Labor Day Recap

September 5, 2012

Oh how I look forward to those 3 day weekends, when the esposo and I get the holiday off from work.  Plus, we took an extra day off beforehand and made it a 4-day weekend to spend time with family, enjoy the outdoors, do some stocking up, and walk on water.  Sounds amazing, doesn’t it.  Need [...]

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Intermountain LiVe Photo Contest

September 4, 2012

How did YOU get active this summer?

That’s the theme that drives the photo contest that’s happening right now (sponsored by Intermountain LiVe and KUTV2News)!   Promoting healthy lifestyles, Intermountain LiVe wants to know how you spent your summer.  Hiking? Swimming? Chasing around your 2-year-old?   Post the picture and you could win either a digital camera or [...]

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Babies Really DO Come With Manuals!

August 29, 2012

When I was pregnant with my first, I remember veteran mothers always telling me their horror stories of how awful the nausea was during pregnancy, or how painful the birthing process was because their epidural wore off, or how many times they had to push before the baby showed it’s huge head. I remember feeling [...]

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Giveaway: “Eclipse” A Capella in Sandy, UT

July 19, 2012

Hello friends in Utah! 
The A cappella group Eclipse has a show this Saturday, July 21st, at the Sandy Amphitheater. You may have seen them on YouTube, but Eclipse continues to perform around the world, enjoying their 10th anniversary since performing in the 2002 Olympic Opening and Closing ceremonies. With two recent album releases, “It’s [...]

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A Fisherman’s “Black Friday”

June 1, 2012

For years, my mother, sisters and I have made a tradition to participate in Black Friday’s chaos.  Where most people go for the deals and discounts, we are driven by the actual competition and staking our claim.  Every year, we try to outdo the previous.  We wake up earlier, we enhance our systematic plan of attack, we [...]

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In Memory Of…

May 28, 2012

For years, Memorial Day has always represented a day off (of work or school) to play.
This year, it has a little more meaning.
It still hurts…

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Catching Fireflies Bud Vase – GIVEAWAY

May 23, 2012

I own a plastic tote that is full of “last minute gift ideas”.  I fill it with random items, from the sweet-smelling lotions that go on sale, to aromatic candles and even some baby clothes.   I tend to always find things out at the last minute (or forget about an occasion until the last minute) [...]

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Teaching Kids the Value of Money – with Disneyland as a Goal

May 15, 2012

For about a week straight, no matter where we went, my 7 year old consistently asked for me to buy her something.
At the check-out stand in Wal-Mart: “Mom, can you buy me this pack of gum?”
Driving home from gymnastics: “Mom, can you buy me an ice cream cone?”
Even watching a commercial: “Mom, can you buy [...]

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Connie Langston – MY Mother

May 13, 2012

This week, in celebration of mothers, I’ve selected a myriad of women of all different places, personalities, lifestyles, and motherhood and have asked them to share their perspective on being a mom.

Have you ever met a woman who doesn’t sit for periods longer than what it takes to eat a meal?  Even during a family [...]

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Kim Weitkamp – Storytelling Mom

May 12, 2012

I first met Kim at the Story@Home Conference in Utah earlier this year.  I had never laughed nor cried so much in the same hour as I did in her class.  Kim shared not just experiences of her childhood, but shared them in a way that made me connect with her, and think of my [...]

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