Here’s what happens when I try to take pictures of my menfolk making a snowman… No – that is not a drop on my camera lense… That is in fact a custom-made-hand-crafted snowball… Compliments of my Michigander husband… This post has been linked to “Wordful Wednesday” hosted by Seven Clown Circus

Our children before bedtime in their new pajamas. And what they will discover Christmas Morning… The note reads… Dear Jacob, William, and Madeline, Thank you for the cookies. And the carrot was lovely treat for my reindeer! You have been very good this year – helping with your brand new baby sister and sharing your [...]

I am about to share with you one of the EASIEST and YUMMIEST dinners I serve. No really… I’m serious… This is what my kids plates look like… (My sometimes picky eater darling boys are ages 2 and 4.) yeah — scraped clean… And you can store the ingredients for a long time… It’s a [...]

I am really bad about sending Christmas cards. I still have Christmas cards in their original packaging… I bought them with the intention of sending the FIRST Christmas we were married… over FIVE YEARS ago! Mostly I am just not that organized… and honestly?I really don’t like writing out all. those. addresses… Not to mention [...]

Summer 1985 or 86. This is a Polaroid picture of my little sister and I. Today is her Birthday. We are twenty-two months apart.We slept in bunk beds.We were best friends forever. Her favorite color was purple. Mine was pink.She only liked broccoli. I only liked cauliflower. She wanted to be a famous pilot like Amelia [...]

How about now? Maybe I CAN wait for her to talk… This post has benn linked to “Wordless Wednesday” hosted by  5 Minutes for Mom.and the Wordless Wednesday Headquarters

Today we put our boys in daycare so we could spend some quality time together. Sometimes I think I need the break from our children MORE than I need the time with  my husband… But then… about an hour after we drop them off… My husband makes me laugh… and I remember why I married [...]

Thank you all for your prayers! I am feeling much better today!  And I LOVED the comments you left yesterday!  If you weren’t here, I invite you to stop by the“Introduce yourself” post, maybe leave me a note, and also meet some new people! I enjoy hearing your thoughts about my little bloggy home and [...]

Today I’m fighting a case of the sniffles!  Which means instead of getting up early before the kids this morning and blogging, I slept in!  So, I thought I would ask YOU, my readers, to introduce yourselves! I LOVE all the beautiful comments and encouragement you leave me!And I would like to get to know [...]