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Windmill Watching » This is the "SHORT" description of what I did in my dissertation. (Reminder: diss was, like, 600 pages long. I'm competing with the fantasty people here!)
Posted 3 hours ago

Before you start, let me apologize for the academic death prose. I don't always use it, but sometimes they make you. I don't like it any more than y'all. Here's the thing to remember: I'm studying the crucial question: Why do ... [Link]

One Cobble at a Time » Note for LJ Readers
Posted 15 hours ago

The quantity of spam comments on LJ has increased dramatically. However I've noticed that some entries draw more spam than others. I've decided to lock comments on those entries. Comments are still open on onecobble.com where I have a spam ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Title: Boomerang by Michael Lewis
Posted 35 hours ago

Title: Boomerang: Travels in the New Third WorldAuthor: Michael LewisEnjoyment Rating: 5/10Referral: I bought this for Eddie for ChristmasSource: Hardback copyBooks I've read this year: 12When I first started listening to the Planet Money podcast a few years ago, I ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Book Review: The Snowman by Jo Nesbo
Posted 48 hours ago

Title: The SnowmanAuthor: Jo NesboEnjoyment Rating: 8/10Referral: This is the book that started my Jo Nesbo kick. I saw it on the books table at Costco and had to read half a dozen books of backstory before I got to ... [Link]

One Cobble at a Time » Beauty Where I Stand
Posted 3 days ago

Sometimes I forget that I’m surrounded by beauty everywhere. It seems like I have to go someplace special, and away, to find lovely things. It is not true. Here is a shot I took from my car while my daughter ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Book Review: Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer
Posted 3 days ago

Title: Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering EverythingAuthor: Joshua FoerEnjoyment Rating: 8/10Referral: Eddie got this book for ChristmasSource: Hardback copyBooks I've read this year: 10When people ask me what Eddie wants for his birthday or Christmas, I ... [Link]

The View From Where I'm Standing » investment
Posted 3 days ago

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Times & Seasons » Kathryn Lynard Soper » Theotokos: Pentecost
Posted 3 days ago

Fourth and last in a series of essays about female identity. Previous posts explored this theme in the contexts of air, water, and earth. It was snowing when I drove to the hospital, and it wouldn’t be daylight for another ... [Link]

The Golden Road to Samarqand » Sometimes I Miss Living in Tokmok
Posted 4 days ago

I liked being outside so much there in our own private space. And I had to be outside a lot, to get water, or to go to the kitchen. Yesterday I had a lot of windows open (there's usually 2 ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Book Review: Falling Toward Heaven by John Bennion
Posted 4 days ago

Title: Falling Toward HeavenAuthor: John BennionEnjoyment Rating: Referral: John Bennion is my thesis adviserSource: Ordered used from AmazonBooks I've read this year: 9I'm putting this one here for the sake of counting it, but since John Bennion is my thesis ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » Dissertation, part one! My Narrative Dedication to Dr. Tyler J. Jarvis: My Old Calculus Professor
Posted 4 days ago

[Exactly as appeared at the beginning of the dissertation.][But don't worry, I promise I'm not going to post the whole dissertation here. Just some interesting bits.][Also, watch for the super fun British spelling! Got my PhD in Wales, remember?] Early ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » People! Did I forget to tell you about what I learned from my finished dissertation?
Posted 4 days ago

That isn't right, you know?Because:1. I never could have done it without all of your help and you deserve to celebrate the end! (even if the "end" was two years ago.) 2. Some of the conclusions were super intriguing! If ... [Link]

One Cobble at a Time » Updates from the Tayler House
Posted 5 days ago

Three fourths of my kids are sick today. This is going to significantly change the tenor of my day. I’ve grown accustomed to having longish stretches to focus on work. There are still random phone calls, script aprrovals, and business ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Book Review: A Spoonful of Promises by T. Susan Chang
Posted 5 days ago

Title: A Spoonful of Promises: Stories and Recipes from a Well-Tempered TableAuthor: T. Susan ChangEnjoyment Rating: 8/10Referral: I got this book for my birthday from my godmother, AnnieSource: HardbackBooks I've read this year: 8For several years, I went through a ... [Link]

about a girl... » we make a really cute couple...
Posted 6 days ago

but i don't know if we're really that good for each other. could it be the he makes me act like a love-sick school girl? moreover, a love-sick, not-very-smart-flunking-all-her-cla~ school girl? hmmmm.... details at segullah. [Link]

The Golden Road to Samarqand » The Eating's a Lot Better This Time
Posted 6 days ago

I didn't do that great of a job with cooking when we lived here before. There were lots of contributing reasons, but the main reason was that I had a four-year-old and a six-year-old. That meant that, in addition to ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Book Review: Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose
Posted 6 days ago

Title: Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People who Love Books and Those Who Want to Write ThemAuthor: Francine ProseEnjoyment Rating: 7/10Referral: I think that my friend Angela told me about this oneSource: It's been sitting on my shelf ... [Link]

One Cobble at a Time » Comparative Winters
Posted 6 days ago

Last year we were in the midst of one of the wettest winters I’ve ever experienced in Utah. This year we are in the middle of one of the driest. The contrast is striking. I keep considering stealing one of ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » A Letter to Rose-- January 31st
Posted 6 days ago

Dear Rose-This morning, fresh in from my run, I walked around the house in the darkness and pulled down the Chinese New Year decorations. The remains of the dragon went into the garbage last week, when I realized that I ... [Link]

The Golden Road to Samarqand » TCKs
Posted 7 days ago

It's always funny and interesting to hear what little children say when they're imagining things, especially when they're pretending about real life. The four-year-old today was saying he was going to the store to buy milk, which in my brain ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Book Review: Chasing China by Kay Bratt
Posted 7 days ago

Title: Chasing China: A Daughter's Quest for TruthAuthor: Kay BrattEnjoyment Rating: 6/10Referral: I read Kay Bratt's Silent Tears and heard about this book from her Facebook pageSource: Kindle for iPadBooks I've read this year: 6I've read a lot of romance ... [Link]

One Cobble at a Time » The Ferris Bueller Super Bowl Commercial Makes Me Both Happy and Sad
Posted 7 days ago

Honda shot an ad with Matthew Broderick which is a distillation of the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. If by any chance you haven’t seen it yet, click through and watch. I’ll wait. Click here to go see the commercial ... [Link]

The Golden Road to Samarqand » Spinning Again
Posted 8 days ago

I hauled my spindle, lots of wool, and my backstrap loom all the way here and, after a year of sitting in closets, I finally pulled it out. Wouldn't want to have something I brought all the way here never ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Book Review: The Bridge by Kay Bratt
Posted 8 days ago

Title: The BridgeAuthor: Kay BrattEnjoyment Rating: 5/10Referral: I'm a fan of Kay Bratt's facebook page (based on her book Silent Tears) and saw that this book was on sale for $.99 or $1.99 or somethingSource: Kindle for iPadBooks I've read ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Book Review: Factory Girls by Leslie T. Chang
Posted 8 days ago

Title: Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing ChinaAuthor: Leslie T. ChangEnjoyment Rating: 9/10Referral: This book came up in my Audible queueSource: Audible for iTunesBooks I've read this year: 4I've read a whole bunch of books about China ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Test
Posted 8 days ago

I'm testing out blog press before I go gallivanting off to China without a laptop. Does this work?- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhoneLocation:E 3175 S,Salt Lake City,United StatesLocation:Salt Lake City,United States [Link]

The Golden Road to Samarqand » History of Joseph Smith by His Mother
Posted 9 days ago

This is one of those books I'd been meaning to read forever, and had read bits of since it's so often referred to in other sources. So I finally did, since it came free with an app I downloaded (which ... [Link]

=== The Jet Set » Moist
Posted 9 days ago

Moist. Moist moist moist moist moist moist. Moist moist moist. Moist moist. Moist moist moist moist moist moist moist moist moist moist moist moist moist moist moist.Moist moist moist moist moist moist moist moist moist moist. Moist moist moist moist ... [Link]

One Cobble at a Time » Antelope Island: January
Posted 9 days ago

When I went to Antelope Island last October, I knew I had to go there again. I wanted to bring my daughters, who I knew would love the place as much as I did. The park is open year round ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Book Review: The Year of the Boar by Anneke Majors
Posted 9 days ago

Title: The Year of the BoarAuthor: Anneke MajorsEnjoyment Rating: 6/10Referral: I saw that there will be a review in the upcoming issue of Irreantum and decided to read itSource: Kindle for iPadBooks I've read this year: 3I was so excited ... [Link]

One Cobble at a Time » Getting Older
Posted 9 days ago

“So does 39 feel any different than 38?” Howard asked the morning after my birthday. I paused a moment, searching my mind for any reaction. “Not really.” I answered. The day itself passed with no particular fanfare other than Howard ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Book Review: Maui Revealed by Andrew Doughty
Posted 10 days ago

Title: Maui Revealed: The Ultimate GuidebookAuthor: Andrew DoughtyUsefulness Rating: 9/10 Referral: I can't remember Source: Ordered from AmazonBooks I've read this year: 2I recognize that reviewing a guidebook may be pushing the limits of what constitutes "books I've read" but ... [Link]

about a girl... » battleship, balls; crafts, cleaning
Posted 10 days ago

the week in pictures... [Link]

The Golden Road to Samarqand » Snowy Sidewalks
Posted 11 days ago

The sidewalks are covered with snow and ice right now, like usual for this time of the year. They got pretty slushy, which is worse than ice-covered in my opinion, the last day or two, but it's colder and snowier ... [Link]

Melonie's Mind » birthday wishes
Posted 11 days ago

Today was my birthday and my youngest sister drove down and dropped a book on my doorstep, my adopted sister left me a message, my far-away sister called and sang a funny song and sent me a photo, and my ... [Link]

One Cobble at a Time » Preparing for College
Posted 11 days ago

Kiki came home from school with four colorful brochures. They extolled the virtues of an art college with campuses in Georgia, Hong Kong, and France. Kiki flipped through the pages and rattled on about how good it would be for ... [Link]

The Golden Road to Samarqand » Substitute That
Posted 12 days ago

If you can't find peanut butter very easily, it's nice that tahina is a good substitute. The oldest (not surprisingly) isn't convinced that a tahina and raspberry jam sandwich would taste very good, but the rest of us like it. ... [Link]

One Cobble at a Time » Getting It Wrong
Posted 12 days ago

I always cringe just a little when the caller ID reads “Public School” in the middle of the day. No matter what the reason for the call, it means that my day is about to be rearranged. This particular call ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Book Review: The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Posted 12 days ago

Title: The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of CancerAuthor: Siddhartha MukherjeeEnjoyment Rating: 7/10Referral: This was considered one of the best nonfiction books of 2011Source: I bought it for Eddie for his birthday and he finally finished itBooks I've read ... [Link]

The Golden Road to Samarqand » The King's Speech
Posted 13 days ago

Yes, I wrote about this not too long ago, but that was the book. We stumbled on the DVD in English at the pirated video place (actually, there is only one place we've found where the DVDS aren't pirated, and ... [Link]

One Cobble at a Time » Convenience and Hard Work
Posted 13 days ago

First thing this morning I tweeted “Today I will perform 12 acts of heroism ala Hercules. Only I’ll do it in a more modern and convenient way. #ModernQuests” I followed up that pronouncement with several feats. First feat: de-ice my ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » A letter to Rose-- January 24
Posted 13 days ago

Dear Rose,It's Chinese New Year. Your first. My 38th, but also my first. Last year at this time, we'd just started thinking about adoption, and we switched countries on a weekly basis (China? No, Korea. No, Ethiopia. Just kidding-- back ... [Link]

The View From Where I'm Standing » 17 months
Posted 13 days ago

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The Golden Road to Samarqand » Fast Offerings
Posted 14 days ago

Mormonism has lots of unique ideas, or doctrines or principles or practices that while not necessarily completely unique, are at least unusual or unexpected. One of my favorite of those is the fast offering.We generally fast once a month, skipping ... [Link]

One Cobble at a Time » A Month of Letters
Posted 14 days ago

Today Mary Robinette Kowal issued her Month of Letters challenge. I’ve had the good fortune to be one of Mary’s correspondents since last November and I have to say that her points about letter writing match up exactly with my ... [Link]

The Golden Road to Samarqand » On Prophets
Posted 15 days ago

Really liked Jana's take on prophets. This comes from an interview at Mormon Stories, but I got the transcription here.Jana: "...If the Book of Abraham is not a divine translation of this ancient document, if it is in fact an ... [Link]

The Golden Road to Samarqand » Mail. To Our House.
Posted 15 days ago

Mail was just delivered to the apartment. In two years of living in Kyrgyzstan, that has never happened. We would get notices when we had mail in Tokmok, and then we'd pick it up at the post office (still do, ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » Vertigo Explained: The Earth Spins Fast!
Posted 15 days ago

This is the sun setting into the Caribbean ocean. My parents filmed it from their front porch in Aruba. [Link]

The Golden Road to Samarqand » Republicans and Democrats, or What Became Glaringly Clear (Again) in South Carolina
Posted 16 days ago

Huge generalization here, but this is one major reason why I'm not a Republican and haven't been for nearly 10 years. I'm not a Democrat either, but if I had to pick one party, I'd be a Democrat. Too many Republicans ... [Link]

One Cobble at a Time » The Bucket of Fish
Posted 16 days ago

I am glad to see Link developing interests which take him outdoors and away from his beloved video games. I am incredibly grateful to his scout leaders who aid him in developing those interests. However the particular bent of those ... [Link]

One Cobble at a Time » Things That Made Today Good
Posted 17 days ago

1. Teaching an art project to twenty five 3rd graders. It involved throwing scraps of colored paper on their desks, handing them scissors, and telling them “have at it!” As they cut and glued I would talk about negative space, ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » If you see it in your RSS feed
Posted 17 days ago

Ignore that last post. It was supposed to go on the course blog I keep for my writing students. And just in case that blog sounds super interesting (hahaha), it's not. Unless you're a student. It's full of "don't come ... [Link]

The Golden Road to Samarqand » Walking by the Mosque
Posted 18 days ago

I spend a lot of time in the afternoons walking between our house and the boys' after-school activities which means I get to walk by the Central Mosque often. Bishkek often feels really Soviet, but I love walking by the ... [Link]

One Cobble at a Time » Life the Universe and Everything Symposium at UVU
Posted 18 days ago

Life the Universe and Everything Symposium (LTUE) at UVU has released a schedule and opened registration. This is an amazing local event for people who want to be writers or who love discussing or learning about Science Fiction and Fantasy. ... [Link]

One Cobble at a Time » Crisis, Stress, and Being a Frog
Posted 18 days ago

When Howard and I were first married, we moved into a new home. It didn’t take us long to meet the neighbors. We quickly became friends with a family in crisis. They needed our help and we gladly gave it. ... [Link]

The View From Where I'm Standing » sailors take warning
Posted 19 days ago

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Windmill Watching » Evening Conversation: In Which Lily Makes Us Feel Stupid AND Manages to Induce an Existential Crisis At the Same Time
Posted 19 days ago

[we're driving]Lily: "One."me: "Huh?"Lily: "What's it all about?"me: "One?"Lily: "Yeah."me: "I don't get it."Steve: "Maybe she means 'won' like winning or losing?"Lily: "That's not what I mean."me: "So what do you mean? Are we talking existential? Numerical? Numerological? Philosophical?"Lily: [Looks ... [Link]

about a girl... » temptations
Posted 19 days ago

in an effort to feed MYSELF better, i have really been feeding my children worse. oops. perhaps i'm overcompensating for the abundance of nutrient-dense food around here by trying to make the most chemically-dense sweets. i have whipped up brownies ... [Link]

The Golden Road to Samarqand » The Day that Never Was
Posted 20 days ago

A year ago January 18th pretty much disappeared on the airplane. We left Seattle on the 17th and arrived in Tokmok on the 19th. I always think it's weird to have a day disappear like that (an entire day!). But ... [Link]

Melonie's Mind » UP, UP and AWAY!
Posted 20 days ago

Curious to see where my subconscious brain invented the flying balloon-tethered chaise lounge, I decided to do a bit of google research. It seems I was not the first to create this invention. As follows:From The New York Times 3 ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » A Letter to Rose-- January 17
Posted 20 days ago

Dear Rose,I'm writing this letter sitting on the lanai of our hotel in Ka'anapali Beach, looking out at the Pacific Ocean. It's lovely. We planned this trip way back before we knew you were YOU, and we've been having a ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » Some Students From Last Semester Are Still Doing Extension Stuff!
Posted 20 days ago

Here are some seriously impressive un-shaved legs! (I forget how long I made her go without shaving... Hopefully she'll be done before summer!) [Link]

One Cobble at a Time » Homework Time
Posted 20 days ago

On Sunday I wrote some lovely words about not wanting to count the months until the end of the school year, but instead trying to savor them. Four months, two weeks. And I really hope that most of them are ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » Morning Brush with Fame
Posted 20 days ago

So, I was walking in this mall, heading up the escalator, when I saw Tim Gunn heading down the escalator. Cool, I thought. It's Tim Gunn.I don't get super excited around celebrities, but I like Tim Gunn, so I said, ... [Link]

about a girl... » 35
Posted 20 days ago

today i turned a big 35.it was a lovely day, full of more attention and treats than i should ever deserve, but for which i am most grateful.the morning started with a long and solitary workout, then i hurriedly wrote ... [Link]

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Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » Through This Door — Chapter 1 (of 6)
Posted 10 hours ago

Door 1 [Link]

Zelophehad's Daughters » What One Thing Would You Change About the Church?
Posted 13 hours ago

If you could change one thing about the church, what would you change, and why? No, you don’t have the power to change the church. But there’s value in making ... [Link]

C. Jane, Enjoy It » The Jed Wells Headshot Project: The End
Posted 14 hours ago

This weekend my cousin and photographer Jed Wells came over with his sweet brood to manger Slab and celebrate our adventure of shooting twelve head shots in twelve months! Chup ... [Link]

LIV(E) » There are no words.
Posted 14 hours ago

I've been consumed with the news of Josh Powell and the double-murder suicide. On Sunday, even though all news reports had the same information, I couldn't stop reading them.It's just ... [Link]

Every Day I Write the Book » Still Awesome: Pele?
Posted 14 hours ago

Yes. Of course Pele is still awesome. Even Nazis get it. [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » Mission History, 1949: Latin America
Posted 16 hours ago

Latin America [Link]

on becoming an artist » busy hands listening ears
Posted 18 hours ago

When it comes to talks, presentations, and lessons I am terrible at keeping my attention on the topic at hand. Either my mind wanders or I end up chair sleeping. ... [Link]

nienie » Weekend Review, photo shoot, and Jell-o bribing.
Posted 20 hours ago

{I spy Justin Hackworth, and his wife Amy} What a weekend!First of all, if you follow my instagram or twitter account, you may have seenI posted that the family was ... [Link]

Sue's News, Views 'n Muse » First Blood
Posted 21 hours ago

First Blood ©2012 Susan Noyes Anderson If you must cut me, do the job with crystal. Let ruby gemfire lick (then burn) your litany of leavings on my palm. ... [Link]

Seagull Fountain » Madonna at the Super Bowl (which I watched on Twitter)
Posted 23 hours ago

During Madonna’s half-time performance today there were several jokes on Twitter about her age and looks. Like: Wow! Maggie Smith can really sing! — Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) February 6, 2012 ... [Link]

Up on my soapbox... » Light and Lean Corn Chowder
Posted 24 hours ago

I love a hearty cream soup but not the calories that usually go along with it. Well, this chowder recipe that I've adapted fits the bill on a chilly, gray ... [Link]

Zelophehad's Daughters » Too Many Children
Posted 26 hours ago

As a topic, motherhood has been written about so poorly and at such length that it is very difficult to write about well. It is especially difficult to write about ... [Link]

Mormon Mentality » WE BUILT A BOAT
Posted 33 hours ago

Last week in Sunday School we covered The Book of Mormon story of Nephi building a boat to take his family to the new world. For some reason I couldn’t ... [Link]

Up on my soapbox... » Pinterest and the grocery aisle
Posted 33 hours ago

A few weeks ago I set up a Pinterest account. I'd seen some friends on Facebook post about it, so I joined up out of curiosity. When I finally got ... [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » Without Purse or Scrip in Texas: 5 February – 18 February 1900
Posted 37 hours ago

(Previous installment) Monday, February 5, 1900 Getting up before daylight and eating breakfast by candlelight, the weather cloudy, we left Brookeland walking out about four miles when Elders Hunsaker and ... [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » Stories of the Book of Mormon: The Title of Liberty, parts 1 and 2 (GRAPHIC NOVEL)
Posted 40 hours ago

Title, 1-2 [Link]

nienie » Nie asks on Blogher
Posted 44 hours ago

How is winter looking in your neck of the woods?Nic and Ollie enjoy a little sledding in our backyard.Answer here. [Link]

C. Jane, Enjoy It » The Humans That Share My Space
Posted 46 hours ago

I love them. *Speaking of babies and snuggling, one of my favorite posts of the last year was published in the Deseret News this week, you can read it here. [Link]

mush » Letter to My Daughter and My Reminder to Never Take the Little Moments For Granted
Posted 2 days ago

Dear Elle,Tonight was like every other night. You brushed your teeth, goofed around with Owen for a bit, snuck some popcorn from the kitchen, and begged to play on my ... [Link]

Scravings » A Request for More XiXi
Posted 2 days ago

Understandable. The kid's adorable. And doing fantastic. I find it truly miraculous that he's adjusted to his new life so beautifully. He loves his family, loves school, and just basically ... [Link]

Dandelion Mama » Random Crap: Getting Better
Posted 2 days ago

Thank you for all the well-wishes on my last post. My heart is still tender, but I’m going to be okay. I can’t give more details than that, but I ... [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » On This Date: February 4, 1949
Posted 2 days ago

February 4, 1949 [Link]

Sue's News, Views 'n Muse » Be Mine! Pretty Peas??
Posted 3 days ago

The Matlock is picking Nonna's fertile brain again for the prompt this week, so I'm peapared to give it my best. 100 words...plus a pea pod pic. (The prompt, as ... [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » Funny Bones, 1914 (5)
Posted 3 days ago

Funny Bones [Link]

C. Jane, Enjoy It » Provo Flavor: Febuary is for (Treat) Lovers
Posted 3 days ago

February with its devotion to romanticizing the senses, always reminds me (late afternoonish) to head to the Provo Bakery for pink-frosted, heart-sprinkled sugar cookies. I let The Chief have three ... [Link]

mush » The Half Birthday Tradition
Posted 3 days ago

I have a very inspiring friend, thanks to Power of Moms, who has taught me some wonderful tricks and valuable lessons. I'm super lucky to know her! One of her ... [Link]

mush » Long Live Crazy Dinner Night! (My Secrets Revealed)
Posted 3 days ago

Remember our Crazy Dinner Nights and how much my husband loves them?Ha ha ha.Yeah, well they're not for him. They're for the kids and to spice up the dinner hour ... [Link]

mush » Oh No, Not the Task Lady Again!
Posted 3 days ago

I have a fun, carefree person deep inside this pregnant body. She's there, I know it. Every once in a while she surfaces from her abysmal hiding place to say ... [Link]

DUNHAVEN PLACE » Miss Delacourt Has Her Day is a Whitney Finalist!
Posted 3 days ago

I'm thrilled! I really am! Now I just have to figure out how to get to the awards ceremony so I can crumple with defeat in front of my friends ... [Link]

Scravings » Decisions, Decisions
Posted 3 days ago

I think that painting the fireplace was the right move. I like the white, but that mouse just simply must have milk to go with that dang cookie....Do you think ... [Link]

Is It Just Me? » As Long As Everyone's Happy
Posted 3 days ago

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Seagull Fountain » Deductive Reasoning
Posted 3 days ago

Molly knows how much I like mysteries. Perhaps she overheard my lamenting how Britain is punishing us for our colonial rebellion by delaying the second season of Sherlock until May. ... [Link]

Sue's News, Views 'n Muse » The Greatest Generation
Posted 3 days ago

It's kind of ironic that I don't have time to do my Walk Down Memory Lane post today. Why? Because what I AM doing is writing down a whole bunch ... [Link]

O charm of nothingness so madly decked! » little swimmers
Posted 3 days ago

there's definitely somethingabout making your childreninto something you are not--on purpose(i.e. making sure they don't end up like you).i guess i never really learned how to swimbecause we ... [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » The Thickness of Water
Posted 3 days ago

Thickness of Water [Link]

Mormon Mentality » Heavenly Father’s Favorite Drugs
Posted 4 days ago

My daughter safely returned back home from serving a church mission in Portland, Oregon. She is slowly getting desensitized back into the real world. As with all newly returned missionaries, ... [Link]

Every Day I Write the Book » Book Report: And Nothing But the Truthiness
Posted 4 days ago

I just read And Nothing but the Truthiness: The Rise (and Further Rise) of Stephen Colbert. Colbert is just as smart as a whip and super interesting. This book explains ... [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » Tell It All
Posted 4 days ago

I attended a meeting recently of a committee considering a community history of one of the towns near Salt Lake City. One member of the committee, a Latter-day Saint woman, ... [Link]

Up on my soapbox... » Dillon-ism #80
Posted 4 days ago

I got Dillon a soft, downy winter coat for Christmas, and for once, I picked something he likes! He loves that coat. It's warm but lightweight and he can stuff ... [Link]

on becoming an artist » worth seeing
Posted 4 days ago

If the player doesn’t load – click here [Link]

nienie » Winter in Provo/Weekend plans February 3-5
Posted 4 days ago

Mr. Nielson piled the family into the truck and took usto his favorite summer place: Utah Lake.Sadly he has a few more months until he can get his sailboat out ... [Link]

C. Jane, Enjoy It » C. Jane Vlog: Chup-Jerk Reaction
Posted 4 days ago

Here's the conference we wuz vloggin' bout: [Link]

Kimba » Thursday Bump Day: Week 20
Posted 4 days ago

Halfway folks! 140 days left to go, just long enough to feel like it's eons away and close enough to make me freak out a tiny bit.  But. Not as ... [Link]

Seagull Fountain » Heavy Foreshadowing
Posted 4 days ago

I have spent the last eleven years waiting for the day my little ducklings would drift off into other rooms rather than playing and singing and chattering always a few ... [Link]

Zelophehad's Daughters » Practical Infallibility
Posted 4 days ago

We in the LDS church are fond of pointing out that we don’t believe in prophetic infallibility. At least in theory, we see prophets as human beings who sometimes make ... [Link]

navel gazing at its finest » Something
Posted 4 days ago

I wake up at 5, and stumble around in the dark as silently as possible in an effort to get ready for work without waking up Josh, who is the ... [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » The Kiss
Posted 4 days ago

The Kiss By Theodore E. Curtis A shy little miss, mighty easy to kiss, Met Jim at the foot of the mountain; But I scorn to advance what I saw ... [Link]

C. Jane, Enjoy It » For Whom The Bell Goals
Posted 4 days ago

I've always despised goal-making. Goals are just made-up obligations. I have enough obligations. Why would I imagine more on myself? Then I read Catherine Dabel's (@lainiegal) tweet about her sons ... [Link]

Up on my soapbox... » Groundhog Day!
Posted 4 days ago

I don't know why but I've always got a kick out of Groundhog Day, so about six years ago I bought the classic Bill Murray movie and every year, we ... [Link]

Sue's News, Views 'n Muse » Keep On
Posted 4 days ago

keep on ©2012 susan noyes anderson when you feel like there's no winning find yourself a new beginning keep on when you really know you ought to but you feel ... [Link]

LIV(E) » Random Recipe
Posted 5 days ago

I read this recipe on Melissa's blog and decided to try it and then eat a whole batch by myself.Kidding! I'm not that out of control.Although I went grocery shopping ... [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » BTGOYD: VI. Do You Have Growing Pains?
Posted 5 days ago

BTGOYD 6 [Link]

on becoming an artist » today I am grateful for
Posted 5 days ago

…Turbo Tax, online banking and e-filing… When I was in high school I worked evenings and Saturdays during tax seasons for a family friend who was a bookkeeper. I answered ... [Link]

nienie » Mornings with Oliver
Posted 5 days ago

Ollie wakes up before anyone else.Ollie wakes up {I am guesstimating around} 6:30.He quietly comes inside my bedroom and takes either:my phone (angry birds),my ipad (ant smasher),or my computer (friv.com)Then ... [Link]

My Life as a Kalli » cats are stupid
Posted 5 days ago

The moral of this story... never return a redbox movie and find a stupid cat wandering arounddodging cars and peoplebecause it will come home with youyour kids will like ityour ... [Link]

Kimba » I rant and rave and finally make my point
Posted 5 days ago

You all come here for beauty advice right?  I thought so. I'm your number one beauty advisor!  Listen up people, I have dry skin. That's my skin type, dry. It ... [Link]

Scravings » Eight Years in the Making
Posted 5 days ago

Our music roomIt was the first room I painted in this house. We hadn't even moved in yet, but as soon as the papers were signed, I headed over to ... [Link]

Up on my soapbox... » words of wisdom from President Hinckley
Posted 5 days ago

I read this today online and it really hit home, so I've put it here so it makes its way into my blog book. Oh, how I miss President Hinckley.“Anyone ... [Link]

Zelophehad's Daughters » Apostasy Conference
Posted 5 days ago

If you’re around BYU, you should check this out. There’s some exciting scholarship going on in this area. Please join us for a conference, “Exploring Mormon Conceptions of Apostasy” to ... [Link]

Sue's News, Views 'n Muse » Hope in Christ: Loving One Another
Posted 5 days ago

What inspires me most this week is the story of Lisa King, a wife and mother who has had to say farewell for a season to both her ten-year-old son ... [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » The Mother of Nancy
Posted 5 days ago

Mother of Nancy [Link]

all the little things... » The Verdict
Posted 5 days ago

We had out ultrasound Monday and I am happy to report that everything looks great with the baby. When it came time to find out the baby's gender, I found ... [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » Women of Faith in the Latter Days, Vol. 1 : eBook and Bonus Content Available
Posted 5 days ago

Women of Faith: eBook [Link]

I'm stil cool . . . er . . .right? » On failing and winning
Posted 6 days ago

I am failing. On so many random things as a parent I am failing.My children as of late have chosen marker on walls as their aim to break my sanity. ... [Link]

LIV(E) » Things I miss eating without serious digestive repercussions:
Posted 6 days ago

Even with Lactaid, my body is having a really hard time digesting anything with even a hint of dairy in it. Things made near a cow seem to make me ... [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » “Beware of the Latter Day Saints”: Then, and Then, and Now
Posted 6 days ago

"Beware" [Link]

nienie » Scenes from Skiing
Posted 6 days ago

We went skiing- this time it was not as fun as usual.For one thing, I don't fit in my ski pants anymore.And then the fact that the boys whined the ... [Link]

C. Jane, Enjoy It » It Doesn't Take Much These Days
Posted 6 days ago

Due to Ever's waltz with a stomach flu and Erin's littleness I haven't been out much lately. This morning when the baby fell back asleep in Chup's bouncing arms I ... [Link]

SpinDyeKnit » Life » And the afghan lived on
Posted 6 days ago

You have to post that story, Holly told me. I was sure I already had. But using every search phrase I could think of on the blog, I’m not finding ... [Link]

Dandelion Mama » On Love
Posted 6 days ago

When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions ... [Link]