They were merely freshmen

Greet the Morning

If you are lucky, like me, you might have a daughter like Emily who tapes a message to the ceiling over your bed inviting you to "Greet the Morning!"

A Perfect World

A few years ago, Oprah had this on her "favorite things" show. I hardly ever watch Oprah, but I did that day, and I was persuaded to try this lotion. It really is perfect. I don't buy it often, because it's expensive, and when I do, I kind of hoard it and use it very sparingly. Sometimes when I'm having a bad day I remember that I have some of this in my bathroom, and then everything is all better. (They have another kind...Ginger Souffle, which is possibly even better than A Perfect World, but like the copper highlights Amanda puts in my hair seasonally, it's better in fall and winter.)

Social Commentary

20-17

A recent glance at the newspaper from the city to the south enlightened me on the current state of birth statistics in the area. In a two week period at one particular hospital, there were 37 babies born. 20 of them were born to single or unmarried parents, and 17 to married couples.

Bountiful Basket

I finally remembered to get online at the right time on Monday night to order a Bountiful Basket. Since this was my first time participating in this popular food co-op, I decided to count up what I got. (I didn't know I was supposed to bring a box to take the stuff home in, oops, but I won't be a first-timer next time!) Broccoli (2 bunches), cantaloupe, 3 onions, a bunch of kale, 5 tomatoes, 7 ears of corn, 12 peppers, 2 zucchini, 2 plantains, 3 mangoes, 15 plums, 10 peaches, and a pint of blueberries. All of the fruits and veggies are super huge and wonderful looking. It all goes along very well with our plan of eating more healthfully, we've been doing pretty well for 2 weeks now, Kerry and I (and by default, Steven and Emily too!)

Knee

Another first - general anesthesia. I'm getting my knee scoped later today. No food after midnight, clear liquids til 7:30 a.m. We just dropped Emily off in Idaho Falls to see the midnight showing of Eclipse with Caley, and now I should sleep and be ready for what is to come. While my knee recuperates, I can start on my first college class. What a cool summer this is.

Your Mom Goes to College

I guess my ecclesiastical endorsement came through. It's all provisional though, as long as I can pass Student Development 100 by November 1st. Bishop Twiggs asked if he really had to go over the dress and grooming standards with me. President Wankier said he hopes I meet a really nice boy at college.

But I am going to finish my Bachelor's degree at BYU, because, frankly, I'm getting tired of all of the "Finish What You Started" postcards I keep getting from them! They wore me down. It's been about 29 years since I vowed I would finish my degree when babies grew up and Kerry was finished with college. Time has a way of passing quickly, and my baby is 14, Kerry has been gainfully employed for at least 26 years, and I'm not getting any younger. So I might as well. I'm excited. I have 8 years to finish it, but I don't think it will take that long.

When we lived at Wymount Terrace with all of the other groovy young couples, we were very typical - one baby, husband finishing a degree, wife staying home with the baby. It was not common then for a young mother to finish college, at that point you just let your husband finish, and you put it on hold for later or never.

So with this Bachelor of General Studies degree, I could choose from 8 areas of emphasis. Most of them did not tempt me in the least. It came down to psychology or writing. I was going to do psychology because it sounds more impressive, and also interesting, but I never took a psych class before and it's not really a degree in Psychology, it's a General Studies Degree, no matter what. For writing, I can count all of my foreign language, communications, and English credits from 1978, of which I had quite a few, so that made the most sense. Maybe I will write better blog posts one day.

oh and

Your Mom and Dad have been married 30 years. You know who else is having a 30th anniversary this year? The Cheesecake Factory. We went to lunch there on Saturday, and wanted to bring Emily a piece of cheesecake home because she loves it so. I was looking on the cheesecake menu for something she might like (chocolate and with no nuts), and voila, there it was: 30th Anniversary Chocolate Cake Cheesecake





We also went through a session at the Salt Lake Temple, my first time to be inside, and another first - the Rodizio Grill. Of course, what 30th anniversary trip would be complete without a trip to IKEA, where I got this cool sugar shaker. It's not exactly pearls, but I like it.