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I like to think of myself as a “True Blue American”.  Like most of you, my roots are from Europe, and you can’t look at me without thinking Scandinavian, either.  But my ancestors came to this land for freedom a long, long time ago.  They fought for independence in the beginning against England.  They fought in the civil war.  And so on, through WWII and up to today in the War on Terror. And then I married a man with same kind of history. And we are making more history together.  For our children… and their children. So for this Memorial Day, I want to thank the men in my family who have fought for our freedoms we enjoy today, and who continue to fight now. My loving husband, Ben: He’s still at the beginning of his service, but it feels like our little family has already sacrificed a lot already.  As hard as it has been, we love feeling part of something greater.  My heart just melts... Read the rest of this entry »

I know I posted this last year, but it was so close to Easter, so I thought I would repost it.  I am going to make a trip to my hubby’s closet and see if I can’t get rid of a few hideous ties!  LOL Silk-dyed Eggs or http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/03/silk-dyed-eggs.html Have fun! AKPC_IDS += "176495,";Popularity: unranked [?] Read More →

I have always thought St.Patrick’s Day was a bit pointless. I mean what are we celebrating really? I just don’t get it? Maybe it is just an excuse to have a little fun… I don’t know. Then again, maybe I just don’t like it because I was traumatized as a child. I won’t go into the whole story… okay, maybe I will. I’ll tell it in a nutshell, anyway. When I was like 8 or 9, my mom thought it would be cool to color my hair green for the big day. I was super shy, and didn’t like a lot of attention drawn to me, so basically, the whole green hair thing wasn’t a good plan. To make a long story short, the kids made fun of me, I cried a lot, and spent most of the day with my hoodie on. I was traumatized… and to make things worse, my mom thought it was hilarious that I was so serious about it all and to this day, not a St. Patty’s Day goes by that she doesn’t remind me of the green hair episode… got to love... Read the rest of this entry »

Last year for Valentine’s Day, I wrote a post called: “It’s all a matter of Perspective” and discussed how it has always been weird to me when people would tell me that they had the “Best Husband in the world!!” or the “Best Kids in the world!” because to me they really didn’t! I wouldn’t want to walk a day in their shoes. Besides, I felt I had the best husband and kids in the world too! Right? Don’t we all feel that way? And aren’t we GLAD! It would be really crazy if one of my friends actually agreed with me when I told her how Ben was the greatest… yeah, awkward, to say the last.Aren’t we happy we got what we got? I know I am! This year, for the season of love, I want to talk a little about the greatest romances in history. And I’m not talking about fake ones like Romeo and Juliet, Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy, or even Edward and Bella. I want to talk about the REAL ones. REAL love,... Read the rest of this entry »

A gift to our parents for Christmas… We had huuunnnnndreds of shots to choose from. I was super nervous before we did it because I am NOT photogenic and really self-conscious in front of the camera. I was soooo pleased with how they turned out though! A lot of them were just candid shots of us being ridiculous, but those are my favorite! Kaelyn Cross was our photographer and she was absolutely fantastic! Blogosphere…give me your opinions… One of my favorites… Skepticism… One of Linsey’s favorites… I clearly had no idea where to put my hands… A good summation shot of our hay fight… I also thought it would be a good time to get some headshots with my new instrument (since my parents bought it for my graduation present and all…) so we threw some of those in there. AKPC_IDS += "158235,";Popularity: unranked [?] Read More →

Well, my friends, he is gone. Yeah, we are all a little sad here in the Nutshell today. They tell you that the military will either make or break a marriage. Well, the Army sure as heck made ours! The last two weeks were like a second honeymoon… with kids tagging along for the ride. It was pure heaven even though we just spent most of the time curled up on the couch snuggling or giving each other foot rubs. As long as we were no far than arms length apart, we were happy campers. The kids got much needed Daddy- Son time:Things got a little goofy sometimes with the family:And Daddy Nut even felt a little “super”:It was harder to say goodbye this time. For me and the boys… Even though we know this time won’t be as long as the last, it was still pretty hard. Sam wanted to go too:Got to love those goodbye kisses:(Note: Notice awesome Army Man haircut, done by yours truly… ) And most of all, what blows my mind (and I am NOT bragging!! Okay, maybe a... Read the rest of this entry »

Mom has been neglecting the blog. I can’t say I blame her, either. Daddy’s home you know, and she had been sticking to him like glue! So, I have taken it upon myself to give you all a little update. My daddy is so smart. And strong too. He knows just about everything and teaches me all I know. Like the other day, for instance. Daddy took us to visit his base to talk with some of the other guys in his unit here in Utah. He was really happy to be there, and so was I. They had really long halls to run up and down, and a cool siren went off if you opened certain doors. It was awesome, but mom didn’t think so. She ran around after us all irritated and like. I would have told her to take a pill or something, but I didn’t know how to say it right. Dad got some really cool patches for his uniform. You should have seen the smile on his face when he saw them for the first time, it was just as big as mom’s frown. I don’t know what made mom frown…... Read the rest of this entry »

The morning of our 5th anniversary started out pretty normal. Waking up to the kids, getting breakfast served, all that good stuff. What I didn’t know, was the emotional roller coaster I was about to take a ride on. I mean, life just couldn ‘t get better right? I was feeling good about myself, the kids were behaving and Ben was coming home tomorrow afternoon!! I was singing as I went about my daily routine, until Sam came up to me and announced that someone was at the door. To my astonishment it was a flower delivery guy! My first thought was that he had the wrong house. “Are you Catherine?” “Well, I am Catherine Lang…” Making sure he had the right one. “Yeah, you are the one. These are for you, sign here please.” I just could not believe it! Who would send me flowers? My mom? They were from Ben!!!!!I was so surprised! He really pulled a fast one on me, because it was so out of character for him to send me flowers… ROSES!... Read the rest of this entry »

Love this show. Good ol’ Jimmy Stewart. I wonder if this was the last show he stared in. I think he’s my favorite actor from his time. Here’s the first of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Best Christmas show to date! AKPC_IDS += "106593,";Popularity: unranked [?] Read More →

I wrote this post last year on my private blog, but I still get a huge kick out of it when I think about it! Here it is, originally published 29 Nov 2008: The Angry Looking Walmart Santa Today, we ran out of milk, so I packed the boys up to go to Wal-Mart. They think this is great fun, especially if Daddy gets to check us out (he has moved on from cart-pushing to cashiering). While we were there, they announced over the PA system that Santa was there for the kids. I thought, “cool, the boys would love that!” But as soon as we rolled over to the group, I noticed that none of the kids wanted to sit on his lap, and I couldn’t blame them! He looked like he had to put down Rudolph this morning. Talk about grumpy Santa! But like me the parents were gently coaxing their children to get their photos taken… and probably for the same reason too. It was FREE! If you go to the mall, not only do you have to wait in a huge line, you have to pay 20 bucks a picture. Just let me... Read the rest of this entry »

I hope everyone had an awesome Thanksgiving weekend! Anyone do Black Friday? Not me… I am afraid of people on Black Friday… However, I did get some great deals at Target on Saturday! My week was a little crazy. As you can see, I haven’t posted since I left on my “vacation” – mostly, because I was too busy chasing my kids around “trying” to keep them out of trouble, and failing miserably. For example: I went to visit my in-laws, which ALWAYS ends in some sort of disaster… like burnt hands on the stove, cell phones in the toilet, and this time, it was Nephi getting my sister-in-law’s violin. Yeah, I know, scary. By the time my Father-in-Law busted him with it, he had ruined the hair on the bow — good thing it wasn’t a more expensive part… but I still feel bad. The highlight of the weekend? Grandpa took the boys and I for a ride in his backhoe… in the scoop! It was a blast. Nephi talked about it all... Read the rest of this entry »

Thanksgiving is a great time to add material to our family history collection. As we create new memories we also reflect on the memories of the past. Take time this holiday season to record in some fashion your memories of the past and present. As family gathers I repeatedly hear, “Remember when we …” or “Remember the time when …”. After the meal when we sit and relax, before anybody dozes off, is a great time to bring out the digital recorder. Visit and enjoy the closeness of each other and the memories of the past. AKPC_IDS += "107404,";Popularity: unranked [?] Read More →