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From the monthly archives:

July 2009

Purse from New York

July 30, 2009

Last summer, my daughter-in-law Brittany, and I spent three days in New York City sight seeing and shopping. I had a desire to find something stylish that would make me feel more youthful, and less dated. We spotted these classy-looking $10 purses, and I habitually grabbed a traditional black one that would mix nicely with my wardrobe, but Brittany grabbed a hip and trendy gold one. ”I really like this one”, she said. I liked it too, but the practical side of me was screaming, “Black is more practical!” I spoke to my inner self, “Don’t be practical….you’re in New York….pick the cool and trendy one.” I haven’t regretted my choice! Every time someone tells they like my purse, I am so pleased that I chose the chic gold one. By the way, I have received more compliments on this purse than all my prior purse choices combined. Maybe I ought to go shopping with Brittany more often.

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Zucchini Cake

July 28, 2009

We are getting lots of zucchini from our garden, and I have been making a lot of zucchini bread, but my family wanted me to make somthing different with the abundance of garden-grown zucchini.

I took some zucchini to our next door neighbor who gave me this yummy zucchini cake recipe. I did a Google search to see if this recipe was on the web. A long list of zucchini cake recipes came up, but I couldn’t find this particular one so I thought I would share it on my blog.

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Ancestor’s Pioneer Story

July 25, 2009

We celebrated Pioneer Day yesterday, a Utah state holiday. I would like to share one of my favorite pioneer stories from my ancestors.

In 1842, John W. Berry, my 2nd great grandfather, walked 20 miles to hear the gospel message. He was so impressed with the new religion that he asked the elders to come to his father’s home to tell the wonderful message to his family. All the family joined the church but one sister who was bitter against the new message. Soon after accepting the gospel the family made preparations to move from Tennessee to Nauvoo. They arrived three weeks after the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith.

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Jedi Braid Phase Completed

July 23, 2009

Tyler quickly became tired of caring for his Jedi braid so he asked me to cut if off. I told him it would be my pleasure! I hurriedly grabbed a pair of scissors and wacked it off so he wouldn’t have time to change his mind.

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Teenage Driver vs. Bubble Bath

July 21, 2009

My youngest child recently started a driver’s education course. Along with this class, the state of Utah requires parents to drive 40 hours with their student which is good because this new law has significantly lowered the rate of teenage wrecks. However, I still absolutely despise sitting in the passenger seat with my life in the hands of a teenager, even if the teenager happens to be smart and fairly responsible. I am probably one of the worst “new driver” moms, and may possibly be categorized as a “Paranoid Mother” when in the car with a hormonal teenager who thinks they know everything. As I write this entry, I am concluding that even though I have driven with five prior teenage drivers, my patience has not improved…….at all! In fact, I am more nervous than I was in my early years of parenting. I am concluding it would be best for my last child and ME to be spared from my fits of paranoia. I think a good solution to this problem is to have my husband be my son’s one and only driving companion. I’ll stay at home and take a bubble bath. Yeah, I really like that idea! I’ll inform my husband of his new assignment tonight. ;)

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Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen

July 20, 2009

Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen, published in 2006, is a New York Times Bestseller. I sometimes don’t like New York Times Bestsellers, but I really like this book because the story is  reassuring, and the  beautiful water color illustrations depict a library as a wonderful and relaxing place to go and spend time.
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Country to City Culture Shock

July 14, 2009

Because my husband and I spent the first 30 years of our lives on a farm, it was a bit of a culture shock when we moved to the city. For years, we were accustomed to burning our garbage in a back yard incinerator. Our neighbors in the city were shocked at how blatantly we disobeyed city ordinances by burning our trash in the back yard whenever we felt like it. Finally one of our neighbors who was the city attorney asked us if were aware of the city’s “no burn” ordinance. My husband asked him, “What do we do with our grass clippings, leaves, and cardboard boxes?” He suggested that we get a recycle bin or an extra garbage but Kyle wasn’t particularly fond of either of those ideas but finally consented to get an extra garbage.

We also used to shoot BB guns when we were on the farm whenever we wanted to. When we moved to the city, there was a dog that was sneakily pooping on our lawn. When Kyle finally caught the dog in the act, he stung its butt with a BB gun which didn’t go over too great in the neighborhood either. Consequently, the only time we shoot BB guns is when we go to visit grandma and grandpa on the farm.

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