Today we have a guest post by my favorite reader: my sister, Arianne, from Little Pink Houses. She and I (and my brother, too) were ingrained from the time we were born with the notion of “I can do it myself and probably cheaper”. Arianne saw a cute vignette of… Read More

I know what you’re thinking: “We have tons of flashlights!”  Uh huh. Sure you do. Go find three working flashlights. Right now. You have 90 seconds. I’ll bet you can’t! If you’re like me you have kids who somehow manage to find all flashlights and break them. Really, how does someone make a flashlight non-operational? […]

Worst: For some reason Independence Day is the big Jello holiday. I guess because the weather is hot and Jello is cold. At least I guess it’s cold. I don’t really know. I find it disgusting beyond belief. it is slippery and slimy and feels to me like eating sweet… Read More

I am completely and thoroughly sick of my workout music. So I am imploring you for some new tune ideas. I pretty much like every genre of music (some more than others, of course. I have everything from rap to bellydance music). My only real issue is that I don’t want recommendations for any top […]

I don’t suppose I need to tell you about all the drama that conspired when I was trying to fix up India’s Homecoming dress. When you are Mormon you can almost never find a formal dress that is modest enough. Since all high school girls are out to look as trampy as possible, that’s what […]

On our first day of the Wild West Car Trip we got up at 5 am and hit the road trying to reach Phoenix by the end of the day. In case you haven’t driven from central Texas to Arizona let me tell you, it’s boring. There are a few small towns and bathrooms are […]

I don’t know what it is about makeup but a lot of times I’ll find a product I really like, then a couple of months later I start searching for a new “holy grail”. (In case you weren’t familiar with this, the term “Holy Grail” is a term completely accepted… Read More

I’m up to my eyeballs in birthday preparations. And we have a big church party tonight as well. In other words, I’m raw-ther busy. But here’s something for you to think about: one of my very favorite foods ever. You probably have heard of Biscoff. It tastes like cookies but is smooth like nutella.  It’s […]

Seriously.  This was the worst week ever in stock market history, but our week was incredible. We got (and accepted) an offer on our house in Utah (it’s been for sale for eleven months).  And Mister was offered a really great job (let’s just say his paycheck has been incredibly erratic since June).

You might not believe this since I’m the mother of six, but it’s is my first year being a soccer mom. I’ve avoided the stigma of soccer mom-dom for many years, for the same reasons that many mothers refuse to drive minivans: you feel like you have lost every bit… Read More

I dearly love birds. To me there is nothing more cheerful than listening to the sound of them; throw in a lovely sunny morning and a tidy house and there is nothing more delightful. Mockingbirds have one of the most beautiful songs around, particularly since it’s varied; they have a whole repertoire that they sing […]

have more than one Christmas tree? put mostly presents in the kids’ stockings or mostly candy? give Santa credit for the most awesome present your child receives or do you bask in the glory? have your big dinner on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? give your children Christmas pajamas? open any presents on Christmas Eve? […]

Here’s the latest update on my stupid arm. I got my cast off a week after my injury. My arm felt so feeble and defenseless. It was nice to be able to wash my arm though. Since I’d gone to the hospital straight from crossfit where I’d been doing pushups… Read More Last Friday I went […]

Maybe it’s the weather (sunny! warm!), maybe it’s the birds who sing their little hearts out all day, or maybe it’s just that my kids are all doing well right now and nobody has been grounded or in trouble all week (oh wait, Finn forgot his homework yesterday so he was grounded from screens and […]