Beautiful Calling

Fresh flowers were a something I treated myself to regularly before our littles arrived. When I became a stay-at-home mommy, our budget changed a bit. Actually, not so much the budget but my priorities. Anyhow, my neighbor told me about this farm where you could buy beautiful flowers that I could feel good about ‘splurging’ [...]

Photo by Jek-in-the-Box Sunday Night 10:45pm I have a cold in August. There is just something wrong about that statement!Here I am, can’t sleep because my ‘node id dough duffy’ and when I lie down I can’t breath. I gave up and just took a Nyquil. I’m generally opposed to taking medication but sometimes it [...]

It was too early to plant a garden before we left for Africa and a little late when we returned. Because of that, I cheated and bought a couple plants from our local greenhouse that were already started and others we bought seeds. But started from plants or seeds, this is our first garden ever [...]

Yesterday I read a post about lost socks which led me to share with you, we have sock troubles. Two go in to the washing machine but only one comes out. One sock goes in, one comes out and you’re left puzzled (DH discovers a whole in one sock so he throws it out and [...]

Steve Took It Recently I read some information that I found interesting. It was about water being used that we don’t think about. When you buy meat, do you stop to think about how much water it took to bring that to you? I know I don’t! Including water that they drink, water it took [...]

Do you want more order in your world? I know I do. I also know from experience that lists help me to do that! I became aware of the importance and helpfulness of lists as a child watching my mother make lists for everything from chores and groceries to camping and vacations. As an adult, [...]

View Full Album Well, GG came for a visit, we had a great time, and now she is gone; time to get back into our routine. We haven’t done many crafts but we did fit in one day of “school” last week. We worked in Chloe’s favorite “schoolbook”  which is made my Kumon. It’s their [...]

Still Burning Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Seems like a good day to talk about Green doesn’t it? Our family isn’t the most eco-family in the city – or even on the block.  We’re just an average family; maybe like you? I want to do my part to care for our environment because it is my [...]

Lincolnion It all began to make sense, the blank stares, the lack of  response, the way one of the kids will walk into the room while I’m on the phone and ask to be taken to the store. Inside I’m thinking, ‘Can’t you see I’m on the phone?’ Obviously not; no one can see if [...]

  View Full Album Laundry Room: With a 3 year old and a 1 1/2 year old, wearing cloth trainers at night and diapers full time respectively,  I spend a lot of time doing laundry. Because my attention is called this way and that throughout the day, sometimes I find myself with unfinished tasks. This [...]