On day 4, Kathleen's 9-year-old, Samantha woke up barfing. Not long after that both she and her dad were taking turns running for the toilet. It wasn't looking good. My first aid kit had a little something for Montezuma's Revenge so I passed it out and by noon they were doing much better. Something they ate, we figured ( Read more... )

We left town last Friday for a five night camp-out at Mirror Lake. This was a two-family trip, ours and my oldest friend Kathleen's. She has 4 kids, we have 5, so there were 13 of us total ( Read more... )

We've been preparing for the first actual camping trip of the summer. Mirror Lake, which is one of the most sought after campgrounds and must be reserved a year in advance. I'm excited ( Read more... )

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Thanks so much to those of you who commented on the situation with Jacob and my sister. I'm sorry I never got around to replying to them, but I really REALLY appreciated your words, and it helped me put it all in perspective. I've come to the conclusion that every family has a runner...a child who cannot, for some reason, be happy where he/she is ( Read more... )

Lays Classic potato chips taste divine when used as a scoop to eat lowfat cottage cheese. The flavor, texture and temperature differences blend really well.

We were supposed to be in Wendover this weekend seeing Shawn's mom, but some scheduling wires got crossed and then there was the whole Jacob craziness, and then I got sick so in the end, getting out there became too much to handle and we canceled. However, Shawn had already requested the time off, and as long as he was close enough to deal with ( Read more... )

It's a long story and too hard to write about yet, but two weeks ago my son Jacob made the choice to go and live with my sister who is about 45 minutes away from us. He's 12. My heart is breaking into a million stabbing shards and there's nothing I can do about because right now I want him to see that I recognize the problems he has here, and ( Read more... )

First two outings of the season. We stayed here in town because we don't have time to get up one of the canyons. So, here are my reviews of some local fishing spots ( Read more... )

Spring has sprung and the garden is SO lovely. I hate the black depression I get every year in February and March, and I love that seeing all the green growing things helps yank me out of it. Audrey planted a dogwood shrub last fall and it's gorgeous! And after drooling over the bright pink blossoms in other people's yards, I've decided that we ( Read more... )