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The Best Financial Advice

The best financial advice I ever received, came too late. I was pregnant with my first child and was getting ready to quit my job and become a stay at home mother and begin really working hard. He told me that his son and daughter in law 

Confession: Starbucks

Every once in a while, when I’ve had a bad day and I need a little more faith than I have at the moment, I put on my big Sunglasses and my funny hat and I sneak into Starbucks for one of these, a Double 

She Loves to Entertain

Five parents showed up to my Cub Scout’s Parent night! I was so excited. Derek and I brought a movie  and the kids just in case,  (to watch on the projector in the cultural hall,) because we thought no one would show up. Cub Scouts 

The Miracle of the Word of Wisdom

So there I was shopping in St. George at a kitchenware store, when my son’s cell phone went off. It was his friend wondering if he was going to be homeschooling again this year. I said we were and when I walked around a corner 

Banned (by Ten Cow Wives Everywhere) Reading Confession

Confession for the week: I let my 11 year old daughter read Twilight-the whole series. And I let her watch the Movie! My daughter really wanted me to read it. When I told her that I didn’t have time to read that much she read 

Confession Wednesday

Not taking myself too seriously is part of what makes the pursuit of excellence remotely bearable. In honor of that idea, I thought I would institute confession Wednesday. Every, Wednesday I will tell the world my short comings for the week just to keep myself 

She tries hard to be like Molly

So there I was sitting in my therapists office (of course I need a therapist have you read my other entries?!!) and she asked me a question, she said, “Who do you admire? Who would you most like to be?” I said, “Molly Mormon of 

She can teach her children

So, I got a call from a dear friend yesterday, who finally got her child into Challenger (a private preschool) about six months ago. She was besides herself. Apparently after 6 months of high tuition and all day preschool her daughter is not ready for 

She Fails, and Fails again…

Until that great day when she comes out on top……and then she just makes it look easy! So I’ve tried two new recipes since I started this whole fair-weathered-fish eating -vegetarian-word of wisdom thing. The first was the veggie burger. Now, I’ve had veggie burgers 

Molly Cries

Ok, am I the only one that ever got the impression that Molly is always happy? I’ve never seen her angry or frustrated and she never cries. She maintains composure when she speaks, leaving the crying to the audience members who feel the spirit of