Many months ago, several members of our Sunday school class purchased tickets to a production of The Wizard of Oz. We got 3 tickets, because I knew that 2 hours of sitting still in a theatre would not be a fun time for Sarah Amelia (or for the parent trying to deal with a squirmy…
This blog is not supposed to be about me, but I just can’t help myself. I really feel like adding my two cents to the ongoing debate about the pressure for moms to be wonder-women. What got my attention in a major way was a blow-up last year when some lady named Maria Kang posted…
On February 21, 2014 I was stressed. I had lots of things that needed to be done at work, my yard looked like a hot mess and the plants that I had bought a week prior still weren’t planted (see my “Welcome to the Jungle” post), Girl Scout cookies needed to be delivered (and still…
I must say that 2013 was a good year for our household. With the start of the New Year came a lot of anticipation for the new arrival that was soon to join us! We rang in the New Year with some of our terrific friends (and neighbors). Rachel got to play with sparklers and…
When we lived in Kentucky, I would peruse Southern Living and dream about growing beautiful Southern and tropical plants. I lamented the short growing/blooming seasons in the “mid-South”. Then we moved to the tropics. The grass is always greener on the other side. I love Crape Mrytles and big showy tropical plants, not to mention…
She is so excited when she cruises around (walks around while holding on to things). I think that Sarah Amelia is really gearing up to walk on her own. She certainly can get around the house quickly when she is crawling! We finally broke down and bought new baby gates, because Sarah frequently escapes from her…
So, I didn’t get out the Christmas cards, and I think that the 12 days of Christmas are over. Oh well, I am a slacker… To make a mends, I promise all of our aunts/uncles and grandparents that there will be cards and picture of the girls in the mail shortly. Thank goodness for blogs.…
When most everyone is enjoying the snow and bone-chiling weather that winter brings, Texans typically enjoying balmy weather. December tends to bring our coldest temperatures; however, Bryan always says that January is colder. November/December was exceptionally cold in 2013. While this was annoying, it did provide the opportunity to bring out the out cold weather…
I thought that this would be the year that I managed to get family pictures taken BEFORE Christmas so I could include them with family Christmas cards. That means booking a photographer in October and getting them early. No such luck, again. BUT – I did take several cute “Fall themed” pictures of the girls…
When I posted the “Everyday is Halloween” blog, I left out an entire thing about our little Halloween party. As I said in the other Halloween themed post, I love an excuse to eat candy and have fun. When I was a kid, I especially loved Halloween parties and always looked forward to having parties…