I remember my husband calling to tell me the first plane had hit, and because our TV wasn’t working at that moment, running over to a neighbor’s house. She was completely unaware of the event and together as we watched it unfold we witnessed the second plan hit. It was chilling. And so surreal that …
Okay, it’s one hour and counting until we leave and I have to say, I’m in a bit in shock. He’s great, and doing exactly what we want him to be—ignoring our advice, packing light, and totally focused on the mass field day/fun ice cream social tomorrow night at the college. It’s killing me but …
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Lately in Utah we’ve had these tremendous lightning storms—the kind that light up the sky in purple and glowing white, five and six strands across. It was so amazing that after our date one night, my husband and I pulled over to the side of the road and just watched (it was far away!) But …
Have you noticed there is always one child in the family who has money? But you can’t figure out where it’s coming from? My 13-year-old is just such a son, and a few weeks ago I finally discovered the source. He has been charging his siblings to play on his ipod—to the tune of $4.50 …
Last week was the busiest of my entire summer. Planets aligned (or collided) with family events, our church youth conference (which I was a committee member of and a speaker for), and a few “Faithful” promotional events (never mind the usual laundry, cleaning, cooking, and running kids around). Initially, I approached it with trepidation, then …
About a month ago I realized that my freezer buildup—which frighteningly resembles a small ice age—would completely engulf my freezer if I did not chip away and discover, and use, the food contents therein. I hit on the idea of Shop at Home—instead of buying the usual groceries every week, we’d buy only the fresh …
So we were doing a Deep Clean this morning (translation: deep stress) and the little ones were whining about cleaning their bathroom, and “Why do I have to pick up these toys”. My 13-year-old ran off after our dog, who had also just run off (aware, no doubt, that it was a Deep Clean day). …
With the Harry Potter hype lately, I thought it timely to share a quote from J.K. Rowling that has stayed with me. It’s about the power of failure, delivered as a Harvard Commencement speech. “Why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending …
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Summer evenings are the best for catching up on a good read—that is, if you happen to be under 12. Because everyone else is busy still running around, most especially moms. However, I’m making a plug this week for reading, not just as a family, but one-on-one with an individual child. I’ve noticed that alone …
As I’ve mentioned (casually, of course), my eight-year-old daughter danced for a huge 4th of July celebration here in Utah called the “Stadium of Fire”. While it was a great evening with headliner entertainment and the most amazing fireworks display in the country, the best (and nerve-wracking) part was seeing if Chloe’s dance experience would …
