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Quote of the Week

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Leah
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I often find myself going along in life, doing my daily thing, but feeling some frustration with how things are going, or not going, how busy I am, how my kids are acting, how tired I am etc. I find … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged LDS General Conference, Quote of the week | 1 Reply

ArtSee

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Leah
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When my sis-in-law told me about this amazing idea she was working on with her 3 sisters, I was so excited for her because a) the concept is awesome and b) how cool is it that she was starting a … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Leah
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“The best gift you could ever give someone is your time because you are giving them something that you’ll never get back” Time is precious, and these days there are so many competing interests for  “time.” I find myself struggling … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Leah
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The first few weeks of school are great in many ways, but too busy in others. This year I have thrown starting up a new business (in addition to my regular work) and I feel completely swamped. But no complaints. … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Leah
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Well, better late than never! Given school started this past week, and given we now have THREE official teenagers in the house, I thought this quote is quite appropriate: “If you have to SNEAK to do it, LIE to cover … Continue reading →

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First Day of School

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Leah
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Summer ended way too quickly this year it seemed. It was a great summer, but the kids were pretty ok with getting back to school. Maybe even a bit excited?!?! Everyone was up early and ready to go for out … Continue reading →

Posted in CDF, first day of school, Gabe, Josh, Rob, Sam, Zach, Zandra | 4 Replies

Grit Part II

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Leah
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So. GRIT. In my last post I started talking about GRIT and shared with you a great Ted Talk about it (here) I then shared with you the article (and video) by Salman Khan that talks about learning and Growth … Continue reading →

Posted in blended family, life lessons, Parenting, raising kids, step family, step mother, step parenting, Stepmother, teaching kids | 5 Replies

Grit

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Leah
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Back in Lake Powell, I had a favorite word: GRIT. Rob called it “my word of the week”. I did use it a lot , and continue to do so. It’s because I worry that there is not enough GRIT … Continue reading →

Posted in raising kids, teaching kids, values | 12 Replies

Zach’s First Photoshoot

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Leah
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In recent years, Zach has really expressed an interest in photography. He likes being the “official photographer” for taking pics of Rob and me. The past couple of weeks he has done a photography camp and really, really enjoyed it. … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Leah
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We’ve been back a couple of weeks now (despite me just finishing my postings of our travels) and back into the swing of life. At least the swing of the messed up summer schedule life we lead right now! We … Continue reading →

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I am a Mom, Stepmom and wife who by day also doubles as a Speech Language Pathologist in private practice. I started this blog because I want to document our journey as a family as we grow, change and continue to “blend” into our blended family. This is the place where I share the amazing adventures of raising my flowers and skids. Click Here for more.

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