Meet Giggles
I am an educator and PhD. I quilt, belly dance, run, read, and try to grow things. I am a Mormon. I am infertile. I am a daughter, sister, aunt, grand-daughter, friend, wife, and mom.
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Posts I’m Proud Of
What I’m Reading
- Living With Enthusiasm
by L. Tom Perry
131 pages
Started: 3 February 2014 - The Castle of Llyr
by Lloyd Alexander
206 pages
Started: 2 February 2014
- Living With Enthusiasm
Shared Thoughts
Brett L. Dennis - Popcorn on the Christmas Tree
Mama g - Popcorn on the Christmas Tree- Mama g - A Hebrew Alphabet Quiet Book
Giggles - A Hebrew Alphabet Quiet Book- Brett L. Dennis - A Hebrew Alphabet Quiet Book
AmandaStretch - Talent Show!- Mama g - Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Category Archives: Musings
Pursuit of Happiness
Categories: Happy Things, Musings, Relationships
Happiness: Everyone’s entitled to pursue it, but no one is guaranteed to find it. Finding it is easier depending on what you are willing to let make you happy and how you define it though. I have a few quotes … Keep reading
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Dissolve
Categories: Musings, Relationships
When I suggested the title of this post to several people, each of them said it should be about relationships (one did say cleaning). And in a way, it probably will. I thought it interesting that relationships wasn’t the first … Keep reading
It becomes necessary
Categories: Books, Education, Exercise, Family, Gospel, Happy Things, Health, Life, Musings, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting, Relationships
The Declaration of Independence spoke of the necessities faced by the Colonies. What are the necessities in my life? My ancestors traveled the plains with an entire family’s worth of possessions in a covered wagon or handcart. Those are not … Keep reading
Great Poetry Reading Day
Categories: Books, Education, Family, Happy Things, Musings, Relationships
I hope you read some great poetry today. It is Great Poetry Reading Day after all. I love poetry. I know some people who don’t. But I believe that is because they do not understand it. Poetry was my favorite … Keep reading
Folklore and Phone Books
Categories: Books, Folks, Musings, Questions, Science & Tech
I read this story earlier, and the folklorist in me just had to comment on it. The Book of the Undead: Why Won’t Phone Books Die? The article talks about how phone books have outlived their usefulness. Any more people … Keep reading
Story People
Categories: Books, Happy Things, Musings
My friend Josh gave me the book Story People by Brian Andreas last year. I love it. It’s a book you can sit down and read for just a minute, or get lost in for a long time. I’ve decided … Keep reading
Changing Perception
Categories: Education, Happy Things, Learn Something, Musings, Work
Yesterday I had the opportunity to teach an under-graduate class about cognitive theories. To help me prepare for it, I went back and pulled out the books I used when I was first learning these ideas as an undergrad. It … Keep reading
