Smithsonians

There is a lot of snow up here right now.  The sledding wasn't nearly as fast as it usually is.  I hope the boys had fun out there.  Th...

We made it to the cabin!  We got here about 10:30 at night.  Mike and I took Preston, Stockton, Josh Y, Isaac and Darby.  Josh H and his pa...

I spent most of the day looking for sleds.  I thought I could just walk into Sheels and pick up several. Nope.  All sold out.  All sold out...

Mike worked from the cabin today.  He said it was so cold he couldn't even turn the faucets on.  He was really cold all last night.  I...

Mike likes to monitor things at the cabin.  This morning he told me the temperature, it was pretty cold.  Soon after that he got an alarm o...

Today at scouts we made boats.  Judy planned everything, thank goodness!  I detest crafts and was not looking forward to this at all.  I wa...

Tonight, for family home evening, we talked about going beyond the mark.  I read portions of Jeffrey R. Holland's address he gave BYU s...

Stockton's first dive meet of this years high school season was today. The high school season is going to be a lot shorter than it was ...

I awoke to a winter wonderland.  It is so beautiful outside.  I was seminary carpool today, so I started the snowblower pretty early.  I wo...

Breeeeeeett......Jorja stole my shirt.  She does look adorable in it though, so I can't complain too much. Jorja Maysen picked ...

We got bad news today.  Josh decided to quit diving for three months. Previously the boys had been only able to dive together once a week. ...

I went to the gym today for the first time in a long time!  Suzie told me, 'Congratulations'.  For what? She told me I was in the t...

The kids had their first day back to school.  Mike also had his first day back to work in a long time.  I spent my time doing laundry and g...

We finally have a break from 9:00 church!  Except for today because baby Jeff was blessed at 9:00.  I wanted to get there early, so we left...

I felt a lot better today, thank goodness.  We spent the morning cleaning.  I was so busy working on the boys' blankets that I ended le...

It blows my mind that it is 2016.  I'm not really looking forward to this year.  This is the year that Maysen graduates high school and...