The Birthday Cake
We had a fun weekend with my family, celebrating my grandma’s 80th birthday! My job was to make the birthday cake, and transport it to the party. Decorating it was the first challenge. I didn’t have a clear plan when […]
Crazy Weekend (and other personal topics)
First I have to start off by saying that today was my grandma’s 80th birthday!! She’s my last grandparent who is still living, and she’s still going strong! She has three children (six if you count spouses), seven grandchildren (eleven […]
Birthday Parties
My girls’ birthdays are exactly two weeks apart. They both love parties, so we try to plan something fun for them and a few friends. A couple weeks ago, my older daughter turned 9. We hosted a beach themed party […]
Maiden Voyage
My husband likes to take our girls fishing. Sometimes I go along, but I don’t have my own pole – or really care to. The lakes around here have a few fish in them, but my family hasn’t caught more […]
Father’s Day
Yesterday was a pretty big day! My girls were both baptized: Our church practices a believer’s baptism, so when the girls were born, we dedicated them to the Lord. This means that we intended to raise them up to know […]
Tough Cookies Photos
Lainey’s mom just sent me these photos, and I couldn’t resist showing them to you all. (In case you are just joining us, my daughter and I did a Walk for Crohn’s & Colitis on Saturday with my daughter’s friend […]
Bye-Bye Gray
I had a fun appointment this afternoon. I wouldn’t have done it for myself – my husband pushed me a bit. Ok, a lot. And my friend Jacki too. But I’m not sure how much of this story you want […]
I’m Back!
My girls and I went to my parents’ house this week while my husband had to stay home and work. We had a fabulous time playing outside, bringing our lunches to my dad’s work site, shopping for Easter clothes, going […]
Finishing Touches and Final Reveal
I’ve been taking a break from soap for a few days and working on putting together the finishing touches for our half bathroom. You can see where I started here, and the sneak peek here. Yesterday, I went to Hobby […]