Always Has Something To Say
Dear Maxim, I can hardly believe that today, our baby is nine years old! It seems like just yesterday you were in your bouncy chair on the deck, enjoying some great sunshine. Chillin' on our deck Every year on your birthday, I reminisce about your grand entrance into the world. Your big brother was so excited for ...
Dear Nate, I am still in shock...we have a TEENAGER!!! I can't believe that today you are 13 years old! Over the past few years, I've reminisced on the blog about how you came into this world. You can click on the links to read about Nate's grand entrance into the world that took place on ...
Dear Maxim, It's hard to believe that today you are 8 years old. EIGHT!!! Time is flying by so fast!! I can remember the day you were born so vividly. My water broke at 7:00 while we were eating Papa Murphy's pizza and you meant business because three hours later, you arrived at 37 1/2 weeks! You came ...
Well. I can't even. I'm still soaking up all of the wonderful, amazing moments from Saturday. My. heart. is. all. big. and. full. I was given the wonderful privilege to be the guest speaker at the Union Mills Women's Retreat on Saturday. This was perfect. To have my first speaking engagement be back in my hometown, at my ...
I'm just going to start out right now and say it. Friends, I've got some BIG FEELS. My heart is all huge and FULL because last weekend, I was with some of the best people ever. People who I met twenty-four years ago. People who met this brown haired, BIG bushy eyebrowed girl from New Sharon as she ...
First of all, I just dated myself. Or ourselves. Yes. 24 years ago, a fine group of gals met at Central College in Pella, Iowa and the rest is history. Some of us graduated four years later, some of us transferred, but we have all stayed in touch. That's what Girls' Reunion is all about. Getting ...
Every summer, my college girlfriends and I get together for a long weekend. Over the years, we've meet at a variety of places. Pella, Galena, the Amana Colonies, Chicago, Lake Michigan, and Riverside (as in the casino...in Riverside, Iowa). Most times, we stick to Riverside Casino and Golf Resort for these reasons: it is a central ...
Hello, hello! It's the day before Valentine's Day and I'm just thrilled! Why you ask? Because Nate's Valentine's box is finished. AND he absolutely loves it!!! (You have no idea how many stores we went to in search of "basketball supplies" and trying to find a mini basketball net. It was like going down a rabbit ...
Sure, walking in a winter wonderland is nice. But snowmobiling through one is so much better. And this past weekend, that's exactly what Hubby and I did. On Thursday night, we left for St. Germain, Wisconsin with friends and a trailer full of our snowmobiles. With the boys going to the grandparents' house for the weekend, ...
This past weekend, I enjoyed one of my very favorite weekends of the year. You see, every November (or sometimes, it has been December), seven of my dearest friends and I go on our "Annual Chicago Shopping Weekend". Eighteen years ago, most of us were all working and teaching in the same elementary building. We played ...
