Reclaiming My Inner Pioneer

It's that time of year again, back to school. I'm thrilled to have a child in school, so I can buy school supplies without my husba...

It's exciting, and it's sad. It's something I never imagined myself doing. My Mr. and I are building a new home in a new develo...

The boys are having a fun day with grandpa and sleeping over, so my Mr. and I decided we should do something fun. Go to a movie? Nah... Go...

It's been a little too long since baby CP's last bath, so I gave him one tonight, and now he smells so nice and his skin is so soft....

When I was little, my cousin K and I said we were "best friends and best cousins too". Here's to a new generation!

What to do.... My six-year-old (I can't believe he's six already!) has been lying lately. He'll tell us that his younger brothe...

My sweet, beautiful baby is 4 months old. He's growing so fast. Faster than my other children (at least it seems that way). I was tal...

Announcing Green Peas blog , discussion forum , and soon-to-be online retail store for all of your cloth diapering needs. One word of warn...

My friend L is getting married on Thursday (YEA!!!!). Last weekend we had a "girls night" party. We ate dinner at the Mandarin (...

Over the holiday I had the chance to discuss the state of health care in our country with some family members. It frustrates me that so man...

I've been collecting information on things I want to include in my dream home. I'm currently researching tankless water heaters. I...

I used to read the comments on the Salt Lake Tribune Letters to the Editor section of their online paper. I've stopped for the most par...

The baby rolled over today. He decided he had finally had enough with tummy time, and rolled to his back (from his left side if it matters...

"I'm telling on you!" In the past it's been, "I won't be your friend unless..." My three-year-old came upsta...

The dealership called, our van is all repaired. My Mr. just left to take the "fun little rental" back. I'm kind of sad about...

Our van is getting repaired. The transmission went bad (under warranty, isn't that nice!). I scheduled to take it in this morning to g...

Today My Mr. and I were talking to some family members about the sad news of his motorcycle sale. Someone started talking about little boys...

Why I Love My Mr... -He works hard (and he can do just about anything). Yesterday he fixed the plumbing on our trailer where the gray water...

My Mr. sold his motorcycle yesterday . He loved that motorcycle, and I know how difficult it must have been for him to let someone else d...

My last post on age has me wondering.... Sometimes I feel, as a parent, that I'm winging it. Most of the time. I don't remember ev...