Do you know what happens when you have a full bottle of 2X concentrated tide, a full load of clothes and an unattended 2 year old Monkey? If you follow me on Twitter, you know that this is what happens: It takes you TWELVE cycles to get all the soap out of the clothes. sigh
Dear Princess, I was so excited when your Uncle sent me Return To Oz because I remember how much he and I enjoyed watching it. Granted, it’s darker than the original and there aren’t any musical numbers, but there’s Mombi and her multiple heads, Pumpkin Jack and Tick-Tock and it’s really quite fun. Imagine my…
When I posted the picture of these cupcakes on Twitter last night the response was overwhelming and several people requested the recipe so here y’all are! Cupcakes Baked in Ice Cream Cones We found these adorable multi-colored cones at our local HEB so that’s what we used, they’re just so fun and colorful!! Put your…
Last year I wrote this post and I can’t top it. Every word remains true, every emotion, exactly the same. Nathan, I love you. I love you more than there are words to express it. I love that you wrote me a poem for no reason other than you love me. I love that when…
That’s right, you read that correctly. The 80’s are invading. There’s the make-up from the birthday party the other night And the shoes she HAD to have or she would just DIE!! (dramatic gasping and hand gestures were involved). Those are jellies! JELLIES PEOPLE! Sweaty feet-blister inducing-jellies! Mom, Dad please quit laughing NOW Oh and…
Nathan and I have been talking about renting one of the enclosed shelters at the state park and taking the kids camping. So he looked the park up online and was telling me the cost and the included amenities. Nathan: “Wow. They’re $22 a night and they come with Electric, Picnic Tables and Enclosed BBQ…
I remember when Nathan and I were meeting with the pastor before our wedding and he gave us a couple of questionnaires to fill out and then had us tell each other a few of things that made us fall in love with the other. Nathan said he loved that I wrote him little notes…
New Title Courtesy of Casey because she’s awesome like that That face was not quite so happy last night. Last night that adorable face crumpled into screams the likes of which I’ve never heard before; sobbing, shuddering, convulsive screams of pain and terror. Last night at kickball practice Monkey’s two year old toes were attacked…
I wrote this last year for my Dad’s birthday and it is still true today You were the first man in my life, the measure against which every boy was held. *found one!* You taught me about life and parenting through laughter and love. I have grown and learned the most, not from your perfection,…
Now that we have dipped our toes into the extracurricular activities pool (dance and kickball) we are coming across new friends and lots of new personalities. I am not a helicopter mom, I have always been the parent who keeps an eye on my kids, but I let them romp around playgrounds, approach new kids…
If you give a 5 Year Old a pink barbie fishing pole and send her out on a boat in the middle of the bay She might catch 15 fish on that pink barbie fishing pole Her brother might get so bored that he covers up and goes to sleep, while she fishes with her…