My 2 favorite weekends every year, general conference weekend! My church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints holds a conference every April and October, when we are blessed to hear from our Apostle and leaders of our church. …

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Our very first park Saturday I’m so bummed. We went to our first state park back in July. I somehow managed to miss a picture with the kids and the sign. We did manage a family selfie. Jerome State Historic …

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Arizona has 35 state parks! That will keep us busy for a while. Arizona is a pretty cool place to live, this is not totally new information. I grew up here, if you can get through the sweltering summers, the rest …

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“Heavenly Father knows what … I need better than anyone else” – M. Joseph Brough

This has been a life changer for me. I have been suffering with shoulder pain for 4 years. I can’t lift anything or I can’t move the next day. Folding clothes became a problem. My shoulder was so inflamed I …

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Love homemade bread   January 2016, I made a New Year’s resolution to take all processed food out of our house. I made a menu, a list of ingredients and appliances I needed and headed off to Costco, Fry’s and …

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Hair Care – Shampoo and Conditioner   I have tried using less toxic beauty products for 15 years. Tried…I never loved any of the options I found. Never loved the discount store options or the pricey salon options either. My …

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Laundry – All Free & Clear   One of the first steps I took…years and years ago…was switch to smell free laundry detergent. I have a mother-in-law that can’t be around any smells. I’m talking shampoo, conditioner, hair product, deodorant, …

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Quality Time – Tonto National Monument Saturday, September 2nd, My –th birthday. I’ll let you fill in the blank. I like traveling. Might be my only talent…Roadtripping. I have a goal of visiting all the National Parks. So for my …

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Quality time – Casa Grande Ruins National Monument   We woke up at our normal time. I fussed at everyone to hurry up…made smoothies and ate breakfast and headed out the door. Drove about an hour and a half to …

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