Still Alive, Still Pregnant, Still Sick Sometimes, Still Just Grand

It's not that there haven't been plenty of things going on to blog about (other than being sick thanks to baby boy). It's more that when I get a short break at work now, where I used to write up something on the ol' blog, now I go eat something or lie down for a …

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Thanksgiving Confession: I Ate Sugar

You knew, didn’t you? You knew that I couldn’t quit sugar during the holidays. But you didn’t say anything. You just waited… knowing. I ate sugar on Thanksgiving. So kill me. And do you know that it tasted delicious? Deeeeee.lish.us. It is NOT physically possible to turn down Grumma’s pumpkin pie. And Maren made pear …

I Survived Labor Day Weekend

I was sure we were going to die. Totally. My last ditch effort to live was going to be to grab my car keys and press the panic button. But I didn’t dare to move. So I lied there, warm in my sleeping bag, listening to Nathan breathing evenly as he slept and tried not …

The Sciolist’s Best Two Years

James comes home from his mission tonight. Correction: James comes HOME from his mission TONIGHT!!!!!!!!! It’s finally been two years and his time is up in the Dominican Republic. Little brother is returning to a bigger family: two new brothers-in-law and several new babies. Dad suggested that we just send the brothers-in-law to pick him …

My Baby Brother’s Profusion of Religious Beliefs

This is a long quote, but I had to post it. I was so impressed with my younger brother, James’s convictions and ability to put it down in written word. He is currently serving as an LDS missionary in the Dominican Republic and wrote this as his commitment to himself and to the Lord for …

Episode 55: Birthdays and Work

I’ve heard a rumor around these halls at work that the time clock wishes you happy birthday. What a nice time clock. I have NO IDEA if it’s true, though. I don’t work on my birthday. The very first year I celebrated my birthday while employed here, October 14th fell on a Friday. Several things …

Elder Campbell’s Parting Words

"I'm not even began to be packed." ~James Little brother is now in the MTC preparing to serve an LDS mission in the Dominican Republic. Clearly, he was already forgetting his English before he had even left.

A Smorgasbord of Quotes

So while I was participating in the blog tasks to improve my blog last month, I was queuing up quotes for my quotes of the week. So this week, let’s post TEN of those, how ‘bout? Great because they’re pretty fabulous and DYING for me to post them. “These just touch the tastebuds of the …

Tasty Arugula

Aren’t you excited for the Sciolist to return to normal? Hooray! Quotes are back, the IT office is back, but I don’t think Therapy Thursdays will return… check back Thursday to see. “What’s Arugula?” ~Maren “It’s like an old school car horn: ah-rooo-gala.” ~James

Day 29: Zermatt Resort Review

I’ve been MIA for a bit there. Were you worried? You probably haven’t even been by to check, either, so let’s not worry about it. I’m back now and I’m going to pick and choose which “Build a Better Blog” task to complete for today from those that I missed. Choices are: Develop a Blog …