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We did it! We were able to put together sixteen gingerbread houses today! Tomorrow the fun begins with decorating. I spent almost every w...

I have no idea if the gingerbread factory will be able to meet its deadline. I'm really worried about that. I did get to the doctors t...

Maysen and I went to Kaitlyn's mom's viewing today. (Kaitlyn is 15 years old.) I guess things like this make me a little more sens...

Today was one of those days when I was busy all day, but there is absolutely nothing to write about. Who cares that I did laundry, made gin...

We were able to deliver all the plates of goodies we had planned for. I was excited about this because I was sure this project would last ...

I spent all day today in the kitchen. It was fun, but by about four I was exhausted. Mike said I was having a sugar crash from all the dou...

Here is Stockton's after shot of his haircut. Love that boy! Stockton ~ after This has been a long, hard day. Many memories and feelin...

I took all four kids to get hair cuts today. I made them take before/after pictures. (They were thrilled.) I didn't get Stockton'...

Mike had his second root canal today. I have never looked so forward to a dentist appointment . . . especially for someone else. He has be...

This afternoon I picked my dad up from Israel. He was asked to go as a tour guide, so he was able to go for free. He went there 21 years a...

Matt has an almost date! Matt has an almost date! I was thrilled to get an e-mail from my brother Matt letting me know his maybe dates for...

We had a special session of Stake Conference today. We were able to listen to one of the 70s speak, but I can't remember his name. It ...

Today I went with my family to the Festival of Trees. Granted, I seem to like it the best . . . but they were good sports. It was pretty c...

Stockton went to a movie with friends today. I find that weird. I can't believe he is old enough to do that. Logan's mom dropped ...

I did not want to write this post today, but here we go. As I was driving in our garage after picking Stockton up from dodgeball, Jorja ope...

The kids have been begging Mike to audition for The Amazing Race. Well, they wanted both of us, but when I convinced them I am terrible at ...

Jorja has a hard time being brave enough to speak Chinese in class. Before she left for school, I challenged her to say a sentence in Chine...

I had such a hard time sleeping last night. I kept imagining all the things that could go wrong. Luckily, nothing did. Mike, Maysen and I...

We had tithing settlement today. Preston was embarrassing.

By the end of the day, Mike was in intense pain because of his tooth. He had a root canal done on one side of his mouth a few weeks ago. T...

Early this morning I woke up to take my dad to the airport. He is headed to Israel! I didn't sleep well, I was nervous that I would ov...

The kids have been dying to decorate the tree. So, after making several pies, cider and cranberry sauce, we finally gave in. The tree fits...

People wonder why they call it a cupcake. Well, a long time ago, people made the first cake to celebrate Keith Haddit's first birthday....

Finished! My big project of gingerbread houses with the Young Women was tonight. It was great. The girls had a blast. I had three new gi...

Mike helped me assemble 9 gingerbread houses today. Okay, I helped him. Luckily Mike is on call this week, so he was able to help a ton. ...

I was able to get all the gingerbread houses cut out before church. Yay! I am making nine houses for the Young Women to decorate on Tuesda...

We started up Gingerbread Factory again. Maysen helped me make and cut the dough. Amazing how long that takes, but gingerbread houses are ...

Jorja was the VIP this week. I was able to go to her class and talk about her. Jorja left me a gigantic pile of stuff she wanted to bring....

Ella wanted me to take her to the grocery store. It was pretty funny. Ange, Lincoln and I went to the store awhile ago and Ella was disapp...

I talked to Rachel today for awhile. It was great. Can't wait to visit them in Japan. I'm just waiting on Matt to pick a wedding ...