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Posted in Kids on Jul 11th, 2008
I don’t actually know if “playgroup” is supposed to be one word or two. So, I’ll just switch off as the mood strikes me. It’ll keep things exciting. Anyone know the official word on the correct way to write it? Yesterday afternoonwe went to a play group organized by some ladies in my new ward. [...]
Posted in Kids on Jul 10th, 2008
Image via Wikipedia Degen and his Grandpa have made a regular thing of having golf lessons outside in the yard. Naturally, Maggie wants to do whatever Degen does and begged me one day to go outside with them and play golf (pronounced more like “gofe”). I thought it might be fun for her, so I [...]
Posted in Kids on Jun 25th, 2008
Grandpa, an expert golfer, gave Degen his first golf lesson this morning outside at his miniature driving range. Every time one of the balls would make it to the net (even after many swings on its way there), Degen would yell “I WIN!” We are really enjoying spending more time with Grandpa!
Posted in Family on Jun 24th, 2008
We made it to California! Yay! We actually got here a couple of weeks ago, but I haven’t had constant access to a computer like I’m used to until today. The truck arrived yesterday, and was unloaded by Colin and some generous men from our new Elder’s Quorum and my sister-in-law’s very helpful boyfriend. Thanks [...]
Posted in Family on Jun 3rd, 2008
My husband has the uncanny ability to tell in advance the gender of our children. He sometimes knows even before I’m pregnant. He’s also figured out the baby’s name well in advance of me. And Colin’s always totally confident about his prediction. Until now, I’ve had no feeling one way or another gender-wise. But this [...]
Posted in Family on Jun 2nd, 2008
Two of my sisters, Abby and Phoebe, came to help me last week, and I just dropped the second one off at the airport. I cannot believe how much they got done in just a few days! Most of my house is boxed up and cleaned already! My mind is still spinning with relief, since [...]
Posted in Kids on May 26th, 2008
Now we know a possible reason for my weight plateau. Yes, I am pregnant! I found out and we announced it to the family on Saturday. I’m only six weeks along, and it’s “traditional” to wait to tell everyone until you hit 12 weeks or so, but I’m not good at keeping secrets about myself. [...]
Posted in Kids on May 23rd, 2008
Like many mothers, I allow my children to run around the house in nothing but a diaper some of the time. After this week’s events, this practice must end, at least temporarily. I’ve mentioned before that Maggie had taken to removing her wet diapers whenever she’s in her crib. Well, her practice of taking off [...]
We got back yesterday from our trip to DC for my sister’s graduation and boy am I tired! It’s taken me about 2 hours to get through my email, and I have only listened to 4 of my 15 voicemails. Know, for your own future reference, that I’m a notoriously bad voicemail checker. But it [...]
Image by hint of plum via Flickr To all of you moms out there, happy Mother’s Day! My mother is definitely one of the best mothers ever, and I dare anyone to try to top her efforts or results. Really, try it, you’ll be happier for it. My mom is a great teacher and [...]