After a week of sick kids (hand, foot, mouth) and a quick visit from my dad, preparing to leave my kids for a week, our first real getaway since having kids was a welcomed relief. We were in Boston for Andy’s Emergency Medical conference. First, here are some snapshots of the week before. It was …
This week went by fast, but some days felt long. Andy’s grandma passed away this week. It was a bitter sweet thing. We were so grateful she was no longer in pain from her fall and grateful for her reunion with her husband who passed eleven years ago, but she will be very missed. She …
Today in RS we had a discussion from the talk, “Hearts Knit together;” a talk given by Elder Stevenson. It begins with a story about a scientific study where a number of bunnies were given a high fat diet. Their study showed that they had build up in their arteries, but one group in this …
Y’all, I LOVE fall. I love the colors, the smells, the holidays, and mostly the crisp cool air. It wasn’t like that all week, but we had a few days and it got me in the mood. Apple spice pumpkin candle wax is melting in my kitchen, my porch is lit up in Halloween frill, …
Poor Andy. He had nights all week and went straight into swing the next day. Not a single day off. But guess what? He got off work a bit after 8 AM on Friday morning and didn’t have to go back to work till 2 PM the next day so that counts as a day …
In this week’s Come Follow Me from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, they had us read Doctrine and Covenants 98-101. In section 98 it explains that the way to peace is through forgiveness. I have to admit that it is hard to forgive the terrorists for the attack on 9/11. It’s hard …
Andy had an entire week of swing shift so I had the pleasure of taking all the kids to all of the practices, gear pickup, etc. It wasn’t as bad as the last two years. Last season I had gall bladder issues and felt sick the majority of the time or was recovering from gall …
We’ve actually been back to school for a while. The boys started back on August 5th and Bev and Harvey had their first day August 17th. I get a lot of “oh wow! Harvey’s in preschool already?” questions so let me just address that here. Yes, I do feel a little guilt about putting him …
I was so excited for Max to get baptized this past weekend. He wanted me to attend his baptismal interview and I kind of wondered how it would go. To be honest it went as I expected. Despite having Come Follow Me lessons every night before bed for the past three years plus family scripture …
The flight to Utah was stressful, but that was to be expected. What wasn’t expected was the angelic flight attendants on both flights. On the first flight, we sat down one and three. Max being across the aisle (what is it twelve inches?) sitting next to a stranger and I was on the other side …