This post will be mostly interesting to me as a way to track what I have done and what I am hoping to do in my scripture studying. While I’m feeling more positive about the attention I am paying to the scriptures now, I have to feel embarrassed when I think of the years where I never did any studying […]
Those who know me very well know that I am a frequent library flyer. I love to browse the shelves, track down new favorite authors, and bring home stacks of new books every week. It is kind of an addiction and periodically I will stop going and force myself to re-read books that I already own, just to slow my […]
I’ve neglected the blog – and yet I’m selfishly checking everyone else’s blogs ALL the TIME hoping they have posted again. I am resolved to do better. Family update? We all had a wonderful time at Christmas – though it seemed kindof hectic. Tom made a really delicious gourmet meal for Christmas Eve: a course meal that began with roasted […]
So I keep hearing what strike me as fairly ridiculous reasons for ending relationships. I realize these are “sound bites” but that anyone buys these reasons?? Re: the Jim Carrey/Jenny McCarthy breakup, “The first thing is, when it’s not fun anymore, you need to start investigating and doing an inquiry into the relationship.” Re: the Susan Sarandon/Tim Robbins breakup, “Maybe […]
So, I’ve been doing some painting (home improvement is contagious – do one thing and ten more things shout out “me too!”). Today I’m showcasing my closets (yes, I painted my closets) and my half bath. Closets: Lovely Laundry Room The Coat Closet One good thing about repainting closets is that you have to clean them out! I donated some […]
Tom & I finally took the plunge and had the wood floors refinished in our house. Since there was little or no finish in the eating area of our kitchen, it was high time, but we’ve been waiting to be in a more secure financial situation. We decided while we were at it, we would add some wood to the […]
This past weekend The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held its Semi-Annual General Conference. During five 2-hour meetings over the course of Saturday and Sunday, leaders of the Church (including the prophet and the twelve apostles) gave talks on various topics relating to the gospel of Jesus Christ. I just wanted to share my thoughts on the talk […]
I’ve been on a roll with Advance Reader Copies of books that came out this year. After a full year of NOTHING, I’ve gotten one almost every month. I thought I’d list the books and my reviews for those who are interested. February 2010 All God’s Creatures by Carolyn McSparren. “As a convincing fictional memoir, this book succeeded (not that […]
Because Tom is a softie and Haley is a “Daddy’s girl”, Haley is taking horseback riding lessons. She has liked it well enough that we actually bought some riding boots. I thought I’d post a couple of pictures. Here she is with Ebony. Haley is taking lessons from a friend of ours – she and Spencer were in the same […]
It’s the morning of the 28th and I’m remembering 16 years ago at just about this time, when Spencer Carlyle Wood made his appearance in the world. It was a long night and an exhausted day, but we were all so happy to have him here! He was cute, creative, and funny as a little boy. And he grew up […]