I am so excited for conference this year, but it is always a challenge to keep my kids busy and happy during that time. Since I have 3 that will most likely be needing my attention I knew I needed to come up with something for them to do. I remember when I was a…
Establish a family budget, live within means, avoid debt and save for a rainy day.
I am struggling a bit with this concept of being thrifty so i thought I would repost this post from a while back. We can all use a refresher for living within our means! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~How long have the Prophets and General Authorities encouraged us to STAY OUT OF DEBT? Do we listen? Probably not all…
“A Dragon Lives Forever, but Not So Little Boys”
Side note: When I was growing up I was pretty positive I would only have girls. According to the ring on a string trick I was going to have a whole bunch of girls :) Well obviously one girl and 3 boys later, I was wrong and so was the ring on a string :). …
Healthy “ish” Brownies
II went of sugar last week and by Friday I had a bad day and I broke and ate cookies at a girls night out. Then Saturday rolled around and I had a treat at our ward party. I decided then and there that I {for right now while I am not on my eating…
It’s Not Everyday You Get to Shake Hands with the Prophet…
We had an wonderful day yesterday. My dad got my daughter and I tickets to see The Music Man at the Shakespeare Festival. Since my daughter is in training to be the star of a show one day….okay not really, but she did just start taking a Musical Theater Class because she loves to sing…
Homeschool 2011-2012
The school year has started! We did a trial week last week and everything seemed to go great. The first day I will admit was pretty hard, but what can you expect going from pretty unscheduled days to a scheduled day. #4 is finally on a nap schedule and he is asleep almost the whole…
A Baptism and a Baby Blessing
Last week was such a special week for our family. LaLa was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and #4 was blessed all in the same weekend. Lots of family came to visit and enjoy the special weekend with us. Here is my beautiful little girl who I can’t believe is…
The Entitlement Trap
Do you pay your kids allowances? Do your kids ever ask for things over and over in the store and you just keep saying “NO”? Do your kids take good care of the things you buy for them? Do your kids have responsibilities each day to accomplish? Do your kids feel like they are entitled…
8 years ago today…
I had just given birth to this little girl….How excited I was to have a girl. We didn’t find out what we were having and my whole family and husband were for sure it was going to be a boy. Secretly I wanted it to be a girl but I didn’t say anything. As I…
Those Normal Days I Cherish Most
Yesterday #4 had taken a long nap and when he woke up I went in to nurse him in my usual chair that I always sit in to feed him. After he was done he looked up at me with this sweet smile, saying “I’m done mom, thanks :)” I snuggled him and burped him…
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