A few months ago a gal in our ward asked if anyone wanted a beta fish. I guess someone gave it to her husband and she didn’t want it around. We jumped at this opportunity… mostly because I knew there was a Pet Care achievement and belt loop for cub scouts. And a bonus: take […]
I’ve recently received several emails ending with: ‘warmly’ or ‘warm regards’ I quite like it. It reminds me that there is warmth somewhere out there… and that there are warm hearts lifting me up. I’d like to announce that we made it to the 40s over the weekend. As I type I see blue skies… […]
today is beyond dreary. when the grey and white world looks like this… and the mountains can’t be seen through the smog and fog ….there is nothing left to do but drive 3 little tots to the store to pick out some colorful healthy foods. We bought broccoli, zucchini, baby peppers, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, spinach, […]
I love this guy. Let’s call him Claud. I’m feeling this way… whatever way that is. Don’t ya love his expression? I’ve had a morning full of work, work, work. I tried so hard to get stuff tidied. I actually put away my laundry that’s been sitting around for like … forever. I vacuumed the […]
A few weeks ago we had an FHE about putting on the whole armor of God. It was a normal family home evening meaning: Tru was all over the place trying to spit on people, Max was trying to get away with all sorts of shenanigans and acrobatics on the couch, Liza was wandering around, […]
Why does anyone say that… “I know, right?” Where does it come from. Even Hannah says it. “I know, right?” Anyhoo… I know – I’ve blogged like 10 posts today – everyone can just ignore me. I’ve had pictures sitting and I felt like getting them on here. Not much to say about these pictures… […]
There is a common phrase going around right now: “Keepin’ it Real”. I suppose people generally mean that it means you have to share all the negative, hard, weaknesses, etc … or you’re being fake, trying to portray that you’re perfect. I don’t share all of the very HARD with everyone because it’s very personal […]
i’ve waffled back and forth for years about what to do for a family scrapbook. Yes, I’ve blogged, but haven’t ever printed it. I know – Yikes! I’ve done photo books for years. I love that but I decided I just need to simplify and do my blog… with more photos… Hence photo overload here. […]
Life in the winter is simple… we stay home. We try to stay warm. We try to stay busy with good things. We don’t have too many spectacular events to note… but isn’t life made up of ordinary moments. These are the things we remember from our childhood.
Wow – what a project…. an all-day family project. But – Abe did a great job. He was very specific about how he wanted it to look. Jimmy helped him cut it. Abe sanded, painted, mod-podged, and glued. It weighed exactly 5 oz… though once we got to the weigh-in their scale registered lower. Abe […]