the white house at the right time

Awkward I overheard Cayleb explain to his friend Timothy the definition of awkward. I was so impressed their 5 year old interaction had moved to real conversation and evolved to something more than Clone trooper battles and sword fights. Cayleb - "You know what awkward means?" Timothy - No answer. Cayleb confidently explained - "It is when you are in a room and you are the only boy and there are lots of girls, that's awkward ." We'll see how long this definition sticks. German Bread Madalyn - "Mom, what is German bread?" Me - I am a so, so cook that still relies heavily on C ampbell's soup and ward cook books, so I answered, "Well, I've never heard of G erman bread, we'll have to look that up. By the way where did you learn about G erman bread?" Madalyn - "From a song." Me - "Sing it to me." Madalyn - "......do a deer a female deer, ray, a drop of golden sun, mi, a name I call myself, fa, a long...

Randy loves his job! Several years ago, he was mowing the grass, and decided he wanted to pursue the career goal he had back in high school, seminary teaching he didn't want to do something he felt had him in "golden handcuffs" and where he wasn't really happy, not making a difference, just making money. He made the change and has never regretted his decision. He is almost a month into this quarter, always loves the infusion of "new Israel" students- So this is what my hubby chose for a job, he gets to teach about the gospel, study scriptures, build the kingdom, work in an ultra-positive and life changing institution, pretty cool if I must say so myself. But this is how it is described on the web-site, www. ldsces.org/seattle Welcome to the Seattle Institute of Religion! Located right in the midst of the beautiful University of Washington campus, our institute building has been a gathering place, a refuge, and a place of learning for nearly 50 years. We offe...

Once a bird flew into my windshield, I've stepped on the brake for many cats and dogs, in Hi-Country learned to spot the deer and rabbits, once spun out trying to avoid hitting a rabbit on the hill, but little Bella the Beagle didn't quite make it. I saw her dart out from the sidewalk, I put on my brakes thinking I just missed her, maybe I misjudged the distance and she was huddled waiting in the middle of the road, then the all-telling gentle thud under the truck tire. I pulled to the side of the road, hopped out, Bella stood up, "phew, I probably just got a leg," then she toppled over. A moment later her body became rigid and blood trickled out of her nose. I thought I would cry. I didn't, at first. Apparently Bella gets out all the time. My friend Vicki was just coming down the road too, we were both dropping kids off to pre -school, she stopped, the local walking groups stopped, and noticed her from her earlier escapades romping free in the neighborhood. Thank...

Nothing like being a few minutes from the water, before the salmon we come here to skip stones, get mud inbetween the toes, and spend a bit of time together. In a few more days, the largest salmon run in the lower 48 states will be laying their eggs here in the Cedar River. Part of the curriculum for Madalyn's class is learning all about the salmon cycle, they'll have a field trip here shortly to see sockeye, chinook, and maybe some pinks swimming upstream.