We counted down the days for the week of Thanksgiving (and told anyone who asked) my sister is coming to town!! Jo, Ty, and their kids flew in for a Texas filled Thanksgiving. They spent the first half of the week with us at an Airbnb in downtown Waco and the second half of the … Continue reading Thankful + full
I spoke at church on Sunday. Which most people who talk on Sunday’s often start their talk with something like,” I didn’t want to talk today” or “I knew I shouldn’t have answered the call when the bishop called...” But I actually really enjoy speaking so I was totally happy to talk. I was asked … Continue reading Angels on a church bench
Marc and I had our very first taste of daylight savings time change on the first. Arizona is one of the few (and smarter) states that doesn’t do daylight savings so we have been blissfully ignorant of springing forward and falling back. And if you ask people, no one can give a good reason as … Continue reading Is it too soon for Christmas decorations?
Though we had a blast in Arizona and having so much family, I was really happy just to be home and ease back into our slower paced Texan lifestyle. Marc and I went out on date! We had Sushi then walked over to Fabled Bookstore and read some spooky Halloween short stories and some hilarious … Continue reading October
My mom is one of the best cooks and bakers around. And she keeps all of her favorite recipes in her treasured Red Cook Book. To some, it would look like an ordinary, red bound, blank paged read sketch book. But to the well trained eye, and stomach, you would know it is magical and … Continue reading Recipes from the Red Cook Book
The second week of September was Grammy Sha Sha week! My mom came to town. My girls were so excited to have a giant sleepover with her! I sure love my mom! Got in the car to drive to AZ start the the drive and with all joy Hazel said, “I love Texas!” Me too … Continue reading The last half of September
Happy birthday Jenny. Sunday would have been your 37th birthday: it has only been two years since you died but it feels like a lifetime ago. Before we knew the weight of grief. The heartache of loss. We miss you so much. Marc misses you so much. I remember the first time I heard someone … Continue reading Texas week 12
We started our Sunday at home trying to get some wiggles out by taking our bike and scooter to the empty library parking lot. One of the highlights of the morning was A FaceTime call to my dad. He sent us a book in the mail and we wanted him to be apart of it … Continue reading Texas week 11
Today I tried really hard on making better connections and playing with my kids and even cut our post nap movie to one short episode. The girls helped me make our sweet potato and lentil curry. I normally work on the bigger section of the counter, but then my back is to them. So I … Continue reading Texas week 10
Sunday was just really good. Marc made homemade bread so we could have some for the sacrament, so our house smelt of fresh baked bread. I made myself a sandwich for dinner, and while I was slicing the bread I flippantly told Marc, “I’m just going to eat all the bread.” And instantly both girls … Continue reading Texas week 9
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