1.31.07 Chad with Ruffles

My Prince has come…his name is Daddy. Tom Boy she’s not. I’ve got my straw hat for the beach; my baby and stroller for the mall; my pajamas for my nap; and my apron in case I want to do some cooking. You just never know what may come my way…got to be ready for […]

1.26.07 GO TEXAN!!!!

HOWDY! I don’t know what’s going on with the layout here, but I don’t have time to mess with it. Here are my little cowboys and cowgirl. I do love a handsome cowboy, and female barrel racing does run in my family! Today is officially Go Texan Day. This means that we are celebrating Texas […]

1.19.07 Soap Box

Enough is enough. I have been an American Idol watcher dating back to Kelly Clarkson. (People still ask me if I am her, by the way…for those of you that don’t know…my first name is Kelly.) We have always watched it as a family and rooted our individual favorites on. However, last night I had […]

1.17.07 Party On

well, we had colton’s birthday party on sunday. there was a while there on sunday morning where we were unsure. colton said he did not feel good when he got up on sunday morning, and the weather was calling for freezing rain. i kept taking colton’s temperature, and watching the weather forecast…going back and forth. […]

1.11.07 Meal Time Bites…

…get it??? bites??? meal times at my house are not my favorite thing. i feel that there are 2 kinds of people in the world…those that live to eat and those that eat to live. i am the latter. i eat to stay alive, not because i enjoy it. don’t get me wrong, i have […]

1.9.07 off his back or over his head

well, we are busy getting ready for colton’s birthday party this coming sunday. he wanted a superhero party so i guess the superman cake pan was worth the money. we are having the party in the backyard…i am praying for good weather, because he wanted to invite everyone in his class…and plan B is NOT […]

12.30.06 To Be(lieve) or not to Be(lieve)…That is the Question.

A couple of nights after Christmas, the dreaded question came. We were going through our nightly routine…brushing teeth; going potty; washing hands; getting the last sips of water for the evening; saying prayers; singing lullabies; kisses and snuggles; saying i love you’s; and so forth. I walked out of the boy’s room to go tuck […]

12.23.06 May Your Days be Merry and Bright

Colton-51/2; Chase-4; Aiden-191/2 months & Chad didn’t get the “wear red” memo Tis the season to be in love “HO HO HO” Santa with Dimples Miss Claus “I love my new haircut” Visions of Sugarplums… “Hello. Honey mad this poncho and my mommy wore it when she was little.” “I think Santa will like it…don’t […]

12.19.06 my name is mindy clarkson, but you can call me charlie

this year’s tv show of choice is A Charlie Brown Christmas. i think we’ve watched it 18 times at least. chase wakes up in the morning asking for it and goes to bed asking for it. he can repeat most of it, as can colton and they simultaneously laugh at all the same parts. they […]

12.12.06 The Most Important Night

Tonight was the most important night in Colton’s life. At dinner, we explained to Colton, Chase and Aiden that we were going to have a birthday party for Jesus on Christmas Eve. I was telling them that we were going to make a birthday cake for Jesus…(I’m fairly certain they will decide on a superman […]

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