A small group of friends have decided to do something called a "Mothers Who Know Challenge" based on THIS talk, of the same name, by the General Relief Society (women's organization) President of our Church, Julie B. Beck.  Every two weeks we take a section from this talk and study it individually, some are even memorizing it.  I keep printed…

We had an evening in Paris!  We were treated to wonderful French food – so divine!  Our sweet hostesses, Michele and Amy, completely spoiled us.    We have strict GC rules to not be late, but to not arrive early either!  Here we are waiting outside before knocking at 7:00 sharp! 🙂     Here's…

We had a happy one for sure!  I love Easter…remembering the Savior, reverently going to church in new clothes and spring colors, looking for Easter baskets on Sunday morning, hunting for plastic eggs as often as chances allow, dying Easter eggs, eating yummy food.  It was fabulous! We had a good time celebrating with friends…

This is not usually a time of day that I see.  I'm typically a 7 am riser, and even then I need a nap in the afternoon!  But a gal from church is a personal trainer and offered to do a Boot Camp for those that wanted to.  So on Tues and Thurs mornings we're going…

In the last 24 hours I have taken on two big projects for the school.  I HATE to see things fall through the cracks or worse, ignored, and particularly when it comes to kids.  So now I'm organizing a booth at the District's "Songfest" and organizing our school's efforts to be at the end-of-year Roughriders…

Twice a year, in April and October, our Church holds a General Conference where messages are shared from our General leaders.  It is aired on BYU-TV and we watch 4 sessions (2-hours each) in our home over the Sat and Sun.  I LOVE these weekends.  We stop what we're doing and gather in the living…

Samuel had a busy morning… dumped his baggie of goldfish upstairs in the gameroom turned on every light in the house using a stool or a chair found a heavily iced ELMO cupcake that his aunt had given him and figured out a way to get to it (by dropping the container of goodies on…

I just got chewed out by a member of the PTA Board for the second time this week – same person, different matters each time.  She uses foul language, raises her voice, etc, etc.  I don't understand it – at all.  I can't imagine ever yelling at someone (other than my kids on very occasional,…

With all of my attempts at creative posts lately (emphasis on attempts), I feel like I have not recorded many of the ins-and-outs, daily busy-ness around here.  This post is mainly for my own records. 1.  PTA:  I have been buried with PTA responsibilities, but have felt good about the outcomes.  We raised $1,750 this…

Last week I had a moment.  A moment where time stopped.  And my spirit connected with heaven in a small way that was significant only to me.  And in that moment I realized that I was needing to do more as a mother.  It wasn't guilt, necessarily, or a feeling of discouragement.  It was a…