my family
This is my family:I adore them. And I adore that I get to be with them in this gorgeous spot. We had our reunion last week. It was complete with…
Easter traditions
post edit note: THANK YOU so much for all the wonderful Easter ideas. I’ll be hard at work trying to figure out what to incorporate. And yes, the crib is…
in-laws & Christmas wrap-up
I love my in-laws. All eight-gazillion of them (there are a LOT …especially if you count my side AND Dave’s side each with nine kids as “base”). But today I’m…
Christmas 2009
We liked Christmas over here.Especially since it started at 7:45. Dave woke up at 7:30 and told me that was the first time in his whole life that he’s been…
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is usually my favorite part of Christmas. It is special not only because my amazing Mother-in-Law was in charge of dinner and a beautiful program at her house…
pre-Christmas
We do gingerbread houses each year before Christmas. It’s fun for all of us, but I must say that the person who loves it most is our candy-holic:In her book,…
Christmas Spirit
I sit here watching my twelve-year-old slumping over the piano in his piano lesson, noticing how big he is. He looks like a man sitting there, full-size, plunking out the…
one question
I have one big question today: How in the world did it become December 17th so darn fast? Honestly, it seems like yesterday I was SHOCKED to look at the…