Janell at Work [Episode 1]

At work today, I went upstairs to find some files and there was an IT guy who followed me up and told me that in his years of working there, I was the first girl he's seen run up the stairs.  I told him, "I love stairs, I love skipping, I love getting to move."

During lunch, I went and found a picnic table to eat and read and call Victor, I was talking with Victor, and there was three girls behind me at another table who were talking about relationships.  One of the girls asked the other girl, "Are you nervous to move in with him before you're married? ...I'm not meaning to get in the middle of your relationship...  Everybody loves talking about relationships."
I feel sick that she's moving in with her boyfriend.  As I was half listening and talking with Victor on the phone, I was trying to gather my courage to say something to the girls.  I said goodbye to Victor and remember that when your words are said with love, you shouldn't worry about offending.  I started packing up my lunch, and then found that they were packing up their lunches. I asked them, "So I was talking with my husband on the phone, I was not trying to eaves drop, but the little bit that I heard was that one of you is moving in with her boyfriend."  She affirmed it and then I said, "I studied family marriage studies in college, and learned how moving in with someone without commitment first can lead to problems later on in the relationship." And then asked their names and where they worked, they worked the same place I did.  I told them who I was.  As they were leaving, one said to the other, "well studies show..." That helped me realize how people think that they can always be the exception.  It took courage to warn her about her choice.

Anna who sits next to me, we were in the lunch room together and she complemented me that I'm always cheerful.

Benison Wedding

Benjamin and his new wife Madison were married on July 20, 2013, the day before our first anniversary.  The two of us, Janell and Victor, drove to Boise after school and work on Wednesday the 17th.  We arrived at eleven in the evening.  The groom, who was supposed to have arrived the day before us, was still on his way from Rexburg.  Changing our plans, we joined him in a caravan consisting of us with Rosee in one car, and him and Mom Limb in the other to go up to decorate the honeymoon cabin before the bride would see it.  We drove all through the night and arrived at the cabin an hour before the other car.  Rosee helped us put dozens of pickup line post-it notes all over the cabin.

Ward Campout

Me Camping in Utah

Our first real camp-out together. We had a mini camp-out before together at October General Conference time, but that was just in our own back yard. One fun thing at our ward camp-out,  I also had a fun time carrying a little girl and chasing her brother with her. They laughed a whole bunch. As we gathered for ward devotional, I led the opening song as I do for the ward every week in Sacrament Meeting. Later, we did some exploring, we roasted s'mores and hot dogs and played games. One game we played a bunch of was Catch Phrase, where on your turn your task is to get someone else to guess your assigned phrase without saying any of the words within that phrase.  I had a fun time helping a young man who didn't know a lot of English. What I love most about camping is the clean air, sounds of nature, and good company. Victor is my favorite company.

Cooking Without Gluten is Different Than Gluten-free Cooking

Janell Moxley

Lesson one: know the difference between gluten-free and cooking without wheat. If your friend want's to keep a regular grocery budget, she will just need to learn to eat different things rather than working hard to substitute what is normal to the diets of those around her. Choose rice and potatoes, rather than gluten-free pasta or bread. Sometimes I enjoy gluten-free bread, yet it is a treat or delicacy rather than a staple.

Lesson two: there is no gluten-free flour that is a straight shot substitute for baking without wheat. Even bleached baking flour and wheat flour hold pastries together differently because the varied gluten levels. Cooking with just rice flour will make your product very crumbly. Buying the gluten-free baking mixes can also be spendy. I suggest looking at the ingredients and making your own. It is less expensive to buy rice and grind it in a clean wheat grinder or Vita-mixer rather than buying pre-ground flour. I mix my own flour (something like half rice, quarter millet, and bit of potato and tapioca flours). When you cook with different ingredients, your product will turn out different--so don't expect it to taste the same (It may still taste good, but it will be different.)

SCUBA Diving

I took Janell SCUBA diving in a pool.  She did really well.