memories

I can’t believe I have been blogging for NINE YEARS. It’s like having a child…watching it grow over the years. There have been lots of changes and boy, can I see lots of growth in my writing over the years. My blog didn’t start out as a book blog, but one where I would share…

Another busy week has been left in the dust. I can’t believe we are in the last week of January already! Another busy week is ahead, but today I’m slowing down and hoping to see American Sniper with some friends.  I could be doing laundry, organizing our daughter’s room, cleaning, etc, etc, but I’m trying…

On Sundays I like to share snippets from our life here in small town Iowa. The last few weeks have been really busy for us. I thought life might be slowing down a bit since some of the kids activities are done. But, this week still kept me moving. I am still subbing nearly every…

I first saw this idea on Pinterest, HERE,   and wanted to make it for our living room wall. It just so happens there is a man  in our small town that makes these letters in any size or font you want.   Check out his Etsy shop, HERE. So, I had him cut me…

On Sundays, I like to share snippets from our life here in small town Iowa.   As we get into the school year, our lives get busier.  It seems there is always something going on.   I’d love to hear snippets from your life as well. Find joy in the snippets of your daily life!…

On Sundays, I like to share snippets from our life here in small town Iowa.   Our kids are active.  We are involved in our community.  It seems there is always something going on.   I’d love to hear snippets from your life as well! Sadly, we only took one trip to Orange Leaf this…

I have been looking for a way to share snippets from our family life here in Iowa.  I used to post Scenes From Our Week every Sunday, but posting every Sunday became difficult.  Then, this summer I tried High Five Friday, posting five things we were excited about. But, I didn’t want to be tied…

Slowly, I am getting back into some sort of a routine after being on vacation. It has been nice to take a blogging break  and not have to worry about getting a post written every day. I haven’t written a book review for a few weeks and I have enjoyed that break as well. But,…

On this day, 14 years ago, I became a mother.  Our “baby” Patrick is 14.  He isn’t so much of a baby anymore, in fact he is taller than me. Last week I babysat for a sweet 3 month old boy. His mama had to go back to work and their daycare wasn’t available yet,…

I was thinking about Halloween the other night and all the costumes we have gone through with our kids.  I didn’t have time to dig out all the pre-digital era photos of the boys and scan them into the computer, but I  had one of the year they were Buzz and Woody in my computer.…