"A house does not have to be perfect to be a home of joy, a child does not have to behave perfectly to love and be loved, and every moment of life does not have to be perfect to be of value. Too often, I realize, we fail to see the glorious reality of the simple joy that abounds in the seemingly mundane routine of day-to-day living. Instead, we tend to idolize the past, idealize the future, and devalue the present.... What better way to show our appreciation to Heavenly Father for what we have than to embrace our lives, albeit 'ordinary' and 'unexciting,' with joy?"

--Winnie Dalley; Ensign, March 1998

Thursday, April 9, 2009

We're on vacation...


and enjoying ourselves, even if it means wearing floral print arm floaties...

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Yay for the AAP!

The American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends keeping children rear-facing in their carseats until age TWO!


http://aapnews.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/30/4/12-a

Yay for the AAP! Now if only they'd spread out the recommended vaccine schedule and lobby for cleaner vaccines...

(oops, was that last part outloud?)

Here we come...


I've been hoping for and having my heart set on this:



But it appears I'm stuck with this:


Unless the forecast changes of course...