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We went to <a href="http://www.lacma.org/">LACMA</a> a couple of weeks ago and had a fabulous time. </div>
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There were long yellow noodles to wander through...</div>
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...and a necklace made of legos.</div>
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I liked this nose jewelry. It was a cast of Lois Boardman's nose by Gerd Rothmann.</div>
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There was an exhibit of prints by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso">Picasso</a> which I found especially interesting because of the printmaking class I am taking.</div>
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...and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Mondrian">Mondrian</a>...</div>
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...and especially <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Calder">Calder</a>!</div>
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Because of all his cubist work, some people think Pablo <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso">Picasso</a> couldn't draw, but not true. </div>
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This work by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mungo_Thomson">Mungo Thompson</a> was fun...</div>
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...and we all enjoyed <a href="http://www.lacma.org/about/press/metropolis-ii-0">Chris Burden's Metropolis II</a>.</div>
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Last month, the five younger kids and I went to Provo for a couple of weeks to spend time with Rachel and Summer to keep them company while their husbands were gone, to send Gwen and Kelly to EFY, and for Summer and me to take a knife making class.</div>
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It was great to be together with all seven kids. We all missed having Stan with us, who stayed home to hold down the fort.</div>
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Summer, also at the planetarium, tested the plasma ball with her nose.</div>
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Here are the three knives, two lifers, spatula and folder I made.</div>
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Here is Summer camouflaged by her dress on the big sleeping bag Rachel let the kids use while we were there.</div>
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In the past year and a half, our children have reached milestones and made covenants.</div>
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Naomi was baptized a member of the church.</div>
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Rachel received her endowments in the St. George Temple.</div>
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Summer received her endowments in the San Diego Temple.</div>
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...after we moved all the irises and planted some new flowering bushes in the front of the house.</div>
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Randall and Gina and their family came to see us on their way to a cruise. We loved visiting with them!</div>
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Another short post on another long and wonderful two days. Oh my, I am so happy for Jason and Rachel! They got married a year ago today.</div>
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Their wedding colors were coral and navy - so gorgeous! The goldfish centerpieces were fun.</div>
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Rachel decorated the wedding cake with fresh flowers.</div>
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They had lots of different cakes, fruits and sauces. It was hard to wait for all that deliciousness!</div>
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...in the <a href="https://www.lds.org/church/temples/why-we-build-temples?lang=eng">Los Angeles Temple</a>.</div>
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Aren't they a good looking couple? </div>
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The blushing bride with her bridesmaids, from left to right - Jillian, Summer, McKenna and Lily.</div>
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This is a short post on two very long and wonderful days. Last May 29th, Summer and Jake had their wedding reception...this way...</div>
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They were getting married the next day, on May 30th, 2015, so today is their first anniversary.</div>
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Summer came home for a month before her wedding to help get things ready. She made darling favors...</div>
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...and a guest book.</div>
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She painted letters...</div>
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...and made a lot of terrariums with dinosaurs using cherry jars from Dairy Queen. </div>
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She and Jake were (and are) very much in love.</div>
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The reception was at a church building nearby with an outdoor pavilion. It was a lovely evening...</div>
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The next day, we were all back in our wedding finery to see them married In the <a href="https://www.lds.org/church/temples/why-we-build-temples?lang=eng">San Diego Temple</a>.</div>
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While we were waiting for Jake and Summer to come out of the temple (The adults were in the temple with them, but they have the bride and groom come out of a special door.) I took a few pictures. Here is my little flower girl with her flowers.</div>
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And Michael with some of my favorite people wearing his bow tie that matched the bridesmaid dresses.</div>
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Finally, they arrive!</div>
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Here is the wedding party....</div>
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...and a picture on the beach...</div>
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We love you Summer and Jake!!!</div>
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Something very sad that happened last year was, we had to take out the big, beautiful tree in our front yard. It was always one of my favorite things about our house. Sigh.</div>
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One day in May, my mom, my sister Sara and I were sewing quietly for Summer's wedding and the whole house shook. Living where we do, we assumed it was an earthquake, but when we went outside, our silver maple had dropped a branch on the roof. </div>
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You can see here that the tree was rotting in the middle. Oh, well.</div>
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Finally, a year later, we have planted a couple of baby trees. I look forward to watching them grow. Grow, trees, grow!</div>
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Last summer, we went on a road trip. As we drove into Twin Falls, Idaho, there was a place to stop with a scenic view of the Snake River. We were entertained for a while watching skydivers jumping off the bridge.</div>
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We headed up to spend a couple nights with Randall and Gina and their kids. We were there for the fourth of July and they set off fireworks in the backyard. Pretty thrilling for the California cousins who live in a city where they are illegal.</div>
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...Keaton explained things to the city cousins.</div>
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We had a wonderful time visiting with loved ones and were sad to say goodbye.</div>
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After we left, we took a half hour detour just so the kids could say they had been in Oregon. And, we bought gas where someone else pumped it and washed the very dirty windshield of the van.</div>
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Next, we headed to Nevada to see the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristlecone_pine">bristlecone pines</a>, because that is what botanists and their families do for vacation - see famous trees. We've already gone on trips to see the redwoods and sequoias. Any suggestions for our next vacation? </div>
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Beyond the bristlecone pine grove, there was a trail heading up to Nevada's only glacier.</div>
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There it is! <a href="http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/nov/23/nevada-does-have-a-glacier-for-now/">See it before it's gone!</a><br />
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We went back to the cabin we were renting and asked the very nice owners if we could throw our wet clothing in their dryer. We had an afternoon appointment for a tour of Lehman Caves and knew we'd be too cold, underground, in damp clothes.<br />
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The caves were very cool. They used to have parties down there and all the dancers, musicians and food had to go down a rope ladder one by one. <br />
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In the little town near the caves, we saw a swallow feeding its babies.<br />
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After Great Basin National Park, we drove on to see Jeff and Teresa. I'm sad I don't have any pictures of our time with them, but I think I was afraid to take my camera on the boat. Sheena came over with her kids and Jeff took us out on Lake Mead. We had a wonderful time!</div>
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We got sweaty, dusty and, yes, bloody, but we found trilobites! Smashing rocks and finding fossils were definitely favorite activities on the trip.</div>
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Last October, Stan took the kids on a hike. The nearby nature center was having an event where they were letting people sample some local Native American traditional foods, including cricket tacos. Michael said they were spicy...and crunchy. </div>
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Speaking of Michael, he had a birthday that same October (it comes around every year...) and he turned eleven. Now he is more than halfway to twelve, but here are a couple of pictures for history's sake. I made my usual <a href="http://www.cakewrecks.com/">Cake Wrecks</a> worthy confection, and...</div>
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...he opened presents. We love Michael!<br />
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Easter 2015, we tried dying eggs with vegetable matter. It didn't work very well, but this is a cute picture, so I stuck it in here<span style="color: #0000ee;">.</span><br />
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Our neighbor is from Bangladesh and actually spends most of his time there while his family is here working and going to school. He brought Stan and me some Bangladeshi clothing back one time.</div>
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I pointed out to Stan that he looked a lot happier sitting next to Huda than to me, but he said that was because in the first picture, he was<b> looking</b> at me. :)</div>
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Now, to Mother's Day 2016. Summer and Jake are here and brought presents for all the family members whose birthdays they had missed. Summer made the cutest little doll house for Naomi. The rugs are cowhide, the pictures are postage stamps and it even came with a little plant.</div>
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Kelly, with help from the family, made an amazing Indian food dinner with aloo gajar, chicken makhani, homemade naan, spinach salad and mango lassi. We had French macaroons for dessert.</div>
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Michael is in 11 Year Old Scouts now, but here are some memories from his last year in Cub Scouts.</div>
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One of the kids' favorite pack meetings (where families are invited) was when the local police dept. brought an armored vehicle and helicopter.</div>
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<br />AEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437990960140669809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30895105.post-28722928924891091102016-05-08T07:34:00.003-07:002016-05-08T12:39:30.202-07:00February 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Naomi and I both have birthdays in February. It is my favorite month of the year :) Last year, Naomi turned eight and had a strawberry cake. We are so lucky to have her in our family. She is so fun and smart and a delight to be around.</div>
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She went to a Daddy Daughter Dance with her dad and got all dolled up.</div>
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I was out of town with Heather and Gwen for my birthday. We went to San Fransisco for <a href="http://www.codexfoundation.org/book-fair-and-symposium/2015-book-fair">Codex</a> - a dream of mine. It was a great birthday present. Talk about presents! I bought myself some <a href="http://www.cavepaper.com/">Cave Paper</a>, some gorgeous paste paper by <a href="https://madeleinedurham.com/">Madeline Durham</a> and an <a href="http://www.greenchairpress.com/index.cgi?page=tag&sub=Miniature&id=0243">adorable scroll book</a> by <a href="http://www.greenchairpress.com/">Susan Angebranndt</a>. I was so overwhelmed while we were at the book fair (the words don't do it justice) that I didn't take any pictures, but we did get some at the <a href="http://japaneseteagardensf.com/">Japanese Tea Garden</a> in Golden Gate Park, which was just lovely.</div>
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AEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437990960140669809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30895105.post-68917111446726890612016-05-01T20:24:00.002-07:002016-05-01T20:25:12.736-07:00Rachel's and Summer's Bridal Shower - May 28th, 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last summer, Rachel and Summer both got married (wedding posts coming sometime soon I hope) and so we had a bridal shower for them. My sweet friend Kristyn (<a href="http://www.gregtrimble.com/">here's a link to her husband's blog</a>) was so gracious and hosted the craziness! She decorated her lovely home way better than I could have decorated our well lived in home and everything was so beautiful. Aren't these centerpieces gorgeous?</div>
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We had a blast with the girls' friends from school, church and family from far and near. </div>
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My favorite game was the one where the party goers divided up into two teams and a few judges. Each team had a set amount of time to dress the brides-to-be in toilet paper wedding dresses. </div>
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<br />AEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437990960140669809noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30895105.post-39120589314650636822016-04-26T10:24:00.002-07:002016-05-08T18:22:42.495-07:00Kelly the artist turns 13 - May 2015<div style="text-align: center;">
Kelly was in the after school art club at her middle school last year and this year. One of the things the club did was chalk art. Kelly's group drew the NY harbor on the school's sidewalk.</div>
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Here she is with a board covered with her artwork...</div>
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...and closeups of my two favorites.</div>
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Last May, she also turned 13 and had a small party with her friends :) Now, we are planning for her 14th birthday next month!</div>
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Now that I have a little more time, I thought I'd catch up on some blogging. Last July, my niece was baptized in New Mexico, so the kids and I took a road trip. It was great seeing my brother, sister-in-law, their three darling daughters and my parents. We went to Window Rock and visited the Navajo Nation Museum and Navajo Nation Zoo. I tried steamed corn for the first time. It was delicious :)</div>
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Michael and two of his cousins.</div>
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All the cousins. I love those smiles...</div>
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...and the bear faces. Notice the signs in the two pictures above? Yeah, well, somebody chose to ignore them and here...</div>
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...is the bear she PETTED. I am glad no one needed to have their fingers stitched back on.</div>
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On the way home, we saw a sign for a souvenir place where you could also feed the ostriches. The kids had SO MUCH FUN feeding the ostriches :)</div>
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One of the other great things about this trip was getting to stay with and spend time with my BFF. </div>
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This is me looking relaxed. Heather took some pictures of me last Sunday because I went to the community college cosmetology school and had my hair bleached - just for fun :) The girl who did it was so nice. We ran out of time for her to style my hair, so she asked for pictures for her portfolio and I complied. <br />
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Coincidentally, the Sunday after I had my hair done, and the day I had a chance to take pictures, I was released as RS president, after four years, so that is why I looked so relaxed. It has been a tremendous blessing for our family and for me personally. I have learned so much and am really grateful for the chance I had to serve, and am also relieved to not have the responsibility. I always felt like I should have been doing more, because there is always so much I could have been doing! I am sure I will miss things about the calling, but am also excited for a new calling - coming soon!<br />
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So, I thought I'd start catch up on some things that we have been up to. Last month, I drove to Arizona for the wedding of my best friends' daughter, Magan. Here she is - isn't she lovely? She is a delightful person and a wonderful mother, just like her mother :)<br />
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It was a really beautiful wedding and I loved seeing so many people I love! It was also great meeting Magan's husband Nick. He's a great guy. Being the introvert that I am, I had to take a couple breaks and hide in the bathroom - so silly. I just needed quiet for 10 minutes or so and I was good to go. One of the times, I resorted to taking selfies and sending them to Stan, who I missed so much while I was gone.<br />
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On the way home, I stopped in Quartzite and saw this stuffed bear wearing an impressive squash blossom necklace. I bought stuff for the kids and Stan. It is always fun to bring <a href="http://www.dictionary.com/browse/tchotchke"><span class="me" data-syllable="tchotch·ke">tchotchkes</span></a> back from trips.<br />
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This picture is out of order chronologically (we dyed eggs the Monday before Easter for an FHE activity), but it is a good reminder that I made it home in time to spend Easter with the family I love so much. These are my two favorites that I decorated. I might have pictures of everyone else's somewhere else, but this is what I had on my phone. The one egg was cracked, so I did faux kintsugi on it and wrote haiku with (mostly) walnut ink on another.<br />
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...and me seeing this amazing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_pillar">sun pillar</a> on the way home from dropping the kids off at BYD.<br />
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In April, Stan and I went to Catalina for an early anniversary trip, or maybe it will a pre-anniversary trip and we'll take another one in July when our 24th anniversary rolls around. It will depend on time and money, like so many other things do. We had a wonderful time, anyway, whether it was our official anniversary trip this year, or whether it was just a trip because we like each other. It was a "free" trip we got for listening to a time share thingamabob, but we did pay for the pain of dealing with the time share people in blood, sweat and almost tears. My they are persistent! We also shelled out for taxes, parking, food and a kayak rental, but all in all, it was totally worth it! We had a great time. One of the things we did was buy some fish food to feed the fish from the kayak, which didn't work too well, but we had great luck feeding the fish from the pier. I love these <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garibaldi_%28fish%29">Garibaldis</a> - they are so pretty!<br />
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We also saw a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_sheephead">sheephead</a>! I've never seen one before. Stan and I are like a couple of kids when we feed the fish :)<br />
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While we were there, I kept up on one of my New Year's resolutions. I am trying to make something everyday. It usually ends up being a drawing because I can be quick, but I've also included some baking, sewing, my favorite - bookbinding, and various other creative endeavors. One even included jelly beans. I haven't missed a day yet, but the quality varies wildly from day to day. I have been having fun! Here are the two I did on Catalina. If you want to see more, I have a <a href="http://budgiemakes.blogspot.com/">blog for my daily makes,</a> which I have been updating every month or so, or if you prefer instant gratification, I post my daily creation on Instagram every day under the name <a href="https://www.instagram.com/budgiemakes/">@budgiemakes</a><br />
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I found cookies in the back of our second freezer from Summer and Rachel's wedding shower (almost a year ago!) and so we ate them. Gwen made icing and they were delicious.<br />
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I snapped this darling picture of my five kids who are still at home hanging out together in the backyard after church. It makes my heart sing when I see my children being friends :)<br />
<br />AEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437990960140669809noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30895105.post-42228273677127398402015-09-15T10:13:00.000-07:002015-09-27T20:11:51.195-07:00Dear Amy #3Dear butterfly :),<br />
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You wrote, "thisiskellyandimreallybored!!!!!!!"<br />
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Don't you think that is a dangerous thing to say to your mother?<br />
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Here is my list of things you can do -
clean your closet,
scrub the toilets, make dinner
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run me a bubble bath and bring me some See's candy!<br />
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Mwaaahhh! I love you!<br />
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AmyAEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437990960140669809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30895105.post-87631613851433524272015-04-08T09:19:00.000-07:002015-04-08T09:28:18.249-07:00Michael's Church Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We always take paper and pencil to church for the kids to draw and keep themselves occupied with. Lately, Michael has been making these drawings with one scene that can flip over into a different scene.<br> <br>
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AEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437990960140669809noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30895105.post-19967708688676307802014-11-09T13:58:00.002-08:002014-11-10T08:22:57.268-08:00What lovely surprises in my inbox!<div class="MsoNormal">
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Stan and I have wonderful mothers. I thought for today (Mother's Day) I'd write a little about what we've learned from them. It would take forever to write all the wonderful things they are to us, so this isn't everything. Just a taste, a smidgen, a whiff, a dash, to remember, and to say, "Thanks!"</div>
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Here is my beautiful mother, Dorothy May Thompson Chadwick (that's me in the blue dress). She was a ton of fun to have as a mom. My parents first baby, my sister Heather, died when she was eight months old and my parents made a conscious decision to be careful to not be too overprotective of me and my younger siblings. It must have worked because I remember a childhood filled with adventure. She let me run around naked as a toddler in the park, wander through the woods by our house in New Hampshire, ride the NYC subway to high school on my own, and visit Israel when I was a senior in high school.</div>
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My mom
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realize I had and made me feel talented, smart, interesting and
beautiful, even in my awkwardest phases (some of which I haven't
outgrown yet!). She made me the most beautiful clothes - prom dresses, swimsuits, wool skirts, PE clothes, school clothes, church clothes and an adorable mauve pantsuit (it was the 70's) that I loved. She patiently tried to teach me to sew, which I didn't appreciate until I had kids of my own to sew for. I still call and ask her for cooking, sewing and life advice. </div>
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Something that I always appreciated as a kid, that I am grateful for even more in retrospect, was how quickly my mother was to forgive. One time I burned my favorite polyester (70's!) dress while I was ironing it to get ready for a piano recital. My mom responded with sympathy and reassurance even though I probably ruined the iron in addition to the dress. That pantsuit I mentioned above - the first day I wore it to school I felt so chic until I fell and ripped the knee out. She didn't get mad, just kissed it better. One time, I thought she was my brother, following me out to the garage and surprising me. I got so mad at "him" that I whirled around and clobbered her right on the chest. After she caught her breath, she laughed it off. I always felt safe, encouraged and loved at home, which made it easier to face the world.</div>
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She is my heroine, a wonderful friend and the person I want to share my thoughts with.
When the bishop asked me to be Relief Society president, I called home
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overwhelmed I felt. I relish telling her about my kids because she gives her grandchildren the same acceptance, encouragement and love. She is the best!</div>
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When I think of my mother, two things come to mind: love of family, and dedication to the Lord.<br />
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She came from pioneer ancestors, and she could have walked across the plains herself, with faith in every footstep. She loves the Church and she loves her Savior. And she taught--and still teaches by example--her children to put the Lord first in life, to keep the Sabbath, to pray, to read the scriptures daily, to seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit in every important decision.</div>
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She seems to have always had a sensitivity to spiritual things. She would tell us stories of angels and devils, and of the immense love of God for us. She is a descendent of <a href="https://www.lds.org/new-era/1975/07/without-purse-or-scrip-a-19-year-old-missionary-in-1853?lang=eng">Joseph Millet</a> and seems to have inherited some of his ability to see what most of us do not.</div>
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She has always dedicated her life to her family. When we were all piled into the station wagon--two parents and 8 kids--on vacation or just around town., people would see us all and comment on what a lot of kids we were. Mother would say, "Yes, and we sure love them." </div>
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To her siblings, nieces, and nephews, she has always been the friend and counselor they could always call. Now she extends that love and concern to her grandchildren and great grandchildren as well.</div>
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Thanks, Mother. You're beautiful, and the best mother for me!</div>
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