In Utah the 24th of July is a state holiday known as Pioneer Day. We celebrate the day Mormon Pioneers first arrived in the Salt Lake Valley much like Independence Day: parades, fireworks, picnics, time outdoors. Because our kids have been playing Pioneers for much of the summer (thanks to their love of “The Laura Books” ) I thought it would be […]
I’m joining in with Modern Mrs. Darcy today to share what I’ve been reading lately. I find myself in the middle of a lot of books this month, without as many finished as I normally have since the last Twitterature. Notes from a Blue Bike I really enjoyed this book even though I didn’t find it particularly groundbreaking. If you’ve been […]
This post was orginally published in 2009, just after we finalized Ethan’s adoption. We’re experiencing this conversation a lot right now so I wanted to share it again. A Rant… I’m feeling the need to vent about something and hope you won’t mind. I am generally not easily offended, but there is a scenario that happens to us fairly frequently […]