Sami's World

So for those who know me, I don’t do much casual reading. Not that I don’t love it but I just have other reading that is always pressing on my mind; scriptures, Ensign, kid books, ads, blogs….. Read the rest of this entry »

So for some reason Scott and I have been craving to watch Fiddler on the Roof. But of course we did not have the movie. But never fear, Grandma Thompson was here. She brought us the movie (a HUGE thanks).

First off, I don’t remember it being so GOOD. I remember liking it (13 years ago when I watched it). But I had forgotten how GOOD it was. Second, I forgot how LONG it was. It took us two nights to watch. Third, I forgot how mature it was. We were originally excited to show it to the kids, but now I think we will hold off for a few years.

So to all you Fiddler fans: ‘If I were a rich man……’

One of my great friends used this as the title to her latest blog post. I think it describes my post perfectly so I’m going to “borrow” the phrase…..(Thanks Camille!!). Read the rest of this entry »

Sorry for the delay in my epic re-tell of my adventures with Mandi. I’m continuing to have adventures, but am so far behind you won’t hear about those till next week….. Read the rest of this entry »

Thursday August 6 seemed to WANT to be a bad day. It was suppose to be our beach day. However, at 8 am it was raining. Mingled with Alix still not quite up to par I was sure the day was ruined. Read the rest of this entry »

Wednesday August 5 was going to be one of the better days. Bradley had told Mandi that going to the Jelly Belly factory actually sounded interesting and he wanted to be able to do that. So we planned to go there Wednesday morning. Read the rest of this entry »

Tuesday August 4 was the beginning of our fun week. I had already agreed to watch a friends kids for her so we started out the morning just hanging out and playing. Mandi has 4 boys. My friend dropped off 3 boys. Plus my 6 kids and the 2 neighbor girls….we had a houseful for a couple of hours!! But it was fun watching all the kids play together and Milo was in HEAVEN!! Read the rest of this entry »

I know you are all DYING to hear about all my adventures last week with Mandi, but I must make this post before it is too outdated. Read the rest of this entry »