Author: Cindy

So much of our life is just the same old thing.  We get up, get ready for school, do homework and piano lessons and eat.  Then it is ready for bed and a few quiet moments for the parents.  Among all that ordinary routine, there are a few snippets of extra-ordinary happenings.  Here are a […]

The student of the month at the boys’ school is called the “Mustang of the Month.”  This year all three boys got that privilege in back to back months … December went to Billy. (front row, shortest crouching boy in red) January went to Rusty.   And February belonged to Ricky. (back row, not smiling […]

In March, I had the opportunity to go with Ricky and the other fifth graders to the Environmental Center.  This is a lodge in the mountains where the school district sponsors field trips.  The students learn all sorts of science topics and do adventures.  Some years the winter field trips include cross-country skiing.  There wasn’t […]

Billy was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on March 28. He was very excited about it.  His dad baptized and confirmed him and we had lots of family and friends come support Billy. Billy now has his own nice set of scriptures, scripture marking pencils, and a scripture […]

A few weeks ago, we had a lot of runny noses at our house.  Kevin was one of those plagued by the mucus. He asked Tommy to get him a tissue. Tommy asked, “For who?” Kevin replied, “For me!” Tommy studied Kevin’s face for a moment and said, “But you don’t have any snot!” There […]