Today was exhausting for some reason, maybe because we were driving around all day. Jonathan is out having a guys night. I am not hungry or motivated. So, for dinner tonight it is the ever so extravagant and nutritious… popcorn (with a movie). Rating: 3 kids – 3 thumbs up…
Today is the day of my husband’s birth. I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful husband, so I thought I would just share a few of the ways that he is a blessing to me. 1. He loves me even when I’m absolutely unloveable. 2. He is extremely…
One of the things I have stopped buying that has always been a staple in our house is Mac ‘n Cheese. I always had it because 1. it’s cheap 2. it’s easy to make and 3. the kids like it. I stopped buying it because I am trying to buy…
This week my kids and I got to visit Great Grandma. We were very excited to go because we hadn’t seen her for a long time and because the raspberries were ripe for picking. We haven’t had a garden yet, so it was a lot of fun and learning for…
I have been trying to make our meals a little healthier lately by adding whole wheat. I have been trying to buy more whole wheat noodles and I bought my first bag of whole wheat flour. So I have been trying new recipes adding the whole wheat flour. Blueberries were…
Wednesday nights we usually go to our westside church picnic where we always have hot dogs and hamburgers. But, last night with two kids under the weather we decided to stay home. I was stuck trying to find something to make for dinner. I looked in the cupboards and kept finding…
This spring Jonathan attended a tuition meeting for the next school year. This is where we would find out how much tuition would be for the next year. We had already had a figure in our heads of what that amount would be. We were quite surprised to find out…
I just finished reading the book “Don’t Waste Your Life” by John Piper. It is an excellent book and challenged me (and continues to) in many areas of my life. One of the chapters that was enlightening to me was “Making Much of Christ From 8 to 5”. It was…
The Mall of America has Toddler Tuesdays every week and I’ve always thought about bringing the kids but never have. That was until last week. My MOMS group has ended which leaves Tuesdays totally free. So, I looked online to see what was going on that week. Free mini-golfing at…
It seems like only a few days ago May was just starting. Kids brought May Baskets home from school, flower buds were starting to show here in the northland, and we were moving into our new home. Now May is nearly half over, I’m into week 3 of my five…
