Opera, motorcycles, cookies, and whooping cough.

A few unrelated thoughts:Last night as I got into the car, the guy on KBYU was saying, "That was the

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Bike Carwash

(I tried calling it the Bikewash, but that evidently wasn't acceptable)Lots of fun and excitement

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Gifted and Talented

What's the deal with using "gift" as a verb? I've been reading it everywhere. "Super-duper Green

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The internal life of the adult world

I was looking at this guy's photos the other day, and read his description of one collection ("Flora")

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Yard Work

Big Loads of DirtScooping Ky comes to investigate The boys supervise Spreading out the di

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Landscapes can also be rendered in jelly

While I'm not a fan of the ubiquitous (and much-overused) Utah Jello Joke, I AM a fan of jello, and

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First Harvest

My new bike and our first real garden harvest: basil, two zucchini, and some chard! We rode our bikes

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A Woman of Quality

Honestly, if I read one more recipe calling for "good-quality" chocolate or "good-quality" olive oil

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Wait for me!

*Photo by Kayla Terry Last night as I was going to sleep there was lightning all over the sky. It was

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The Little Things, part II

Okay, I'm thinking that maybe just one example is not convincing enough. Here are a few other "little

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Enjoying the little things

People always talk about how little kids have so much wonder for the world. And it's true. But it

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Red Rover, Frisbee, and other Cousinly Delights

Here we are at our fun picnic with the cousins. Abe is starting to really love being around his cousins

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New Bike

Here is a picture of my new bike. I love it!!! We went together, the whole family, on a bike ride

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Very odd

So, sitting in church last week, I could hear singing (very faintly) coming from another room. And

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Toothy

Yes. Malachi has a tooth. Two teeth, in fact. There have been no serious biting incidents . . . so

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Tall Boy with Purple Tie

Abey is shooting up like a weed! I had to get him some new ties to fit his newly tall frame. He still

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Over-attentive?

I read an interesting article today, which included this quote: "Why shouldn't parents do all in their

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Thank you, Sam

Sam reminded me of a great phrase.From now on, when I don't know someone's name, instead of "what's-her-name,"

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Orange Juice Cake

Have you tried orange juice cake? I'm drooling over it (just kidding, I am actually just eating it

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Kennecott Copper Mine

If you've been to the Bingham Copper Mine, chances are you have a picture of you standing next to

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I'm oozing into a shapeless puddle of naked longing over . . .

Many of the blogs I read seem to drop into this kind of design-specific vernacular whenever they describe

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Worried

Abe's going to start kindergarten in a few weeks, and I suddenly find myself feeling nervous about

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It was inevitable

This . . . (small carwash for little cars) has evolved into this (big carwash, for boys

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Unique

(image from here--Umberto Boccioni's Unique Forms of Continuity in Space)The other day Sam and I were

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I saw a mighty angel fly

We've been watching the progress on the nearby temple with great interest, but not too much has been

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