Sami's World

So on Monday January 10, Keri spent a good part of the day tugging at her diaper and not being happy. So on Tuesday morning when that same routine started, I just took her diaper off. I knew I needed to potty train her but was very hesitant because I didn’t want to do a lot of scrubbing and it’s been cold so I didn’t want her running around in panties getting cold. But she forced me into it and what a glorious 10 days it’s been. Read the rest of this entry »

I forgot to do a write up on our trip to the temple. We always like to make a family trip to the temple to see the lights and feel the spirit. This year we decided to wait till the day after Christmas to go. It worked out great because 1)My sister was here and 2)My friend Audrey would be performing. Read the rest of this entry »

For the last couple of years we have gotten together with the Dalrymple’s for New Year’s Eve. But this year they were taking their oldest daughter to college and so we had to come up with something else to do. Read the rest of this entry »

Once we got to the living room everyone choose a spot and spread out their blanket. That is the only time in life I don’t LOVE my hardwood flooring; when we have to sit on it when the weather is cold. But the kids love this yearly tradition of find “their spot”. Keri helped Dad hand out the presents. Another tradition, the youngest gets to help dad….does that mean it’s going to be Keri’s job for the rest of our lives? We’ll have to rethink this one!! Read the rest of this entry »

I love Christmas day! My favorite thing about Christmas day is that time does not matter for this one day. We sleep in, we casually go downstairs and we lounge the rest of the day. We make no appointments and we don’t fuss over the meals. It’s a perfect day. Read the rest of this entry »

Christmas Day was very difficult for me. I’m sure this comes as no surprise for those of you who have lost your mom, but it hit me like a ton of bricks. Read the rest of this entry »

I love Christmas Eve at the Richie’s. We’ve been doing it now for 7 years and it’s great. My friend Erika is Italian and wanted to carry on her childhood tradition of a big pasta feast on Christmas Eve. With limited family in the area, we became part of the family! This year the food and company were no let down! It even worked out (now that the kids are older) we had a couple of kids tables and an adult table. It was a fun night! Read the rest of this entry »

Ok, so before you think I’ve totally fallen off the rocker and I must be senile at the age of 33 read on. I promise you I’m not senile (ok, maybe a little…) :o) Read the rest of this entry »