I fear that I may have gotten sidetracked in my journey to get a clean house. I blame pinterest of course. As you may recall I think it’s inspired by the devil and I fell into his trap this last week. Dave was away at scout camp and so I embarked on the quest toContinue reading “Are we handing out dollar bills like candy now?”
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The Piano Blues
As I’m sitting here typing this I’m listening to my son, McKay (who is 16) play a beautiful piece on the piano–a medley of “Joseph Smith’s First Prayer” and “Praise to the Man.” I am not gonna lie–it makes me proud. Proud and glad that we made our kids take piano lessons for all thoseContinue reading “The Piano Blues”
Harmony=Tacos?
Progress Report #2: At this point I’d like to tell you that I am seeing notable progress in the cleaning department here at the Morgans. Except I can’t. Because we aren’t. One of the great things here at the Morgan house is that we generally are a pretty happy bunch. We’ve been blessed with harmonyContinue reading “Harmony=Tacos?”
"Keep your wind out of my sails!"
I read a book a while ago that I may or may not have mentioned in a previous post. (It is well established that I am lazy so even though I could take time to go back and check, I’m not going to. After all, I’ve probably either scared everyone off or bored them toContinue reading “"Keep your wind out of my sails!"”
"It's cheaper than a therapist."
In our quest to teach our children resilience and self reliance I find it’s a constant balancing act. I’ve mentioned before that I hadn’t realized how much “hovering” I did as a parent. Let me tell you folks, I hovered. So now, I feel in some ways that I’m in parenting 101. In fact IContinue reading “"It's cheaper than a therapist."”
Hey Mom–what's for dinner?
For some reason I had this crazy notion that once summer came this new plan of teaching my kids responsibility/independence/resilience would be easier. Not so much. I’m struggling to figure out when to do the room checks when kids are still lounging about until 11 am. I know, I know! I’m one of those momsContinue reading “Hey Mom–what's for dinner?”
"Pomp and Circumstance"
The crazy train has ramped up to turbo mode the last few weeks around here so I haven’t posted for a while. I know, you’re all cryin’ in your cheerios about that I’m sure. Is it just me or is the end of the school year just nuts? It’s been extra busy for our familyContinue reading “"Pomp and Circumstance"”
"I'll need 150 one dollar bills please."
I mentioned awhile back about how we have had many forms of the chore/allowance system at our house. Good news: I have a new one! I actually got the idea from a book I picked up at Desert Book the other day. I’d tell you the name of it but I’m much too lazy toContinue reading “"I'll need 150 one dollar bills please."”
Progress Report and Cute Shoes
Well, I’d like to report that our house has transformed itself from chaotic and cluttered to controlled and clean. I’d like to report that, but it would be a lie. Because it looks pretty much exactly the same. I managed to put away the clothes pile on the tub and I kept it clean forContinue reading “Progress Report and Cute Shoes”
Putting First Things First
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to travel to Utah for a Women’s Conference sponsored by BYU, my alma mater. The best part of the conference was that I got to attend with 5 of my sisters in law and my amazing mother in law. I’m so blessed to be surrounded by suchContinue reading “Putting First Things First”
Kristyn Morgan 