Remember when I was sad because you wouldn't let me be a hypochondriac?you have redeemed yourself. because it turns out that the petichiae on my stomach? it couldn't possibly be from the fact that I tend to rest my burning ... [Link]
I just woke up. With a headache from Diet Coke withdrawl.And it's your fault. Because, see, if I didn't find you so terrifying, I could just pick you up and call Dr. Katie and say, "Hey, Dr. Katie, Walgreen's is ... [Link]
I’ve been doing some interesting things lately to get my mind off the waiting game (waiting to hear from BYU, waiting to hear from agents). A few weeks ago, I went to Atlanta with hubby to hang out in a ... [Link]
Seven plus years ago I changed my name.Well, I got married and then I changed my name.Courtney Jane Clark turned into Courtney Jane Kendrick.I stood in lines, I filled out papers, I called my bank and my United Airlines Mileage ... [Link]
I’m watching you through the window. I’m watching you play out back. I see you pause, lift your head to the sky and absently run your mittened fingers through the snowpack you kneel in. I see your lips sing syllables ... [Link]
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I picked this one up on Julie's suggestion and also enjoyed it. It was a little confusing at the beginning to keep track of all the different characters, but the author pulls their stories together perfectly into the climax. Very ... [Link]
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I have something to say.I love c jane.She's my dearest thing, and I love her.Just sayin. Chup out.p.s. now she'll change her password. place your bets on how long 'til I'm back... [Link]
If you talk to anyone who does Operation Smile Missions they will tell you how addicting they are. Once you go you really can't stop going. It was the hardest thing for me to give up doing when I had ... [Link]
Here's the thing, honey. Daylight savings is not supposed to come in March. It is supposed to come at General Conference time, so that they can remind us over the pulpit over and over to re-set our clocks. But you ... [Link]
I think I liked this book. I had some conflicting feelings about it as I was reading, but the ending resolved a lot of my concerns. It didn't end happily, but it did end the way it should have. Definitely ... [Link]
Title: Lemon TartAuthor: Josi S. KilpackWell folks, I'm over the hump. Book 16 marks the official beginning of the second half of the Whitney nominees, although with three big ones in the second half (Sanderson, Brown, and Lund's 800+-page tome), ... [Link]
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Title: WingsAuthor: Aprilynne PikeI started reading Wings at about 6:30 this morning. It's not a long book (290 pages, with large type), and even though I cleaned up a massive waterfall caused by an overflowing toilet (don't ask), went on ... [Link]
Title: Princess of the Midnight BallAuthor: Jessica Day GeorgeMost of what I know about the story of the twelve dancing princesses comes from the Barbie movie version, a movie Annie put in repeat play at our house for several months ... [Link]
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the other thing cracking me up at the moment is listening to the radio ads for this upcoming chest-bumper. seriously. who wants to go? and, if you did, what would be your favorite event? texas hold’em tourney mechanical bull or ... [Link]
The trouble with me and vacations is that I rarely have enough space in my luggage to bring enough books to read. I only brought four books: Game Change, Bergdorf Blondes, Crossroads of Twilight, and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar ... [Link]
This past weekend, I had so much fun with my Phi Theta Kappa friends! My chapter, Sigma Phi, hosted the Colorado Regional Convention at Arapahoe Community College and we had a blast. On Friday night, the officers of Sigma Phi and ... [Link]
First of all these posts might be long and tedious, but I have to record the trip...I would try to write it in a more interesting or humorous way but I am still so tired my brain isn't yet to ... [Link]
We tried this new adaptation of Emma last weekend and I was very happy with it. It's the first time I've actually liked Emma, except in the book. She's still a bit silly, like she's supposed to be, but she's a ... [Link]
Title: Eyes Like MineAuthor: Julie Wright Eyes Like Mine has an interesting premise: a pioneer woman in the 1850s and her fifth-great-granddaughter in 2009 both have crises. They both pray and fall asleep, and when they wake up, the grandmother (Constance) ... [Link]
Title: All the Stars in HeavenAuthor: Michele Paige Holmes All the Stars in Heaven is the story of Jay, a 28-year-old law student, who has succeeded in putting his troubled past behind him. When he meets Sarah, a 24-year-old ... [Link]
sometimes i have to write things down. somewhere. anywhere. because i want to capture a moment or a picture or a thought but (as you can likely tell by the shocking lack of photographs on my blog) i don’t have ... [Link]
So, I couldn't pass this one up after all the hype a few months ago. And even though it took those few months to get this one from the library, I think it was worth the wait. There was a ... [Link]
This is a sequel to Daddy-Long-Legs. It's also epistolary, but it worked again for pretty much the same reasons Daddy-Long-Legs worked. This one wasn't quite as charming, but I liked it. It was more interesting in some ways, with so ... [Link]
I was in Vegas.This is unusual. Not the least of which is that I don't vacation. I'm a worker. I work. Vacations are for people who have leisure time. My leisure time is filled with laundry. Or, filled with the ... [Link]
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So long, farewell... No I am not stopping the writing of blogs, truth be known the time has come to leave our wonderful, sunny home and move on.....(Well after we sell our home we will move on.) We could be ... [Link]
This past Friday, I had the opportunity to attend the 14th Annual Women’s Leadership Conference on the Auraria campus in Denver with two of my good friends. Before attending this conference, I had no idea that March is National Women’s History Month or that ... [Link]
The good part of being up at 3 am, with jet lag, is I can use the time to work on the huge task of writing all about my trip. I wish I couldn've done it as I went along ... [Link]
It is with great anticipation I announce this week, this very second week of March, a week in which I will join my family and friends in celebrating what I humbly call my birthday. I can't help it, I just ... [Link]
I was lucky enough to pick this one up from the library. I'd really like to be lucky enough to own it, but since we're trying to get rid of big heavy books instead of getting more, that's not going ... [Link]
Title: Gravity vs. The GirlAuthor: Riley NoehrenOver the last month, I've read a lot of books I would have passed by on a library or bookstore shelf without giving it a second glance. While I'm not disappointed to have read ... [Link]
Title: Santa MaybeAuthor: Audrey MaceAbbie has everything she needs in life-- she owns a successful bakery, she adores her nieces and nephew, she has plenty of friends. She's also been in love hundreds of times, but none of those romances ... [Link]
Title: My Fair GodmotherAuthor: Jannette RallisonFirst of all, a plea: If you are an LDS author and have a book in the works, do not name one of your characters Tristan. In 2009, "Tristan" must have held the same power ... [Link]
Title: The PrivilegesAuthor: Jonathan DeeSomehow, this book slipped into the suitcase and made it to Hawaii. I figured that after reading a bunch of books for the Whitney Awards judging, I'd need a palate cleanser. The Privileges is definitely a ... [Link]
Title: The Last WaltzAuthor: G. G. Vandagriff The Last Waltz is epic, big, and sprawling. In many ways, it reminded me of War and Peace and Anna Karenina (I hope Tolstoy is not offended by the comparison), with years ... [Link]
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Chapter Five: The Creation Note that all of the tables are available in the handout. The first thing that happens in the creation story (as told in Genesis) is that the Spirit of God moves on the waters. “Move” is ... [Link]
Well, it’s goin’. I still feel strongly that I will get in. Both because I have felt so settled about it all along and because the odds are pretty good. Also because I can’t imagine anything else for me for ... [Link]
I just finished reading this well-done post on how to come to the conclusion every modern woman asks herself: Am I a feminist or am I not a feminist?Simply put, this post explains feminism in these terms:If you believe in, ... [Link]
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I think it’s my down coat but then I remember it’s probably the baby growing inside of me. When everyone starts peeling off layers I realize it’s the weather, mild almost.The kids abandon the couch and the playroom in a ... [Link]
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in the beginning (est. 2005), there were words. the words were carefully strung together to release and express thoughts and ideas. and in this rather miraculous way they ended up stringing together people, some already acquainted, some strangers. (you know ... [Link]
is that you go there just to get the date a show is starting and you end up READING ALL FRIGGIN 247 comments about Kate G on Dancing with the Stars. And then it's past midnight and you go OMG ... [Link]
Chup and I have decided to spring clean our finances. For instance, how do we feel about our hefty T-Mobile bill when in realty I don't use my phone for actual calls? Some texting, some checking email notifications but besides ... [Link]
So, after complaining about epistolary novels on Monday, I went to the bookshelf and pulled off the next library book and it was another one. I still read it, and it made me reconsider my view on epistolary novels because ... [Link]
Before you continue on with this post, you should click "play" on my video, and then read my post as it plays. It will actually enrich your post-reading experience. What? I am not kidding.Every morning I try to practice the ... [Link]
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The AML Annual Meeting was fantastic. I think. I was actually running around more than usual and didn't get to sit through even one session all the way, but I think they were all good. From what I can gather.Here's ... [Link]
March brought with it the sunshine.We met up with it at the park, where hangliders were landing from their mountain escapes and the whole neighborhood--it seemed--came out to play.Soccer, tennis, swinging, scooter-ing, tight-rope walking, frisbee-ing.What a day March. What a ... [Link]
This was brought up as a choice at a recent book group, and even though ended up choosing a different book for the group, I still thought I'd read this one. I remember when it came out (almost 10 years ... [Link]
This was a book group read that turned out to be a pretty good memoir. There were parts that were rather detailed and long, but overall, I thought it was an interesting look at Asperger's. It'll be interesting to discuss.I ... [Link]
Lily: "Mommy, you are getting really fat." Steve: "Lily! What part of Mommy is fat?! Why are you saying that?"Sam: [not realizing that Steve's question was rhetorical] "It's you're butt, I think. It really looks enormous." [Link]
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We are half way through the Olympic Closing Ceremonies and I am starting to feel the pangs of post-Olympic depression. For the past two weeks Chup and I would resume nightly Olympic watching positions on the couches in our den. ... [Link]
Friday morning one of the neighborhood ladies arrived at my home to pick up the casserole I made for the homeless. She bustled up to the door, dressed to the nines by 10:30am, her immaculate 20 year-old Mercedes coupe idling ... [Link]
You know what? I really don't like Sundays. I'm probably going to be taken off to mormon blogging jail for admitting that, but it's true. Our family tries to do ... [Link]
This came in the mail yesterday, along with a new gathering foot for my Bernina! I haven’t used it yet, but I have given it a thorough look-through. Nancy Langdon ... [Link]
Lyle couldn't have chosen a more beautiful place for his wife to run a 10K. He could, however, have chosen a less hilly place. There's very little "valley" on Catalina, ... [Link]
Tomorrow, the seventh missionary from our ward will hit the MTC. For those who are not members of my church, these are young men and women in their late teens ... [Link]
Do you have something planned? If not, here are a few quick-n-easy YUMMY ideas for you. I made a frozen grasshopper pie – it’s in the freezer right now waiting ... [Link]
I've been going through the house and trying to eliminate one unsightly mess at a time. For a whole $5 I bought this little hook system at Target, hung it ... [Link]
This little guy has been so much fun lately.It seems like just within the last week his personality has turned up the fun factor by several notches. He says the ... [Link]
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SO I was surfing the big WWW a few days agoand googled myself...I wasn't totally surprised to see a number of blipsthat are authentically mineand while I used to be ... [Link]
and as we drove that dayon the outer ring of moscowhe was totally appalledthat i would say such a thing. -yes, i think they're kind of pretty. -you? the tree-hugging granola? ... [Link]
Last weekend I finally got caught up with laundry and dishes and overall housekeeping. Kev had jump started a couple of loads of clothes on Friday, so it really helped ... [Link]
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...Nicholas Sparks... Oy.Where to begin.Nicholas seems like a nice guy and all but he aggravates me. He writes romance which I don't like to read. (I love romance, but I ... [Link]
Here is knitted cat #5. This one is based on a cat I had as a little girl. I really like how the two-toned face turned out. This is done ... [Link]
(Claire eating lunch after a hard day shopping in Scottsdale)A happy weekend to you!Since Mondays are the worst, I pretended it was Friday again and took my girls on a ... [Link]
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THIS JUST IN:I interrupt my review of Vegas Trip to get your feedback.Today my cousin is having a baby.She doesn't know the baby's gender.Her last name is Norris.I say: Boy, ... [Link]
Several people have asked why I am suddenly interested in natural childbirth after ten years and three labors that, while medicated and managed, turned out just fine. Actually, my mother ... [Link]
Lisa I had a Humanities teacher who said, “All great performances begin with silence.” Since tomorrow is Rebecca’s great performance, I’m going to take that teacher’s advice and say absolutely ... [Link]
I think I can speak for every mother out there when I say that Daylight Savings can bite me. On Sunday itself, I thought we were free and clear. Wy ... [Link]
They say it's your Birthday! What's a Caboose want for her birthday breakfast? Crepes, of course! Forks? we don't need no stinkin' forks! Napkins are for sissies! Let the whipped cream ... [Link]
The adjustment to the new job has been, shall we say, a challenge. Today, a shining ray of light burst through the clouds in the form of an elderly, pleasantly ... [Link]
I love Tim Coates. More particularly, I love Tim Coates's English teeth. They remind me that life at lived at 72 degrees Fahrenheit is not normal.I'm sitting in the dentist's ... [Link]
Well this morning I had the lovely priveledge of going to the dentist and getting my teeth cleaned, scraped, yanked (felt like it) and other fun stuff. After my appointment ... [Link]
I was looking through all my old posts on google reader (yes I subscribe to my own blog, so what, It's the only way of knowing when my blog gets ... [Link]
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it was as we were drivinghome from church,when avi asked mewhat we talked about in the boring class(my class became "the boring class"when i had to threatenmisbehaving children (yes, mine)that ... [Link]
Saturday morning I woke up and, like my Regular Days, put on my workout clothes, grabbed a bottle of water, and headed for the gym -- in this case, the ... [Link]
Here is the poem I wrote to sum up my Relief Society lesson yesterday. I wish I could have done this as a slide show, because the photos add a ... [Link]
A picture of the miracle car. Or one like but not the actual miracle car. I think. Sarah Last week I wrote about the commandment to codify that Jesus offered ... [Link]
This was taken at the old house, during a rousing game of Scrabble right before we moved. The theme has been carried over to Little House, and we play spelling ... [Link]
Last week I took a minute and booked an overnight for me and Kev in honor of my 26th birthday. It's still a month away, but the joy I derived ... [Link]
When she was six, Mary Johnson’s family left their native Denmark to join the saints in Utah. Things did not go for the family as planned. While at Mormon Grove, ... [Link]
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At book club a few months ago, we read a book called "Speak." The woman who chose the book chose it because she works at a place where children are ... [Link]
(Mrs. Jones with baby Baron looking over her shoulder charming the guests, and me)I had a very nice weekend.I went out both Friday and Saturday, which is usually so rare ... [Link]
Magoo told me the other day that he wants to be a paleontologist when he grows up. Then he self-corrected and told me that no, he just wants to be ... [Link]
I believe in Angels. The ones you can see, like friends and family and kind strangers. And the ones you can't see. Like Grandmas and Great Aunts and other ancestors ... [Link]
I know I haven't posted for a week, but I've spent much more time reading things than writing them lately. I have a baby who won't sleep anywhere except in ... [Link]
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Laylee’s been learning about letter writing at school. Here’s a transcription of a letter she recently wrote to her teacher: Dear Miss Snop/Rachel, I woke up early. It was 7:00. First ... [Link]
I thought I'd write a bit about where else you can find me in the blogging world. I have so many interests, and I'm working hard on all of them, ... [Link]
I have a friend who is reading 365 books in 2010! Isn't that an amazing goal? Follow her here! [Link]
.Snotty People Metalia (PG-13) Embracing the Mommyblogger Okay, Fine, Dammit How to Win an Argument LDS Libertarian Thank you for your service and yet I have some thoughts I'd like ... [Link]
Check out Lynnette’s discussion of her experience as a woman in the academy as part of a very cool new series at the Juvenile Instructor on young female LDS scholars. ... [Link]
It was an absolutely gorgeous morning on Catalina Island. I looked out over the beautiful hills and thought, "I'm so dead."Lyle left before the sun even came up to catch ... [Link]
Surprise! My dr and I both believed I was into my 19th week but on Thursday my pilates buddy measured at 18 weeks and 5 days. So here we are ... [Link]
GENIUS. Better GReader – a firefox add on for your Google Reading pleasure. Do you hate it when people truncate their posts and make you click over? I DO. Most ... [Link]
Seascape©2010 Susan Noyes AndersonIf life is art, brush all my daysin colors of the sea.The symphonies of gull and wavelull cares away from me.When thought is caught in city ... [Link]
The gravy is flowin' no more...drama has taken a holiday at our housethank. goodness.Daisie has earned some of herbelongings backthrough contrition. The rest of it will come back soon.Well, the ... [Link]
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A replacement power cord has been secured! My power cord broke, you see. I have been without power for my computer for several days. But now... Suzie Petunia is back ... [Link]
I had to. I know it's long, so if you'd like to, skip ahead. Pants come off around 2:45, he decides to try another venue at 4:50, and triumphs around ... [Link]
I don't believe this plant is native to Washington.And yes, we have lighthouses in our home state, but the sky was gray and rainy this morning when we left Seattle ... [Link]
as of yesterday afternoon in a lawn chair and 60 degree afternoon sun, i have finished lonesome dove. oh. my. there is a reason that book is called Epic. the ... [Link]
So I had my 17 week prenatal checkup today. Everything looked great. Baby's heartbeat was 140bpm, my bloodpressure was 102/70, and I only gained 1 pound since my last appointment ... [Link]
As many of you know, we have a dog named Lizzie. She's a white teacup poodle and weighs around 4 pounds. Yes, she is a very foo-foo kind of dog. ... [Link]
I really, really like weightlifing. I mean, like, for the first time in my life I look forward to exercise. I break it up by doing 10 minute intervals on ... [Link]
I don't know what my problem is. I was in bed last night by 8pm. Kev and I were catching up with each other since he worked at Seth's in ... [Link]
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We had a little "welcome to the ward" dinner last night at our house for the dynamic group of young adults pictured below.Pretty good-looking group, huh?Fascinating company, too.It would ... [Link]
Well, technically it's Goodwill karma this time, but once again I scored! $40 for this fantastic piece of genuine Midcentury goodness. Just look at the legs on this beauty! Oh ... [Link]
Nope, no baby yet.But I did get the flu (was severe), but possibly a cold (seems to be relatively short-lived).Which is fun, but I promised not to whine, so I'll ... [Link]
Lyle woke me up at 5:30 this morning and said I had one hour to get ready for our flight. HUH? He said my bag had been packed and arrangements ... [Link]
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