I am a little late this week on giving an update to my chosen flowers. This week I decided to grab some mums at the store. Nothing too fancy, and that’s the way I like it. I have to admit though, I am getting a little bored of the grocery store’s flower selection. Regardless, these […]
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My Very Own Karlstad
Did you know Karlstad is a city in Sweden? I didn’t. So no, I didn’t get my very own city, but it sure does feel like it! In all seriousness, God is so good! For about two weeks now I have been scouring craigslist for an Ikea Karlstad Couch. We had received some money as […]
Baby’s Breath in the Cold
It’s cold here in Florida and by cold I mean 58 degrees F. My native Florida bones even needed a scarf to stay warm. Okay, I still wore flip flops outside but give me a break, I live in Florida. So keeping up with the weekly routine of buying flowers, I braved the cold outdoors […]
Playing In The Dirt
At least that is what Eliana calls it. It being grass, or sand or surprisingly, actual dirt. Philip took Elijah and Eliana to the park the other day when he noticed I was needing a bit of quiet time. God picked me a good husband. I was surprised when they returned home so quickly, I […]
Cloth Diapering a Toddler…
Cloth diapering a toddler is terrifying… to me. And I am having a hard time believing I am the only one who thinks so. (A little warning: when talking about diapers comes talking about what happens in diapers… please stop reading if you do not wish to hear about my daughters bathroom habits.) I started […]
Tulips for Apartment Therapy’s Cure
This past weekend’s assignment for Apartment Therapy’s January cure was to buy flowers, clean the floors and get together green cleaners. It was a nice easy task for the first weekend of the “cure”. The flower part of the task didn’t seem very important and I was ready and willing to opt out of it. […]
Christmas Cookies
I married into some of the best cookies I’ve had. Each Christmas, my mother and sister in law make batches upon batches of delicious cookies. The secret family recipe is my husband’s late great grandmother’s. They are laced with coconut flakes and oats and are oh so crispy. I am not usually a crispy cookie kind […]
Pretty Paper, Pretty Paper,
Wherefore art thou pretty paper? Well, not at Jo-Ann Fabrics or Michael’s, that is for sure. I long for pretty scrapbook paper. There is so many cute things to do with some pretty paper. Time and time again I would go to Jo-Ann’s or Michael’s, and without fail, time and time again, I would leave disappointed. Don’t get me wrong, […]
A Tree on Our Tree
Oh yeah! We have our first ornament on our homemade tree. And yes, it just so happens to be another tree. Eliana made this during her church class. I am one proud mama! There was a gold bell on the top but that broke off and landed somewhere between the basket of laundry and […]
Giving for Christmas
Somehow I managed to bring the girls, Eliana and Isabelle, out shopping with me last week to TJ Maxx. After struggling and failing to hold Isabelle in the Baby K’tan AND lift Eliana up into the cart (thank you kind woman for putting Eliana in her seat for me!) I managed to spill Eliana’s graham […]