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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?…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

School began for us.  The kids had a full week….except for Reagan who started getting sick on Wednesday, ran a fever Wednesday night and stayed home on Thursday. I think allergies turned into a nasty cold.   Patrick – 7th Grade Bennett – 6th Grade Reagan – 2nd Grade Because we are a large (in…

THE LAST LETTER By:  Kathleen Shoop Published:  April 27, 2011 *** Katherine wouldn’t have believed it if she hadn’t found the letter…Katherine Arthur’s mother arrives on her doorstep, dying, forcing her to relive a past she wanted to forget. When Katherine was young, the Arthur family had been affluent city dwellers until shame sent them…

Last year, Jennifer of ListPlanIt created this amazing planner to help you get ready for Christmas by getting you started 100 days before Christmas.  She takes you through all the Fall activites and holidays and then breaks all the planning up in to manageable parts so you aren’t trying to do it all the week…

LAST OF THE SEALS By: Greg Messel Published: April 23, 2012 *** This is a featured guest review by my husband, Pat. After seeing the book in my stash, he thought the book sounded interesting and so I offered the review to him.   Mystery, romance and baseball in 1957 San Francisco.  Sam Slater is…