A joyful and sorrow spotted year

Joy Posts: 12/25 a Christmas day w/the fam, the kids were so excited and I really had a nice time being with family 12/26 watching the hubs and kids play with their new christmas toys and games all day 12/27 naps during the day, relaxing, trying to cheer up 12/28 mexican food for dinner and [...]

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Top 10 coolest gifts I received for Christmas (under age 18)

1. My dollhouse- when I was 5. I still have it and I love it. From my aunt 2. My yellow Sony Sports walk man- when I was 12, my grandfather let me see it weeks before Christmas, it was hidden in my grandmothers dresser drawer. I would later accidentally let that info out 3. [...]

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Crazy Random Family list

-my husband did Outward Bound a bunch of times and really liked it and I think that’s pretty cool -my husbands nana used to have silly sayings (she was a true cockney) like apples and pears for stairs and she used to make us butter and beetroot sandwiches -I’ve been on some cool family trips [...]

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Hoarders Top 10

Top 10 reasons why I love hoarders and hoarding buried alive: 1. It makes me realize how clean and organized my house is 2. It makes me laugh to see the dynamic between the hoarder and the people who “called them in” 3. Great filler conversation at dinner parties, meetings, etc 4. Made for a [...]

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a little bit of happy

6/26 seeing a sunday school student share a prayer w/another & feeling the continuing joy of worship with others 6/27 homemade indian food for dinner-spicy yumm 6/28 last night watching Up with my son 6/29 a beautiful drive past historic Victorian homes and old farm houses, lovingly restored 6/30 watching my kids play outside and [...]

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Super Happy

My joy posts from the past two weeks: (Just an update, this really does put a smile on my face & makes me look back at the moments in my day) 2/20 Seeing my sunday school class get faith chests 2/21 Flying down a mountain on a snow tube & realising just b/c I have [...]

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thanks

Today I am thankful for: -the snow has stopped, we got over 18 inches -the snow that looked so pretty last night – some yummy chinese food with my husband -the fact that tomorrow I will be leaving the house to go to work, it’s been 3 days since I left the house -plowed roads [...]

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Choose your own….. answer

Maybe I should go and check on my husband who may or may not now have the stomach flu we all just had I love watching House when everyone else is in bed. People would say that I am moody I don’t understand directions When I wake up in the morning I never make the [...]

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101 things, the list begins with boats

This year I thought I would let the blogging world know more about me.  So I’ve decided to do a 101 things, series. #1 I have para-sailed.  I did it a few times.  My best friend was married to a para-sail captain.  I did it tandem and alone.  It was fun, not too scary but [...]

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Thank-Organizing

So I am really one of those natural organizer people. I mean I can go to the grocery store and see some boxes out of order and the shelf and I’ll probably fix them.  Here is my thankful list of things that keep me organized: -my family.  If I didn’t have them, I wouldn’t need [...]

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