dear anne shirley its been a long time since i last wrote but i need
   your advice i am planning a primary activity for this spring since our
   theme for the year is my eternal family and we like to have our
   activities point the children to what they are learning i thought it
   might be nice if we have a picnic on or near the grounds of the mt
   timpanogos temple and let them bask in the beauty of that place and
   reflect on the importance of their own eternal family

                                   me 1982

          seriously though my closest friends are fun real and honest good
      entertaining in love with life a little crazy down to earth deep and
                                                           incapable of bs

      project 31 is rolling along i have donations for every single item i
      need for the 31 newborn kits and lots of fabric donations and i will
            sew until there are 31 baby quilts too thank you SO much i was
     overwhelmed by the awesome response packages are starting to arrive i
   will be sure to post some pictures when i get it all together and ready
                      to take to the humanitarian center my heart is happy

     (but honestly i dont snack alot when you eat so much protein you dont
                                      get hungry as often through the day)

   off to the kindergarten valentines day party

   i have been laying in bed sick since monday it seems to be getting
   worse by the day not better i am so irritated and antsy i miss my
   family and i want to clean my house

     i am given glimpses of the why and the good and the reasons and the
   plan the bigger picture and the necessity for some to not fit the mold

   where are neighborhoods like that anymore with bushes big enough to
   hide in and kids that go around the block together all afternoon and
   normal sized houses and the old winkfields next door ok i dont need the
   winkfields but id sure love to give my kids the rest

   we lived on a corner in a typical oc tract neighborhood

   snacks NUTS i would die without nuts i love roasted almonds cashews
   peanuts i also love those roasted edamame they taste like nuts even
   though theyre not and nuts taste really good with a few slices of swiss
   cheese also deli meat slices celery with peanut butter on it a few
   whole grain crackers with cheese beef jerky sugar free snack packs
   stuffed mushrooms hard boiled eggs string cheese protein bars crudites
   and more NUTS

   i had a really tumultuous teenager-hood i was a happy and smart little
        kid it was surprising when so much angst welled up inside me

                    what do you look for in a best friend

   i bet that block is not nearly as big as i remember it being but i
   remember it being quite a trip

         cate did you love disney games on the computer when you were five

   it makes me too happy drawers full of yarn too glorious

     remember how i was so proud that my room was clean and i was knitting
                                                           well i still am

                                                       let me explain Buoy

                          im just obsessed with him

      all day the kids hung out at that corner played on that grass got
     drinks out of that hose went through the secret passage way in the
    juniper bushes and only left the area to go around the block over and
   over again sometimes it was on bikes with banana seats sometimes roller
     skates sometimes big wheels sometimes walking even occasionally on
             skateboards with cardboard boxes on them (our cars)