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Is Your Kitchen Restaurant-Quality? 5

Is Your Kitchen Restaurant-Quality?

No, I don't mean that you make meals that could be served on Iron Chef or have the really fancy Electrolux induction cooktop, but that you're following proper food handling guidelines to make sure nobody picks up a bug. The...

To Kill a Mocking Bird 17

To Kill a Mocking Bird

About two months ago, some new neighbors moved into a house just a few doors away from us. Like a lot of families, they brought pets with them. Unlike a lot of families, those pets were just under a dozen...

When Poster Parodies Attack 5

When Poster Parodies Attack

The group health plan at work decided to send up a bunch of "healthy living" posters to remind us to stop eating junk food and start working out. They're along the lines of this one: Of course, it just begs...

Expanding Our Garden 14

Expanding Our Garden

Remember last year’s foray into growing strawberries? Remember the pathetic harvest that was barely even a pint? I think we’re going to do better this year.

New Album: Zion National Park, Mother's Day 2008 2

New Album: Zion National Park, Mother's Day 2008

I know, Mother's Day was 2 weeks ago. Shauna had to do quite a bit of touch-up to get these ready for primetime, and her Photoshop skills far outweigh mine. Go check out the new album for yourself for lots...

A Morning Walk 0

A Morning Walk

This morning, Shauna decided that we needed to take a walk with the dogs. We started off in the neighborhood and wandered our way into Dimple Dell along Dry Creek, then under 1300 E to the side with the horse...

Unintentional Hilarity in Google Searches 3

Unintentional Hilarity in Google Searches

I'm pretty sure Google doesn't mean to make some suggestions to the Humane Society, but… See the original search results here. 

A Conversation While Channel-Surfing Tonight 1

A Conversation While Channel-Surfing Tonight

Shauna: "So… wanna watch American Idol?" Me: "No, because I don't want to hear another person talking about David Archuleta." Shauna: "Who's David Archuleta?" Me: "I wish I could say that." 

As Overheard Today in Sacrament Meeting 3

As Overheard Today in Sacrament Meeting

Shauna: "What's a 'family mission plan'?" Me: "I dunno. Having kids far enough apart that you can afford to pay for them?"