But I did miss church yesterday. And because I was home by myself, putzing around and trying very hard NOT to get caught up on blogs and ins...

There is an eight foot wall around my condominium. There is cut glass on the top of this wall. There is barbed wire on top of this wall. The...

Kicked off the weekend right with an hour long walk with myself. It's good for the soul, clearing out the cobwebs in time for its biannu...

Nooooooo, not THEM. Though they are distinctly cute. I always wanted twins just so I could dress them up as Thing 1 and Thing 2. (Okay. I wa...

I think ahead. See, in two days it is the anniversary of the Relief Society, an organization to which I belong. It was founded in 1842 by a ...

LisAway recently posted about being "weak" in the face of scary situations with our kids. Quote. My stomach totally does a flop wh...

My children are born flirts. Mile-long eyelashes (why is it that BOYS always get them?!) and dimpled grins aid tremendously in their conques...

Let me introduce you to one of the main reasons our ward rocks: These are our young men. Priests (16 &17) top row, Teachers (14 &15)...

So today's Valentine's Day - in case you didn't know. I'm sure the stores have been blaring it at you since New Year's. ...

In Biblical times, disciples of Christ gave themselves over to "much fasting and prayer." In our time, The Church of Jesus Christ ...

Today we woke to brilliant Brazilian sunshine. The kids wore (dress) shorts and sandals to church and still felt the heat. I wore my shorte...

"SCRIPTURE POWER!!!! KEEPS ME SAFE FROM SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!!!!" Ouro Branco: No bed! PLAY! Little Prince: Moooo-oooom! I...

What would you do if you made 100 times more money than everyone around you? Would you get new friends? Upgrade them, so to say? Continue on...

Just read a blog over at a new find about expectations. My #1 Article of Desperation is as follows: We Believe in Lowering Any and All Expe...

So, so proud. It was our ward's turn to decorate the stake dance this past Saturday. And we did a dang nice job, if I do say so myself. ...

Picking a bench during church is of utmost importance. It can make or break the meeting - it's a science. You can't sit close to any...

I cried the first time I read Little Prince "Where the Wild Things Are." I can't sing Ouro Branco the Beatles' "I Wil...

My son told me he hated me today. I told him to brush his teeth and he said he didn't want to, cuz he hated me. Of course, the effect wa...

So my mom and sister have been here for a couple weeks and we've been crazy-busy doing ... nothing. It's a beautiful thing. I am cur...

"Antes de tudo," or before everything, I must say that part of the reason I haven't blogged these past few days is because the...