How To Keep A Climber Off The Table
I've already established that we have a climber. And it was really only a matter of time before he made his way onto the dining room table. And into the butter. And salt. And napkins. We tried to deter him by pushing all the chairs in, but this did not work for the...
Updates of All Kinds in a Handy List Format
We have a loan on the house. 30 years at 6% with 3% down and thus, also PMI. But it fits in the budget. It also goes against anything I've ever learned about buying a home, but Josh has convinced me that when you plan to sell the home 3 years after buying, it is...
Meet-and-Greet Monday: Anniversary Edition
Five Years: Three Schools Three Degrees (Two for You, One for Me) Three Apartments Three Babies (In Utero) Camped at Yellowstone White-Water Rafted in Colorado Hiked the Grand Canyon Rode Horses in the Smokeys Water-Skied in the Ozarks Chilled with Missouri Mennonites...
White Chili
One of the culinary requests yesterday for was a recipe calling for white beans. And! What do you know?! I have one! And only one! White Chili: Ingredients: 3 15 to 15.5 oz cans Great Northern, pinto, or white kidney beans, rinsed and drained (or, of course, 3c...
She Saved His Life
I knew it when she was born. I knew it when she first smiled at me. I knew it when she first told me she loved me. I knew it when she first told God she loved Him. She is a blessing. She has made my life so much better. She has made me so much better. I can't...
Breastfeeding Hero
This has been forwarded to me no less than five times by five different people today alone. If you are in any kind of breastfeeding circle, you've most likely already seen it. If not, it is definitely worth viewing, so I figured it was worth a post. Click here to...
Paws Epicer: Noitide Sdrawkcab
For those of who not in the practice of reading backwards, that's: Recipe Swap: Backwards Edition This is the edition where you confess your culinary catastrophes (cannot... control... alliteration...) in hopes someone out there can set you straight. Simply blog your...
Protect The Babies, Use A Landline. Or Maybe Just Stop Ignoring Your Child?
A friend sent me an interesting article today and I thought I'd pass it on to you so you could weigh in on it. Women who use mobile phones when pregnant are more likely to give birth to children with behavioural problems, according to authoritative research. A giant...
If You Could Spare A Prayer… *Updated*
Could you just pray that we get a good loan for this house? This is getting so frustrating. They won't recognize Josh's scholarship as income because it's not guaranteed year to year. And that's over half our income. And if they called right now to verify that Josh...
Meet-and-Greet Monday
We went to the park this weekend to celebrate the first glimpse of sun in approximately 40 days. (The laundry piles attest to this as well.) It was pretty hard to take a bad picture given the perfect lighting and beautiful children. So sit back and enjoy my...