Falling Asleep

My boys typically fall asleep with books in their hands. (Or books laying on their faces as my oldest guy just pointed out.) Anyway, back to my story…most nights I have to go into their rooms and put away the book and turn off the light. This is what greeted me one [...]

YouTube Tuesday

I’ve noticed in my journeys around the Blog-o-sphere that many people have themes for their daily entries. There’s Works-for-Me-Wednesday over at Rocks in My Dryer, WordPress Wednesday at OMSH, and Wordless Wednesday. I’ve also seen Fun Friday (but can’t find it at the moment), and Fine Art Friday at Mental Multi Vitamin. [...]

Big Bad Baby Blanket

I just finished The Big Bad Baby Blanket after working on it for several years. Yes, I said years. It was worth the wait. It is a beautiful, warm blanket that we all fight over. My little guy, though, knows it’s his and protests loudly if someone else has his blanket.
The [...]

Mountain Sunrise

I am blessed to live in a beautiful area. Sometimes I even have to remind myself to look around! I try to remember that people come from all over to see what I get to see every day.
For instance…

This is what I see almost every morning out of my front windows. Gorgeous, [...]

What Happens When Kids Get A Hold of the Camera

When kids get a hold of the camera, you usually get pictures like this

and this.

Or this series I call People Walking Away.

And check out these portraits–

Sometimes, though, you get some gems like

Sometimes you even get a good profile picture out of it.

And sometimes you get a true treasure like this.

We ♥ Moe’s

Do you have a Moe’s Southwest Grill nearby?

Because if you do, you need to get over there and eat some tasty grub.

Pronto.

Moe’s is yummy, but one of the reasons it’s such a hit in our family is

Kid’s Night. Kids eat free on Tuesday nights at our local establishment.
And it’s not [...]

The Best Trail Mix Ever

I have three boys and they are always hungry. One of the biggest problems I face in my homeschool is food. This is how my day used to go…get up fix breakfast, eat breakfast, clean up breakfast, do a little school, fix snack, eat snack, clean up after snack, do a little more [...]

Bridal Veil Falls

This past weekend we went to an amazing waterfall. Wait a minute, you’ve probably already seen it. Does this look familiar?

So, do you recognize it? It’s the waterfall from the scene in The Last of the Mohicans where Hawkeye tells Cora to “Stay alive, no matter what occurs, I will find [...]

Say What?

Scene–Breakfast table the morning after I cut eight inches off my hair.
Me:  Ms. Lisa said she likes my new haircut.
7yob:  Does Daddy like your hair?
Me:  Daddy likes it, but he really likes my hair long.
7yob: I really like to fart.

Hello world!

Well here I am on wordpress trying to blog again.  Think I can keep up with it this time?  Nah.  Won’t do it.  Again.