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“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.”  Anne Bradstreet If it wasn’t for the cold of winter, we wouldn’t notice the change of the grass turning to green, the smell of spring in the air, and the…

True Random Number GeneratorMin:Max:Result:11 Powered by RANDOM.ORG Andrea is the winner of the I See Me! Personalized Children’s Book.  Thanks to everyone who entered and stay tuned for more giveaways!!!

After coming home from Minnesota, I gave Reagan these hair curlers we had found in a shop.  They are called  Curl Upand are heart-shaped sponges that you roll your wet hair into.  Then you just sleep in them and wake up in the morning with gorgeous curls.  Well, Reagan’s hair is so fine, by 2AM,…

Every year I attend the Como Conservatory Flower Show in Minneapolis with family.  This year, the Winter Flower Show was still going on and it was just a glorious as the years before.  When you open the door to the sunken garden room, the smell of Stargazer Lilies and all the other beautiful flowers envelopes you…

I had an absolutely amazing weekend.  I had 4 days to get back on track after returning from Florida before I left for my annual weekend in Minnesota with my mom for her birthday.  We meet up with my mom’s sister, Susan and her daughters and just had a blast the whole weekend. We started…

Our cat, Buddy, needed to be put down this morning.  Buddy has been sick for a couple months and test results showed that he had feline leukemia.  There was nothing that could be done and he was pretty sick.  Buddy came into Pat’s life 16 years ago as a stray and has been here ever…

“Everybody likes a compliment” Abraham Lincoln When was the last time you received a compliment?  How did it make you feel?  Who can you give a compliment to today?  Your child, your spouse, a co-worker, your boss, a neighbor, the checkout clerk, the waitress, your child’s teacher?  Getting a compliment can instantly give someone the…

One of the mornings, Bennett and I got up early to walk along the beach and look for shells.  It was nice to have some one on one time together.  I caught him getting caught up in watching the waves like I do.  It was a great morning and one I hope he remembers for…

The beaches are amazing.  The sand is so fine and white.  It reminded us of the snow we left behind in Iowa.  The beaches were also full of shells.  The kids and I had so much fun finding the perfect shells to bring home.  We didn’t have any luck finding whole sand dollars, but did…

We started out the trip at 6:00 on Saturday night after leaving the boys’ band concert.  We were hoping to make it somewhere between St. Louis and Memphis. We drove until midnight, finding a room at the Holiday Inn Express in Cape Giradeau, Missouri.   We had some tired kids when we got to the…