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Little Eyes Are Watching

When I was little, the television in our home was often on. My parents were very good about ensuring that it was not the focus of my attention for much of the day, and I spent plenty of time playing outdoors, reading, and doing other things that kids do. What I do remember is that the television in the kitchen was generally on at breakfast and at dinner, because my parents like to watch the news. I don’t really watch the news any more. It’s not that I don’t care about what is going on in the world, because I … Continue reading →

The Day the World Didn’t End

That would be yesterday. Hello. Yup, I’m still here. My clothes are still on my body and not sitting in a pile on the sidewalk where I stood at six yesterday evening… though there’s still a pile of dirty dishes sitting in my kitchen sink. Who does dishes when the world is about to end? No mystic ascension into the clouds dressed in a white robe. In fact, the last time I sported a robe was when I was in the hospital giving birth to my daughter. Now that was heaven. Giving birth to a healthy baby, not the robe … Continue reading →

Watching the Royal Wedding

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I have to admit, I was so annoyed with all the pre-wedding coverage prior to yesterday, but when the big day came, I set my DVR along with the rest of the world, and was sucked in by the wedding. I watched too many hours of coverage, and enjoyed every minute of it. Watching two people get married is always a beautiful thing. Add royalty to the mix and it becomes magical! I couldn’t help but think of my own wedding in the Salt Lake City temple. Mormon weddings are the opposite of royal weddings. We don’t walk down the … Continue reading →

Why Disney World?

I have talked for years about my eventual Disney park trip. I never got to go as a child, so it’s something I assume I definitely want to do in my adulthood. I figure that I’m an avid Disney fan, so of course I will want to go to a Disney park. When I mention this to my husband, his first question is “yeah, but what would you do there?” As an adult I might want very different things out of a Disney park trip, and my youthful enthusiasm is also tempered by a rational need for practicality and frugality. … Continue reading →

Withdraw from the World

‘A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere, before who I may think out loud,’ said Ralph Waldo Emerson. Ideally that person should be your spouse – the person above all others with whom you can be real. You don’t have to pretend. That’s what I like in our marriage, Mick and I don’t have to pretend with each other – ever. For us, this has not been a good week in that Mick and I have not been well. Nothing earth shattering, just the usual cold and flu winter ills, sore throats, stuffed up noses, coughing … Continue reading →

Susan Boyle Shocks the World

Have you heard the name Susan Boyle? If not, chances are you have not been watching television, listening to the radio, or scanning the Internet because it seems like this week, her name is everywhere. Remember Paul Potts, the unassuming cell phone salesman who wowed the world with his singing on “Britain’s Got Talent” a few years ago? Well, “Britain’s Got Talent” has done it again, this time with Susan Boyle. Susan is an unemployed charity worker who lives alone with her cat Pebbles in Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland. Susan’s never been married and has never even been kissed. When … Continue reading →

Poor Economy = Fewer Kids in Daycare: Who’s Watching Your Children?

Parents around the world are cutting corners these days due to the struggling economy. Some have restructured their household budgets to eliminate family vacations while others no longer go out to eat or have decided to give up their weekly trips to the movie theater. For other families, who have suffered layoffs or a reduction in work hours, the nation’s economic troubles have meant pulling their children out of daycare. According to news reports, daycares are the latest causality of the financial crisis. One of the hardest hit childcare centers is in Rockford, Illinois, located about an hour northwest of … Continue reading →

Home Blog Month in Review: October

As I sit here looking out my window at the backyard, the birds are hovering in the pine tree against a strong wind and steady rain. The temperature is chilly today, and the calendar reminds me that we have left October behind. October 1st Buy a Home for $1.75 It seems that the housing crisis has made some interesting news lately. Home Month in Review: September 2008 Has the weather turned cooler now that September has passed? Pretty soon, it will be time to get that heat turned back on! Meanwhile, check out all of the articles that were posted … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Month in Review: September 2008

Here are all of the Baby Blog articles that were posted last month. September 1st Baby Blog Month in Review: August 2008 Isn’t it crazy the way babies grow so quickly? It seems that you just get used to one stage and boom they are already into another. Tonight, were busy getting the household all set for my eldest child’s first day of second grade. My two younger ones are excited and want to start school, too. It will be a busy month. September 2nd Babies Are Built to Say “Mama” and “Dada” First! Do you remember your baby’s first … Continue reading →

Olympic Gymnast Vaults into the World of Fashion Design

The 2008 Summer Olympics were a ratings bonanza for NBC and many of the games’ biggest names are now happily riding the wave of success to Hollywood. We all saw how super swimmer Michael Phelps did flexing his comedic muscle on “Saturday Night Live” and now the world is just days away from seeing how gold medal winning beach volleyball player Misty May Treanor fares on “Dancing with the Stars.” But, there is another star athlete, who’s also hoping her medals will bring additional bling to her life post Olympics. Nastia Liukin, the 18-year-old gymnast from Texas, who tumbled her … Continue reading →