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Ben & Babs: Happy 2015!

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Monday, January 5, 2015. Last year was a sad, sad year of blogging. And for our "goals for 2014." Granted, we did a lot of amazing things that weren't on the list, like complete grad school (I can't believe I didn't put that on my list, I mean, that was an easy thing to cross off! It's like adding things to my to-do list after I've completed them to make myself feel better.), move across country, and put together a Western-states tour of Ben's show. We had a freaking awesome year! Late in April a tiny pe...

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Life of Boo: "The Moral Force of Women"

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Saturday, November 16, 2013. The Moral Force of Women". Last month Dominic and I were asked to give talks about General Conference in sacrament meeting. Usually I make an outline and talk from that. On a whim I wrote out my talk this time. I received quite a few complimentary comments, which I don't normally get, so I thought you might enjoy it, too. The Moral Force of Women by Elder D. Todd Christofferson. Elder Christofferson doesn’t want to overpraise us, which he realizes makes us cringe. W...One mod...

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Life of Boo: Gallbladder #3

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Friday, August 29, 2014. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Raising 5 kids in rural Idaho. View my complete profile. Quote of the Week (or whenever I change it). I find that despite my best efforts, you exert undue influence on my behavior.". Temperance Brennan, "Bones". Escape to the Kitchen. I Never Expected to hear. She Says, He Says. Little Did He Know. The Best is Yet to Come. I Never Saw This Coming. Simple template. Template images by luoman.

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simplify: August 2014

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Sunday, August 31, 2014. Tyler had his first scout camp this summer. Dave and Spencer went on a 50 mile hike, but they went up a few days early to help out with the camp. There was a pretty small group this year, but they had a ton of fun. Instead of going to one of the established scout camps, they did their own thing. This made it a lot cheaper and more relaxed. They were still able to mark off 5 merit badges: canoing, kayaking, rock climbing, first aid and cooking. The weather was perfect for the firs...

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simplify: December 2014

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Thursday, December 18, 2014. Rock climbing at Cabrillo. We went rock climbing back in October. I had to get some supplies at the shell shop in Morro Bay for a church craft day, so we figured we'd make a family outing of it. It wasn't too hot when we got there because there was a little bit of shade. But that shade quickly disappeared, and it got toasty! That was a surprise, since it's usually so cool by the bay. Dave set up 2 ropes, and each rope could do a couple of different climbs. Way to go Tyler!

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simplify: August 2015

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Friday, August 28, 2015. Spencer and Tyler had scout camp back in June/July. They went to Chawanakee Boy Scout Camp by Shaver Lake (3 hours away). Spencer went there 3 years ago and couldn't wait to go back. This was Tyler's first time there. They shared a tent. They drove up on Sunday. We were SO grateful to the leaders of Troop 164 (the other LDS troop in Paso) for taking our boys and staying there all week! In case you can't tell, they are being "chawanabears," which is what they call the squirrels up...

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simplify: Colors on the beach

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Sunday, August 2, 2015. Colors on the beach. The first combined youth activity this summer was called Festival of Colors. They did it a few years ago, and it was such a big hit that now they do it every year. Dave, Spencer and Tyler were involved with it this year, and the little kids and I went too. We played in the sand until the color-throwing began. Everyone wears white shirts and throws colored powder at each other. They let the little kids join in. They were thrilled! View my complete profile.

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simplify: January 2015

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Wednesday, January 28, 2015. Gingerbread houses and Christmas baking. It would have been real easy to say we didn't have time for gingerbread houses this year. But we skipped it last year, and the truth, is I like doing them too! Plus they make great decorations. Just like the Christmas tree, we made them on a Sunday morning before church. This explains why everyone is in their jammies with funny bedheads. The older boys took a lot of time on theirs, and they turned out great! You can't rush art. We went...

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simplify: November 2014

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Sunday, November 23, 2014. He had a super fun birthday. I took cupcakes to his class, and we had a little family birthday that night. We had a few gifts for him to open, and we asked him if he wanted to open them all that day (since he would later have a party with my family as well as a friend party). He thought about it and said he wanted to spread out his birthday and just open one present each day. That's some amazing discipline for a 5 year old! I made a s'more cake for the big family party. I s...

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simplify: May 2015

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Friday, May 29, 2015. I turned 39 on April 17th. My friend Marilyn has the same birthday, so we decided to go out to breakfast with a few friends to celebrate. It was really fun! We dropped big kids off at school and met at a bakery with our little kids.We filled up half the restaurant! We should do this more often. After everyone got home from school and work, we drove down to Los Angeles and checked into a temple apartment. We were on the top floor, and this was our amazing view from the balcony. Krist...