Janet States passed away on Monday at the age of 74.   Mrs. States was Paige's 2nd grade teacher and our family loved her dearly.  Wha...

        Webb took a shot of the first "pod" getting unloaded last week.  The truck was a little too wide for the gate at the bot...

     All my pride in organization skills over the years has been debunked.  It's turns out that I only claim to purge while in truth I...

"One man's junk is another man's treasure."          I don't know who said the quote above but I do know that it is...

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."   -Thomas Edison There is opportu...

"I've always been famous.  Its just no one knew it yet."   -Lady Gaga          I know, I know - it's another Nike Mara...

Mindful by Mary Oliver Every day I see or hear something  that more of less  kills me with delight, that leaves me li...

        "From start to finish, the Nike Women's Marathon is a celebration of the spirit of women, joining together for the common...

        I'm nearing the halfway point in my masters program but not quite the halfway point of fall quarter.  And, somehow I am alread...

       After General Conference I'll often blog about some favorite quotes or speeches that I found particularly touching.  As the wee...

       Laid Back (the noun) is the name of a Danish pop group (see album cover at left).  Laid-back (the adjective) is not a word anyone w...

        “Don’t try to make life a mathematics problem with yourself in the center and everything coming out equal.        When you're g...

        A professor of mine made a big fuss in class about sharing an insight of utmost importance.  He sat down (while he normally stands...

        "Instinct is the nose of the mind."   -Madame de Girardin        In a job interview last week Webb was asked to descri...

        Even though I wrote about testimony yesterday, I'm doing it again today.  Mostly because, like Breanna, I wanted to share on...

        Yesterday, after blessing their baby Spencer, Breanna Grigsby took the opportunity to share her testimony at church.  I wanted to ...

       "I also think that kids are the best teachers of life's most profound spiritual lessons:        that pain and suffering a...

                “Three things in human life are important:  the first is to be kind, the second, is to be kind, and the third is to be ki...

       "Learning proceeds in fits and starts."   -Jerold W. Aps        I thought graduate school would get easier!  Whenever I...

        Since Yom Kippur was on Tuesday the Washington Post printed an article by Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld about the Jewish holiday.  The rab...

       I'm a little embarrassed but I was the squeaky wheel (think annoying customer) when it came to my unceasing complaints about my...

         "Courage is nine-tenths context. What is courageous in one setting can be foolhardy in another and even cowardly in a third....

       Last weekend was one of those where I really wanted to be 2 places at the same time!  When I realized that the Saratoga Stake Confe...

        Today could be a 3 fritter day!  Brent, Paige and Korey are all on the roster for speaking in church.  And we uphold the family tr...

       Yesterday I was completely alone on the road, driving in Los Gatos without another car in sight. No cars behind me, no cars ahead a...

        "Instinct is the nose of the mind."   -Madame de Girardin        I need to learn to trust my instincts!  My ongoing wa...

        I thought this quote on marriage was apropos since I've recently had 2 daughters take the plunge:        “When I look at my fr...

        When I attended the South Coast Ward in Costa Mesa recently, the bishopric read in new records.  It took me a moment to compute wh...

        "It's always easier to learn something than to use what you've learned."   -Chaim Potok        I'm officia...

        "Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week."   -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow        Yesterda...

Mr. & Mrs. Korey Nelson! Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Rich!        Well, it was a wild summer but we pulled off 2 weddings in 2 weeks! No ...

               We had a great reaction from Andrew the other day when I mentioned I would get the wedding invitations Andie had just addr...

        Yesterday I mentioned my fascination with the Olympics but the London games were a challenge this year because my viewing time was...

        No, I didn't toast Korey & Paige at the wedding dinner but public speaking is not my favorite thing anyway.  Mothers of th...

       The problem with not blogging for 3 weeks is that I missed journaling lots of wedding details. And it wasn't just the busy sche...

       I've been using the MOTB (Mother of the Bride) acronym for email exchanges and it occurred to me that I am not your average MOT...

       The Three Filter Test is often attributed to Socrates but there are lots of versions and I’m not sure where it actually originated....

        Paige has been doing baptisms in various temples over the years but she thought the San Diego Temple was the apropos site for rece...

        When my homemade cookies turn out well, it’s pretty much a fluke.  In fact, I made a delicious batch of carob chip cookies (circa...

        Yesterday I had to pick up my car after a 3 day service so I took the bus to the light rail to the closest stop near the mechanic....