Posted in Belleville, craftiness, family, house on October 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We got an early Christmas present this month. Made by my dad to fit perfectly by our kitchen table. I could not be more excited! He had some great help carrying it inside and then the kids explored it in the entry way.
They seem to like it pretty well. The girls sit on it to eat [...]
Posted in Belleville, family, house, kids, outside, pictures on October 1, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Well, it’s fall and it’s October. Today it was also 80 degrees! Anyway, I added this bit of fall to my mantel (now that I have mantel, I ought to do something with it, right?) the other day and wanted to share it with you. Because I know you’ve been waiting to see it. (OK, [...]
Posted in Belleville, God, friends, little things, pray on June 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I woke up this morning, I noticed two things:
First, it was quiet except for the birds singing – usually I’m woken by a crying baby or a hungry toddler.
Second, I could see small rectangle of blue sky with pink streaks through the open front door. I blinked sleepily, enjoying the luxury of lingering in bed, [...]
Posted in Belleville, house on June 17, 2009 | 9 Comments »
What do you get when you take this …
and this
and these
and this
and this
and this
… and put them all together?
(keep scrolling down)
Our new house!!
(Note: I’ve had this post written for over three months! There have been so many things that have almost made this NOT happen, but today we signed the papers! I am SO excited and [...]
Posted in Belleville, kids, outside on April 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It was sunny and warm the other day. See for yourself …
Now, why is that I don’t pay a professional to take their picture?
But I LOVE their smiles and fun interaction!
Posted in Belleville, family, friends, kids, potty training on March 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Except for the healthy. We made it home from our trip with a cold for the mama that has now been passed to Meg, but hopefully no further.
We drove almost 800 miles, saw six grandparents, twelve friends, countless semis, windmills and cows and ate 23 tootsie pops!
Now we’re all glad to be home and trying [...]
Posted in Belleville, church, family, laughs on March 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My mom always says, “If you’re gonna go, go big.” *
So I did. I cut my hair. Which has been long for a few years. It was NOT easy to find a ”before” picture for two reasons: 1) No one takes pictures of me. 2) If they do, my long hair is always in a pony tail. [...]
Posted in Belleville, baby, family on February 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I know we’re not the only ones sick, but I’m sick and tired of it! And I’ve been wondering why we (and everybody else) have been so sick this winter.
Current sick status: Hubby trying to avoid the doctor, baby coughing, preschooler nose runny, mama just tired and toddler fine by comparison.
Here are some of my [...]
Posted in Belleville, house on February 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Important things to check in a house you look at:
Is the foundation collapsing into the basement?
Is there a mold infestation?
Is the roof collapsing under the ill-designed “balcony”?
Is there a “tiny” puddle of standing water in the basement?
What is behind the ”great, brand new” wall in the basement?
Does the plumbing work?
Is it big enough for your family?
Is [...]
Posted in Belleville, Megan, food, house, kids, laughs on February 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Megan is two.
She finds lots of things on the floor. She only puts things she actually thinks are food into her mouth anymore. I don’t worry about it too much.
Although there was a day a while back that she told me she’d found (and eaten) a raisin. But her tongue was blue. Hmm. Maybe it [...]
