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From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Painted Borders

January 29, 2010

 

My daughter and I recently painted our family room.  I was pleased with the end result especially with the brown and red 4″ border.   We learned the importance of carefully taping the areas that we didn’t want painted and then  we used a product I hadn’t heard of before called siliconzied acrylic latex caulk to seal the edges of [...]

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Quote by Mother Teresa

January 27, 2010

I really like this quote by Mother Teresa. God doesn’t require us to succeed; he only requires that you try. I do not pray for success, I ask for faithfulness.

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Brogan and Stacey

January 24, 2010

BIG NEWS at the Crane home. Brogan proposed to Stacey last night. Their big day will be Friday, May 14, 2010 in the Salt Lake temple.

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Four Suggestions to Maintain a Healthy Marriage

January 11, 2010

A friend told me that she and her husband strive to do the following four things each day/week:

1. Go on a date each week (about 2 hours)
2. Show of affection each day (less than a minute a day)
3. Learn something new about your partner’s day (a couple of minutes)
4. Help your partner reduce their stress daily. Most effective de-stressor: Listening. (approximately 10 minutes)

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Dependable Team Player

January 8, 2010

Shawn didn’t want to go to his Jr. Jazz basketball game because he would be playing a team that was their biggest rival and several of his teammates needed to leave before the end of the game to be on time to their choir concert. It appeared that his team would be short one player once the choir players had left for their concert, and Shawn didn’t want to be around for a possible loss or even forfeiture.

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Christmas Eve 2009

January 6, 2010

Although this post is so late, I didn’t want to let this memory pass by.   This past Christmas Eve, my family had fun making silly creations out of graham crackers and candy.

Dr. Zhivago going to see Laura on his sleigh by Kyle C.

Art Museum by Marci C.

Don’t smoke dope or you’ll be a dead man by Shawn C.

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Rock-a-Thigh Baby, LLC

January 6, 2010

I just learned about an original new children’s eco-friendly sock. They are so cool that I thought others would like to take a look at them too!

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