Category Archives: Blog ’05-’09

I just got back from Chicago it seems and now I’m off to Atlanta for CKU. Traveling takes everything out of me these days. I want a day to dedicate to my kids…to hold them, play with them, kiss them ’til there are no more kisses left. I really just need one of those days… […]

Question: What do you do with the squirt toys that were in the bathtub when your baby girl takes the biggest BM of her life? My daughters were taking a bath together when all of a sudden, Ella, my 2.5 year old, jumps out screaming at the top of her lungs. Gracie, oblivious to what […]

Are You – or Someone You Know – a Workaholic?by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D. Does this scenario sound familiar to you? You love your work and are responsible for multiple projects and tasks that continue to be assigned to you or your group. You actually thrive on the multiple deadline pressures. Or perhaps you hold […]

Oh my goodness, have we accumulated some stuff!!! We’re having a garage sale on Saturday, 9 – 5 at the Magic Scraps office. COME – you will NOT be disappointed!! As many of you know, I’m pretty much a digital gal now so I’ve got some really awesome stuff I’m selling for cheap, cheap, cheap! […]

Yes, the news is real…Magic Scraps is coming to an end…but not for a few more months so STOCK UP! Everything is truly a collectors item now 🙂 It’s sad news but when one door closes, another always opens. I have no regrets and am really looking forward to the road ahead. A few months […]

Today was a GOOD day…one of the days where life just makes sense. I worked from home today. The kids behaved. I got a great workout in. Ben got a problem solved on the website. It seemed like every time the phone rang it was someone giving us good news. I stopped by the office […]

Happy belated Memorial Day! The long weekend went by way too fast. It was fun-filled but not too crazy. Friday night, Nolen had an impromptu sleepover with two friends – Garrett & John. Ben took all of the boys and Ella to see Over the Hedge. We’d had some free movie coupons on the fridge […]

Aren’t mohawks a blast? Today was the closing ceremony at Nolen’s school. So much fun! Our awesome principals had a little bet with the 5th graders – they promised to get mohawks if 100% of the kids passed the science TAKS test (the TX standardized test for 3rd – 11th grades). Well, they got so […]

Well, it’s 4 am in Provo, UT and I can’t sleep to save my life. I had some crazy dream about trying to teach with roaches and rats running around our feet and now I can’t seem to get those visions out of my head. Just lovely. Perfect time to update the blog… On Tuesday, […]

Life in general is pretty darn good. I’m excited about the future but having a good time in the present. One of my favorite quotes is by Charles Dickens – “Live in the past, the present & the future.” It even resides as a magnet on my fridge. For me, it’s easiest to live in […]