That's my boy!
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View ArticleThank Heavens for Little Girls
This is Leah, the youngest of 6 kids, and the little sister to 4 big teasing, brothers. By the time she was born, her older siblings were in full swing activity-wise, so Leah was raised in a car-seat...
View ArticleCommunication is way over rated
So, I know what Dr. Phil says about couples and communication, but after 20 years of marriage I can honestly say that Joe and I have done pretty well without it. I'm sure its a handy tool for some...
View ArticleLetters from the Family Dog
Dear Big Teenage Masters:Please stop telling Big Momma Master that I am spoiled. Have you spent any time with your Grandma C. and her puppies lately? I do not have as many toys and my dog food is out...
View ArticleIt's All Good
These are my friends, Maggie and Debbie. I took this picture November 1, 2007. Maggie is the one sitting in the chair. She is my age. She has breast cancer and she died yesterday.Five years ago,...
View ArticleTime in a Bottle
I may be dating myself, but a song that was popular when I was a girl has been playing in my mind all morning. "If I could save time in a bottle, the first thing that I'd like to do is to save every...
View ArticleAbsence makes the doggie heart grow fonder
Ok, so I promise, no more posts about Wilma the wonder dog for at least....um, awhile. But I had to share this, it really is too cute. It happens every morning Monday thru Friday, and rates real high...
View ArticleFor all you do, this blog's for you...Joe
Joe and I are getting ready to celebrate twenty-one years of marriage! How we will celebrate this event is a mystery. I've learned that with Joe and celebrations, ignorance is bliss. Last year we...
View ArticleYesterday, when I was young
I have some really good excuses for not blogging lately. The lint trap in the dryer was in dire need of cleaning, Wilma was depressed and required extra snuggle time, and I had to rearrange my...
View ArticleBeat that!
What a two weeks we've had on the farm! Good, bad, exhilarating and exasperating all rolled into 14 days. And we're still not thru with the whole of it. But I have to update, just to make sense of this...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to Leah, really really late
After many weeks of breathless anticipation...Leah's "Puppy Party" finally got off the ground. With about 1/2 hour to prepare, this is what we came up with; Puppy Pictionary, Puppy Charades, Puppy...
View ArticleThe many faces of Jens
Recently, Jens had his Jr. Prom. The whole family had a blast watching Jens ask a date (with Swedish Fish all over her room) get a response (with real goldfish in our tub) and prepare for the big...
View ArticleTie, Here it is
So my neice tagged me, roughly 2 years ago. Well, maybe it hasn't been thaaat long, but it has been a while. So Tie, because when I see you again, I don't want to feel guilty, here it is:SIX QUIRKY...
View ArticleSomewhere Beyond the Sea
For Christmas, Joe gave me something that I have always wanted....a cruise. So on the 3rd of May, we went on the trip of a lifetime. We chose the Carnival cruise line, started in SanDiego and stopped...
View ArticleThe Funniest Thing I've Never Seen
Hello! Is anyone still out there? It's been a while, I know. Just to let you know I looked up the word "crazy" in the dictionary and the definition was "Kjirsten's summer of 2008". I could try to...
View ArticleGive me this mountain
The other day, our neighbors took us mountain climbing for Family Home Evening. They don't climb mountains with their feet, the way you and I do, they choose mountains that are straight up and down,...
View ArticleReflections of Christ
This link was sent to my email today. Please watch it. I hope you will love it like I do. This is a perfect reminder of what the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons are all about. You'll love the music....
View ArticleCelebrate Me Home
Joe and I bought tickets to the Kenny Loggins concert before we found out that Jens, because of his broken arm, wouldn't be playing in the state championship tournament. We bought them before we knew...
View ArticleGuest Writer
While I am figuring out how to download videos to my blog-(any ideas, Crystal? I have a great video clip of Jan and his favorite Christmas present. It's a must see, if I do say so myself. ) - I thought...
View ArticleArticle 5
A Man For All Seasons For Grandpa on his 89th BirthdayThe seasons of your life were numbered by heaven.In your Summer you were endowed with the names of student, educator, husband and father.In these...
View ArticleMy Laugh for the Day
Tonight is a big night for Jord. Tonight is the first of many overnight camp outs with the blazer scouts. So right after school we headed to Walmart with the grocery list of things he had to bring:...
View ArticleI Am the Precious Adornment that Hangs About the Neck of My Ancestors
At the end of April, our Stake hosted a Women's Conference. I didn't know how bad I needed that spiritual boost until I got it. The keynote speaker was Merilee Webb. She is a petite, animated woman who...
View ArticleJan the Man
I have four equally cute and equally wonderful sons, and I will say right here at the start - in black and white that I LOVE EACH OF THEM EQUALLY. Got that, "equality" is the theme I'm going for here....
View ArticleThe Marvelous Month of May
May was so big for us on the farm, that is has taken me half of June to sit down and write about it! I already told you a little about the soccer champioship, so without further adieu, here is MAY, as...
View ArticleTHE CALL
Wednesday morning, around 8:00 am, we got a call from our local post-office stating that Rach had a received a thick envelope from the office of the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of...
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