Art for art’s sake is one of those things that I gave up to become a mom. I’ve occasionally designed things for websites and lessons or logos or other applications, but designing is not the same as making art. Design…
Oops.
We went to a 13-hour movie marathon at the Alamo on Saturday. I went to the garden before we left and watered the carrot sprouts. We enjoyed watching the Lord of the Rings EXTENDED VERSION until about midnight with Sydney…
Hip thrust using a smith machine
I couldn’t really find anything online that shows how to set up to do hip thrusts with a smith machine. Several months ago Sydney and I messed around and figured out how to do this set up: We are short…
A broken butterfly
I saw this in the garden today, and it caused me some sober reflection:
The carrots sprouted!
The carrots have sprouted! I am thrilled! I thought maybe I had killed them by neglecting to water them at first. Both the carrot seed tape and the loose carrot seeds sprouted. Hooray! I planted put the first of the…
Beautiful morning
It was stunning outside today! We finally got some rain last night, which was a big relief. This morning when I went to go pick up the girls from Seminary the dew and mist were coming up in the fields.…
Beautiful Zinnia!
I realize how silly I sound, but I just can’t get over how great this new phone is! Look at these pictures I took of a tiny zinnia blossom today:
Dry garden
The weather has been so dry lately! The soil in the garden is pulling away from the edges near the cinderblocks. I am trying to get back in the habit of being outside in it every day so that the…
Praying Mantis
Jared got me a new phone the week before last. He told me it would take better pictures than my old one, but wow!
Why I go to Church
I was able to go to Relief Society for the first time in ages today. It was just like the RS meeting you probably attended: women of different backgrounds sat listening to a teacher of firm faith but no training…