Monthly Archives: April 2011

Here I am in Sunshine

Whew, we left Davis County bright and early at 5 AM on Tuesday. Except it wasn’t so bright. It was dark and raining and then it turned to snow. We picked up some of my son’s Williamsburg Academy classmates on … Continue reading

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Does It Really Matter?

  I can’t sleep. This is crazy. I am driving 10 people early next morning to St. George and I can’t sleep! I will be driving our 12 seater van pulling a trailer. We were wondering how we could fit … Continue reading

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He is Risen

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Wow, Has It Really Been 19 Years?

  Last night my oldest son and my husband took a long drive to Hobble Creek Canyon to meet some of my husband’s rich cousins to celebrate some of their kids’ graduations from BYU. My mother-in-law, the social butterfly that … Continue reading

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Happy Easter!

I found this great talk (have you noticed that only LDS use the term “talk”?) by Cleon Skousen, about Easter. I think you will enjoy it. It’s called “The Meaning of the Atonement” and you can download it here. http://latterdayconservative.com/downloads/w-cleon-skousen/. … Continue reading

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The Myth of “Inspire, Not Require”

Even though I consider myself a TJEd fan, I have always had a hard time with the key of “inspire, not require.” (see http://tjed.org/about-tjed/7-keys/) If you have kids that never fulfill academic requirements but only produce when they feel inspired, … Continue reading

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I Just Realized Something!

  After my blog post yesterday, I realized something! I could just call my aunt up like once a week, with today’s technology of conference calling, and have her tell one of her stories. It would be recorded through freeconference … Continue reading

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Just What Does a Temple President’s Wife Do?

I highly anticipated last Saturday night. For weeks, the night was going to be the night of our Commonwealth School’s Spring Parents’ Meeting. If you don’t know what a Commonwealth School is, go get the book about it here and … Continue reading

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Fats Make You Happy, Sometimes I am Disappointed and Is Peppermint an Emetic?

Yesterday I went to a Weston Price chapter meeting at my friend Caralee’s home. I absolutely love going there. She has a farm and a lovely place. It’s like my dream home, full of kids, with a big kitchen, a … Continue reading

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This Is Excellent, Especially if You are Homeschooling a Teenager

I listened to this podcast by my friend, and member of this site, Aneladee Milne, and Tiffany Earl. It is called “Forms and the 21st Century.” Get it here http:///lemimentortraining.com on the right side of the page (scroll down a … Continue reading

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