Anger-Be-Gone with 1 Magic PhraseWe all have times when we are barely getting by, where microwaving dinner sounds just too hard. As pathetic as I am, I have just been...
Teaching Kids to Clean, aka The Death of MeHaving a clean house with little kids is like running up a down escalator. Wearing roller skates. But it's a problem, because when my...
General Conference Store aka: Everyone (mostly) Pays Attention HappilyI love General Conference. I really do. I think it's a mixture of a few things: hearing prophets speak, watching it in my pjs on my...
The Holy Week Easy IdeasEvery year I kill myself at Christmas ensuring that I've provided enough meaningful experiences for my family to both understand the...
How to Make Rainbow NoodlesRainbow Noodles, or food-colored noodles, are a magical meal. They are cheap. They are fast. Everyone eats them. It's pretty much a slam...
Baptism IdeasOur second was baptized this last Saturday, and man, was this kid excited. The next day he tried to convince us it was really Saturday so...
Keep-the-3-Year-Old-Busy Gift BagOur friends’ baby recently had surgery. Everything went well and the baby is doing fine, but our sweet, amazing, great-parent friends...
St. Patrick's Day Decos: Making Life More Complicated, One Holiday at a TimeWe have a trickster Leprechaun that comes here every year. He does all sorts of things here while we're asleep and causes mass...
Quest for the Perfect Gift: Family Values BookI'm pretty sure my siblings inwardly groan when they see my number calling them. I have a tendency to come up with these great ideas and...
No Yelling ZoneSorry, but I feel things strongly. It's a blessing and a curse. I didn't realize how much of a curse it was until kids came. When stress...
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