At the beginning of January, I publicly declared that I would keep our house temperature a little cooler than our usual balmy 71 degrees. Hey, what can I say, I like it warm! Anyway, for the month of January we tried keeping the thermostat at 69 degrees. I know, wow…big deal, two degrees. Well two…
To celebrate my son’s 9th birthday, we hosted a Lego Themed Party…at our house…with 15 boys. Yes, 15 boys…Inside…I can’t believe I agreed to it. But somehow we managed to survive the crazy day!… Welcome to the Lego Themed Party: As they guests arrived, the Lego door sign welcomed them and set the tone for…
It’s almost all fun and games living with Rosie. She is always ready to play and will grab a toy the second someone enters the room. Or a sock… She is always rolling around the floor with something… or someone. Last night Rosie had the opportunity to roll around with some other dogs. While we…
If you have a 3rd grader, you are probably in the midst of helping them study their multiplication tables. Since practicing those can get a little tedious, I thought I would share some simple study tips we use so my 9 year old can prepare for his weekly multiplication test. Luckily, we have gotten into…
I took this picture right before I left for church this morning. Let’s just say Rosie was not happy. And neither was I. She was out in the yard while I was getting dressed this morning. When I went to let her back inside, she came running over to me with a muddy nose and…
I am happy to report, that this year instead of just dreaming of the islands…we are actually going to the islands!!! You might remember my failed attempt last year at convincing my husband to take a Caribbean vacation…see Operation Caribbean Vacation. But last year it was difficult to get away. We brought home our darling…