Last night, we celebrated Thanksgiving, round #4. Justin's family came to the house for turkey, dressing (that's what us southerners call stuffing), and the works. In the past few days I have had pumpkin pie, chocolate chip poundcake, butterfinger pie, and oreo cheesecake. In other news, that ...
Happy 2014 and a Christmas Recap
Happy New Year, guys! Today feels like the start of a new book and I can't wait to begin the first chapter. I have so many exciting things planned for this year--races, trips, events. The arrival of my first nephew (OK, so maybe I didn't plan that one, but I will be planning a trip out to see ...
Christmas Eve Joy
We started our Christmas Eve off right this morning--by sleeping in! I think we all finally started getting up around 8:45. Once we were all up and moving, we put on some decent clothes and went (with no makeup or anything!) to Jacks for breakfast. Then we fought the crazy crowds ...
Workout Rewind and A Christmas Partying Weekend
I'm noticing a trend with my workouts lately. I do REALLY well at the beginning of the week, and then not so well at the end. The end of our week just seems to get busier somehow?!? This week went a little like this:Monday: 4.5 miles on the treadmill with my new friend ...
A Day of Christmas Parties (and a post full of pictures!)
Both girls had their Christmas parties at school today. And like the Mom-of-the-Year that I so obviously am, I forgot my camera at home. {Insert really mad face here!} Thank goodness for camera phones, right?Libby's party was first, at 9:00 a.m. They sang Christmas carols, ...
Electrical Tape Fix and Complete Randomness
What do you do when your leggings get a rip in them and you don't have a needle and thread? Use electrical tape, of course.Yes, this really happened.Over the weekend we had Christmas with Justin's family. Check out these crazy cousins:My secret pal at school got me the greatest gift(s) ...
These are a FEW of my FAVORITE things….
Last night, I hosted my 2nd annual Favorite Things Party. I look forward to this ALL year! Our guest of honor was Carrie--we are celebrating her 2nd Cancer-Free anniversary! YAY for kicking cancer's butt! The rules are simple: pick one favorite item, $5 price range. ...
Elf on the Shelf: Trauma Recovery
After this post yesterday, I know you are all anxious to know how our elf, Messy, is recovering. She returned this morning, looking like this:And with this note:After carefully unwrapping her gauze, we found that she did, in fact, look as good as new. The girls are so excited to have her ...
Gingerbread Houses and Our Shopping Story
At 5 and 7, my girls are pretty good shoppers. I have learned that MY attitude dictates our shopping experience. If I am rushing and fussing, they are going to be more slow and uncooperative. If I am considerate that they want to look at things too, they are considerate as I look ...
Christmas Parade Fun
With this crazy Alabama weather we've been having, some of the parades we usually attend have been postponed and/or cancelled. So far, we have made it to two parades this season. The Decatur Christmas parade.And the Trinity parade. Kyndall was able to ride in this one, on the Student ...
Thoughts from Today
1. This post by Lisa Jo Baker. If you don't read her blog regularly, I definitely recommend bookmarking it. She always has good things to say, but this post came at just the right time. I've said it many times before, and I'm sure I'll say it many times again: I LOVE ...
Guest Post: Kyndall West
So the countdown to Christmas begins. If you haven't heard me say it already, I LOVE this time of year! It's chaotic and busy and exhausting, but I enjoy every crazy second of it.Kyndall has been wanting to post on the blog for a while now, and she was so excited about her elf coming the ...
