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My girls just answered the door (a neighbor bringing Christmas goodies) and hauled in a small box. “Mom, it’s for you.” Funny. I didn’t order anything lately. All my Amazon purchases arrived weeks ago. “Here. It’s really heavy. You carry it.” It had a postmark. From Salt Lake City. Specifically, from Deseret Book. Now I

It snowed more than a foot in Heber today. That’s plenty of snow, people. And I get to shovel it. Because I’m the wife that wants my husband to come home, dreading the long, long driveway only to discover that, by some miracle, he can actually move from the street into the garage. So I

They still call it that, here. The Second Grade Christmas Program. Forty minutes of singing-and-swinging delight. Even costumes, for heaven’s sake. Scott worked at home this morning so he could go witness Ellie’s glorious performance (among the crowd). Did I mention that I’ve already seen it twice this year, not to mention the times I

Okay, don’t worry. I am absolutely not going to get into dirty details over this. But five years ago right now I was working on having my fourth baby. As far as I know, my last baby. Okay, maybe a couple of dirty details. I had a CNM (that’s a Certified Nurse Midwife) helping me

Today didn’t have a red-letter beginning. Ellie and I occasionally butt heads about the morning routine, and today was, for some reason, especially difficult. I could try to convince you (and myself) that I gave all that “validating parenting” crap a shot, but who would I be kidding? I lost it and shouted. Which made

I live in the Rocky Mountains, so by all accounts I should be digging out feet of snow by now. Not so much. I can still see the lawn. It did snow today, but not greatly at my house. I am not complaining about the lack of snow. I do not ski, and I can

It’s not like I have a cooking disaster every day. Or even weekly. Or monthly. Considering how much of my life is spent working in the kitchen, I’d say that I have a fairly good track record. Maybe like an A-. Or B+, at least at the moment. Here’s how it went down. I have