Author Archives: hillshum

When I am on vacation next week  I am hoping to have huge chunks of time to blog about NFP and then the LEMI Training, and then my hair (yes, I love my naturally curly hair. My sis in law … Continue reading →

I went to LEMI training and am still recovering. 🙂 In a good way. I will post pictures that I took at the training soon. I took them with my cell phone which aren’t as great as pics I can … Continue reading →

So, I just joined this site and I’m so excited because it’s like I’ve found my home planet.  I knew there were people like me out there, but I’ve had such a hard time finding them!  I’ve lived in Idaho, … Continue reading →

My husband has a big beef about the phrase “Fourth of July.” He insists that we call it Independence Day. He points out that the holiday is not about a number, it’s about a concept. If we keep calling it … Continue reading →

  Aneladee Milne came to my home Thursday night with at least a dozen people to hear  about how to get your teen to do scholar phase.   Aneladee shared three keys for getting a kid to do scholar phase: … Continue reading →

My son shows how excited I feel on days when I have a Veggie Gals party!   Joni Hilton, an LDS author about my husband’s age, from the boomer generation, has this book out called Ten Cow Wives Club. It’s … Continue reading →

  So far I feel like we have packed a lot into our summer: planting a garden, going to TJED Land, doing the shows for the summer reading program at the library, playing at grandma’s house, playing with cousins, going … Continue reading →

  I went to the LDS Holistic Living Conference on Saturday. It’s a long story, but I had a free ticket and will for as long as the conference happens. Anyway, so I have lots of ideas after going and … Continue reading →

  I am transitioning to using my cell phone camera since I am in the process of attracting my nicer camera that I lost back to me. These pics are taken with my cell phone. The darling baby is my … Continue reading →

This is me at my last birth with my midwife in the background looking at her phone. She was going to help me in my homebirth  but I switched at 38 weeks to a hospital birth! Quite the story and … Continue reading →