I addressed Christmas cards this evening until my index finger became indented. I insisted Steve mute the game so I could listen to Christmas songs (and I don't care what anyone says, Christina Aguilera counts). I lit a candle that smells like cider. I love these evenings. I've been writing Christmas cards since I was... Continue Reading →
I got home from eating two meals out today and decided I was going to hop on the treadmill. As always, I caught a little detour walking by the computer. I've decided instead I'm going to play a quick game of Caesar III. Who am I kidding, there is no such thing as a quick... Continue Reading →
Last night I bought this for Gracie. When I was a girl, I always wanted a barbie and my parents never allowed me to have one. Something about Barbie's body being too bangin'. They did give me a chubby and awkward looking Avon knockoff doll instead that was much too big - not nimble like... Continue Reading →
Day #2 of snow. I awoke quite early to the sound of my neighbor's snow blower. Again. This guy blows his driveway multiple times daily. I was cursing him until Steve and I went out there to shovel our driveway the old fashioned way. A minute into it, I was thinking of things I could... Continue Reading →
This is what I woke up to this morning. That is nothng compared to what the snow accumulation is at now. It has enveloped those poor, winter-dead mums. The snow is mocking my rain gauge. I wanted an accurate read of the snow inches (yes, I do snow too - not just rain: I'm equal... Continue Reading →
they'd tell me to stop torturing them.Even if you avoid the scale, there are little ways you're reminded it's time to lose a couple pounds. And I'm very aware of all of them. 1. You leave your pants unbuttoned until right before you leave the house2. You come home and immediately change into sweat pants3.... Continue Reading →
As it stands right now, on my side of our family, there is just one niece. I get to see her at least every December. Two years ago, it was at Chad and Keri's weddding in North Dakota. It was freezing cold and Saryn cried when I tried to hold her. Last year, we went... Continue Reading →
Our first year of marriage, Steve and I lived in Fairview Heights, IL. Of course, you don't know where that is. It's just over the river east of St. Louis. We lived there in the ghetto, far away from our friends, and talked every day about moving back to Omaha. But now that we're back... Continue Reading →
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