Monthly Archives: May 2009

Last Thursday, was Ascension Day.  Not being Catholic or Protestant, this had no bearing on our lives other than to provide a free day from school and work.  We decided to go to "the zoo where you can feed the … Continue reading →

Last Wednesday, we got invited to go with a couple friends from the ward to a new swimming pool.  The pool isn't actually new, it's been around for years, but it is new to us in that we have never … Continue reading →

Every night we read in the Book of Mormon, have everyone say one thing they are thankful for, have family prayer and go to bed.  Every night, Sarah tells the person who is reading after her what "chapter" they should … Continue reading →

I only speak one foreign language, and that not so perfectly.  But I am getting to be quite good with a heretofore unrecognized language, that is turning out to be very useful.  I call it Aspie.  Let me explain. All … Continue reading →

We have a few simple traditions for Mother's day in our family.  1) I get to cook whatever I want and no one is allowed to utter one whimper of complaint, 2) Chris always takes the kids out to pick … Continue reading →

Thursday the kids had no school.  The teachers went to class instead. :)  We hung out in the morning.  Well, they hung out, I did gross stuff like clean bathrooms and wash dishes.  Then after a late lunch we went … Continue reading →

Today was Noah's first official day with no sippy cup to drink out of.  Yesterday, in a moment of inspiration I realized that perhaps the reason he has such a poor and picky appetite is because he is full of … Continue reading →

Chris recently sent me an article that talked about some of the issues facing parents of families with "big" families in America.  I put big in quotes, because the article was talking about families with less than 8 children.  In … Continue reading →