Standiford Family

I was sitting here going through my inbox and I came across an email from The New Words of Wisdom (a LDS book store in Chicago). It had a thought for the day that I really liked and thought I should make sure that more people saw it.

“This is a wonderful time to be [...]

Why do muscles spasm and cause pain? Mine have started due to an old injury and then when I’m stressed they get worse. Exercise can also cause muscle spasms. According to this I should be in pain for the rest of my life. I’m in a vicious cycle. I get [...]

For days or weeks Mattey has had a loose tooth just hanging. She could push it forward with her tongue and close her mouth leaving the tooth on the outside of her lips. It looked funny but she didn’t want any pictures of it. Since it was so loose I asked her [...]

We are working on a new look so please forgive the chaotic appearance.  The Colts game is a little more important than finishing the website.  GO COLTS!  Check back later to view the completed look.  Thanks for visiting.

Today I was coming home from church and this huge bird flew off as I drove down a street. I recognized it as the neighborhood hawk. I have seen him/her several times in the last year and half or so. The first time I saw it was in our neighbor’s yard. [...]

My mileage total for five weeks is 63 miles. Not bad. I am starting to notice very subtle changes in my legs. In addition to walking I do a few toning exercises to keep my knees happy. (I also do some weights for the upper body.) I’ve been using the [...]

I have recovered enough strength to finally post Halloween stories. Three days of Halloween is too much. Are people trying to make it be drawn out like Christmas? I’ll recap that Sunday night we carved pumpkins which leads us to Monday. We had a family home evening at Jan and Doc’s [...]