…to tie dye t-shirts for the bookmobile craft. …to clean the kitchen dressed as a fifties housewife. This girl is such a hoot! I came in from working outside to find her dressed like this. “What, Mom? It’s more fun to clean this way!” …to ride in the loader with dad while he hauls hay. […]
Archives for July 2010
Summer Cottage in Babylon: Music Edition
Knock, knock, bang, bang, crash! The first major deconstruction project of my summer cottage in Babylon has been to go through my music – particularly what’s on my iPod. It was a bit difficult to begin with. I LOVE music. All kinds. But I realize that not all music is uplifting. By uplifting, I don’t […]
Worth
Which if these people would you be more likely to help? Why? (image credit) Do you feel one is more deserving than another? (image credit) Are you judging by the color of their skin? (image credit) Or the state of their clothes? (image credit) Or age? (image credit) What is the worth of a soul? […]
Pioneer Heritage: John Worthen
July 24th is Pioneer Day in celebration of the arrival of the first Mormon Pioneers to the Salt Lake Valley. In an effort to teach our children about their pioneer heritage we are learning about their pioneer ancestors. We are lucky to have access to detailed records of their lives. This week’s posts all come […]
Pioneer Heritage: Matie Salisbury and Jed Ashton
July 24th is Pioneer Day in celebration of the arrival of the first Mormon Pioneers to the Salt Lake Valley. In an effort to teach our children about their pioneer heritage we are learning about their pioneer ancestors. We are lucky to have access to detailed records of their lives. This week’s posts all come […]
Wordfull Wednesday: Work
“Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to work we go…” For some, work is a drudgery, something that has to be done, plowed through at the quickest rate possible so one can get to the fun. Others view work to the extreme never taking a break to rest or relax, viewing fun as a waste […]
Pioneer Heritage: Jane Treharne
July 24th is Pioneer Day in celebration of the arrival of the first Mormon Pioneers to the Salt Lake Valley. In an effort to teach our children about their pioneer heritage we are learning about their pioneer ancestors. We are lucky to have access to detailed records of their lives. This week’s posts all come […]
Pioneer Heritage: Edward Ashton
July 24th is Pioneer Day in celebration of the arrival of the first Mormon Pioneers to the Salt Lake Valley. In an effort to teach our children about their pioneer heritage we are learning about their pioneer ancestors. We are lucky to have access to detailed records of their lives. This week’s posts all come […]
New Mormon.Org
I’m sure most of you have at one time or another run into Mormon missionaries. They’ve probably knocked on your door. Now you have the opportunity to reverse the role and “knock on the door” of Mormons through the internet. Want to know what we believe? Want to know how we live our lives? Mormon.org […]
Hyalophora columbia
We misidentified our caterpillar! Thanks to Michael from Wormspit who let us know our caterpillar is a Hyalophora columbia, which is often mistaken for a Cecropia. As we delved deeper into our research we found some clues that we should have looked at before making a final identification of our caterpillar. 1. Cecropias host mainly […]
Hyalophora cecropia
We found out our caterpillar is a Cecropia, or Robin moth. EDITED: We misidentified our caterpillar. It is a Hyalophora Columbia. Read more here. Eventually it will look like this. Pretty neat, right? You may remember when we found it last Sunday it looked like this. Well, right now it looks like this. The moth […]
Wordfull Wednesday: Wholesome Recreational Activities
Can I tell you how much I love my family? My husband and my children are the world to me. I love all of their different personalities, talents, and quirks. I am also very lucky to have a great extended family. My own parents, brothers and sisters, as well as Mr. Ferrero Rocher’s parents and […]
Once upon an evening
Before heading back to Utah my dad wanted go take some picture of the sand dunes. Of, course everybody wanted to go. We all piled into the van except for Mr. Ferrero Rocher who had to take a phone call. Um, we didn’t quite make it to the dunes. Instead we had an adventure! As […]
Happy Independence Day
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” ~Declaration of Independence My parents are in town visiting. We’ve been spoiled, of course, with good food, lots of laughter, […]