The Value Of Work
on Nov 20, 2009 in Family Life Inspiration Me Parenting Quotes Thanksgiving “Work kept us from dwelling too much on the difficulties of our circumstances. Although our situation didn’t change overnight, it did change. That’s the thing about work. If we simply keep at it—steady and constant—things certainly will...

Post Surgery Update
on Nov 13, 2009 in Family Life Husband Quotes Please note:  Be warned … there is a somewhat graphic picture further down this post.  It shows the incision from my husband’s foot surgery. A little over a week ago my husband went in for his outpatient foot surgery.  He had a “...

Happy Halloween (We Missed You, Daddy!)
on Nov 1, 2009 in Children Family Life Halloween Me The husband has been gone all week on a business trip.  (Who ever planned a business trip to involve Halloween weekend probably doesn’t have kids.  And while we are on the subject of not having kids , whoever enacted the time change law also...

How To Get Rid Of Halloween Candy
on Nov 1, 2009 in Children Halloween Tips Frugal Do you have too much Halloween candy on hand from all your trick-or-treating munchkins? Or too much left over from trick-or-treaters who never visited? Besides doing scientific experiments on it or running a small candy store where your kids trade in...

I Miss My Baby
on Oct 28, 2009 in Babies Children Family Life Me A few weeks ago, Rudy mentioned a couple of different times how he thought little Eli was starting to look kind of like a girl.  He thought Eli’s hair was getting too long and shaggy. I should have taken a before shot.  This was from the beg...

A Woggle of Books
on Oct 23, 2009 in Books Children Family Life Halloween Me I adore libraries. I love meandering up and down the quiet aisles perusing the titles of dozens and dozens of books. I love holding a book in my hands and thumbing through  its pages which hold the words of a story waiting to be devoured. Not only d...

Disney On Ice Is Coming To Western Washington
on Oct 22, 2009 in Family Life Giveaway If you live in Western Washington, I just thought I would give you a heads up that Disney on Ice Worlds of Fantasy will be performing at the Comcast Arena in Everett, Thursday November 5th – Sunday November 8th. Disney On Ice presents Worlds of...

It’s Autumn Time
on Oct 15, 2009 in Children Family Life Giveaway Halloween Recipe If you know me at all, then you must know that I positively adore Autumn and everything about it. Crisp, cool nights.  Seeing the trees ablaze with color.  Relishing new beginnings that come with the start of a fresh school year.  The smell of pu...

Avery’s Back-at-School Giveaway
on Oct 12, 2009 in Children Family Life Giveaway Organization Parenting Me and office supply stores go together like kids and toy stores.  I can’t get enough of the organizing paraphernalia I find in these places.  And don’t even get me started on all the fun pens and markers. You can probably guess then th...

His Little Ones
on Oct 9, 2009 in Children Family Life Motherhood Parenting Quotes A new favorite quote of mine: “Never forget that these little ones are the sons and daughters of God and that yours is a custodial relationship to them, that He was a parent before you were parents and that He has not relinquished His parental...