Housekeeping is not my strongest suit.  I love being a homemaker and stay-at-home mom--but housekeeping is a struggle for me. Dishes, in p...

A while back I wrote a few things  about how much I enjoyed reading the book Divergent.  And then the second came out and I was like, "...

Since we decided to send the boys back to school this year, we've had the interesting opportunity of seeing people that we know reas...

I wrote today's post to join in a blog hop celebrating the Proclamation to the World on the Family .  I chose to write about these ...

This is a Picture of my Great Grandmother Blanche Waldrade Bilby, from 1908.  She's with her husband (Alma Peterson) and it looks li...

Motherhood is not a hobby, it is a calling. You do not collect children because you find them cuter than stamps. It is not somethi...

I've been having a hard time lately, dealing again with my arch-nemesis: labeling . It seems that everyone is so very strongly int...

My little boys love trains, so we have had the opportunity to view quite a few of the old Thomas the Tank Engine videos. All of these litt...

I don't have the opportunity to take my violin out much these days, so I recently jumped on an opportunity to do so. The youth of the ...

 I made a ton of new year's resolutions this year.  I guess in reality they aren't strictly resolutions but goals as well.  Things I...

I've been asked to put together a small newsletter for the women's organization at church . It's part real food, and part foo...

Have you ever heard about Mormons and their wheat? Well, we are encouraged to store wheat, among other things , for times of adversity. ...

Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo. The day is observed in the US primarily as a celebration of Mexican heritage. And although I do technically hav...

I'm trying to find words for this last week. I had two sick boys and a sick husband. Not that the sickness in our home was so great a b...

I've always loved family traditions. It's great to anticipate the events, activities, decorations and food that come year after yea...

Last night Jeremy and I decided to throw caution to the wind, leave the boys with a baby-sitter, and drive to Kansas City to attend a concer...

My brother Mark is returning home today from serving a two year proselyting and service mission in Russia for our church . I've definite...

Because college kids need even more excuses to drink, our local downtown bar and restaurant district (aka "Aggieville") hosts an...