Decorate your own bucket! I made one for each of my kids and nephew for Easter. It’s easy and it’s fun! Get a good bucket and a few paint pens and go! I used the book I Can Draw Animals, an Usborne book. I bought the book for my kids, but I have gotten more [...]

A friend put a baby shower together for another friend. She is good about delegating! I offered to make the invitations. So began my journey for something sweet and memorable. I wanted to create an original keepsake for the mom-to-be. I must have gone through a dozen ideas (even die-cut twenty four baby bathtubs believing [...]

What a guy! On Saturday (the 15th) You ran your first race! It was 25 yards long and you took off like a pro! There were quite a few kids there, so the organizers split the race up into 2 waves of girls and one boys wave. However, as in your common fashion, you zoned [...]

Saturday was the Viking Fest Road Race. I signed myself up for the 5 mile run, and signed Joel up for the 25 yard run for 4 & 5 year olds! My race started at 9 am. Joel’s “race” was scheduled to begin at 10:15. I was concerned… I hadn’t run or exercised at all [...]

Have you ever been angry? I sure have, and I’m NOT proud of it. I am learning that this is not a struggle limited to me. Gina wrote about Anger too. Her entry caused me to become very emotional because I have so been there. The last few paragraphs are particularly moving… The said truth [...]

I love reading Julie Leung’s blog. She write on diverse topics and has a beautiful writing style. She’s smart, she nearly became a doctor! Some of her topics are a bit intellectual for my thick head, but I thoroughly enjoy the challenge and opportunity to stretch. One of my favorite entries has to do with [...]

I’ve pirated JennyOntheSpot for a few minutes because I have to tell you something. Jenny is a gift to me. Every day, there’s a moment or two that I almost can’t stand up — like the day after our first kiss. She’ll work up some outfit to wear for all the running around she’s planned [...]