Cider and Spices

MMMMMMM, we love them. We went for a flashlight walk tonight with a big flashlight carried by Mike and I (well, ONE of us carried it, it...

Okay, so I forgot to take pictures of the ever-so-fabulous gift I gave to Bonnie, but I may be able to have her take a picture of it and sen...

I haven't posted a Make A Card Monday this week, and I have a good excuse, really, I do. I have been working tirelessly (okay, I have be...

We had Bonnie and Caleb over the other night for "tacos"... I make flat shells, so what would that be? Tostadas? They all just...

I'm really going to have to change it to "Make a Card Tuesday" if I keep this up. Mondays have just not been working out for m...

We were eating lunch today, and I saw a spider on the ceiling. It was one of those "flat" ones that is about quarter-sized and can...

I knew as soon as I saw the uber-cute line of baby boy clothing at Janie and Jack that I would just HAVE to make a card with those colors. ...

I know, I know, it isn't Monday anymore... hasn't been Monday all day. But I'm posting it now, so at least I didn't forget c...

Here is a recipe I made up from veggies I had in the fridge. It was so good! I think I may use rice next time instead of Ramen, so the veggi...

So in the scrapping and card-making world, today is Make A Card Monday, and I thought I would join in the craze. Every Monday (it is actuall...

Mike went by himself to Pickering's Pub last night to watch KU beat Missouri at basketball (Beak 'Em, HAWKS!!!), since we didn't...

We got to have Bonnie and Caleb over for dinner tonight, which is always fun. Bonnie had worked long and hard yesterday making a very tasty...

I asked Griffin yesterday if he had been watching Sesame Street in the TV room, and he said something that had me laughing so hard I had to ...

Our potty training days have become much more structured (can you say "structured" and "potty training" in the same sent...

Sammy came toddling into my closet the other morning as I got ready for the day. He looked for all the world like he had something he reall...

We are beginning to decorate for Christmas, and once again I am struck by how much STUFF we have. How could we possibly have accumulated thi...

Well, we have all been sick now for over a week. This bug has taken its toll on all of us, and we are ready for it to be gone! It's to...

We were sitting at the table eating lunch today when Griffin all of a sudden started talking about the movie "Over The Hedge". Th...

Sammy has started saying "To Coco." Don't know what that means? Here is the interpretation. Griffin was playing with the...

Sammy really likes the fireman hat that Griffin wore for Halloween. He wears it all over the place. Well, yesterday he brought it up to me...

Griffin has Mono. Wow. I totally wasn't expecting that diagnosis! He hasn't seemed to be more tired than usual in the last few days....

I can't believe it's only 7 weeks (and 5 days) until Christmas! Wow. The years seem to get shorter and shorter. Just last week, it s...

These are my thoughts that have come from a question Mike asked me a few days ago. We were discussing school options for the boys. He knows...

I had so much fun at Bonnie's house carving pumpkins two weekends ago. I had never carved a pumpkin before, so it was a crash course....

Miles is on antibiotics for his mangled face and also a cream for one of his eyes that had started to swell up. Cleo was given her worming ...

Wow, what a week this has been! And today was the doozy. First off, Griffin's lymph nodes, the ones on one side of his neck, have been...

I attended my first MOPS (Mothers of PreSchoolers) meeting tonight at the church we have been attending for about a month now. It was so muc...

I had put it off long enough. I have had the supplies sitting in my craft room for weeks. I finally made my fall wreath today. I didn't ...