All About Wheat: Food Storage, Wheat Grinders, and Other Boring ThingsIt's no surprise to anyone who's helped us move (thanks and sorry!) that we have food storage and by that I mean #10 cans and buckets...
Baptism IdeasOur second was baptized this last Saturday, and man, was this kid excited. The next day he tried to convince us it was really Saturday so...
Keep-the-3-Year-Old-Busy Gift BagOur friends’ baby recently had surgery. Everything went well and the baby is doing fine, but our sweet, amazing, great-parent friends...
St. Patrick's Day Decos: Making Life More Complicated, One Holiday at a TimeWe have a trickster Leprechaun that comes here every year. He does all sorts of things here while we're asleep and causes mass...
Top 10 Dollar Tree Finds, Part 1I am kind of a kid's craft supply hoarder, full disclosure. I see googly eyes and alphabet beads and I cannot restrain myself. It's kind...
Quest for the Perfect Gift: Family Values BookI'm pretty sure my siblings inwardly groan when they see my number calling them. I have a tendency to come up with these great ideas and...
Losing a Baby: Looking Back and Moving Forward11 years ago this week I was in a hospital bed, very near death. After some years of infertility we were finally pregnant. At 33 weeks...
No Yelling ZoneSorry, but I feel things strongly. It's a blessing and a curse. I didn't realize how much of a curse it was until kids came. When stress...
Easy Family Valentine15 minutes. That's how long this bad boy took me to make, and that included googling "hand lettering love" for the cheat on those words....
Menu Planning: Let's Get 'er DoneI swear, like 90% of my life is dealing with food: breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, meal planning, making grocery lists, grocery...