For Christmas this year, we decided to give a few different types of gifts. The girls and I are excited that we will be heading to see the Total Package Tour (NKOTB) in July and Noah & Sandy will be going to see the Harlem Globetrotters in April. We also decided on a little getaway... Continue Reading →
I know it seems like a lot of years I have said it was our best Christmas, but this year I really felt as though it was the best for as long as I can remember! I decided to take away a lot of the pressure of cooking on Christmas. We still had our traditional... Continue Reading →
A "Nannie" or "Grammie" or "Grandma", the list goes on and on means something different to every one of us. Each of us have different memories of these people and their roles in our lives. Some of us know our grandparents well and others may not as well as they would have liked. When I... Continue Reading →
Christmas is definitely my favorite season! I love all of the extra family time we have together, the giving, crafts, treats, shopping dates, visits and fun. Our church has some wonderful traditions as well that we get to be a part of to focus on the real reason for the season! If we could have... Continue Reading →
Most of you know by now that I love my Birthday! I love all birthday's actually! I can't remember a time in my life when I didn't get excited about celebrating with someone or for someone. I have the best memories of so many birthdays! I get excited for a few reasons. First I remember... Continue Reading →
Most of you know I love my reality TV. I know a lot of it is not great TV but there has always been something about it that draws me in. I love that ordinary people in a lot of cases are given an entirely different opportunity in life! And for me, watching that unfold... Continue Reading →
This past month has truly been wonderful! Some days were very busy as we tried to fit in our advent with our already very busy routine. The kids seemed to have a lot on the go this month, but we made sure that we made time for our advent. During the last week or so,... Continue Reading →
We are almost halfway through December and it is hard to believe how fast the month has gone by! This week our advent gave us some family time together focusing on what is important and as well a few more giving moments for our family! We attended our church's live Drive Through Nativity! Our children... Continue Reading →
All year round we really try to give our children a good money sense and an understanding of what sorts of demands they will have as an adult without overwhelming them now. They have chore charts and allowances and all of them have saved their money at various times for things that they want to... Continue Reading →
Every weekend leading up to Christmas seems to be busy for our family. Always lots of fun to be had and I love all of the Christmas events this time of year. Today was a day for us to run a few errands and enjoy some Christmas season things! We dropped Noah & Sandy off... Continue Reading →
The first part of November is always a hard part of the year for me. The days become shorter and the weather becomes colder and it always reminds me that Winter is just around the corner. And well Winter always makes me want to escape! Once I get to the middle of November and the... Continue Reading →
I know most have you have noticed either Sandy, the kids, their cousins or I wearing this odd looking Pokemon ish character on our clothing every now and then. Who is it? Well it is Wapuu, the official character or mascot type creation for one of the main products (WordPress) that Automattic supports. Automattic is... Continue Reading →
I Dream of Summer 