Monthly Archives: December 2011

OK, yes every year one of my New Year’s goals is to lose weight. I have two siblings who got the skinny genes on my mom’s side and two others, who along with me (far right), got the fat genes … Continue reading →

It’s time to get ready for another semester of the Zion Finishing School. It has evolved into a time to visit heart to heart with other LDS mom friends over classic, meaty works that will transform your life if you … Continue reading →

Diann Jeppson, author of the TJED Home Companion book, has a great deal for you! She has written a super course to teach people step by step how to improve the culture of education in the home based on the … Continue reading →

We had a glamorous evening last night of “strictly ballroom” dancing at the annual Holiday Ball put on by Silhouette Ballroom Dance Studio of Bountiful, UT. I always love seeing the beautiful hair styles the young ladies come up with. … Continue reading →

We had a lovely Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and now we are having a great post-Christmas time. Three kids are away playing with cousins, one is home being a scholar catching up on work he should have been doing … Continue reading →

I love Christmas time and I love balls! This event combines the magic of both. I found the most beautiful description of a ball in Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina. It makes my heart long to go to a ball. Well, here’s … Continue reading →

Wednesday night we did our annual watch of A Muppet Christmas Carol. I love the song in there about “When you feel love that’s Christmas!” Then last night we did It’s a Wonderful Life. I’ve watched that movie at least … Continue reading →

8 years ago when we lived in Provo our daily schedule always included turning on the Christian radio station at a certain time for story time!  When we moved to Vernal I thought we were saying goodbye to that forever.  … Continue reading →

So after we watched the Mormon Messages for the FHE lesson (see previous blog post), my 10 year old fireball of energy suggested something I really wanted to do for the activity (which is rare): have a fire in the … Continue reading →

Last night was one of those FHE nights where I just dread doing it. I know FHE is important, but sometimes I just feel like I want everybody to go to bed so I can have some alone time. I … Continue reading →