Last weekend Melissa got to attend another Cheer Camp her big sister assisted with. It was a one day camp where they learned a few cheers. Last night she then got to cheer with the varsity cheerleaders at the varsity high school basketball. I was impressed with how she did considering she only officially practiced [...]

It’s been snowing off and on for a week now but we have not received a single inch of accumulation. On Thursday we were horribly teased by a light dusting at our place, only to watch it melt away by that evening. I wouldn’t even call the dusting we had “snow”. It was slushy wet… [...]

Thirteen things that rock about having your tonsils out
Today’s Thursday Thirteen is inspired by my special little guy, Cody. Today he had his tonsils and adenoids out. We expected him to be sore and cranky when he fully awoke after the surgery. Instead he asked for a glass of water and a Popsicle, both [...]

Did you have a good Christmas? We did. The kids grabbed some camping gear (air mattresses, extra blankets, pillows, etc) and “camped out” in the boys room Christmas Eve. This has become a tradition for us. None of them sleep well Christmas eve so it’s easier to camp out together, and watch movies. Some of [...]

Here it is, Christmas Eve morning and we’re already in a panic. The turkey is too big to fit in our roasting pan. We have a backup plan and Jack’s on his way to the store now to see what our alternatives are, but we can make this work one way or another.
We’ve been insanely [...]

Thirteen things I have to do before Christmas

Laundry. Has anyone else noticed how often freakin’ laundry pops up on my Thursday Thirteens? Sheesh.
Wrap about 20 more presents. Maybe less.. wait.. no.. maybe more. Crap.
Apparently I need to organize how many Christmas presents I have and who is getting what.
We still have to purchase 3-4 more [...]

I was all set to post about my busy week and it being only Tuesday and that I have a billion and one things to do before Christmas… But there’s nothing special about that. Who isn’t busy?
This is worth mentioning though: we totally scored by getting a parking space only 10 spaces down from [...]