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Since we started our family camping adventures three years ago, we have developed a teeny tiny bit of a history of camping in the rain. Often heavy rain. With thunder. And that is why we carefully checked the weather report before making up our minds to go camping this weekend. The weather in our area…
Yea! Sarah tagged me… or did she? She tagged “anyone” named Emily, so that includes me! =] The Rules:* List Six Unimportant Things That Make You Happy* Mention and link to the person who tagged you* Tag six of your favorite bloggers to play along 1. Being included.2. Sleeping all night. (I wrote this at…
1. I just want you all to know that I go through each day with the same thoughts in my head: I’m not going to update my blog today. Nope. Won’t do it. I’m not gonna do it. Seriously. How much of your rambling can people really read? Today, I will keep all of my…
With five people in our family, it seems like laundry is pretty much the story of my life. We have been using this system at our house the past few years so everyone can help make the process easier. 1. We have six BROWN laundry baskets, one for each person in the family and one…
I am figuring that over the 12 weeks of summer, I will take my children to the pool at least 24 times. During that time, I would estimate that my time spent in the water will be approximately a 50:50 ratio to time spent sitting by the side in a lounge chair. I am starting…
Dear Bloggy Readers, I have to apologize for the decline in cuteness on my blog today. I’m also a bit fatter than I used to be. And then I added horizontal stripes on both sides. That is certainly not helping to slim the look of my expanding blog. I’m trying to come up with a…
Wow! I just had such a cool morning that I wanted to try to share a little of it here. My friend, Lara, and I are about to finish up our first year of co-leading the women’s ministry at our church. This was the first year that our small church has had a specific, organized…
We got together with some friends today to celebrate another cold, rainy June day in the midwest. I decided to cook my oldest son’s favorites for our lunch. These are two simple recipes that my kids and most of their friends love! (My friend’s kids were actually asking me to give their mom the recipe,…
When I was pregnant with our first child nine years ago, I assumed that anyone who had completed at least one year of medical school could probably deliver a baby. I mean you see it all the time on TV. People have babies in the subway, in taxi cabs, on the sidewalk, in the woods….
We are having the best summer EVER! The kids have been out of school for 10 days now and it has rained at least a little EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. every day. I didn’t check any meteorological reports, but I’m pretty sure it has been every day. Except the two days the kids were out of…
