backyard (Fall) – quarterly pic your work place One morning this week, I noticed the sun shining on the one side of my building. I love this angle. “now hiring” I think most the U.S. is experiencing a rise in “Now Hiring” signs everywhere. heavy I couldn’t come up with anything for heavy so I …
mess My living room is currently a mess because Kayleigh loves to tear up and ‘disembowel’ her toys. patch The Engineering merit badge mystery Spiders and their webs are so mysterious to me. I also thought this picture had a mystery feel to it. funny I love how Kayleigh tilts her head like this. I …
There is so much to think about in raising and keeping a healthy family. What we eat and what we feed our kids is often not put very high on the priority list. Here is some great information on why we should eat more of a plant-based diet! Plant-Based Foods Reduces Your Risk of Cancer …
Week 40, yall! Can’t believe we just finished off the 1st full week of October (Oct. 4-12, 2021). How’s everyone enjoying Fall so far? We’re back to doing Weekly family Game Night. Sequence is one of our favorites. Katniss and Kayleigh have been hanging out like this more lately. They’ve always gotten along, but this …
wet It has been plenty wet around here this week. Tons of rain! numbers I really did have a hard time with this one. I walked around outside and noticed my rain gauge that showed the rain we’ve gotten this week! children’s book This is a really cool book: Manhattan: Mapping the Story of an …
Here’s my weekly wrap up for #39 September 27 – October 3, 2021. Sitting at the doc’s office waiting to get my blood drawn. Thinking of Dad that day as it would have been his 67th birthday. Caitlyn’s mom was in town, so we did lunch along with Caitlyn and Drew the day before my …
cook outside My jungle of a backyard hair Hair from the top shadow This is an old picture (Look how little Alex was), but I wasn’t able to get a shadow pic this week. Back when this picture was taken Alex was admiring his shadow and said, “Man, mom, my muscles are getting big!” your …
This isn’t the typical Monthly Digest, but instead I’m just including the happy things and I’m just going to leave it at that! ♥️ LIFE Happenings Went to an Auburn Game And a Braves Game Happy on my birthday, despite being sung to and having the waitress put whip cream on my nose and chin. …
Have you been thinking about ways to encourage your family to eat better? It can actually be quite simple in terms of the things that you need to do. Often the hardest parts are starting and then sticking with it. Just keep with it, even when you meet resistance. Keep reading down below if you …
Hey yall! Long time no recipe. I mean LOooooong time. Like years! Ouch! Dang. Well anyway, I recently made these Cajun Ranch Pinwheels for a work function and had a couple people ask about the recipe. Luckily, I had a couple pictures of them so I decided to share them along with some other pinwheel …
If you’re like me, you’ve missed the thrill of traveling in recent months from packing your suitcase to boarding your flight to an exciting new destination. Now that travel restrictions are beginning to ease, it’s time to start planning your next adventure. If you’re looking to make your trip memorable, now is your chance to …
Last week was #38; September 20-26, 2021! Here’s some highlights… I love cooler temps in the mornings. Look at this really cool pumpkin and acorn squash. Kind of a funny story about the pumpkin. I order nearly all my groceries from Walmart pickup. Last year I had ordered an assortment bag of pumpkins and gourds. …
real life Drew came over and brought Buster. Not sure Buster was a fan of this configuration. connect These are the stairs are going on to my front door. The other day I noticed this little red ball sticking out from the bricks. I kept passing by, not getting a picture of it. Finally, I …
Here’s another wrap up from September 13-19, 2021. I know this blog has become very stale with just boring updates of my life. However, that’s all I can muster up right now. Thank you to those of you who continue to stick with me. I mentioned last week that life has been pretty hard lately. …
golden hour Honestly wasn’t happy with this golden hour shot, but didn’t have a lot of time to mess with it. action item Mowing the lawn has been an ‘action item’ we needed to get done and Rob finally went out and did it. change Pocket change in my drawer at work. cell phone My …
Week 36 September 6-12, 2021 Hey yall! Last week was rough and its continuing on into this week. Unfortunately, I can’t go into details. I would covet your prayers for my family during this time. All this goes back to May when we had a family emergency and last week ended up having another emergency …
remembrance Not the remembrance, I was going for initially. However, I sat at the light near the University Chapel the other morning and snapped this shot. This is where Rob and I got married. dainty I found this Cicada shell on my tire the other morning. heart This (sort of) heart shaped leaf in the …
Healthy living has taken the world by storm to prevent some common lifestyle ailments such as obesity. Everyone gets bombarded with information regarding what to eat and consume, but many wonder where to start. Here are 6 tips. Let’s get going! Record What You’re Eating The first thing is knowing what you want for yourself. …
Here we are for another week review post. Week 35 covers August 30-September 5, 2021. On August 30th, Rob and I celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary. We went out to lunch at Amsterdam. The next day we ended up going out to eat for dinner and called that our anniversary dinner. We ate at Bow …
Whether you are a seasoned traveler, or you are just thinking about making traveling something you do more of, it is a good idea to know how you can most effectively make every trip as memorable as possible. I think for me every trip is memorable, but sometimes for totally different reasons. In this post, …
