Although Mackenzie has been out of the "baby stages" for quite a long while now, our move caused us to find and go through a bunch of Mackenzie's baby things -- and I realized I never really put together a list of my favorite baby things that turned out to be...
Woof, woof folks! How's it going in your neck of the woods. I'll tell you what -- it's cold enough to freeze pee drips in place on my legs right now. (Is that too much information?) And although I've got a nice thick winter coat to keep me warm, I'm actually more of a...
In case you don't know by now, we went to Florida for two weeks over Christmas -- and 4 of those days were spent in Orlando. We decided to visit SeaWorld and had the absolute best time. We really couldn't have asked for a better vacation -- and to think we almost...
She came. The dreaded meter reader. Every January, we sit and wonder just how severe our bill will be for the previous year...and if the monthly payments we made in advance will actually cover what we burnt up in electricity. You see, since we first bought this house,...
We have had a lot going on here in the last year or so, and I haven't been able to devote all the time I'd like to this project, but we have started decluttering a few spaces around here. There is just so much stuff that we have collected over the last 10 years,...
Happy Wednesday to ya! I've been back at home for about a week now, after a really wonderful vacation with the neighbors. But I have to say that I'm really ready to go back on vacation already. Ever since mom and dad have gotten home, they have done nothing but nag,...
With the start of the new year, you're probably thinking of a few things you'd like to accomplish in 2012 and new habits you'd like to form. I've heard that creating a new habit takes about 3o days of constantly doing that task before it will stick. But the first 10...
Well hello again! I know I haven't really been so good about posting every week lately, but honestly, I've been busy. Dodging an almost 3-year-old all day is HARD WORK! I've never been so exhausted in my life. Plus I've really been trying to enjoy as much of the...
Since Stefan and I got together over a DECADE ago (ack!), we have hosted quite a few New Year's Eve parties at our house. Most of the time they were quite intimate and casual, and they seldom involved fireworks since Ayla seems to get more and more disturbed by them...
Howdy my friendly dog folk! You are not going to believe what has been happening around here in the animal world. Although they don't get talked about often, we have two cats that rule the upstairs domain in our house. I know my mom has sometimes considered writing...
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