Fun Friday Favorites: Lockets, baseball, and childhood cigs

It's been a whirlwind around here.  Yesterday, I was making all sorts of appetizers and dips for my annual Ladies Night Out Open House.  With that being said, some of my favorites will be reflecting what my friends/vendors were selling last night at my open house. 1.  My Origami Owl locket - Until about a month ...

Weekend Recap: I might be in the next hot dog eating contest…

Well, it was another weekend of fun for our household.  And yes, this is a Weekend Recap post, not the normal Take a Trip Tuesday post because HOLIDAY.  Yes, even we bloggers need to take time to enjoy the most current holiday and do all manners of partying and celebrating.  But, not to fear.  We'll ...

Fun Friday Favorites: One-Mile Fun Run, Father’s Night Out, & mad for plaid

Thanks for sticking around another week with me.  I hope you're enjoying this blog as much as I am.  Today, Maxim and I are off to his very last day of preschool with a field trip to the park with his classmates and teachers and parents.  (sniff, sniff, tear on cheek.)  Nate still has a ...

A dentist, a football player, and a singer…we’ve all got dreams

It's been a week of preschool graduation and reflecting on careers. On Monday, Maxim graduated from Share and Care preschool.  And, it was just a perfect ceremony.  They sang songs for us, we saw a great slide show, and then...watched as these little people walked across the stage to receive their diplomas.  Oh, I was proud.  How ...

Recipes for Memorial Day: Perfect Pasta Salad and Plop ‘n Drop Peanut Butter Krispies

(I wrote two posts today...this one giving you some GREAT and EASY recipes.  And, one under the devotional tab.)  (Yah, I guess I was in a typing mood to go and put up two posts in one day.  I don't see this happening often.  Because I'm just not that ambitious.  Or creative.) I thought I'd ...

Take a Trip Tuesday: Meet Jennifer (DeBoef) Grove

Hi and welcome back to Take a Trip Tuesday! Each Tuesday, we take a trip.  Go meet someone and do what I do best.  Ask them TONS of questions.  We'll find out about this person and perhaps some great places about where they live...just in case you want to go and visit their town...so come with ...

Weekend recap: And soon the American Pickers will be knocking on our door

The weekend was full of nonstop busyness and excitement.  I am exhausted just thinking about all we did. First of all, I do want to thank all of you for praying for my Grandma Helen.  She fell on Friday, was taken to Des Moines, where the orthopedic specialist chose not to operate on her femur because ...