August 2008
26 posts
Last Hurrah →
Even though we just returned from Vancouver, my family has decided to spend Labor Day weekend in Boulder, UT at my parents ranch. I’ve been to the ranch twice this year. Both times we stayed…
Panhandlers →
Every Christmas for my entire life, my family has gone to see the Nutcracker on Christmas Eve. After we see the ballet we go to a small local book store and each buy one book. 15+ years…
Falling off the wagon →
I spent last week in the Pacific Northwest with my cute family. The highlights would be: seeing Nate for the first time in nearly a month, hiking through the Hoh Rainforest, seeing Horseshoe Bay,…
While you wait... →
We are in the process of moving once again, and this is the last time! We are finally headed toward our final destination after going from Pleasant Grove, to Park City, to Springville… we are…
News Flash!! →
They said it would never happen…but it did! Yesterday at 9:42 AM, Katherine Wride became the newest Virginia driver; that is to say, she got her driver’s license!
The White House! →
Last night we had an amazing experience. Aaron, Marie’s brother, works as a speech writer/researcher for President Bush. As part of the perks, he is able to give after-hour tours of the West Wing of…
EFY Water Song →
Time to upstage myself. We had a family party yesterday to celebrate my parents’ 30th wedding anniversary, and at the party we figured out what hymn the tune for “Bip the Bee” came from…
Gooses, Geeses →
Across the street from my back door, there is a corn field owned by one of the big Draper farmers. (Cutler or Rassmusen, I can’t remember which.) I love to watch this field progress as the…
Harper's Ferry, West Virginia →
Harper’s Ferry is a fun place to visit, when the temperature hovers in the low 80’s, the ice cream store is open, and three trains roar through the town, to Spencer’s delight. All these…
Calling all editors! →
The following is the first draft of my ward conference talk to the Relief Society sisters. I will be giving it over and over and over again. I would love it if you would read it, and make…
An experiment... →
Many times I’ll go into a store and see something that one of my grandchildren would like, but I don’t buy it. Typical thought process: “Wouldn’t Spencer love this?!! But if I get it for him, I…
Bip the Bee →
This post is for our sweet little friend, Lucy. It wasn’t too long ago that Spencer was absolutely terrified of bees too. They like to buzz around the swingset, and Spencer found them to be…
Te He... →
I knew it had been awhile, but seriously!! It’s so funny to me how I never do this because I want to upload pics and I can’t upload pics at home (try uploading more than two pictures on dial-up — it…
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It appears I need new shoes →
I have (of course) injured myself. I have been so excited about training for this half marathon and on Friday morning I ran a little bit harder than usual. I got home and the tendon at the…
Giddy-up →
We went to Great Grandma Wride’s house for family dinner yesterday, and she pulled out (and dusted off) Grandpa Brad’s rocking horse. Grandpa got this rocking horse for his first birthday. Grandma…
The Dark Knight →
I’m a little bit of a Batman fan. My brothers (especially Nate) are really into Batman and when the latest movie came out they both rushed to see it as early as possible.
I went and…
True Confessions/True Principles →
General Conference time is coming. Ok, it’s still two months away, but I really look forward to conference weekend. Before it comes around again, I want to share my thoughts on a couple of April…
Yippee! Yahoo! Yay! →
Peter, Leslie and cutie-patootie Harrison are coming for Thanksgiving!! The reservations were just finalized. They arrive at 2:40 pm on Thanksgiving Day (hmm…maybe we will celebrate…
A day in DC →
Yay! We have our girls back! BoltBus brought them back to DC this afternoon. Grandpa B and I spent some time at the Heritage Foundation headquarters in the morning, before picking up the…
Crackin' the whip →
Grandpa likes to do projects when he is here, and this morning I brought out the mother of all projects. I have 10+ boxes of “files” that used to serve me very well, but in recent years, they became…
Anxiety →
Two years ago I had a blood clot in my right leg. During the entire ordeal I ended up at a pretty cool internal medicine doctor (PCIMD) who I ended up meeting with on a bi-weekly basis while I was…
Grandpa B →
We have Grandpa B here with us for a few weeks. We’re so happy to have him here. We “interviewed” him for FHE, and heard about his chosen profession. He was one of the first to bring the…
Taming of the Shrew →
We saw three plays at Shakespeare this year: Two Gentlemen of Verona, Cyrano de Bergerac, and The Taming of the Shrew. Two Gentlemen was a little beige for me this year. I didn’t get…
Nostalgia →
As we left Cedar City yesterday I felt the same nostalgia that I always feel.
Cedar City is such a magical place to me. It never changes and so when we return year after year it…
NYC!! →
We had a very fun and “adventurous” (Grandpa’s words) weekend. Gpa arrived at JFK airport at 6:30 PM on Friday, Emily picked him up and brought him to her apartment, then Brad and I took him later to…