What is your earliest memory? How old were you? What were you doing? Mine is sitting on my dad’s lap learning to read Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik. I was three years old. I couldn’t get enough of the written word. Still can’t. Reading has always been a favorite pastime. I believe that is […]
In the beginning . . .
My parents got engaged on Halloween. Scary, no? They were married just over a month and a half later. Why yes, that is a mauve tuxedo Hiram is wearing. Gotta love the ’70’s! Some would say that is a quick engagement. But they had known each other since they were eleven years old. My dad […]
Arsenic and Old Lace
As mentioned in my previous post, I LOVE Autumn (not fall, but autumn)! It has always been my favorite time of year. Its season is much too short, sandwiched between the heat of summer and the hard frost of winter. One reason I gave for loving this season is my birthday happens to be in […]
Random…
Shannon at Mom Loves Books tagged me for a random questions meme. Here’s what she asked and my answers. 1. Toddlers or Teens? Which is harder and why? Toddlers. They haven’t developed reasoning skills yet. It’s harder to help them learn the whys of what we do, what our rules are etc. The teens have […]
Hold your horses
Have any of you read Pres. Uchtdorf’s talk “Continue in Patience?” This Sunday I’m teaching the lesson in Relief Society based on this talk. There is so much to learn, so many good bits of wisdom that he offers. UAdd a Note “Patience—the ability to put our desires on hold for a time—is a precious and […]
Scenes from Monday
We are currently purging and cleaning, and cleaning and purging EVERY SINGLE ROOM IN THE HOUSE. We are taking the week off from school (see our schedule). The kids were actually very excited to get started. I’ll probably post before and after photos later (like you really want to see them) but it’ll be nice […]
S’cuse Me!
The other day, as we were sitting around the table eating lunch, the topic of conversation turned to “Remember when…” Does your family do that? The older girls were laughing at the fun memories of having a fort, pretending to do CPR on a block of wood, finding glass bottles in the antique cars at […]
Half Circle Wrap Around Skirt Tutorial
Always on the lookout for modest clothes, we started making our own because it was easier and provides more options, especially in skirts. This wrap skirt drapes nicely. You can adjust the length to your liking. And best of all it really is SO EASY to sew! Using this tutorial you can make skirts for […]
School Pictures 2010-2011
In the middle of September we did a photo shoot to take new school pictures. I stole borrowed the idea of the apples and school books from Shawni. We love how they turned out! Beats boring old school pictures any day. For memory’s sake I am also including what core curriculum we are using this […]
Our Exciting Christmas Project
Mary’s Heart by Liz Lemon Swindle Christmas already? You bet! Around here we do a handmade Christmas. The children draw names and figure out something they can make for one another. Mr. Ferrero Rocher and I think of things we can make the children, as well as each other. And I’m not lying even a […]
Sprinkles of Sunshine – September 2010 Edition
Some of the pleasant occurrences that happened in September around here. Seeing several full rainbows. Chopping corn Packing the pit Playing in the silage before it got too milky Celebrating Cookie’s 6th birthday! Winning the skirt of my choice from newCreation Women’s Apparel. I chose this Charcoal Gray skirt and LOVE it! Also winning […]
A Typical Day on the Farm – Summer
I meant to post this before the Celebrate Family festivities started but ran out of time. Here’s a look at what a typical day looked like for us in the summer. Now I’ll have to do one for autumn, winter, and spring! Look for those in the future. ********************************** 3:00 AM – The men go […]
General Conference Highlights
8 hours of watching the television this weekend, writing 15 pages (front and back) of notes, only having to tell the younger children oh, I don’t know, at least 6 or 7 times each session to be quiet (that amounts to 25 -30 times total), being together with my family in the living room, eating […]
Flight
(image credit) Harry Emerson Fosdick once wrote: “Some Christians carry their religion on their backs. It is a packet of beliefs and practices which they must bear. At times it grows heavy and they would willingly lay it down, but that would mean a break with old traditions, so they shoulder it again. But real […]
Family Proclamation Celebration Posts
The Family: A Proclamation to the World has been a fixture and a guide about families for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since it was first read by President Gordon B. Hinckley in the General Relief Society meeting on September 23, 1995. It has been spoken of, quoted, memorized and […]
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