Raising Three Little Princesses

Last week JJ was in California for 5 days at a Science conference. He needed a watch to get to all his meetings on time but the only affordable watches he could find we’re childrens watches so he bought a Nemo watch and kept in his pocket. When he came back home he gave the [...]

In October 2004 JJ took me to The Roof restaurant and then to the Salt Lake Temple grounds where he proposed. We then married in December 2004. When we first got married JJ and I decided that for 5th anniversary we would go back to The Roof. It is very pricey but last week in [...]

Today it is my husband’s birthday. I told Sariah and Bekah yesterday that tomorrow it is Daddy’s birthday and I asked what we should do for him. Sariah said “sing happy birthday” and Bekah said “make a cookie cake”. This morning Sariah said happy birthday to Daddy without me even mentioning that it was his [...]

Each Mother’s day and Father’s day I like to have a picture for the special day so we can see how much our little family changes each year. I woke up at 6:30 on Sunday to make waffles and scrambled eggs (with minced green onions, cheese and tomatoes).  And we also gave JJ his gift [...]

This comic may make you laugh but with companies like Chrysler and Circuit City going bankrupt many recent college grads and college students are concerned about how much their degree will be worth during a recession. Even jobs that are in high demand like Teachers are getting pay cuts. I don’t think any job is [...]

The day JJ proposed to me was my most memorable but nerveracking date as I knew he was going to propose to me that night – asking me to take a particular day off work was a big clue. During the day we visited gardens and parks then he dropped me back off at home [...]

I really enjoyed my Valentines. JJ made me a card with a poem that he wrote in Latin. He found his high school Latin dictionary and spent two hours writing a poem in Latin. It was really sweet. Saturday evening he also gave me some Lindt chocolates. I love Lindt chocolates, which are from Switzerland. [...]

What girl doesn’t like to be surprised with flowers? My husband isn’t the kind of guy to buy flowers often so it really is special when he does. I love the colours, they make me feel like it is summertime! This week JJ has been working at the lab a lot on his Cancer research project [...]