12 years ago yesterday I saw the world upside down. The lights from Phoenix were so bright that they drown out all the stars in the sky. I my plane flew into Sky Harbor Airport it literally looked like the world had been turned upside down. It seemed like a nice metaphor for me coming…
Yes! I realize it is almost Zo’s 9th birthday, and so with horror, I remembered that I had never written about her birthday last year. How could I miss her baptism year?! Oh yeah, it’s because we were moving, and life was a bit crazy. I know, no excuse! We had such a great time! …
I was telling some little friends of mine that my dad was a cowboy and they were so excited. It was funny. I guess there aren’t as many as there once were. I’ve been thinking a lot about Dad lately. I actually had to get up and leave church Sunday because I couldn’t get control…
Here we are living in UT. That is one phrase I never thought I would say, but there it is, and I’m really enjoying it so far. Stephen is doing an amazing job at keeping everyone updated on our experiences here, so I’m going to leave that to him for now. I love that he…
The other day, my son asked me if I was sad the day I realized he was taller than me. I had to answer no. I was excited. He thought that was weird, cuz most moms hate that their kids grow up so fast. I told him that I love watching my kids grow up….
Today is my daughter’s 9th birthday. I can’t believe how much she has grown in the past year. She has not only grown in height, but in strength, modesty, integrity, and all other areas as well. I feel incredibly blessed to have her in my life. We took a Mom/Netter date yesterday to celebrate. All…
When Stephen and I were first married I had an idea that, instead of individual Easter baskets, I wanted to do a family basket. When Kas came the next year I continued that, hoping it would turn into a tradition. Somewhere along the way I forgot. So, when the girls joined our family the idea…
Ever since the first time I picked up a camera, I’ve been in love. I don’t mean a little point and shoot. I mean a really 35mm slr. In particularly, my dad’s little old Yashika. I don’t think they are even made anymore. That little camera taught me to see things in a completely different…
I love reading blogs. I’ve been sitting here watching my dvr’d American Idol (which I really like this year) and reading people’s blogs. Thanks to all those who let me have a peak into your lives. I can’t help it. I’m a people watcher, even when it’s too late to be watching. Last week I…
When we moved to California, in February, coming back to the hot Valley of the Sun in JULY and AUGUST was the last thing I would have planned. I was excited about our new adventure and anxious to share that experience with friends and family as they came to visit us this summer to escape…
We had such a fun day on Monday. We went to LA with Stephen and while he was at work, we went exploring. Of course, I forgot my camera, but my phone saved the day again, digitally that is.
I went outside last night, with my husband, to enjoy the cooler night air. It wasn’t really cool, kind of muggy actually. But, with the remnants of a passing storm still above us, the gold rays of light shone through the clouds and lit up everything they touched. It was beautiful. Sprinkles started to fall…
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately. That’s not actually that new. I always do a lot of thinking. Somehow that doesn’t always mean I come up with the best answers for my dilemas though. Weird! My latest thinking is about home schooling. I am really considering doing this next year. I have always…
Ever have those days where you accidentally let your head hit the pillow and immediately know that there is no way it’s coming back off? Last night was one of those. I planned on writing this all down yesterday, but yep, the pillow attacked and I was a goner for the night.
So I sat down at my computer this morning and wrote about half a paragraph when I suddenly realized that my brain freezes during the day time. Really! I can only write at night. I don’t know if it’s because I have too many other things to worry about during the day or if the…
I haven’t posted on this blog for a very long time, I know. So, I thought maybe I should start up again since I live so far from friends and family now. This really is a great place to live. There is always something to do and yesterday we fit as much as we could…
I know it’s late. I think that is when I get my best inspiration, when the whole house is quiet and I’m not thinking about who needs to be where and when. In fact, I think if I went back to all of my posts and checked out the time they were done over half…
“Addie thinks she’s the remember girl, but she’s, like, not the remember girl.” -Zo “Well Ma, I made it home. I got a bowl. Would it be ok if I just, like, um, um, turned on the Wii and then put my bowl down right in front of my face just in case I need…
It’s been quite a while since I wrote on here, and since It’s kind of late and I want to get up early to run I’ve decided to just make mostly a photo blog. The kids and I spent a few days up in Page visiting Emily and her family. We had a great time. …
Just in case you were wondering why I haven’t been posting alot lately I thought I would briefly throw up here what I have been doing. If my brain hadn’t turned to mush I might have thought of a more creative way to do this. Singing comes to mind, but you don’t want to hear…
Alisa tagged me back in December to do this and, as you all could tell, I haven’t been very good at blogging lately. Since I am trying to get better at it I decided I better follow through as a good friend should. (Yes that was for all those whom I might tag, because I…
It’s been quite a while. We had a great time up north. Thank you all for your suggestions on where to get snow clothes. The majority of it we ended up finding in my parents closets. Thanks Mom! Zo thought that her snow suit was the coolest thing in the world and wouldn’t take it…
We are heading up north this weekend to Bison Ranch. I am so excited. My girls have never really played in the snow so we are going up to go tubing. I haven’t been tubing in like 13 years. It should be a blast. If anyone knows where I can buy snow clothes let me…
My brother Chris is having a glass show while he is down here. Everyone should come and see it and invite your friends and family. His pieces are amazing. Here’s the flyer:
There are so many things I need to blog about but this one won out in the end. Maybe I’ll get to the rest, but no one hold their breath. Yesterday Stephen got to play Santa at our wards primary party. He was actually pretty excited about doing this. I wish I had been there…
