Category Archives: Happy Things

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

The evening news

Categories: Happy Things, Life, News

Working connections, I have autographed photos of Mark Eubank, Dick Nourse, Bruce Lindsay, Nadine Wimmer, Carole Mikita, and Len Randolph. I even attended Mark Eubank’s and Dick Nourse’s retirement parties and got to see the news from behind the camera twice. Keep reading

Ah. That felt good.

Categories: Exercise, Happy Things

Turns out there was a 5K today sponsored by the Tucson chapter of the BYU Alumni Association. I graduated ten years ago this weekend. It’s probably about time I started doing some alumni events. Keep reading

Gardens and weeds, babies and trees

Categories: Food, Happy Things

There’s a weed cycle? … Planting pizza. … Cilantro-sicles. … Baby hummingbirds and a crooked tree. Keep reading

It is easy when you are not alone

Categories: Gospel, Happy Things

I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it. – I must admit that I’ve never liked that saying for the main reason that it is not scriptural. In fact, Jesus actually said it would, or more importantly, could be, easy. Keep reading

A Perfect Day

Categories: Family, Happy Things

My perfect day would have a high in the low 80s with a slight breeze. Which would mean it’s perfect for going for a run for a few miles in the morning. Then I’d soak in a bubble bath afterwards. And follow it up with some yoga. … What would be a perfect day for you? Keep reading

Thou shalt not covet

Categories: Happy Things, Random

Call it splitting hairs, but am I still breaking the commandment if what I’m coveting doesn’t technically belong to any specific person? Because I covet bathrooms. And have for a very long time. I love big fancy bathrooms. And the more HGTV I watch, the more my dream bathroom takes shape in my mind and, in some ways, the larger it gets. Keep reading

Bad time for a storm

Categories: Happy Things, Life

No, it’s bad timing because the hummingbird from last year, that built a nest in our tree, and then had a major bad storm destroy that nest with the two tiny eggs, is back. … There’s a freeze warning for tonight. … I can’t do anything to help the hummingbird but cross my fingers. Keep reading