What’s On My DVR
The Fall TV Season is upon us. I went through the summer hardly watching any TV, and now I am ready for some good TV. I’m not able to watch all the shows in their regular time, so I DVR a lot of them to watch while the kids are in school. These are the…
Read More Scenes From Our Week – Week 49
We had a fun Sheltered Reality performance last Sunday night. We were able to perform with some of our friends and get them up on stage. Everyone had a great time! Patrick had his first Cross Country meet on Tuesday. Yes, Tuesday, if you remember was HOT. It was still 95 degrees with high humidity…
Read More Story Time – If You Take A Mouse To School by Laura Numeroff
This morning I kicked off another year of Story Time at our local library. This is one of my favorite things to do and I am so glad I have the time to do it and the kids to offer it to. Today we had four kids from ages 1 1/2 – 4 years old…
Read More I’ve Been Published….Sort Of
Several months ago REAL SIMPLE Magazine asked what book turned you into a reader. I knew right away how to respond to that question, so I sent in my answer….and forgot about it. Until…..I was catching up on my magazine reading and came across the July issue of REAL SIMPLE (I know I am way…
Read More One Month Left
One month from today I will turn 40. FOR-TY. That is tough to say. Why? I’m not sure. I know that it is better to be turning forty than the other option, but it just seems like half my life is over. Have my first 40 years gotten me ready for the next 40 years?…
Read More Scenes From Our Week – Week 48
If you know me at all, you know I am amazed with the glorious sunsets we see here in Iowa. Here are some of the shots I got this week. Patrick is participating in Cross Country for the first time this year. After running the 5K in June in our town, he decided…
Read More Check It Out!
I am not the most techy person and tend to be a little slow when it comes to new things on my blog but I wanted you to know about this new feature… —————————————–> Look to the right….you can now sign up to receive my blog updates via email. How cool is that? I know…
Read More It’s Football Season!
I love fall. Fall means football and pumpkin and sweaters and feeling the crispness in the air. Our family is psyched for football to start this weekend. Our high school started play last weekend, but I’m talking about college and professional football now. My nephew is Offensive Coordinator at Bemidji State and their team kicks off…
Read More Book Review: Bared to You by Sylvia Day
BARED TO YOU By: Sylvia Day Published: April 3, 2012 **** Warning: The following review is about a book that may not appeal to everyone who reads my blog. Gideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness…He was beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white-hot. I was drawn to him as I’d never…
Read More Book Review: Beyond the Chore Chart: Chores, Kids, and the Secret to a Happy Mom by Kimberly Eddy
BEYOND THE CHORE CHART: Chores, Kids and The Secret of a Happy Mom By: Kimberly Eddy Published: March 5, 2012 **** Have you tried to get your children to help out around the house?Do you stress out over the state of their messy rooms?Do your children ignore your carefully crafted chore chart?Is it easier for…
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