by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 22, 2013 | for Fun
Cleaning up my hard drive, I came across a list of Easy Bake Oven recipes that I had posted years ago on Themestream (an early version of a large group blog that shut down in 2001). I collected them from various listservs in the '90s. Just before I trashed them, I...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 21, 2013 | for Body, for Love, for Spirit
Thank you so much for the generally positive and always interesting input on Sunday's post: A Mormon Mother of Daughters Talks to a YSA Bishop About Intimacy, which was a response to an article by Larry L. Eastland. Sometimes clicking the publish button is a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 17, 2013 | for Body, for Spirit
I just read a post by Larry L. Eastland titled A YSA Bishop Talks to the Sisters About Intimacy taken from a talk he gave to young single adult women. (He says a companion piece for young single adult men is coming. Someday.) It's been shared on Facebook about a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 17, 2013 | for Fun, Yea Big
[Both home sick from church—along with two other kids.] Mom: Augh! You're coughing on me! Monica (16): Sharing is caring!
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 15, 2013 | for Fun, for Love
Do not start a blog with the intent to give parenting advice when you only have a 2-year-old and a 5-year-old. Unless the title of the blog is: Parenting Advicefrom Someone Who Knows Virtually Nothing About Parenting
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 11, 2013 | for Body, for Good
When people don't pay for their care, they don't care how much they pay. How much bang do you really get for the government buck? Private Sector Healthcare Site 3 guys 1 month Evenings and weekends $0 taxpayer funds Functional, addresses consumer needs, new features...
by Guest Author | Nov 10, 2013 | for Fun
Author unknown If I like it, it's mine.If I want it, it's mine.If I think it's mine, it's mine.If I have it in my hand, it's mine.If I give it to you and change my mind later, it's mine.If I can take it away from you, it's mine.If I had it a little while ago, it's...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 5, 2013 | for Spirit
The First Presidency of the Church announced November 1 that beginning in 2014, a semiannual general women's meeting will replace the general Relief Society and general Young Women meetings held annually since 1993. The general women's meeting will be held the...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 4, 2013 | for Love, for Mind
See the title, above. That is currently the most common homeschooling question I get these days. (And, lest you are wondering, it's almost always from people who don't know my children, so it's not a reflection on them.) This is followed closely in frequency by,...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 3, 2013 | for Body
A couple of months ago we added a grand new tradition: Belgian Waffle Sunday. Every evening, when all the family is done with their various church schedules, we gather together for a waffle fest. This meal—much to the chagrin of the avid carnivores among us—includes...
