Tonight I learned a very important lesson… ALWAY CHECK A LITTLE BOY’S POCKETS BEFORE DOING LAUNDRY! I have seen the cute, old-fashion depiction of a little boy in overalls, with dirt smudges on his face, a slingshot hanging out of one pocket and a frog in the other. However…I thought those times had passed. With […]
7th grade was probably the worst year of my life. i had grown tall in a time where tall was not “in”. i was skinny and lanky…waif-like…when skinny, lanky and waif-like was not considered beautiful. my arms were long and my legs were longer before the clothing industry came up with the idea that every […]
Probably my favorite picture: Times Square We celebrated our 8th anniversary on top of the Empire State Building with the Manhatten skyline behind us It actually snowed for us while we were up there…Chad tried to capture the snowflakes on my hat and scarf. It was quite cold!! We went skating in Rockefeller Center…this is […]
someone please tell me how choosing and decorating a christmas tree as a family can be more stressful than airports with 3 small children, their carseats, strollers, backpacks, blankies, and attitudes. (i just tried to come up with one of the most stressful scenarios i could recall). anyhow, we decided that monday night would be […]
every day that passes, i hear more and more from my kids that make me wonder in amazement how on earth they come up with some of the things they think and say. for example, anytime my sweet, 2 year old daughter sees a dog, she says…in a very worried tone…”that doggys gonna eat my […]
here’s a little ditty. last night, while i was cooking dinner, chad and colton were bonding over a little game of play station. chad was using the time to talk to colton about what’s going on in the 1st grade. colton is a typical “guy” and usually gives 1 word answers when asked anything about […]
so, i was carrying aiden downstairs this morning after i had gone to get her out of bed and we were being all snuggly while we were coming down the stairs. i was asking her is she slept well and if she had any good dreams when she caught a glimpse of chase sitting at […]
…ME!!!!!! here is a list of what all i got for my birthday. and a big thank you to the people who are closest to me who took time out of their lives to celebrate with me and make me feel loved and cherished. the new, blue ipod nano distressed lucky jeans james avery ring […]
the other day, i was in the living room picking up the videos and dvd’s that the kids like to take out of their appropriate cases and throw all over the floor, when i heard little footsteps coming down the stairs. the kids had been playing upstairs in the playroom for a while. i had […]
aiden and her new friend aiden playing the role of mommy the kittens today ( a few weeks old) brother and sister: hansel and gretel just plain sweetness Here’s how the story goes… a couple of us at church have become involved with helping this family who has a farm ministry. They live in a […]