At the beginning of today’s bike ride, Max was in the rear … needing a drink every 2 minutes … saying, “My legs hurt.” We had a pep talk. We agreed that we would stop together as a family occasionally (in the shade of a tree!) for drink breaks. We reinforced the power of positive […]
Wow – July flew by. There is not much blogging going on here. It’s better to be out DOING than only blogging… but still. My energy level lately is zilch. I’ve been taking naps. Weird. I’ve been trying to drink tons of water. The littles always swipe and contaminate my cup. It’s hot and slightly […]
Yesterday I taught the TFOT Lesson in R.S. I combined last month’s “Stand Strong in Holy Places” by Robert D. Hales & “Obedience to law is liberty” by L. Tom Perry. It contained great lessons for me personally. Saturday night I came across an additional resource … a 2008 Women’s Conference talk by Julie Beck. […]
Remember when I had a dream reminding me not to take 5 kids to the mall. I guess today I thought I was stronger than that. Well… not my best idea. But it turned out fine. Not too many tears and only a few screams by Tru & Liza. The kids were in need of […]
remembering Ben Franklin’s insightful statement here. Jimmy came across this nougat emphasizing the truth of this principle in July 2013 Ensign: Reminds me to learn from the past so we don’t recreate it… to work hard … to recognize and obey God … and know that having comforts is not as essential as having freedom.
What better activity on Pioneer Day than to go on a hike. The only problem is that everyone else in Utah decided to make a family reunion of this same hike. Big Cottonwood canyon is one of my favorite places. The rocks in the mountain are so interesting. There are no dogs allowed! Love it! […]
Jimmy often has dreams with significant meaning… I think that is one way Heavenly Father communicates with him. He notes the meaningful dreams and tries to understand what each means. Me – not so much. I always just have weird dreams. Last night I had a dream that I took all five kids and a […]
Brock, Julie, & Kota are moving … across the country. We are so sad … but happy for their fresh start. Brock graduated with a Masters in Athletic Training (is that right?) and is working as a trainer at a high school in Fairfax, VA. Julie had hip surgery a few weeks ago and Terry […]
This morning we were all ready on time! Miracle #1. We combed Max’s hair (he grins from ear to ear when we do that … even though his hair is so thick and matted that it hardly looks any different… so cute!). Tru was being nice. Zuzu took a nap before 1:30 church. Yay! So, […]
Lots of driving shoved into those last 2 days. Liza and Tru held hands. Cute kids. We tried to get wiggles out frequently with all our potty breaks. One stop we saw a Donkey and a llama at the gas station. Liza slept in the car on our long days. Yay! We were sure glad […]