Now y’all know I love me some Valentine’s Day. I love any reason to celebrate…..so long as it does not cost me too much money. And Valentine’s Day is just that, an inexpensive holiday full of chocolate and people saying “I love you.” So I mean, really! What’s not to love??? For us, the key is to be low maintenance about it. Everyone gets chocolate as a gift, and I get the added bonus of flowers. No stress. Yes, we […]
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We have now been a military family for 15 years. I know. I can’t believe it’s been that long either. It really doesn’t seem possible, seeing as how I’m only 29…wink, wink.
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Today I want to talk about creativity. When I was a child, it was greatly celebrated, but I was never so sure that I actually possessed any of this creativity stuff. There were only two subjects I disliked in school: P.E. (We’ve talked about this) and Art. Yep. I never liked Art. I love to admire other people’s artwork. I would just rather not make any myself. Sure, I write all the time. Non-fiction. All of my work is simply […]
» Read moreSo the move has been highly successful, though it was…a hectic nail-biter. You don’t move a family of six across the country without a boogoodles of planning and elbow grease. Tonight is the most special part. After 2 weeks of being all split up, we are finally all sleeping under one roof! We are in our new house, and everyone is in their own bed. It feels so good to be together as a family again, even if the two little […]
» Read more“Your wedding dress? What do you want me to do? It’s…” I don’t remember exactly what my mom said, but I got the idea. “Ah, man! My wedding dress? I didn’t even think about that. I forgot that was in there. It’s damaged too? Well, everything is. It has smoke damage?” “Well, yeah. We can try to have it treated,” she offered. I don’t know how much exactly insurance covers, but I want them to use that for what they […]
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Today I want to share a story that has inspired me to no end. I can’t forget this story. I love Mother Teresa. She is one of my heroes, and it’s because she lived such a selfless life for Jesus. I am a far cry from that. I also noticed, in reading about her, that she had some of the same struggles I have: heart troubles and shoulder problems. If you see footage of her, her shoulders were all hunched […]
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I am excited about the holidays! So excited! Mostly because it means I don’t have to teach as much. Is that wrong? I was at the chiropractor’s office today, when lo and behold, Daniel’s new preschool teacher walked in. I admitted to her that her job was much too hard on the back for me. Just the one day of volunteering had me running home to my hot pack. But you know what? She loves teaching. It’s her calling! I’m […]
» Read moreLike most bloggers, I like to check the statistics on my web site and review what things get read and what things don’t. As a general rule, whatever is on my home page gets read, and most of the tabs at the top don’t get referenced very often. Why do I care? I’m not making any money yet, but it’s still good to know. A while back, I typed out the story of how and why I have chosen this […]
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If you read my last post, Our Vacation Nightmare, then you know that this wasn’t our best week. Now it’s Friday night, and as I sit here, with Alan beside me, and all of our children sleeping soundly, none of that even matters anymore. I love it when we sit and talk about all the cute and funny things our children have done lately. And whose heart wouldn’t melt from having little almost-three-years old Dan keep visiting my room, after […]
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Today you get to laugh at my misery. I have a hilarious mom story for you. Before the “mommy brain” kicks in and I forget, I must share this quote that I am still smiling about: This morning I put JD in his high chair and began prepping his breakfast. (He is much easier to feed now than he used to be. It turns out that he will eat ANYTHING if you mix it with applesauce.) Daniel LOVES to feed the […]
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