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Ten Years!!! and Counting...
Tyler and I celebrated our Tenth wedding anniversary this month. For my part, it doesn't seem like it can possibly have been that long since we tied the not. Didn't I just graduate high school a few...
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Fevers Rise as Patient Complaints Mount
Stuffy nose. Runny nose. Cough. Fever. Chills. Even nausea. We have it all here at the Crumpley Institute for the Going Insane! Tyler came home from work early last Monday complaining that he didn't...
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Frankie, Lovey, and Stinky
Well, my least favorite holiday has come and gone. I don't know why Halloween is such torture - maybe it is my children's idea of dressing up. They come up with the oddest schemes. Last year, Andrew...
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True Confessions of a Carol Connoisseur
I think this time of year is calculated to reveal to me just how much of a hypocrite I really am. I get so frustrated when I walk into a grocery store or visit the local mall (ONLY at this time of...
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Odds Fish, M'dear!
Thanks to my mother-in-law, I've been immersed in adventure and intrigue for days now. She sent me the Scarlet Pimpernel books for my birthday, and I find that I'm having a hard time being motivated to...
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Christmas Smorgasbord
One thing I love about the nine o'clock schedule for church is that I finally have some time to get things caught up on our family blog. Hopefully I will be able to get to the computer more often this...
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Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Okay, just so you know, this is a griping blog. I'm just warning you ahead of time so you can skip to the end (not that the end will necessarily be any better...). I woke up this morning feeling grumpy...
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We Haven't Fallen Off the Face of the Earth...
Really! Even though it is cold (still) and snowing (again), we are still very much among the living. It has been a bit of a whirlwind day for us trying to get everything ready for Spring Break. Is...
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Old News
We've been home now from Oklahoma for a whole month (give or take a day) and the warmth and sunshine of the southern clime have faded into memory. I suppose it is too much to ask that we have a little...
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Ponderings
I've been reading Lehi's (and Nephi's) vision of the Tree of Life in the Book of Mormon lately. I've read it many times before and it has often struck me - as it did this time - that Nephi was not...
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June Joys
The month of June was a busy one for our family, what with trips across the country, camping expeditions and two birthdays. I confess I'm rather glad that it is over. July promises to be a little less...
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Alvin is Here!
William Alvin Crumpley (we'll call him Alvin) was born yesterday (August 26th) at 4:58 pm. He weighed 8 lb 14 oz and was 20 inches long. H e was not scheduled (Rachel has cesareans) to come until...
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Crocodiles!!!!
Things have been a bit overwhelming lately, as anyone with a new baby can testify. Most days it's all I can do to get a shower and dinner on the table between feedings. Poor Lida is getting a bit stir...
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Blessed Boy
This past Sunday we had the honor of blessing Alvin in Sacrament meeting. Is it significant that this simple ordinance is performed in "the most sacred meeting" in the church??? What a blessing Alvin...
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Lida-isms
I am always amazed at the things kids come up with...Well, some kids, anyway. When Andrew and Katherine were younger, I used to despair of them ever developing an imagination. I still do,...
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Our Growing Boy
Alright, Hannah! You asked for pictures of Alvin, so here you go...I'm ashamed to say that we don't really have that many. We don't have any of him sitting on his own, for instance. He's still working...
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I Think I've Failed Miserably...
The following is an excerpt from Housekeeping Monthly (13 May 1955). I'm not sure whether I found it more amusing or more shocking. Either way, I got a good laugh. I hope you do too!!The Good Wife's...
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It Only Takes One Line...
I've been thinking lately that I need to get one of those books for writers that gives you an opening line. I love to write, but it seems like I never have time - there is always something more...
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The GREAT Outdoors
Our first camping trip of the season was the Friday before Mother's Day and we had a great time! We got to take our new camping trailer out for a trial run, and it's a good thing we did too, because it...
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