Hey, guess what!  I’m getting my bloggy back!  The groove.  The zone.  It’s coming. But it’s slow.  And it sounds like that title up there sometimes.  Ka-chunk!  Ka-chunk!  Ka-chunk! Here’s a little updating you on our sweet daughter, Creativity. She had a great time at the PCC...
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Well, readers, this is a revision of the email I sent my Sweetie last night.  I thought some of you might enjoy hearing about an average day here in Smithtopia. I spent all day (ALL DAY) planning for dinner/bedtime, and came off conqueror.  Mr.Smith is...
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That little boy is THREE with a vengance. THREE, in case you didn’t know, is *the* year.  It is the best of times.  They go from an overgrown baby to being miniature big-kids.  It’s an amazing transformation.  Their personalities become more easily discernable.  They learn...
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Halloween here is VERY interesting. I shall write more later, but for now here are the more photogenic of our children. It was a special, unexpectedly bonding, surprisingly enjoyable and good time. …
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I like to look for rainbows whenever there is rain, and ponder on the beauty of an earth made clean again. I know when I am baptized my wrongs are washed away, And I can be forgiven and improve myself each day. I want my life to be...
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… Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. I love The Family: A Proclamation to the World.  Isn’t that one sentence just loaded with great food for thought? What’s your happiness founded on?...
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What happens when you have company? The blog gets bumped WAY down on the To Do List. What happens when you feel yourself coming down with a kidney infection? The blog doesn’t even come up on the radar. But someday I’ll come back here...
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We’re expecting our first houseguest tomorrow – so exciting! – and I’ve got the room all ready for her. When you come visit us you can stay here too.  Don’t worry – the frame is a futon frame, but the mattress isn’t. It’s been like...
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What did you do today? We watched General Conference – The semi-annual meetings broadcast all over the world where the prophets & apostles and other church leaders bear testimony and teach us eternal truths.  It’s a time of revelation, spiritual rejuvenation, and rejoicing in the Savior...
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I found the book at the library Friday night. (What kind of people go to the library for date night and absolutely love it? Are we geeks or what!  Back in Utah the county libraries close at 5 on Fridays.  It seemed like almost every...
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Someone had a birthday! He’s really sweet. He loved his package from Auntie. I did too.  It was super-fun talking with her while we opened it. I still can’t believe she sent that keyboard all the way here.  Which keyboard? The one Freedom ripped the keys off while she...
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So that bouncing post was from Aug28.  I saved it away because I didn’t want to post it until the dust settled. In hindsight:  Sheesh, this went long!  Sorry.  It is my journal of sorts, after all.  You don’t have to read it if you...
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  No, not my children. Me. These past three weeks I’ve been learning a lot about myself.  Some of it has been enlightening.  Much of it has been painful.  It appears that my journey through the last 8 years has indeed taught me a few things and...
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