What. A. Weekend. A fun, simple, exhausting, comedic weekend! I’m typing this up on Sunday night with Jamie by my side watching the final NBA game (which means The Bachelorette returns tomorrow – wheeeee!), and it feels great to sink into the couch for a bit with my love by my side and do a little bit of mindless typing. We had so much… Keep Reading
Slice of Life – June 17th, 2016
Happy Friday, friends! It’s been a scorcher of a week here in northeast Kansas, but otherwise things are nice and quiet around here. We have a few things planned for the weekend, but mostly we’ll be focused on loving on Jamie for Father’s Day and laying low. Here’s a little slice of our lives from the last 10 days or… Keep Reading
My Favorite Etsy Purchases
Continuing with the “gifting/favorite things” theme from this week, this post spotlights my favorite purchases from Etsy. I’ve utilized Etsy for years to find gifts for all kinds of occasions – birthdays, wedding showers, hostess gifts, you name it. Even Jamie has found Etsy useful and has ordered me a few things from the site, most recently this I’d pinned on… Keep Reading
Favorite Toys for Two Year Olds: Hadley’s Picks
Hadley’s imaginary play skills have shot through the roof lately and it’s so enjoyable to watch. Until a few months ago she was never that great at independent play for more than 10-ish minutes, but lately she can’t get enough of dumping out her buckets of toys and going to town creating and playing. Having a front row seat to watch… Keep Reading
On Marriage, Love Tanks, and Listening
Marriage is a trip sometimes, and I have to share the funniest conversation that Jamie and I had a few weeks ago that maybe some of you can relate to. Recently a package showed up from Amazon that was addressed to Jamie. I handed it to him once it arrived and asked him what he’d ordered. He smirked, opened the… Keep Reading
Pesto Chicken Pizza on Homemade Dough
Fri-daaaayyyy! Hooray! Jamie has the entire week off next week before he starts his Commanders course, so today kicks off a whole lot of family time. 🙂 I’m popping in today to share our family pizza dough recipe that we’ve worked hard to perfect throughout the last few years. I’ve mentioned on this blog no less than five times that homemade… Keep Reading
Dear Mama Whose Heart is Twisted About Having a Second Baby
A few months ago my two year old daughter and I were driving home from dinner with friends, and as we pulled onto our street a lump formed in my throat and big tears began to stream down my face; I realized that tonight was our last night ever just the two of us to do my daughter’s bedtime routine. Out-of-town… Keep Reading
Slice of Life – June 8th, 2016
I know that life doesn’t stop during deployment (heck – I’ve grown two babies during them!), but now that Jamie’s home I feel like we’ve hit the “play” button. Life is good right now. Here’s a slice of our lives from the last week-ish before Jamie’s homecoming and the couple of days since. 🙂 Because we’re not melting in hot,… Keep Reading