Archive for July, 2008

I survived! Teaching my first lesson in Relief Society, that is. All in all, not as painful as it could have been. I felt a little like a toddler learning to walk, hoping that the people watching me wouldn’t laugh when I fell. Thankfully, the sisters in my ward...
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Camping. Three children under 5. Two nights in the mountains. Here’s what I’ve learned. DON’T: 1. Don’t cook a marshmallow on a twig. It won’t work.   2. Don’t forget the S’mores ingredients. Otherwise you pay big $$$ to buy them from the camp worker people. ($2 for a bag of marshmallows?! Sheesh.)   3. Don’t bring the air matress...
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I married Superman. But John doesn’t look like that, you say? That may be true, but I’m pretty sure it’s only because Superman figured out that Clark Kent wasn’t really a decent secret identity. And that bit about John still being sore sore sore from being an “anteater” is all pretend, too. He’s sneaky, Superman is. And...
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The difference between ants and the ant-eaters is –Oh wait. You don’t know to what I am referring. John yesterday participated in our Stake Youth Conference. (Bishopric representation.) That afternoon the kids played Ants/Anteaters, a game probably known by a million other names. The idea was that the “ants” were trying...
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Okay, so I was going to show you all how lovely a pedicurist Cinderella is… But the stupid “attach file” button won’t work. Grr. Suffice it to say, she and I both have lovely multicolored toenails now. Ah-ha! Figured it out. Aren’t you glad? She gets her ugly pinky-toes from me, as you can see. You’re welcome, dear. This...
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So! I could be writing about many things this evening. There was the family reunion in Logan (Mom’s Mom’s side)… That shallow stream was lined with lovely little rocks that David loved to throw and put in his pockets. Just before we left, Cinderella let her shoes float down the stream, catching them and then...
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To make up for the shameless plug below, I thought I’d share some funny pictures from our recent trip to Washington. This is what happens when you try to get a house ready to sell while your two mobile children are left to fend for themselves… Mustard for lunch — deeeelicious: Mmmm…   Mom’s deoderant! Everyone’s...
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