Is my body telling me something??

I’ve been reading Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom and I have to ask myself, “What is this on-going illness trying to tell me about my life??” (that’s an inside joke to anyone who has read this massive tome on how our thoughts and feelings come out in the illnesses and symptoms our bodies display). Seriously, though, I’m really tired of being […]

My Mini Escape

So, I had big plans to blog while I was away from home – I even took my camera and fresh batteries.  Yeah, the camera never got used once.  All those cute pictures of my niece Kate – you’ll just have to imagine (or go see her parents’ blog – Weston & Erin).  Not to mention the pictures of the […]

What’s New?

I’m back home after spending a wonderful two weeks away from my regular life.  The only downside was missing Tom.  But we all have sacrifices to make …  My mom and dad graciously opened their home to me and my little kids for the week before Thanksgiving.  It was a wonderful vacation!  I got a great start (and finish) on […]

4th of July Trip to Utah

Tuesday morning Tom called me at work to say that his contract had ended (at least for now) and what did I think about going out to Utah for the 4th of July holiday?  I wasn’t happy to get this call – I wanted this contract to last longer and I didn’t think I wanted to make such a short […]

And What Have You Been Up To??

Haven’t posted in awhile – and I have no pictures – so I’ll warn you up front.  Still, I’m feeling the need to say something.  We’ve enjoyed a quiet Sunday afternoon.  Tom substituted in Primary for the 7 year olds.  All boys (5 of them).  I was there for sharing time but left him to fend for himself while I […]

This and That

Why is it so hard to focus on the positives??  Despite the fact that Tom & I had a good weekend (see below) and Tom had an phone interview on Monday (which was an answer to a specific prayer) – in fact, despite that we are overflowing with blessings too numerous to count here – I still find myself easily […]

Disneyland Thanksgiving

Well, Tom & I decided we were actually going to take the kids to Disneyland after talking about it for a couple of years.  Because of Spencer’s school schedule, we decided to take them the week of Thanksgiving.  We thought it wouldn’t be too crowded at Disneyland, because it is a holiday weekend, afterall, but that was foolishness!  Still, we […]

Johanna – Here’s the Latest

I don’t even know where to start – and my sister, Erin, has already done a terrific job documenting all the significant events in our extended family – so…  I’ll try and talk about some of the things our family has done lately.  I took Andrew and Haley out to Utah a few weeks ago to help my mom with […]

Johanna – Summer Trip to Utah

Well, we’re in Monroe, Utah for a quick visit with family.  We left Denver on Friday afternoon and pulled into town about 1am Saturday morning.  Mom had a nice room set up for Andrew & Haley to sleep in – but did they sleep?  Oh no — they stayed up all night long, dragging enough toys into the room to […]

Johanna – Quick Update

So, I still don’t have cool pictures to post – I probably never will!!  We’re down to the last week of school for the little kids (but they will be heading right back to school two weeks later!).  They are totally excited to be going to new grades.  Hope it meets their expectations!  Spencer is getting ready to go to […]