Sarah said this year that Memorial Day is one of her favorite holidays. I am seeing more and more that Sarah has a reflective personality and she was really enjoying this day of remembrance. We had such a good day. We had a slow start (which was so lovely) and had a nice breakfast and …
FINAL DAY – Day 3 – of our mini family vacation and geez was it a doozy! We packed up our things and started to make our way out of Alamosa. We were a little undecided about what to do for our final activity (which is not like us). We had three different options we …
Once we left the Great Sand Dunes, we made our way up to Zapata Falls. This was right in my happy place! The hike was very easy – only 1/2 mile! Once you get to the falls – you actually do not see them. You have to cross the creek and meander your way back …
Day 2 of our trip started a little bit dicey. I did not sleep well and finally got up to take a shower around 6 and ended up throwing up. I had a huge headache and was just not feeling well at all. I was so disappointed. Mark being the super man that he is, …
This week we decided to go on a mini family vacation down to southern Colorado! We had such a good time and it was the perfect little getaway for our family. We had a beautiful drive down and our first stop was to Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. This is east of Colorado Springs, in …
I am forever grateful for the my mother and the many mother figures in my life. I have been blessed to have the best of women around me. I hope I have learned the lessons they have tried to teach me, by word and by example. I wish that every day I appreciated more the …
Last week we made our way out into the yard! Last spring, when we moved into our home, we added the concrete patio, fence, sprinklers, grass, four trees, and rock in the backyard, and a railing around the front porch in the front. This year, we are hoping to fill in with some LIFE! We …
When I first heard Elder Stevenson’s talk in general conference – while it gave me pause to think – I was not anticipating the effect it would have on me in the coming week (and last several weeks really). He spoke of Easter. He drew attention to the First Presidency letter that invited us to …
We are definitely not anything close to full time DIYers! So when I say “week” I mean a couple days, constantly interrupted, during Mark’s week off of work. We aren’t going to be accomplishing anything in record time! So our DIY process is going to be L O N G but we are really enjoying …
Tuesday morning began almost like any other day. I got up at 6 and usually if Lydia isn’t up already, she is very soon after me. But she didn’t get up. This always makes me worried. The more time that went by the more worried I became. Finally around 7:30, Mark went in and Lydia …