Do you ever get to a point where you just feel stagnant?  Or maybe you feel like being just a little bit of a rebel?  Today was one of those days for me.  I needed a change – I couldn’t take my hair anymore.  My hair was about 4 inches from my waist and was [...]

Annie walking into the kitchen this morning. Annie: Mom, there is something on your big temple. Looking at the temple calendar confused I respond. me: There is nothing on the temple.  That is the San Diego Temple.  There are trees in the front. Annie: Yes there is. You have a trophy on the top of [...]

I had a, “I totally stink as a parent,” moment as Sea World over the weekend.  I managed to lose Annie.  I thought Will had her, he thought I had her and it was a fairly crowded day.  I took off screaming for her and was close to tears as people stopped me to ask [...]

We have started working on the Articles of Faith in our family as part of Family Home Evening. Last Monday Will asked for a volunteer to be in charge of this portion of FHE. Annie waved her hand in the air wildly and started jumping up and down. Will had to let her take charge [...]

I should have read the signs. I should have intervened. I should have known that Annie running back and forth across the landing in a swimsuit on a lazy, Sunday afternoon was fishy.  I did holler at Annie a couple of times asking her if she was having fun and of course her response was [...]