I realize not all of you procrastinate and leave ALL of your wrapping until now, but friends. This is how I roll. Actually, I don't want to brag, but...I am doing quite well this year. Usually, I'm wrapping on Christmas Eve. Today, once the kids are off to school, I plan to wrap like a crazy ...
Fun Friday Favorites: Fashion, fun fall foods, and trunk-or-treating
Wow. I can't believe it is October 31. Like bats on a crisp Halloween night, time is flying. (That sounded so poetic, didn't it?) We've had a fun week of festivities and today, we will continue to party on. I'm so excited to visit the boys' classrooms today and watch the school-wide costume parade, along with ...
Pinterest: The land where dreams may (or may not) come true…
Am I the only one with 78,932 pins on Pinterest, yet have only made a handful of the projects come to fruition? I LOVE Pinterest. I get great ideas from it. That website is a WEALTH of knowledge I tell you. One of my favorite boards to work on adding pins to is "My Style". Or ...
My Problems: Late library books and school pictures
Warning: If you are a Type A person, this post has the possibility of making your skin crawl. May induce intolerable feelings, frustration, stress, anxiety. Clarification: Though the title makes you think I only have two problems in life, that would be a lie. Here are just TWO of my problems... Yesterday the boys had school pictures. ...
Weekend Recap: Turtles go to heaven
It was another busy weekend at the Patterson house. Between birthday parties, house warming parties, Nate's first football game, and making applesauce...we were non-stop busy. But I feel like I should share with you about our turtle. And his departure from this earth and going to angelic realms of heaven. When they say to have faith ...
Fun Friday Favorites: Broccoli Cauliflower Salad and a lot of boot fashion
This week, I have a variety of fun favorites to share with you. A tasty salad recipe that my mother-in-law has shared with me. (It happens to be Hubby's FAVORITE salad EVER.) And, if you know me well, then you know the fashion favorites listed this week aren't a real big surprise. Because if you know ...
Kindergarten lunch hour vs. fourth grade lunch hour
A few days ago, I went to school to volunteer and eat lunch with the boys. First, I volunteered and made copies for teachers, along with managing to get the copy machine stuck. I'm blaming it on the construction paper. (That stuff is thick, I'm telling you.) Then, I went to meet Maxim in the lunchroom to ...
Weekend Recap: Labor Day fun and Hubby’s birthday weekend
We've had a fun long weekend (Thank you, Labor Day. You are a gift.) and it was all about celebrating Hubby's birthday. As in, ALL WEEKEND LONG. That's how important birthdays are to me. See, though you have a birthDAY, I believe one needs to celebrate their birthWEEK. As in, bring on the celebrating four or ...
Bring back the 80’s…our kids are deprived
It's 2014 and I can't help but feel that our kids are a little deprived. Back to school supplies in 2014 are so lame. White board markers, sheet protectors, highlighters. Really? I can't believe it. I just cannot believe that I sent our two boys to school without buying them each their very own Trapper Keeper. Because ...
Our family vacation to St. Pete’s Beach – Part 2
Yes, I'm wrapping up our family vacation a week later. (I can only say that summer is getting the best of me with entertaining two boys and keeping up with the non-stop flow of laundry.) (And the fact that I've been under the weather with a flu-like bug. Really. Who gets sick in the summer? ...