I’m mentally trying to prepare for my Saturday.  The schedule is killer.  It scares me a bit, but I’m sure I’ve had worse.  Rich is working an overtime, and so it’s all on me to tackle this day’s demanding schedule. Here is glimpse into my day: 9:00am  Mommy & Me “tea” with Aislynn’s Daisy troop. 11:00am Kung […]

Today I went to The Container Store.  And for those who know me, you know this is one of my most favorite places to be.  I love all the organizational “stuff” they have in this store.  My  mind goes wild as I look around and visualize all the neat ways I can organize my house. […]

It’s Monday, and I can already tell that this week is going to bite.  Being that next week is the last week of school,  THIS is the week  where everyone tries to cram everything into.  We’ve got  three school  functions to attend, five birthday parties, 2 soccer try-outs for the fall season, two end-of-the-year girl […]

Has anyone else heard of this case in Oklahoma?  I’m shocked.  This pharmacist was sentenced to 38 years in prison for killing an armed robber when his store was held up.  The armed robber, complete with ski mask, pointed a gun at two teenage store workers and demanded money.  I don’t know about you all, […]

There has been a series of home robberies in our town lately, and the targeted areas are getting closer and closer to where we live.  The street above us has been hit — 4 homes robbed last weekend.  The street next to us has been hit — 3 homes robbed this weekend.  I keep thinking […]

So we’ve got Bieber Fever going on over here.  I’m not ashamed to say that I’m included in this. We just got the DVD “Never Say Never” and I have to admit, I’m now a fan of Justin Bieber.   What got me was the photos and video of when he was a baby and a […]

Okaaaaay…where have I been?  I know.  I’m slacking on the blogging.  What can I say except that sometimes LIFE just gets in the way.  I’ve been a super busy mama lately and my blog had to take a back seat.  So sorry about that.  Here is a super quick update on all that’s been going […]

in just 3 more days… I am walking on April 30th in the March for Babies 5k which will help raise money for the March of Dimes!! and there are only 3 more days left for me to reach my fundraising goal! I am walking in honor of my niece, Layla, who was born on July 31, 2010 at […]

I seriously spend much of my day as a shuttle service.  Drive kids to school, drive kids home from school, drive kids to sports practices, drive kids home from sports practices;  to the library, to Staples when they need school supplies, to playdates, to friend’s houses, to parties, to homeschool field trips… and all the […]

So it occurred to me the other day that our house is lacking a Candy Land game!  How could that be, with a house full of little ones?!!  So we went right out to Target and bought one. Aislynn, waiting for me to play with her I was surprised to see how different the board […]

Guess what I’m doing? I am walking on April 30th in the March for Babies 5k which will help raise money for the March of Dimes!! I am walking in honor of my niece, Layla, who was born on July 31, 2010 at just 26 weeks gestation.  She spent 13 long weeks in the hospital, […]

I received an email from a friend today that really touched me.  Some of you may have seen this verse before while for others it will be the first time.     To receive this today was perfect timing.  As the children get older, I’m  hearing more and more “will you take me there?” & […]

One of the questions that I get asked a lot is “Did you always know you wanted a large family?”   and the answer to that is, quite honestly, NO!   I had no clue that I would have this many kids. Well, I take that back.  Actually, I was once told that I would have […]

I wake up each morning after a peaceful night’s sleep.I eat breakfast with all of my children.They are here, they are happy, they are healthy.We live in a beautiful home…a great neighborhood…a wonderful town that is clean and safe. What if one morning, while I was enjoying all of this — it suddenly changed. What […]

One of my favorite episodes of Will & Grace…. “Hey, hey, hey!  You’re not that great, Mister Sister!”

I know that no one will be surprised to know that I don’t agree with abortion.   Just come into my home and you will see my opinion on the subject: Note the two signs on our fridge —   one reads:  ABORTION? What part of Thou Shall Not Kill don’t you understand?    and the other reads:   […]

This is me and my older sister, Theresa.  Isn’t she beautiful? This photo was taken in 1998 but I swear she looks exactly the same.   She lives waaaaay on the other end of the world country from me…far away from my non-flying family (why don’t we fly? because eleven round-trip plane tickets is only slightly […]

So far the day has not been going so well. Afton missed her permit test appointment at the DMV due to us not being able to find her original birth certificate.  My fault for not being organized and on top of things.  Her fault for not telling me she needed it until 15 minutes before […]

As I was driving the girls to school this morning, there was a brief news report on the radio about the likelihood of a  “Superstorm” hitting the state of California in the very near future, where it rains hard and relentlessly for weeks on end.  This, they predict, will cause major landslides, flooding, and even […]