My baby brother Daniel turned 30 on November 17th. He was very excited for his birthday (as he is every year) and began planning his “surprise” party a couple months in advance (as he does every year). Without fail, Daniel plans the location, time, menu, food assignments, and gifts and gives every family member a … [Read more…]
I could go on and on and on about how great Marc’s mom is, how much she does for us, or how much the grandchildren love her, but this post is to thank her for one specific thing. Take a look! She made these great curtains and darling “Thomas” valences for Carson’s bedroom. Although she completed them … [Read more…]
I am not a crafty person. After many years of unsuccessful tries which turned into crafts gone bad, I’ve become comfortable with that statement. With that said, I will, upon occasion, put something together that can be considered a “craft”. There is a big “but” with that though. I have to thoroughly think out each … [Read more…]
With Thanksgiving fast approaching I thought I’d share with you 3 things that I have been blessed with this year. These are not the most important things to me, but they are each something that bring me joy every day that I didn’t think would bring me as much joy as they do. They really … [Read more…]
Now, for many (possibly most) suburban families, parking two cars in a two car garage is probably not that big of a deal, but for us it is huge! What is even more spectacular is that this photo was taken the day we finished cleaning out the garage (about 2 months ago) and it still … [Read more…]