Today is little Yorkie-pie’s 13th birthday. Which means I now have two teenagers! Ack! All this talk about how horrible teens are and . . . they’re actually just fine. Yes, there can be a little bit of sullen snottiness but mostly they are funny and enjoyable and–I almost forgot–they babysit their siblings! York […]
Do you have a little boy who loves dinosaurs and will be getting baptized soon? If so, I think I have the perfect cake for his special day! Don’t forget to sing everyone’s favorite Primary song, “Jesus Loves the Little Raptors”. (In case you’ve never checked out Cake Wrecks, please head over there for some […]
Remember how much I loved to tell you all about Preparedness? I haven’t for a while. Not because I haven’t been thinking about it. Oh no, no, no. Recently I have been stocking up on medical supplies and a giant canvas tent (more about that another day). But nothing you prepare for makes any difference […]
Unlike most bloggers these days who have a charmingly dressed toddler and a sweet baby who is constantly and adorably photographed, I have tweens and teens and a couple of grown up kids. We moms of older kids are more of a silent bunch. Not because we don’t have anything to say–quite the opposite! But […]
Unlike most bloggers these days who have a charmingly dressed toddler and a sweet baby who is constantly and adorably photographed, I have tweens and teens and a couple of grown up kids. We moms of older kids are more of a silent bunch. Not because we don’t have anything to say–quite the opposite! But […]
Whether you are Mormon or not, it’s a pretty interesting phenomenon that we are pretty much the only church that wears skirts/dresses to church exclusively, but wears pants the rest of the time (Orthodox Jews, Fundamentalist Christians, Amish: the women wear dresses all the time. If you aren’t one of these than you can wear […]
I’ve got the turkey defrosting in the fridger (that’s what Ada calls it). Next on my list is homemade crescent rolls and an apple pie. I’ve already run into a snag: there are only Gala and Fuji apples at the grocery store. Who decided these are the only apples we get to eat? Where are […]
York is turning twelve tomorrow. I know! I can’t believe I have a boy who’ll be passing the sacrament! Just to make his birthday crappy, he got braces. He was pretty happy that I took a “during” shot: Happy Early Birthday York! He says he wants a Cookie-Cake for his birthday. Some sort of […]
This year we got our Big Summer Trip out of the way early on. We had a family reunion with most of Mister’s family out in San Diego. Mister’s Mother turned 80 this year and we all got together to celebrate. We rented a bunch of condos right on Mission Beach and had such a […]
Since we have been talking about presents and how I love them, let me tell you about a present Mister gave me a few years ago: a garbage can. Yeah, I know, lame. I thought so too. Let me backtrack a little. When we moved to Texas we left a house with a trash compactor […]
I’ve got the turkey defrosting in the fridger (that’s what Ada calls it). Next on my list is homemade crescent rolls and an apple pie. I’ve already run into a snag: there are only Gala and Fuji apples at the grocery store. Who decided these are the only apples we get to eat? Where are […]
Today my son Finn is thirteen. That puts the number of teenagers at my house to three. This is what I didn’t know about kids growing up: the older they get, the more fun they are. Teenagers are really cool. Much cooler than toodlers and about a jillion times cooler than babies who are not […]
We’re back from Galveston. Did you know that it’s actually an island? I didn’t until I went there this week. My friend Cheryl invited us to come and hang out with her and her kids (our husbands both had to work. They’re lame that way) to “escape the heat”. Unfortunately Galveston defies all logic. Despite […]
These are the first flowers I’ve cut from my garden this year. As trite as roses are, I love them. Love, love, love them. And the bluebonnets this year have been so gorgeously obnoxious, carpeting themselves everywhere. Here, I’ll show you. This is Arabella and Margaret at our friend’s farm. This is all to distract […]