Life with my sister

Being a stay-at-home mom I don't always care about a weekend. To me, it is just another two days in the week. I'm still cooking breakfast, lunch and dinner(except on Friday night), doing laundry and disciplining children. Same thing, 7 days a week! But today seems a bit different. I don't really know why. It just does. Today we started out with french toast. Daniel suggested it, Samuel helped make it, it was a good time. And then I have a hair appointment at 12:30. Is it a bad thing when the lady that cuts your hair calls and asks when you would like an appointment? It is isn't it? I'm not real good at seeing the signs of bad hair until its too late. Like Sunday mornings. I always notice that my hair is out of shape, too long, and gray on Sunday morning. So I have asked Suzi if she would please let me know when I (or anyone else in the family) need a haircut. And she did. And I love her for it! Love. Her. After the haircut and style I will then proceed to sweat by ...

I just wanted to tell my big sister that I love her the BIGGEST much! Abby

This is a photo we took at Arlington National Cemetery in late February. It was one of the most compelling things I have ever seen. Our trip to that cemetery has made me much more patriotic, I must say. This day makes me proud of Randall's Granddad. He was in the Korean War (this is Randall at the Korean Memorial). He told Randall he had to do 75 missions before he could go home. Once he got home he met Randall's grandmother. I am thankful he made it home so I could have this blessed life with my Randall. This is "the wall". The saddest memorial in D.C. stands right here to the left as you leave the Lincoln Memorial. It is also the quietest and most somber memorial on the Mile. It made my heart hurt to watch loved ones sketch their persons name on a sheet of paper and to see the letters in ziplock bags with photos of the soldiers lining the wall. As sad as this wall is and as horrible as that war was, I know a lot of good that came from it. That horrible war is w...

Thank you for all your helpful supper tips. Jill, I am making 2 crock pot recipes this coming week Katie, I have received Kraft Food & Family for about 4 years now. I love it. I actually got one in the mail yesterday. It made me smile. Julie, I will not be making that recipe you posted and I think you know why. Looks good though....I mean if you can handle the smell of mayo, that is. I decided to go to the grocery store last night after I came home and relaxed for a bit. Randall was in the field until dark, so I decided to make the most of my time. I also thought he might enjoy some food when he got home. (I still ordered pizza while leaving Kroger and even had it delivered ...I still have much room for improvement) I wore my new and most cute maternity denim shorts ( which are still way too big. I yanked them up the whole shopping trip, but my regular shorts are too small...oh me) , a Red Wolves t-shirt ( that is for you Michael....deal with it!) and my NHS Grizzlies flip-flops ...

I was going to post this last night, but had to leave for ballgames before I got a chance. (And sadly we lost both games.) I didn't know what we were going to have for supper last night. We had to be at the ball field at 5:15 so I was thinking about just running by the burger shack and picking up some $1 burgers. But, while grabbing a coke from the frig I saw a recipe on the back of a condiment jar and decided to try it. I did and it was a winner with the family. We have been going through a difficult season in our house for a few months. It seems that we can't all agree on a good meal. Either the adults like the meal and the kids hate it, or the adults tolerate the meal while the kids love it. It makes me not want to cook! Well, that isn't the only reason I don't want to cook! Although Abby and I are sisters and share blood and some DNA we are pretty opposite on just about everything. Including our love to cook. Well her love and my disdain. I thought it was funny that...

I have decided I do not like planning supper anymore. I used to love it, live for it, take pride in it. Now I almost could go without it in order to not have to think about it, prepare it and especially plan it. I think it is that I am in a job that has me plan, prepare and think all day. I love that job though, so what is a girl to do? Give me pointers. I even hate grocery shopping. It puts me in a bad mood. I remember when we first got married Kroger was my happy place. I loved grocery shopping. It was a thrill. I need out of this funk. Give me pointers, new recipes, suggestions to make it easier. I am going to have a little mouth to feed in the next little bit and I want to have the desire to fix good meals for that sweet little thing! Poor Randall. He used to get special bread, casseroles and homemade desserts every night. It is a wonder he finds his way home to my table anymore. Bless his heart. Abby

I heart Robeez shoes. I found a fabulous deal on some at a resale shop in Twinkle Town last month. It was my first and only purchase at this point for Baby L. I got 2 for a girl and 1 for a boy. I will resale what I don't need and make more money off of them! This picture is not of any of the ones I purchased. Mine are way cuter....I cheated and used Google images for this post. I purchased one of these belly bands last weekend. I must say I do not heart it at all. It is to be used in the in between stage....when your pants won't button! I wore it with jeans last weekend and it made me feel uneasy knowing it was all unbuttoned and partially unzipped. I feared it would creep down and my jeans would fall off. I tried it yesterday with some dress pants and I fought it rolling down on me all day. I am throwing in the towel on this joker. I will resort to dresses until I can fill out maternity pants. (Oh, I wore my maternity denim skirt to dinner last night and it is WAY cute. Tha...