Chased by a Duck

This is our duck Gold. He is chasing me.

Go Gracie!

Randy took Gracie's training wheels off yesterday. She's a big kid now!

Happy Birthday to Caden!

Caden turned two this month. How fast time flies!

A few things about Caden:

He has beautiful big brown eyes that make me melt.


He got an RC car for his birthday - he likes to "shoot" it to make it go.


He loves his baby sister and he now calls all the dolls in the house "Bets."


He really likes to play outside.


The ducks are not afraid of him, but they should be.


He started calling me "Mommy Reeder" this week - it cracks me up!

Verse 15

Ahh, I see what I did now. Thanks Jill for your comment.
Here is what the Doctrine and Covenants says:
14 All grain is ordained for the use of man and of beasts, to be the staff of life, not only for man but for the beasts of the field, and the fowls of heaven, and all wild animals that run or creep on the earth;
15 And these hath God made for the use of man only in times of famine and excess of hunger.
16 All grain is good for the food of man; as also the fruit of the vine; that which yieldeth fruit, whether in the ground or above the ground—

See the "these" in verse 15. Most people read that as the animals. That is what I have done my whole life. This last time I read "these" as referring to the grains. That changes everything.


I am going to ponder on it further. Right now I think it means both meat and grains.

Some good books I have been studying that support that thought are:
Disease-proof Your Child by Joel Furman
Intuitive Eating by Humbart Santillo
Original Fast Foods by James and Colleen Simmons

I have been studying because Gracie recently got a blood test that shows allergies to dairy, wheat and eggs. These foods give her a tummy ache. She is doing fine now that we have eliminated them.

I'm taking a Survey

So I really want to know if I am the ONLY one on the planet that has never noticed verse 15 in the 89th section of the Doctrine and Covenants before this week.

Her children arise up and call her blessed

My mother is a saint. I love her dearly! Thank you mommy!

Fiddle Contest

We went to the Idaho Open Fiddle Contest in Nampa ID and got these trophies (And Medal):

From this:

Caden and Betsy

Betsy Now Here!

Betsy is 8 lb. 10 oz. and 22" long.
She sleeps a lot.
When Caden saw Betsy, He said "Hi, Betsy!".
Here is a Movie:

Time to Move On!!

My sidebar says my baby is one day old.
My body says differently.
I have never been overdue before.
I am the first female in my family to be overdue.
Kylie, I hope I am not starting a trend here.