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Today was a long, fun day. Brett got here early this morning. He was up and playing basketball with his friends by 7. Mike and I heard him l...

I finally got around to getting my Utah drivers licence today! The lines were long, but at least it is now done. I had to take the written t...

Last weekend while I was with my grandma I worked a little on my personal progress booklet. Since I no longer have a mother I can easily tal...

Today I took my kids to the Carl Bloch exhibit at BYU. Bubs & Ange and their family came as well. Let's just say that my experience ...

Integrity - 1. The quality of state of being complete; unbroken condition; wholeness; entirety. 2. The quality or state of being unimpaired;...

What a LONG day! Maysen and Stockton had their CRT tests. They started at 9 and ended at 4. Jorja, Preston and I went and met them for lunch...

That is what I learned at church. It is now my new favorite song for Preston. I'm going to teach it to him. I went to church with Grandm...

What a day! This morning I was able to watch Savannah & Austin be sealed in the Idaho Falls Temple. I sat next to Glade! I don't kno...

Stockton and I finished the science curriculum this morning. I enjoyed the end of science (chemistry, electricity, laws of motion, etc.) muc...

Lot's of things have happened in my life, but there is one that shines. Recently, we moved from Georgia to Utah. We lived there for 9 ye...

Watching Stockton dive today was awesome. He was so happy. He was doing pretty great back flips and just beamed. I love it when he is filled...

I love learning with Stockton. Sometimes I'm amazed of the things I don't know. I probably learned them way back when, but still . ....

Maysen informed me today that she is done with the snow. It's been here too long, she would like it to leave. "It came in October a...

Preston chose to sit by Mike during sacrament meeting today. As a result, my meeting was very enjoyable . . . Mike's, not so much.

Stockton's funny. Mike said that at scout camp, as they were eating breakfast, Stockton was standing by the fire tossing in paper plates...

Mike and Stockton are camping. It has been snowing all day. I am so glad I am not them. They are camping with the 11 year old scouts at Whee...

Stockton needed to write a letter of complaint for school. I told him I didn't mind if he made up the company, address and complaint. Hi...

I got up early and made chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting. Now that is a healthy way to start the day! It actually is Grandma Honey...

Preston came out of his bath wearing nothing but his frog towel. In the sweetest voice he said, "Mom, do you know these are called chee...

Stockton and I drove all the way up to the University of Utah. We were the first ones there. I was starting to get worried, but then Aiden c...

Last night there was no snow on our lawn....today it looks like this: CRAZY! It snowed ALL day long. I expect that in December, but it is A...

The kids watched both sessions of General Conference today. Preston paid really good attention to the first hour. He loved playing bingo and...

Mike loves his grill. I love his grill. His food is delicious. I never knew I liked grilled onions so much, but today I couldn't get eno...

The weather is great. We had a picnic out back. Pizza. No fire ants. Perfect.

Brett sent some pictures from Japan. These pictures were taken about 20 miles down the coast from where Brett is. Crazy. Mike said it looks ...

I'm so close to finishing the Parry Post I can almost taste it. I can't wait! Sorry it has taken me so long.

Stockton is a saver. He has saved all his money for over year, maybe two. He spent it all last week and his new toy arrived today. He bought...

The other day Mike made fajitas for dinner. The kids weren't too happy about this. Mike said, in a Monty-Python voice, "I will rais...

Stockton loves Battlebots. He loves playing a computer game called Robot Arena. Preston is hooked as well. In Robot Arena you build combat r...

We have our piano back! Mike and I moved it ourselves. With a little work and ingenuity, we were able to pull it off without having to ask...