Where to Start?

So. I have the stomach flu that three members of my family have already had and we managed to pass on to my sister-in-law and her kids (sorry, Robin!!!) and probably some of T’s family as well (sorry, Carisa!!!).I feel like crap but there are a few things I need […]

By |October 3rd, 2011|Ervin, Essie|Comments Off on Where to Start?

Week In Review

***Before I tell you all about our week, don’t forget that tomorrow (Saturday) is the LAST day to enter my Mabel’s Labels Giveaway. Get on it, folks!***Well, because of Labor Day on Monday, this was a short week. But it felt very, very LONG.This is what went down:Monday was a […]

By |September 9th, 2011|Ervin, Essie, fall is coming, Henry, ivy|Comments Off on Week In Review

Labor Day Shenanigans 2011 (Part 2)

So, after we finished at the museum, we went to a place called Sports Center (also in Topeka), that has mini-golf, go-karts, batting cages, a driving range, and arcade-type stuff. We did the first three, and also had a pizza picnic in the breezy sunshine (did I mention the weather […]

By |September 8th, 2011|Ervin, Essie, fall is coming, Henry, ivy, Labor Day|Comments Off on Labor Day Shenanigans 2011 (Part 2)

Labor Day Shenanigans 2011 (Part 1)

Every year, my family does something for Labor Day. It’s been a tradition for the last, I don’t know…8 years or more. Ever since our family started growing and it became harder to get everybody together for the more “traditional” family holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas).This year, we went to the Mulvane […]

By |September 6th, 2011|Ervin, Essie, fall is coming, Henry, ivy, Labor Day|Comments Off on Labor Day Shenanigans 2011 (Part 1)

iPhone Photo Phun!

Today, I’m linking up with a belle, a bean, & a chicago dog for a phun (hee hee) link-up.It’s all about pictures taken with your phone, and while I no longer use an iPhone, I do still take most of my pictures with my android these days. (Of course, since […]

By |August 24th, 2011|Ervin, Essie, Henry, ivy, link-up|Comments Off on iPhone Photo Phun!

ROAWR! (Fun At The Zoo)

Our family hasn’t really done much in the way of family trips/vacations/outings this summer, mostly because we’re still trying to figure out how to do it all with four kids.But, last weekend was BEAUTIFUL. I think the high was about 87, and it was breezy and gorgeous out. We had […]

Oy to the Mama.

It’s been quite a day.First, Essie saw an Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor about her tongue tie. The doctor said the skin thingy under her tongue is definitely longer than average, and we decided that even if it wasn’t certain that it would affect her speech or anything later on, […]

By |August 16th, 2011|Ervin, Essie, first day, Henry, ivy, school|Comments Off on Oy to the Mama.

Thinning.

I’m on my second week of Weight Watchers (lost five pounds so far-yay!). But this isn’t about me.This is about him:My boy is losing his hair. Fast. The hair he DOES still have is long…and straggly.Do you remember this luscious hair, only four and a half months ago?I think he’s […]

By |August 11th, 2011|Ervin, Essie, milestones, weight watchers|Comments Off on Thinning.

Goodbye, Froggy.

The oldest three spent Sunday with my parents while T., Erv, and I were working a jewelry booth at a vendor fair (the vendor fair about which I promise to stop talking). Anyway, apparently Ivy made a new friend.Meet “Froggy”So, Sunday night, the kids come home with a plastic container with holes […]

By |August 2nd, 2011|Essie, Henry, ivy|Comments Off on Goodbye, Froggy.

The Birthday Party (Part 1)

Last Saturday, we celebrated our girls’ 2nd and 4th birthdays. It was SO hot. Not the kind of hot where you can sit and chat outside and be comfortable if you’re still, but the kind of hot where you sit and chat outside and sweat is running down your face. […]

By |July 28th, 2011|birthday, Essie, ivy|Comments Off on The Birthday Party (Part 1)