June 2007

I know. I’ve just got so much to say lately. I’m still thinking about how my life has changed in the last ten years–or rather, what I’ve learned in the last ten years. Some of the things I’ve learned are so cool that I should be featured on Oprah to share them with the world–except …

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So according to Ames, I never told her that I was pregnant. I still think I did, but who knows? Anyway, here you go, Ames. This is me in all of my 6-month, no mascara beauty. At first I was going to make myself beautiful for all of you, but then this little voice inside …

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I can’t believe that it has been ten years since I graduated from high school. My own high school graduation has been on my mind lately for a lot of reasons–Partly because I had several young women graduate this year; partly because my mom brought to my attention how common it is for kids to …

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I love Brian because he has a genuine desire to make me happy. He is the kind of husband that serioulsy wants me to have whatever it is that I want. He NEVER gets mad at me for spending money. (Lucky for him, there are no stores to shop at here in Florence, and I’m …

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OK, so it’s one day late, but let me tell you some of the wonderful things about my dad and my husband. I love my dad because he took very seriously the responsibility of teaching me the gospel. I feel lucky to say that I did not learn the gospel from seminary or church leaders. …

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Wow. These are the moments a mother lives for…. Ya, OK, so it was staged. Still, they were already sitting on the step eating popsicles. All I did was tell Camp to put his arm around Jane. He thought to kiss her himself. So it was still a beautiful moment.

So today is Fathers’ Day. I love Fathers’ Day just like I love every holiday. Holidays provide a good reason to eat more thant usual and buy cards and have fun as a family. Today was one of those days. I’ve been really looking forward to doing a Fathers’ Day blog and sharing with you …

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