It’s been a pretty exciting two weeks.  2 weeks ago tomorrow Baby G was born.  Beautiful delivery.  Favorite quote from the midwives who were there, after it was over: “You really didn’t need us.”  Yep.  I agree.  Glad they were there anyway, and grateful (so grateful!) that they...
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Hi Everyone! I bet after Mommy’s last post you weren’t expecting to see me so soon.  At any rate, Mommy sure was happily surprised!   I had her pretty well convinced I’d be an April baby, aren’t I clever? 6lbs 15oz 20″ Beautiful delivery After this picture I’m going...
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Thanks to Misfit Cygnet for linking over to this article.  My husband and I are still chuckling about the following story related by Pres. Beck: Sister Beck told of a young couple with two young children and a new baby. Because the father had just...
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(Stuff highlighted like this is from Sis. Beck’s article found here.) This morning I thought over and over again of how grateful I am for our little Smithlings, for our happy marriage, and our family in general. It’s (sadly) not necessarily every day that I...
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SPRING! It’s coming! And I can tell other people can smell it coming too, because they’ve been searching for my tutorial on that cute Easter Garland from last year. So I thought I’d repost the link and refresh ya’lls memory. Thanks,...
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“Parents, teachers, and leaders: live in your homes, in your families, in your marriages so that youth will develop hope for eternal life from watching you. Live and teach with so much clarity that what you teach will cut through all the noise youth...
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I have this phrase I use infrequently. “Landmark ______ ” (insert talk, article, speech, book, document, etc) The last one I remember writing about here was Elder Bednar’s article about Things as They Really Are. I read it again recently and it prompted more changes...
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Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! The birthday fairy came, as is our custom.  Brought a dragon and some dragon jammies he’ll be wearing forever.  Happy kid, check. I didn’t plan anything with any sort of notice, which is also my custom during the last month of pregnancy.  If you weren’t...
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Ahem.   Hello?  Hello?  Is this thing on? Yes, Mrs. Smith here, finally.  It’s good to be back.  Not that I’ll probably stay very long, but GUESS WHAT! *dramatic pause* I had an idea for a post! I’m excited.  I mean, it’s not like there haven’t been things worth...
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Well, the kids have been enjoying adventures with their Zannie & Auntie… http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2103044&id=1173099827 And Mr. Smith & I have been enjoying adventures of our own… http://www.facebook.com/album.php?fbid=491868814541&id=670629541&aid=270003 And now you can find us on facebook. Dun dun dun. Scary move for me, to connect those worlds, but...
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As a child, I grew up reading some fabulous literature.  The books that helped me first fall in love with the printed word were called “Burgess Books.” The author, Thornton W. Burgess, is a pretty neat guy, and I love his style of writing for...
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A funny joke I ambitiously thought I could pull off a new post for all 12 days-after-Christmas. Hahahahaha…  Nice idea. It’s not happening. What is happening is life. Back to real life again!  Yay!  Real life without Christmas hanging over my head with it’s many nagging thoughts.  <deleted: long...
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We had a lesson on gratitude. All throughout the lesson I had bubbling up in my mind an article I read in early December. Click here. In particular, I fell in love with the last story in that article.  You should go read it.  You can even...
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