I'm Everywhere...

...but here!

I've blogged at Segullah today...take a peek.

I forgot to tell the blogosphere that I started working at the Comfort Inn 3-4 evenings per week from 5:30-8:30om to help with check-ins in the busy summer months. It's the perfect little job for me and I quite like being the hostess-type person in any situation, so it's been fun so far. We'll see how I juggle it with the family & home stuff, too.

We still have no chorister in Primary and only half a pianist (she's gone a lot) and we are fresh out of musical talent in our ward, so I am struggling to do the music in there. It's new to me and it's kinda hard to juggle with the secretary job and having James in there, but we are getting by.

I'm pretty busy but life is good. I'll try to post pix and tell some stories soon. In the meantime, happy family night and have a good week!

Well, Whataya Know?

My Ol' amiga, Stephanie Ingermanson Lund left the following comment for me today:

So, this is off the topic, but I thought I would say I enjoyed your COVER article on mormonchic.com! I go there every so often to see what they have and I was so happy to see your article!! It was very well written and what I need to be reminded of everyday, but especially today. Thank you! And since I am commenting I should also say that I heart your new banner. I was in Tucson last weekend and stopped by the East Stake center and thought of you! :)

Awww...thanks Steph! I think of you as a missionary when I go to Missouri, and try to imagine you have a dinner appointment with my parents, or imagine you throwing sandbags up to save the Arch from the flood of '93! Anyway, I did not know that mormonchic was re-publishing that article I wrote almost three years ago. Cool Thanks for the heads up! I have been so busy at Segullah, I haven't checked Mormonchic in a long time. Viva the 'zines for LDS mujeres! I urge you to click around those links and get inspired. And if you or anyone you know has some gospel perspective to share, Segullah is accepting submissions until Sept. 7 for our Spring Issue, "Roots & Branches."


PS: I miss you, Steph!

How Now Brown Cow

Sorry--it's been a busy week, and I was getting a bad attitude about the computer--I needed some space. So I took some time and we've made amends. I had to make some Primary stuff today, so I also took the time to make a new banner for my blog. I have mixed feelings about it, but I think it'll stay (photo credits go to my awesome husband, and Addie took the one of us beng silly).


So Monday we had FHE at the park with a picnic, Tuesday the kids had a date with Grandma while I trained for my new job as a front desk clerk at the Comfort Inn (4-5 evenings per week from 5ish-8ish over the summer...it's crazy town with the Yellowstone traffic), and I also had a parent-teacher conference at Addie's school (so fun--her teachers were so cool), and Rich had to help people move that night , so we ate tortillas and hummus and berry smoothies for dinner and went to bed early. Wednesday we got up at 5am and left for Helena at 5:45am, so Rich & Dad could attend an ainsurance conference and I could visit Lehmans & Posts! It was a busy, rainy day, but we had so much fun --the kids LOVED seeng their cousins and riding the carousel and I was so happy to see Matt, Amie, Laura, Darrin, & their kids! It continued to be rainy and cold, so I snuggled up with the kids when we got home at 3pm, then made a yummy dinner and went to teach a family with the sister missionaries. I watched CSI with Rich for the first time in like 5 years, and we crashed. Today (Thursday) was house cleaning and babysitting the Westenskow kids. I have a little more house work, start dinner, read with Addie, and then another night home alone while Rich attends a Stake meeting in Bozeman, and Friday is all about Primary Presidency stuff and helping the Warren family clean, pack, and move to Bozeman. Hopefully I will have done enough around here to allow for some fun on Saturday--we can play and get ready for Grandma Rosalie's 60th birthday on Sunday!

So that's al the news for now. I'll post a few pix later...I don't have any of yesterday in Helena cuz my camera was DEAD. Shucks.

Look What I Found

Find out what this song meant to me here. And now watch the video:

A Few of My Favorite Things...

...links, that is:

I love the Proclamation, and here is a lovely breakdown, done all this week by Stephanie Nielson (sister of Courtney of Apron Week fame).

My dear friend, Lisa (who is 364 days older than me) cracks me slam up here (and all over the place, really).

Miss Kelly continues to light my embroidering fire here.

The North Dakota Melins posted great pix of last weekend (which I haven't had time to do). Enjoy Here.

Of course, I love seeing all my family blogs, so thanks sibs, cousins, mom, for updating. Check out their links to the right for fabulous pix and updates on my awesome nieces and nephews.

Freaky Friday

Tonight is the Father-Offspring Campout at Pinecreek. The girls have gone up the mountain with Rich for the night, so here's the to-do list for me & James:

-eat toasted whole wheat tortillas with broiled roma tomatoes & hummus for dinner (just me--James is having peaches and oatmeal)
-watch tivoed Oprah
- go to bed at 8 pm (just James--I'm staying up)
-stay up late scrapbooking
-sleep in
-mail packages

YES!!! As you can see, I have a lot to do, and that hummus is calling!

Have a great weekend!

Goodbye May, Goodbye School!

Yesterday (Thurs.) was the last day of pre-school for Heidi AND for Addie. Addie didn't have a graduation ceremony at school, but she saw the pictures of Belle's, so she cried until I gave her her own graduation party at the house on Thursday night.I made her a hat and some cupcakes and hung up her school art. Grandma Rosalie brought her a card and a gift...what a special day!
Heidi's excited for CUPCAKES!
Our Special Grad (after cupcakes)

Congratulations, Addie!

You'll do great in Kindergarten next year!

Behold The Cuteness: Baby Genius

James tried on Addie's Graduation Hat...


James has graduated from toothlessness!
(his two wee bottom teeth came through two weeks ago)

My Kind of Crazy

Dear Mom,

Jen Buchert sent me this link and I thought it might answer every question you had about me as a freaky little kid (let alone as a freaky adult).

Much Love,
Your Very Intense Child

PS: Anybody got a very smart, very dramatic, very sensitive and sometimes depressed kid on their hands? This article might explain a lot!

And the winners are...

...Brent & Heidi!

(who happen to know each other! how cool!)

Your packages will be mailed on Friday, guys...thanks for the blogaversary wishes!

And everyone else who commented, thanks for the wishes and the stories and stuff! Please keep reading and linking to us, and your postcards are on their way!

(Jill, I'm sending you a consolation prize cuz I vote for Pedro!)

PS: I am so sorry to have missed THIS broadcast today (did any of you hear it?)

I will listen online when I get a sec...

Thanks for the Postcards!

These are great! We still welcome your postcards and I decided to have a drawing for the fabulous white elephant blogaversary gifts (there are two boxes) because I couldn't pick a "favorite" comment. So, leave a comment on the May 19th "Happy Birthday to my Blog" post by tomorrow night, and we will hold a drawing and ship the box to the winner on Friday. Also, Sam, if you read this, we are shipping you a little something, too.