I used to kind of go all out when it came to decorating the house for fall and Halloween. But now that the kids are older, and one isn't even home for Halloween anymore, I'm doing less. It makes me a little sad. Why did I only decorating when the kids were little? My mom… Continue reading Fall-ish
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How This Became THIS
I had a way-too-long post planned about how my blog became… well, my blog — all in honor of my blogging anniversary. This Friday, June 14th, my blog turns nine. To celebrate, I was going to write from a prompt called “Tell Us the Story Behind Your Blog.” When you have a blog, you have… Continue reading How This Became THIS
It’s My Birthday Month, Bitches!
I’m not sure why I just called all of you bitches—I actually like most of you. But it made a better title. And also:IT’S MY BIRTHDAY MONTH, BITCHES! My birthday is very important to me. I’m sure yours is important to you too, so in the spirit of birthday solidarity, I’m celebrating all month long—right… Continue reading It’s My Birthday Month, Bitches!
Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Part Two
In January, I started a new "segment" on the blog called Screw It, I'm Eating Tater Tots. Only, I didn't realize when I was writing that blog post that it would become a "segment." But I do have a lot of things going on in my life that don't necessarily fit into one blog post.… Continue reading Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Part Two
100 Things I Love
I stumbled found a blog article about 100 things I love the day before Thanksgiving. It inspired me to create my own 100 Things I Love list in my phone, adding items as I thought of them. It’s been a lot of fun to thinking about things that tickle my fancy, and it made me think that… Continue reading 100 Things I Love
My Dad and “I” Built a Picket Fence
First published November 5, 2018 I was thinking of things to keep me occupied at home when Mike and I were driving home from dropping Anna off at college, so I wouldn’t miss her as much as I did at that moment. I had an idea while we were traveling through corn fields of central… Continue reading My Dad and “I” Built a Picket Fence