Labor Day?

So, I admit that I knew nothing about the origin of Labor Day until this morning.  Then my curiosity was quenched with the help of our good friend Wikipedia.  I did some quick research to familiarize myself as to why we get the first Monday in September off as a federal holiday.
Did you know that [...]

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I’m Grateful for Bananas

Jason went to the grocery store for me again the other day.  He does this a lot.  I don’t like shopping in general and although he can do many things to help me with Cole, he can’t lift him in and out of his crib or up off the ground or make his bottle or [...]

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Lessons From Rock Band

When we first moved into our house about a year ago we planned a family get-together with my family.  My brother was down from Washington with his kids plus all of my siblings that live here in Utah so we were going to have a full house for dinner and hanging out.
Jason and I certainly [...]

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Then

I heard a new song on the radio today.  I skip between the local alternative music station and the country ones – this was on a country station and I thought I recognized the voice.  When I got home I triumphantly found it on iTunes as Brad Paisley’s new single “Then.”
You know, it’s interesting to [...]

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Download Day – I Am Woman…

We had some trouble this weekend.  Jason was in  a car accident – he was the only one in the car and is not hurt.  Don’t worry.  But his handicap-accessible van that he was driving is not so fine.  We’re not sure yet if the insurance company will declare it totaled or not, but either [...]

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Happy Birthday!

Hello all, Jason here–and today, I’m taking over the blog.
Today is Kolette’s birthday. This June the two of us will have been married 17 years. In those years I have seen beauty and courage the likes of which I believed only to exist in fairy tales. But, over the last six weeks I have seen [...]

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Download Day – By Request

“How a Quadriplegic Uses an SLR” – Follow Up
I am giving you a follow up to my last post about “The Art of Photo Taking.”  Thanks for all the comments and the interest in the post.  Based on your ideas, we decided to try using our gorillapod (which we already owned but hadn’t thought of [...]

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The Art of Photo Taking

What makes a good photo?
There are many people out there who are amazing photographers – and this year I hope to get a little closer to that category.  My in-laws got us a new Canon Rebel XSi for Christmas because they wanted to make sure I could snap the best photos I could of Coleman [...]

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Man On the Inside

My husband Jason is starting a new blog – different than the one dedicated to motivational and inspirational messages that he already writes at www.jasonhall.com.
I can’t wait.
He wrote a letter to our little unborn baby a couple months ago that was so touching and sweet that I know I will treasure it always.  Since then, [...]

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Download Day + Christmas with the Halls

We spent Christmas week in Park City, Utah with Jason’s family.   This has been a big year for the Hall family.  Jason and I got married 16 years ago and for 11 years I was the only “new addition” to the family.  His brother Brandon got married 5 years ago and they have given my [...]

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