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messed up drawing contest
for FHE tonight we told the story of the good Samaritan by each saying a sentence and then passing it on to the next person... we got through the story with several laughs and (I think) a good moral...
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weekend with the Posts
last Saturday was busy... we had the Color Run in the morning. We furniture shopped in the afternoon and then came home to get ready for the tennis match & night out with the Newsomes. Somewhere...
View Articlethankful
Something happened to me this weekend. I think I'm finally growing up. Until a few days ago, I saw myself as a teenager stuck in a middle-aged woman's life. I wondered how it happened so quickly....
View Articlethe scream
my daughter is driving me absolutely batty. she is the biggest cry baby ever... but she doesn't really cry. she screams. and the worst part is, when she's happy, she screams. i absolutely hate that...
View Articletired
Hi. so whoa.. it's been three weeks. this may or may not be the longest hiatus on my blog to date. not sure but I don't have time to find out.we've been partying the past few weeks. Christmas...
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reception issues
we planned a family (FHE) outing to see the lights at the cactus gardens tonight. it's like a mini-temple square, without a temple. in warmish Vegas weather. Aaron was going to meet us on the way...
View ArticleHello 2013. I love you.
One of these days I'm gonna blog about what happened in the months 2012. The lack of documenting will explain my year exactly. My hands were too full to type. Great things happened in 2012. I have...
View Articlemid December
my husband is doing squats and sit ups in front of my bed. I was watching him for a minute and then felt guilty for not joining him. So instead of joining, I am blocking him with my computer screen....
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mini break
I have no idea how one third of January is over. We came home from our Christmas vaca sick... and this cold/cough/flu/sinus infection has felt like death. This morning I was up at 3:00 am crying....
View Articlepresent
Roma's birth was life-changing for me in many ways. Another significant experience came on Thanksgiving day when I was least expecting it. If I had the words to explain how it changed me, I would...
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family ties
my husband's extended family isn't close. Close is a relative term. But when it comes to his relatives, he doesn't know them well. He wouldn't recognize most of his cousins if he passed them on the...
View Articleblissfully rocking
One of our educational goals for 2013 is to memorize one poem every month. It's been a fun family challenge.This was my poem for January...--it was written for me, and my Roma Doll--This I know, (and...
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weekend schmeekend
2013 started out rough... We were sick for most of January and into Feb. The weekends have been so busy, and we haven't been able to get the hang of our Sunday routine. Church is at 2:00-5:00 pm. can...
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love gifts
I'm staying up waayy past my bedtime for this, so it must be important. Today was a very special valentine's day. This year we decided to rekindle a tradition from Aaron's childhood-- The exchanging of...
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Valentine love-lists
For Valentines Day (starting the first day of February), I put a heart on each pillow of my family members with something I love about them. It was a simple and fun way to celebrate the holiday.. (did...
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yesterday
oh boy. we've been busy around these parts. yesterday we spent the morning at one of our favorite spots, Spring Mountain Ranch. It was sunny and bright.. 75 degrees or so. Zack found a million...
View Articlewhere Love is, there God is also
it's been a long week.. a good one, but tonight I feel super emotional. I've been crying for a couple of hours now. I am in my bedroom alone. The windows are open and it's nice and breezy. I...
View Articleawake all night with my BFF
last night after I finished writing my blog post, I turned off the movie (where Bella's red eyes beamed on the screen... I hadn't seen much of the movie, but what I saw made me realize Twilight never...
View Articlethe war on negativity
The motherhood war is in full-force. The working mom vs SAHM. Breast fed vs bottle fed. Homeschooling vs traditional school. Natural births vs epidurals. Family bed vs the crib. Video games. Too...
View ArticleMarch 25
This past week was a doozy. I was busy every night with committee meetings and RS dinner celebrations and book clubs. Aaron was busy as well, which meant that the kids came with me everywhere I...
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