After a day of heavy eating, we were ready for lighter fare on Friday. The kids lined up at the counter, standing on their pint-sized folding chairs, ready to marvel at the wonders of my blender as I made smoothies. Marvel they did… at the smoke spewing forth from the newly worthless appliance. And the [...]
I found a great new place to share all of my pent-up randomness, much of which doesn’t qualify for a full-blown blog post. When you’re finished with my enlightenment, head on over to Conversion Diary for a healthy dose of quick takes! Yes, I got up at 3:45 Friday morning. I was drug out of [...]
Yes, I’m thankful for faith, family and friends. But let’s skip the ordinary litany of Thanksgiving blessings. Here are 13 things I get to choose to be thankful for. The mountain of clothes piled on the floor, threatening to consume my girls’ room… those beautiful hand-me-downs given generously by family and friends remind me that [...]
As an early 10th anniversary gift, I promised Lance I would throw any scheduling out the window for our weekend getaway. I lied. Never an advocate for lying to your spouse (especially when celebrating 10 years of marriage), I had to make an exception to my rule. The first thing I did when we got [...]
Talk about saving the weekend! If I can’t breathe through my nose, I can’t sleep. No mouth breathing for me. It just doesn’t work. When I woke up in our hotel room with a dry mouth and a completely stuffy nose at 4 a.m. last weekend, I momentarily thought our anniversary getaway was headed south [...]
