One month I forgot my visiting teachers were coming and I was still in my robe when they arrived (it was before noon, so it's likely to ...

My in-laws came by this afternoon with take-out. I say "came by" so casually, but it really takes them an hour in good traffic to ...

I'm starting to feel like a human again today so I've been working on pictures from one of my weekend sessions. I've had a littl...

In The Privileges : A Novel  by Jonathan Dee, Cynthia and Adam get married young but none of their friends are concerned because clearly the...

This cold has got me tight in it's grip today. We woke early this morning thanks to the time change and I thought maybe if I took some D...

Not long after we moved into our home, my parents bought themselves a baby grand piano and they had their old piano shipped to us. We were d...

I had a photo shoot this afternoon and I took Neal with me. The shoot involved a family of four--the parents and one-year-old twin boys. Whe...

I started reading The Call of the Wild by Jack London with my kids in the evening back in September. We didn't finish and then my eveni...

The clock on the microwave said 1:23 this morning when I busted through the front door (the door knob is broken so you really have to push h...

Sunday morning while I was getting ready for church a thought popped into my head: "The entire family is healthy. It's been awhile ...

Moonlight in Odessa by Janet Skeslien Charles begins in Odessa, Ukraine. Daria, who has a degree in mechanical engineering is working in th...

Now that Halloween is out of the way, we can focus on my favorite holiday of the year. I love Thanksgiving.  I love the food. I love hanging...

I'll admit that I'm not thrilled with any of the choices. But, even so, I'll be there this morning or maybe this afternoon -- VO...

Are you ready for another book review already? I hope so, because I just cannot wait to write my review. Don't be alarmed, but it will b...

Two years ago, a dear friend and I decided to form a book club in our neighborhood. We both loved reading books and we loved talking about b...

While I admire those who go all out and create fabulous costumes for their children, you know I prefer to keep it simple. I'm not a real...

I have now added " Plumber " to my resume. Lesson learned: just like potato peels, butternut squash peels should not be put down t...

I know that we haven't even gotten to Halloween yet and it might seem a little early to bring up Christmas. Last year, I let the season ...

I have a stack of books that I've won from FirstReads on GoodReads.com that I need to get reading so I decided that I'd start with t...

Several years ago when I was just a brand new mother, I met a fascinating woman in my ward. At the time she was the mother of eight handsome...