Budget Birthday Parties
We are seriously into themed birthday parties around here. While I only have two kids under 12 now, even the older kids still get into the mix sometimes. We’ve been doing big birthday parties for over...
View ArticleKeeping Christ in Christmas
I always feel a little irked when Christmas is mentioned before Thanksgiving. But I wanted to share a fun Family Home Evening series that we do for Christmas in time for others who might want to do...
View ArticlePost Cyber Monday Christmas Deals
Black Friday has come and gone. (We slept in, decorated the house, and went to a movie.) Cyber Monday is history. (I spent a couple of hours using some of my very best online deals.) But if you think...
View ArticleThe Beauty of Christmas
I recently introduced Grasshopper, age 6, to a favorite Christmas video from my childhood—A Charlie Brown Christmas. In that video, a depressed Charlie Brown is given the assignment to obtain and...
View ArticleChristmas on Credit
If you’re anything like me, you’ve been spending a lot more the past few weeks than you usually do. More toys, more clothes, more gadgets, more books, more travel, more food and treats — more of just...
View ArticleHoliday Eyeglasses
This post brought to you by Zenni Optical. All opinions are 100% mine. I’ve told you before about the selection of cheap eyeglasses offered by Zennin Optical. I’m all for great products at great...
View ArticleGreat December Ideas
With Christmas quickly approaching, I wanted to point you to some fun, family things you can do this month that I’ve written about in the past. Enjoy! Christmas Eve Nativity Pageant Yes, we’ll be doing...
View ArticleChristmas Eve Ideas
What do you do on Christmas Eve? Here are two things our family has done for years and years. Christmas Tree French Toast Every Christmas Eve morning, we have this special, festive breakfast. (On...
View ArticleValentine’s Glasses
I shouldn’t be writing about eyeglasses. Really. I told you I finally went to the eye doctor — for the first time since we moved back to Utah (in 2001). And, yes, I ordered my prescription reading...
View ArticleWorking on My Holiday Cookie Selection
Guest post written by Deborah Cook I love to always have a plethora of holiday cookies in our home for whenever we just want some cookies or when we have a guest in our home to offer to them. Maybe...
View ArticleConsumable Gifts for Those Who Have Everything
I’m not sure when it happened. But one day a few years ago I really stopped needing presents. For Christmas I would always ask for “peace and harmony” — and it drove the kids to distraction. But that’s...
View ArticleMerry Month of Christmas
While in the middle of frantic Christmas preparations, myriad performances for the school kids (musical theater, orchestra, ballroom), finals week for the three college kids, planning a three-week...
View Article100DC Day 42: Practice Humility
It is more satisfying to focus on enhancing the lives of others than it is trying to achieve our own peace of mind. When I was a child, Christmas was the most exciting day of the year. My sister and I...
View ArticleApple Cranberry Walnut Relish
Thanksgiving is a huge deal at our house. All holidays are. Traditions are sacred and all else must accommodate them. But given that I am not a fan of cooking and Thanksgiving revolves around food,...
View ArticleThe Ethics of Business on Thanksgiving (and/or Other Holidays You Like)
The holiday season is upon us! It’s that happy time of year where people complain about “consumerism” and get their dander up about stores opening too early or too late and, of course, engage in the...
View Article(Really) Stupid Christmas Jokes
While purging my hard drive, I came across multiple files that had Christmas jokes. I do not know why I saved these. I plead the 5th. But here you are, for your holiday enjoyment. Or something. Q: Why...
View ArticleI Want My Popcorn
Boca Homeschool Choir (singing): Pinecones and holly berries. Popcorn for you. Apples for me… Belinda (9): Who would pick apples over popcorn? Why do they get the popcorn?
View ArticleApril Fools’ Day – Can’t You Take a Joke?
In a conversation a few years ago, I used the phrase “It’s not brain surgery.” It was in the same spirit as “It’s not rocket science.” The woman proceeded to lecture me on the fact that some people...
View ArticleHappy New Year to You and Happy 12th Anniversary to Mormon Momma
Today we celebrate the first day of 2015 and the 12th anniversary of Mormon Momma. We began as a hand-coded website with a manual blog. (Read that: posts pages were created and linked from the home...
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