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Writing About Nothing: My sidekick

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I love talking about nothing. It's the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde. Friday, August 7, 2015. Yesterday afternoon, Braeden was at work and Emma was volunteering as a movie extra (because who is that girl, anyway? And what has she done with Emma? I asked Mark if we should go to IKEA. He said, "Can we get chocolate cake? I said, "Of course.". We started in on the maze that is IKEA and Mark asked, "Can we not take any shortcuts? I want to look at everything. That was a hard fought battle.

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Life at the White House: Tender Mercies

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Sunday, July 20, 2014. A very tired little girl :(. This last week was a difficult one. Elise caught a stomach virus which lasted for a couple days. Unfortunately for her, little stomach bugs turn into big problems. We weren't able to get her to eat or drink anything, including her anti-seizure medications. After three needle sticks, the nurses were able to get an IV into Elise's arm. The Atavan was pumped in and she almost immediately quieted down. Elise was put onto a loading dose of Keppra, one of her...

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Life at the White House: The Case of the Dog-Napper

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Saturday, July 19, 2014. The Case of the Dog-Napper. The following is an experiment that I played with for my writing group. I took one of my favorite memories of Erica growing up, and wrote it in story form. The story was featured on our website, but I included it in it's entirety below. Erica called out, gasping between laughs, as the pup darted again in another tangent, sending Erica spinning. Obviously hearing the commotion, my husband Eric came out the front door and sat down next to me on the step.

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"Home, where you love the best, and laugh the most": June 2014

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Home, where you love the best, and laugh the most". The Stevens: Lucas, Shanell, Rhenley, Jodee, Jayda, and Dayna. To finish off their Oregon Trail unit, the kids walked about 3 miles, with wagons, and dressed in pioneer attire to get a feel for what it might have been like to be on the trail. Every family had to carry a 5# flour sack baby :). Penalties, like jumping jacks, for making the wrong choice at the check points :) (My group did really well… only made a few wrong choices:). Posted by The Stevens:.

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Life at the White House: November 2013

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Thursday, November 14, 2013. Ethan had an assignment to write a poem about a sunset for his English class. He said that he didn't know how to write a poem. I told him to just write what came to his head when he thought of a sunset. He said, "I'm going to write about a sunset in Hawaii." This poem just made all the money spent on this last trip worthwhile.). Yellow, red, orange, and purple,. These are the colors of sunset. Birds flying around for the last of the day,. Not a single cloud in sight,. The sce...

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Writing About Nothing: Clothes shopping

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I love talking about nothing. It's the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde. Monday, August 10, 2015. Friends with kids a little bit older than your kids are a blessing. They serve as mentors. Janet told me about The Missionary Mall. She ordered things online there for her boys when they were preparing for their missions. Going to the actual store was even more convenient. (Living in Utah County has its advantages.) If you are sending a missionary, get thee to The Missionary Mall! I snapped a...

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Life at the White House: I Want Jesus To Walk With Me

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014. I Want Jesus To Walk With Me. Last weekend I had the privilege of attending an amazing concert put on by the Ensign Symphony and Chorus, with special guest Alex Boye. What a wonderful evening! Alex Boye' performing with The Piano Guys. It was while he was in Salt Lake that he started performing as a special guest for different groups, and eventually was invited to perform with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, first as a guest performer, and finally as a member of the choir. I Want Jesu...

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Life at the White House: February 2014

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Sunday, February 23, 2014. Just Around the Corner. A cute random kid I found on the internet. :). We are in the middle of looking for housing for Heidi to attend BYU-Idaho in the fall. We are lucky, because Heidi's cousin Kaylee will be on the same tracks as her (fall and spring terms), and they are excited to be roommates together. Also, Kaylee and her family live near BYU-I so they have been able to scout out the housing situation for us. The only problem is, I feel like I have entered the Twilight Zone.

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Life at the White House: January 2014

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Saturday, January 18, 2014. A little magic happened tonight. Not only did I write on the story that had me stumped yesterday, but I cruised right through an addition to the next story in my line-up. Magic really does exist. Thursday, January 16, 2014. I am supposed to be writing right now. But not on this. I am stuck on a story that I am trying to continue for my writing group. I have been thinking about it for days. Where is this supposed to go? How do I get there? What do I see happening? In case you d...