Feb. 6th 2013 At communion the Princess listens to the pastor carefully. She then leans over and whispers in daddy's ear: "They have gluten free wafers". However, Mr. Awesome heard her say: "They're giving away free wafers". He leans over and tells me, we giggle. I write down this funny moment. ...
Perspective: From the eyes of a 9 year old
MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND: I had the best, easiest, relaxing weekend in as long as I can remember. My husband drove us 2 hours away to satisfy a pregnancy craving for Fazzoli's, bless his heart. The day before that I had brought home a broken, old wooden rocker that I picked up off of city wide garbage ...
Not a typical January day
It is a warm and beautiful January day, thanksgiving to God flows abundantly. Breakfast brought a dispute between siblings over toast & tears flowed. Forgiveness from the tired girl to her brother didn't come quick, but did come. My trying to be helpful, wasn't helpful at all & she made ...
The lucky girl (pt 3)
This lucky girl wants to brag about the lucky GUY! The man of the house won 25 town bucks in a drawing! Yep, 25!! Saaaa-weeeeet!! I proudly picked them up for him at the chamber office today. We live in such a lovely town. I will *try* to force him to spend them on ...
The lucky girl series (pt. 2)
The smell of fresh bread is filling the house while it bakes in the other room. I was blessed with a bread maker from a very sweet woman this year. I'm a lucky girl! & I should really make some bread for her soon! ...
The lucky girl series
I am so thankful for the garbage man who comes once a week & hauls away whatever I put out, no questions asked. This morning I filled a bag with expired car seats & couldn't even tie it shut. He just swoops the bag up and tosses it in the truck. After a good month of feeling like I should ...
Gloves
While I was driving up town today I felt something poke at my finger inside of the mitten part of my glove. The half glove/half mitten thing was a great invention. I pulled back the mitten to feel inside and see what was poking me, it felt like a piece of wood. I smiled when I realized that yes ...
Thankful: In the Kitchen
We had a pancake playdate here this morning & now I'm doing some baking for Thanksgiving. Today I'm thankful for our dishwasher, that is on its THIRD run of the day. What are you thankful for? ...