Mormons and Jews — Shared Heritage
Yearning for my own Day of Atonement celebration, I decided to go up to the temple and...
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“Move Over Darling” — Doris Day
This just goes to show that having more than one wife is more than enough. “Move Over...
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God will order and provide
About two weeks ago I was so distressed over the disorder and chaos in my life. All week, as I...
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Mother of all pets
Adam may have named all the animals, but I am pretty sure Eve had to take care of them. It sure is...
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Never Dead and Gone
When you die, are you D&G? (Code word for Dead and Gone — my dad used to say that.) And...
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Do Not Disturb — Doris Day Rod Taylor
Doris Day and Rod Taylor pair-up in this 1965 comedy, “Do Not Disturb”. One of my...
Read MoreSexy Soymilk for Hot Flashes
I say sexy because I feel more like my self, less like a crazy menopausal woman when I drink a glass of soy milk every day. Without my daily hot cocoa soymilk, I get hot flashes. Go figure. For me this works. There are so many...
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Asparagus Skillet Souffle
Looking for a good Brunch recipe or easy light supper? This asparagus and green onion skillet...
Read MoreBig Hair Styling in the 80s
I was still young in the 80s — young enough to have a big hairstyle. In 1980, I was pregnant with my first child and for the next 10 years, I was pregnant a total of almost 4 years and breastfeeding for 7 years. I had four...
Read MorePut In Your Adoption Papers
This is one of my sayings that explains one of my beliefs — “put in your adoption papers.” I have friends that wanted to have kids but it just didn’t happen for them until they decided to put in their...
Read MoreStayin’ Alive When You Don’t Drink Coffee
I need to be alert at my job, I’ve got to stay alive. Every morning, I have to cross a busy street, look out for rattlesnakes and other interlopers on the trail. I’ve got kids to raise at home. I’m not much of...
Read MoreMen’s Gray Matter — Talking to Women
Men like to talk to women, and they contrive a variety of means. I have to admit, the one yesterday morning was creative and gutsy — I’m with my hubby and two German Shepherds. We’re walking the dogs, on our...
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I’m Not Christian, I’m Mormon
Maybe the Christians who are offended with us Mormon Christians, can just call us Mormons. They...
Read MoreCan You Tell Kids They Are Good?
I remember being told as a parent you shouldn’t tell your kids they are “good.” I always did anyway, because I felt there was this quality of character — called “good.” My hubby would...
Read MoreHow phytoestrogens help you in menopause
For some women phytoestrogens help menopause symptoms. I’m one of those women. Here’s a sampling of foods, all of them plants or derived from plants. Phytoestrogens are plant-based chemicals with weak estrogen...
Read MoreThe Battle of The Breast Milk Baby-Doll
Lots of little girls imitate their nursing moms. We have dolls that pee their diapers. Baby dolls come with pacifiers and bottles, so why are some parents so angry? Doll maker, Berjuan Toys has introduced a doll that...
Read MoreMa and Pa Kettle
If you’ve thought about moving to the country and raising chickens, you better see this 1947 film, starring Fred MacMurray and Claudette Colbert as the newly weds who opt for life with the chickens and neighbors, Ma...
Read MoreParent Peer Pressure
Kids aren’t the only ones who get peer pressure. Parents get peer pressure too. The moment you become pregnant, the pressure is on — whether you choose natural childbirth or epidural; breastfeed or not (and how...
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Audrey Hepburn Quotes and Hats
Look for the good in others. That is the rest of the quote, by Audrey Hepburn. “For...
Read MoreBlack biting horse fly
It felt like a razor cut me, sharp and painful. I was walking the dog with my hubby dear when a nasty black flying arthropod took a stab in the inner-most part of my arm. I was surprised that it hurt so much and started...
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