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In Primary yesterday we were talking about temples. The Primary President was making the analogy that sometimes our houses get messy and chaotic, but that the temple, God’s house, was always clean and peaceful. The PP asked the kids if their houses were ever messy and Halle STANDS UP and yells out, “My Mom and…

The “Best Sunday of the Year” has come and gone.  I am the 1st councilor in the Primary Presidency in our ward, and we had 100+ kids participating in the program.  As you can imagine, it is quite the production to get 100 children in the right place, sitting still, and paying attention.  So, I…

Dear Joshua, Happy 7th birthday!  We love you to the moon and back, and are so proud of you.  You are such a special little boy.  You are smart as a whip, often trumping your sister as we quiz math facts :).  This year you had a rough start to the school year, but now,…

When your hubby is launching a new business and you have no money, you have to be creative in your vacationing. Our neighbors, Brian and Erin, got married in Vail, so we decided to have one last summer hurrah and all go up for the weekend. I scoured the internet for good hotel deals and…