What’s On My DVR

The Fall TV Season is upon us.  I went through the summer hardly watching any TV, and now I am ready for some good TV.  I’m not able to watch all the shows in their regular time, so I DVR a lot of them to watch while the kids are in school.  These are the…

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Scenes From Our Week – Week 49

We had a fun Sheltered Reality performance last Sunday night.  We were able to perform with some of our friends and get them up on stage.  Everyone had a great time! Patrick had his first Cross Country meet on Tuesday.  Yes, Tuesday, if you remember was HOT.  It was still 95 degrees with high humidity…

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I’ve Been Published….Sort Of

Several months ago REAL SIMPLE Magazine asked what book turned you into a reader.  I knew right away how to respond to that question, so I sent in my answer….and forgot about it.  Until…..I was catching up on my magazine reading and came across the July issue of REAL SIMPLE (I know I am way…

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One Month Left

One month from today I will turn 40.  FOR-TY.  That is tough to say.  Why?  I’m not sure.  I know that it is better to be turning forty than the other option, but it just seems like half my life is over.  Have my first 40 years gotten me ready for the next 40 years?…

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Scenes From Our Week – Week 48

If you know me at all, you know I am amazed with the glorious sunsets we see here in Iowa.  Here are some of the shots I got this week.       Patrick is participating in Cross Country for the first time this year.  After running the 5K in June in our town, he decided…

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Check It Out!

I am not the most techy person and tend to be a little slow when it comes to new things on my blog but I wanted you to know about this new feature… —————————————–> Look to the right….you can now sign up to receive my blog updates via email.  How cool is that?  I know…

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