by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 7, 2007 | for Fun, Yea Big
[During her study of Utah history.] Monica (10): Mom, were you alive in the time of Lake Bonneville?
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 1, 2007 | Book Club, for Spirit
Mary, Martha, and Me: Seeking for the One Needful Thing By Camille Fronk Olson When someone says, “She is a Martha-type,” we know just what that means: a woman who is practical, competent, down-to-earth. We understand that Marthas are certainly useful and...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 15, 2007 | for Fun, Yea Big
[Whispered at maximum whisper decibels.] Caleb (4): Mom! Mom! [pause…tugs on Mom's sleeve] Caleb: Mom! I have good new and bad news! Mom: Really? What's the good news? Caleb: When you use a fork! Mom: Oh! And what's the bad news? Caleb: When you don't use a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 12, 2007 | for Good, for Love
Last Thursday, I attended a BYU football game. My love for cougar football aside, the most memorable part was half time. Onto the field marched four World War II veterans in uniform. As the Cougar Marching Band played their division's song, each stepped forward and...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 10, 2007 | for Fun, Yea Big
[Upon noting the vast amounts of blown-in insulation lying on the basement floor.] Mom: Caleb, what's this mess all over the floor? Caleb (4): Mom, I just throw my sword up and up and up on the ceiling and then…it's raining in our home!
