I did not inherit my mothers ability to garden. If I have a green thumb at all, it’s buried deep deep inside my plant killing hands. The two Some Ecards above sum up my gardening perfectly. One day I’d love a yard full of flowers. But there is one plant, a beautiful red mini rose bush, that I have been …
Rainy Day Activities
It is always a wonderful thing to see God answer prayers….and prayers for rain have been a common one around here. Even my boys have prayed for rain. Then God opened the Heavens and BAM! We have rain. The first day of rain after a dry spell is always so refreshing. I love the smell of freshly rained on cement …
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Our shoe pile…
This is our shoe pile. I hate our shoe pile, and yet we always have a shoe pile. We’ve never been a house that makes you take your shoes off upon entering, but as soon as we walk in the door, literally 5 steps away (or 10 if you’re Cohen) shoes come Flying off and land in this mass pile. …
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The Pinterest-less Party
My sweet n’ spunky Cohen just turned two this past week (What?!) and we had a family party for him…and excuse my french but there was not one damn Pinterest pin to be seen. I didn’t hand craft his invitations out of home spun paper (gasp!) I didn’t have any educational, creative or elaborate games for the kids…we told them …
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I said Yes…
While the littles napped, Liam came to me and sweetly asked if we could share a “cup of warm, not hot, cocoa.” My first thought was of the mess, the effort and the extra sugar that that would involve, but then I looked into my oldest’s sweet face and realized that my son wanted to spend a moment with me, …
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Spur of the moment adventure
Last night at 12am, my hubby and I were scrolling our phones hoping sleep would come when he rolled over and said, “let’s go to Monterey tomorrow for the weekend!” Although it takes a lot more work with 3 kids, I’m always up for an adventure. So as soon as everyone woke up, we threw some necessities in a bag …