Author: Kjirsti

  • Nest update

    I can’t tell you the joy this nest has brought me. I check in on it a couple of times a day. The thing that is particularly neat about this robin family is how involved the father bird is. I often see him there with the Mother feeding their nestlings.  This picture isn’t great, it’s…

  • Friday: Family Fun

    We like to say Friday is Family Fun and Saturday is Date night, typically that means Friday evening we focus on doing fun things with Scotland, but last Friday Tom took the whole day off and we headed out for a staycation. We spend the morning in Tremont a west-side suburb of Cleveland, visiting some…

  • Eliza

    After much contemplation, I decided to participate in “This is Kirtland” this summer. It’s a musical theater production our church puts on to honor the people who sacrificed so much to establish The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  I’m not proud of the way I approached the auditions and first rehearsal, but I’m…

  • Girl's Weekend

    This weekend my friend Meg was here from Texas. She’s been through a lot lately, and it was Claire and I’s attempt to bring a little joy in. As it turned out, the timing couldn’t have been better. It was wonderful to have a chance to be together again, the three sopranos. Our friendship is…

  • Family Fun-

    Tom had a more flexible week last week, so we took advantage of it and headed to the Children’s museum for the first time. Scotland was mostly entranced by two different ramps they had, but I was impressed by the assortment of activities available. He’s still a bit young for some of it- there’s a…

  • Easter and Brayley's

    I uploaded the pictures from my camera and realized I failed to blog on some fun events! I’m nearing the end of nap time, so, this will be a quick picto-log of some fun happenings around here: Yes, we celebrated Easter. The Saturday before we attended the ward egg hunt. Scotland was thrilled with the…

  • If I was staying here long term. . .

    I would fence in my backyard. I would get a screen door for the kitchen. I would reconstruct the sunroom so it was insulated with radiant floor heat. I would build larger window boxes. I would replace all the windows.   . . .  If.

  • Sunday- blogging day

    Tom has had to work the last two Sundays, but today he is off! It was so wonderful to sit by him at church and be able to share Scotland’s wiggles. Tom’s work schedule has been intense, 70+ hour weeks. He probably saw Scotland for a total of five hours last week. I won’t claim…

  • It's time to blog

    I always know when I’m long over due to blog because my mind keeps going over and over ideas that I haven’t hammered down. Writing keeps me sane. The problem is, when I go this long, I don’t know where to start. Should I dig into our responsibility for the stuff we own, and why…

  • Least I forget…

    Scotter latest thrill is dipping. He lives to dip his pancakes in applesauce his carrots in hummus. Today he wanted to hold the bubble wand. He would dunk it in the bottle several times then pull it out and bring it right to his lips, and blow. We spent the evening picking dandelions. On occasion…