Monthly Archives: October 2011

The Vegetarian Debate in My Home…Does Vegetarianism/Veganism Set You Up for Cavities?

This is my niece and my daughter at the latest baby blessing of the newest grandchild of my parents.   So after writing my recent posts about vegetarianism, I am wondering, does it automatically set you up for tooth decay?  … Continue reading

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More From My Girlfriend Who Is a Recovering Vegetarian

  If you are vegetarian or vegan you will want to read this:   Last week I posted an abbreviated form of my girlfriend Caralee’s story. She was vegetarian, and sometimes vegan, for 12 years. Then she ran into health problems … Continue reading

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The Blog that Elder Andersen Quoted in General Conference: Motherhood is a Calling

This is my new baby niece and my sister at the baby blessing gathering my sister held after Q’s blessing.   Here’s a link to the blog that Elder Anderson quoted in General Conference. Latter-day Saints believe in gathering truth … Continue reading

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Watch Glenn Beck on Thursday 10/20 to see some of my Homeschooling Mom Friends

  I just got word that some of my homeschooling mom friends Sarah, Teena, and Lori from northern Utah and Amy from St. George are going to be on the Glenn Beck show tomorrow Thursday Oct 20. The topic will … Continue reading

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Did Louisa May Alcott Write Wholesome Books? Was She a Christian?

Future Good Wives, my niece and my daughter, clowning around in a hammock.   A while ago I finished reading Good Wives, part 2 of Little Women. I read Little Women in high school for my Honors English sophomore class. … Continue reading

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Some Germs are OK, Even Necessary for You to Have Vibrant Health!

I am excited that Sarah Pope, over at http://thehealthyhomeeconomist.com, just made this video to explain why lacto-fermented foods and beverages are so good for you, not only why, but how to make them.   It’s a hard concept to grasp … Continue reading

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October is Attachment Parenting Month!

This is my husband and me with Baby #4, almost ten years ago, at a Stake Valentine’s Day Dance. We like to take our baby with us on dates.   Just as a tree has seasons when it’s attached to … Continue reading

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U.N. Day for Veggie Gals in Park City

This is the yummy chicken paella that Veggie Gal Annette fixed for us.   A few weeks ago my informal group of girlfriends, called the “Veggie Gals,” met in Park City for a Veggie Gal lunch hosted by one of … Continue reading

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Would Tolstoy Have Become LDS?

  My son who is away at college, George Wythe College, see http://gw.edu is reading Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy for his class on family culture. I was amazed to text him last week and discover that instead of watching … Continue reading

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“Has the Next Steve Jobs Been Lost?”

  Today I had a lot of fun driving the carpool home for the kids who live in the north area of this county from our Commonwealth School, a once a week school for homeschooling teens. On the way home … Continue reading

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