April 8 & 9, 2019 I guess I've been a super star at getting sunscreen on the kiddos up until yesterday. We have been quite literally wandering around the desert for the past 4 months trying to figure out our next move. (I think we needed a lesson on waiting and patience and faith.) Don't … Continue reading San Diego Sunburns
It's been 5 months since we lost our home in Paradise, California to the Camp Fire. I said I'd write a blog about our RV adventure in the wake of the catastrophe. I have only recently felt up to the task. So here goes nothing... Let me try and sum up the past 5 months … Continue reading Paradise Lost & Found – Surviving the Camp Fire 11/08/18 – Paradise, California
Merry Christmas! In an effort to create traditions for my nuclear family that combine those of my childhood with those of my husband's it seems like we should have some standard holiday menus. I'm afraid that every year, we ask the same question, "What are we going to eat for ________ (insert holiday) breakfast/lunch/dinner? It … Continue reading Christmas Menus 2017
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I've been wanting a countdown calendar since my oldest son was old enough to understand what a countdown calendar was. This year we had one made for us. Thanks Mom! It turned out super cute, my mom used her Bernina sewing machine to embroider the numbers onto each little pocket. … Continue reading Thanksgiving Countdown Calendar
This week we rowed "Mike Mulligan and HIs Steam Shovel" we planned to read it the same week as Groundhog Day. Did you know that a groundhog can dig up to 700 lbs of dirt in just one day! We had planned to take a field trip to our local Waste & Recycling Center but … Continue reading Groundhog Day – FIAR – Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
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