I’m signing up and posting my completion of the 2009 Diversity Rocks! Challenge all at the same time.  I chose the third option, which is:  3. The Challenge Addict I know you’re out there. You’re just itching for another challenge, and so far this one’s too easy. Or maybe you already have a diverse list [...]

These are some pictures of Mark from January.  He plays piano alot on his mission and he’s seen here rehearsing a special number for Sacrament Meeting.  He accompanied a sister who sang.  He is also signing a missionary shirt on the wall of Chris Madrid’s, a popular hangout in San Antone.  The karaoke singing took [...]

After the super rainy June and cool beginning of July, it is now hot and the summer flowers are really happy. Blooming now: Perennials: columbine, lavender, rose, flowering strawberry, delphinium, 2 types of salvia, 2 types of coreopsis, 2 types of veronica, 3 types of sage, 3 types of gaillardia, potentilla, aubretia, hollyhock, lamium, scabiosa, [...]

Brian received a Superior or “1″ rating on this solo at the UHSAA State Solo and Ensemble Festival in April.  He was asked to sing his solo at the final LPHS Choir Concert of the year.  Scott is his accompanist, as always.  Here, for your listening pleasure, is Brian singing “Si, tra i ceppi” by [...]

Here’s some new photos of Mark from the Heritage District, Texas San Antonio Mission.  These were taken over the winter. Mark looks like a real Texan Texas cool That’s a big bug! Posing with some Texas heroes on a P-day trip to the Alamo. Tracting, Texas-style

Staycations are all the rage now as people are unwilling to spend a ton of money traveling and prefer to stay local and visit places close to home.  Brian’s work was closed this week so we did some fun stuff while he was home.  On July 2, we went to the Living Planet Aquarium.  On [...]

Scott and I made a vow that we would go on some hikes in the mountains this summer.  We live right next to American Fork Canyon and haven’t really taken advantage of the natural wonders.  So this summer it’s going to be different.  So far, we’ve taken 3 hikes.  They have been challenging, but as [...]

National PTA Convention Ft. Lauderdale, Florida luggage lost for 24 hours visit to beach and trip around Intra-Coastal Waterway on the Water Taxi lots of good seafood Workshops, General Meetings, briefings, reception rain every day but the first and some cool thunderstorms swam in the pool twice, worked out in the exercise room twice walked [...]