The tagline of this blog has long been Embracing the Extraordinary in Every Day.  I know I post on much more than that, but I like to thread the theme through as much as I can, because I truly do believe that’s where the joy resides ~ in the every day!  One of my blogging [...]

We enjoyed a gorgeous Easter day at the farm on Sunday.  Jumping hay bales, hunting eggs, roasting marshmallows.  It was simply beautiful, and my husband’s family was all together for the first time in 2 years.  Perfection. Three days after that “sunny and 70s” day, we got snow.  All.Day.Long.  The most beautiful flakes.  Craziness!  (It [...]

We’re on Spring Break this week.  No beaches or big vacation plans for us, but I did get to spend Tuesday with some of my favorite people. While the rest of the family helped out on Lance’s family farm, baby girl and I hung out with my grandparents.  You remember them, right? This?  Is such [...]

I was all set to tell you about the weather, my Azure drop, our steak dinner last night, and how my roly poly baby girl crawled into the kitchen yesterday and sat up like she means business. Then my internet didn’t work.  And I lost an hour of my morning.  So an hour later, it’s [...]

1.  These two are becoming great friends. 2.  She is full-blown on the move, which is both petrifying and thrilling. 3.  We picked up a stranded motorist last night and drove her 20 miles to her (temporary) destination.  Our 7yo overheard her phone conversation with her daughter, then whispered to me, “I’m glad she’s not [...]