Recently, I’ve begun asking Camden to help me make a fun calendar every month for my desk at work. So far he’s really enjoyed it. While I’ve used other calendars crafts from other sites, Scout Creative in Birmingham, AL gave us this fun one for… - , Thursday, September 8th, 2011 -
Sometimes you don’t have to create anything to connect with your child. You just have to be honest. Several years ago when trying to get my oldest son out the door for school and me to work, he was dragging a little and I became very irritated. Abo… - , Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 -
People usually have a special connection with someone with whom they’ve experienced a fun adventure. Learning alongside your child can create a connection between the two of you as you embark on an intellectual journey together. This past weekend m… - , Thursday, September 1st, 2011 -
Three years ago, I wrote a blog post that inadvertently defined my identity as a blogger. It was about Mom Jeans. I didn’t really write it to be a how-to post – I wrote it as a humor post. Which is a fact that I am constantly explaining to people… - 7 hours ago, Monday, February 20th, 2012 -
Chris here, guest blogging. I suppose at this point I should take the title “Contributing Editor” or something significant like that. Anyway, my blog post. I definitely had icicles in my moustache at one point. And I may or may not currently have… - 4 days ago, Thursday, February 16th, 2012 -
A week after the Escapee Mailbox incident, I heard the sound again. clank-a-roll-a-clank-a-roll-clank-a-roll Oddly enough, I actually didn’t recognize it at first. I peered out of my blinds, and then remembered as I watched our postlady chase our m… - 5 days ago, Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 -
February 15, 2010 is the date that, after thousands of emails, texts, tweets, DM’s, photos and countless hours on the phone, Randy and I finally got to meet face-to-face. Last year, I wrote about it, using only texts and photos from that very da… - 5 days ago, Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 -
Given that I am a self-proclaimed, recovering sugar addict (my doctor once told me that I was *blush*) I expected incorporating more and more fresh foods into our diet would be painful. Thanks to the internet and our own creativity, it’s been a l… - 7 days ago, Monday, February 13th, 2012 -
The above photo says it all: two years ago tonight, I tweeted “I need chocolate stat.” And fortunately, Randy replied. “What kind?” And the rest, as the cliche goes, is history. We ended up talking on the phone (after I was convinced he was n… - 30 days ago, Saturday, January 21st, 2012 -
Today I’m linking up with Jamie to do What I’m Loving Wednesday! Pinterest I’m loving all of the wonderful recipes that I’ve found on Pinterest and actually had the courage and the time to make some this week!! Tonight is the 2nd nig… - 5 days ago, Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 -
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful day doing something with someone that makes you happy! I know I sure did! I woke up this morning to my 2 favorite guys (little Miss AE was still getting her beauty rest!) standing… - 5 days ago, Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 -
I know I’ve been talking about our sweet princess’ 1st birthday party for a while now and all the planning and crafting that I’ve been doing lately! Her party was absolutely wonderful and memorable and I’m so happy with the way everything t… - 6 days ago, Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 -
I’ve only been blogging since September 2011, but in that short period of time, I’ve been on a cross-country trip from Canada to California, I’ve learned how to make Tangerine-Pistachio Sticky Buns (haven’t made them, but at least I have the… - 30 days ago, Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 -
The colorful flowers in this post are from my boyfriend Van. He decided to surprise me the other night with flowers and dinner with friends. He said that lately he thought I’d been a little sad. And I guess he was right even though I didn’t t… - 45 days ago, Saturday, January 7th, 2012 -
It’s 10 p.m. CST, New Year’s Eve, 2011. In a couple of hours we’ll mark the changing of the calendar into 2012. When did changing into a new year become a ‘holiday’? Stores close early, some restaurants serve ‘early dinner only’ a… - 51 days ago, Sunday, January 1st, 2012 -
So I’m a terrible blogger. I can’t even seem to manage one post a week. I am deeply ashamed. But, as you will see, there might be a reason for it. I was gonna work on this post last night, [...] - 42 days ago, Monday, January 9th, 2012 -
I started this post so long ago, I’m not sure I even remember what it was originally supposed to be about. But I’m gonna try and make it into something anyway.Let me begin by apologizing for totally failing to fulfill [...] - 66 days ago, Friday, December 16th, 2011 -
Ok. I already didn’t succeed at posting a gratitude post every day this week. I’ll be grateful for two things today to make up for it. I know I have no shortage of things to be grateful for. But first, [...] - 88 days ago, Thursday, November 24th, 2011 -
