Family History and some other stuff

Brian and I are taking the Sunday School Family History class again. The teacher goes all out. Each Sunday she teaches about whatever topic the lesson is on by using those research methods to work on the family history of one of the members of the class. It's been neat to see what she dug up about our family tree as well as the other class members'. It's really gotten me into doing family history. I always shied away from it because I thought all the easy stuff had been done and wasn't willing to try to dig into the harder stuff. Wrong. There is a lot to do still, especially on collateral lines on Grandma Allred's side. Apparently, the Spirit of Elijah is alive and well in me. And you know, the hastening of the work is happening.

Related PSA: Before you rush off to the temple because you see a little green temple by someone's name, do a little research and check to make sure it's not a duplicate or some other error!

In other news, we bought a new (to us) car. I'll miss the 40 mpg my old car got, but I've already enjoyed being able to transport large items, sitting without my knees in the dashboard, and having a third row of seats.

Our garden was kind of a let-down this summer. The only thing that did really well was the chard. I gave up on the green beans because they stopped making beans, then after Mom's funeral I was out in the garden and noticed there were tons of overripe beans. I shelled some of them and used the bean part in a soup. We'll hopefully get two spaghetti squash before the plant finally succumbs to powdery mildew. It's held on pretty well though. We have had four tomatoes. There are a ton on the plants now, but I don't know if they'll ripen before the first frost.

Camille has been busy coloring and drawing, trying to undress herself every time I turn around, and reading the four words she can read (big, book, go, no). 

Owen has been busy being cute and not sleeping because we took away his pacifier. He was spitting it out like 10 times a night and crying for it each time. Now he cries whenever he goes in his crib.

Brian has been busy working a lot. He's also been into reading books about life after death and near-death experiences. He and I spend the evenings trying to beat each other to the computer to do family history work. He has enjoyed this season of America's Got Talent and America's Ninja Warrior.

 I've been busy filling out food journals for me and the kids and getting $25 for each one. My favorite has been doing Owen's food journal. Brian helped me make some raspberry jam when I scored a flat of raspberries for $9. We finally got a wheat grinder and I've been liking this KAF recipe for 100% wheat bread without vital wheat gluten or dough enhancer.