Recent Posts to Blogs by Segullah Authors and Staff

Windmill Watching » Sam makes a decision
Posted 67 minutes ago

Sam: "Mom, I've decided to become a Separatist." me: "huh, what?"Sam: "A Separatist. When I grow up."me: "What do you mean by that?"Sam: "I'm not entirely sure. But here's the thing..." me: "ok..."Sam: "I've been really worried about who I'm ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Book #38: Dreams from my Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Posted 5 hours ago

Title: Dreams from my Father: A Story of Race and InheritanceAuthor: Barack ObamaWe're about halfway into the year now, and I'm stuck on book #38. I can't remember if this is the third or fourth year I've blogged my books ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Book #37: Austenland
Posted 5 hours ago

Title: AustenlandAuthor: Shannon HaleAfter reading and loving some of Shannon Hale's other books, I was glad I read some of the reviews of Austenland before I found it on the bargain table at Barnes and Noble. Otherwise, I may have ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Book #36: The New Kings of Nonfiction
Posted 5 hours ago

Title: The New Kings of NonfictionEditor: Ira GlassI have a crush on Ira Glass. For years, it was small crush, a radio crush. I just really liked listening to the This American Life podcasts each week and decided Ira was ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Book #35: What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained
Posted 5 hours ago

Title: What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science ExplainedAuthor: Robert L. WolkeStrictly speaking, What Einstein Told His Cook is more of a reference book than anything else. Wolke divides the book into sections like "Sweet Talk" (all about sugar) and ... [Link]

c jane enjoy it » Ode Canada!
Posted 9 hours ago

Chup and I try to celebrate Canada Day every July 1st. I mean, who doesn't?I was a missionary in Montreal, Quebec back when things were dated with 199_. As anyone knows, Quebec is a gift to Canada. Should the rest ... [Link]

The Golden Road to Samarqand » Jerusalem early 1997
Posted 9 hours ago

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The Golden Road to Samarqand » Homeschooling Stuff
Posted 11 hours ago

Geography and Latin during breakfastMath, grammar, writing, reading, piano, spelling, and logic (cursive and Persian/Tajik for middle son instead of spelling and logic)Lunch and stuffArt, world music, ancient history, and scienceWe'll see if we can truly get all of that ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » Steve is going to love this...
Posted 13 hours ago

http://www.kylemonson.com/2009/07/l~ think my favorite is the content notice at the bottom: - CONTENT NOTICE -The Bible contains material some may consider morally objectionable and/or inappropriate for children. These labels identify stories containing:= nudity = sexual content = violence = cursing [Link]

The Golden Road to Samarqand » The Early Human World
Posted 22 hours ago

I checked The Early Human Worldout of the library mostly to see if this series (The World in Ancient Times)might be good to use for ancient history this year. Can I say how impressed I am with this book? The ... [Link]

The Golden Road to Samarqand » Empires of the Word
Posted 22 hours ago

I checked this one out a year or two ago, but never really got into it. But it sounds so very good that I had to give it another chance, and I enjoyed it much more this time around. It ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » Miss Provo gasps: "I feel so USED!"
Posted 35 hours ago

Did you know that sometimes when you fill out those squiggly security words, you're secretly helping to transcribe all of the published documents in history?makes you wonder what else you're doing you didn't know about... [Link]

just me » these days
Posted 37 hours ago

i'm only online if i'm posting at segullah, i guess.(and what a little post it is!)(i think i've run out of words, the summer sun has sucked them right out of me save for a two-worded chant that has me ... [Link]

=== The Jet Set » Dear Gentlemen in the Nissan with the Bullhorn,
Posted 45 hours ago

Yes, you.As much as I appreciated your request to remove my blouse, climb over the driver's seat, into the back seat, and press my mammary glands to the rear window, I had to decline. You see, although I was at ... [Link]

brown eyes » Cherry by Cherry
Posted 45 hours ago

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Windmill Watching » David the research assistant says
Posted 2 days ago

that one of this book-reading prizes is that I have to talk about how amazingly awesome his blog is. Here's his blog. It's amazing. and awesome. amazingly awesome.xo davie. [Link]

c jane enjoy it » Gay La!
Posted 2 days ago

Every year on c jane enjoy it (and some of my sibling's blogs) I take time to post photos of our Family Gala. This is a night where we are guests of Christopher and Lisa. We dress up, eat spectacular ... [Link]

Times & Seasons, An Onymous Mormon Blog » Julie M. Smith » Why I Married Him
Posted 3 days ago

Seven-year-old son to my husband, who was recently called as his Primary teacher: “What are we going to do in class today?” Response: “I’m going to bring in a little bear cub and let you play with it for a ... [Link]

c jane enjoy it » The Self Portrait Saint
Posted 3 days ago

Man, I am feeling misunderstood.I guess my last post caused quite a controversy in my community and inbox. Some people thought it was embarrassing, uncomfortable, not virtuous, seductive, line-crossing, bordering into the land of "food pornography."There was discussion about the ... [Link]

Compulsive Writer » raindrops on roses
Posted 5 days ago

…these are a few of my favorite things: multnomah falls mo’s clam chowder this completely sums up my feelings about the ocean gotta love a place that’s so cold you need to wear a coat but so fun you can’t ... [Link]

=== The Jet Set » On Being a Blogging Celebrity
Posted 6 days ago

My entry into the Whrrl contest. You like? Go vote here. It’s hard to describe just how famous I’ve become since I started to blog. First, like most artists of any note, I toiled in years of obscurity. There were the ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » Things it's better not to count when you're in Wales
Posted 6 days ago

1) the $'s you just spent because the exchange rate spiked.2) the number of carbs you just consumed.3) the extra $'s you spent because your taxi driver could tell you had NO IDEA what you were doing.4) the number of ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » Because ads can be amazingly entertaining
Posted 6 days ago

I put some ads at the bottom of the page not because I want to make a gazillion dollars (that would be nice, of course, but I think I've made a grand total of $0.27 off them, so I'm guessing ... [Link]

c jane enjoy it » To Partake in Whole
Posted 6 days ago

As usual Chup and I were really late. And I was nervous about that fact.It was a balmy evening and we were out gathering needs for our upcoming trip. When we walked into the restaurant we identified many of our ... [Link]

....If We Can Make It There.... » Chocolate Chip Cookies
Posted 6 days ago

Or cinnamon rolls? What would you like to bake this weekend?I made these cookies for Father's Day. A little smaller than the recipe calls for and then sandwiched Stew Leonard's homemade vanilla ice cream in between them, while warm.Delicious!Head over ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » In Memoriam: Black Horizon Treadmill
Posted 7 days ago

AP- Salt Lake City, UtahLittle more than a year after being cleared on homicide charges in the untimely death of White Sony Television, Black Horizon Treadmill died of an apparent cardiac arrest yesterday morning. She was six years old.Treadmill started ... [Link]

Did I Digress? » Liz? Are you there?
Posted 7 days ago

No, I'm not.I'm feeling done with the whole blog thing. And Facebook*. And Myspace**. Etc.I'm only having small thoughts, now. Enough for a Twitter*** post or two.And even that's a stretch...*I've never really participated in this.**Or this.*** And I have ... [Link]

Hitting the Ground Running » Wasatch Back Race Report!
Posted 8 days ago

I picked up Lyn and Amy at the airport around noon. We came back to my house, where my mom had made us lunch, and hung out for a while. It was the end of our first week in the ... [Link]

c jane enjoy it » Stranger Things Have Happened--Rethought
Posted 8 days ago

Since I've got a treacherous relationship with modesty, Page gave me Beloved Bridegroom a book about ancient Jewish marriage customs and ceremonies. That ties in together in a way that I don't have time to explain right now, but maybe ... [Link]

brown eyes » Reroofing Project Week One: Weather and Work Ethic
Posted 8 days ago

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The Golden Road to Samarqand » Mud Bricks in Naryn
Posted 9 days ago

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The Golden Road to Samarqand » The Actor and the Housewife
Posted 9 days ago

I read this one based on Melissa's review a few weeks ago. I think I liked it, although I'm not entirely sure how I feel about it. As Melissa pointed out, it's sort of hard to define. I never could ... [Link]

A person named Eunice » BYU WIFYR 6-7: Krista Marino, Edward Necarsulmer IV
Posted 9 days ago

Plenary: Krista Marino from Delacourt Press, “What I need to buy your book”Editor/author relationship is like dating:Trust, Mutual Passion (for the book), Open Communication, Not calling night and dayLiken it to “He’s just not that into you.”Publishing can make a ... [Link]

Times & Seasons, An Onymous Mormon Blog » Julie M. Smith » The Accidental Environmentalist
Posted 9 days ago

I never really set out to be environmentally conscious–not that I don’t like the idea, of course, just that other priorities . . . well, took priority. (In fact, I griped in a previous post about the intersection of environmentalism ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » you have to admit, Twilight people,
Posted 10 days ago

it *is* a really fun story to make fun of...http://quitstalling.blogspot.c~ [Link]

c jane enjoy it » One More Can't Hurt, But One More After That Can
Posted 10 days ago

It is quite possible that March's quandary of book or baby was the portal for me starting a new blog. dear c jane has been a joy to work on, it is a simple idea and only requires a small ... [Link]

The View From Where I'm Standing » re-created
Posted 10 days ago

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The Golden Road to Samarqand » Rural Kyrgyzstan
Posted 10 days ago

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c jane enjoy it » Father Solstice
Posted 10 days ago

"Happy Father's Day." I sang to my son's father when the gold light from the window reached in and pulled his eyelids open.The beginning to the longest day of the year--Summer Solstice the First Day of Summer-- or when the ... [Link]

=== The Jet Set » I Lose it and Then I REALLY Lose it
Posted 11 days ago

sourceAt the house closing last week our real estate agent made a crack about Obama. I laughed and told him to watch it. That, apparently, cued our loan guy to also make cracks about Obama. Then I forced a laugh ... [Link]

smart mama » A portrait of me
Posted 11 days ago

If you really want to know me - you need only look as far as my fridge- the outside of it that is. It is a microcosm of my world. Sadly, the top of my fridge is the single most ... [Link]

brown eyes » Happy Father's Day
Posted 11 days ago

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Windmill Watching » you know how the internet is supposed to make it easy to be a hypochondriac?
Posted 12 days ago

my internet won't let me. me: "OMG, I have been throwing up for DAYS, I must have cancer."internet: "No, it's the stomach flu."me: "appendicitis?"internet: "stomach flu."me: "but my tongue has turned BLACK. BLACK!!"internet: "you've been taking pepto bismol, haven't you."me: ... [Link]

brown eyes » My Now
Posted 12 days ago

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brown eyes » Why Didn't the Y Think of That?
Posted 12 days ago

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Windmill Watching » barb found this graph about my book project...
Posted 12 days ago

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Times & Seasons, An Onymous Mormon Blog » Julie M. Smith » FHE Lesson #8
Posted 12 days ago

Lesson #8: Talking to Heavenly Father Some ideas for this lesson: (1) You’ll need two telephones for this one. Use one phone to call the other phone and have one of your children answer it. When they answer say, “Hi ... [Link]

Going Barefoot » Happy Fathers' Day!
Posted 13 days ago

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c jane enjoy it » Notice
Posted 13 days ago

Now listen to me blog, I don't have a lot of time for you today. Seriously. Chup A. Cabre is coming home from a two week stint in Europe and I want him to come home to a clean house.No. ... [Link]

Compulsive Writer » no fear
Posted 13 days ago

I’ve missed a couple of birthdays–hopefully the words will come to write those. But this one needs to be written. Since I don’t scrapbook, these tiny tributes will be all my kids get from me. Suze (in the black shirt and ... [Link]

Compulsive Writer » Par Avion - redux
Posted 14 days ago

(This is a post from my other blog, ohsimplethings, that simply needed to be reposted here–with a brief postscript–just so I could keep it close to home.) Par Avion Well over 20 years ago I found myself serving a ... [Link]

=== The Jet Set » Things I Did Today That Were Awesome
Posted 14 days ago

1. Forgot my wallet in my other purse. This is what happens when you are vain and switch around purses every day.2. Didn’t know I forgot my wallet until I went to pay for my lunch.3. I made Jenny pay ... [Link]

Reluctant Nomad » Thursday Afternoon
Posted 14 days ago

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c jane enjoy it » The Great Arm Wrestle
Posted 14 days ago

In a total collision of serendipity, all of my sisters came to Retro House at the same time yesterday. As with any sort of gathering, I took the opportunity to talk about myself. Like I always advise, take advantage of ... [Link]

A person named Eunice » BYU WIFYR 4: Dandi Mackall
Posted 14 days ago

Dandi Mackall: “VOICE, the Secret, Mysterious Ingredient to Masterpieces” (btw, Dandi has written--and published--hundreds of books. I do not exaggerate.)Quote from Julia Barnes: “It is easy, after all, not to be a writer. Most people aren’t writers and very little ... [Link]

=== The Jet Set » This is What I’m Doing Instead of Blogging: Reading Your Blog
Posted 15 days ago

Probably the most boring thing I could write about is how the sale of my condo and purchase of my house is going. The shortest thing I can say is that we’re currently engaged in NASA-level nail biting and professional ... [Link]

c jane enjoy it » In Summation
Posted 15 days ago

Last night my body was delivered to the Salt Lake airport. I am not sure where my spirit was, and to that end, I cannot not say how I got in the car and drove home--a lonely, tired passenger. But ... [Link]

Windmill Watching » Pictures for Margie
Posted 15 days ago

Apparently my whole computer is just full of Gremlins because I couldn't get these to attach to an email. So I thought I'd just post them instead. [Link]

Windmill Watching » Geez. So much for diversity.
Posted 16 days ago

I was just compiling some demographic data for my book study--looking at the ages, races, genders, religions, etc. of those of you who were so lovely as to read for me (by the way, all the cupcakes should have been ... [Link]

brown eyes » The Summer of My Life
Posted 16 days ago

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Windmill Watching » Morning Conversation
Posted 16 days ago

Sam: "Did you know that Cocoa [my sister's ex-roommate's ewok puppy] is the girl of my dreams?"me: "Really?"Sam: "Yeah. Because you're supposed to have a girl of your dreams."me: "Oh, I see."Sam: "But I also have some human girls of ... [Link]

A person named Eunice » BYU WIFYR 5: Cherie Earl and Carol Lynch Williams
Posted 17 days ago

Cheri Pray Earl and Carol Lynch Williams: “You’ve Got a Suspicious Stain on the Seat of Your Pants and Other Points of No Return in the Adolescent Novel”Gateways where what you’ve already written propels your story forward.Something happens from which ... [Link]

brown eyes » Pit Stop at McDonalds
Posted 17 days ago

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Windmill Watching » yeah, I'm over my rage now.
Posted 17 days ago

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brown eyes » Homeschool Science
Posted 17 days ago

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Is It Just Me? » My Definition of a Good Week
Posted 81 minutes ago

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MORMON SOPRANO » Happy NaBloPoMo!
Posted 5 hours ago

That’s “National Blog Posting Month“, of course!  (hat tip WordPress) Yep, there is even an official NaBloPoMo Blog WebSite dedicated to encouraging you to write something every day and share ... [Link]

Dandelion Mama » Random Crap: July Edition
Posted 5 hours ago

I’m not hating on July like I usually do. All my life, July has been my least favorite month, and yet this year, I’m appreciating her hot self. The year ... [Link]

The Belly Diaries » The NBC Promo - YouTube
Posted 6 hours ago

You can finally see the NBC Universal Sports Promo spot that used my song 'Fly Away'. I posted it on my music blog. Go here: http://jenniferthomasmusic.wordpres~ [Link]

Basic Joy » The better to see you with, my dear
Posted 8 hours ago

Breaking news: Miss Maddy needs glasses. She's had trouble reading the board at school and some difficulty reading music when she's playing the violin. I've been putting her off, thinking ... [Link]

formerly phread » TWO WINNERS FROM GIVEAWAY #1
Posted 9 hours ago

To assist in the drawing, I enlisted the help of Curly, who happily sat on my patchwork of a bed and selected our winners from a glass bowl.the WINNER of ... [Link]

Up on my soapbox... » What's your weight fate?
Posted 9 hours ago

I love SELF Magazine, and they have a fun quiz in their next issue that helps you determine how your current eating habits will affect your future weight gain/loss. Once ... [Link]

Sue's News, Views 'n Muse » SYTYCD: No "Mia" Culpa from Mia Michaels
Posted 11 hours ago

While some were better than others, there wasn't a bad dance (or dancer) in the bunch last night. In fact, everyone on the show was in great form...with the exception ... [Link]

Rarely Home Mom » No title
Posted 11 hours ago

This one had a birthday Monday.  (36 ) We celebrated by both getting sick because – WOO! Best way to spend a birthday EVER!  Nathan isn’t into birthdays that much, ... [Link]

Liv(e) » What if this was how I told everyone I'd had a baby?
Posted 12 hours ago

I didn't have a baby. I just borrowed this one. I promise. Elle est tres jolie. Je l'adore. [Link]

Seriously, so blessed! » when opportunity rocks
Posted 12 hours ago

you guys!it's time for a major life decision and there is no one I trust more than my eBFFs. Gotta make sure we're where we belong at.Our {well, JJWT's, but ... [Link]

I am LoW » The World is Their Stage
Posted 12 hours ago

(two of the children say so anyways)We walked through a nearby University's botanical garden yesterday and found a stage.. Two seconds later my kids were preforming. [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » She Had a Question, 1917
Posted 14 hours ago

We’ve laughed at earlier posts drawn from the “Girl Query” department of the Young Woman’s Journal. Those curiosities magnified by the passing of time are still here, but in this first ... [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » American Independence: Mormon Cover Art: July 2
Posted 14 hours ago

Juvenile Instructor, July 1913 [Link]

Lucky Red Hen » You're a Jerk
Posted 20 hours ago

This song makes me giggle... a lot. You're a Jerk (I know)... [Link]

formerly phread » GIVEAWAY #3 - TRAINING WITH JOHN GIBSON (CSCS, NASM-PES, NCSA-CPT, ACSM-HFS), AND A $30 GIFT CARD TO THE SWEET TOOTH FAIRY BAKE SHOP
Posted 20 hours ago

**see post below for winners of this week's first giveaway**I'm doing this giveaway based on Things In Which I Believe.I believe in Listening To My Body and Balance. Sometimes my ... [Link]

The Apron Stage » Make a List Day
Posted 21 hours ago

Things I have done and will never ever do again: eat at Chuckie Cheeses visit Disneyland ride a ferris wheel play chess take a cross-country bus ride dye my hair ... [Link]

Yellow Wallpaper » Reading Roundup: June 2009
Posted 23 hours ago

Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee SmithI first discovered Lee Smith a few years ago through her novel Oral History, which I fell in love with as soon as I ... [Link]

The Belly Diaries » The Game Plan: 20 Pounds Goodbye
Posted 24 hours ago

For the last year or so, I've been on a quest to lose the 60 pounds that I gained during pregnancy. It has been a long and slow journey for ... [Link]

Paddy and Kris » River Trip
Posted 26 hours ago

About three weeks ago, Hubster, Floyd, and I along with a bunch of the extended fam-damily packed up and headed to the Arkansas River. Confusingly, it's not actually in Arkansas, ... [Link]

Liv(e) » My former pen pal and my former roommate just had a baby
Posted 27 hours ago

When I had bad days in high school, I could look forward to happy e-mails and letters from my pen pal Mike. He was a friend's boyfriend and we happened ... [Link]

Basic Joy » Hands down
Posted 28 hours ago

...the best Michael Jackson tribute yet. (Thanks to my brother Matt for sharing.)(and then he added "doesn't this make you want to be Episcopalian?" since he is.) [Link]

DUNHAVEN PLACE » Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
Posted 28 hours ago

About a month has passed since I "quit" blogging . . . BeforeIn that time, the baby tears have crept up the wing of the angel in the Celtic Corner ... [Link]

ALL THE LITTLE THINGS » the end of an era
Posted 29 hours ago

I grew up in a family that didn't drink caffeine. Like, ever. So obviously, I didn't drink caffeine. But then I became a teenager, and that nagging, instinctual feeling to ... [Link]

The Belly Diaries » Girls Day Out
Posted 30 hours ago

Yesterday, I and my good friend, Missi, had a "Girls Day Out". We went to the Kirkland Waterfront on Lake Washington... Where we dined at a fine Italian Restaurant, and ... [Link]

reese dixon » Year of Pleasures #26
Posted 31 hours ago

My garden is in shambles right now. The ranunclus have all died back, the blooms on the hydrangeas have browned, and the glorious poppy tangle is pretty much over.But I'm ... [Link]

Basic Joy » Close, but no cod
Posted 33 hours ago

{Preamble: I love our town. And our neighborhood. Just last Sunday we had a block party with kids running all around, live music under a tent (a neighborhood teen singing with ... [Link]

Paddy and Kris » Musings
Posted 34 hours ago

Why doesn't water taste more like A&W rootbeer? I wouldn't have any trouble getting in my 64 ounces if it did. And why didn't I like rootbeer before Floyd inhabited ... [Link]

nienie » Summer birthday brunch
Posted 34 hours ago

100 balloons for my 28th birthday brunch.Sparklers for party favors and Lucy and Andrew share a glanceAndrew holding the chief and Topher holding cute-as-a-doll MargaretMr. Nielson makes his honey-whole wheat ... [Link]

The Belly Diaries » Preston Dancin'!
Posted 34 hours ago

This was yesterday, I turned on some "Bond" to get me energized to clean the house and Preston started doing this...The funny thing, is he started dancing while sitting on ... [Link]

The Belly Diaries » No title
Posted 34 hours ago

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I am LoW » Bummed
Posted 34 hours ago

I was thrilled to show the world my family's talent..After my professional training in film making and my children's professional training in acting, I shared with you all what we've ... [Link]

The Belly Diaries » Preston and his Silly Noises
Posted 34 hours ago

The next video is just us chillin' at home, with Preston making some funny noises. [Link]

The Belly Diaries » No title
Posted 34 hours ago

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Daring Young Mom » Shopping With Boys
Posted 34 hours ago

I buy most of Dan’s clothes due to the fact that he hates shopping and I’m the only one whose opinion of how he looks he cares about. I buy ... [Link]

The Belly Diaries » Preston saying Dadda
Posted 34 hours ago

The following video was taken on our camping trip 2 weekends ago. Preston was being ultra cute and kept saying "Dadda". [Link]

The Belly Diaries » No title
Posted 34 hours ago

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The Belly Diaries » Nose Pickin' Good
Posted 34 hours ago

Life is so good. Not only do I love picking my nose now, but... AND Daddy is going to take me out in a kayak today. I'm trying to get ... [Link]

Sue's News, Views 'n Muse » A Summer Sunset: Streams of Glory
Posted 35 hours ago

No sweeter giftswhen day is done:the gloryof the setting sun...the flag of freedom, bravely won. [Link]

O charm of nothingness so madly decked! » 9 presents
Posted 35 hours ago

they know what it means.that bag full of presents.no, not a birthday.no, not christmas.it means they're getting left.left behind.abandoned.at least for 9 long days.9 presents,9 days.it most likely will easetheir ... [Link]

Mary had a little glob » Still Haven't Found Jon Huntsman
Posted 36 hours ago

Well, it took me more than a month but I finally saved up the 12 dollars needed to renew my American IP address.You see, the only good thing about the ... [Link]

Liv(e) » Introducing
Posted 36 hours ago

Geranium, salvia and yellow celosia.This gardening thing is causing me anxiety because 1) I don't want anything to die but the petunias already did; 2) I planted on two different ... [Link]

Up on my soapbox... » A post in which I try to have deep thoughts
Posted 36 hours ago

YAWN!Just kidding!!As if I could have any deep thoughts after looking at Dillon's photo anyway. :) And I rarely have deep thoughts. Or at least rarely have any I would ... [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » How to Hold a Church Dance, circa 1917
Posted 37 hours ago

So you’ve been called as a member of the ward or stake Social Committee (the forerunner of today’s Activities Committee). You want to hold a dance, perhaps in honor of ... [Link]

MORMON SOPRANO » Don’t Turn Around
Posted 37 hours ago

Recently my heart has become tender as I ponder the bitter-sweet truth of being a parent. Our babies grow up. On one hand, it is a thrill to see Baby ... [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » American Independence: Mormon Cover Art: July 1
Posted 38 hours ago

Juvenile Instructor, January 1919 America’s First Ally On April 28, 1780, Lafayette reached Boston after an absence of fifteen months in France, during which time he had secured the promise ... [Link]

formerly phread » GIVEAWAY #2 - $50 Costco Cash Card
Posted 44 hours ago

I'm doing this giveaway based on Things In Which I Believe.I believe in Families, and in Getting A Good Deal. I have a big family, and so I look for ... [Link]

The Apron Stage » We’ll be the envy of everyone at the KOA
Posted 44 hours ago

Rebecca Last night Levi and I drove to New Jersery to buy camping gear. (Because where, other than New Jersey, does one buy camping gear?) We’d been wanting to do ... [Link]

Every Day I Write the Book » 15 Minutes of Fame
Posted 46 hours ago

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Lisa's Ramblings » Kooshton
Posted 47 hours ago

In one of the darkest time periods in my entire life, when there didn’t seem to be much hope at all, and life was a very depressing shade of gray, ... [Link]

SpinDyeKnit » Life » “Just like the cheerful chickadee”
Posted 2 days ago

A quick note first: I got a call from Don today from the emergency room; he’d broken three bones in his foot.  Ouch!  I’m wishing healing his way. After I ... [Link]

Doctor & Covenants » July First
Posted 2 days ago

July 1st….Oh the joy! (no, not really). I read this today and a flood of memories surfaced. Polonius’ well-known words to his son from Shakespeare’s Hamlet resound in my mind ... [Link]

I'm stil cool . . . er . . .right? » Third time's a charm--Adventures in the beehive state
Posted 2 days ago

Dear Utah,Fry sauce is not good. NOT GOODxoxo me*Kizzy barfed, and she's not as smooth as Josie. Luckily Hyrum took on that job all night. good man.*The BYU Bookstore is ... [Link]

Dandelion Mama » Overheard at the M’s
Posted 2 days ago

David, in the kitchen, talking to Jeffrey: “Jeff, women, and your mama in particular, don’t need to be fixed. They just need to be listened to- it took me a ... [Link]

I Wish I Was in Dixie » Hold on. Keep Trying.
Posted 2 days ago

I thoroughly enjoy the every-day-ness of motherhood and wifehood.The sweet and groggy good mornings. The quiet breakfasts of scrambled eggs or strawberry peach smoothies and whole wheat toast. The excitement ... [Link]

navel gazing at its finest » In Which I Attempt To Thank People For Throwing Me A Baby Shower, But Mostly End Up Rambling a Lot
Posted 2 days ago

My seven year old, who I call Sarah on the blog (but who is not really named Sarah, so it seems silly to keep calling her Sarah, because what am ... [Link]

Seriously, so blessed! » do you think i'm cute when i blog all urban?
Posted 2 days ago

TwO wEiRd bUt cOoL thInGs aBoUt DC:{1} so i know tons of people whom go off stuff like sugar and diet coke and xanax, but turns out there's tons of ... [Link]

Giraffes Make Me Laugh » A Six-Inch Valley Through the Middle of My Soul
Posted 2 days ago

In response to a comment, I am posting this essay I wrote about twenty years ago. Originally titled "Drinking Blue Milk," I have renamed it in keeping with the tradition ... [Link]

Basic Joy » No. Way.
Posted 2 days ago

I have one, do you? A list of things you'd like to do before you die. A bucket list. Well, Maggie got some great news that's she's sharing today:Take a ... [Link]

O charm of nothingness so madly decked! » goodbye to friends
Posted 2 days ago

it was a love affairthat lasted nearly 5 years.and i can't remember nowwhether it was somethingi intentionally causedor if it was just a natural processthat took place.but she fell in ... [Link]

Basic Joy » Summer launch
Posted 2 days ago

One of the advantages of getting out of school later than most of the rest of the country is I had time to peruse all of the summer ideas that ... [Link]

The Belly Diaries » So Many New Things.
Posted 2 days ago

I feel like Preston has been doing so many new things lately and I just haven't had the time to blog about them. I also have pictures and videos on ... [Link]

Daring Young Mom » Full Disclosure - FTC Regulation and the Blogosphere
Posted 2 days ago

The FTC is in the process of placing new standards on bloggers who review products for compensation. They do not distinguish between monetary compensation and compensation by way of product ... [Link]

I am LoW » Seesters
Posted 2 days ago

Sisters..Sisters crack me up. .Sisters say the funniest things and make me laugh uncontrollably..And then they make me spew my drink all over.... even on my brother in law..I love ... [Link]

Kimba » Morning breaks
Posted 2 days ago

My favorite part of the day is in the morning. It's usually early, 7:30ish, and the summer morning light is streaming through our blinds (we need to get curtains...). Once ... [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » Brigham Young’s Swimmin’ Hole
Posted 2 days ago

After a cool and unprecedentedly rainy June, Utah is gearing up to settle into a hot, dry July. I’d rather not run my air conditioner any more than absolutely necessary ... [Link]

Sue's News, Views 'n Muse » A Fourth of July Advent Activity
Posted 2 days ago

Have you ever beheld the amazing and talented Maira Kalman's mostly wondrous blog in the New York Times? If not, you should visit. Today. (I may not always agree with her ... [Link]

Liv(e) » A lesson from a three-year-old
Posted 2 days ago

On Sunday, Kev and I had the pleasure of eating with friends Matt, Alissa and their two little ones. We coerced good behavior out of the kids by promising them ... [Link]

Keepapitchinin, the Mormon History blog » American Independence: Mormon Cover Art: June 30
Posted 3 days ago

The Instructor, February 1952 [Link]

The Apron Stage » Gwyneth, I don’t care how much you love your computer/that fruit. It’s still a bad baby name.
Posted 3 days ago

Lisa Sitting around the Sunday dinner table last week, a close family friend (who finds herself solidly in her second trimester) announced the names she and her husband are considering ... [Link]