It’s New Year’s Eve already?!? It doesn’t feel like it. Today was just another Monday for us. We got up early, both of us went to work (I had such a long commute, all the way from my bed to my desk, including a detour through the kitchen to make coffee), so I totally spaced [...]

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 [...]

Anyone who hosts family holidays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc. knows how much work it is. But it’s worth it when your family all comes together, spends time together, eats good food together, and celebrates TOGETHER. I got elected to do it several years ago when we bought our first house. It was deemed I had the [...]

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 [...]

….but damnit if it isn’t hard today. So after my little rant, I grabbed my water bottle, cell phone, and present wrapping paraphernalia and headed upstairs to tackle some more presents. (I’m almost done!!). I put on some Christmas music and started feeling the stress of the week melt away as I thought of how [...]