Med School Quiz {Top Ten Tuesday}

The hubby flew to LA yesterday to take another section of the medical licensing exam today {Tuesday}. It’s an eight-hour test. Yuck. Not my idea of fun. I admire his work ethic and intelligence so much! Say a prayer for him today, please? Thanks! Before he left,...

Great Gift Ideas: Veggie Tales!

Veggie Tales is a necessity at our house. I can’t imagine our home without it. We especially love the DVDs that come out for each holiday and this year is no exception! Introducing… VeggieTales: The Little Drummer Boy! Here’s the story… In this...

Truth in the Tinsel – 20% off and a 12-Day Schedule!

We’ve been enjoying every minute of our walk through Advent with Truth in the Tinsel this Christmas season… Everything about it is perfect for our family – Big J does the readings, we do the ornament crafts together, and we all discuss more about the...

Crazy Over Our Christmas Cards!

I love getting photo Christmas cards and I always have. Yep, even as a kid, I wanted to see every Christmas card we got, even if I didn’t really know the people, and ask a million questions about them. I read all of the Christmas letters too. Is that weird? {Ok,...

The Christmas Rush

If this new video from Mike Tompkins doesn’t get you in the Christmas spirit, then I don’t know what will! Enjoy!

Great Gift Ideas: Zonderkidz

Welcome to our “Great Gift Ideas” series! I’ll be posting several times over the next few days, sharing gift ideas for lots of people on your shopping list! I hope you’ll follow along and find some inspiration! ***** We have been so blessed to...

What I Wore {28 Weeks!}

COLD. That is the theme here this week. And cold just makes me want to be comfy and cozy all the time, so you’ll see lots of t-shirts and tanks with cardigans this week! I thought this baby might be my own little space heater, but when the morning temp drops to...

What a Snowy Day Looks Like Around Here…

Watching the snow… The beginning of what the hubby has deemed “Winter 2011 Reorganization Festival” {in other words we’re going to be having a baby AND moving in the spring so we need to start cleaning out now}… Playing around with camera...

The Best Way to Spread Christmas Cheer…

…is singing LOUD for all to hear! Yep, I’m a firm believer in that line from Elf. And when I realized last year that our children knew very few Christmas carols, the music teacher in me needed to find a remedy for that travesty. A Christmas Carol a Day! I...

I Wish I Could Sew… {Giveaway!}

**Giveaway Closed!** I’m pretty sure, as an eighth grader in home ec class, I never would have imagined being at this point in my life and stating that phrase. But I really do think it would be fun to actually be able to sew! {Like I need one more thing to do,...