Category: Family

  • Can anyone say beach?

    We are heading to North Myrtle Beach on Saturday for a much anticipated family vacation.  This will be the third year to do this and we can’t wait.  We love going during the first week of September because all the kids are back to school and things there are peaceful and quite.  Yes, Emma has…

  • The joy of friends

    Dave and I went to the mountains last weekend with some of our friends.  It was a very quick trip but we always love getting together.  I love to be around fun people.  And I must say I believe Dave and I have some very fun friends.  After dinner last Saturday night we went walking…

  • Another step

    We had our second home study appointment today.  It went great.  Just another step down the road in this very long process. Dave’s family is on town for the week and we’ve just been really busy.

  • Not a total failure.

    All you non cooks – thanks for the support on my last post.  I don’t feel so alone anymore. However I”m not a total failure.  Our house guests arrived this afternoon and for dinner I am serving chicken on the grill, baked potatoes, and corn on the cob.  I figured I could go big the…

  • Joy in the middle of life

    I must say this has been one of the best summers that Dave and I have had as a married couple and during his busy travel season.  I was wondering what has been different than years past last night and I think I came to the conclusion that it’s because we are both maximizing our…

  • Happy 4th of July!

  • Why won’t my kids sleep in?

    I mean, if it were me…I’d stay in bed until someone had to drag me out.  My kids.  7am and ready to go every single day of the week.  Sleep.  don’t they understand what a wonderful thing it is? Happy 4th of July everyone.  We are heading to my mom and dad’s this afternoon for…

  • A family weekend

    We have had such a wonderful “family weekend.”  Dave got home late Friday night and the girls we so excited to see daddy sleeping in our bed when they woke up Saturday morning.  We had lots of morning laughs yesterday as the level of energy around here was at it’s max.  We headed off to…

  • Big News

    There is a reason I have been absent from Blogland this past week.  So much to do and so little time.  We are finally announcing our new journey!  Check out the top of my blog header or click this link to find out what it is!  We are sooooooo soooooo Excited.  Did I mention that we are…

  • Dixie Crossroads

    There is one place in the USA that I would dare to say holds on their menu one of my favorite meals.  It’s a little place called Dixie Crossroads.  They have the world famous Rock Shrimp.  I swear it tastes like small bites of Lobster.  I have been known to throw back 4 dozen in…