Last night we went to Shorty’s basketball game.  It was against a team in one of our outlying areas.  The game was held in the skating rink.  The floor was blue...

Yesterday I was driving the home from dropping the children off at school.  As I hit the stop light close to my house in the busy morning traffic, I noticed a...

Sunday evening Smiley told me that he had a headache and wanted some ibuprofen.  No problem.  I got him some.  Then Spike told me that he needed ‘orange medicine’, because we...

About four weeks ago, the Bishops and Stake Presidents in California received a notice from the First Presidency of the Church asking the members of the state of California to hold...

(I started it on Friday……..does that count?) Have you ever just wondered how you motivate your children to understand that they are unique and they have a special purpose in life,...

Have you ever had one of those looks from a kid that says, “You do not know what you are talking about,” even when you did know exactly what you were...

poppyseedprojects.com  Yesterday was another crazy day in our primary.  The kids were a little wound up, but not too bad.  We finally have most of our teachers in place, which is...

My goal this year has been to write every Friday regardless of how often I have posted during the week.  I missed yesterday, so I am making up for it today. ...

Today the rain is falling all around, finally.  We have had the driest winter I can remember.  The weather has been gorgeous, to say the least.  (Sorry to all you people...

I cannot believe our fourth child is now 18 years old!  I know it keeps happening and they just keep growing, but what all of that means is I am getting...