Afton and Alex were arguing today while we were coloring Easter eggs, and so I told Afton that being the older of the two, she had to do anything and everything to get along with Alex because I didn’t want to hear fighting on Easter. So she made a special egg for Alex, to show […]
more limericks and random happenings
There once was a boy dressed in green Who has never once had a vaccine Doctor visits are few Never sick with the flu In fact, his health record is clean! This girl? She can be kinda flirty With straight A’s she is actually quite nerdy But the boys they do call And dad chases […]
Christmas 2010
December 24th December 25th Merry Christmas!
Christmas trees & Choo-Choo’s
Whenever I wash our kitchen floor, I have to put all the dining room chairs out on the carpet. They then magically become a choo-choo train for whoever happens to come along. Funny, I remember doing this myself when I was little. **~** Every year when we are finished trimming the Christmas tree, I make […]
Just Call Us “Crafty” !!
I’ve mentioned before that one of my favorite things to do during the holiday season is craft projects with my children. I think I got my love for crafting from my grandmother, who was always doing some sort of craft project when I was growing up. And my mom, too…always sewing or creating something. Funny, they both cooked/cook […]
These Faces and other Happy Things
I love these faces! These faces make me happy. It’s a busy time right now, the holidays…and I can get caught up in it all — all the wrapping, all the shopping. But a few times throughout the day I try to stop and chill and just be in the moment…to enjoy these sweet faces […]
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING WITH MY HUSBAND
Normally when December hits and it’s time to do all of our Christmas shopping for the kids, Rich and I do our shopping separately. He watches the kids while I run out. Then I watch the kids while he runs out. But this year is different. This year, Aria is old enough where we can […]
Amazon.com, mi amigo
I’m going a bit Amazon.com crazy over here. Someone stop me. I just ordered on dvd seasons 1-4 of Happy Days as well as a season of Three’s Company. I couldn’t help myself! What makes me think that my kids will even be slightly entertained by the silly sitcoms that I loved in my youth? Because […]
No Cavities and Halloween Candy
After four long, long years of waiting….after watching his older brothers and sisters go to their appointments year after year and having to stay behind in the waiting room….finally it was Andrew’s turn! He was SO excited to get up in that chair to get his teeth “counted” and cleaned! He opened up wide, wider, widest….and sat very […]
Spiders! Spiders! Spiders!
Our house is infested with spiders! Well, not the real kind, thank goodness. But here’s what our front porch looks like: The kids and I made these spiders today. Aren’t they cute? Well, as far as spiders go, that is. We started with syrofoam balls that I cut in half, and then we painted them black: Even […]
Fourth of July
We spent the Fourth of July at home this year. Our town does it up pretty big with a lot of activities during the day, and a huge fireworks show at night. Here is Rich in his silly hat. Yes, he wore it most of the day…I think mainly just to make us laugh. We […]
Our Family Christmas Gift…..
Well, it’s been years in the planning, and I finally went out on Thursday and just DID IT — I bought a baby grand piano!! It’s gorgeous! It’s all black with a front wood facing. It’s a 5’3″ German “Perzina” which I learned is hand-made instead of mass produced. 90% of its parts are from […]