What Is a Sticker?

by | May 7, 2013 | for Fun, Yea Big

[Playing Blurt with the kids, giving the clue] Mom: A small piece of paper with glue on the back, used to mark or decorate something. Belinda (22): Sticky note! Caleb (9): Sticky paper! Belinda: Post-it note!…The generic form of post-it note! Caleb: Glue paper!...

The Prophet Said to Plant a Garden. Right.

by | May 6, 2013 | for Home

There's an old Primary song you may have heard…probably depending on the culture where you live. It starts out, “The prophet said to plant a garden, so that's what we'll do…” Now that's a really nice sentiment, but it's easier said than done. Within a year...

Mother’s Day Duality

by | May 6, 2013 | for Fun

The Tale of Two Mothers Days The Snarky Mother's Day How can it be Mothers Day when woken up at 6am or earlier Children begging you to eat breakfast in bed even when it is the worst thing in the world Forced to eat a cold breakfast that's been repeatedly touched...

The Ethics of Sustainable Gardening

by | May 5, 2013 | for Home

This post brought to you by Scotts Miracle-Gro. All opinions are 100% mine. With the new religion of ecological awareness come many offshoots. In the gardening world the buzzword sustainable gardening. Indeed, I don't know what “non-sustainable gardening”...

Popcorn Ma’am?

by | Apr 30, 2013 | for Good

I despise fundraising. Absolutely positively loathe it. From the magazine sales events at schools to the branches of a tree somehow worth ridiculous amounts of money simply because somebody made them into a circle and threw a couple bows or berries in the mix. I would...

Brain Appendages

by | Apr 25, 2013 | for Fun, Yea Big

Monica (15): Mom, are earlobes called earlobes because it has something to do with the brain, or just because they wanted to call them earlobes? Belinda (22): Monica, are nerves called nerves because they get on your nerves? Monica: No, you know, because you have...

Lonely Librarian

by | Apr 24, 2013 | for Spirit

I had my first experience of dread during an interview for a new calling at church. (Which we know that all good LDS should never have 😉 I had a split second waver of “Are you serious?” I've been a early morning seminary teacher , a bishop's wife at 25, in...

Celebrate 43 Years of Earth Day Stupidity

by | Apr 22, 2013 | for Good

Sam was born in 1959 and I was born in 1964. The generation gap between us is surprisingly enormous. His formative years were spent listing to music whined by long-haired stoners struggling to articulate consonants whilst sliding gently from one pitch to (almost) the...

Pants, Prayer, Priesthood, Oh My!

by | Apr 20, 2013 | for Spirit

At the heart of it we are all feminists. I highly doubt any would choose to return to the days without voting privileges and the like. The nuances of religious feminism are complex. We have questions. We have concerns. It is quite often isolating to feel different, or...