It was Caroline’s turn to have a fancy costume this Halloween. Nancy sewed and sewed and ended up with the most amazing Dorothy costume ever. The ruby slippers were found on sale at Target. The only problem was we didn’t have a dog for the basket but I fished around in the closet and came… Continue reading Halloween 2009
Nancy’s Birthday
This year we were low-key for Nancy’s birthday. She really doesn’t like the fact that she is getting older so we don’t do too much in the way of celebration (except she gets to go out shopping and get herself a present). Nancy made herself a cake and we sang Happy Birthday. Notice how when… Continue reading Nancy’s Birthday
Anne’s painting
Anne painted this a while back and I thought she did a good job. She has been bugging me to post it on our website so she could get your opinion on her work. Lately Anne also has enjoyed sketching cats and has done some cute drawings maybe I can convince her to show them… Continue reading Anne’s painting
October Conference
I lived most of my life in Utah without ever attending General Conference. The past few years; however, I’ve been able to attend a session each conference and have come to enjoy going down to the Conference Center. This year a number of our family members were able to get tickets to the October conference’s… Continue reading October Conference
First day of School
I took these pictures a long time ago but am barely writing about them. This year my youngest started kindergarten. She has been excitedly looking forward to the day when she could get on the school bus with her older siblings and finally the day was here. Usually on the first day I like to… Continue reading First day of School
More canning news
I got a call from my aunt Kathy on Monday inviting me to go with her and her daughter to Brigham City to go get some peaches for canning. Unlucky for me is that all my kids are in school and there is no good time for me to go except for weekends. I was… Continue reading More canning news
Clearly, One of Us Doesn’t Have Any Fashion Sense
While stumbling around the Internet today I bumped into this article [via Newser] on a new line of preppy menswear that Harvard is endorsing. Some interesting bits: Harvard Yard — a lawn we imagine makes a nice resting ground for Harvard students to repair glasses, wipe down their pocket protectors, and memorize an extra few… Continue reading Clearly, One of Us Doesn’t Have Any Fashion Sense
Carnegie Mellon Orientation
Just got back from a long weekend in Sunnyvale, CA for Carnegie Mellon’s incoming student orientation. It was a fun weekend – filled with seminars and workshops. Nancy went with me and spent the time visiting her family. The orientation opened on Friday morning with class pictures and a “mixer” activity designed to help students… Continue reading Carnegie Mellon Orientation
Contrasts
Driving to work today I saw a license plate holder that said the following: I see it, I want it, I throw a fit, and I get it While obviously intended to be funny, the sentiment struck me as a glorification of selfishness and childishness and that one would not consider putting such a sentiment… Continue reading Contrasts
Beets
Today was the day I decided to break in my new pressure canner by doing beets. We planted two rows of beets and most of the seeds sprouted so we had tons. We started off using the beets by making Borscht and beet salad. They were really good but we grew tired of beets pretty… Continue reading Beets