My blogging buddy Joe over at The Cranky Old Man gave my blog an award…the SUNSHINE award…he says because I “truly fit the name of this award” — and so I’m thinking me? a sunshiny-type of person?  Eh, I don’t know about that…but hey, who am I to argue with a cranky old man?  I’ve been taught […]

Happy New Year!Well, I suppose it would be interesting to read a post about our New Year’s Eve and how exciting it was, and the champagne and music and party hats, perhaps us dancing the night away….But the truth is … I fell asleep right around 10:30pm last night and woke up at midnight to the sound of […]

My most favorite away-from-home place to go… I’ve been going here since 1999, right before I had Alex.  In fact, it was about 3 weeks before my due date that I went for the first time – my belly was huge and I was scrapbooking for 4 days straight.   I swear I could scrapbook […]

Okay, who out there is trying put a kid through college, or maybe you  might be enrolled in some college classes yourself?  In any case, saving money is always important, right?  Something we all like to do, if we can.  And aside from the tuition, what is the next biggest expense while going to college? […]

Our downstairs bathroom is being remodeled.  Although I am looking forward to the end result, the time in passing has been crazy, as we are down one shower during the bedtime/bathtime rush!  There is a lot of pounding on the door,  with shouts of “Hurry up!  I need to shower, too!!”  going on around here. […]

The fall soccer teams are forming.  Practices have already started, and games start in September.  This year we have two new soccer players:  Five year old Andrew, and six year old Aislynn.  In addition to those soccer players, we also have returning players Alex, A.J., and Afton.  We signed A.J. up for fall soccer before […]

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This is Cody with his cousin and little sister on the day he was deployed to Afghanistan.   His mother is a friend of mine, and I remember how anxious she was on this day.  Sending your baby off to war cannot be easy.  We prayed for his safety. They received word on Sunday that […]

Alex with his daddy – eleven years ago this month ** When shopping at Sticks and Stones, just enter the code IBGIJI at check out for 10% off your entire order! Sticks and Stones is one of OPRAH’s “Favorite Things!” ~ check it out! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

You know, there’s always one who doesn’t want to cooperate for the group photo. ** When shopping at Sticks and Stones, just enter the code IBGIJI at check out for 10% off your entire order! Sticks and Stones is one of OPRAH’s “Favorite Things!” ~ check it out! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Okay, isn’t that the cutest button ever!  All those buttons hopping around?  Love it! This is a different kind of hop – it’s a Blog Button Hop!  Click on the button above to check out the “rules” of this very different way to meet and support other bloggers!  And why not add your own button […]

There is a new link-up party going on over at Miss Melanie and the question this week is… What is your favorite book? so here’s mine: Now, I know what you’re thinking — What is she, fifteen?   Well, I guess I just might be a teenager at heart, because I LOVED these books!  I have read them […]

I have been SICK!  Ugh, what a pain that’s been.  But that ordeal is for another post.  In this post, I share with you…that while I was practically on my deathbed (yes, I exaggerate)  people were still reading my blog… and I was awarded this award by Janice at Rollar Coaster Ride!and Purple Froggie Clay Stuff […]

Lately, this is what I hear whenever a commercial comes on the tv advertising a toy that Aria likes.  She shouts, “I want that!!”  at the top of her lungs, and doesn’t stop shouting that until I acknowledge her wishes by saying, “Yes…I see that.  Maybe for your birthday.” She is so funny. Well, this […]

I’m so excited to be a part of the BIGGEST BLOG HOP that there is!  So glad that I found it in time.   I’m publishing my entry post on the last day of this party.   Whew!  Almost missed it! Okay…so about my blog.  Well, this blog originally started because I had heard of […]

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A friend posted this list on Facebook today — it had me laughing, so I thought I’d share!  Which ones do you agree with? 1. I think part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you […]