A new twist on Farr's ice cream.

On Thursday night, my mom, Kev and the babies (Aspen and Maddie) went to the Riverdale dog park. After Maddie had a load of fun sniffing other dog bums and running around, we piled back in the car and stopped at the new Farr's ice cream shop on the corner of Riverdale Rd and Wall Ave.

Stop reading this post and get over there right now.

As soon as we walked in I commented that it seems to be the Farr's ice cream for the new generation. The tables are topped with industrial metal and there is a completely different vibe than the old-school versions of the two other Farr's shops in Ogden.

This Farr's offers a selection of delicious soft-serve ice cream with dozens of topping options. Ice cream lovers such as myself can pick a cup and mix/match flavors and toppings to our hearts' contents. The soft-serve is weighed and billed by the ounce so you can choose how much bang you get for your buck.

I mixed orange creme with strawberry and then I died and went to heaven.

If you like soft-serve, custard and/or frozen yogurt, then I recommend you visit this new Farr's. I believe there's one in the Orem area as well (Sophia, check it out for me and have some soft-serve for dinner, will you? I know you like that). The best part for me is that you're invited to sample the flavors and the cups they offer for the task are HUGE. Like, I almost helped myself to a handful of samples and called it good.

Please go, and tell me what you mix up.

Rock-a-bye baby

I was thrilled beyond words when I found this tee for my Pilates buddy. Kev is a huge Pink Floyd fan (we've been to see the Australian Pink Floyd tribute band twice AND we went to the Pink Floyd Experience in 2008) and I thought he'd love to see his little girl in this tee when she's a older.

I'm already planning the daddy-daughter photo of them both wearing their band tees while dancing around the living room playing air guitar.

This kid is going to love us.

Remember when?

My younger brother and I had a plethora of toys growing up. It was both good and bad that we're so close in age. I had millions of Barbies that he could de-head and fling about, and in turn I hurled his Ninja Turtles at rocks in the yard. We played with Legos, Matchbox cars, micro-mini machines, PlayMobile, and yes... Lincoln Logs.

Searching prints on Etsy I found this one that really took me back. I'm happy to see that sets of Lincoln logs are available on Amazon! The only problem will be convincing Maddie they're toys for the human child and not her. Perhaps she can find some wood scraps in the garage (she's very skilled in that respect) and both child and dog can be pacified.

Simple pleasures

I'm home sick today. I should say I came home sick today. After two hours at work I realized I was not going to successfully carry out a full day.

I've been snuggling with my puppy and a Sprite all afternoon. My favorite thing is to see Maddie get up from her blanket nest and stretch her hairy little chin up to the ceiling. She notices someone walking by and starts to growl but it ends in a yawn. It's so precious that I can forgive her heinous dog-food breath.

Unfortunately I have to kick it back into high gear soon because there is so much going on this weekend. My siblings are having our Secret Santa exchange tomorrow and there is a requisite Saturday trip to Lowe's scheduled as well. Plus I have to visit IKEA so Kev can try out a couch I love. All the festivities and chores need to be done in time for me and Kev to get back up to Ogden before 4pm so Kev can work a show at WSU.

Perhaps I can have a Sprite drip installed to help calm my stomach while I get things done. Or maybe I can sneak a few bites of the homemade bread that's baking for a party this evening. Nothing like food made with love to make a body feel better!

Maddie's not spoiled enough to get a gift set from LL Bean

It's cute though.

Natural Balance

My dog has a highly sensitive stomach. There have been stretches of time she's gone on a hunger strike and then proceeded to throw up... nothing... in great quantities.

Thinking she might have an allergy to chicken, I moved her over to an allergy-friendly brand of dog food- Natural Balance.

It has a minimal amount of ingredients in an attempt to be gentle on sensitive dog tummies. Maddie took a liking to it and has had less trouble if she stays on a regular feeding schedule. She also adores the treats that come in a variety of flavors. The Roll-A-Rounds makes her drool.

Due to her oral surgery, she's supposed to be on soft foods for five days. I soaked a few bites of her regular, crunchy food in water before opening up a can what, apparently, smells like the best thing in the world to Maddie. She's never had wet dog food before (from a can) and holy smokes that dog almost helped herself to the entire can I had left open on the counter.

I turned my back to get a fork and I hear Maddie attempting to crawl up the cabinets to get to the food. I missed the teeniest tiniest forkfull of the wet food with her softened bites and needless to say, it's been a success getting her nourishment even with the sensitivity in her mouth.

Thank you, Natural Balance. Your products are so good for my dog that I'm blogging about it. That means a heck of a lot.

There's always music on Mondays.

Ogden City hosts music in the amphitheater downtown every Monday night. There's usually a movie following the performance as well. After Kev and I had creamies (and Maddie played tug-o-war with his popsicle stick!) we headed out for a night of music.

We're really glad that Kev's mom Linda, who performs with a band, reminded us that there's actually something to do in Ogden on a Monday night.

I guess we look like really nice people because the cutest little boy in the whole world came over to pet Maddie and talk with us. He was so excited to tell us that he was wearing Wolverine underwear. I was excited to hear it! Kev and I love Wolverine so much we'd probably wear his underwear too.

We also got to meet this little guy, Rex. He's a 3-month-old rat terrier, which is what breed we believe Maddie is. Kev was overjoyed to see a mini-version of his dog. He often tells me he wishes he could've known Maddie as a puppy. It's pretty cute.

I bet they'd be even cuter if they had matching Wolverine underwear.