So, I hinted last week about sharing the details about a project I’ve been working on for a few weeks now.This is big news.Really big news.And yes – it is exactly what you’re probably thinking it is. 😉I’m thrilled to announce we’ll be adding one more monkey to our little family circus in early October!I…
Family
Another Milestone
As parents, we’re always counting. First steps. First words. Examining those little mouths to see evidence of that first tiny little tooth. And then counting again when that same tiny tooth is placed in a pillow for the Tooth Fairy, the property of a beaming, snaggle-toothed little boy. Jack lost his first tooth last night,…
Savoring the Small Stuff
Thanks to the makers of Pine-Sol® for sponsoring my writing. A study shows a clean smelling home can help children succeed, so Pine-Sol® is supporting Reading is Fundamental (RIF) this year. Click “Like” on Pine-Sol®’s Facebook page here and they will donate books to RIF! There has been something weighing on my heart recently: a…
Sunday Snapshots & This Week’s Plan
Mama Reita surprised the kiddos late last week with a care package full of new clothes, so I decided to take some snapshots of them modeling their new duds. The dresses for the girls are Mom’s rendering of a dress she saw online a few weeks ago, and opted to put together on her own. Didn’t…
Super Tuesday
This is another post brought to you by none other than the immensely talented Mama Reita (aka, my mom ;). I cannot remember another care package she has sent that has ever been more of a hit with Uno and Dos than the one she sent late last week, the contents of which included the…
A Good-Bye to No. 42
By the chimney with care – December 2008This little house’s welcome has never worn thin.Even after welcoming one bouncing baby…and then another…and then another.And still, her eaves never groaned under the weight that was our family.This house, if her walls could whisper of the things she has seen…They would boast the tale of a young…
Pumpkin Pickin’
We had so much fun Thursday during the kiddos’ pumpkin patch field trip for school. Until we moved here, I had never been to a pumpkin patch before, but our visits there have become my favorite part of the season, by far! The photo of Charlotte below was taken by one of the kiddos’ teacher’s daughter….
A Love Story + Food (Chapter 4)
Wondering what this series is all about? Click here for a description of the series and Chapter 1, and click below for links to the subsequent installments. Chapter 2Chapter 3***I am five years old. Maybe a bit more, maybe a smidgen less. I awake to the gentle cadence of the old clock in my grandparents’ hallway, the…
A Love Story + Food (Chapter 3)
Good morning! For those of you new to this series, this post here details exactly what it’s all about. If you want to catch up on the other chapters, here are the quick links. Chapter 1 – Mama Reita’s MeatloafChapter 2 – Amy’s Lasagne As I’ve continued to think about which story and recipe to…
A Love Story + Food (Chapter 2)
For a full description of this project and the first installment of this series, click here. Chapter 2 Amy’s Lasagne Don’t be intimidated by the number ingredients here, or by the number of steps. The payoff, friends, is so worth it: I cannot even begin to adequately convey how utterly delicious the finished result is! Also,…