When people would pay me a compliment, I would always be quick to respond with either an excuse or an explanation. For example: You have nice hair. No, I dont really. Its frizzy and takes forev...
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Its been several months since my husband and I have been on a date...a real date...just the two of us...no kids...dinner in a restaurant...the kind where you put make-up on, get all dressed up and ha...
I looked at the clock and it read 7:58 a.m. The french toast breakfast was cooking in the oven and the fresh strawberries had just been cut up and piled into the bowl. We were now anxious...
Its 4:00 am and I hear the sound of the roosters in the far distance telling me the sun will soon rise. I hear the sound of the paper boy driving around and I notice he fixed his muffler on his...
We spent this past week celebrating. We celebrated lives that were lost, we celebrated birthdays and we celebrated mothers. We celebrated life. We spent the week camping at the bea...
Last week I was walking to the mailbox when I ran into my neighbor. I asked how she was doing and she said not good. I was walking towards her when she told me her mother had just died. A...
We spent last weekend in Coronado for my sister-in-laws wedding. The entire trip was spectacular. This was the first time the kids have stayed in a hotel. Deprived, I know. They had...
The girls had some tea this afternoon. Grandma, the dogs, and the Barbies. Wyatt wasnt too interested in the tea since he had his tractors to play with. And he had neighbors to spy on But...
I spoke at our MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meeting at our Church last week. Every year the mentor moms put on a beautiful Tea and Treasures party for us filled with delicious food, fellowshi...
My neighbor makes the best chicken tortilla soup Ive ever tasted. I finally got the recipe and it has quickly become one of my families favorite meals. I make mine in the crock pot . 1 wh...
The bedroom makeover is finally complete. We have had a blast working together, singing songs and showing the kids what team work really means. Well, that was the plan. Reality knoc...
A while back I got it in my mind that Alexis needed her room re decorated. I talked her into changing it up so together we went to Anthony and said how important it was to her/us to get a new l...
I found a great recipe for French toast on Pinterest and had to give it a try. The best part was that it is made the night before and just popped in the oven in the morning. That means no...
Easter weekend started off with our neighborhood Easter egg hunt up at our park. As usual, the kids had as much fun as the adults :) My kids were running around gathering the eggs with trash ba...
Why do bad things happen to good people? I asked my parents this question at the age of 14 when a very close friend was killed in a car accident. A young girl who was so pure and innocent...
Good friends of ours are expecting their 4th baby in a couple of weeks. Stephen Joseph has a very severe heart defect and will be undergoing multiple surgeries soon after birth. Kim and J...
I love to decorate but I dont love spending much money on decorations. Between pinterest and the dollar tree I have been having a great time making my house springy. The egg trees and eggs are ...
We pulled the kids out of school early on Wednesday and took them to Legoland with some good friends of ours. The kids have been once before but they were babies so they had no idea what they w...
After you have a baby, especially when you are the first of your group to have a baby, things change. You make new mommy friends that can understand your new life and your single friends m...
Except for me. The kids woke up all excited to see what the Leprechaun did while they were sleeping. Apparently everyone they know has a leprechaun that comes into their house, wrecks havo...
Here is what has been keeping me busy lately... spray painting mason jars to make... these creations inspired from Pinterest t-ball gamesI realize he looks bored but he actually really loves pl...
I shlepped Wyatt all around town running errands. We made it to 2 stores today!! Talk about an accomplishment. The big goal was to go to the thrift shop. I am in search of a d...
From the title you are probably thinking I am going to write about how I push myself to do my best, do more, and go go go. But thats not where I am going with it today. I want to tell you...
This weekend we celebrated lifeWe walked and we rolledWe raised awareness for the Muscular Dystrophy AssociationThe MDA provides research, medical care, support and most of all HOPE. I was surrounded...
I love mornings, I always have. {Saturday and Sunday mornings are my favorite.} Its a fresh start to a new day and I have control over how much time I want to spend enjoying it. All...
It was about that time that we started getting a little hungry so I scoured our pantry and fridge for a good meal. To my surprise, I created a successful dinner. In our house, successful ...
When the pain becomes too much to handle, when the emotions get the best of you and you fall apart. You cry in the shower, you cry when changing the sheets, you cry when making breakfast, and y...
It was a beautiful spring evening 11years ago as my friends and I got all dolled up to head 45 minutes north to the Stampede, a country line dancing bar. We were gearing up for a night of danci...
I went to church yesterday... for the first time. Ever. I have been a believer my whole life, always known God and always had a relationship with Him. As a child we didnt go to chur...
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