my life as a stay at home mom
We had a very relaxing Sunday today 🙂 I got up early to get a pan of Roasted Zucchini Lasagna in the oven before church... at this point you might hate me slash think I am crazy... so it could bake while we were gone. It was a risk. I've never taken it before, and …
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This afternoon Matt & I headed over to the state capitol to see the memorial they put up in remembrance of those who lost their lives on Sept 11, 1002. There was a flag representing each individual on the east lawn. It was moving,.. This mom was taking photos of her daughter, and I thought …
We celebrated the upcoming onset of fall this past weekend by trekking up north to Minneapolis/St Paul. It was about time that we got out of Des Moines for a few days, and it couldn't have been a more perfect weekend! We drove up after I got off work on Saturday afternoon, and stayed with …
If you have ever been one of those lucky people to live with me or, better yet, one of the lucky few to have shared an actual bedroom with me, you can testify without a shadow of a doubt that the following statement is true: I am a messy. I leave my stuff laying around. …
In case you didn't know, the hubs and I have been making and selling Kubb sets all summer. It's be kinda fun to tell you the truth, especially since we added a custom option to the mix! I know I've already bragged a little about this one, but thought I throw it out there to …
hold·ing pat·tern, noun 1. The flight path maintained by an aircraft awaiting permission to land. 2. A state or period of no progress or change Our life is in a seemingly unending holding pattern right now. It started the night of my birthday, back in March. Matt came home from work and told me that …
Now for a list of random life happenings...... I bought 4 pounds of strawberries at Fareway today... they were on SALE $1.48/lb and I haven't seen or tasted such delicious berries in such a LONG TIME!!! This morning Matt & I decided that we were going to drive efficiently, and use the least amount of …
For Valentine's Day my dear sweet husband decided to make me a homemade gift 🙂 A couple months ago I discovered this chair on Ana-White.com and immediately envisioned the back of the chair being turned into wall hangings that would flank the window in my living room: the last wall to be decorated. I wish …
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Yep, that's him! Have I mentioned lately how amazingly lucky I am???? I am completely struck by this today in light of the fact that I am going to be leaving town for an entire week without this man: the love of my life. I am one hundred percent sure this is the thing to …
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Life was kinda chaotic this weekend, and I had to send Matt to the grocery store while I was at work to pick up a few things so I could make a batch of blondies for our small group potluck on Sunday eve. My list was something like this: baking powder butter chocolate chips brown …
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