Apr
30
Last week I found myself having the following conversation with Magoo: Me: NO. We don’t put meat in our pockets! Magoo: Oh. Hmm. We don’t put meat at our pock-ets? Me: NO. Meat only goes in our mouths or on our plates. Magoo [still holding the lunch meat an inch from his jeans]: I can [...]
Apr
29
This afternoon Laylee began a parental love affair with a roly poly pill bug she found under a log in the back yard. She “saved” him, brought him tenderly inside and showed me how CUTE he was. Ay, Lassie. He was the cutest roly poly that ever I did see. She carried him around all [...]
Apr
28
Icannotstaywell! Icannotstaywell! If my body is cooperating and healing from my many seasonal plagues, I must sabotage it in some way. Today was a MODEL day. I drove Dan to work and Laylee to preschool. I watched two of my friends’ kids while baking bread and starting some seeds sprouting. I cleaned my kitchen, did [...]
Apr
27
I have sad news friends. After less than 7 years of marriage I have parted ways with my wedding bands. I came home from my trip and found that my purse was absolutely crammed with dirt, crumbs and mysterious chunks of mystery. I removed all the non-trash items and shook the bag vigorously over the [...]
Apr
25
This picture makes me giggle Every. Time. I. See. It.
Apr
22
I was driving around campus when I went to visit BYU earlier this month. Julie and I were meeting up for lunch and I arrived at the visitor parking lot with plenty of 2 minutes to spare. The lot was full but the attendant said I was welcome to drive around and double check. It [...]