The Summer of ’08






I live in Phoenix! It’s HOT! I know people say it is a “dry heat”, but with temperatures in the 110’s, humidity in the 30+% range, and the monsoon rains skirting around the valley, it is pretty much miserable right now. Last week I had two friends moving on Saturday in this heat. I wasn’t…
It’s officially the first day of summer, but most of us have been out of school for a few weeks now. Have you heard your kids mutter “I’m bored!” yet? I have. Though I can’t understand how, since I don’t feel like I’ve had a minute to catch my breath yet this summer. In an…
In the tradition of my non-traditional classroom treats, I’m sharing the smores I will be taking to my son’s class in about an hour in honor of his birthday. Like many other schools around the nation, our school has a ban on homemade food for class parties. We could launch into a discussion about whether…
This post originally appeared on Skip To My Lou as part of her Summer Camp Craft series last summer. We are now out of school and ready to party, so I am excited to share it with you here! It’s a simple party craft to make with the kids. Maybe they will want to host…
(portrait of Grandma by Aunt Marsha) I traveled to Southern Utah this past weekend for the funeral of my grandmother. She was 101 years old and left behind quite a posterity that includes 101 great grandchildren. This blog isn’t a place for me to get personal about funerals and family, but I did want to…
BSB and I were assigned to prepare one of the breakfasts at our family reunion last month. It had to be easy, it needed to be yummy, I wanted it to be pretty, and it had to feed nearly 50 people!! We tossed around a lot of ideas before the kids and I decided that…
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Aww, she is PRECIOUS! I loved the first picture!
Aww, she is PRECIOUS! I loved the first picture!
Aww, she is PRECIOUS! I loved the first picture!
Oh my gosh! That first photo is absolutely adorable! She is scrumptious!
Happy summer!
*Tricia
Oh my gosh! That first photo is absolutely adorable! She is scrumptious!
Happy summer!
*Tricia
Oh my gosh! That first photo is absolutely adorable! She is scrumptious!
Happy summer!
*Tricia
Can't wait to see how you will top last summer!