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Pic is completely unrelated to my post; I just don't have very many photos saved to my laptop. This was Mothers Day 2016. A few yea...

Ida gave me this list the other day. Because... if you haven't guessed or haven't heard... we are expecting a new baby someti...

I was officially released last week as the Primary music leader. Well, I guess not *officially*, since tomorrow is the Primary program, but ...

Last day of school tomorrow!  I've been so impressed with Theo's and Ida's teachers this year and I have actually learned a...

I had a few emails and questions about my last post--all of which were so nice, thank you--and so here is a patched-together response an...

  Theo was the easiest, calmest, quietest baby and toddler--like almost to the point where we we...

Theo blogging, 2007 A couple of months ago I started thinking about making my blog public. Matt and I talked about it and decided it wa...

Big news and bigger news...a few shake-ups at Casa del S. By the way I hope " Shake it Up " is in your head now because it has bee...

After three solid years, my favorite sunglasses bit the dust on Saturday. BUMMER! The best part, or maybe worst part, is that while I alw...

In which I provide many definitions for those not familiar with the extensive vocabulary that comes with being Mormon (it can be confusing)....

Do you know how many miles I have run this summer? Me neither, because I never actually kept track. But I went about 4 days a week with in...

(If you're not interested in my complaints, scroll to the bottom of this post for today's Reader Challenge! Reading between the whin...

Perhaps fittingly for Memorial Day weekend (though not intentionally so), Matt and I watched United 93 on Friday night. When this movie ...

So, as I mentioned yesterday, I signed up to run a relay race this fall. The one that I missed last year because I was great with child at ...

Did I tell you about how I am ready for Ida to be sleeping somewhere that is not my room? So last week we decided to try putting Theo in ...

I've decided that I am going to write a post a day if it kills me. (And it just might.) I made this goal partly to encourage myself ...

This (and this and this ) reminded me of a favorite passage that I am going to re-post in case you missed it last time. I was halfway thro...

I feel like I know a lot of people who exercise regularly throughout pregnancy. Pumping iron, downward dog, a brisk run in the morning, that...

One reader, Betsey, asked in a comment what kind of differences in traffic and comments I've seen since I made the switch to login-only ...

I'm kind of obsessed with change. I mean minor changes that I personally control, such as rearranging my furniture or purchasing a Fall ...