The other day, Caterpillar was running a slight fever and just kinda crabby. It was snowing outside, so I made executive decision of calling it a pajama day. In reality, this is dressing up for my kids, because most of the time when we aren’t going anywhere, it’s a underwear/diaper day. But, I digress. After hanging out with boring ol’ mom for a...
Learn MoreI cannot believe it’s over a month since I’ve really blogged! As you know, my site was down as we did a complete overhaul and added my photography business. The downtime was exciting for me because of the anticipation, but I’ve concluded between my site and the MOPS site, I am Daddy’s worst nightmare when it comes to being a client. Speaking of...
Learn MoreWelcome to the new More Sugar Than Spice! It’s hard to believe that this is all happening, since the idea of getting paid to do what I love seems foreign to me. In the past, I was paid to do what I was good at… and as a result, I never really enjoyed most parts of my job. But, the opportunity to be a stay-at-home mom, and a photographer? That’s...
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Last Saturday we had another opportunity to join Pastor Age at his church in Sun Valley to help with a Christmas store for the neighborhood. Staci once again stepped up and organized the day. She did a wonderful job, and it was fun to watch a fellow type-A in action: She gathered each family’s name and need from Thanksgiving and printed them out so as they...
Learn MoreYesterday after picking up Monkey from school, I had to pick up paper from the store for the MOPS newsletter that I create every month and run it over to my girlfriends house because she graciously prints them for us for free. I got the store, only to realize that the paper reams are very large and heavy. I print everything on 11 x 17 paper, and last time it was...
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Caterpillars birthday party was today. We have been living a lot simpler this past year, so we had decided his birthday would not be a big huge production. We invited only family (really, the kid is one… it’s not like he has any friends!) and I refrained from feeding the crew. I knew I would be tempted, so I scheduled the party at 2pm so lunch was long...
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