Remember that time I had four kiddos and a micro-farm in the middle of nowhere? Well, that “middle of nowhere” was a hard place to raise four growing kiddos by myself, so we looked around southern Arizona an found a quaint little-ish town that had plenty of amenities for families and plenty of farmland to … More Moving (yes, again)
So Oli and Gila Man ran some errands the other day and parked in a pretty crowded parking lot. Looking over as he got himself and Oli out of the truck, Gila-man said, “Hey look! That’s a special parking space, who do you think can park there?” “I don’t know.” replied Oli. “Look up and … More Gooses
Making a full pot of (the most delicious) ham and potato soup, putting it in a gallon ziplock on the counter, only to have it be pulled off by the baby and eaten by the dogs, Going upstairs to find that while I was cleaning up the soup, the baby emptied most of my toothpaste … More THAT Kind of Day
GARDEN BOUNTY!! We love getting goodies out of our garden, especially when its been neglected for a week or so and we come into the house with GIGANTOR cucumbers!! These things make us smile. The reason you can’t see the baby is because he is under the table eating the rest of the strawberries we … More National Smile Week, Day 5
Teal. Teal, though trendy, makes me smile. I’m so glad it’s fashionable to wear it. Kinda like how I LOVED yellow when it was all in fashion in the 90’s. I’m still on that yellow fashion kick, just waitin’ for it to come back ’round again. Waitin’……. Anyhow. I love teal now, like this teal … More National Smile Week, Day 4
CRAFTS!!! Crafts make us smile! Especially ones we do for church (because serving the Lord is not just a Sunday deal). We made “Pick Sticks” for primary singing time on Sunday. See, I’m the new primary chorister and we have a pretty big primary program coming up in October where the kids get to share … More National Smile Week Day 3
So, it’s no secret that we love to smile. I mean, who doesn’t? But there are LOTS of things that bring a grin to our faces, so as I was reading to the boys last night before bed, I realized that books are one of the things that make us smile a ton. Them AND … More National Smile Week, Day 2
Sure, everyone has tough times. We all have worries, stresses, problems, struggles, trials and challenges. WE ALL DO I get that. (what the what? i totally have challenges!) But personally, I think that a lot of what we learn from those challenges stems from the reaction to and the way we deal with all those … More Smile Week!!
My youngest boy is my little buddy and is constantly found following me around EVERYWHERE and “helping” me out. And, uh, the definition of “following me around” is like this: following me into the kitchen (and climbing into the dishwasher as i try to load dirty dishes into it) following me into the bathroom (and … More Buddies
Livin' Life On The Lamb 