tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54970735415958098192024-03-14T03:06:00.150-07:00Lindsey's LemonadeLemonade is easy to make, it only requires three ingredients: Water, Sugar and Lemons. I knew that if I started a personal blog, I would be forced to write about food, as it's my passion. I would also write about everyday things (water), events that were totally awesome (sugar), and occasionally I would vent and rant about frustrations, irritations and things that could only be described as terrible, horrible, no-good very bad and sour (lemons.) Thus Lindsey's Lemonade was born. Drink it up.Lindsey's Lemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797493621351573254noreply@blogger.comBlogger1407125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497073541595809819.post-61933153327242678722019-03-03T20:02:00.000-08:002019-03-03T20:02:28.449-08:00Broken BonesIt's been over 8 months since our family moved from Bountiful, UT to Pullman, WA... We have met many wonderful people here. Our congregation has made us feel so very welcome. Ryan loves his new job. I love the fresh air and rolling hills. Norman loves his preschool. Calvin loves making money at his new job (Jack in the Box.) Simon loves play practice after school, The Wizard of Oz. Annie loves her new haircut. Owen loves playing basketball. We all love and miss Preston. And we also miss Utah..., especially what used to be our health insurance. I'm not sure if it's the new change of pace that we are adjusting to out here, but in these 8 long months, three Smiths have broken various bones. Luckily, our funny bones are still intact. Which is no small blessing, because we still desperately need them. <div>
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Norman, 3 yr 11 mo. Not a falling accident, but a leaping accident. The above Xray looks bad...</div>
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We've had some broken bones cheer this week, thanks to some brownies and balloons and finger paints and sugar cookies and words of encouragement and concern, and even a gift basket from Bountiful, UT: I don't think it gets any better than "A Feel Butter Soon" card... In truth, my heart is still broken from our move away from our UT home of over 10 years. But slowly, notwithstanding the pain and patience, broken things mend. </div>
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Lindsey's Lemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797493621351573254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497073541595809819.post-51392200650408433942018-09-09T22:56:00.002-07:002018-09-09T22:56:30.475-07:00An EducationMoving in early summer has its advantages: family time, freedom from schedules, family time, an entire summer to think about all the things you miss about the place you used to live... it's been a long summer. Real long. But my son is now at the top of the elementary school in 5th grade. My daughter is a 7th grader at the MIddle school, and My two oldest (at home) are attending the high school together. The toddler is officially toddlering at preschool whilst our oldest is now in his second year at UVU in Orem. The family vacillates between missing our college student and wishing he was here to being crazy jealous of his Utah resident status and wanting to live with him in his dorm. Even though school just started, let it be known that our move to Pullman has already been an education. We're learning to trust in each other and God a little more, and learning to take life a day at a time.<br />
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Preston - UVU - Musical Theatre major. He'll be a star on Broadway in just a few short years. Fact.</div>
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Simon Smith, a fabulous Freshman in High School.</div>
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5th grade. His school's mascot is a fox, and Owen is.</div>
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<br />Lindsey's Lemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797493621351573254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497073541595809819.post-7583114225187331962018-06-15T09:37:00.001-07:002018-06-15T09:37:07.101-07:00HomelessDue to the timing of the sale of our home in Bountiful, Utah and the purchase of our home in Pullman, WA, for a brief few days, our family has been homeless. 6 days in hotels has been a party. 2 days in Bountiful, giving us time to load the trucks. Yes, that truck was plural: we ended up filling up two Uhauls. That also gave us time to clean up the place for the new owners, which are bound to be fabulous. 2 Days in a Boise hotel... nothing says happy 20th anniversary like Boise! We talked about hitting Paris for the big 2.0., but we hit Zoo Boise with the kids, which was also totally lovely. Paris can wait a little longer. This morning finds us in the last of our 3 hotels, and in a few hours, we will move into our new house in Pullman. In short, it's absolutely beautiful here. The air is clear, the weather is crisp and cool, and the people have all been exceptionally friendly. That being said, after over a decade of living in Bountiful, it's been hard to even picture another location that would ever feel like home. The reasons for my love for our Utah North Canyon Neighborhood and congregation would fill a book. Also, as any parent knows, making a place feel like home is no small task, and since I'm the stay-at-home parent, the task falls pretty heavily on my shoulders. In my darkest hour a few days before we moved, I found myself alone in my car, tissues in abundance, bawling. Tears streaming down my face, pouring out my heart to God all of my frustrations about this move: helping sad and angry kids adjust to a new place, getting to know new neighbors (and hoping they like us and vice versa), meeting a new congregation, navigating a new grocery store, leaving behind my cooking group, no longer doing television demos for Studio 5, etc.) I let every thought and fear and worry and emotion float up to God for over an hour. I had no requests for God, no plan, I just wanted to empty the contents of my aching of soul. I sat in silence for a minute, and then finally turned on the radio... and I found myself in the second verse of the song "Home" by Philip Phillips.<br />
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Lindsey's Lemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797493621351573254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497073541595809819.post-19795585617055353002018-06-11T23:01:00.002-07:002018-06-12T06:08:25.324-07:00Matching Moving MemorabiliaBecause we are moving to another state, and we had loads of things to get done all week (packing, cleaning, contacting utilities, finding lost library books, etc) I decided that a better use of my time would be to make family t-shirts. I'm not sure if this is a Holman thing (my maiden family name) or just a woman born in the 70's thing, or a Mormon thing, or a Lindsey thing, but I simply love matching family t-shirts. I think the idea of having all of us in the same shirt, even though our oldest won't be joining us on our move, is somehow comforting. For years I've thought how fab it would be to have a shirt with all of our names on it, linked together through a shared letter, but everyone gets their own color; everything about it screamed winner, winner chicken dinner. Yes, being June, it is Pride month and rainbow flags are often flown in support of our LGBT brothers and sisters, but that's just a happy coincidence for the Smith Family 2018 T-Shirts since I think this design has been in my heart for at least a decade. Once I let Ryan in on my plan, he questioned the timing, the method, the priority status and the success of my t-shirts. "Don't you want to help me realize my vision?"* I queried... In the end, the house still got packed up, the utilities still got called, and I even found one of the missing library books. But more importantly, we all have matching moving memorabilia. Clearly, my mother priorities are in the right place.<br />
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I didn't want to printer iron on bc they don't look that great after being washed. And I didn't want to do iron on letters bc it's expensive and I couldn't get the variety of colors I wanted. A friend printed out a pattern which helped me figure out my plan of attack. I eventually decided on mixing my own fabric paint, making a grid, and using individual stencil letters to whip up 8 t-shirts with 9 words. It took forever, but I am very happy with the results. (and by "happy" I mean it was a solid 5 hours where I wasn't crying about leaving my friends and neighborhood and schools and grocery stores and congregation in Utah.)</div>
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<br />Lindsey's Lemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797493621351573254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497073541595809819.post-25603605982357934972018-06-07T22:22:00.000-07:002018-06-08T05:54:04.013-07:00Why on Earth We're Moving to Pullman WA My handsome husband (Ryan) is an Architecture Professor. He's bright and talented and like many careers, the path up the ladder can necessitate a change in location. He's been the Associate Dean of the Architecture department at the University of Utah for 3+ years, and has been there for 14. He's been invited to apply/headhunted at some great places over the last decade. We've made a few trips to explore job offers, but nothing has felt right, the timing has been off, we were in the middle of bigger fish to fry in UT. Noteworthy is that jobs in academia often take 6+ months from the initial "putting together and sending in your CV" to the "you're hired." So, about forever ago Washington State University contacted Ryan and asked him to apply. In looking over the job description, he said that it precisely matched his interests, his academic desires, and seemed like an excellent fit. Several months later, he went through a series of interviews, and he was just as impressed with them as they were with him, and he got the job. The last step in making it a done deal was flying Ryan and me out so that "we" (really "me" bc he'd already been there) could fall in love with the place.<br />
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It's time for a flashback: Several months prior I woke from a very vivid dream. Typically my dreams are unremarkable or shifty, but this one was clear and vivid. I told Ryan about it: In my dream, I was standing in what I knew to be my kitchen. It had white tile for the backsplash and a farmhouse dining table with different colored chairs. And I was looking out over rolling green hills. "I don't even know where it looks like this", I told him. "East Coast?" And then I told him it looked all rural, and we both laughed and laughed. Our plan is to eventually retire in a downtown condo and we are hoping that if an apocalyptic catastrophe hits, that we'll be the first to go (we promise we'll help out as angels on the other side.) I tucked this little dream away somewhere in a dusty corner of my mind and didn't give it a second thought, until...</div>
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* Many of you either grew up in small towns or frequently visit small towns, or have dreams to move to a small town. No offense intended. I too hope to be a defender of the splendor of small towns in just a few months.</div>
Lindsey's Lemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797493621351573254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497073541595809819.post-51527655029064317942018-05-10T21:28:00.000-07:002018-05-11T07:16:04.619-07:00Leaving... On a Jet PlaneAfter almost 14 glorious years living in the great state of Utah, the Lindsey and Ryan Smith clan will be embarking on a new adventure in June. We are moving to Pullman, WA where Ryan has been hired as the Director of The School of Design and Construction at Washington State University. Basically, he's an academic rock star, and if I weren't already his wife, I would definitely be that groupie that security keeps their eye on. Our caravan will include our turtle, *5 of our 6 children, and honestly a boat load of tears. More details about the decision to leave shall be forthcoming, but for starters, I want to document the first step in the exit: selling our home. Below are some pictures (many of you have already seen these on our MLS listing.) I love this house. In the course of living here over 11 years, we have re-done the roof, the flooring, the kitchen, all three bathrooms, painted everything, replaced all 33 windows (half of which are custom sizes), re-done the driveway and sidewalk, landscaped the front yard, and built a small fence to hide our trash cans so that our neighbors believe we don't generate trash... but we don't just have trash. We also have dirty laundry, and all of it is coming with us when we move to Pullman in a little over a month...and now it's time to cry again.<br />
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* Our oldest is forever welcome to join the crew, but as a Sophmore in college, who is happy with his living arrangements and University, he's staying behind. The others have no choice:~)<br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Much like Joseph Eichler, who developed some of California's most celebrated tract residences, Ron wanted to create community; he wanted to build homes for the creative modern family. Ron Molen-designed homes are all about the spaces. The public, or gathering spaces, are joined together with the private areas of his homes by what he liked to call "open, free, and spontaneous space." His belief was that, "a true family house offers a vital, imaginative, productiveenvironment.... a place for creative family living." Okay, so not every kid who grows up in an Eichler is going to become Steve Jobs (like Steve Jobs did), but it's safe to say that Ron has also influenced his fair share of creative kids over the years. This home is located on the Bountiful bench, and is well-sited to take advantage of the lake views from the back. The main structure balances like a delicate bird perched atop a brick wall, with the carport extending like a wing, held up by thin posts and beams. When approaching the front door, a small row of Japanese maples reach their arms up and beyond a cutout in the roof, bridging the indoor and outdoor spaces. The interior of the home puts the gathering spaces on full display. A gourmet kitchen that seats 24 is unlike any other Ron Molen home you'll find. My seller just happens to be a professional chef, who designed her kitchen to be a place in which she can teach. Just like the hearth in a Frank Lloyd Wright house, the kitchen has been the pulsing heart of this home for her family. The open living space and family areas sit just below the kitchen. And, in a home full of windows, the conversation pit is a great place to hide from it all. It's a space where families can play Chutes and Ladders, or dream big while building their Monopoly empires. It's also a space to simply huddle, quietly, in front of the fireplace. This home has been built on some enviable core principles. This home is about freedom of expression. This home is about finding common ground, and each other. But, most of all, this home is about family. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Lindsey's Lemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797493621351573254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497073541595809819.post-54269909155003018262018-04-27T17:29:00.000-07:002018-04-27T17:42:34.670-07:00Saying Goodbye to CricketLast week the hearts of our family broke a little as we said goodbye to our beloved Cricket. Just four years ago, sweet Cricket came into our lives. She was born and bred to serve. Her bloodline provides some of the nations greatest seeing eye dogs. As a puppy she spent her first year of life, growing and displaying her gentle ways with her foster family, who named her "Cricket." From there she went to her training with Guide Dogs for the Blind. Over several months, and at the price of several thousand dollars, she proved her natural abilities necessary to be a successful guide dog: intelligent, loyal, focused, obedient, both a leader and a follower. After 7+ years of being a guide dog to an incredibly amazing woman, Becky Andrews, and after both giving and receiving an abundance of love, it was time for Cricket to retire. Becky is a member of our local Mormon congregation. By divine providence, we caught wind that she was hoping to place Cricket in a home for what she called an "open adoption," meaning that when her family came into town and wanted to snuggle Cricket, they would be welcome, and when we went out of town on any trips, Cricket would stay with her whilst we were away. To say it was idyllic would be an understatement. Our children immediately fell in love with her kind, gentle ways. She regularly was overfed and over-treated by the family, all 8 of us being guilty of attempts to spoil a dog who couldn't spoil. In her last few months, it became apparent that her age was starting to show. She slowed down, panted heavily for no apparent reason, and couldn't kick a very persistent cough, in spite of medication and excellent medical care. After a few meetings with Becky and her husband, we determined that it was time to ease Cricket's suffering, and send her to receive her well deserved Heavenly Reward. In truth, I always thought it silly that my sweet dog was named after another animal. I used to joke with visitors when I introduced her by saying "This is Cricket, but she's a dog... not a Cricket." A few days after we put her down, I was reading Pinnochio to Norman, and it occurred to me for the very first time that Pinocchios conscience is named "Cricket," with the job to guide, direct, and help. I now appreciate the name my dog carried. She will be missed.<br />
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She wrote an incredible book about her journey with losing her sight, becoming a therapist, and the guide dogs that have helped her achieve independence. It really is a wonderful read.</div>
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Lindsey's Lemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797493621351573254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497073541595809819.post-66529722816025243252018-04-02T22:17:00.001-07:002018-04-02T22:17:07.340-07:00PJ Masks Pajama Pancake PartyNorman Harold is no longer n his terrific two's. He's officially three now that the beloved (not often celebrated) "Pi" day has arrived. My last, youngest son is now three. His birthday is also a special time of reflection. During his delivery my handsome husband was battling cancer, and so I can't help but celebrate these two boys; both my husband who has lived to see more birthdays of this little guy, and my little Norman, who's birth was a bright light in a pretty dark time. How did we celebrate? Why with a PJ Masks Pajama Pancake Party. This was a winner for several reasons. We didn't need to get dressed for the day. I didn't need to make a cake or pie... yet (I made a chocolate silk pie on his actual birthday since his party was over the weekend.) We got to wear masks. It was was short, bc three year olds are just as happy with an hour and half party as they would be with a 4 hour party... in fact, probably happier with the shorter party! My little man child is silly, officially potty trained, loves the movie Boss Baby, enjoys doing anything that his big sister is doing, and loves a good tackle with his brothers. What a guy.<br />
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<br />Lindsey's Lemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797493621351573254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497073541595809819.post-49734096829487356532018-03-25T15:21:00.001-07:002018-03-25T15:21:05.823-07:00BasketballAnnie and Owen both played Jr. Jazz basketball this Spring. Both of them had a great time and both had kind encouraging coaches. Some of the games were at 6-7 pm. Others were as alte as 9:00, which was just total silliness. Annie enjoyed herself enough that she's kicking around doing a basketball camp this summer. I was never any good at basketball so they must get their ball skills from their Dad.<br />
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<br />Lindsey's Lemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797493621351573254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497073541595809819.post-7082739057046667442018-03-25T15:00:00.001-07:002018-03-25T15:00:16.972-07:00BowlingI totally love bowling. I"m not that good at it, but I've always enjoyed it. On the regular, when I'm throwing out family activity options, bowling is listed and frequently looked over. How lucky for me that Owen's pack meeting for Scouts had a family bowling night. I still bowled as poorly as I usually do, but I think the whole family had a great time.<br />
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<br />Lindsey's Lemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797493621351573254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497073541595809819.post-26039580907158342242018-03-25T14:51:00.001-07:002018-03-25T14:51:53.231-07:00Fondue = Fun-doFondue is how adults play with their food. I did a demo at Studio 5 on both a cheesey fondue and a chocolate fondue. No matter how you melt it, fondue is fabulous.<br />
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<br />Lindsey's Lemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797493621351573254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497073541595809819.post-56875819744702550512018-03-25T14:36:00.002-07:002018-03-25T15:35:16.465-07:00Happy Chinese New Year!As many of you may or may not know, Chinese New year for 2018 was celebrated in February. The elementary school that our kids attend is lucky enough to have a Mandarin Chinese Immersion program. This means that my 4th grader and 6th grader have spent 1/2 of every school day in two classes: a n English only class, and a Mandarin Chinese class. I speak no Chinese, but am skilled at eating eggrolls. So there's that. A few weeks ago my family sat down to watch a favorite Disney movie: Sky High. There's a scene in the movie where they're in a Chinese restaurant, and some Chinese is spoken. I turned to Annie and asked her what they said. All casually she translated the dialogue in English. My first thought was "Oh my word, you actually know Mandarin!" My second thought was "Wowsers, I'm such a good mom bc you know Mandarin."... in all honestly, being a mom is hard and I'm regularly searching for both proof that my kids won't be psychotic killers and meaning/purpose in the journey. Their school did a great job celebrating the holiday with a parade during school, and then a carnival that evening for the whole family to enjoy. And enjoy we did.<br />
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<br />Lindsey's Lemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797493621351573254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497073541595809819.post-78803688651267014032018-02-15T09:27:00.003-08:002018-02-15T09:27:42.062-08:00Happy Groundhogs Day!When the stars align, we like to have a a Groundhogs Day Party, and Feb 2, 2018 was a good day to be stargazing! All last minute like we threw together a Groundhogs Day bash, complete with Ground Hog (sausage) pancakes, eggs, fruit, and all the trimmings. 10 points to our 30 neighbors and friends who were free to celebrate an extended winter with some breakfast food. I love me some ground hog.<br />
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<br />Lindsey's Lemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797493621351573254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497073541595809819.post-35242397422536216482018-02-04T20:43:00.001-08:002018-02-04T20:45:51.896-08:00Happy Birthday, Birthday BoyRyan Edward Smith had his first Sunday being 42 today. What a guy! His daughter wanted to throw him a surprise party, but Ryan firmly informed me that he would rather eat glass than be surprised on his birthday. What ensued was the great compromise of the 42nd birthday party. 4 days before his actual birthday party Annie threw a surprise family party (which just 2 close family friends attended: the Watts!) which satisfied Annie's desire for more than just family, but didn't kill the birthday boy with surprise guest overload. I ordered some excellent barbecue (r and r, bc In know my limits) I made a tasty carrot cake. We played some fun party games, like "pass the parcel" and "pin the cupcake on cupcake"... and then Ryan and I surprised the kids with his save-the-best-for-last birthday gift, a Nintendo Switch. Ryan's been holding out on the kids trying to prevent one of them from becoming a lunatic, but hey, when they head over to their friends' houses they play on it anyways. So we caved. And the surprise was really on them. Good times. I love my husband, and this birthday marks me having been in his life longer than not. Ro. Man. Tic. He only needs 55 more birthdays till we celebrate our 75th anniversary.<br />
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<br />Lindsey's Lemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797493621351573254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497073541595809819.post-10955886236218086792018-01-28T21:26:00.001-08:002018-01-28T21:26:18.317-08:00Cleaning Crew for a MorningAs active (and attractive) members of our church's congregation, our family gets the semi-annual opportunity to help in the Saturday morning cleaning of the meetinghouse. We don't pick the day of the duty; it's assigned via the printed out Sunday program. Lucky for all concerned, we both read the bulletin and were available. 7 Smiths woke up 15 minutes before we were supposed to arrive and were only 10 minutes late. Not bad for a Saturday morning 8:00am assignment (and pretty darn good for a house that has a toddler and two sleepy teens.) It's actually a tradition that I look forward to; both because its pretty infrequent, and because we always get donuts afterwards.<br />
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<br />Lindsey's Lemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797493621351573254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497073541595809819.post-65874706552625212262018-01-21T21:18:00.003-08:002018-01-21T21:20:57.203-08:00Cottage MeetingA few weeks ago, a lovely woman in my stake* (*large-ish geographical area consisting of several neighboring Mormon congregations) invited me to a cottage meeting at her home. She told me a few senators and our local Utah House of Rep, Becky Edwards, would be in attendance, along with two Utah Organizations: Mormons Building Bridges and Equality Utah. My friend's hope long-range hope for the meetings like this one was that our elected officials would see that people in our community care about/ are related to/ are/ and are in support of our LGBTQ neighbors... for the purpose of eventually passing legislation where "hate crimes" carry a heftier penalty than crimes deemed as not hate crimes. (For example, spray painting "I love Roses!" on a wall doesn't create fear or intimidation, whereas "Die____ _____ ____!" does.) The above scenarios demonstrate similar crimes (both illegally spray painted) but result in way different outcomes. So there's that. Anyways, my friend who was playing hostess with the mostess was unable to attend her own cottage meeting (due to the passing of an elderly grandparent) so I got to play the part of Cottage Metting Barbi. Lucky me! It was a wonderful meeting. Lots of good mingling with many people that I didn't know and the food was good too. Baby steps in the right direction.<br />
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<br />Lindsey's Lemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797493621351573254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497073541595809819.post-42510446430784892012018-01-16T22:00:00.000-08:002018-01-16T22:00:06.878-08:00Staycation Destination Park CityWe had a long weekend due to the MLK holiday, followed by a teacher prep day. 4 days to party hard. Luckily Ryan also got the holiday off, so we decided to live it up in Park City, which is only about 45 minutes from our house, for a night. My handsome husband isn't just eye candy, he's also great at planning trips (both short and long.) Lef in his capable party planning hands, we had a great time. Great hotel booked for cheap, hot tub, heated pool, cozy beds, fireplace, changing a car battery (Preston joined us in Park City for the evening, and his car died upon arrival. luckily a new battery fixed the whole thing... for now:~) We checked out a local cheese shop, hit a delicioso Mexican restaurant, grabbed some tasty treats from a local bakery, and hit the tubing slopes in Heber Valley. Lots of fun packed into just a few hours. <br />
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<br />Lindsey's Lemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797493621351573254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497073541595809819.post-68598446652161877612018-01-11T19:57:00.002-08:002018-01-13T09:25:44.412-08:00T.V. Studio Time On Tuesday I had the pleasure of doing another food demo at Studio 5. I simply love working with them. They are friendly, professional, fun, there's usually great music playing in the background and no one gives me any heat if I sing along, and I even got to make one of my mother's famous recipes. It was a winning day. I love cooking. I love eating. I love all things food (except grapefruit, bc it's sour and gross... but not Ruby Red Grapefruit juice, which I like, but I think it has enough sugar that what I really like is grapefruit flavored sugar.)<br />
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Lindsey's Lemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797493621351573254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497073541595809819.post-12517903275259133112018-01-10T21:46:00.001-08:002018-01-10T21:46:10.375-08:00Calvin Vs.The DMV!!!My handsome and kind 16-year-old is now a legally licensed driver, according to the state of Utah. His birthday was about a week and a half ago, in between Christmas and New Years, which made it impossible for him to take his drivers test on his actual birthday. Today was the soonest we could get him an appointment, but it was worth the wait. On our way to the DMV, it looked like Calvin was speeding like a madman, but all of the surrounding traffic was zooming past us. It took me about 30 seconds to realize that somehow Calvin's speedometer was no longer reading miles, but was showing kilometers. And his test would be done in this car, Ryan's Prius. I knew if I panicked that he would panic... but I think we both felt a little panicky. After checking the car manual (useless) and reading a few random gems from the internet, I finally discovered that Calvin must have accidentally hit a button with his knee when he climbed into the car. So, he pushed that button again and the car was back to ready miles. Crisis averted. The lovely woman who took gave the test was super kind and encouraging, which balanced out his nerves. In fact, he got a perfect score on his exam. She printed it out for me to see. Well done Calvin Rider Holman Smith. Today was definitely a red letter day.<br />
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Jaron taking his turn. What a lucky night for his crew to join us for FHE!</div>
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*As a reminder, my points are imaginary, and one is only limited in what they can be used for by what they can imagine. You can use them to watch an imaginary movie, buy imaginary shoes, or go on an imaginary trip (but you would probably have to save up your points for a quite a while to go to an exotic imaginary destination.)</div>
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<br />Lindsey's Lemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797493621351573254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497073541595809819.post-50879680355288561602018-01-07T22:17:00.000-08:002018-01-07T22:17:15.092-08:00New StartMy church building is shared between two Mormon congregations. Just to keep things interesting, every year we swap church times with the other congregation. Last year (2017) our church was on Sundays from 1-4pm. Today marked the new start of 9-noon church. And I am a huge fan of this new time. Afternoon church might suggest that we had plenty of time to get ready, but it was still a mad rush to get out the door. Also, afternoon anything with a toddler is lame. It's nap time, crabby time (for both the littles and the adults.) Also, now that we're back to morning church, the window for Sunday donut making has returned. It takes time, effort, and potatoes to make a good spud nut, and lucky for all that were in the house (including my fabulous niece Jordan who's at BYU) we dined on cinnamon sugar, vanilla glaze and Nutella dipped donuts. <div>
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Ryan was the glazer. I was the frier. Simon was the talker. Owen was the eater. And Jordan was the smiler. Not pictured were the rest of my herd (including Preston who drove up from Provo with Jordan), and Jaron, Shelly, Jaden and Mikey who are still with us until Tuesday (Yeah!!!!)</div>
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