Monday: Joey was still off on vacation. We were able to get most of our holiday decorations down as well as a desperately needed cleaning out of our storage space in the basement. I started off the week feeling great about all the blog posts I was getting lined up to post as well. […]
As we rode out in the wagon at Stokoe Farms this year, I spent some time recapping some of the stories from years past of cutting our Christmas tree. We had my mother-in-law, Janice with us for the first time and we thought it might be fun to share some of the Christmas Tree Memories […]
Every morning as I lie awake in bed, I hear the drawers slamming in Jayden’s room as he gets dressed. I hear the clunk of Chloe’s door popping open as she heads to the bathroom. Then I hear the rhythm of little feet on the floor, the pause, the slight whimper at the sight […]
I ♥ Faces is having “Surprise!” week. Here is what they have to say: We love surprises and this week’s photo challenge theme reflects that! Choose a photo that you feel best describes “surprise!” to you and maybe the Guest Judge will pick yours as their fav! Photo entry must (of course) feature a human […]
For those of you that really know me, you know that I don’t sew, use a sewing machine, crochet, cross stitch, needlepoint or anything else crafty or involving cloth! That was until the fall/winter of 2008. Chloe was involved in a home school Waldorf-like program called Lilac Children’s Garden where one of the things they […]
For New Year’s Eve 2008 we were given the opportunity to do something different. Rochester was celebrating it’s 175th Anniversary with a big kickoff bash on New Year’s Eve. The Bach Children’s Chorus was going to be singing downtown and a special ball full of wishes was to be set on fire downtown. The chorus […]
For this Flashback Friday I decided to do a “Wedding Post”. As Thanksgiving has passed, and Christmas is near, so many of us are counting our blessings. I think our marriages should be right up there on that list! So in honor of all of our marriages, her are the photos that show […]