photo by cafemama My husband craves chocolate in any form, but he loves when I stare him down and follow up with a long, lingering kiss. My oldest daughter likes Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, but she’d love for me to crawl into her top bunk and rub her back before bed. My oldest son [...]
We’re Bananas {Finer Things Friday}

Remember this? Today: Same exercise video, same crunches, different baby trick. Today he was trying to feed me banana chips as I’m crunching. “Biiiite. Biiiiite,” he insisted, as he attempted to shove the chip between my tightly closed lips. Finally, I placed the banana chip on my closed mouth and blew. It flew up and [...]
A Day in the Life – February 2

Maybe I’m just the nosy sort, but I enjoy a peek into the “real life” of my fellow bloggers now and again. Here’s what a typical day in my life looks like, for better or for worse. (If you’re expecting perfection, you may want to click away before the disappointment sets in!) 6:47 ~ I [...]
In a Rut? Spice It Up.
His alarm goes off, I roll over. He gets in the shower. I get breakfast. He wakes the kids. I get them ready for school. He leaves for work. The kids come home. He comes home. We go to a ballgame, or we don’t. Suppertime. Bath time. He prays with the kids. We tuck them [...]
Your Marriage is Worth It {Finer Things Friday}

I’ve often said that two of the greatest gifts we give our children are their siblings and our own strong marriage. I believe it, I mean it, and I try to live it. We’ve been married long enough now (13 years) to see the ugly divorce statistics catching up with some of our friends and [...]




