I often choke at the price of laundry detergent. I have this dream that all my clothes will be perfectly clean and will smell like Tide forever. But… I don’t buy Tide … and my laundry doesn’t smell fresh forever. Oh well. Since my yummy smelling clothes dream isn’t coming true, I figured I may […]
I dropped my dear camera yesterday and it died … it’s final death. It’s been dropped before, but never this hard, at this angle, and on cement. The lens is completely jammed and crooked. The casing isn’t doing too hot either. It’s been a good little camera for me. The kids always took pictures with […]
What if I could be a little more like Mary Poppins? Help Make Work Fun with the kids. Remember to laugh and enjoy life. Songs help. A trip to NYC to see Mary Poppins would be magical. I’m not sure why I didn’t make the effort to go when it was in SLC last September. […]
but I guess I’ll just love them. I struggle to always act like I love my children (like when I lose my patience and holler a bit – oops) … but oh, how I do love them!! … each with their own silly personality. This message is a great one for me… I sometimes try […]
one day my mind pondered this question … really … if i know who I am as a daughter of God … how is that affecting my decisions, attitude, etc about life and challenges? Am I letting it guide me as it should? I’m giving a lesson on this topic in a few weeks. I’d […]
We didn’t exactly do the most pioneerish of activities. We all went to a piano store to look around. That was an adventure. We ate Little Caesars for lunch. The kids ran through the sprinklers after quiet time. We ate grilled kabobs and pineapple and then played baseball and kickball. We ended the day with […]
“It is not enough to study or reenact the accomplishments of our pioneers. We need to identify the great, eternal principles they applied to achieve all they achieved for our benefit and then apply those principles to the challenges of our day. In that way we honor their pioneering efforts” -Dallin H. Oaks “We are […]
This weekend was for funny dress-ups … sponsored by Miss Hannah. She’s our creative soul who makes fun for the boys. The cowboy evening was comical. Mostly I love Max’s Chinese cowboy hat that he borrowed from me. Tru’s clothes-free Babushka rocked. And this morning Max came up with his pulled-up pants Farmer look. I […]