Category Archives: General

All About the Boy

Cooper is coming up on four months. Right now, he’s about this tall: And this cute: We think he might be teething because of the drool and how much he likes biting things. In general he doesn’t seem to have … Continue reading

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Carol Jean Mitchell

Friday morning I awoke to NPR as I do most mornings. They played a segment from the Story Corp project that really tugged at my heart strings. The clip was of a man who had just been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s … Continue reading

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The Happy Camper

The days of summer are waning and we decided it was time to test Cooper and see if he really belongs in our family. We crammed gear into every spare inch of our little Honda and headed into the Rockies. … Continue reading

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Looking Back

One of my professors once told us, “You know you’ve written something good when you read through it and it makes you cry.” While this might be a good measure for callous scholars, I’m not sure it’s a good check … Continue reading

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Google, what kind of person do you think I am?

This showed up today in my Gmail advertisements. Seriously?

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Nudity is the Secret

I admit it, I’m a competitive person. I like being good at things, preferably the best. Sometimes I wish this wasn’t true, but it is. Unfortunately for Cooper I’ve noticed I’m kind of competitive with him. If other babies his … Continue reading

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2 Hour Vacation

So lest you all think that I am dead and/or really boring with nothing to say, I am here to post pictures of the baby. Our little family had the pleasure of going on a two-hour vacation to Golden this … Continue reading

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The Grand Tour

Our house is finally ready for the long awaited grand tour. (Getting it to this state has been at least long awaited by me.) Come on in and let me show you around. If you need to take your shoes … Continue reading

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Jope

My little sister (okay, she’s no longer little, but still younger) got hitched this past week. We all flew back to Utah for the occasion. Cooper was the perfect baby on the plane. Slept during take-off and smiled every time … Continue reading

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Mindless Activities

For some reason I find it sort of relaxing to do repetitive activities that don’t take a ton of thought (i.e. mowing the lawn, vacuuming, running, etc). I just like to let my mind wander through topics great and small … Continue reading

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