Author Archives: Kristin

Santa’s Beard Advent Calendar

The Young Women have been asked to provide a craft for our upcoming Ward Christmas party. We have several ideas floating around that we may use, but one of my favorites is this Santa’s beard advent calendar. I found the … Continue reading

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of Moving and Counting

It could be ironic that I’m following the post about my favorite cookie dough with some thoughts on healthy living, or perhaps it’s more of a “cause and effect” situation! Regardless, I hope you don’t mind that I share some … Continue reading

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The Best Cookie Dough

We are cookie dough connoisseurs around here. I adore this cookie dough with its sweet buttery crunchiness. It is awesome as a cookie, but really, the dough is where it’s at. The secret is in the cornflakes and coconut. There … Continue reading

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Shores of Galilee Ornament

A friend of mine is hosting an ornament exchange party the first week of December, and I have gradually been collecting supplies to make a dozen “Shores of Galilee” ornaments. Inspired by this ornament, I asked my mom to collect … Continue reading

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m&m game

A few weeks ago our young women planned a “dream guy” activity. We invited some of our secret grandmothers to join a panel discussion about finding their own dream guys. The girls had prepared questions for the panel members about … Continue reading

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Calendars and planners

I am knee-deep in calendaring today, getting things organized for our young women group in 2012. I now have conference dates, youth dances, girls camp, Sunday lessons, birthdays and value focuses all in one place. It feels great! I was … Continue reading

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Birthday Hope

My sweet Hope is turning 4 this week, and was asked by her preschool teachers to bring in a poster to display in their classroom. It will be in the “Me Museum” all week. It was fun to pick out … Continue reading

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Halloween 2011

Halloween – I love it and dread it. The candy – awesome and terrible. The costumes – adorable and overwhelming. My babies wore a different costume to every event we went to. It was amusing to see what the mood … Continue reading

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Photo booth in place

We had a great night – the photo booth came together nicely, and I was glad I had plenty of masking tape, clothespins and dowel rods to hold everything together. Hope you all have a fun and safe Halloween!

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Photo booth prep

Tonight is our Ward Halloween party, and I have been asked to do a photo booth for the evening. I do a lot of outdoor portraits, but indoor, nighttime shooting makes me feel a little nervous. I’m not sure exactly … Continue reading

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