Sunday, June 20, 2021

A Beautiful Sunset

 This sunset was so amazing...It just deserved it's own post.I loved watching it melt into different colors as I sat on my front porch.  And I loved watching my friends all over this area posting...
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Friday, June 18, 2021

Scarlett Turns 14

 Can't neglect to mention that this sweet girl turned 14 recently.She is so fun and so full of life.  I'm so excited for her to take on high school and hope that she has all the fun and normal...
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Thursday, June 17, 2021

Volleyball

 Another thing we've been doing a lot of lately is volleyball.  Our boys varsity team was in the state semi-finals, so we went to see them: Guy, Scarlett, and Me.They both play volleyball, as...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Made it Through this Crazy Year

 I'm very happy to start putting this Pandemic behind me!  And that kind of felt like it started with the last day of school!Sometimes I guess I really am grateful for endings.  I've been...
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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Getting in to Gardening again

 As I mentioned yesterday, I've gotten back into gardening.  Since our big yard overhaul last summer, I now have lots of space to garden.  I'm specifically in to sunflowers this year and...
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Monday, June 14, 2021

Patriotic Kid Books

 It's been a few weeks.  I gave myself permission to take a break after I finished homeschooling Honor!  And it has been soooooo good!  I deep dived into gardening, starting working...
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Saturday, May 15, 2021

Zee best Mother's Day

I had the best Mother's Day...actually I took the whole week and celebrated! :)  In truth, since it was "teacher appreciation week", I decided to treat myself to something each day, since I homeschooled...
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Friday, May 14, 2021

A Tribute to my Mother on Mother's Day

 I don't remember my Mom being pregnant, but she must've been because she had 5 children! I do however remember my Mom always caring for children! I remember her making Kool-aid for the neighborhood...
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Thursday, May 13, 2021

Tis the Season

 I try to support Guy in the good things he is involved in and one of those things is that he plays on the volleyball team.This week Scarlett had a band concert at the same time as one of Guy's home...
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Happy Birthday to My Dad

Today is my Dad's birthday.  Many years growing up, my Dad's birthday fell on Mother's Day!I share these two photos of him today, because this is how I remember my Dad the most...in the garden.After...
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Tuesday, May 11, 2021

She teaches me how to plant...

I mentioned yesterday that Sunday was Coy's first day in Primary ever.  It was also Val's first day back at Primary since the Pandemic started.  And prior to that he only went for about two...
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Monday, May 10, 2021

Coy's First Day of Primary!

 Today was Coy Boone's first day of in-person Primary!  But I didn't fully realize it until we got home from church.  The pandemic has made everything so crazy...I almost missed it.Thankfully,...
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Sunday, May 9, 2021

End of School FHE

 We've done this in different ways a few times before, but with the wrapping up of Honor's 2nd grade Homeschool year, we decided we needed to have a family home evening to display some of her creations...
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Saturday, May 8, 2021

The Temple site in Spring

Here's just a quick Pittsburgh Temple update. I noticed the fields were starting to come to life with bright wildflowers around the temple site, so I wanted to quickly snap a photo and this...
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Friday, May 7, 2021

Chicken Tetrazzini Recipe

I made this meal for the missionaries this week.  It's just a simple chicken tetrazzini recipe, but every time I make it I think of a friend of mine from my old ward named Susie who made...
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Thursday, May 6, 2021

Butler Child Advocacy Center Grand Opening

I've been spending a lot of time magnifying my calling as Communication Director lately. I've built some new relationships and made some new friends through this and the other night I was able to meet...
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