Recent Posts to Blogs by Segullah Authors and Staff

i paint » HOW TO LOSE TEN POUNDS
Posted 79 minutes ago

I hear many women lament, "If only I could lose TEN POUNDS!" There is a way to painlessly slip BURDENSOME POUNDS. In the beginning you shall need to relax and drift like down floating away from Mother Dandelion. Join me ... [Link]

brown eyes » How I Know My Kids Love My Cooking
Posted 4 hours ago

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c jane enjoy it » Should I Retreat Now?
Posted 10 hours ago

I am nervous. Tomorrow Chup and I are leaving for San Juan Capistrano to a Couple's Retreat on the beach. What does that mean? Couple's Retreat? So far it means that we had to locate a place where our toddler ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » It's a WOOT!
Posted 16 hours ago

check the personal essay section. yay for moments of happy! [Link]

c jane enjoy it » It's A Good Thing I Forgive So Easily . . .
Posted 17 hours ago

Today I got this video message in my inbox. It's from Brooke White. She was supposed to be the headliner for our first c jane presents rooftop concert series but then something happened, something she "can't talk about right now" ... [Link]

about a girl » What 13 Years Looks Like
Posted 18 hours ago

On Sunday last my dearest and I celebrated 13 years of marriage.We gifted ourselves a long afternoon nap that precluded any possibility of a drawn-out celebratory dinnertime, made the children some mac n cheese, put them to bed early and ... [Link]

The View From Where I'm Standing » the apple of my eye
Posted 22 hours ago

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brown eyes » Self-Awareness
Posted 28 hours ago

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c jane enjoy it » Bug in Your Ear
Posted 33 hours ago

I might as well come out and tell you, I have a goal to post every day until Christmas. This Christmas 2010. I know my Jewish friends like Bari in NYC don't celebrate Christmas, so to her I say: I ... [Link]

c jane enjoy it » What the World Needs
Posted 35 hours ago

Less fathers in the law, more fathers-in-law. Like mine. I am c jane and my father-in-law is named Ernie and his father-in-law is named Bert. No kidding. cjanemail@gmail.com [Link]

Times & Seasons » Julie M. Smith » The Limits of Orthodoxy
Posted 2 days ago

Apparently, you can’t say polygamy was not God’s will. But you can say that a male-only priesthood is not God’s will. Go figure. 2 people like this post. [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » First Day
Posted 3 days ago

Somewhere in between Maren starting full-day preschool at the Montessori school two weeks ago, Bryce and Annie starting fifth and fourth grades at their respective elementary schools, and me starting both teaching and going to class tomorrow, this beautiful thing ... [Link]

about a girl » Who is this baby? And other things I'm thinking...
Posted 3 days ago

Today I nursed Jude inside because it was too windy to enjoy the evening outside. But boy could I hear it: the kids screaming on the rope swing, the speaker blaring whatever Pandora whipped up for us when we typed ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Hobble Creek Half Marathon Race Report
Posted 3 days ago

I ran this race last weekend, but just got around to writing the report. If you saw the cryptic message of 1:27:03 showing up on my facebook status last week, here's the back story.We had a busy day on Friday. ... [Link]

c jane enjoy it » For Ever Hallelujah!
Posted 3 days ago

A good friend and I were talking the other night, she asked me, "What is the best part of you right now?" I like that question, especially the qualifier right now. Because I'd like to believe I'm made up ... [Link]

=== The Jet Set » Teaching My Son The Proper Order of Baseball
Posted 4 days ago

A conversation wherein a certain 6-year-old proves his parentage..."Those, those are the New York Yankees, and they're the bad guys.""They're the bad guys? The New York Yankees? That's a funny name.""Yes. No matter who they are playing, today it's the ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Book #97: Quotidiana
Posted 4 days ago

Title: QuotidianaAuthor: Patrick MaddenIn my pre-parental years, I was an excellent student. I never missed a reading assignment, handed things in on time, and usually had relevant things to add to class discussion. I haven't been a full-time student since ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Book #96: "Shut Up!" He Explained
Posted 4 days ago

Title: "Shut Up!" He Explained: A Writer's Guide to the Uses and Misuses of DialogueAuthor: William NobleI read "Shut Up" He Explained in preparation for the Young Adult Novel workshop I'm taking this fall as part of my MFA in ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Book #95: Devil's Food Cake
Posted 4 days ago

Title: Devil's Food Cake: A Culinary MysteryAuthor: Josi S. KilpackFirst of all, I'm going to show my prejudice here as the daughter of a foodie, as a girl who was raised to know the difference between Valrhona and Ghirardelli, as ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Book #94: Columbine
Posted 4 days ago

Title: ColumbineAuthor: Dave CullenThis probably wasn't the best book for us to listen to on our family car trip to Mesa Verde a few weeks ago. It would have been a great book if there had only been adults in ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Book #93: The Magician's Book
Posted 4 days ago

Title: The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Adventures in NarniaAuthor: Laura MillerI can't tell you how long it took me to finish The Magician's Book. I bought it early in the spring, when Miller appeared on RadioWest here in Salt Lake ... [Link]

Compulsive Writer » No title
Posted 4 days ago

I’m over at Segullah today. Trying to catch kids being good. Join me? [Link]

A person named Eunice » Letter to Myself
Posted 4 days ago

Dear self,I know you’ve been struggling lately, so I just wanted to send you a little note to remind you of some things.Sweetheart, you’re doing OK. I know you feel sometimes like you fall so short of what you want ... [Link]

i paint » RECORDING LIFE--The Journal
Posted 5 days ago

Journalin g, Recording, Commentary, Diary, Observation However we choose to document our lives, our thoughts, our emotions, our elation, our experiences, our UPS and DOWNS....there is nowhere to go but THROUGH until it has been marked somewhere, ... [Link]

The View From Where I'm Standing » welcome
Posted 5 days ago

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c jane enjoy it » To Mom & Dad in St. Louis: Fruity
Posted 5 days ago

Are you sitting down? Good. Because you might fall over when I show you these photos of the fruit of my womb: Mom, you were right. Being with your children is home. Thanks for the St. Louis adventure. Love you both! ... [Link]

Compulsive Writer » status update
Posted 5 days ago

if i had a dime for every time i felt the urge to write “i have the best friends (you know who you are) ever!” as my status update on facebook, i wouldn’t need to sing the “i wanna be ... [Link]

=== The Jet Set » Chocodile Charlotte Birthday Cake
Posted 6 days ago

Let's nip this thing in the bud: I made up the Chocodile Charlotte because cjane asked me to. It's kind of our thing; she asks me to do something and then I do it. (She does my dishes in return, ... [Link]

c jane enjoy it » The First Ever (Possibly) Chocodile Birthday Cake with Balloons!
Posted 6 days ago

This was Chup's birthday: The Chief and I secretly picked up a dozen balloons in his favorite colors before he woke up in the morning. We don't do fancy birthday decor around here mostly because I am lazy and also ... [Link]

c jane enjoy it » Happy Birthday Chup A. Cabre!
Posted 7 days ago

A year or so into our marriage Chup was hit with a major conflict in his career. He was given two parts in two movies that were shooting at the same time. One was in Idaho, the other in Utah. ... [Link]

=== The Jet Set » Thai Spring Cream Rolls
Posted 7 days ago

Tonight I made Veeda's Thai Spring Rolls for dinner. Here are the wrappers you use for spring rolls; they're thinner and larger than egg roll wrappers and quite light.I ran out of filling with two spring roll wrappers left. I ... [Link]

=== The Jet Set » Thai Spring Cream Rolls
Posted 7 days ago

Tonight I made Veeda's Thai Spring Rolls for dinner. I used the pork I'd slow cooked a day earlier for tacos for the filling instead of ground pork. Here are the wrappers you use for Thai spring rolls; they're thinner ... [Link]

about a girl » I love him. And it hurts.
Posted 7 days ago

I find that my self worth is completely wrapped up in this baby!(I don't remember this part by the way.)If he cries I take it personally and sometimes when I leave him (in quick moments of potty, fixing and scarfing ... [Link]

c jane enjoy it » It's A Good Thing I Forgive So Easily . . .
Posted 8 days ago

Today I got this video message in my inbox. It's from Brooke White. She was supposed to be the headliner for our first c jane presents rooftop concert series but then something happened, something she "can't talk about right now" ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » The Gloaming
Posted 8 days ago

I've been spending a lot of time in hospitals lately. And the thing about hospitals, is that they make you think a lot about cycles of life and death. For one thing, you can't avoid it. Death, that is. In ... [Link]

c jane enjoy it » S.O.S Ashlee
Posted 9 days ago

I was tired, alright? So tired I didn't crawl into bed, I fell. I fell flat on my face up against my pillow and went comatose within seconds. But I didn't know about the all night party The Chief and ... [Link]

=== The Jet Set » A Tale of Manhattan and Friday The 13th
Posted 9 days ago

I’ve never subscribed to the notion of superstition, especially not numerical superstitions, but this last Friday the 13th was remarkable in its reinforcement. More than a week before, I'd taken a pregnancy test at the top of Rockefeller Center in ... [Link]

The Golden Road to Samarqand » Mockingjay
Posted 9 days ago

My library was surprisingly on top of things and had this book ready to be picked up yesterday, a day before its release. I liked it a lot, even though I still don't much like Katniss. Quit reading here if ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » Today I feel like crap.
Posted 9 days ago

That's all. [Link]

c jane enjoy it » I Hope This Makes You Happy
Posted 10 days ago

Hey You. I love you. I do. I am a wee bit tired tonight. I had to rock Ever through a turbulent three-hour plane ride (why do I still feel like I am on that plane bouncing around?) But I ... [Link]

The Golden Road to Samarqand » Mormon Country
Posted 10 days ago

I loved this book. Totally fascinating. The only drawback was the brief chapters which nearly always left you wanting more (you can tell the book was written quickly), but since there are lots of brief chapters, you still get a ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » It's a work in progress
Posted 10 days ago

but check out the blog for my class. Ethan, how do I get a book to you? [Link]

Windmill Watching » Miss Provo needs some help with her part-time modeling career.
Posted 10 days ago

or to put it in her words, "pleasevoteforme oh please please please VOTE, like, VOTE, like pleaseohpleaseohpleaseohplease. VOTE VOTE VOTE."I think she's a little prone to the dramatic, but yanno. I'll vote for her. You can too. [Link]

about a girl » And We're Off...
Posted 10 days ago

8 a.m. I walked the two oldest to school and came home to the two “babies,” on of which starts school at precisely 12:30 today, the other of which I hope will simply nap.So far, so good. I got them ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » I'm making a blog for my students and for the life of me I can't think of what to name it.
Posted 10 days ago

It'll have the syllabus, the course calendar, some posts and stuff, and, of course, will look totally cool. Any suggestions? Will it get more people to comment if I offer a prize? I'll offer a prize then. FREE BOOK for ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » Barb keeps telling me that I never complain. Which is totally not true. I complain all the time. This post is to prove it.
Posted 10 days ago

I've been daydreaming about running. They’re romantic daydreams. And since I actually used to run, I know they’re totally implausible. Daydreams forget the way your knees creak after a few weeks. How you can feel the ligaments around them groan ... [Link]

c jane enjoy it » Post Cards from St. Louis (3)
Posted 11 days ago

Tomorrow: shopping at the Plaza Frontenac, Italian on The Hill with Callie and an airplane ride home. I am c jane and this trip has gone too fast. contact me: cjanemail@gmail.com [Link]

about a girl » Such Luck
Posted 11 days ago

I’m up late because my daughter lost a tooth and won’t go to bed and keeps traipsing downstairs to ask me when the tooth fairy will be coming. In my fist is a wad of ratty one-dollar bills and I’m ... [Link]

about a girl » On Being A Wimp
Posted 11 days ago

The haircuts always get me.I think it’s because it makes them look older in a startling instant. Boo sits here by my desk with a new blunt hair-do that just barely skims her shoulders and robbed her curls of all ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » Sunday Sermonizing (Cuz You're Allowed to Sermonize on Your Own Blog): In Defense of Cafeteria Religion
Posted 11 days ago

You hear the phrase "Cafeteria Religion" mostly in pejorative settings. You don't get to pick and choose your religion, people say, you're either all in or not. (False Dilemma Logical Fallacy, anyone?)I say: hogwash. I believe that cafeteria religion is ... [Link]

c jane enjoy it » On My Parent's Bed
Posted 12 days ago

Death: After Ever went down to sleep tonight I crawled in bed with my mom and dad. It's one of those things I really miss about having my parents across the country, just the lounging and the talking. I asked ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » Dr. Para-Mili-Lily
Posted 12 days ago

Because Steve is hilarious like that, he met with a (female) surgeon yesterday to talk about Lily's future.Steve: "She needs a lot of regimentation. Is that compatible with being a surgeon?"Surgeon: "She could be a military surgeon."Steve: "Yeah, they're never ... [Link]

c jane enjoy it » Post Cards from St. Louis (2)
Posted 13 days ago

p.s. A reader asked about my parent's name tag. What does it say? Here is a close-up: President Clark(my mom's says Sister Clark) Missouri St. Louis MissionThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints(the official name of the Mormon ... [Link]

Compulsive Writer » and it was all yellow, or, how to welcome home your missionary
Posted 13 days ago

supplies: yellow butcher paper black tempra paint yellow balloons pretty colorful flags your friend tonya made so no one else would have to (which she managed to think of and loan to you even though her daughter got married the ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » Sam and Lily's Recipe of the Day: Open-Faced Peanut Butter and M&M Sandwiches
Posted 13 days ago

'nuff said. [Link]

Windmill Watching » My Children: On the Web
Posted 13 days ago

Sam has been telling stories to people.And also, we have uncovered for certain the trajectory of Lily's future. [Link]

c jane enjoy it » Post Cards from St. Louis (1)
Posted 14 days ago

On the sched for tomorrow: The Loop, Forest Park, more food and a museum for the culture count. This post wouldn't have been possible without the help of Leanna and Lauren from Bittersweet. I am c jane, and I am ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » Morbid Thursday: A Conversation with Dr. Lily (or Ms. Go Hide?)
Posted 14 days ago

Lily: "The thing about knives, Mommy, is that they cut you."me: "You speak truth."Lily: "They can cut any part of you. They can cut your throat and your arms and your legs and your head and your face and your ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » It's not enough to be a part-time model.
Posted 14 days ago

now she's a famous journalist, too. [Link]

smart mama » summer slipping away
Posted 14 days ago

i can feel it slipping through my fingers like sand. i hate this time of year. as a mother i love the unstructured-ness. i want to drink in ever last drop of sun before the winter comes. it is hard ... [Link]

The View From Where I'm Standing » that smile
Posted 14 days ago

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=== The Jet Set » The Halal Cart on 53rd Street
Posted 14 days ago

There's always a line at the Halal cart outside the Hilton at BlogHer10.No, I mean it, always a line. 9:00pm? Halfway down the block. 9:00am? Halfway down the block.3:30am? Same. Jenny went one night and when she got back to ... [Link]

c jane enjoy it » Colonel Mustard on a Plane
Posted 15 days ago

Please note: this post is about baby poo and miracles. You've been warned. One thing I really like about Ever Jane is that she only empties her bowels once a week. Usually on Sunday (it's a day of rest and ... [Link]

i paint » BUBBLE DAZE
Posted 15 days ago

BUBBLE DAZE We have heard on good authority that Bubble Fairies only come on special occasions! Seems silly, to us because we think that BUBBLES can be a part of our every day life. For instance: Funny Bunny and Grammy ... [Link]

c jane enjoy it » That's Amore
Posted 16 days ago

When I was young I hated pizza just about more than I hated anything. It was a lousy combination of tomato paste smeared around a bunch of baked vegetables that only old people ate. Peppers with bacon and pineapple and ... [Link]

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i paint » HOW TO LOSE TEN POUNDS
Posted 79 minutes ago

I hear many women lament, "If only I could lose TEN POUNDS!" There is a way to painlessly slip BURDENSOME POUNDS. In the beginning you shall need to relax and ... [Link]

all the little things » OCD
Posted 3 hours ago

Anyone who has ever had or been near a toddler frequently know that they have obsessions. In my observation, there is usually one major obsession. One thing to hold over ... [Link]

The Belly Diaries » Home Sweet Home
Posted 3 hours ago

I will get back to posting on The Belly Diaries, but for now, just hop on over to our family blog. I just posted my first post since returning from ... [Link]

nienie » Blue Lily's Balloons
Posted 4 hours ago

I had a dream one night.In the dream my family was being photographed by the talented Wendy Whitaker with big, colorful, fat balloons in the background.I woke up and immediately ... [Link]

reese dixon » Fettuccine in a lemon cream sauce
Posted 5 hours ago

The heat is starting to break around here, and we're now entering that glorious Indian summertime. These days are some of my favorite of the year and disappear so quickly ... [Link]

formerly phread » Miraclebody Jeans
Posted 5 hours ago

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Momza's House » "You Always Make Me Smile" by Kyle Andrews
Posted 6 hours ago

FIRST: Go down to the bottom of my page and turn OFF the player! SECOND: Call ALL of your KIDS around to WATCH this!!! Filmed in Provo, Utah July 2010! ... [Link]

Up on my soapbox... » The hunt for the perfect pair of jeans
Posted 6 hours ago

Perhaps this is just me, but it seems like every Fall I enter, once again, into the hunt for the perfect pair of jeans. Yes, I will still wear my ... [Link]

Sue's News, Views 'n Muse » What Do You Know of Indigo?
Posted 6 hours ago

What do you know of indigo? It's neither here nor there. Not blue, yet not quite purpl e with a violet sort of flair. Other colors know their ... [Link]

Scravings » School 2010
Posted 7 hours ago

This is the first year I can recall my children starting school before Labor Day. September 1st completely snuck up on me and my children headed back to school only ... [Link]

I am LoW » A Confession
Posted 8 hours ago

I have condition. It probably was inevitable, since both my parents suffer from the same thing. It's called If-I-know-a-song-and-hear-it-I-have~ of-course-)-no-matter-where-I-am-or-who-~ Disease..Honestly, it could be music playing in the grocery store, ... [Link]

Rarely Home Mom » school lunch
Posted 8 hours ago

The thing Jacob talked about the most after his first day of first grade was lunch. Well, after he told everyone about the girl that threw up all over the ... [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » She Had a Question, 1913 (4)
Posted 9 hours ago

Questions, 1913 [Link]

My Life as a Kalli » some definitions
Posted 9 hours ago

pet peeve: when you buy a bag of grapes and only a few of them are the firm and crisp ones you pinched to check for goodness and the rest ... [Link]

Yellow Wallpaper » The first week of school
Posted 16 hours ago

The first day of school was a week ago, and I'm barely finding time to blog now. I'm sincerely hoping that the beginning of next semester is not so crazy. ... [Link]

I Wish I Was in Dixie » Looking Back to Look Forward
Posted 19 hours ago

In order to tell my story, we will have to look back. Two years ago. In some ways, it's been a short two years. In other ways, it's been a ... [Link]

Momza's House » A Hundred of Nothing and Some Lies and a Prize!
Posted 19 hours ago

IN honor of Fall, I offer up a hundred random things you never wanted to know, but like a train wreck or a smashed bug you just can't look away.... ... [Link]

squeezetheuniverse » scene
Posted 20 hours ago

jes hears yelp from front hall sometime around six in the morning. (jes is not normally movin about at six in the morning.) she walks groggily into the front hall ... [Link]

Dandelion Mama » Back Home: Random Catch-Up Crap
Posted 21 hours ago

We made it home from our adventures in California late Monday night, and I’ve been playing catch up for the last two days. The kids were so relieved to be ... [Link]

all the little things » starved
Posted 21 hours ago

Since school has begun, Caleb has had a chance to rule the roost again.And he has taken advantage of it.Every inch.He has played Jonas' DS (something that he is not ... [Link]

MORMON SOPRANO » Hi, I’m A Mormon Unplugged
Posted 24 hours ago

Over the past year, the official Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint "website to the world" - MORMON.ORG - has been implementing a new, personalized format filled with searchable ... [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » Be Honest With Yourself: Dare to Be Different
Posted 25 hours ago

Be Different [Link]

reese dixon » Best of Modesto - Barkin Dog Grill
Posted 28 hours ago

Whenever we move to a new place, our first order of business is to scope out the best places to eat. Six years ago when we first moved to Modesto, ... [Link]

Momza's House » Readin' N' Writin' N' Rith-metic
Posted 29 hours ago

An overcast fall morning was the backdrop for this: Back to School!! Smile, Bee, Smile!!! U m, psst: Boofus? Over here. How about a smile? No? Oh ... [Link]

My Life as a Kalli » It's not summer anymore
Posted 30 hours ago

Ah September, we made it.I have mixed feelings about September you know. Generally I'm a fan, I mean it's still nice outside but not too sweaty, the kids go back ... [Link]

O charm of nothingness so madly decked! » farewell, again
Posted 30 hours ago

how this viewthis air this gardenthese treesthis spacehas breathed new life into me.how i have lovedto throw these shutters openevery morningto take in another day. how i am loath ... [Link]

Snarky Belle » Homecoming
Posted 30 hours ago

He is home. (Insert tremendous sigh of relief and a huge smile.) Actually, he's been home for almost 4 weeks. I've not been able to write about how I'm feeling ... [Link]

I Wish I Was in Dixie » Something new is coming
Posted 30 hours ago

I have a new series coming called "And Then There Were Four". This series will talk about the latest addition to our family, the miracles we have seen, our struggles, ... [Link]

Sue's News, Views 'n Muse » This Is How I Feel Today...
Posted 30 hours ago

This is how I feel today. And here is why...... (Go ahead, just click on it . You'll be ever so glad you did!) =D [Link]

Liv(e) » Two pairs of arms is better than one.
Posted 31 hours ago

I know she's a good baby.Having my mom here for the last week has been more helpful than I can explain. I still feel completely exhausted half the day, but ... [Link]

I am LoW » Bbq Chicken Quesadillas
Posted 32 hours ago

..I go through phases, even food phases. My latest is tortillas. And also tortillas and the griddle. (but not always the griddle with the tortilla).So I created a new quesadilla. ... [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » Guest Post: Foreshadowing in France
Posted 33 hours ago

Foreshadowing [Link]

nienie » 3 years of change
Posted 37 hours ago

Happy September!June 28, 2008Mr. Nielson- 29Nie- 27Claire- 5Jane-4Oliver-2 1/2Nicholas 18 monthsWe got the family together for photos in a beautiful apple orchard near my home. Wendy Whitaker took the photos. ... [Link]

Suzie Petunia » A Shout Out to My Peeps (The Fam)
Posted 38 hours ago

Amy sees joy in everything. And shares it so well through words and pictures. She is a busy, busy mom who can't help herself, but fill her days with important ... [Link]

SpinDyeKnit » Life » Gateway
Posted 39 hours ago

There was one other thing about Saturday night at that clubhouse: one person actually DID see me. A young mom with two very small children, one of them barely old ... [Link]

mush » Another one goes to school.
Posted 39 hours ago

I tell my kids to stop growing every single day. I beg them to stay young and be my buddies. They're not listening to me. I find myself saying it ... [Link]

mush » The deliciously super parts of life.
Posted 39 hours ago

Yippee!! I get to enjoy the fruits of procrastination and play a monstrous catch-up game now! Mmmmm. My favorite. I've been in the "kill the blog" mode again lately. (I ... [Link]

A Bug's Life » So long, farewell...
Posted 40 hours ago

Schmoopsie and I had been married less than a year when my craptacular Kia Rio gave up the ghost. It was no shocker, really, and I didn't blame the lil' ... [Link]

Sunshine on My Shoulders » August Rush
Posted 40 hours ago

August ends today With me smiling.One of those big, silly ones that comes of its own accord-There is so much for me to smile about today. At the beginning of ... [Link]

Kimba » Definitely not PC...
Posted 40 hours ago

...but it's funny anyway.   Wyatt watches two shows, Sesame Street while I get ready, and The Fresh Beat Band while we both wake up in the morning. It's my favorite ... [Link]

Every Day I Write the Book » The Why and Wherefore I'm Alive: How to Love Your Wife, A Playlist
Posted 40 hours ago

These are songs that your husband wants to sing to you. He loves you so much. He's just shy. Try not to cry--it's pretty moving. When it gets serious (Kate ... [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » “Barley … for mild drinks”: Danish Beer
Posted 44 hours ago

Danish Beer [Link]

MORMON SOPRANO » Flutist Brings Peace and Beauty To The Earth
Posted 45 hours ago

This has been a hard week, with a lot of tragedy in the news. I don't know about you, but my soul has felt pretty battered. Perhaps that's what made ... [Link]

Scravings » Cholita is going to be a big sister!
Posted 45 hours ago

Not too much bigger, mind you, but bigger. For now. Little brother is 22 months younger than Cholita, but according to updated measurements, about the same weight.He's in the Yunnan ... [Link]

reese dixon » 2010 Year of Pleasures #35
Posted 47 hours ago

Orange soda isn't something I make a habit of keeping around the house, but with our work at church we've been hosting some teenage kid parties at the house. We ... [Link]

The Belly Diaries » Updates
Posted 2 days ago

All updates are on our family blog:http://www.willandjenni.blogsp~ [Link]

Liv(e) » I'm the hip-hop-a-potamus, my rhymes are bottomless...
Posted 2 days ago

It's crazy how much bigger Penny is at 5 weeks. Check out last month's photo here. Photo taken August 31, 2010. [Link]

Every Day I Write the Book » Getting Tired of 100 Dollars Yet?
Posted 2 days ago

It's the third week of my 100-dollar giveaways. Are you getting sick of them? Check out my other blog to find out if you won. In other compelling news: If ... [Link]

My Life as a Kalli » a muffin for your tuesday
Posted 2 days ago

It's my anniversary today, maybe that's why I'm feeling like a giver. Because, you know, one could make a lot of jokes about giving in relation to weddings and getting ... [Link]

Sue's News, Views 'n Muse » One Word to Rule Them All
Posted 2 days ago

Jen, over at Denton Sanatorium, issued a challenge to her readers last week that intrigued me. Borrowing a concept from Eat, Pray, Love (a book which I have not read), ... [Link]

Rarely Home Mom » No title
Posted 2 days ago

Yesterday, I was pretty much just called a mean mom. You see, there have been four days of school and after each one, Jacob has not gone outside to play ... [Link]

Up on my soapbox... » Dillon-ism #46
Posted 2 days ago

Dillon was trying to put on his new Converse sneakers for school this morning and was having a rough time."These shoes are so hard to get on!" he complained."You need ... [Link]

Liv(e) » Watch yourself!
Posted 2 days ago

Sitting in bed one night, all four of us (yes, Maddie too), Kev asks "What's that smell?"Now, I know what you're thinking: someone pooped on the bed.Wrong!We keep going back ... [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » “With Radio in Our Pocket”: David O. McKay Envisions Zion
Posted 2 days ago

Zion [Link]

The Millie Blog » He Was Beautiful But Eeeeeeevillllah
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I am LoW » Good News!
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formerly phread » free concert
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Up on my soapbox... » A wonderful non-fiction selection...
Posted 2 days ago

I love well-written fiction, but I love a well-written memoir even more, and that's what you get when you read The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan. It chronicles her bout ... [Link]

Momza's House » Speaking of Trials: Pies and Saddles
Posted 2 days ago

Usually what determines our faith, is when we witness some supernatural evidence of God's hand in our life... whether through the change of heart in ourselves or others, ... [Link]

nienie » A pep talk. A really wordy pep talk.
Posted 3 days ago

(The crazy toy /dress-up closet.)Never tell your kids you will do something, and then don't.Like, right now for instance I promised Claine (Claire and Jane) that I would go down ... [Link]

My Life as a Kalli » four
Posted 3 days ago

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Kimba » Woo! Heat Wave!!
Posted 3 days ago

And now I've got that song in my head. Excellent. So let me paint the picture for you, it's last Tuesday and the temperature has climbed to 109. I went on ... [Link]

squeezetheuniverse » good housekeeping
Posted 3 days ago

due to the recent overwhelming response (i mean, really, when have i ever coerced so many of you closet readers to leave your two cents?), i’ve decided to take this ... [Link]

MORMON SOPRANO » Death of Mormon Bishop Prompts Kindness, Donations
Posted 3 days ago

Mormons and non-Mormons alike are mourning Sunday’s senseless and tragic death of Bishop Clay Sannar, age 42, of the Visalia California Ward congregation, of The Church of Jesus Christ of ... [Link]

Momza's House » Where Faith and Tragedy Meet--A Mormon Bishop's Death
Posted 3 days ago

Just yesterday, a Mormon Bishop was shot and killed in the Church, with witnesses, by a deranged man whom no one knew... because he was a Mormon Bishop. He left behind ... [Link]

I'm stil cool . . . er . . .right? » Nice Excuse
Posted 3 days ago

Annabelle gets a weekly behavior report sent home with her homework. There are different generic issues that are listed like "Talking to others", "improper actions at recess" etc. etc.So she ... [Link]

My Life as a Kalli » what fine web we weave
Posted 3 days ago

all I have to tell you about my day thus faris that at one point there was poop on my lippoop.on.my.lip. [Link]

Scravings » Why I've been absent from the blog....
Posted 3 days ago

I have an excuse. Actually, a really good one.Do you remember this photo from way back when? The never-ending paper trail that included documents like these? Documents that for all ... [Link]

Up on my soapbox... » Mar has a close call
Posted 3 days ago

We managed to squeeze in a quick, spur of the moment overnight-er to the cabin this past weekend. It was a surprisingly warm night, so Mar and I were out ... [Link]

Dandelion Mama » California: Birthday Party
Posted 3 days ago

Surprise! Look what grandma got for the day… My Smarty-pants boy is nine years old now. Holy cow. The days take forever, but man, do the years ever fly by… ... [Link]