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My birthday is this week.  I welcome birthdays, they are pretty fun.  My grandma always said she loved her birthday because it was the speci...

Over the summer, I read a very interesting  book  t hat  caused me to reflect on many  things.  Hiroshima  by John Hersey chronicles the liv...

As a kid, we didn't eat beans much...well not ever.  My mom wasn't a fan.  That's OK, she didn't like bananas either.  I rem...

Last night I mentioned to my 12-year-old that you can buy refried beans in a can.  He made a face that indicated he did not believe me.  I c...

While searching for a husband, one of my "requirements" was someone who could fix my car.  I drove a 1981 Toyota Celica that my da...

This last weekend, I had an experience I hope to remember all my life.  It was one of those "mom moments" when all the worry, hear...

Last week, we drove to the “motherland” (i.e. Utah and Idaho) to visit family.  Jeff’s parents celebrated their 50 th anniversary and it wa...