Goodnight Moon

On our recent trip to Matt’s hometown, we stopped by the local library to visit Grandma G who was working that day. She mentioned that there was a cart of discount books on the lower level of the library, and, well, I just had to take a look. I didn’t find any books I couldn’t [...]

Have I mentioned that I’m a little OCD?

Before Jake came along, I swore that I would not be that parent who lets their kids dirty up their furniture. I think it’s disgusting when a couch or chair has stains from kids. I would resort to throwing a dingy bedspread over my couch before I’d let my child stain it with drool, spitup, [...]

Going to Grandma and Grandpa’s house

Jake took his second “hairpain” ride to Grandma and Grandpa G’s house a few weeks ago. I think we can officially call him a jet-setter.
We had such a fabulous time and it was a much needed getaway for both me and Matt. Of course, Jake had fun too. He was smothered in hugs and [...]

Water Baby Part Two

Jake loves his new white-trash inflatable pool. He even has a new pair of swim trunks, thanks to Aunt Christy and Janie and Jack.
It’s a good thing we have an air pump so I didn’t wind up with a headache like I did last time I blew up that ginormous car float.
The minute we placed [...]

Six month photos

Jake turned six months old on July 5th, and rather than take him to a studio, we had a photographer come to our house. My sister told me about a photographer, Josh Harris, who had taken photos for one of her coworker’s babies. I checked out his blog and was amazed by his photos. He [...]

Check it out

In November of last year I started a blog at blogspot. I posted once and decided I wasn’t crazy about the functions that blogspot offered, so I decided to put the blog on hold until I could find a blog site I liked better. I decided on WordPress and have been there ever since, but [...]

One thing I can’t live without . . .

I have never put much thought into doing laundry. I don’t mind doing it. I have a sorter/organizer type personality, so placing similar colors in separate piles and organizing them by their laundry-care needs feeds something inside of me. Matt, on the other hand, gets things done faster by putting all colors and clothes types in one load [...]

July 4th

We spent July 4th at my mom and stepdad’s house eating steak, hotdogs, corn on the cob, baked beans, macaroni salad, fresh tomatoes, and The Pioneer Woman’s Apple Dumplings. Holy smokes! I ate a lot. We had a great time and enjoyed hanging out with family.
We didn’t see any fireworks, but it was still the [...]

Our Purge Sale

The weekend before last I had a purge sale. I borrowed some large folding tables from my friend, Christie, and set up a shop in my air-conditioned sunroom. I thought about setting up in my front yard where it was more visible for passersby. Then, I thought I should consider the feelings of all my customers [...]

Could they look any more alike?

 
Seriously . . . could they?