Category Archives: Andrew

2015 Family Words

Last week I shared our 2014 family words and today I’m going to share with you our 2015 words. For the canvases last year we used colorful magazine clippings but I decided to try and make it a little different … Continue reading

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2014 Family Words of the Year & Our Wall of Pictures

Last year was the first year each member of our family came up with a “word” for the year. The word each person chose was entirely up to them, although I did provide the 4 yr old with some choices. … Continue reading

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Halloween Pillows Made by Kids

I was walking through the store the other day when I found orange polka dot napkins on clearance. I decided to pick up a few since I thought they would make some fun Halloween pillows. My 5 yr old and … Continue reading

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Summer Fun 2014

Yesterday was officially the first day of Fall and the kids have started their 5th week of school but I still can’t shake the feeling of it being summer. Maybe it’s because it’s still in the 90’s here or that … Continue reading

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The Rabbits, It’s Always the Rabbits – Part 4

Read here for The Rabbits – part 1, part 2, part 3 I know what you are thinking…Again with the rabbits? Yes, the rabbits but this time it’s different. Unbelievably, I just bought some rabbits. I know. Along with the … Continue reading

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Christmas Card 2013

Whew. It’s been awhile since I was here. So sorry about that extended break. I meant to warn you beforehand but I didn’t quite get to it. Since it’s 2 weeks past Christmas now seems like the perfect time to … Continue reading

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Santa Letters

The Dear Santa letters are written and are now on their way to the North Pole. In my opinion, there really is nothing cuter than little kids handwriting. And my eight year old has included a special message to Santa … Continue reading

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Missing Socks

I’ll give you one guess as to who is not getting their socks to the laundry bin… Nope. It’s not little one. And no, my eight year old did not suddenly start wearing itty bitty teeny tiny pink socks. He … Continue reading

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Days 1, 2, & 3 While in Japan

My husband just returned last night after being away for almost 2 weeks on a business trip to Japan. (He had to go train people in a computer program. No one in Japan has the technical knowledge to do this … Continue reading

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Baby It’s Cold Outside

Baby, it’s cold outside. Actually, it’s not just cold in Texas right now, it’s freezing. Wednesday we were in shorts and it was 79 degrees outside. Thursday we had tons of freezing rain and temperatures below 30 degrees. School was … Continue reading

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