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bringing in the flowers
After a spring and summer of focusing and working on the remodel that effected about almost 50% of the house, I have begun turning my attention to our neglected front and back yards. It was a tough season for them with our restricted water, and then our lack of attention. I was in the yard…
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our favorite home away from home: Lake Powell (Bullfrog)
We share a week on a houseboat with our friends. Our two families LOVE Lake Powell and we were so grateful when a week came up on their parent’s houseboat that we could share. We don’t live in the same neighborhood anymore…so catching up over the week is an added bonus. Our week is in…
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91 years and 1 day
My dad would be 91 years and a day today. I was in St George, dropping Kate off to school on his birthday. He would be SO PROUD of her (and Danny and I too). My favorite moment of our weekend was Friday. Danny, Sophie, Kate and I met Ellie and Sam at the Cedar…
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the value of a SAHM
My SAHM role is getting less and less intensive. It began on March 4, 2002. My second of three daughters just graduated high school and will be moving away this August. (She is off to college!) Danny and I decided together that I would take on this role, well before any of our girls entered…
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missionary memory
This Sunday I was asked to speak in church. My sweet friend and neighbor is going to be serving as a missionary in Latvia. It was her farewell. I decided to turn to my mission journal for some inspiration on what to share. This photo fell from the journal when I opened it. My mission…
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CHICAGO
Danny was attending a business conference with IREM and sweetly invited me to join him last week. I had never been to Chicago. It is a beautiful city. When he was in meetings, I worked from the hotel. When he was free. we squeezed in as much sightseeing as we could in the few days…
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PROM
Kate was excited and grateful to be asked to prom this year-her final “date dance!” My personality at her age (and now) isn’t the perfect match for that scenario. I am not a confident dancer and formal attire isn’t my thing either. I also don’t love crowds and loud rooms- It was just weeks before…
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some finds on a Friday
This week the blossoms popped open on our flowering pear trees that line the street in front of our home. They are magical every year! These are some finds that have been a bright spot for me lately. I have no affiliation…just love them. Everyone needs a Betty- THIS was so heartwarming! I REALLY wanted…
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THE GAP AND THE GAIN
It is my new favorite book. If we have seen each other in person in the last few months, I have probably mentioned this book to you. I am a sucker for a substantive self help book, but this one is next level for me. For most of us, our default processes keep us looking…
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Easter baskets
Our three girls have been responsible for buying their own clothes for years. For the holidays I tend to gift them those things that I don’t purchase for them during the regular year. I am always on the look out for gift ideas, especially as they have gotten older. (They don’t think of me as…
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