I have this painting hanging in my living room that I’ve stared at countless times. It hung in my parents den for years before they gave it to me, so I couldn’t even begin to guess how often my eyes have landed on this scene. Their den is a bit darker than my living room with all our win…
I've never spent a significant amount of time in the Hoosier State, but the time I did spend there sure was memorable. We were moving from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania and we were driving across the country. My parents came along for the ride to help us move, and we stopped for the night …
If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I have been making my way thought the United States via my kitchen. In November I had the idea to "cook through the states," where each week I choose the dessert and meal that best represents whatever state we land on and then make it…
The boys have wanted a dog since they were 6 and 3, but since we were renting for several years we had to put that dream on hold. We always told them after we got our house built we would finally get a dog. So in their minds, move-in day meant get-a-dog day. Well, it didn't quite wor…
One day you have a baby and call him Weebie and the next day he is eleven years old in the sixth grade and getting braces. Braces! I vividly remember the day I got braces. I was Levi's same age, and one of my best friends was getting them too. She went to TGIFriday's to eat brocc…
I touched about it a bit on Instagram the other day, but wanted to elaborate on why I'm on a quest to Make Blogging Great Again. Since, you know, elaborating is a huge part of I've missed from writing here. Remember the old school blogs where we simply just wrote about our every…
My thumbs sure have stayed active throughout the years, but boy how my fingers have missed the touch of the keyboard. *Cracks knuckles* Hello, friends! It's been a long time. You know I couldn't stay away for too long. I've micro-journaled our life via social media for year…
