Walkin' in High Cotton

You know those stacks and baskets full of magazines all over the house? The one on your coffee table…the two in your bathrooms…the ones stashed under your nightstand? I’m sure I had some purpose in mind for them when I bought 8 lovely, matching magazine boxes to store them in. That must be why I [...]

Our weekend started off a little rough. The Ladybug woke up on Friday with a headache. I had a bad feeling, but we sent her off. Ha! Should’ve trusted my gut. They called me by 11 that she was in the office crying with a headache and now a fever. Motrin and Tylenol didn’t seem to touch [...]

I don’t really have a post prepared for today. Last night Mr. Fix-It got off early, and we ate dinner early, and the kids all got in the shower early, and we had early bedtime with a book… And you’re wondering how on earth this equates to me not having time to write, right? Well, [...]

I’ve always been a book lover and a reader, but the last few years it’s come in spurts. Sometimes I just don’t seem to have the time or I’m totally exhausted and just want to mindlessly veg out with my few moments of spare time. Other times I can’t seem to get my nose out [...]

I talked before about hitting our upstairs projects hard while I was home for 4 days a few weeks ago. We’ve kept at it, although things have slowed down a little bit since I’m back at work. Since our upstairs is basically the kids rooms with the Playroom in between, we’ve been working back and [...]

I went to wrap Speedracer’s birthday presents on Saturday and it turns out that we didn’t have any more tape. So I headed to my gift bag stash. And we didn’t have any gift bags big enough for a couple of his presents. So great, what now? When all else fails, use ribbon. That’s my [...]

Would you like to take a walk with me? I’ll tell you a story. A story about a little boy who just turned 4 on Sunday. And the momma who’s still crying about it–on the inside.   He was a surprise for us. So was his dark hair. We were expecting those blue eyes though. [...]

Remember my little list from yesterday? My “refresh myself” list? Yep, did that. Feeling better already. Isn’t it strange how God sends you unexpected blessings just when you need them most? We’ve been having some knock down, drag out, screaming banshee battles with our boys lately over first time obedience. Some of it’s been very [...]

I’m having a hard time keeping my enthusiasm up this week. I feel like I’ve been going hard since last weekend and I’m just tired. It’s mental and physical this time, not just mental and emotional (like usual). I’ve been trying to revamp my diet, be more active, and cut back the caffeine (again) and [...]

We are still working hard with our purge and clean and re-organize. And it’s going great. It really is. Here’s a few of the pictures I couldn’t get uploaded on Monday.  (Peruse at your own risk.) Our upstairs consists of the Ladybug’s tiny bedroom. A small bathroom. The boys not so big room. (Seeing a [...]