more about American history, and what better place to begin than the U.S. Constitution? While the language can be a little dry, the document is really incredible and inspiring. The Preamble is my absolute favorite part. If a more clear and important mission statement was ever written, I don’t know what it is.

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

I’ve posted this video before, but it’s one I love. Penn and Teller can describe it like no others.