Kid Poops-a-Lot

*talking*
Oh. my. gosh.Becky, look at that butt. That diaper’s big. It looks like one of those diaper commercials. Who understands those commercials? They only talk to about poop because they can make a lot of money,ok? I mean that butt!It’s just [...]

Moo.

A little over a week ago, we had an activity at church for all of the kids. As it fell very close to the wildly popular (in Utah, but still observed periodically around here) Pioneer Day, all of the activities were centered around things the Mormon pioneers would do. Some of the favorite activities were [...]

Invasion of the Hive People*

When I looked out my kitchen window this morning, this is what I saw walking up the hill:

I plan on going out later to check for crop circles in the corn field behind us.
 
*In case you are wondering, they came in peace. They even brought an offering of honeycomb from the now combined beehives, [...]

Treats and Tweets

Yesterday, I earned superhero status with my kids.
Now that I am involved in the Cub Scouts, I am learning all of these cool things to do with little boys. Because, goodness knows, I’m no good at coming up with this stuff on my own. Anyhow, after having a successful activity with my Wolf Den [...]

Roses Are Red…

OK, enough hints. I’ll come clean. Several of you did end up guessing the name, but by brother-in-law, Matt, gets credit for being the first to get all of the hints and put them together.
We are naming our daughter Violet. I love that is more old fashioned and not common. I love the image of [...]

Sushi on Ice (and Other Random Bits)

This afternoon, as I was in my car driving to a Cub Scout leader training meeting (more on that later), I was listening to the local news on the radio. They were talking about the death last week of a local high-end seafood restaurant owner while he was taking pictures in Death Valley (how apropos). [...]

Life, As Seen Through the Eyes of Boys

Since my kids frequently do things that leave me on the edge of a nervous breakdown, I try to write down all of the things that they do to make me laugh. It has been awhile since I have shared. So, here you go…the things they do that make me enjoy them enough to keep [...]

If Life Were a Musical, We’d Sing About Fat Fingers

Sometimes, people, the contents of my subconscious completely defy explanation.
As the sounds of children getting out of bed started to fill my house this morning, I awoke from a rather vivid dream. I was at the house of one of my IRL bloggy friends.
Her husband was explaining some of his feelings about fatherhood—in a show [...]

I’m No Moses

Two weekends every year, members of my church—The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)—look forward to a worldwide general conference. For two days, we have the opportunity to listen to our prophet and other leaders of the church give us counsel on how to come closer to Christ, how to [...]

The Lighter Side of Life

Yesterday morning, Sean and the boys decided to play Lego Star Wars while I headed in to take my shower. As I was working on rinsing soap from my hair, the bathroom door opened and Caleb stuck his head in.
“Mommy, can you cut up an apple for me?”
“I’m in the shower,” I pointed out, “go [...]