I sort of forgot the morning of St. Patty’s day that it was a “holiday” (can it really be called that?). The kids were excited and talked about fun things we’d done in years past. This year I didn’t have a single plan – not even Lucky Charms cereal. But everyone wore green. Even ‘Liza […]
So – my dad had his triple by-pass surgery on Tuesday. Mary, Mom, Dan, and I waited for about 8 hours. We saw dad in the ICU just for a moment on Tuesday. His pressures did not stabilize until 2 a.m. and then they finally could take the breathing tube out. Phew! Dr. Doty said […]
This cute little girlie ‘Liza Ruth! Wish I had stats or something, but I actually haven’t taken her in for her 6 month check-up. Oops! Isn’t she a sweetie?! In the past week she’s really excelled at sitting up on her own. She does NOT like to lay down and she curves her neck up […]
This is my daddy. He was younger than this when he got diabetes. Way back then :) he wasn’t expected to live past 50. Heavenly Father has blessed my dad with good health for many moons. He served a mission in California. He taught Seminary (and met my mom there). He moved his little family […]
Yesterday Abe went to his friend Jacob’s house to play. Jacob’s mom, Julie, has been trying to help my kids become better adjusted to dogs and cats. She told Abe that if he pet the dog, she would pay him $5. She didn’t think in a million years he’d do it. Well… here he is: […]
You know when you have a glorious idea for family home evening and you plan it for weeks… and then when you actually have it, it’s not quite like you envisioned. Yes. This happens. It happened on Monday. But – ya know – despite its imperfections, it’s still a fun memory for me. I hope […]
Well Miss Lucy Steele… you are welcome any time at the Smith home. As Jimmy left for work … trying to rush & catch his bus, I exclaimed, “Don’t leave me here with the screaming children!!” And then he left. He knew I wasn’t serious (though Tru had just pinched Max and was screaming at […]
I just had to share Hannah’s most recent project. She and a friend wanted to do a class newspaper so they came up ideas and notes. She came home and typed everything in and I helped her format it. My favorite part is when she said she drew the picture in 5 seconds. And I […]
Last night we had a storm. The kind with beastly wind, half-rain/half-snow whipping at your skin. It was cold. It was icy … like hard to walk at all icy. And our R.S. Presidency went out for visits (in dresses!). We might be crazy… but WENT we did. It was quickie and cold, but wow. […]