A Simple Kind of Life

First, let us pause to observe a moment of silence for Skippy the Squirrel, who tragically lost his life at his own paws yesterday when he decided to explore the breaker on the electrical lines in our back yard.
Skippy, we saw the light as you scampered towards it (and heard quite the pop, too). [...]

Taking Teenagers to Work Out with Little Old Ladies

For our youth activity tonight, we took our Young Women to the local YMCA to do a water aerobics class taught by a member of our ward (congregation). I have never taken water aerobics before. I will admit there was some workout snobbery involved in that decision–I’d see a pool full of old ladies and [...]

A Reluctant Workout Buddy

I mentioned last week that the fat dog and I have a few things in common. One that I didn’t mention is that we could both stand to lose a few pounds. I could stand to lose a few more than she could, but I’m 5′4″ and she’s like a foot tall, so I’ve got [...]

Making it Worse in Order to Get Better

Today was the surgical consult for E’s, um, male issues.
First, can I ask why it is, when you go to a doctor’s office, that they don’t warn you if they are running behind? I showed up at the appointed hour, checked in with no one else in the waiting room, and was taken back [...]

Men (and Women) Are That They Might Have Joy–Not Guilt Trips!*

Before I go into what I have to say, I want to clarify some semantics because sometimes you miss the meaning if you don’t get the nuances of the words. This is one of those times. A lot of people use the terms “gospel” and “church” interchangeably. I don’t. I actually make a huge distinction [...]

Chinese Water Torture

A week or two ago, Sean and the kids decided to fly kites. I wasn’t home at the time, but I’m assuming that they got some real height going. Why? Well, because C’s Elmo kite is now stuck up in Grandma and Grandpa’s tree. Near the top. Higher than anyone can get without the assistance [...]

Steps Towards a Healthier Me

Friday night was Sean’s graduation from our local Y’s “Biggest Loser” competition (which, in its second round will just be the “Big Loser” competition–you know, copyright issues). Anyhoo…They did a salad bar and had a motivational speech by Kae Whang from season four of the show (aren’t you jealous?). She actually gave a pretty good [...]

Supermom

I am pretty darned impressed with myself today. I managed to be up, showered, and ready before most of my kids were awake. We were out the door before 8:00 am, and I was actually early for my 8:50 dentist appointment. I got through the appointment with the two younger kids with me (the older [...]