Hello world!

Have you ever woken up and wanted to post a sign like this on your door or around your neck for all to see?  If you haven’t then please let me in on your secret.  I really don’t remember waking up like this before I had kids, but since my oldest is 22 that is…

Yesterday’s post had us preparing for our trip from Texas to Wisconsin. Today we are in the car on the way. The plan was to leave at 5 am but as with most family trips, 5 am became 8 am. The boys and I were up most of the night finishing up our packing, making…

As promised here is what I’ve been doing to loose the extra weight I have gained over the last couple of years.  It really wasn’t hard and I’m amazed at how my body has responded.  To date I have lost almost 30 pounds. The first thing I did was to cut way back on my…

Well it’s almost 2:30 am here and I’m still awake planning my meals for the week!  WTH?!?!  I have to work tomorrow and I’m still sitting here laptop teetering on the arm of the couch.  I’m trying to figure out who is going to be here and who isn’t and their likes and dislikes…ummmm wait…

Yesterday my friend had a mommy daughter day (you can read about it here Daily Venting & Exclamations) and her pictures made me think about my daughter.  Since she moved out on her own last December we haven’t had very much time together without her dad or her brothers.  As I sit here thinking about…

Tonight has been one hell of a night.  I tried to get home from work and my street was blocked with firetrucks, firemen, and tons of people.  Our neighbor’s house caught fire and the back of the house burned.  Fortunately no one was hurt and only things were lost.  Helping them retrieve items from their…