As Mother’s 70th birthday approached, I was having the hardest time trying to figure out what to get her. I came up with a laundry list of ideas but none of them seemed right enough, big enough, special enough, etc. It dawned on me one night that she had mentioned a few times over the… Read More
After what seems like a month, the 9th birthday celebration culminated in a dog themed party at the trampoline park! We had to reschedule it after our unexpected snow last weekend and, when there was not a single party time open for the rest of the month, we ended up with a Thursday night. The… Read More
Whit and I took advantage of the snow weekend to stuff, lick and stamp our Christmas cards. I usually like to have them in the mail on the first of December but…. I had to let that ambition go this year :-) Our amazing pictures were taken by Victoria Nielson: website | facebook Sister has… Read More
Today my precious Whit celebrated his birthday and the last year in single digits (he let us know)! Photo: Victoria Nielson He was my rainbow baby and the thing I wanted more than I ever wanted anything in my life. Nine years later and I still almost cry every time I think about how lucky I… Read More
I share this every year only because it is one of the things I get asked about most frequently in the history of the blog!! For Christmas, our family goes by a four gift rule from Santa. The best and most anticipated gift of our Christmas is always the “DO” gift. It has involved everything… Read More
Every year that this elf thing keeps going surprises me. I’m pretty certain nobody here believes that Scout is Santa’s flying elf, but I know that everyone enjoys the fun and magic that comes along with the tradition. After all, Scout is silly, tricky and has LOTS of treats. I had already talked with John… Read More
This precious son of mine turned twelve today at exactly 2:40 in the afternoon. He volunteered to set an alarm so that we didn’t miss the exact moment he came into our lives. He’s driven, hard-working, kind, a leader, easy to befriend and a model citizen. That sounds funny, but it is true. He follows… Read More