Well, time is moving along and I finally dropped a few lbs (3 so far) so I am encouraged…slow but sure! I also had an interesting week with a few food discoveries. At a doctor’s appointment on Wed, I asked her about the new study that revealed girls are hitting pubery earlier, as young a 7 … Read more
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Smoothie and Movies
It’s been exactly one week since I embarked on the goal of losing 10 pounds in 30 days. I thought that would be easily attainable and also give me time to start new, healthy habits and make it stick. The good news is that I have done what I’ve set out to do eating wise. Every … Read more
Special Splurge
August 26th would’ve been the 100th birthday of Blessed Mother Teresa, and Time is celebrating her life. Today in the checkout line at Target (loaded up with school supplies), Grant pointed out this cover on the magazine stand. With our adoption, we are pinching every penny and I have really tried to omit expenses that aren’t absolutely necessary. So, when I … Read more
Brilliant
This is a modern masterpiece.
Studio Visit, Babies and Bread
Just a quick update, wanted to share a picture from “The Afters” dropping by the studio this week. Josh and Matt are great guys and performed their new single “Light up the Sky”. They were so good live! I am hoping to post the video sometime this week. The Afters will be at The Fest … Read more
Weekend in Pictures
Can you believe it’s August?! Back-to-school month has officially begun! This was another fun/busy summer weekend. Here are a few of the highlights…. Jim and Gabe were at Webelos Resident Camp (for Scouts) so it was just me, Grant and Garrett for a few days. Friday night I took the boys to one of our favorite … Read more
Garden Harvest
We are on year two of having a garden and this weekend we had our first harvest. Lots of cucumbers, a yellow squash, sugar snap peas, green beans and one gigantic zucchini! Look at this whopper: I know it’s not uncommon for them to get this big, but I am still proud of our jumbo … Read more
God Gave Me You
We are playing a new song called “God Gave Me You” by Dave Barnes. It’s my new favorite. Love the song, love the video!:)
More Pics!
We are officially home and it feels good to be back! We had a peaceful journey home from an amazing trip with no snags or snafus. Then we picked up our dog Clementine up and she puked in Jim’s car, puked on our newly cleaned carpet, and puked one more time (for good measure) on … Read more
Beach Blessing
Hello! First off, I have extend a heartfelt, humble thank you to my friend Jayme Orn. She offered her services to do photo sessions with the proceeds going to our adoption fund. Her willingness to do something so selfless and creative was another indication of what an amazing person she is! Well, the big event was … Read more