http://jess.berrett.org/blog Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:21:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My favorite father-in-law had his own segment on local TV today. Brent posted the video on his blog here. http://jess.berrett.org/blog/archives/213 Rees gave his first talk today in Primary, on the subject of baptism. The way it is set up in our Primary right now, children are never assigned a talk, scripture, etc unless they specifically volunteer. I'm not sure why - I clearly remember being assigned stuff when ... http://jess.berrett.org/blog/archives/195 We met up with the Carrs (Jeff, Cashell, and kids) in Park City tonight for the Arts Festival and dinner. The weather was fantastic. We ended up eating at La Casita. My food (shrimp tostadas) was good, but we probably won't go back. Nobody else seemed ... http://jess.berrett.org/blog/archives/208 At her request, I made pies today with my mom at her house. We made four. She seems to really like them. Great-Grandma Hansen also requested apricots for her apricot jam. So between family and neighbors, we are getting good mileage out of the apricot tree ... http://jess.berrett.org/blog/archives/204 Yesterday my mom asked me to bring her a bag of apricots so she could make freezer jam. For some reason that didn't sound too appetizing to me. Since freezer jam isn't cooked, I was picturing weird chunks of peel in it. Apricot peels aren't bad, but ... http://jess.berrett.org/blog/archives/202 Two summers ago, our apricot tree was completely overloaded with fruit, and I had no idea what to do with it all. Maryanne (Bryan's mom, who is an excellent pie maker) offered to help me make as many pies as we could. We made a deal - she ... http://jess.berrett.org/blog/archives/187 I may have found a new hobby. How to take digital photos 'Through the Viewfinder' of an old camera Examples of photos taken 'Through the Viewfinder' http://jess.berrett.org/blog/archives/186 After being sick and going overboard on Tuesday, I was down for the count yesterday. After much sleeping, I have recovered nicely. We watched the Days of '47 Parade on TV. Camping out to watch a parade in really hot weather in a huge crowd is just ... http://jess.berrett.org/blog/archives/185 I woke up this morning with a sore throat. I was in denial, and soldiered on to the zoo with the kids. It was fun, as usual (we have a membership). James is so cute, and gets so excited about every animal. "LOOK MOM! A ... http://jess.berrett.org/blog/archives/184 Today was Rees' last soccer game. He did great. He really wanted to play and was disappointed when Coach Dad gave him his turns on the bench. Very cute. He got a little MVP trophy that he loves and is carrying around with him everywhere. ... http://jess.berrett.org/blog/archives/183