Today I woke up after ten hours of deep sleep feeling refreshed. Despite a drippy nose and stuffed sinuses, the aches and fevers from the day before were gone. I went about my day more productively than the two before. As I proclaimed my feelings of change to Tom, he looked at me somewhat sadly.…

I have been thinking about motherhood a lot lately. Perhaps it’s because two of my sisters recently had babies. I have been wondering how mothers do it? This month I have been sick off and on, and I woke up yesterday feeling lousy and today I feel worse. As I laid in bed, choosing to…

The past week and a half has found us sleeping in four different states (Utah, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and Texas). The activities have been as varied as doing sealings in the temple, horse drawn buggy rides, backpacking in the wind rivers, being in a wedding, and eating souffle at an artistic Dallas restaurant. It was a…

Brigette and I are hoping to extend our t-let business into the maternity niche. As part of that we needed some models to include in our media package. Given that I have many beautiful pregnant women in my ward, I happily agreed to take on the responsibility . Not to mention I was excited for…

Our dear friends Mary and Steve are back in the States. Hurray!

I have less to report from the past week and a half. I was sick all last week, and I’m afraid it showed in the amount of work I got done. I had to smile yesterday realizing that I must be getting better because the idea of painting the stairwell walls sounded like a great…

Last week Tom and I were visiting the Arlington ward in Boston, MA. I left the meeting overwhelmingly inspired in several areas. First, with a desire to improve my rhetoric. There were several members of the ward that took keen awareness of how they placed their words, they didn’t reiterate, and their points were clear…

I love the idea of phases. Last year I was in a cooking phase. I often found myself perusing allrecipes.com and picking up food magazines as I waited to check out. Evenings were often spent stirring up new recipes. This year I have naturally turned my attention to home remodeling and home decor, as well…

Blog templates tend to cause me a bit of angst. I can never find one I love, and I’m not patient enough to actually develop my own. Tom directed me to a site, squarespace.com, where you can use their online software to create your own template and I really loved the idea, only thing is…

Tom arrived last night, and my week of work ended, we leave for Boston to see our new Nephew Archer, and his proud parents, Cassie and Doug and delighted grandmother, Pam. All in all, I think the week was a success. Here are my most proud accomplishments:     -I finally cleaned out the sunroom. You…