Old picture of an actual girls night out. I miss those days sometimes.The stress of the kid’s homework and school grades are on a break for the summer. Hopefully we can all relax now and enjoy ...
I had this big plan for the weekend, I even had our meals planned out. I was prepared.Life had other plans, though.Guess who won?If you guessed Life, youd be correct.I compromised with Life and...
Dear Baseball,Its been a great season, but I am so over you. Just two more weeks and I can have my evenings back.Dear God,How I love thee. Please continue to give us a spectacular view th...
Our search, our desire, and our need to surround ourselves with people we share our lives with, begin when we are not yet verbal and seem to never end. Friends can give us reason to live, to cry, to ...
I went on a field trip with Hunter last week. We toured the Capital and the Governors Mansion. Since I work at the Capital, I just took went over during my lunch hour. I only had my...
Dear Hailey,I swear everyday you make me smile. You are so kind, sweet, giving and caring. You stand your ground when you need to and take up for those that you love. You are really...
Ive taken a break from reading all of my self motivation booksto readFifty Shades of Grey. Ooohhh La La. I cant put the book down._________________________ ____________We were driving down...
Over the weekend, Hunter had the opportunity to help with the Challenger baseball game. It was an experience that he will never forget.As I watched him help the handicapped kids play baseball, my hea...
As I was raising toddlers, I imagined myself sitting on the porch with a good book and reading all afternoon while my teenagers did their own thing. I looked forward to the time they would go&nb...
Im going to link up to something different today because I didnt take any iphone pictures this week. I had other things on my mind.Dear RJ, You are my rock. You drive me crazy sometimes and get on my...
This is mainly just a venting session for me. As you may have read yesterday, I was having a great day. I loved my life. Well, that all went downhill when I got home.Let me give you a little informat...
This post might get corny, but I truly love my life. I dont compare my life to others so much as I reflect on other’s lives. I’ve never wished I could walk in someone else’s shoes but have wondered w...
Yesterday, I signed Joseph out of school early so he could witness his best friends adoption. For the sake of privacy, Im not posting any pictures of the adoption; instead Im posting pictures of a tr...
I caught myself labeling my children. Hunter was my “shy one”, Joseph was my “athletic one” and Hailey was my “prissy one”. My mother put me in my place and told me not to do this. She said that this...
A blog post from Momma Rake come through my feeds about the importance unimportance of physical beauty and it got me to thinking. I always tell my children they are beautiful. In my ...
Normally I post Instagram photos on Fridays, but I didnt take any this past week. So, Im going to share a few things that I bought recently._____________________ ____________________________I bo...
Remember Sophie? She visited us again last night. Hailey and I got home around 7:30pm yesterday evening and as we were unlocking the door I heard Sophie meow. I could hear her, but ...
No, I didnt fall of the face of the earth. Im still here. Ive been super busy cleaning and organizing. I dont know what hit me, but I cant stop. So far, Ive only cleaned out m...
Ive taken pictures with my phone, but I havent posted them on instagram. Mainly because I forget about it. Anyway....Hailey and I were bored one evening so we decided to stretch. We...
I was sitting on the couch yesterday evening, resting, when Hailey comes plowing through the back door, stubs her toe, literally runs into the wall as she is trying to make the sharp turn around...
I dont have anything significant to share today, so Im going to share what is on my mind and update on a few things. Haileys last cheer competition was this past weekend. We had to wake u...
I have a very simple DIY project Id like to share with you.I shared my daughters room here a few weeks ago. Her room is done in black and white damask print and zebra print ...
Ive gone back and forth about sharing what I’m about to share but then I remembered that this blog has served as an outlet for my feelings in some of my most troublesome times. Through this blog, I c...
Since Animal Kingdom was the kids favorite park, we went back on Monday. We walked a trail to view more animals.Look at this beast. I loved watching him. I could have stood there and...
Chapter 7The Child Bearing YearsJoseph arrived in June of 1999. I did have an ultrasound to find out the gender, but he would not uncross his legs, so we couldn’t find out. About 2 weeks before he wa...
Saturday morning, we woke up at 6am to begin our day. The girls were ready to perform!I love Haileys scorpion. I stretch her every day and she practices her scorpion and her bow and ...
I keep forgetting to take pictures with my phone on a regular basis. So, I dont have many to share today. The weather this week has been beautiful! It feels like summer. Ive walked everyday during my...
Not very many of Haileys team members came to Disney on Tuesday; most waited until Thursday night to arrive. So, for the first two days, we kept it a family trip. From Friday on, we enjoy...
Epcot was one of the kids favorite parks. They loved Test Track, Soarin, Spaceship Earth and Mission: Space. I loved those as well. I also liked walking through the different countr...
Chapter 6College YearsI went off to college in July of 1995. I was 17 years old and moved to a new state with 3 strangers. Everything that I knew and was comfortable with was gone. I had to learn my ...
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