Every first weekend of the month, there is a flea market held at the Kane County Fairgrounds in the Chicago area. I'd only visited once before, when I was pregnant with my oldest daughter 12 years ago, but it was cold and rainy that day, so I didn't stay too long. So this summer, I… Continue reading Flea Market Sunday- Lots of Fun, Loads of Junk & Scads of Tips
1 – Mantel FunI got to work with my sister-in-law Kristy this weekend on her mantel since she was having a party for my nephew Will’s 2nd birthday. You know how I love to move things around, work with what you’ve got, and stage a house or two, right? Here’s the before: Looks pretty good… Continue reading One Lovely Weekend
On Friday, my husband and I will celebrate our five-year wedding anniversary. I’ve loved watching the relationship between you and Annie grow. There were bumps along the way, but she fell in love with you right alongside me. I love that Annie still calls it our wedding.I loved watching you become a father to a… Continue reading Five Long and Wonderful Years
Before we purchased the home we live in almost six years ago, we went house hunting and saw lots of homes. We originally passed over the neighborhood we live in now because it confused our realtor with what school district it fell in. But after seeing our future home for the first time, we… Continue reading Before And After- Our Home
As I have mentioned before in many blog posts, I love to blog. I have always loved to write since I was young but then, like many people, I lost the time to do the things I love to do, such as writing. I suffer from what I like to call Writers Attention Block (aka… Continue reading Why I Blog
I have an outstanding husband. Second time around, I like to think I’ve gotten pretty good at figuring out what works. He’s my biggest supporter, and without him, I couldn’t be the mom/wife I try to be. Truly, behind every great mom or wife is a husband who just gets it. He helps… Continue reading Chocolate Chip Cookies Make Me Chubby, Weddings Make Me Cry
A Grace Full Life 