Thirteen
It is official. We have a teenager in the house. Thirteen years ago Pat and I became parents. We had barely been married for a year. We were still learning about each other and now we were…parents. Thankfully Patrick was a delightful baby. He was always happy. He was content to snuggle and…
Read More Love At First Chat….er….Sight
Fifteen years ago, I was working from home on my computer. I was entering data into a program to keep track of statistics at the homeless shelter I was running. Over the course of the day, I had gotten several “instant message” requests from strangers wanting to chat on AOL. Keep in mind, this was…
Read More A Final Goodbye
Sadly, our last family pet has passed on today. Last March, we lost our cat Buddy, and today, we had to say goodbye to our cat, Baxter. I got Baxter on a farm just outside of Janesville, Wisconsin in May 1997, and I remember choosing him from the rest because he was the cutest and…
Read More Romance
I have always been a romantic. I love flowers and kisses and surprises and the whole gooshy works. I believe in the fairy tale and being swept off my feet. But, I also know the real life. Cooking, cleaning, parenting, running to kids activities, jobs, bills, etc. So, when a little romance can squeak into…
Read More Scenes From Our Weeks
I haven’t posted any photos of our life in awhile…putting them mainly on Facebook or Instagram (which you can see my feed below on the right). So, here are some snippets from our life over the last couple months. Bennett had one of the lead roles in their annual musical at school, playing Mr. Crabby.…
Read More Snow Day
The snow has arrived. My summer oasis is now covered in snow. The wind is howling outside and this morning we were without power for 4 1/2 hours. Since then it has only flickered a few times. I hoping the power stays on. I have several friends in communities near us that have been without…
Read More Scenes From Our Week
Since October started, it has been quite hectic around here. I turned 40, left for a trip to California, subbed at school, went on a field trip with Reagan, attended a wonderful Surprise party hosted by my husband, cheered on our son, Patrick at the Middle School State Cross Country meet in Des Moines, attended…
Read More Scenes From Our Week – Week 52
Well, it has been one year since I started my goal of posting Scenes From Our Week….snippets from our little corner in Iowa. I’ve been sharing photos of our family, friends, and scenery throughout the last year. I hope you have enjoyed seeing them as much as I have had taking them. This project forced…
Read More Scenes From Our Week – Week 51
Last week I forgot to post a special photo. We had a double date night with Pat’s sister, Julie and her husband, Bill. We had such a fun time visiting and enjoying wine at our local winery, John Ernest Vineyard and then a delicious Chinese meal in a neighboring town. Last week was busy…
Read More Scenes From Our Week – Week 50
Like I mentioned last week, Bennett won the election for Student Body President. Here he is with his campaign poster. We had our first week of After School JAMS. JAMS is a program that we started at our church on Wednesdays after school. Our goal was to reach out to kids in our community…
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