by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 23, 2012 | for Body
I shouldn't be writing about eyeglasses. Really. I told you I finally went to the eye doctor…for the first time since we moved back to Utah (in 2001). And, yes, I ordered my prescription reading glasses. But I still haven't picked them up. And now the eye doctor is...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 22, 2012 | for Fun
When I was 19, my dad took a sabbatical form his professorial duties and he and my mother headed to Europe. The final destination was to be a flat in Leeds, England, but before that would be a whirlwind tour of Germany (where they would pick up a VW Jetta (with...
by Tracy Polyak | Jan 22, 2012 | for Spirit
I am so grateful that my kids are old enough that we have passed the days of Sacrament Meeting temper tantrums, leaving to change diapers, and fetching them from under the pews. I even stopped bringing the “church bag” with books and crayons and toys in...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 20, 2012 | for Body
So. My dad just walked in and gave me a gift certificate for two pounds of See's chocolate. This after three solid weeks avoiding junk food of any kind and turning down hot, buttered, theater popcorn every single week. When I lived in Boca Raton, a good friend of...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 20, 2012 | for Fun, for Home
I'm totally into interior decoration. But it's not what you think. In the context of my life, being “into” home decorating it more like wishing I were into it and realizing I'm clueless. I know what I like when I see it, but I have no idea how to recreate...
by Tracy Polyak | Jan 20, 2012 | for Spirit
Now, these are they who were converted unto the Lord Alma 23:8 I grew up in Michigan suburb, never having met a Mormon. In fact, I didn't even know that “Mormon” was a church. All I knew was that they were a group of people that went west during the...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 19, 2012 | for Home
The “big storm” is supposed to hit tonight. State agencies are on high alert and everyone is ready to have schools close and roads blocked. Of course even though it's 2:30 am, it's 40 degrees outside with only a light rain. But maybe this “big...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 18, 2012 | for Good
[Video has been removed.] We don't need more government intrusion in our lives. Keep the government out of the internet. Defeat this bill!
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 17, 2012 | for Fun, Yea Big
Alana (18): Caleb, how tall are you? Caleb (8): Not telling. Alana: Seriously, Caleb, how tall are you? [pause] Caleb: Tall enough…to not use the stool in my bathroom and still get my toothbrush.
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 17, 2012 | for Home, for Money
For almost a quarter of a century, we have used professional janitorial supplies to clean our home. The cost-per-use is so much better than typical store brands…and they clean remarkably better, as well. Window cleaner you buy from a grocery store, for example, is...
