Good Golly Miss Molly is Four!

How does she keep growing-up before my very eyes? Really, when do kids grow? I swear I never saw that baby face melt away forever. It was just gone one day. Sob, if I could only go back and squeeze those apple cheeks one more time! What a year it has been watching my big [...]

Summer Bucket List

Home Sweet New Home

Moving Day has come and gone. Packed boxes were stacked, sorted, and stamped. We readied ourselves for the “new house” with great anticipation. Our goodbyes were held with tears held tightly in our throats. Many strong helpers heaved furniture and the contents of our life into a truck. Then we drove away, ready to expand [...]

My Home

I am moving in 3 weeks. Originally, we were going to live in our current home, for 3 years. Then, 3 years turned in to 6 years.  Six years of living, brought our family size up to 6 people. Our family’s combined 12 legs are excited for some real leg room. Yet, my heart will always have [...]

Family Photo 2011

Hi Readers! Time to get into the blogosphere once more. What’s UP? Leah is 1 1/2 years old. Her clever yet sweet pea nature is fun to watch – not so fun to clean-up after. She loves to read her picture books and says words like, “bubble, baby, ball”. I, ahem, will be coming up [...]

My Weekend Snowboard Getaway

How do I get away? Just do the math. Take my husband and I +6 mornings sleeping-in + 5 nights without interruption + 4 willing grandparents, that stayed home to watch our 4 kids + 3 days at resort with a chair-lift in the back yard, outdoor hot-tubs and fireplace suites +2 college friends that [...]

Where did the time go?

I was just there… Ryan, in diapers, with his newborn sister Molly. 2007 Then I was here… Ryan and Molly, not in diapers, teaching baby Leah how to skooch. 2010 I was just there… Molly and Ryan in their pjs. (The first time I successfully washed two kids and had them ready for bed together.) [...]

2011 New Year ‘One Word’ Resolution

Last year, 2010, I focused on the word ENRICH. I sought ways to enrich my experiences as a mother, wife and artist. I tackled my biggest fear, the sewing machine. I took time to give back to the community through MOPS. I stitched together important relationships in my family. It was a great year! Onto, [...]

Top 10 Projects of 2010

Happy New Year! I meant to sit down and write about my New Year’s Resolution Word for 2011. But instead, I found myself drawn to reflect on the past year. Below are 10 projects from 2010 that I had fun doing. Some were easy, some were life-changing and most were somewhere in between. The text [...]

Christmas 2010 Recap

We ate cookies everyday, for over a week. A sparkly new sign, made it into my Christmas decor. (Hand painted by my fellow Shabby Mama, Andrea.) The felt “board” was laid out with our Velcro Nativity set. My sil, Carly, gave all the sils a meaningful Christmas ornament. It means a lot to me, as [...]