of perfect weather is here this week!  

A conversation with Jacob in the car: "Mom, when I grow up I want an uncomplicated job.  No offense to Dad or anything, but his job seems so confusing.  What does he really do?  I want a job that is straight-forward like… (ponders a minute) zookeeper.  You just take care of the animals.  Period.  None of…

On our way to his friend/neighbor buddy John's house: "Mom, I have two John friends – John my friend and John the Baptized!" This morning while watching a Barbie commercial:  "Mom – I need a Barbie because I like them.  Can I have a chocolate one?" When Caleb comes home from school:  "CALEB – I…

I found these motto pictures on a blog last summer and wanted to use them in my home. The originator offered them for free as printables. I had them printed at Costco as pictures. Then I "mod-podged" them onto canvases with a picture of our family and hung them in the "mudroom" area of our…

Today. Today I woke up  to the sounds of Derek leaving for Bishopric meetings just before 7 am, then was greeted by two chipper little boys, one of whom needed his overnight diaper changed.  I sent them off to find some breakfast and play quietly while I snoozed in and out desperate for "just a…

Yesterday I… …took Sam to speech …headed to the temple with a friend …ran a few errands …took the kids to piano …paid a late fee at the library (I hate late fees). …went to a meeting on how to register your child for Middle School (kleenex, please, so I can wipe my tears) …went…

I read this quote on a blog today and, although I've heard it before, it struck me deeply today… "Making the decision to have a child–it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body." –Elizabeth Stone It's just SO true. 

I cannot seem to find time to back-blog all of the wonderful events of our lives all the way back to November!  I want to – eventually it will happen.  But in the meantime I find that these "today" types of posts are all I have time for. So… Today I went to Costco and…

I'm glad it's Friday.  Today I had nothing on the calendar which in and of itself is a miracle.  So I decided today was my day to take back my house.  House is actually an overexaggeration since all I've done since 8 am this morning is work on the kitchen and the entry way plus…

Today is Tuesday, in case you didn't know. Samuel had speech therapy and then we headed to Grandma Kake's for our Tuesday visit.  We are now making our Tues visit a weekly tradition – because how often does one of your great-grandmother's live around the corner from where you're having speech therapy?  That's why.  That…