http://www.busymomdahl.org Laura's stories of family, graduate school, and teaching Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:30:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.busymomdahl.org/2011/01/two-tiered-cats-photo-friday/ http://www.busymomdahl.org/2011/01/two-tiered-cats-photo-friday/#comments Sat, 08 Jan 2011 06:25:00 +0000 Laura http://www.busymomdahl.org/?p=2999 Our kitties have been staying in the house the past few days because it is so cold outside. They like to hang out with me and Ray as we work on our computers at night. We have both been goofing off between semesters and getting ready to teach our Spring semester courses. I think I [...]]]> http://www.busymomdahl.org/2011/01/two-tiered-cats-photo-friday/feed/ 1 http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/12/photo-friday/ http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/12/photo-friday/#comments Sat, 01 Jan 2011 03:19:47 +0000 Laura http://www.busymomdahl.org/?p=2992 It has been cold and snowing a lot the past few days. We have a frozen pipe, again. Every time it freezes, I pray it does not break. I took a picture of a snow drift in an upstairs window well for my home. I found it interesting that I could see the drift sit [...]]]> http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/12/photo-friday/feed/ 0 http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/snow-on-a-spring-day/ http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/snow-on-a-spring-day/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:24:25 +0000 Laura http://www.busymomdahl.org/?p=2509 Today has been a beautiful Spring day filled with snow storms. As is typical this time of year, the snow fell and melted soon thereafter. This is the type of snow storm that I like. Because if it has to snow, I prefer the moisture and warmish temperatures. I do not like the slippery, icy [...]]]> http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/snow-on-a-spring-day/feed/ 0 http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/ben-hanging-out/ http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/ben-hanging-out/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:10:53 +0000 Laura http://www.busymomdahl.org/?p=2468 Ben is here relaxing playing a game on his iPod Touch. He had just practiced playing his beautiful viola. He is a very nice young man, and I am very proud of him. He is studying to take the AP World History exam in May. We got him a study guide, and he has been [...]]]> http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/ben-hanging-out/feed/ 0 http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/jasmine-in-bloom-2/ http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/jasmine-in-bloom-2/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:36:56 +0000 Laura http://www.busymomdahl.org/?p=2461 This is a yellow jasmine vine in my backyard. It blooms in early Spring and late Fall. Because it is a vine, it tends to try to take over an area of my flower bed. I have to prune it back yearly.]]> http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/jasmine-in-bloom-2/feed/ 0 http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/daffodils-are-in-bloom-2/ http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/daffodils-are-in-bloom-2/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:34:33 +0000 Laura http://www.busymomdahl.org/?p=2457 The daffodils are in bloom, and that means it is Spring to me. I love these flowers, because they were about the only Spring flowers my mother grew when I was growing up.]]> http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/daffodils-are-in-bloom-2/feed/ 0 http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/crocus-in-the-lawn/ http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/crocus-in-the-lawn/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:30:49 +0000 Laura http://www.busymomdahl.org/?p=2448 Ray and Ben planted crocus in the lawn a couple of years ago. They are now blooming in our front lawn. When Ray first saw the first blooms this season, he leapt for joy. He just loves having crocus in the lawn because it reminds him of his time in England.]]> http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/crocus-in-the-lawn/feed/ 0 http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/mini-iris-in-my-garden/ http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/mini-iris-in-my-garden/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:33:00 +0000 Laura http://www.busymomdahl.org/?p=2444 I have a few miniature Iris that still bloom in the very front bed of my garden. The flowers are nearly the whole size of the plant, so they do look a little silly.]]> http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/mini-iris-in-my-garden/feed/ 0 http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/katie-and-oscar-in-the-garden-together/ http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/katie-and-oscar-in-the-garden-together/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:32:36 +0000 Laura http://www.busymomdahl.org/?p=2425 Oscar and Katie like to hang out with me when I work in the garden. This is them on Sunday as I was out taking pictures of our first Spring flowers. Here, they are showing affection for each other. These two kitties really like to hang out with me and to play with each other. [...]]]> http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/katie-and-oscar-in-the-garden-together/feed/ 0 http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/manti-temple-trip/ http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/manti-temple-trip/#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:53:36 +0000 Laura http://www.busymomdahl.org/?p=2397 My wonderful dad-in-law and mom-in-law invited me and Ray to go down on a day trip with their ward to participate in an Endowment session they had scheduled at this wonderful old LDS temple. Ray and I got up early to meet the chartered bus for the 2.5 hour drive down to central Utah. This [...]]]> http://www.busymomdahl.org/2010/03/manti-temple-trip/feed/ 0