". . . our stories are what make the difference, and if we can tell them honestly we can hope to help each other. In the end, we have nothing to offer each other but our stories."~ Emma Lou Thayne
Hop on board the BIPOLAR EXPRESS! I'm a wife, mom, grandma, photographer, and friend; riding the rails of life. In spite of various trials I face, I KNOW my Heavenly Father KNOWS and LOVES ME! (((HUGS)))
I'm Pretty Sure I Have a Sugar Hangover
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What a weekend.
It all started Friday night, as most weekends do.
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I have joined the Orange County Mormon
Choir (which is ...
My New Do
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I got my haircut last week & forgot to share the photos of my new do. Oops.
I have only one complaint about my haircut .. I never seem to be able to
mak...
Word To Your Mother
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CassaFire’s Release Day and Second Tour Stop!
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*CassaFire is officially available today!!!! Let the Catch Fire party
begin. *
I never thought I’d see the release of one book, let alone TWO. A big
than...
Claine does Ballet.
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Claine came home from school one day with a sign-up sheet for the school
talent show.
Since they are both in in ballet and GrandMary made them beautiful ...
The Fight With My KitchenAid Processor Blade
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Cooking from scratch is something that I consider to be an enjoyable
activity. Creating recipes, touching food, smelling ingredients and
watching other peo...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEXI!!!
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4 Years Old!
It was just 4 years ago grandpa and I flew to Houston to welcome you!
Blessing Day!
I NOT like wemon juice!
AT ALL!!!!
I'm a sweetheart!
Time......
{Let's Eat - Quick and Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu}
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Chicken Cordon Bleu is really really fantastic, but it takes a little while
to make. Pounding out the chicken, etc... So, while I might make the
fancy ...
Twitter Hop Open Tuesday - Thursday
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Hi y'all! It's time for the Tuesday Twitter hop again. I've decided to
leave all of my hops open for 3 days now. So, the Tuesday Twitter hop will
run fr...
My husband is a Rock Star!
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Lincoln got into graduate school.
The University of Wisconsion-Madison.
They have a totally stellar Engineering/Business Masters Degree.
And Linc...
Double Damn
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Two Tonic/Clonic's in 12 hours. We haven't seen this activity in over a
year. I hate it. With every fiber of my being and then some.
He had the first one ...
Cover Reveal for LUMINOSITY by Stephanie Thomas
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Entangled Publishing has allowed us to be part of the cover reveal for the
YA Sci-Fi/Dystopian,
LUMINOSITY (Luminosity, #1) by Stephanie Thomas is due for p...
Blissdom – A Quick Recap
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Because Blissdom was a gift, both literally and figuratively, I felt a
responsibility to get everything I possibly could out of it … and bring a
lot of it...
McDonough General Store Closing
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When we moved here to our homestead in 1999, we quickly discovered the
local stores and businesses. We especially liked becoming customers at the
smalle...
March 2012 Monthly Food Storage Shopping List
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Microsoft Corporation This month we're gathering tomatoes and pasta in our
food storage. Because of the early case lot sales this week in Utah, I am
givi...
Perfect Moment Monday: Sibling Bonding
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Perfect Moment Monday is about noticing a perfect moment rather than
creating one. Perfect moments can be momentous or ordinary or somewhere in
between. To...
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Time for the weekly update for the Spring Chick Challenge hosted by Stormy
at Real Chicks Getting Fit.
*Here's my update:*
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*WALKING/TRAINING: *
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Project 52: Week of February 27
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I think my life is almost back on track which means that I need to get back
on track with my goals for 2012.
February is coming to a close and one of my ...
When Change Comes
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Launching into independence “feels” perilous. Two of my sons have launched
into independence differently: one gradually, one immediate. As one son
describe...
Enos Prays – Lesson 9
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Enos Prays
Lesson 9
I love the story of Enos. Whenever I read about Enos or hear him mentioned
in General Conference I am reminded of how important it ...
1st ANNUAL MORMON MOVIE GUY AWARDS
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In conjunction with this weekend's Academy Awards, I'm launching my own
annual awards tradition. No glitz. No glamour. No politics. No bias against
genre...
Paisley Farr - Grandchild #18
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Tiffany and Austin received their first child.
Grandma and Grandpa Jackson are happy to have another granddaughter!
Tiffany and Austin are proud of their bea...
WELCOME FRIENDS
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Time to start linking again. A big welcome to all who have just recently discovered this blog and have started sharing here. And I do so appreciate all of yo...
Where'd She Go?
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I know you are all probably wondering where I went!! Here I am!! I am
sorry to abandon you like that and I certainly didn't mean to! I'm not
quite sure ...
Rock the Casbah
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I know. I've written about it already. But now, you can see me talk about
it on video with my co-hostess, April Meeker. Lucky!
We are holding a luxurious g...
Trash Can Archaeology...
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When I was a kindergarten teacher (yes, WAY back then...) we used to have
this fun unit where we read about Archaeology.
I know I know... seems like an ad...
Little Miss Independent
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Dear Isis,
You are changing and growing so much lately! In the last few months, you
have grown 3+ inches and you've grown even more than that if I measure...
Progress
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I keep thinking I need to update the blog but I just haven't really felt
like saying much. Lots has happened with me, Jon, and the kids, but it all
pales i...
Brain Fart and Awards
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I was not going to post this weekend but I messed things up and felt it
best. Oh yes, I screwed things up and thank you kindly to Theresa I found
out quic...
Klondike Derby 2012
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This year's Klondike Derby will be held on 3-4 February at Weber County
Memorial Park. The Scouts took home information packets today, including
permissio...
Semi-Slacker Mom's Twelve Days of Christmas by Sassy
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Here's Sassy's version of The Twelve Days of Christmas in honor of me.
On the first day of Christmas my daddy gave to mom...
a shiny, new white iPhone,
two ...
Candle Holders Ala Dollar
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Lately I've been seeing a lot of these Dollar Store candle holders on
Pinterest.
No real tutorial needed. I just used E-6000 and glued them together.
One ...
Day 5 Nature
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I am living at the foot hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. An incredible
beautiful region here. Black bears included.
Since I arrived here I didnt venture...
Its the Little Things: Finding Joy in the Everyday
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Ever have one of those days where you just feel…pulverized?
I’ve been dealing with a situation at work. Something has felt off the
last month or so, and...
Please...shut up.
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I have really been avoiding Facebook as much as possible. Trying to get
caught up on the family and friends and trying to avoid the other crap.
Today, afte...
ABC Wednesday - Letter "Z"
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For this week's ABC Wednesday I challenged the kiddos to finding me things
that had the letter Z in them. It could be an actual item, a word from the
dic...
Yellowstone
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Travis had a few days off work a few weeks ago so we took a last minute
trip to Yellowstone. I had never been to Yellowstone before so I was
pretty excit...
It's late here so I thought I might write awhile...
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Clearly I will have to make my blog private, private to those who are
interested. Most of my immediate friends and family know what's going
on...they woul...
Good things come in two's.....
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You know how they say that bad things happen in 3's? It's kinda true...I
can think of countless examples: Illnesses, car repairs, home repairs etc.
Etc. ...
1 year and Happy Birthday:)
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well....it has been about one year now since this blog was started for dad.
Thanks for all your support to our family. And also...HAPPY BIRTHDAY to
dad:) F...
One For the Team
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Oh, how I've missed the blogging world. I finally get a minute to post
something and it's negative. I guess that's where I am in my life at the
moment. I d...
#3 Cars are Awesome
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Three little boys getting to go to the car show with their dad, Grandpa,
and Uncle John is awesome! They talked about all those cool cars for HOURS
after ...
Christmas Cookie Recipes
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What better day to release Christmas Cookie recipes than BLACK FRIDAY???
Christmas Cookie Recipes
Guest POST from Jen Merkel @ http://desertdrivelblog.blogsp...
Sad & Sorry
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Over the last few days I have withdrawn from my own blog!
I am public and guess I have to expect that people may stalking.
Stalking a blog.
Maybe I was naive...
A Rant and a Rave
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A Rant first, of course.
Husbands are stupid. Maybe not all of the time, but most of the time. For
example, I will use my life as a prime example because...
ROAK 7 - 10
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I got another writing job this week. Since that makes 2 standing paying
jobs, I feel comfortable calling myself a writer. It does feel weird. I've
wanted t...
Top 10 Reasons Why I Don’t Have My Food Storage!
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(By Wendy DeWitt’s -“Everything under the Sun”)
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*10. My neighbors have a TWO year supply!*
No, they don’t. They don’t have any food. Did yo...
3 comments:
Cute pups!
Awww, so sweet! And their coats are gorgeous!!!
That is adorable.
I bet they are snugglers.
Hope you are having a great week and ready for Christmas.
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