Bday bash....
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My 41st day was spent mostly at home with the kids. Brent had to be up
north helping his Dad. By late afternoon my mom took us out to dinner at
Texas Road...
The Buzz About Endodontic Irrigation
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There is lots of discussion about Endodontic irrigation. The introduction
of new technologies, such as Gentlewave, and the accompanying marketing
associat...
May 30, 2018 - Dude
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Wow. 2 years have passed and it just feels like the blink of an eye. But,
the work is the same so lets get right into talking about the week!
Last week was...
Grandpa Ostler's one true cousin
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Hans Jensen and Dale Bernice Hale
It has been fascinating to explore the family tree of the Mansfield
family. My grandpa, George Ostler, was adopted by ...
Independence day parade
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Time to celebrate our freedom and America. We always enjoy going with
family and friends to the local Hood River fourth of July parade. This year
was ju...
Christmas Break Shenanigans
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Kylie had her first Club Volleyball tournament...she played great and they
ended up 2nd place. We LOVE having friends on her team!!
Lexi got...
Faith
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I can't sleep tonight. My mind is racing. The husband has been undergoing
some pretty major stuff in the past 9 months. And tonight I can't get my
mind off...
Professional development hours--oh my!
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I've always had in the back of my head that I didn't want to let my
teaching certificate expire because one day my kids won't be preschoolers,
and I would ...
Reading Review: 2014 Books
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Yep, I only write a post once a year. And it's about books. And like 2
people read it. But that's okay - I like to write this every year for
myself. I want...
Catching up...
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I have been a blogging slacker. SLACKER. I am getting started on my
Christmas cards and that usually includes a family letter. And that
includes an update....
Final goals... and blessings
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Wow this week has gone by so fast and i have truly been so blessed. I don't
have a lot of time so ill make today's email breif but this past week has
been...
9-29-14
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Hola Familia!
I am glad you all aren't expecting too much out of me this week. It has
been an interesting week to say the least, but the work continues t...
Holmes Family Update
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Matt:
Although his football season was off to a great start with 3 touchdowns, a
few 2 point conversions, and at least 60 yards rushing, it was to be sh...
Week 3…this sucks!
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I was a little late posting this but here is the update for week 3. I had
to deal with some complications this week and I haven't really been feeling
very ...
And then there were two....
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June 30, 2014
Hola Familia!
We had a good week this week, we had a few changes, so it was kind of a
weird week.
Sadly, Hermana Schultz left our little c...
Wyoming
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A week ago we returned from Wyoming. Jason parents are serving a mission
there. We went to visit. The are serving at sixth crossing. We had so much
fun. i...
We are Back!
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Nearly two years ago we stopped blogging here at I Heart Mesa. It was not
a conscious ending, but with a new baby for Marily, college classes for
Kathryn...
Homework: isn’t it about time?
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We’ve been a little worried about Callie lately. Grades came out a few
weeks ago and hers were much lower than I expect to see (twos on a scale of
one-to-f...
Garth & Kat…the remake...
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We've had the privilege to have my best friend Sarah Rogers and her son
Miles stay at our house since the end of January (until mid March when
Sarah gets m...
Sep...Oct...Nov
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I'm lying here on the couch next to D with a belly full of chicken noodle
soup and chocolate covered pretzels--the two most perfectly designed foods
the cu...
Sam on Science
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On the way home from school today Sam was walking with his 3 rd grader
friend who was giving him a lesson on precipitation. At the end of the
lecture Sam...
Group
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It's offical GROUP WILL NOW START AT 6:00 p.m. Hope this new time will work
out for more of you to come. See you on Wednesday Wednesday at 6 p.m. 235
S. El...
My Life in the Car
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When I was a teenager, my family took a vacation to Sea World.
Since I was in the self-obsessed, world revolves around me
stage of life, I don't remembe...
Fern Hill
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Well, for now, I'm going to try embedding the video of a piece that my
choir, Cantilena, performed yesterday.
The piece is Fern Hill, written by John Corig...
FALLING INTO FALL
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The constant smell of smoke from the wildfires has been
replaced by an aroma that is quite familiar in our rural area--the bouquet
of wood sto...
Getting my routine on
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Nearly a month into the school year, and I am falling into an easy routine.
I know some people dread routine as a dreary word, but I love it. I see it
as a...
Play Ball Layout
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Hi All! Have you all had a great summer too? Sorry I have been so
neglectful! We have been running a mile a minute around here. All kinds of
stuff and acti...
Chips, a poem by Jenny Walker.
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*Post 666 - Here's a winner from the Foyle's Young Poets of the Year Award,
2011.*
*Chips by Jenny Walker*
It is our night, so we buy chips
and grin guilt...
Pioneer Celebrations 2012
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We were able to celebrate the Mormon Pioneers in several ways this year.
Our stake has an annual childrens' parade and pancake breakfast that Alden,
Roland...
Still Hanging
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Wow! I haven't posted in 10 months. No excuses, just lazy. But we're still
hanging in there. Living in Eagar with mixed emotions. Glad that the
weather is ...
Ugh... and January/February
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Well know I remember why I took such a long break from blogging - my dang
computer (who I have officially re-named Voldemort). It refuses to
download pict...
Grandpa Joe's Journal Entry
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May I share a journal entry... from yesterday... 3/16/12...
We tended the kids tonight and when Matt and Jenny returned after 10 pm and
all the kids were d...
Meet our Lil Mr. Jack Taungahihifo Marshall
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Where to begin? Jack is almost a week old, which is CRAZY to me. A week ago
from today the chaos started. I was 37 weeks and 3 days. I went to the Dr
that ...
Christmas Village 2011
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My Christmas village has been a passion since about 2004. My sister Julia
and I were shopping with our husbands in The Dalles, Oregon. We were in
JoAnn F...
Be cheerful through adversity
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This is my talk that I gave on 9/18/2011 in sacrament meeting. I thought I
would share it here with you.
*Being Cheerful through Adversity*
Adversity wil...
Family Updates
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Mabel is at such a cute age right now. She is 14 months. She is getting
very particular, but is still adorable.
- She loves shoes. Has to have them o...
"oh yeah"
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Oscar has been really into saying "oh wow" and "oh yeah" lately. The other
day I put him down for a nap and he played and bounced in his crib a while
as he...
Arizona trip- Wikieup stop
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The trip to Phoenix is not a great one- through the desert but there are a
few spots you can make on the way there or back. We had to make a stop in
Wikieu...
GO GREEN GECKOS!
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Gracie running to the goal!
Gracie getting ready to kick the ball. She loves to run up and kick the
ball as hard as she can!
Gracie, ready to go to h...
PCH Day 9
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Today was 603 long hot boring miles from Bishop California to my driveway.
We left Bishop shortly after 8 am and arrived home shortly after 6 pm. It
was a...
Freestyle Swim Meet
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I am liking the reaction time. Red hasn't even moved yet.
Zoe finished second in the individual meet.
Here she is swimming anchor leg on the relay team....
Jog-a-Thon
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My boys had a jog-a-thon at school on friday! Both of them could hardly
sleep the night before because they were so excited! Brayden even wore his
short so...
Annual East Valley Career Expo - Saturday, April 30
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East Valley Career Expo on Saturday, April 30, right here in our
neighborhood (at the Red Mtn LDS Institute) from 9 to noon.
Go to www.evce.org to preregis...
Beehive Article about the Regional Conference
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Make sure to check out the article in the Beehive newspaper about our most
recent FSA SW Regional Conference that was held in Tempe in October.
Special th...
It's been a while...
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Got talking last night with my sister in law and realized that its been
well over a year since I last posted on here, I figure there is really too
muc...
Kinslee Ann Merrill
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Kinslee Ann Merrill will be joining our family in March!! We are more then
excited to be having a little girl! I have been grossly out numbered far to
long...
So Long Hair
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So today was a busy day... Shea came over this morning and gave Loch, Brae
and Ash hair cuts, we finished packing, cleaned and ran a ton of errands...
By 5...
Blahg Blahg Blahg
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Still trying to figure out this whole blog thing...
I was "encouraged" by my sister-in-law to post more, so she can read about
my crazy life, I guess. The ...
Rest in Peace, Alex Chilton
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The world lost one of its most beautiful people today. Alex Chilton earned
more than just everyone's respect as a musician; he was revered--as a
singer, so...
VALENTINE'S TRIP!!
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For Valentine's Day this Year we decided to spend it as a family. We
usually do something special for each other, but this year our "LOVE"
encompassed ever...
My Big Kindergartener!
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It's official! Reese is in Kindergarten! Today was her first official day
and the whole family got up and ready and out of the door by 8 o'clock!
This is a...
WE MOVED BLOGS
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Our new blog is now rmnelsonfam.blogspot.com. If we've missed you go ahead
and leave your address and we will add you to our private blog.
ps, if you are l...
The Boathouse - Rentals
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Hello fellow Powell Priders!
My name is Katie, I am one of the owners of the Powell Pride. My husband
and I have been doing rentals on Lake Powell for the ...
Recent events
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I have been following another photographer's blog in the past several
months. Ed Pingol is a FANTASTIC photographer based in San Franciso. He has
an eye ...
1951 Farmall "H", Serial #366058
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The second tractor that Phil purchased in June, 1999, was a 1951 Farmall
"H" with a loader, which weighed in at 5890 lbs. The tractor was purchased
from t...
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The resemblance is uncanny! Love you, Dad.
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