I have a new desk in the office at the house and actually, the entire office is all for me now (there’s gotta be SOME positive to this new life situation…) so, the two work surfaces have things on them that I like. A lamp, flowers, a candle, trinkets from the kids, a favorite mug,…
The Unexamined Life
People get married and have kids, that’s what they do. If you’re me anyway. Of course there are many people who do not follow that path, but for me it was a “given”. I planned to do those things from a young age, be a wife and mother. In between those dreams I imagined being…
Pie & Other Fall Things – Old School Blogging
Fall competes with spring for the “favorite season” award in my mind. While I do love the colors and temps of fall, I think I like all the flowers and the “newness” of spring more. But spring does not have as much pie so… it’s really a toss up! (summer also has its merits, like no…
On Strong Hearts…
Last week my mom called to tell me that the pains my Dad had been having for a while in his leg had something to do with a blocked artery. After many tests and scans they decided to put a stent in one of them to help the blood flow again. However, when my father…
Taco Night
The ground meat sizzles in the hot pan and soon it will be many small crumbles, ready for my homemade taco seasoning. I use my handy-dandy Pampered Chef tool to make it that way. It’s really the only thing I have ever bought from PC that I use. Once again I have deemed it “Taco…
Back at the Beach
My kids are spoiled. I don’t mean it like they are spoiled brats, I just mean that I had it a tad rougher when we visited the beach when I was a kid. Instead of just trekking it down the elevator and over the boardwalk to get to the beach, we had to drag our things…
The View From Here
Many of the views I take in with motherhood are contained within my home and my minivan. I see the bottom of the top bunk while reading books to my little girl. I see the tub, full of water, bath toys and kids. I see LEGOs all over the floor. LOTS of LEGOs. One of my favorite views is…
What Was Your Favorite Part?
This was the question we kept asking each other while on our family vacation to Universal and Orlando last week. Each day, we would review what our favorite ride or moment of the day was. By the time we were driving away from the waterpark on Saturday evening, all six of us (my MIL joined…
My Father
Every afternoon around 5 p.m. I listened for him. The engine of his gold Chevy truck grumbled as he cut it off and parked it perfectly by the curb. I waited for him to enter the house and delighted in the fact that my Daddy was home, safe with us again. Mom’s delicious supper was baking…
Sum-sum-summa Time!
I can already see the syrupy popsicle, dripping down my middle child’s chin. I can see my little girl’s goggled-face smile as she comes up from under the water and my oldest’s feet coming before him on the slide at the pool. His BIG feet. My kids are stoked for summer, as am I. Last year I…