What I learned from our fun, neurotic weimaraner
This post is for our dear departed Sir Tank Thunderpaw — our 11 year-old weimaraner who left this life on April 19 during my MBA trip to Berlin. I’m still so very sad that...
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Pear vanilla jam
This summer, during a meal at my brother and sister-in-law’s, I enjoyed warm homemade rolls with some absolutely fantabulous jam. I liked it so much I ate almost half of the jar! So, of...
Happy Anniversary to my sweetheart
This week marks our thirteenth wedding anniversary. It’s amazing how fast time flies. Vickey and I started dating when we were 28 and 31. Yes, I’m a few years younger than her. Although we...
A fantabulous birthday cake: Chocolate Zucchini Orange Peel Cake
Vickey made me a very delicious, moist, chocolatey-orangey cake for my birthday. I loved it. So I’m sharing the recipe. And by the way – thank you to everyone who shared happy birthday wishes...
Happy New Year to all our family and friends
The Pete and Vickey Codella annual greeting Written by Vickey on January 1, 2012 2011 was a fantastic, crazy, and wonderful year for our family. We hope 2012 finds you all well and happy....
The winds of change
We are fortunate to live in northern Utah. There are many things we really like about our neighborhood and proximity to jobs and loved ones. Something we didn’t know when we purchased our home...
Happy Father’s Day
I wrote a couple articles for Father’s Day this year. You can check them out at Modern Mormon Men and Today’s Mama. I’m so grateful for the example of fathers in my life, thankful...
A field trip to Hogle Zoo
On May 25 I accompanied Dominic and his kindergarten class on a field trip to Hogle Zoo. We left the school at 9 a.m. and stayed at the zoo till 1. Everyone brought a...
I’m writing for Modern Mormon Men
You may have noticed the long hiatus from publishing on my family blog. It’s not due to a lack of things to write about as much as it is the ease with which I...
Pete and Vickey Codella 2010 Christmas greeting
For our annual update we’ll get right to it with the year’s highlights: Vickey received her master’s degree in education in May We purchased and moved into a home in Bountiful, Utah in June...