Today, I was sent to the hospital from the doctors office, for some follow up testing. While I was there laying in an awkward position, listening to Caterpillars heartbeat and the blood pressure cuff as it expanded and contracted, I observed the following:
Latex gloves are no longer latex. Therefore, they are hard to […]
With our first day of school behind us, Daddy and I have decided Monkey isn’t the only one who can use a little change. Lately, it has become such a relief to make it to the end of the day that Daddy and I have settled into a routine of munching on junk food as […]
The lists have begun. I have things to finish in Monkeys room before I allow myself to make purchases for Caterpillar. BUT, that hasn’t stopped me from figuring out exactly what I want so when the time comes all I need is my car keys, my list and my wallet.
As I am pondering […]
We took Monkey and her cousins to see Wall-E on opening day, and I don’t know who was more excited - Daddy or the kids.
The first 30 mins had no - I mean NO - dialog … yet even Monkey felt sorry for the robot when sad things happened to him. That is amazing animation […]
Over the last few weeks I have realized that Trav’s constant need to come up with a ‘plan B’ is actually a good quality. I have always had the mindset that if you make a plan, stick to it and see it through to the end. When would a plan B become necessary?
However, with summertime […]
I have been so focused on what I have been through in the last few months that I feel like I need to thank God for what I do have - instead of what I don’t. Here’s a very small slice of a very large pie:
Thank God for my faith. What He has planted inside […]
One of my new friends in the blogosphere, Velvia at It Could Fill Books (which by the way I think that is a great blog name) tagged me for 7 random things about me. So here goes…
In my previous life (before I became a stay at home mom) I managed apartments. Specifically I […]
No matter what is going on in my life, I always have something I am trying desperately to hold on to. I need to be better about giving everything over to God. I trust him, I know he loves me, and I know he will protect my heart, guide my hands and guard […]
We are (still) in the process of organizing everything in our house. We moved in about a year and a half ago from a house which was about half of the size therefore we have a huge need for decorations, window treatments and shelving.
We have been primarily focused on the downstairs, with the exception […]
Travis and I both like to cook and I love to bake. There are things I use in the kitchen that I would pay any amount to replace, should the need ever arise. Here are my five favorite things in the kitchen:
I cannot make cookies without my pampered chef stoneware. I have tried, God […]