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As you know my new URL address is just http://www.domesticlifestyle.com
Change your bookmarks-see you there

It is still in the works but coming along!

On Sunday…not a minute sooner……… find me at

Domestic Lifestyle

Just making it easier for me folks- that’s all

I had to get rid of the the long address. Please bookmark the “old” but new name!

I can’t blog today because my mouse is out on MacBook that means it is totally worn out! I am Apple Store right now filling you in as it gets fixed.

I was negotiating with God on the way down here hoping that it wouldn’t be a data problem! My Genius Bar man said it wasn’t. I was totally afraid of an operating system crash. Nope -all we need is a new case!

Hang tight for another day!

My friend Jenny posted this…so I had to steal. I think it is the perfect thought for everyone.

Everyday is a journal page
Every man holds a quill and ink
And there’s plenty of room for writing in
All we do and believe and think
So will you compose a curse
Or will today bring the blessings
Fill the page with rhyming verse
Or some random sketchings

Teach us to count the days
Teach us to make the days count
Lead us in better ways
Somehow our souls forgot
Life means so much
Life means so much
Life means so much

Everyday is a bank account
And time is our currency
So no one’s rich, nobody’s poor
We get twenty-four hours each
So how are you gonna spend
Will you invest or squander
Try to get ahead
Or help someone who’s under

Teach us to count the days
Teach us to make the days count
Lead us in better ways
Somehow our souls forgot
Life means so much
Life means so much
Life means so much

Has anybody lived who knew the value of a life?
And don’t you think giving his own
Would prove the worth of yours and mine?

Teach us to count the days
Teach us to make the days count
Lead us in better ways
Somehow our souls forgot
Life means so much
Life means so much
Life means so much

Chris Rice, Life Means So Much

Do you want to know what was my favorite minute of the week last week? The one hour that Chase and I decided to put on the snowshoes and head out into the backyard. We don’t have a backyard we have a forrest that extends onto conservation land that has a few man made trails.

It had recently just snowed about 2 feet, so the snow was so fresh and deep.

If you haven’t ever snowshoed (which I only do once a year or so) it is hardwork and a dang good workout. I was chugging the water.

At the end, we found a snowbank next to my garage that we collapsed onto and stared at the clouds for about 30 minutes.

Chase remarked that he just loves being home. I asked why? He said “it was just so comfortable and he had everything that he wanted there.”

We continued to discuss in detail……Fill my heart with Joy!

Big parenting moment everybody. I have to write them down and take them every chance I get.

At times we may become bored or irritated with home and family and familiar surroundings. Such may seem less than glamorous, with a sense of sameness, and other places may sometimes seem more exciting. But when we have sampled much and have wandered far and have seen how fleeting and sometimes superficial a lot of the world is, our gratitude grows for the privilege of being part of something we can count on—home and family and the loyalty of loved ones. We come to know what it means to be bound together by duty, by respect, by belonging. We learn that nothing can fully take the place of the blessed relationship of family life.- Thomas Monson

(All photos taken with my iphone)

It’s a great day for health care……..

That is all I am going to say…….

I tend to lean independent in Politics. I worked for a US Senator who was republican,

I have voted Democrat in the past and that is pretty dang unusual for a Mormon to vote Democrat.

But….

I love that Scott Brown won the Mass Senate Seat last night.

Now let it spill over into the rest of New England.

The people have spoken!

I have to exercise in this beautiful weather right now! Check back this afternoon!