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Turkeys, Tigers, and Trees- Oh My
My youngest sister was able to spend Thanksgiving with us before moving back to California! The kids couldn’t stop asking me when we were going to pick her up. I brought them all…
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Mommy Tantrum
I feel so much all the time, and can’t seem to get my emotions under control. My thoughts spiral out until I physically would have to run away to a quiet place where…
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Thankfulness In Quarantine
Staying Positive When Covid-Positive Jer’s intense headache turned into his worst flu ever, resulting in his first sick days off from work in 8yrs teaching. He tested positive for COVID-19 two days later,…
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Fall Home Tour 2021
I’ve been wanting to do a Fall Home Tour! Took a while to get anything “clean enough” to take a photo- always piles of laundry, unfinished projects, and scattered left behind objects e.g.…
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This is Halloween: Our Family Traditions
Candy corn in a cauldron, creepy “decoration spiders” in our window, wearing pirate costumes, watching “The Nightmare Before Christmas” every other day, checking out everyone’s tricked out lawns and porches on our neighborhood…
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2021 Family Photos
A big shoutout to Victoria, who captured my precious family in these photos with such beautiful color! Click on any of the pics to enlarge. Taken at our favorite canyon in “our backyard”…
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Must Love Dogs: Meet Our Adopted Yorkie
How To Lose Your Anti-Dog-ness In 5 Days… Day 1: Call Your Mother.“Hi Mom! What do the kids want for Christmas? Well, Fletch asked for a dog. A real one—not a stuffy, robot,…
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6 Things I Tried for a Potty Training Breakthrough!
My last kid is potty trained!!!! YES!!!! I am one happy Mama. No more diapers!!!! Just an independent little boy who’s so proud to be in underwear while on his new pirate adventures…
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Happy 12th Anniversary!
Has it really been a dozen years married to my Jeremy? We kicked things off with jokes about being “12 Years a Slave… For You” 😂 After the kids’ long bedtime routine, we…
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10 Reasons Why I Love Summer
My husband and I have this ongoing debate. I LOVE SUMMER. He hates the heat, though, hahahaha!! We’ll muse about where we want to retire or where we’d like to settle when we’re…
