Category: 4- Throwback Thursday
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Anniversary
Sunday marks the one year anniversary of the (not my) stroke. My occupational therapist inquired if I was having a party. I don’t imagine it’s an event that warrants celebrating. (Can you see the invite… Come Celebrate at Kim’s One Year Stroke Party. Awkward.) Yeah, we could celebrate the wondrous gift of life, but I […]
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Keeping the Tiny Humans Alive
We had our six children in groups of three. (No bad luck in my threes!) The first group was much more difficult. I guess it’s true the learning curve starts high! The first three arrived within three years and nine months! I was coping with two, but the first time I was left alone with […]
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Mud Run – 7/6/17
I remember back to an incredibly dirty time in my life. My work friends and I participated in a Mud Run! I had just lost a ton of weight, and I was feeling adventurous. So of course, I dragged my husband along for the craziness. We started planning early. I designed the t-shirt which said, […]
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Independence Day – 6/29/17
My little hometown celebrates July Fourth with gusto. It’s patriotism is legendary around these parts. It kicks off with a rooten-tooten rodeo the night before. You can hear the announcer and cheers for miles. We join together at my parent’s house in a larger city the evening before. They live near the stadium, so their house […]
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That Look – 6/22/17
My girl, I will call her SM, produced this look since she was very young! It involves pulling up one side of her lip, and squinting her forehead. (So funny!) That was usually her confused look, but sometimes it was donned for no reason. My kids have created memes from this picture! (The best was- […]
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Boating – 6/15/17
Nothing says summer, like a day on the lake. Sitting back on a reclining chair, refreshing drink in hand, the sun’s blistering rays beating down on you, the kids recklessly splashing in the water, and the sound of the recreating boat in the background. I named the family boat “Holy Mackerel” since my husband says […]
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Our Wedding 29 Years Ago – 6/8/17
29 Years? Wow, has it been that long since June 7, 1988? I remember it like it was yesterday. The utter anticipation was unbearable. I was getting married to my best friend. We had known each other (and saw each other everyday) for almost an entire year. (11 months!) He picked me up for the […]
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Wood Creations – 6/1/17
I have an uncle, Burke Gunnell, who worked with wood. He was the kindest guy you would ever aquaint. He consistently said yes. We kept him busy often with our numerous crazy and far-fetched ideas. My mom reigned as one of the guiltiest. She was always hatching some sort of project. But he could not […]
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Birthdays – Throwback Thursday 5/25/17
We have a tradition in our house. When it’s time for cake everyone, who is home, gathers around on the window seat in our dining area. We sing (Happy Birthday to you, cha, cha, cha!) the birthday boy (or girl) blows out the candles! and so one takes a group picture (Cheese!) A great way […]
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Italy & Adriatic Coast 2012 – Throwback Thursday 5/18/17
My husband’s family planned a trip to Venice, Greece, Croatia, and Turkey. I was resigned to the fact that I was working full time, kids had school, and we had herd of dairy cows that could not be left for very long. No chance. But one day, slaving away at my desk, I got a […]
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Four Wheelers & Hookers – Throwback Thursday 5/11/17
The four wheeler on our dairy farm is like a modern day horse. They drive it and drive it until they’ve racked up thousands of miles, and it is run into the ground. It gets us from point A to B, it herds (chases) cows, hauls heavy bags or buckets, even hauls baby calves to […]
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May the Fourth Be With You – Throwback Thursday 5/4/17
May the Forth Be With You! Star Wars has always been an ongoing obsession with my family since the late 70’s when the first movie came out. (Well the fourth, hmm that’s funny!) The zzzbm, zzzbm of light sabers has survived through generations and is quite the legacy.
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Homecoming – Throwback Thursday 4/27/17
This was the culmination of four stressful years in the fall of 2015. (Well for this mom anyway!) Zack went on his mission to Tulsa, OK for two years. Then two weeks after he returned, Riley headed off to serve in Tucson, AZ for two years. Krystal left two weeks following to Oklahoma City, OK […]
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Serve as a Princess – Throwback Thursday 4/20/17
This a story about service. Many years ago, on a planet (that seemed) far, far away, (Riverside, Utah) there was a group of girls (my three younger daughters and I.) We (they) dressed up like princesses to go see a musical their cousins were doing with Disney songs at the Old Barn Theatre. Our girls […]
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Disneyland – Throwback Thursday 4/6/17
Ahh, the Magic Kingdom! The excitement and thrills of it all. We took our kids in 2000 and 2005. The first time we flew, because we didn’t want to hear “Are we there yet?” (But I think we still did!) The anticipation was real. When we got there the fist day, it had just finished […]
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Pioneer Village – Throwback Thursday 4/13/17
Seven years ago, (could it be that long?) we decided to take the kids to Lagoon for two days and get a hotel. We bought season passes, since two days is about the same amount! It was practically empty so we had the place to ourselves. It was a fun little stay-cation. The kids bonded, […]
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