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Crazy weekend. Got called out at 2 a.m. Saturday for an apartment fire on Eccles Ave: 3 families needed a place to stay. Then mid-morning I got called to meet another family at the Red Cross office. So not much … Continue reading →

I’m spending the day catching up on little things: washing bathroom rugs, reading a folder full of articles about technical communication (4 down, 3 to go), taking the Prius in for the floor-mat/pedal recall issue, and so on. Watched an … Continue reading →

I watched the 6th grade from Wasatch Elementary compete at the Ogden district’s math olympiad. This is Jake’s third year competing–Maggie competed last year but didn’t make it this time–and I’ve never seen him! So I was glad to be … Continue reading →

Just reading a review of The Glass Castle…”memoirs are our modern fairly tales.” I’ll have to ponder that one.

I posted my current thoughts on *The Glass Castle* to Goodreads. As a model for writing a memoir/biography, I think there may be some useful ideas: the focus on a relatively short time period (the author’s childhood) and the first … Continue reading →

when I just didn’t feel like writing…I’ll post something tomorrow after I’ve finished The Glass Castle.

We had a beautiful weekend at Snowbird: sunny, relaxing, fun. Jake’s gotten to be an amazing skier: he took on Regulator Johnson while it was still cold and crusty without any complaint. I’m so proud of him! And Maggie enjoyed … Continue reading →

We’re here at Snowbird for the weekend 🙂 The weather is supposed to be fine. We’ll ski a bit tomorrow and Sunday, swim in the pool, and generally relax. Yay! I’m a lucky mama.

After a couple of beautiful spring days, the snow has returned. Crazy spring weather. I didn’t do any reading yesterday, but I walked the dogs, watched Maggie’s presentation on Davis County, shopped at Home Depot, cleaned grout in the kitchen … Continue reading →

That was my intention for yesterday’s yoga practice. I haven’t been to a yoga class since the end of January 😦 and I’ve really missed it. My elbow did okay, though I need to be sure I bend it slightly, … Continue reading →