I just wanted to post a few pictures of all the fun we are having in California.    This is the kids all the way up.

A couple days ago I was in the kitchen making dinner, very grateful to my son for entertaining my daughters.  They were all playing stuffed animal baseball.  Basically, Zo’s puma turned into a ball, I’m not sure what they used for a bat, and they had made the living room a baseball diamond.  I was…

I have been meaning to post so many things lately.  Everywhere I go I have a camera with me and I take some pictures just because I want to blog about them.  Then I get home and start looking at everyone elses blogs and find I have used up all my time and it is…

I have no idea what you’re talking about… so here’s a bunny with a pancake on it’s head.

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.  As 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…

We are having our book club for Breaking Dawn on Monday 8/25.  Anyone is welcome to join us.  We are meeting at Applebees on the corner of Alma School and Queen Creek at 8:30 (after FHE and bedtime so we don’t interfere with family obligations).  Leave me a comment if you would like to come,…

It’s been a while since posting so I just decided to put up some random stuff that I hadn’t gotten around to. Antoinette had her sixth birthday in June and all she wanted to do was learn how to ride a horse.  She was so cute and really picked up quickly. 

Yes, I finally took the pictures off my new camera and so I will start filling my blog. (No promises though.) Well last weekend we were all wonderfully surprised by the rain that came down. Thank you to Merilee for bringing it with you. I always love it when you do that. Well Mer also…

I know everyone is posting about So You Think You Can Dance. I just had to jump on the boat. I’m not putting up any clips though. My sisters and I spent about 4 hours on Saturday watching our Tivo’d episodes. It was time well spent. Addie was almost in tears when she told me…

So I know I haven’t posted for a while.  I think it’s a mixture of the heat, exercise (although I’ve heard that is supposed to increase your energy level), and the increase of children’s activities, but I am so tired lately.  I have been going to bed at like 9 or 10 every night.  Yes,…

So, as always, I am behind in writing. We have had lots going on so I am just putting up some pics to give you an idea of life around the Hird household. Also, check out ducklips photo blog on my links to the right to find out who the lucky winner is.

I put up a new photo blog.  I am excited to have a way to work out all of my photo issues and share ideas. To start off I’m doing a giveaway.  Check it out and tell me what you think.  Thanks

The kids’ school is doing an amazing fund raiser. I usually hate to choose between Tredmill or elliptical but these things but this one I thought was worth my while. Plus half the money we collect goes straight to the Art Masterpiece program.   The new Fitness Works on Queen Creek and Gilbert is offering…

So, I thought it was about time that I start posting again. There has been too much in the last month or so for me to think clearly enough to share with other people how I’ve been feeling. Thanks to my wonderful husband, who has been posting a bit, you all know most of it….

  Yesterday Stephen graduated from University of Advancing Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Software Engineering. Despite everything else going on, I was on a high all day. I am so proud of him! This has been 7 years in the making. He has worked extremely hard w/ school and always working a…

Well, I haven’t been on here in a while. There has been lots going on and that doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. As you all know, Stephen was down sized last week. Even though it has been very hard to see him going through the grieving process over this, I have really…

Ok, so it’s been awhile. this spring break has been crazy and we didn’t even go anywhere. I am definitely ready for some rhyme and reason to my days again (as I always am).

Tonight Zo was having a hard time falling asleep. She had growing pains and, remembering having them when I was a kid, I am always very understanding when my kids legs hurt. I put on the cd of primary music that the kids got to practice with. I Am a Child of God is Zo’s…