A Public Service Announcement from the makers of Mormon Mommy Wars:  (more…)

I’ve been sick. So, naturally, the house has completely gone to pot. (more…)

“Mom, where’s my purple blanket?”

I froze. This was it - the moment of truth. (more…)

My little man came in really early this morning, crying.  Crap.  Then he snuggled up and went back to sleep.  Score!  Then he woke up around 8:30 and puked all over me and my bed.  Crap.

Both he and my oldest daughter have fevers, and my husband is out of town for the day.

Today is clearly not the day to begin my Dr. Pepper detox.

When J was 8 months old, he got pneumonia. (more…)

Forgive me a moment of soapboxing, and for just giving you the link, but I can’t figure out how to past the whole thing over here with all my links…

Here is what I went through today, when I finally broke a CF bulb in my kitchen. It was not pretty, Mamas.

Be very, very careful with these little beasties. I highly recommend checking out the government website and printing out the pdf they offer on how to clean-up your mercury infested house.

*putting soapbox away now*

Thank you for your time.

Yes.  I am.  Because I am going to invent the first ever drive through grocery store. (more…)

Am I the only one who has a hard time telling the hair cut person what I want when I go in to get a haircut?  I just say ‘whatever’ because I have an inner fear that if I say ‘I want x,y, and z’ they will be judging me that clearly I have no clue what would look best.  (more…)

I taught a lesson to 6 year old girls using webkinz today.  The two cat webkinz got married in the temple, but then they couldn’t have kitties of their own, so they went to China and adopted a Frog webkin, and to Romania and adopted a puppy webkin.  They they all went to the temple to get sealed, and even though they didn’t look the same, they were an eternal family.  The lesson was on the sealing ordinance.  Do you think it sunk in?   (more…)

compassion   wonder    librarian   community   classroom   

responsibility    secretary    enthusiasm   custodian.

These are the spelling words my SIX YEAR OLD brought home for his first spelling test. His FIRST SPELLING TEST of FIRST GRADE. Yes, I am yelling. (more…)

We’re talking about some current events over at Segullah today.  C’mon down.

I really don’t know what to say about this. A group of twelve return missionaries have created a wall calendar of themselves shirtless to showcase their strong bodies alongside their strong testimonies. I think I’m supposed to either be totally offended or totally amuzed but instead I’m just left scratching my head. What do you guys think?  Should we give these out to seminary students to inspire them to go on missions?

Check it out at:
http://mormonsexposed.com/

 You may think this is an empty box of diapers from Costco, but it’s really a mansion for 3 Webkinz, complete with drawbridge and trap door. (more…)

On Monday, I made spaghetti sauce from the tomatoes I canned, added ground beef, and served it with pasta to my family for dinner.

Nobody died.

Yesterday, I put that same sauce in a bun, called it Sloppy Joes, and served another homemade (sorta) meal to my family.

Again, we are all still alive.

I am pleased. Hooray for not dying from botulism.

Yes.

Do not be fooled. Do not be swayed by the kids on the commercial, or your own kids begging in the toy aisle at Target when you are strung out and tired and grandpa has sent them birthday money. Do not cave in! Moon Sand Sucks!! (more…)

This is my new visiting teacher:

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As apartment manager, I get to deal with the petty issues that come up with our tenants. Once a tenant wrote me a long note after the laundry machine ate her seventy five cents. She demanded not only to be reimbursed the seventy five cents, but also to be reimbursed for the pain and suffering that she had experienced due to the inconvenience of a faulty machine. I explained to her with as straight a face as possible that I was sorry for her suffering, but there was no way we could calculate the dollar amount of the suffering she had experienced and to please accept seventy five cents and our apologies instead.

Recently, however, the notes on my door have been more personal in nature. (more…)

We have a great new sleep system going at our house. It’s fantastic really.  I’m enjoying it SO MUCH, I just had to share.

It’s simple.  Every time Little Sister falls asleep, her older brother wakes her up. (more…)

Here is a picture of my little Vampiress’ room. This is the view as you walk in. (more…)