A year ago, Marc posted this on his Facebook page. The memory popped up for me today and I realized this was a very big deal that impacted our family greatly and should have a spot here on the family blog… It is with heavy heart I share that the Chandler/Ray 2nd Ward was dissolved … [Read more…]
We had a nice afternoon and evening BBQing with friends and family, but I did not take any pictures of that. What I did get a picture of was the bags of yard waste that Marc, Sophia, and I raked up and bagged early that morning. How many 16 year olds do you know would … [Read more…]
For many years I have used a large desk calendar attached to the side of our pantry in the kitchen as our family calendar. These types of calendars usually run through June. Since our school district (Chandler Unified) follows a modified year-round calendar, we start school in July. Those dates run perfectly with the dates … [Read more…]
The meaning of the name Sophia is “wisdom”. I think I learned this when Marc and I decided on a name for our 4th child (3rd girl). It is not the reason we named her Sophia, but it was a nice meaning none the less. I was reminded of this when Sophia started taking Seminary … [Read more…]
Today I took Sophia to get her senior yearbook photo taken. When I scheduled the appointment a little piece of me broke. Since then, every time I think of our baby graduating high school next year (which is often), I break a little more. I received an email about two or three weeks before the … [Read more…]