It’s been a rough week for me around here. Minor physical side effects of pregnancy have left me in some pain and simply exhausted. School continues, as does laundry. I have graphic design projects going on and things I want to make for our family’s Thanksgiving dinner. We had family pictures today.
Yesterday, I looked [...]
Yesterday was an important day for Dreamboat and me — our 9th wedding anniversary.
Doesn’t seem possible that it’s been NINE short years since we nearly burnt the church down, but then again, quite a lot has happened for us in those nine short years!
In honor of our big day, I’ll list nine of [...]
Andy was just drying dishes for me. One of the things he dried was a large platter I had used to serve my cheesecake dip, apples and graham crackers on for our church pitch-in on Sunday.
He said, “Mom, your stuff looked good at the Snack-and-Yak, but I didn’t eat any.”
I jokingly pouted.
Then I [...]
Don’t try to follow my train of thought. It derailed awhile back.
1) Speaking of trains, Ferris “rode her potty train to the end” this week. We started with her Special Potty Day last Monday. Yesterday (Monday again) she finished it off by getting 26 stickers (successes) in a row on her chart!! Woo-Hoo.
Her reward was [...]
As you know, I’ve been busy. Things are crazy around here these days.
School, housework, graphic design projects, dishes, laundry, registering all of our town’s Babe Ruth / Cal Ripken baseball players, preparing for a baby shower we’re hosting for a friend, laundry, baking cookies, dishes, and all this while my husband goes a mile a minute [...]
It’s really cold and snowy here in northwest Indiana. I really need to do some grocery shopping.
Nate’s work schedule is crazy busy this week… But the idea of taking 6 kids grocery shopping and trying to unload the cart and buckle seatbelts with wind swirling the zero-degree temps around us just didn’t appeal to [...]
Today’s my birthday. I’ve reached that point in my life when I’d rather celebrate my kids’ than my own. I don’t mind getting older though, because heck, these 6 kids had to come with time, right?
Anyway, my husband surprised me this morning by giving me a gift that’s big, shiny, sleek and RED.
Ahhh!
*Squeal!*
No, it’s not [...]
We’re celebrating the birthday of my dreamboat husband, today! Wooo-Hooo!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BABY!
The ingredients are ready for your birthday meatloaf, mashed potatoes and turnip / collard greens. A chocolate mayonnaise cake is in the works.
Six darling children and one smokin’ hot wife is waiting for you to return home from the airport so the festivities can [...]
Yesterday, we celebrated our 8th anniversary!
Neither of us can believe it’s been 8 years. Yet, we look around and see six smiling faces and know it must be true!
My husband is a treasure to me in so many ways. He “gets me” better than anyone else. Case in point:
The flu has hit us [...]
The only thing cooler than having your Dad show up at the playground to play with you in his squad car is when he pushes you, your brothers and sisters, and half the neighborhood of kids really, really fast on the merry-go-round.
So fast that your brother flies off.
He’s that cool.
Yesterday, we visited a “new” playground. [...]