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Skyfort Playset Installation – Choice and delivery
Our family of seven had had a playset on our “list” for several years before we actually purchased one. We wanted to buy one soon enough that our kids (at the time ranging in age from 10 to 2) were young enough to still enjoy it but old enough to be able to do stuff…
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2010 Miami Triathlon Report
It is once again that time of year – time for another triathlon report from TPMHTDM! I know my faithful readers have been waiting for a full report, and while I will attempt to blame external forces, the delay in the writeup for this race is mostly due to laziness. As always, you may also…
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Nerdy March Madness contest
So those of you who know me well know that I’m a sucker for “nerdy” sports pools and contests. So pro-football-reference has once again come up with a unique type of contest – it’s a twist on the regular March Madness bracket filling out. All “64” teams are listed, and each team is assigned a…
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Day of Good Deeds!
Okay so I know it’s been awhile for TPMHTDM. Like Carolyn has said – facebook is killing my blog. (Softly. With its song) But Saturday was my “Day of Good Deeds!” As you will see if you read on, it proved to be a good deeds day of mixed success. The day started out like…
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Miller family humor
So today my oldest son and I worked on some “fortunes”. These are like fortune cookies I guess, where you open them up and have a little saying inside. These are all his original jokes Why did Scott pour water in his pants? To look like he peed his pants Why did the kid break…
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More Diligent and Concerned at Home
Continuing my general conference series, this week I was reading David A Bednar’s talk, More Diligent and Concerned at Home. Here are a few quotes and thoughts We can begin to become more diligent and concerned at home by telling the people we love that we love them. Such expressions do not need to be…
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In which I was mocked for recycling
First off, I know Carolyn has mentioned this already, but Facebook really does seem to be killing my blog. I guess that’s the way things go – always something “newer” and “better”. Take email – to someone my age or even a bit younger, email is the way to go to communicate things. Someone older…
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Conference talk – To Acquire Spiritual Guidance
So, I’m back in the saddle of reading conference talks. Today was my first one reading the new conference that just happened earlier this month. But since I missed Priesthood session, I have the whole list to do, which is 34 talks, so I will have to double up to get them done by April.…
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In the sons following after their fathers department.
Said to me by my 7 year old son “Next time when you make me math problems, make them EVEN HARDER!!!” 🙂
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God is so powerful….
1. He can cut down a house without using a saw 2. He can build a car without any instructions 3. He can draw things with his eyes shut All actual quotes from my 7 year old son.