Remember when I told you a few days ago about the easy summer fruit dip I made to celebrate Julia being home from camp? Did you know that this month, Safeway affiliates have a great promotion running that can satisfy both of those summertime activities. Throughout the...
On Nate's Birthday, he called me outside. All he wanted to do was play. I was making dinner and he told me that he would rather just have sandwiches and play that have a fancy dinner. I walked back to the kitchen, sighed and turned off the burners. And I am so, so...
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From the Champions for Kids website: No matter whether you live in a city, in the suburbs, or in a rural area, there are likely more instances of childhood hunger in your community than you realize. Although many people typically think of hunger as a predominantly...
If we had coffee today, I'd tell you that Brian and I went looking for estate sales and garage sales this morning. We didn't find anything, but it was so nice to spend time together. I'd tell you that I came home and pulled out the art supplies....
Aunt Theresa came to visit! I spent some time on one of my favorite rooms, our guest room! I usually use this room for photo shoots, so it was fun to prepare it for a guest. *****************************************************************************************...
Sweet Baby J was away at camp all week. I am so glad for her to finally be home! For a special treat, I decided to make her favorite fruit dip tonight. She was a little tired, so we went for something easy, fast and perfect to go with fruit. I stocked up on dairy...
Organizing pictures tonight, I found a few that I just had to share. Sweet baby J dancing with Aunt Laura. Nate finding the sweet sign Julia made and hung just to suprise him. My beautiful parents and a very sneezy Nate (his allergies were horrible that...
During Nate's First Communion weekend, she gave a concert to the family. I sat in the other room just smiling. Thank you mom and dad for the piano. I had no idea how much we were going to enjoy it.
Murphy. I have decided every family needs a dog. You are the perfect mix between the Luck Dragon from Neverending Story and Sir Didymus from Labrynith. We just all really, really like you. That is all.
Friday was momma's last day of teaching in the public school system. 21 years later. My goodness. Texas is going to be missing one amazing teacher. Thank you, mom, for your service and sacrifice. You worked until 8pm at night, every day. You loved your students as if...
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There is a beautiful African Violet in my office. The last month, the blooms have been showing their beautiful faces one at a time. I love turning on my lamp each morning to new colorful bursts of pink. When I was young, my Grandmother Thompson in Corpus Christi,...
To celebrate the red, white and blue compete in the London, I headed out to World Market. Have you seen their cute Americana line? Fun, right?! The stores are stocked right now with adorable items to help you celebrate! I just love their displays. They give me great...
She is my first born. She is my reader and my artist. She has chosen kind and respectful friends. I am blessed. I pray every day that we miss any middle school drama. She picks wildflowers for her hair. And on my birthday? I've never felt more...
If I had you over for coffee, I'd tell you that Brian's sister is in town this week! We picked her up from the airport on Saturday and we haven't stopped driving since. (I love three day weekends!) We've been to The Sugar Bowl, Cosanti, Pinnacle Peak Patio, San Xavier...
This week, I was asked by Life Well Lived :Â What are your favorite relaxation techniques? And what benefits do you see from practicing them? Friends... I reach out to them. I count on them. I think about them and their needs over my own. This, to me, is very...
He is my Nate. My very sweet Nathaniel. He defines himself as a child of God, an athlete and a brother. His big brown eyes can talk me into anything. When we were in Texas over Easter, my sister-in-law found a field of bluebonnets for me to take pictures in. She drove...
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It's going to be a great weekend. Brian's sister is coming in. It will be so fun to have her here. It has been a quiet week. We said goodbye to a friend here in Scottsdale, a friend at work and a bloggy AZ friend over the weekend. It was a tough time for me. So,...
Yes, the bulletin board came home with me 🙂 I have a plan for that one. ***************************************************************************************** Insta-Friday photos are taken on the Instagram iPhone app (free) or any other phone pic in all their...