Well, after many attempts by sis & I to persuade him to take his birthday off, dad decided to overrule our suggestions. We were thinking he would enjoy a nice relaxing day at the beach or lounging by his pool but I don’t think he can resist a chance to see the cutest babes in… Continue Reading
So, here’s where we were about a week ago… Since then, the entire roof has been stripped and prepared, which involved a lot of work you don’t see (not to mention an unexpected hitch with the flat roof whereby pops had to re-roof the entire thing before the final hot mop coating which is happening… Continue Reading
Well, we sure got our recommended daily dose of Vitamin D today and momma’s got a very red back and shoulders to prove it. But oh so fun to get out and chat with other mommies, sweat off some toxins and calories pushing a heavy double stroller filled with 55 pounds of perfect girl goodness… Continue Reading
So as I mentioned previously, all of a sudden, Spicy has been much more enchanted by turning her food into finger paints, body paints or any kind of messy creative play rather than by its palatable qualities. Frankly, it was really driving me nuts, causing me to lose my patience, get way more upset than… Continue Reading
In the past 2 days, despite being slightly sleep deprived (caused by a number of factors), the Holy Spirit has illumined my mind to many reasons to be thankful and joyful. Here are the top 10: 10. Getting my love enjoyment back for house cleaning 9. Making gradual progress in the deep cleaning and purging… Continue Reading
Today was a very fun day! It dawned on me after finding myself as excited & giddy as a teenager getting ready for the Prom, that I have a new appreciation for opportunities to get out and connect with old friends as well as meet new ones. I took for granted the simple pleasure of… Continue Reading
It’s hard to believe that half a year has passed since your birth…I think if I would’ve had the following image in my mind on January 9th, perhaps, I wouldn’t have used such profane language to curse those wondrous labor pains… Wow, what a darling, angelic, girl you are. No wonder we have given you… Continue Reading
God must’ve known I needed desperately needed an uber productive day with more than 10 minute intervals for well,….my sanity. The effects of yesterday’s completion of roof removal was hundreds thousands of tiny pieces of brittle, black, 15-year-old composite shingles covering everything (which is way too much junk) in our garage. Perfect. No, really, this… Continue Reading
Although it was very tempting, I consciously decided that I would not allow one distraction, even photo snapping to get in the way of my relaxing, fun time at the Johnson house whereby chatting amongst other adults and eating scrumptious food peacefully that I didn’t have to cook was highly anticipated for over a week. … Continue Reading
As I was sorting through the photos and videos I have uploaded recently, I ran across a short video clip I had forgotten about. As I was viewing it, I started laughing so hard it peaked daddy’s curiosity. When I showed it to him, he was belly laughing, harder than I have heard in awhile…… Continue Reading