Halloween Pain Train

Aunt Margaret called us this week and invited us to join her and her family at Crossroads Village and the Huckleberry Railroad. The Ghosts and Goodies Halloween theme has been going on all month and it is such fun. They do up the whole town in spookiness and the family gets to trick or treat … Continue reading Halloween Pain Train →

After a Long Week – The Weekend

The weekend is finally here! It has been a crazy week. Monday, I took the kids to get their pictures taken in their Halloween costumes. Our photographer, Beth, once again got some great shots in our 15 minute mini-session. Ella is going as Rapunzel this year. Andrew is going out as Spiderman. The pictures came … Continue reading After a Long Week – The Weekend →

My Anxiety Needed a Paint Shirt

Maybe you share this memory. At the beginning of my first 4 years of school, my dad would send me to school with an old shirt of his. It was usually an old dress shirt, but I want to say that one year it was an old T-shirt. This shirt became my "paint shirt" for … Continue reading My Anxiety Needed a Paint Shirt →

Monday Mish Mash

I suppose I could take each one of the following items and make them into a separate blog, but I decided to put them all in one. Short blurbs, of course. Daily Dad One of the hardest jobs I have ever been handed is that of being "dad." I cannot remember who suggested this book, … Continue reading Monday Mish Mash →

The Mail Lady Who Saved Christmas!

True Story! I have to thank the mail lady at our local post office who literally saved Christmas today! Let me explain. Sam took advantage of the Amazon deals and finished up the Christmas shopping this week. One of the things she ordered was a big Barbie Townhouse thing for Ella. She kept asking for … Continue reading The Mail Lady Who Saved Christmas! →

When You Wish …

Had a childhood flashback thanks to my daughter yesterday. It is that time of year! The commercials are already starting and two things arrived in the mail. The Amazon and Walmart Wish books arrived in the mail! Let me say that these are a FAR cry from the HUGE wish books that I went through … Continue reading When You Wish … →

A Beautiful Celebration

This weekend was just wonderful! My Goddaughter and her fiancé got married on Saturday. I was honored to be able to DJ the wedding for them. Before I tell you more, I want to give a little backstory. Just after we rang in the year 2020, and before Covid closed everything, I blogged about my … Continue reading A Beautiful Celebration →

Nature is Amazing!

The kids and I had a neat experience the other morning. I went to take the garbage out to the road. When I went to grab the last can, I saw this amazing caterpillar on the rim. It was huge! I rushed back into the house and had the kids come outside to see. They … Continue reading Nature is Amazing! →

I Did It Myself!

If you have followed this blog, you know that the majority of the home projects I do are done with my father-in-law. He is always there to help me with things and I am so grateful for him. Recently, you may recall, we got a second hand playscape. We knew it would probably need a … Continue reading I Did It Myself! →

Weekend Review

It's Monday and there is finally a bit of normalcy back in our life. It was a crazy weekend for us. Thursday, Andrew had his surgery. It went better than expected and we were grateful that many of the "possible" surgeries were not needed. This time the recovery went a bit better than the last … Continue reading Weekend Review →