Well. My apologies for not writing a blog post last week. I've got two words...spring break. Yes. Last week the boys had a week off from school and we celebrated hard. We started out their spring break by celebrating Nate's 13th birthday on Friday, March 9th. Actually, we celebrated on birthday eve (Thursday night, the ...
10Nov 2015
Weekend Recap: Deer hunting and Charlie Brown’s new movie
We had another busy weekend with both of the boys having basketball games, looking for some new living room furniture, meetings, and that's just a few of the things that were on the Patterson calendar. YIKES! I feel the need to share some news. I heart Charlie Brown. No, I haven't always loved him, but the ...
14Jul 2015
Our family vacation to the Black Hills – part 2…and we saw some buffalo
Welcome back :) I've got more to share about our awesome family vacation to the Black Hills. Recap: We left our house Tuesday after Hubby got off work, drove about six hours and stayed in Mitchell, South Dakota at the Holiday Inn Express. On Wednesday morning, we left Mitchell, South Dakota and drove on towards the Black ...
06Jul 2015
Weekend Recap: Small town fun…3rd of July festivities in Marengo and more!
I feel like I've been on a small-town tour...New Sharon, then Oskaloosa, and next up was Marengo. Friends, that is what you call "Living the good life". We continued to show our love for small towns over the weekend by hitting up Marengo on Friday evening. They had their annual 3rd of July Celebration which included ...
13Apr 2015
Weekend Recap: A little frog hunting
Well, it's a Monday morning and I'm thrilled to say that we are NOT the proud owners of a pet frog. Or frogs. Because I'm sure that is what you were wondering. Let me back up. Saturday, I took Nate, Maxim, and their two neighbor friends to the farm and we did a little frog hunting. Hubby ...
16Mar 2015
Weekend Recap: I think I’m in the reality show Survivorman
This weather is amazing. I'll take more of these sunshiny days FOR SURE. KEEP THIS WEATHER COMING. Spring break began Friday afternoon. The boys have a whole week off and we celebrated in typical spring break manor...ramping bikes and basking in the late afternoon sun, with a call into the local pizza joint because this mama ...
09Mar 2015
Weekend Recap: Nate’s 10th Birthday!
Between our "celebrate Nate's birthday all weekend long", the time change, two birthday parties, four hours of WIDE AWAKE AND NOT SLEEPING last night, being a little emotional and sentimental because "our kids are growing up so fast"...I am a wee bit tired. Friday night, we took the boys to Scheel's to pick up Nate's birthday present...a new ...
19Jan 2015
Weekend Recap: Snowmobiling in a winter wonderland
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, ...
22Sep 2014
Weekend Recap: Homecoming and the Great Outdoors
It was a beautiful fall weekend and we enjoyed every bit of it. There's nothing like being in the "Great Outdoors". For starters, Friday was Prairie's Homecoming. I went to school to be with Maxim's kindergarten class as they watched the parade. Nate informed me that "You can go to the parade with Maxim. That's okay, ...
02Sep 2014
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 ...
