We hoped for glorious snow at our cabin this weekend but instead we received boat loads of rain. The Pineapple Express “an atmospheric river” brought 48 hours of rain to northern CA all the way to 9200 feet of elevation. The kids came home soaked to the bone from skiing as it rained the entire … Continue reading →

I have missed writing so I’m hoping returning to blogging satisfies my desire to talk more. I have a zillion chatbooks chronicalling (look I forgot how to spell!) years of our lives and still I felt muzzled. I’m also going to start going to a writing group and I should be working on writing for … Continue reading →

Ja Neanne passed away last June with her children at home. Alex had been there a week and I remember him calling me bawling when the decision was made to put her on hospice and start the medication that would let her go to sleep and never wake up again. He just kept saying, “It’s … Continue reading →

Some opinions for today. (I reserve the right to amend these positions at any time) It is my current position that Primary and scouts should be separated. I don’t understand why cub scouts falls under the Primary umbrella because -hello- it’s really crowded under here. With nursery, activity days, baptisms, the Sunday extravaganza, keeping teachers, … Continue reading →

Caroline had the most magical preschool experience. She had 2 whole years with the best teacher in the world, Mrs P! The crafts, snacks and letter of the day were all matched to a theme of the day or week. Caroline worked in a garden, played with bunnies, watch chicks hatch and watch caterpillars turn … Continue reading →

I have been making some delicious hot buttered pretzels from a recipe my sister in law shared with me. Alex only likes chocolate chip cookies as far as baked goods go so it was nice that he LOVED these and so did the kids. Let me write out the recipe because sometimes when I link … Continue reading →

It was so great to have the W’s here for Allison’s baptism. It was particularly sweet to have Grandma W here. We set up a room for her in our house that made it easy for her to rest and for us to gather around her bed and talk to her while she was here. … Continue reading →

  Allison – you chose to become a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and we had a wonderful weekend filled with family and love because of your great choice. You were pleased that Grandma W, Heidi and Madison were able to come out for the big event. It was so … Continue reading →

I was surprised when Elizabeth came home and told me she had chosen to do her famous American paper and oral report on Joseph Smith. I was worried when she said they had to do all of the research at school, on the internet. She said she did find a lot of anti and incorrect … Continue reading →