Category Archives: Happy Things

This blog is subtitled “All the things that make me giggle…” These are those things.

Popcorn on the Christmas Tree

2 December 2019, 4:33 pm by Giggles
Categories: Family, Folks, Happy Things

Picture it: Christmas 1977. It’s my parents’ first Christmas. They have decorated their tree with origami ornaments they made from wrapping paper and are trying to string popcorn to wrap around it. It isn’t working well. The popcorn keeps cracking … Keep reading →

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Where Everybody Knows Your Name

1 May 2019, 6:03 pm by Giggles
Categories: Education, Family, Happy Things, With the Kiddos

We went to the Children’s Museum Tucson for the first time on December 18, 2015. We tried it out on a Saturday when Brett could come with me and all three kids so we could see if it was something we would want a membership to and something I could do regularly with the kids on my own. Iddo was 2.5-years-old. Shimri and Shimei were 7 months old. We had a lot of fun and decided to get a membership. … I never would’ve imagined this would be the outcome when we first started going to the children’s museum. It’s been worth so much more than the price of the membership. Our kids have learned about science, art, safety, the world around them, work, and especially love. Keep reading →

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IVF Means…

25 July 2018, 4:02 pm by Giggles
Categories: Family, Happy Things, Infertility

Forty years ago today my future changed dramatically. I was two days old and in Utah. But in England Louise Brown was born, the first baby conceived via in vitro fertilization. That fact meant nothing to me at the time. But IVF means the world to me now. – Lisa Keep reading →

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Groundhog Party!

2 February 2018, 11:55 pm by Giggles
Categories: Happy Things, With the Kiddos

Last year on February 2nd I thought it would be fun to do shadow puppets with the kids to celebrate Groundhog Day, but not last year because I hadn’t thought of it soon enough. So I put that thought away for later. About two weeks ago I remembered that thought and had a second thought. I knew it would be fun to do with our kids, but I also knew that Iddo loves getting together with her friends so I suggested to her that we invite some of her friends over and we have a Groundhog Day party. Because why not. She LOVED the idea and was so excited. She started counting down till Groundhog Day. Nobody has ever looked forward to Groundhog Day more than she did this year. Keep reading →

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The Moon!!

31 January 2018, 5:10 pm by Giggles
Categories: Family, Happy Things, Learn Something, With the Kiddos

Last night before bed I took them all outside our front door and we looked up at the giant super moon that was big and bright in the sky. We told them it was a blue moon but they all agreed it actually looked white. … At 6:00 this morning (normal wake up time at our house is 8am) I picked up each of them out of their bed one at a time and took them into the backyard so they could see the moon in a total eclipse, and then they all went back to sleep. Keep reading →

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Brett

28 November 2017, 1:06 pm by Giggles
Categories: Family, Happy Things, Life, Relationships

I don’t believe in a one-and-only. Instead I believe that there are many people we could definitely be happy with. Different kinds of happy of course with different people. But still happy and living a wonderful life. However… Keep reading →

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Thankfuls

27 November 2017, 11:37 pm by Giggles
Categories: Family, Happy Things

Two years ago we started a tradition of sitting down every night before bed starting on November 1st till Thanksgiving and writing down something we are thankful for on a slip of paper and putting it in a jar decorated with a cornucopia window cling. Iddo called them “Thankfuls” that first year and the name has stuck. This year we let Shimri and Shimei tell us what they are thankful for as well. Keep reading →

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