Aren’t these pumpkins cute? Call me cheap. Or frugal. But they are made by wrapping a roll of toilet paper with fabric. The girls are wanting to decorate for fall. I was going through our fall decorations and realized we needed some new ones but didn’t want to take a ton of time to actually […]
Archives for September 2009
Who are you?
Most women I know have a hard time talking about themselves in a positive light. Is it because we are afraid of coming across as self-centered and vain? Or maybe it’s our nature – to serve our families, think of others, before thinking of ourselves? Probably a mixture of both. Another commonality I find is […]
Fall Yarn Leaves
All week long we are making decorations to use in our autumn celebration next week. (More on that later) Today’s craft was different than one we’ve ever done before but the results as you can see were beautiful! These can be made into magnets for the refrigerator or strung on a string for garland (which […]
I ♥ Faces Week 36: Contemplative
This week’s theme was hard! Here’s the definition I ♥ Faces gave for contemplative: thoughtful observation; full or deep consideration; dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood; expressing or revealing thoughtfulness; quiet modes of apparent or real thought; can be marked by some sadness, but doesn’t have to be. I finally caught my second daughter […]
A Series of Unfortunate Events
It all started on Friday. I spent the afternoon in town shopping for 5 hours, running here and there, trying to get the best deal on 5 twin mattresses, stock up on badly needed groceries, buying a gallon of paint that was forgotten is a previous trip, etc. Shopping for that long does not put […]
Spiritual Crocodiles FHE
This is a well planned lesson based on a talk given back in the 1970’s by Boyd K. Packer titled “Spiritual Crocodiles.” It uses many visual aids and activities to help children realize the importance of avoiding temptations. Created by Ivy B. and originally uploaded to our FHE4Children yahoo group. It is too good of […]
A Class Divided
The girls and I just finished watching this great documentary called “A Class Divided.” It’s about a lesson on discrimination that Jane Elliot, a third grade teacher from Riceville, Iowa, taught her students and the impact it had on their lives. It is fascinating to watch and was a great impromptu lesson today with my […]
Wordfull Wednesday: Transformation
Life. It has a way of changing course, twisting and turning, up and down, and even loop-de-looping. It’s a good thing we are adaptable creatures. Oh yes, we are adaptable, even though sometimes we stubbornly wallow in the mire of self-pity not wanting to accept change. We cannot stop the inevitable from occurring. We can, […]
Planning Bedroom Paint Colors
We are seeing progress in our redecorating/bedroom rearranging/repainting project. The two downstairs rooms are cleared out and ready for paint. Here are the girls’ paint designs, paint colors, and quilt fabric choices. We started Monday painting the base coat of Truffle’s (8) and Cookie’s (4) room. The base coat is the light Musk Melon color. […]
I ♥ Faces Week 35: Back to School
As a child I loved starting school each fall. I was one of the rare few who cried when the school year ended. I loved smelling the new books, sharpening new pencils, looking at the crisp white pages of my notebooks. My kids enjoy doing the same thing. This year our school schedule has been […]
Hey There Delilah Spoof
We Mormons sure like our spoofs. Here’s a very funny one off Hey There Delilah by Plain White T’s. Makes fun of “the girl waiting for her missionary,” the “missionary who knows his girl will wait for two years,” getting the “Dear John letter,” etc. We’ve listened and laughed to it so much I have […]
Raspberry Rhubarb Freezer Jam
We love both the tart taste of rhubarb and the sweet taste of raspberries. What better way to combine the two than in a jam? This recipe has the perfect balance of sweet and tart. We used rhubarb we had in the freezer from my SIL’s crop this spring. Raspberry Rhubarb Freezer Jam 6 cups […]
Red, Red Raspberries
Raspberries are my favorite fruit. I love the rich red color, the burst of flavor that fills your mouth when you pop one in straight from the bush, and homemade raspberry jam. The girls and I went on an outing back to our old hometown of Fallon just so we could pick raspberries from Lattin […]
Transformation
Turn, turn, my wheel! All things must changeTo something new, to something strange;Nothing that is can pause or stay;The moon will wax, the moon will wane,The mist and cloud will turn to rain,The rain to mist and cloud again,To-morrow be to-day.~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Keramos~ Welcome to September!See the trees here? (Sorry they’re blurry. It was […]