As usual, I have the unusual ability to create chaos in my life and I have not written much in this blog since August. Time to play a little catch up. Kimber took Lillian to a "color" run... Our garden did well this summer and John and I canned pickles... ...and spaghetti sauce from… Continue reading Snow Day = Catch up The August through December report
Month: August 2017
An Open Letter to Those Who Hate The School Dress Code
I have noticed a ton of resistance to dress codes in schools. I have something to say... get over it. A dress code is not about body shaming. It is not about control. It's not about taking away individuality. The dress code is not about making social divisions. It is not about taking away individual… Continue reading An Open Letter to Those Who Hate The School Dress Code
Catching up on April, May, June and July
Between a busy life and the death of my old computer, I have must to catch up on. Hannah participated in the Mr. and Ms. Central pageant and helped raise money for a cause. I came up with some unusual ways to help her earn money... Cleaning toilets was a winner. We charged $20 a… Continue reading Catching up on April, May, June and July
The March Report
It's been a good month around here. Hannah is one month closer to graduation. She experienced her last Academic All Stars Assembly. She earned a spot on the "soft chairs" and the famous hard covered thesaurus that a few teachers signed. She has been successful in keeping a 4.0 each semester of her high school… Continue reading The March Report
January and February
Ireally am slacking getting some kind of record of what happens around here. I am mostly dragging my feet because all my kids complain that I blab. they don't want me to share stuff about them. However, they forget... They are what happens in my life. Without my kids there really isn't anything to report.… Continue reading January and February
December Report
John's sister Lisa and niece, Felice came to see Chad off on his mission We started off the month of December saying goodbye to Chad as he headed off to the mission field. He is serving in the Lansing Michigan Mission. Getting to the airport was quite the adventure. It started by staying up until… Continue reading December Report
November Report
It's that time in life... again. We have another Senior in high school. That means we have a mixture of "fear of the future so I'm paralyzed" and "I don't need your help because I'm nearly an adult and very independent." Hannah has been very busy with the musical theater she loves and the school… Continue reading November Report
September and October – so it got away from me…
So, I've been crazy busy and have been pathetic, at best, in getting some kind of blog post out. I do have a real reason... I am not at my deck much. I am constantly on the go. School started. That means Seminary started. I spend lots of time running people to and from activities.… Continue reading September and October – so it got away from me…
August Report
We got the family pictures back that John Hatch helped us take when McKay and Myles came for a visit. These are a few of my favorites. It was tough to get Lenayah to smile that day. The re-creation of the traditional "kid" photo. The first weekend of August most of the family hopped into… Continue reading August Report
July Report
Time to report on July! July started just right... with a visit from McKay, Myles and Lenayah! They drove from Logan, Utah to plays with us for the 4th of July weekend. We don't get to see them enough. That is for sure. Lenayah wasn't sure what to think of most of us... well, mostly… Continue reading July Report
