Seasons
19 Aug 2021
School started on Monday. Perhaps the most significant part of that is the fact that Nate started first grade, and I find myself alone for 6 hours of the day. On the [...]
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Our First Wrestling Match – & I Turn 40
24 Nov 2019
Our very first wrestling match happened to fall on my birthday. “Are we going to the match?” Everett asked. Of course, we were planning on it. “But [...]
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Andrew Starts Kindergarten
17 Oct 2017
I can’t believe my baby Andrew is in kindergarten. Sigh. This boy is so dreamy. I will miss him every day.
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And Now We Are Six
17 Oct 2017
Roo Boo turned 6! Oh, be still my beating heart. I do love that boy. He is my most happy child, and he brings that happiness to everyone he is around. He is easy [...]
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Spring Sports
21 May 2017
This spring we had Olivia playing softball in the Sandy/Draper league – Calvin playing baseball in Little League- Everett and Andrew in Draper fishing club [...]
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Andrew’s First Day of Preschool
8 Sep 2016
On September 8th, Roo-Boo started preschool. He was sooooooooo sooooooooo soooooooo excited to go. He’s ready for a full fun year of learning and playing and [...]
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Roo Boo’s Birthday Five!
15 Aug 2016
Roo turned five. Saying that hurts my heart a little. He’s been the sweetest, most joyful four year old I have ever known. His good natured-ness has really [...]
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Mom Ears
28 Jul 2016
The other night I woke up to the word “Mom” being whispered in the dark. I opened my eyes expecting to see a child standing before me at the side of the [...]
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Cabin with Cousins
21 Jul 2016
Heidi and Alea and Weston came up to the cabin to play one day. We played at the river, had a seriously yummy bbq and otherwise spent the day playing and relaxing. [...]
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The River
10 Jul 2016
An exciting thing has happened at the cabin this week – On Monday we were there, playing at the river by the entrance into our HOA. The river frontage is [...]
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The Best Day of My Life
10 Jul 2016
Today Andrew came happily bouncing into my room. “The day Nate was born was so fun. That was the best day of my life!” he told me. “Oh really? What [...]
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Softball, Baseball, and T-Ball
1 May 2016
This year we decided to play spring ball rather than summer ball – we’re trying to have less busyness in the summer. Olivia is playing softball in a [...]
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Cute, Funny, Adorable Kids
3 Apr 2016
Here’s some recent stories about my kid-o’s. A Boy Has a Crush on Olivia: We were at the pinewood derby the other night and Tyler Pierson, and little [...]
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The Musical Education of Children
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Another Story About Roo
31 Oct 2015
I take the musical education of my children seriously . . . Like, seriously, they should know who certain bands are. So, I’ve been working with them for a [...]
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Another Story About Roo
Stories about Roo, Who is a Smartie
30 Oct 2015
Kinda braggy, but yo, it’s my blog. The other night at dinner we were discussing fire drills. During the conversation I told the kids (again) the story of the [...]
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