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Be frabjous.: March 2014
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Well, it turns out that Blogger hates me today. I had just finished putting captions on everything and getting the pictures somewhat arranged (well, loosely sort of arranged, anyway), when it decided to freeze on me. So . . . maybe I'll add pretty captions and formatting and all that jazz someday. But let's be honest, probably not. So you'll just have to sift. :). I recommend reading the text way at the bottom first and then looking at the pictures. I think they will make a little more sense that way.
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Be frabjous.: July 2014
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From lds.org. Also, I know it's not the portrayal. Of the events I discuss, but it's all I've got. :). In this time period, Elijah is struggling, depressed. He is in hiding, his preaching has only earned him enemies, and he is watching the people he loves destroy themselves by wickedness. So I suspect that when he lies down and asks for death, he doesn’t do it lightly. But are we not sometimes sustained in that journey by gifts freely given? Nothing I’ve done has made a difference.”. It strengthened him,...
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Be frabjous.: April 2015
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The Birth Story, Part III: Picking Up Steam. Note: You can find part I here. And part II here. Further note: If you are inclined to be judgey about the decision to forgo pain meds, feel free to skip part III. Here is where I tell you how much it hurt and also that I am not a warrior about pain. But I am not really interested in being an example you can point to and say, “See! Not getting an epidural is crazy! 8221; Plus, despite the pain, I would still choose this again. Which is exactly what I needed.
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Be frabjous.: Mother's Day Talk
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Here's my talk from Mother's Day yesterday. Mom, I love you! Jeanna, I love you! Most of the talk is quotes from general authorities, although I haven't spent the time to do all of the quote attribution for online - if you have any questions, I'll find the links for you. The most important work you will ever do will be within the walls of your own homes.". Sister Yazzie doesn’t limit her love and influence to her biological family. She understands what it means to expand her sphere of influence...God com...
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Be frabjous.: Meat, a Reprise (OR: Histrionics Will Get You What You Want)
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Meat, a Reprise (OR: Histrionics Will Get You What You Want). A while ago, someone in this household had a mild fit ofhistrionics. Now, I’m not naming names or anything, but I will say that she’s the only female in the household of voting age. Anyway, magically within days of this episode, a major gift card to Fogo de Chao appeared in our mailbox. The note with it said just, “Merry Christmas! 8221; Wow, I felt so loved. Plus, meat! So that was several months ago. And finally this past week, we went!
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Be frabjous.: The Birth Story, Part III: Picking Up Steam
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The Birth Story, Part III: Picking Up Steam. Note: You can find part I here. And part II here. Further note: If you are inclined to be judgey about the decision to forgo pain meds, feel free to skip part III. Here is where I tell you how much it hurt and also that I am not a warrior about pain. But I am not really interested in being an example you can point to and say, “See! Not getting an epidural is crazy! 8221; Plus, despite the pain, I would still choose this again. Which is exactly what I needed.
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Be frabjous.: September 2014
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Scene: The airport, where I am dropping off the hubby for a short business trip. I am attempting to not act like a total basket case because I am, of course, a mature, responsible woman capable of. Watching her own three children by herself for four days. ME: [smiling] Have lots of fun in Utah! ME: [still smiling] Have fun playing with your sister and your parents. ME: [still smiling] And get some dinner from Epic! HUBBY: [enthusiastically] Or maybe some churrasceria! ME: [nodding pathetically] Yeah, okay.
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Be frabjous.: January 2014
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Homeschooling Objection #1: But I need time to myself. Well, it’s been a while. I blame it on . . . there are too many things I would like to blame this on. Mostly I’ve just been entirely unmotivated to do anything with the blog (and/or anything else). But I’m trying to get off my butt at least a bit again, so here we go. And thoroughly having fun. Without my help at all. When it was just me and Addra, she needed a bit more of my attention. Sure, she still sometimes played on her own, but it ...Okay, so ...
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Be frabjous.: June 2014
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Fortune Cookie (and Other Oddments). It’s that time again, that time when I write a whole bunch of random bits that have no relationship to one another. They also correlate with the size of my current attention span for blog topics—which is to say, short. A while back, I got this fortune from a fortune cookie. I really like getting fortunes like these because they just feel like the universe laughing and I think probably the universe deserves a good chuckle once in a while. But I don’t really bothe...
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Be frabjous.: The Birth Story, Part II: Donuts and Music and Scarfy Things, Oh My!
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The Birth Story, Part II: Donuts and Music and Scarfy Things, Oh My! Note: You can find part I and its associated warnings here. So now we’ll start to fast forward through some of this day, hitting just the “good parts.” (And yet still in excruciating, four-part detail! 8221; Um, yes. Yes, I did. (I think I turned it off after that, thereby saving my birth team from the edge of madness.). Still totally in early labor. 8221; “Shorter and shorter labors! 8221; (And since my second labor was really only act...
