Thursday was the Halloween party and parade at Griffin's school. I am "room mom" so I did the planning for the party. It was VERY stressful. How can a group of 24 first graders stress me out? I don't know, but they did. Well, that anticipation of it did anyway. I was not sure I had enough ..
Our friends have a BYOP party each fall. This is the first one we were able to attend. BYOP stands for "bring your own pumpkin." They set up at a local park near their house and everyone brings a snack and we just hang out and carve pumpkins. Dallas was not able to go with us because he was in ..
Here is our kitty cat Shelby checking out our newly finished deck. It is 24x14. Of course it's missing furniture, our grill, a hot tub (don't I wish) and of course some landscaping and potted plants. But we are very happy with it and can't wait to enjoy it next summer. Thanks Dave and Craig for ..
We were invited to a charity gala/auction event last night for Lifespring Ministries. It is a charity that our church has been supporting for the past several years. They help women and their children get back on their feet after various unfortunate life events. The women are counseled, loved, ..
I went to a baby shower last week and the expectant mom was given a container of 100 cookie cutters. This was such a thoughtful gift because the mom loves to cook. Just think of all the memories she'll make with her baby making cookies. It got me thinking that besides using cookie cutters for ..