The other night I was looking for a recipe that I knew I had made a couple years ago. I couldn't find it in my recipe folder and that's when I remembered I had posted it on my blog. That long lost blog of mine. I hadn't even clicked on the link in well over a year. I found the recipe (remember Lasagna Soup?) and then proceeded to spend the next 2 hours lost in a sea of memories. I couldn't stop reading my own blog! And that's when I remembered why I started blogging in the first place - I wanted a place to record all the memories.
When I started reading (and laughing and crying) I realized how much I had forgotten. Funny stories, thoughts that I had when my children were younger, things I thought I'd never forget. And guess what? I had forgotten. So I'm going to try and do this again.
Somewhere along the line I got lost in thinking that my words needed to be more eloquent or that I should be posting serious thoughts. And that's when blogging became pressure and stress. So things will be short and sweet around here. In fact I just downloaded an app on my phone that will hopefully make things even easier.
Put me back on your radar (or bookmark list). But I make no promises as to how often!
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Friday, February 17, 2012
Happy Friday
We're heading into a fun weekend. Today we're headed to the Marble Factory in the KC area with Calvin's class for a field trip. Charlotte gets to go too and is so excited to hang with the big kids. Tomorrow is Calvin's 7th birthday! We have some fun family things planned and he's been discussing all week where he wants to go to lunch because he gets to pick. He actually has a friends birthday party on his birthday. Fun for him but a little strange for me to have him away for a few hours on his birthday! He also gets to go to the KU basketball game on Saturday night with daddy. Fun!
We'll have his birthday party with a couple of friends on Monday since the boys don't have school on President's Day.
Hope you have a fun and/or relaxing weekend planned. I'll leave you with a picture. I'll never catch up on the months I didn't blog but here's a picture of us all from Christmas.
We'll have his birthday party with a couple of friends on Monday since the boys don't have school on President's Day.
Hope you have a fun and/or relaxing weekend planned. I'll leave you with a picture. I'll never catch up on the months I didn't blog but here's a picture of us all from Christmas.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Happy Valentine's Day
Happy (belated) Valentine's Day! I saw this cute idea on a favorite blog of mine (http://www.designmom.com/) and I think they turned out so cute. It took about 5 minutes to upload the photos to Walgreens.com, add the border and message, and order them. I picked them up later that night. Assembly and adding messages on the back with the boys took about 15 minutes. Easy! That's my kind of project.
One of the reasons I love my boys small, Christian, school? Small class sizes!! In years past it was like I was running a sweat shop trying to get the boys to put together and add names to all their valentines. 60 valentines versus 20 valentines? I'll take it!
Our Valentines plans were foiled a bit but it was still a great day. Tyler and I had plans to go to my brother-in-law's fabulous restaurant in KC, but instead I ended up supporting a mom in labor. In my line of work when a baby decides to come everything else goes out the window. It's easy to keep things in perspective though when your job involves watching the miracle of birth.
One of the reasons I love my boys small, Christian, school? Small class sizes!! In years past it was like I was running a sweat shop trying to get the boys to put together and add names to all their valentines. 60 valentines versus 20 valentines? I'll take it!
Our Valentines plans were foiled a bit but it was still a great day. Tyler and I had plans to go to my brother-in-law's fabulous restaurant in KC, but instead I ended up supporting a mom in labor. In my line of work when a baby decides to come everything else goes out the window. It's easy to keep things in perspective though when your job involves watching the miracle of birth.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
34 Years
What not to do on your 34th birthday:
Do not drink a venti latte with an extra shot of espresso (thanks Starbucks for the free drink) and then work out for the first time in 6 months. 3 things will happen.
1. You will pee your pants (especially if you've birthed 4 children)
2. You will feel like throwing up and passing out at the same time.
3. You will feel very OLD.
I'm feeling very reflective today and hope to be back later with some much deeper thoughts.
Do not drink a venti latte with an extra shot of espresso (thanks Starbucks for the free drink) and then work out for the first time in 6 months. 3 things will happen.
1. You will pee your pants (especially if you've birthed 4 children)
2. You will feel like throwing up and passing out at the same time.
3. You will feel very OLD.
I'm feeling very reflective today and hope to be back later with some much deeper thoughts.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Out of the Mouths of Babes
The scene: Kids building Legos. Brennan working on an semi-truck and Charlotte asking him a million questions.
Brennan: "Mom, isn't that right? You don't have to hold the steering wheel when you're driving at night and you need a nap or something?"
Me: "No way, you always have to hold the steering wheel. You don't ever sleep while driving."
Brennan: "Well why do semi-trucks have beds in the cab?"
Glad we got that one straightened out!
Brennan: "Mom, isn't that right? You don't have to hold the steering wheel when you're driving at night and you need a nap or something?"
Me: "No way, you always have to hold the steering wheel. You don't ever sleep while driving."
Brennan: "Well why do semi-trucks have beds in the cab?"
Glad we got that one straightened out!
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Just Because
What do you do when you've inadvertently taken a 6 week blogging break and you're not sure how to come back?
You post of a picture of your 19 (!) month old eating an apple. Margo's favorite food right now is an apple. She insists on eating it whole, skin and all. She takes it over to the fireplace hearth, climbs up, sits and proceeds to eat the entire thing. Literally. The other day I caught her too late and she had already consumed most of the seeds.
You post of a picture of your 19 (!) month old eating an apple. Margo's favorite food right now is an apple. She insists on eating it whole, skin and all. She takes it over to the fireplace hearth, climbs up, sits and proceeds to eat the entire thing. Literally. The other day I caught her too late and she had already consumed most of the seeds.
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