My hubby and I started the Love & War marriage series at church last night. We love being married. We love marriage. And we think everyone else should too. This book {and DVD series} is so good. You should read it. We then lost power late last night in a most magnificent display of lightning, […]
Peter Piper Picked
Peter Piper picked a peck of {vibrantly colored, deliciously home-grown} Peppers And wondered what on earth to do with the lot So he lopped off their tops, disemboweled ‘em and popped them into an oven-proof dish He stuffed them with ground venison, cooked rice & cheese Cooked and served ‘em, coz he does aim to […]
The Many Faces
of my favorite girl {and her favorite babe}. She’s full of beans {and surprises} and absolutely loves to dance {and entertain us with gymnastic routines} Ta da! Ps. You should know…I bribed her with 3 little jellybeans to repeat the routine she had just performed inside {on this dreary, rainy day} – outside, where […]
Marital Advice from a Wood Sprite
A friend gave us a little painted sculpture of German Wood Sprites as a house warming gift. I smiled and did the courteous “thank you” routine, quietly dismissing it as something more “cutesy” than I’m into, and set about {mentally} finding a home for it. The patch of grass out back…behind the man-cave, maybe? I […]
Boy vs. Frog
Despite his appetite for the less palatable side of life {ie. week-old cheerios, toe jam and dirt}, this Bug of ours actually has quite refined taste buds. Oui, oui. Je crois que oui. T’es prêt? On occasion he experiences a hankering for freshly caught frogs legs. What can I say, we’ve cultivated high-class cravings in […]
Pasta with Vodka-Cream Sauce
Goodness gracious me. I’m in love. With a sauce. That just happens to have an awful lot of vodka and heavy whipping cream in it. Scandalous, I know. Get over it. It’s that good. I made this for my sweet {non-meat-eating} sister last week when she came over to hang out with me {and ended […]
My Storyteller
“Hi! I came to visit you. This is my house. You can come in.” “My name is Tiana and this is my baby, Double-U” “She was in my tummy for 4 days…and then I went to the hospital and the doctor cut me and took my baby out” “She was 3 yesterday, and today she […]
It Is True
I’ve been a total slacker when it comes to recording my 100 Day progress, it is true, but I’ve done surprisingly well getting in my veggies and staying away from “naughty” food {bar our spontaneous midnight McDonalds run on the way home from the hospital, in search of a salty fry fix , and minus […]
The Tomato Bandit
The shocking discovery was made just a few days ago as my baby sister and I dug potatoes up from our veggie garden. A Tomato Bandit is on the loose. As if Lucy wasn’t terrifying enough, our little tomato plants have even more reason to tremble. Caught red handed {sporting an adorable Star Wars onesie}, […]
Welcome Little One
I had the incredible honor and delight of cheering on my big sister as she labored like a champion to bring her second daughter into this world last night. Congratulations Sarah & Jeff…she’s perfect! Introducing: Amira Natalia She looks so much like her big sister, Zuri! Born at 10:56 am on Saturday, September […]
