We’ve been hit with another round of hideous colds, so we’re I’m a bit grumpy…. Thankfully, Brady and his super hero eyes keep providing our comic relief. He’s been full of funny things to say recently.
We were at my in-laws over the weekend to celebrate Christmas with them. Brady looked out a south-facing window and said, [...]
the bath water in “The Bahamas” doesn’t stay as warm very long.
We’ve had a great Christmas with both sides of our family, so regular blogging will resume now. Thank you to those of you who sent e-mails of concern. It’s nice to know I have (a) fan(s).
A special thanks to my [...]
I told you that winter is birthday season for us around here… but this one requires more celebration. Happy birthday, Jesus.
We’ll be making a birthday cake for Him (though probably not as pretty as this one) and celebrating with gifts and with family. May you all rejoice as we remember the REAL reason for the [...]
Today was a staff Christmas party at one of the flight schools where my husband teaches. The boys were more than elated to get to go to the airport and climb in the helicopters with Daddy.
Originally, Nate was supposed to be flying up until party time at noon… but fog had derailed flight plans in [...]
I’m not really a huge fan of winter. My crazy husband is. Now, though, I especially hate it in all its icy coldness. I really, really hate ice.
Yesterday, I had a run in with the ice on our front porch and stoop, oddly enough, while trying to spread ice melt. I only have one word [...]
Every year, I send out a Christmas letter to update our friends and family who live far away from us. Since we moved about two hours from our hometowns and most of our friends are spread out all over the country, I like to include a photo Christmas card as well.
I used to order them every [...]
With four very small children, our Christmas tree never really looks elegant…. It doesn’t even look nice for more than about an hour. After 61 minutes, the bottom third of the tree is bare and those ornaments are on the floor. You catch my drift.
Tonight, my mom (Nana) and I were finally getting around to [...]
I usually have my Christmas shopping done before Thanksgiving.
Unfortunately, this year is different. I may be scarce for a bit while I fight the crowds and try to finish decorating and wrapping presents.
We also have a Christmas party to go to for one of Nathan’s (three) jobs, so if you need inspiration for a side [...]
We needed a few things from Menards (for those of you not from this area it’s a local chain much like Home Depot) today, so we loaded up the family and went. We love Menards this time of year because there are aisles of Christmas decor, all lit up. The boys were elated to see it [...]
I’ve written before about how any one of our sons will willingly volunteer that “Daddy is my hero!” Tonight, I got further proof of that fact.
Brady sweetly asked me, “Mommy, am I very, very strong?”
“Sure, honey. You’re strong,” I said.
“Just like Daddy and Superman?”
Um, sure… cause Daddy is more powerful than a locomotive and can [...]