A Bit Backward . . .

Invariably: Realizations as of Late

2011-11-04T13:49:00.002-06:00

invariably (ɪnˈvɛərɪəblɪ) —adv always; without exception When the hubby arrives home each day from school, we take the time to share a...

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A Green Pinkie?: My Little Herb Garden

2011-11-02T12:07:00.004-06:00

I have terrible luck with plants. I over water them, I forget to water them at all. That's why for our home, I've mostly just stuck to the fake...

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Hepworth Halloween: Hidden Treasure

2011-11-01T00:53:00.001-06:00

I've told you all about the fabulous Reid Park Zoo in Tucson before. I love it! I have to admit - I love it even more after our Halloween...

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Party Crashing: All's Well That Ends Well

2011-10-29T02:26:00.001-06:00

So, today was sort of one of those nothing-goes-as-planned but surprisingly-ends-mostly-well days. The Not well: We were planning...

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Halloween Fun: 3-2-1

2011-10-27T00:03:00.000-06:00

I'm quite certain the title of this blog post couldn't get any cornier, unless it included some pun about candy corn. . . I'm sorry. I...

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New Skills and Musical Thrills

2011-10-25T16:14:00.000-06:00

Lincoln is 8 months old tomorrow! I know how cliche it is to say it, but it just seems like yesterday he was naught but a wee babe. Squire and...

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Tradition!(s): Tucson Meet Yourself and a New Family Tradition

2011-10-24T22:00:00.000-06:00

It has been a busy busy 9 days since I last blogged! I've been really wanting to blog about what we did last Saturday, but haven't gotten around...

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Progress: Rustic Baby Room Crafts/Decor

2011-10-14T23:14:00.003-06:00

Today was a busy busy day for me in the crafting arena. Remember all my plans for Lincoln's room? Well, after today I am a few projects closer...

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NNNNNNNNNNNNNN0000000000000000: Lincoln's First Blog Post

2011-10-12T11:27:00.001-06:00

"Ready for this?" (I love this little boy's "turtle tongue" - hehe!) "Let's see here . . . New Post. OK." "Oh! I've got... This is just a...

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Not Invited: Christian Club

2011-10-11T16:54:00.004-06:00

Maybe you've seen this video floating around in your facebook news feed lately? It seems that all my fellow members of the Church of...

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Frozen Food = Warm Home

2011-10-06T12:05:00.004-06:00

I have a new mommy/homemaker hobby these days: making freezer food. I spend A LOT of time in my kitchen cooking and baking. And I love it...

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Snapshots: The Blessed Life

2011-10-04T23:36:00.003-06:00

Here is another installment of "Snapshots". You can click here to read the first. :) An older woman with peppered wavy shoulder-length...

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Enter to Win My First Ever Blog Giveaway!

2011-10-03T07:00:00.000-06:00

Remember way back at the tail end of July when I shared my good blog news with you all? I asked for your votes to let me know what you would...

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Out of the Ashes - A Temple!

2011-10-01T13:27:00.001-06:00

Image Credit. The Provo Tabernacle was an important part of Provo's historic landscape. Back in December of 2010, all but the outer wall burned...

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The Best Chicken Tortilla Soup. Ever.

2011-09-30T22:38:00.000-06:00

I'm a soup girl. Just ask my freshman college roommates! They all fondly called me "Grandma" because of my affinity for cooking lots of homey...

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Dear Congress: A Letter about Budgeting

2011-09-28T09:45:00.001-06:00

Dear Congress, Image Credit: VinothChandar on flikr Seriously? You just inched by with enough to cover the costs of keeping FEMA running...

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Shedding Velvet: Lincoln's First Tooth

2011-09-22T17:46:00.001-06:00

Whenever I think of babies teething (and all of my friends' stories about the never-ending painful tear-ridden process), I have an image similar...

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My Favorite Octogenarian

2011-09-17T16:05:00.000-06:00

Do you see this beautiful woman with the twinkle in her eye?She gave birth to and raised 8 children - one of those being my own...

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Monkeyin' Around at the Reid Park Zoo

2011-09-16T18:21:00.003-06:00

My new favorite pastime? Going to the Reid Park Zoo. Let me tell you about it because it is a fabulous place. My friend Amanda brought...

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Like Father, Like Son

2011-09-16T15:17:00.001-06:00

My Boys. This morning as I was dressing Lincoln for the day, Squire was in the other room getting dressed for school at the same time....

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Half-Way

2011-09-13T13:22:00.001-06:00

If you could take a look in my home and my life right this very moment, you would discover a pattern unmistakeably consistent. You would find...

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10 Years Later . . .

2011-09-11T21:13:00.001-06:00

I've been wrestling with this post in my mind all week and all day. What inadequate thing could I possibly type up on my little blog here to show...

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The Bright Side of Summer Sickness

2011-09-09T17:13:00.002-06:00

This week I had so many plans to get things done. Unfortunately, what I thought were only random allergies have evolved into a full blown Summer...

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Thankless Motherhood: Cathedral Construction

2011-09-08T13:20:00.000-06:00

Labor Day weekend with Squire and Lincoln was just what I needed. Squire didn't have any required meetings to attend on Friday, so he decided to...

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Snapshots: Oh, the people you meet . . .

2011-09-04T02:38:00.003-06:00

While waiting at our respective windows inside a Wells Fargo, the woman next to me looked my direction as I held Lincoln on my hip. I had...

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