Today's not-so-favorite moments included . . .
. . . discovering that the cookie box in the pantry was empty.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . hugging the big kids. It makes us all feel better.
. . . giving Daniel a high-five when we finished a puzzle.
. . . hearing a great Relief Society lesson.
. . . watching Veggie Tales on YouTube with Joy. Those things are both wholesome and hilarious. I particularly liked the one about Prince Omelet (er, I mean Hamlet).
Monday, January 9, 2012
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Stars and a Punctual Book
Today's not-so-favorite moments included . . .
. . . being really tired this morning.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . looking up at the stars on a clear, moonlit night.
. . . finishing a family history photobook this afternoon before Snapfish's big discount ends tonight. The project has confiscated my life this week, and though I'm pleased with the result I'm also glad to have my life back. The book only documented our marriage through 2009 (I didn't have time or energy to tackle 2010 or 2011), so I'll be doing another book sometime in the future. Not for a while, though.
And another thing . . .
. . . Nutella on whole wheat bread is really, really good.
. . . being really tired this morning.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . looking up at the stars on a clear, moonlit night.
. . . finishing a family history photobook this afternoon before Snapfish's big discount ends tonight. The project has confiscated my life this week, and though I'm pleased with the result I'm also glad to have my life back. The book only documented our marriage through 2009 (I didn't have time or energy to tackle 2010 or 2011), so I'll be doing another book sometime in the future. Not for a while, though.
And another thing . . .
. . . Nutella on whole wheat bread is really, really good.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Funny Cat, Boring Yogurt
Today's not-so-favorite moments included . . .
. . . making some beautiful, creamy, but very bland blackberry frozen yogurt.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . laughing out loud at a random cat picture I saw on Pinterest. Truly "a merry heart doeth good like a medicine" (Proverbs 17:22).
. . . making some beautiful, creamy, but very bland blackberry frozen yogurt.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . laughing out loud at a random cat picture I saw on Pinterest. Truly "a merry heart doeth good like a medicine" (Proverbs 17:22).
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Call Me "Fruit Sensei"
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . hugging my kids.
. . . doing a puzzle with Daniel while Daddy played Fruit Ninja with Joy.
. . . getting the highest Fruit Ninja score of the night on my first try. Yessss.
. . . receiving a holiday newsletter from my old friend Heather. I enjoyed "hearing" her voice in the way she writes. I'm grateful for friends who keep in touch with me even though I struggle to do the same.
. . . hugging my kids.
. . . doing a puzzle with Daniel while Daddy played Fruit Ninja with Joy.
. . . getting the highest Fruit Ninja score of the night on my first try. Yessss.
. . . receiving a holiday newsletter from my old friend Heather. I enjoyed "hearing" her voice in the way she writes. I'm grateful for friends who keep in touch with me even though I struggle to do the same.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
The Rejuvenative Power of Rest and Macaroni
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . watching the big kids have fun playing at the park.
. . . eating Trader Joe's Mac N Cheese for dinner.
. . . sharing a good laugh with my husband, and falling asleep on the couch with him later.
. . . watching the big kids have fun playing at the park.
. . . eating Trader Joe's Mac N Cheese for dinner.
. . . sharing a good laugh with my husband, and falling asleep on the couch with him later.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Resolutions and the Moons
Today's not-so-favorite moments included . . .
. . . Joy skinning her knee twice today.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . Anna sleeping through the night. Thank you, Baby. What do you say we try that again tonight?
. . . spending a leisurely Sunday together as a family, since the bishop is out of town and Phillip didn't have to be at any meetings.
. . . looking at Jupiter through our telescope tonight with some of our neighbors. It's amazing to me that you can see its four biggest moons using just a little telescope like ours. Our own Moon was an impressive sight, too.
And another thing . . .
. . . I’ve had several goals on my mind lately, and these are the ones I’ve settled on for this year:
1) Have scripture study time with Phillip each night right after the kids go to bed.
2) Complete some preparedness goal each week (e.g. copy important documents for our emergency kits, learn to bake solar oven bread, plan a family emergency drill, etc.).
3) Study at least a page of the Book of Mormon each day and learn something about Christ. 4) Develop an exercise routine (however simple or brief), and stick to it.
5) Print a new edition of my cookbook.
6) Knit a Love Scarf.
. . . Joy skinning her knee twice today.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . Anna sleeping through the night. Thank you, Baby. What do you say we try that again tonight?
. . . spending a leisurely Sunday together as a family, since the bishop is out of town and Phillip didn't have to be at any meetings.
. . . looking at Jupiter through our telescope tonight with some of our neighbors. It's amazing to me that you can see its four biggest moons using just a little telescope like ours. Our own Moon was an impressive sight, too.
And another thing . . .
. . . I’ve had several goals on my mind lately, and these are the ones I’ve settled on for this year:
1) Have scripture study time with Phillip each night right after the kids go to bed.
2) Complete some preparedness goal each week (e.g. copy important documents for our emergency kits, learn to bake solar oven bread, plan a family emergency drill, etc.).
3) Study at least a page of the Book of Mormon each day and learn something about Christ. 4) Develop an exercise routine (however simple or brief), and stick to it.
5) Print a new edition of my cookbook.
6) Knit a Love Scarf.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
In N Out
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . Joy letting her brother win when they played a game this morning.
. . . cuddling Anna.
And another thing . . .
. . . as I shopped for a wedding gift at Bed Bath & Beyond today, I couldn't help feeling that I was in a toy store for grown-ups. I could browse in there all day.
. . . we went to a wedding reception this evening, and the music was so loud you could hear it from the parking lot. Joy wouldn't even go into the noisy room, so I put our present on the gift table and congratulated the family, then we headed to In-N-Out for dinner. As I thought of the carefree young bride dancing with her husband and their friends, I wondered if she'll be in my shoes in six years--arriving at parties late and leaving early because her social life is constrained by naptimes and the wants and needs of children. It wasn't a bitter thought, just a curious one.
. . . Joy letting her brother win when they played a game this morning.
. . . cuddling Anna.
And another thing . . .
. . . as I shopped for a wedding gift at Bed Bath & Beyond today, I couldn't help feeling that I was in a toy store for grown-ups. I could browse in there all day.
. . . we went to a wedding reception this evening, and the music was so loud you could hear it from the parking lot. Joy wouldn't even go into the noisy room, so I put our present on the gift table and congratulated the family, then we headed to In-N-Out for dinner. As I thought of the carefree young bride dancing with her husband and their friends, I wondered if she'll be in my shoes in six years--arriving at parties late and leaving early because her social life is constrained by naptimes and the wants and needs of children. It wasn't a bitter thought, just a curious one.
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