This is another past from last year. My family was talking about this incident the other day and I remembered I had written about, so I sent out to find it. Here it is. April 2019: “If you were to guess that’s flour that Deacon is playing with, you’d be correct. I guess that was […]
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I have recently been going through some old files and I found quite a few blog posts that I have written throughout the past year, and for one reason or another, I never published them. But now I want to. So throughout my next few posts, some older ones will be peppered through. March 2019:
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I try to get our three-year-old, Deacon, cooking in the kitchen with me as often as I can. I try to give him simple tasks such as stirring and pouring, but sometimes something as difficult as breaking an egg. However hard his task is, it’s so exciting to see his pride in helping with whatever
Spring keeps teasing us with its back and forth sunny days and rainy days. Right now we are even getting snow! But that’s Utah for ya, you can easily get all four seasons in one day. Anyways, when the weather is a little bit dreary, I love nothing more than eating a hot bowl of
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I promise we haven’t fallen off the face of the earth. We have been a little MIA, and that’s really not what I want. So here I am, back at it, and hopefully that won’t happen again. And it’s not for lack of content. I have a half-written post that I was working on at
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To say that Deacon doesn’t have a sweet tooth would be a complete lie. I think he takes after me in that way. There was one particular morning just after Thanksgiving that he kept asking for a treat. I kept telling him no, and he kept asking. The kid was relentless. But so was I.
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This is a yummy, simple cheese ball recipe that has a hint of ranch and comes together very quickly. It’s perfect for social gatherings, family get-togethers, or just snacking at home. Serve it in a ball form, or in a bowl as a dip. Try to set it out about 15 minutes before serving to
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From the moment years ago that I saw the tradition of wrapping 24 Christmas books and opening one a day until Christmas, I knew that was something I wanted to do someday. Well, that someday is here! I started accumulating these books a few years ago when we were in the thick of our infertility
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Our tree is definitely on the sparse side. We didn’t pay a lot for our tree, and well, like they say, you get what you pay for. But I discovered a few decorating tricks that I implemented into my tree to help it look not so bare, and in this video I’m excited to show
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Yep, it’s true. I hate Daylight Savings Time. I think that most parents of young children would concur. Not only does it truly jack up the kid’s sleeping schedule, it gets light earlier in the evening, shortening our outside evening playtime, and gets light earlier in the morning, shortening their chances of sleeping in. We
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