So, I have never been tagged before. Today I was innocently reading Audrey’s blog when WHAM she tagged me. So here I go- fulfilling the dutiesassociated. Here is my Big Five: Five things I was doing 10 years ago: 1. Finishing my last year of Primary 2. performing in “The Sound of Music” 3. Playing…

Today after church we and the other LDS students went over to the Crawford’s for lunch. Mamie, a steadfast amazing woman, is a brilliant cook and a very intelligent person. Here were my observations from the day: As we drove into their neighborhood I thought back on our visit there last year. I remembered her…

I am pleased to announce that our blog has had its first outside commentator! Leave it to Mary to fulfill that role- are you my sister or what?! Thanks. We love you.

While running this morning I noticed that a few doors down from us, where “Sale” signs had been posted for a week, a long line of people awaited the reported 9:00 opening. A few days previous there had been a beautiful cabinet displayed outside- advertisement. When I returned home, I saw people leaving the house-…

” I suppose the sensations, stirred by those first sounds, first sights, are felt but once; treasure them, Memory; seal them in urns, and keep them in safe niches!” -Charlotte Bronte “The Professor” I have enjoyed a list of many firsts this summer. First house, first bed, first kitchen, first pot, first time making scones,…

I finished painting our kitchen this morning. The fresh white backdrop is so much cleaner and brighter than the previous yellow and brown and green floral print. I nailed up my little hand-painted plate, and I just love it! I feel a great affection for the kitchen. I never realized how much I would enjoy…

We are back to the mainland after a lovely stay in Paradise! We recommend it to everyone. Our favorite memories where: kayaking to an abandoned beach and cracking open coconuts, body boarding with turtles, watching and participating in Adrienne and Jeremy’s gorgeous wedding, watching the spectacular Review at the Polynesian Cultural Center with Tom’s Fam,…

It’s crazy to think that we are heading off for yet another fabulous vacation in two days. Tuesday morning early we leave for Hawaii. Due to Adrienne and Jeremy’s wedding, we are going, and we decided to elongate the trip a bit to include a little second honeymoon. We are looking forward to seeing the…

Hello all and welcome to our up and working website. Thanks to a lot of hard work on Tom’s part. We are excited to have a site where we can share photos, and our latest news. Feel free to comment!