So, Tom gave me a new set of scriptures for Christmas this year. I’m sad to be moving on from my old set, but the cover has come off in the back despite a couple of attempts to repair, and there are scribble marks and even a tear or two (although writing it down makes those scriptures seem charming!). Anyhow, […]
This was my first week as the ward Primary pianist (Primary is my church’s organization for children). I’ve been practicing for almost a month. The tricky part is that there are probably 50 songs in the songbook that I could be asked to play in any given Sunday – songs that the children are learning, favorites that they always request, […]
Well – we survived thrived through another Christmas season! I was most relieved to stop shopping. When Christmas day arrived I was done, for better or worse! Tom prepared a five course meal for Christmas Eve. Here’s the menu: Black Bean Soup Spinach Salad with Raspberries and Cranberries and toasted Pecans Roast Beef with Yorkshire Pudding and steamed Carrots A […]
So – the faucets in the kids bathroom have been leaking for awhile. They are only about a year old, so I have to suspect our mastermind “what can I do to this before it breaks” kid of tampering with them. First it was the cold water, so we just turned the water off. Then it was the hot. When […]
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 […]
So here we are in the second day of this winter storm. The second day of !NO SCHOOL! as my kids will say with frequency! Here are some pictures from yesterday: These were taken maybe around noon or so? Quite a bit of snow, especially since it has never really stopped snowing since it started. I cleared a good eight […]
So, everyone knows I am a bookworm nerd. I’ve been trying to read books that I actually own (as opposed to getting them from the library) because I’m trying to slow down my reading pace and actually get something done around my house. It was working until I started reading a couple of Sandra Dallas books that I wanted to […]
Here’s what we woke up to this morning… I guess winter is making an early appearance. Good thing I cleaned out half the garage – no scraping snow & ice off my car now!!
Slow to get them posted, but reviews from books read in Sept are now posted. I should really do Oct too while I’m at it …
Well – Tom is going back to work on Monday. He’s got a six-month contract with IBM in Boulder. Here’s hoping the work is interesting and the commute isn’t too heinous! Since he was offered the job, Tom has done the following: Helped his mom clear the barn behind her house. This involved hiring a roll-away dumpster and then proceeding […]