Painting Redo
I knew as soon as Duncan put all the stuff out for the painter that someone was going to have a heyday.This week has gone so much better than last. Â Well, mostly. Â Duncan got a referral from a...
View ArticleThanksgiving Miracle
In a matter of six weeks, I've seen two true life miracles. Â The first was my pastor's 14-year old son who stopped breathing at 4 am one morning. Â His brother, who he shares a room with, miraculously...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving!
One of my dreams about having a bigger house was to host holiday functions. Â That dream came true when we hosted 23 persons for Thanksgiving on Thursday. Â Thankfully Ron and Elaine were not possessive...
View ArticleEyes, Lips, and Rashes
Yesterday was an interesting day in our household. On the plus side, Duncan had LASIK surgery done on his eyes. Â He's wanted to do it for years and we recently found out that the hospital pays for a...
View ArticleSurprise!
How pathetic is it that I don't have a picture of the two of us from the party? Â This is the best I have!You can probably count on one hand how many times you've been REALLY surprised. Â I'm not talking...
View ArticleHome For the Holidays
What better place to be then in Boston for Christmas? I just can't imagine being anywhere else. Â The only thing that would make it better is some snow which sadly, is lacking again this year. Â We're...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
It's been two weeks since I've posted anything on here and the enormity of how much there is to write to catch is up is almost mind numbing. Â I'm going to do my best to not be up until 3:00 am trying...
View Article"Hi Mom"
Brady, Brady, Brady. Â This kid has been giving me challenges all week but then he does something really cute and the bad stuff doesn't seem so annoying. Â Well, almost. Â Since we've been back from...
View ArticleWeekly Update
This was a rather "boring" week so I have no provocative title for it.  One of the primary factors for this is that it's my busy time at work.  This is par for the course in January with year end and...
View ArticlePatriots, Dark Pink, and Braids
What do these three things have in common, you ask? See if you can figure it out.Church went as usual last Sabbath. Â Nothing too exciting to report there other than the day started off poorly with a...
View ArticleBest Birthday Ever!
This past Saturday was my 37th birthday. Â Can I still claim to be in my "mid-30's" or am I now officially in my "late 30's"? Â It's a depressing thought either way. Â At any rate, Duncan had asked me...
View ArticleBun in the Oven
We are pleased to announce that we are expecting. Â A baby, that is. Â Not an actual bun. Â Although we have wanted a fourth, the timing of this was quite unexpected to say the least. Â I won't go into...
View ArticleWeekly Recap
Last Sunday was a busy day for us. Â We started off at First Watch, came home for a little cleaning time, and then the girls and I were off to a baby shower for my friend, Valerie Koppen and her husband...
View ArticleMy Real Boy
Last Sunday we were introduced to life with having a boy. Â Sure, he's 20 months old but so far it hasn't been all that different from having a girl. Â It was early afternoon and the kids and I had been...
View ArticleWeekly Update
Last Sabbath we had the pleasure of Ron and Elaine accompanying us to church. Â It so happened that Mark Finley, a very renowned speaker in the SDA church, was the guest speaker. Â I always enjoy his...
View ArticleFair Time
Tuesday evening while we were shopping at Ikea (which I will touch on later), I found a pamphlet for the Central Florida Fair lying forgotten on a kitchen playset. Â I picked it up and noticed that it...
View ArticleDaddy Gone & Daddy's Birthday
We had a few things going on this week involving Duncan. Â First off was that he was gone on a work trip to New Orleans starting Sunday evening and returned Wednesday afternoon. Â He did not eat overly...
View ArticleLoose Tooth!
Ever since we read a book a number of years ago about a kid who lost his tooth, Calleigh has been dreaming of the day that she would have a loose tooth. Â There have been a number of false alarms where...
View ArticleArgh Matey!
+This week our big event was celebrating Calleigh's best friend (as she constantly reminds me), Braelyn's, 6th birthday. Â Last year she had her party at Sea World which ended up being a crummy, rainy...
View ArticleFirst Haircut & First Yard Sale
All three of my children have had the distinction of being born with very little hair. Â This has led to my girls waiting until they've been in their fourth year of life before I would let a pair of...
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