A little over a year ago, I was picking up my nephew from preschool taught by a friendly acquaintance of mine when she mentioned she had written a book that she was trying to get published. I was so impressed by this person who had a dream that she was trying to make a reality Read More…
Apr 122012
My sister Kayla asked me to create her an Alice in Wonderland inspired apron. Here’s my creation. I’m very proud of it! Creation number 2 almost complete, please welcome the white rabbit:
Apr 012012
Listen to the whole message here: http://www.lds.org/general-conference/sessions/2012/4?lang=eng
Mar 212012
Is 2 weeks a habit? For me 2 days would be a habit. I seem to be allergic to routine, but I’ve attempted to begin a flexible routine. For the past couple weeks as soon as I get up, instead of checking facebook/hotmail/words with friends/etc. I download 3 batches to index (Indexing names to convert Read More…
Mar 162012
On Monday. I will start tomorrow. Right after this piece of chocolate cake. We all dread starting. Some have had success dieting before and know that they can do it, Some have never felt the success of sticking to a diet and exercise plan . Some try many times before a healthy routine finally sticks. The later Read More…
Mar 092012
Me again. My sisters have been slacking off lately! That’s ok, I’m sure they’ll catch up to my postings eventually. I want to tell you about my Pinterest success story. I was inspired by some ideas on Pinterest and then actually did it! My oldest boy turned 12 on the 9th and I wanted to Read More…
Feb 282012
Tonight I decided to do some Indexing (name extraction). I’m extracting names from WWI Texas draft cards. This one in particular really caught my attention. His name is James Bacon, a black man born in 1891. On the draft cards they ask various questions. Here are his answers: ~What is your present trade, occupation or Read More…
Feb 242012
Just added: Life is funny and I love to laugh. Here are a few things that I’ve found that got me to giggle. For a while I was cleaning buildings on the weekend. I found some funny memos. Like the reminder in the Boy Scouts of America building’s Read More…
Feb 162012
Here are some recipes that I use: (I will add more) 3 Bean soup (crock pot) 2 cans red kidney beans 2 cans butter beans 2 large cans pork & beans 1/2 to 1 lb browned ground beef 1 package cubed ham 1/4 c brown sugar 2 tbs mustard powder 1/4 c catsup (optional) 3 Read More…
Feb 162012
Recently I was asked to help plan a Relief Society activity for “Menu Planning 2 weeks at a time”. It was a bit of a challenge for me because I don’t really cook on a regular basis. In fact, when I do cook my kids ask “who’s coming over for dinner”. (I get a similar Read More…
In searching Pinterest and the internet I found many many many ideas for Valentine’s Day. It all boiled down to what I had on hand. Costco put their microwave on sale and I bought a couple boxes. I could have used my air-popper, but I Read More…
Wow that’s a mouth full! That is the procedure I had done 2 days before Christmas. Here is my story: Once upon a time a busy 36 year old mother of 6 was going through life with a constant bellyache. Just one more thing for her to be distracted with in her hustle-bustle life. After Read More…
Feb 102012
I LOVE scarves! Honestly, who doesn’t right now. They are so versatile, you can wear them to keep warm in the winter AND to look chic anytime of the year! But, they can be expensive, I don’t know about you but $20 on one piece of fabric is too much for me! So I offer a Read More…
Seven Reasons to Wear Your Sunday Best on the Sabbath: Something that has been on my mind as of late has been Sabbath day attire. While growing up, we were taught that our “Sunday Best” included clothing that wasn’t worn any other day of the week- we saved our best for the Sabbath. We didn’t Read More…
Feb 102012
At our recent stake conference, Elder K. Brett Nattress of the 5th Quorum of the Seventy gave a talk in which he compared the instructions given to Joseph Smith concerning the plates with instructions given to us concerning our children. He quoted Joseph Smith History, 1 : 59-60: “…(A) heavenly messenger delivered them up to Read More…
Feb 082012
Every little girl is a princess…..so why not let them feel like it everyday. A little over a year ago I was watching the transition my little girl was making into dress up mode!!!! Nothing is more adorable than seeing a little girl put on dress up clothes, shoes, hats, jewelry, crowns, etc., but I Read More…
What does the Woodstove Owner , Scouter, Camping Enthusiast, and pyromaniac. have in common? They all need to start fires. Before these firestarters I would have to restart my fire several times before it was a go. Now it is one match, no Paper no Kindling Just FIRE!!! You will need Old candles, Dryer Lint Read More…
Feb 032012
We have had a zoo pass for a couple of years and we LOVE it!!! So I am giving you 10 reasons to get a zoo pass (in no particular order). #1 It’s the gift that keeps on giving! The first year we got our zoo pass, we gave it to our kids for Read More…
This isn’t going to be my best written or best documented post, but I’m posting it anyway. One of the reasons this isn’t well written is because the keyboard I’m using isn’t fun to type on. Silly reason I know. In our living room we have 3 blinds to cover our large window. The strings Read More…
Starting week two of my journey was much like any resolution or life change- I still had some of my beginning fire, but I struggled to get through the day to day basics. To find success this week, I allowed myself to only give myself 2 rooms to keep clean on a consistent basis: My Read More…
