I love 80’s Christmas music

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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 ...

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

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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 ...

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? ...