Archive for July, 2009


Family Photos

Friday, July 31st, 2009 in About Me

I wanted to give you just a sneak peek of our family photos. I am going to write a more in-depth post on what the experience was like, who we worked with, where we took them, what we were wearing. But for now I just couldn’t wait and had to show you a few snapshots! You
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One Last Update on Teleseminar

Thursday, July 30th, 2009 in About Me

  I’m really looking forward to my teleseminar with Joy Anderson, Thursday night at 7pm (Mountain Standard Time). We filled up the majority of the seats but there should be a couple left if you want to get in at the last minute. Here is how you do it: a few minutes before 7pm call 712-432-3100 and
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How to Play Barbies

Thursday, July 30th, 2009 in family, Friday: Play!

Apology: No, I don’t know why all the Barbies in our house are always topless; please excuse them. Listen, I don’t care if this is silly because there IS a right way to play Barbies. Believe me, we spend a couple hours every day having fun together with these silly toys. When I moved away from
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Healthy Packaged Snacks Review

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 in Saturday: Shopping!

Every couple of months we drive to the huge Whole Foods in our state and stock up on packaged snacks. We like to cook snacks throughout the week but sometimes we’re just too busy and so I am always on the lookout for tasty, healthy packaged snacks. We also end up using packaged snacks a
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My Brother the Missionary

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 in family

I wrote this a couple days after my little brother left for his mission and I am missing him quite a bit today.  So yes, I might be crying as I post this….but I’ll get over it! If you happen to be in Mexico and see a huge freckle-faced, extremely tall white guy (most likely
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Wordless Wednesday: My Pepper & Salt

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 in wordless wednesday

No I have no idea why their mother would let them walk around with hair like that…no idea AT ALL.

Dear Readers

Monday, July 27th, 2009 in About Me

I took away the captcha image in my comments section via your requests. No more having to enter a code to leave a comment. Can you believe that I had over 1200 errors with that last month alone? Does that mean 1200 of you were trying to comment? A girl can only hope.

France’s Version of Hopscotch—Escargot (Snail)

Monday, July 27th, 2009 in family, Monday: Weekly Family Activity

Could it be possible that there is a better version of hopscotch out there? And that France would have it? It is true! France’s version of hopscotch is called Escargot or Snail and this is a great one to try with your kids. It isn’t difficult and it’s loads of fun! Directions and sketch via
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Walk to the Park

Saturday, July 25th, 2009 in Life

Walk In the Park by Amy Seeley, click to listen to the song at the end of the post…text on pictures is lyrics in the song all written by Amy Seeley… walk to the park by Amy Seeley More Amy Seeley music on iLike

Cupcake Story

Saturday, July 25th, 2009 in Life

I originally planned to make these cupcakes as “Sorry, Neighbors, My Lawn Still Looks Like This I Promise a Landscaper is Coming Next Week” treats to give to our next-door neighbors and neighbor directly across the street who have been so nice, warm and welcoming since we moved in. One of the neighbors was not
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