[yes. this post is out of order.  we are now in Idaho, these letters were written while i was in Austen for a PTA conference.  the professor...

because she was a mom of older kids when i was a mom of lotsa babies, my neighbor Maria taught me much.  she gave me perspective when i was ...

we drove over to josie's this morning to say goodbye. the girls wore their new dresses. i gave her the flowered quilt that she had adm...

ready, set... i'm off to a pta conference. fun, fun!! i hope the professor spends his days in the sun {not behind the computer scree...

yesterday, we finished sewing my new temple dress... i also finished organizing/de-cluttering the last room in my house. it was a bitter-s...

yesterday, i soaked up the rays, played with friends, and let my hair frizz with chlorine pool water conditioning. life is good. i also ...

 i LOVE time out. this is one great thing we have done through the years. and. it works. we have a bench. when kids are fighting and d...

oh my gosh!! i just love these guys. my brothers sometimes laugh at me for having such a large family. i hold little lily and kiss her t...

anna is in my sunday school class at church. we were talking about gratitude and the 10 lepers. i'm afraid my description of skin and no...

i think i'm being featured at this blog... http://youarewhatyoukeep.blogspot.com/    it's a cute blog about a woman who is on a mis...

1. Sewing-- i really want a 60's dress.  i bought this pattern, and some fabric, and now i need to sew it.  i could buy a dress that i...

run for you life little toad!!  run!! i laugh at my little "summer ideas" we are NOT taking trips to disney world or Tahiti m...

it's that time of year... the professor is applying for teaching positions at universities across the country. oklahoma. oregon. sou...

done with cooking for 100. back to cooking for 8. it has been raining a lot here lately... so my brood has spent a lot of time indoors. ...

i have had MANY chore charts in my day. this is our latest and greatest. actually, the rule is only mom can mark off a job, but i let el...