Special Delivery
We got a “special delivery” yesterday. This is the bulk of our school books for this next year. We’re still waiting on a few stragglers and already have quite a bit. Can’t wait to get going on our plans for
Cashing In
The library’s summer reading program has come to an end. We took our weekly trip to the library today and the kids ‘cashed in’ their accumulated points. They debated and debated but these were their decisions: Emma – 4 books,
Family Home Evening Sans Dad
I guess I should say first that I love having Family Home Evening as a family – isn’t that why it’s called FAMILY Home Evening?! But, sometimes it just doesn’t work that way. Because of Chris’s work schedule we usually
The Ups and Downs of Primary
Last Sunday we had a Teacher Improvement Meeting for those teachers in our branch’s (congregation) Primary (18 mo.-11 years old). I had stressed and stressed about how to present my part of it until it all came together Saturday
Dear Edwina
The moment you have all been waiting for – Emma’s debut performance in “Dear Edwina Junior.” If you recall, this is the final performance of the month-long acting camp Emma attended. She had a great time and was very sad
Fear of Water or Post-Traumatic Stress?
Every summer the kids take swim lessons to continue to learn how to swim effectively. Caleb is our emotional child so we always have to talk this up. Even though he likes to swim he gets nervous about who his
Growing Pains
We all go through growing pains at different stages of life and this summer has been one of those stages . . . . for Chris and me as parents. Emma finishes up her acting camp this week. We were
Pink Christmas Sign-ups!
Today is the last day to sign up for Pink Christmas so if you want to participate, please go here and leave a comment, then e-mail Kristi the answers to the questions. I had a great time doing it last
Hot Air Balloon Festival
We made our annual early morning trek out to see the Hot Air Balloon Festival on Saturday. The kids were actually excited this year to get up at 4:30 a.m. and we were out the door in no time. [mygal=balloon_morning]