I know summer is already here for some of you, but I have one more week to go before those glorious days begin. I. Can't. Wait. I looooovvvve the days/weeks/months of family togetherness. Because those days are deliciously crazy and loosey-goosey, I'm doing what I can to help us survive the summer without getting on a first-name basis with … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
I Can Only Be So Good For So Long
We have a new music minister at our church. He made nice, new music folders for each and every choir member. I assume he recycled all the old ones but mine. Mine had been lost for who-knows-how-long before he came. When I saw my pretty new folder (with my NAME on it and everything), I determined to change my music-losing ways. I'm known … [Read more...]
Trash
For Mother's Day, I made it VERY clear that the ONLY thing I wanted from my family was a new camping chair. I'm calling it a camping chair since I think that's what they're called. Really, it's a baseball chair. For our wedding (almost 14 years ago), we received four of the very first versions of these portable chairs. Two didn't have … [Read more...]
Yikes. Baseball Uniforms??
I realized last week that my boys' baseball uniforms hadn't been washed. Like . . . yet. And we were at the end of the second week of our two-games-a-week season. They have inherited my ability to lose things. And uniform pieces simply can't be lost. You can get away with wearing Daddy's dress socks when your navy baseball socks … [Read more...]
Such a Lovely Container . . . (That I Don’t Need)
Lovely containers thrill my heart. Free lovely containers even more so. Hubby brought that home from work after a catered breakfast. It was big. It had a lid. It was fairly sturdy. Oh . . . the possibilities. But the fact is, I already have containers. Lots of them. Lots of them that are even sturdier since they're not … [Read more...]
A Reason to Clean
Don't worry, Mom. We didn't get another dog. (Yet.) Meet Cooper. A sweet-as-can-be Boxer whose home was severely damaged last week in a storm. I met him when I visited his owners in their home. Their home (though in chaos) was neater than mine . . . but it was a no-brainer that we should invite them over for dinner on Saturday night. And … [Read more...]
Waffle-Iron Pizza Pockets
Pin it here. This was a total experiment. An I-wonder-if-that-would-work recipe. And . . . it did! These Waffle Iron Pizza Pockets were great, and a huge hit with the whole family. I had seen Erin mention making cookies in a waffle iron (a new concept to me!) and in the comments, someone mentioned making Grands biscuits or cinnamon rolls … [Read more...]
Summer’s Coming!
Summer's coming, and I'm soooo excited! I can't wait to spend all day every day with my kids. But I know it also gets crazy, so I'm doing what I can to be ready. Out of my last Zaycon order of chicken, I baked about fifteen pounds to freeze and have ready for quick and easy suppers this summer. I'm also trying to get things ready for summer … [Read more...]
Maybe Hubby Is Right (Maybe)
There are a few things that Hubby automatically does that I automatically don't. He was a ripe old 32 when I snagged him, so he had lived on his own for a while and is quite handy at dish-washing and clothes-laundering. He checks pockets before washing jeans and . . . uses dryer sheets. It's not that I purposely DON'T do these things. … [Read more...]