More fun than galoshes in the rain.
While I’m finishing up series – here’s the continuation of the month of love: week 1. You ready to feel the love? During a lesson at church we were challenged to show love everyday for the whole month leading up to Valentine’s Day. Simple or grand, well thought out or spontaneous – show love. The […]
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{Third in a series about Fortune. Part 1 & 2 found here and here.} While studying effort last year I came upon D&C 117:12-13. In there it talks about Oliver Granger and how “when he falls he shall rise again, for his sacrifice shall be more sacred unto me than his increase, saith the Lord.” […]
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May is Get Caught Reading month. There is “a nationwide campaign to remind people of all ages how much fun it is to read”. There are lots of celebrity posters on the site – from Abraham Lincoln, Alicia Keys and Donald Duck to Yoda and Jeff Gordon. Celebrities of all sorts, even Santa. Usborne is getting […]
[Continue reading...]Andrew: I like Joshua because he is always caring for Meri. Katey: I love him because he plays with me. Josh: I do. Caleb: Um, I love Meri. Daddy: We’ll do Meri a different night. Caleb: Big, big horse. (reading) Daddy: Why do you love Joshua? Caleb: Josh loves horseys. Look at these orange ones! […]
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I adore Purdue Avenue and all the inspiration found there. You might already know that. I was invited to write with these girls which feels like the best play date EVER. My post is all about future planning. Of the grandparent sort. Learn how to simply (I promise!) turn these: into this: and how it will help you now […]
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Caleb has been here. Want to know how I know? It’s the purse. He’s crazy about spiriting away his sister’s bike and her purse. And filling said purse with all kinds of treasures. My favorite to date: And this is, apparently, the latest in how to carry a purse. {The first in my playings with […]
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Joshua: What I like about Jacob is that he’s always there to give me Harry Potter trivia. It’s helpful when I’m frustrated. Autumn: He’s always willing to help and he’s really good at babysitting. Katey Belle: Jacob watches me while you guys are gone. He puts me to bed and gives me milk. That’s it. […]
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Happy International Nurses Day – and Happy Birthday Florence Nightingale. Our plans for Nurses Day, made with Paper. My sis Anna has a blog. She’s wonderful, sweet, adventurous, an amazing baker and a nurse. We all adore her. So we are celebrating Nurses Day in her honor (wish you were here sis!). We will read posts […]
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Two of our boys have a “special”. It started years ago when Jacob decided a bean and cheese burrito was his special. No salsa. No sour cream. Just the burrito. Not to be left out Joshua chose jell-o. Any flavor. That way he could have lots of specials… well, we don’t have jell-o that often. […]
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We reviewed President Uchtdorf’s talk today in Relief Society: Forget Me Not. It’s one of my favorites. I made this art journaling page a few months ago with his thoughts in mind – a treasure map full of everyday moments. {list of supplies here} I used a few of President Uchtdorf’s quotes on the page: […]
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