Category Archives: Family

Our house is quiet

It’s odd isn’t it how your house can be so busy and the next day it’s so quiet? Well that’s how our house is today after all the kids left and I guess it’s time for us to get back into a … Continue reading

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Full House

With the wedding this weekend we’ve had a full house with all the kids home and it’s been great. And what better time to try out my new grill.  And this isn’t just any old ordinary grill – it’s a … Continue reading

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There’s a wedding today!

We had a family wedding today and who would have thought that a day at the end of October would have been so perfect?  So before the wedding, we all hurried up and got dressed and headed to the park … Continue reading

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Friday – Family Day

We are planning on having a great weekend! Why you ask? Well because all the kids will be home tonight! Awesome right? Kyle and Kelcie flew in this morning and Daryl took off to pick them up at the airport, … Continue reading

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It’s a busy Saturday

With my list made out – I was ready for the day!  First things first – I needed to do some laundry. My Mom always says that I do way too much laundry and I guess she might be right. … Continue reading

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It’s FRIDAY!

It’s FRIDAY! WhooHooo!!!  And not only am I excited that it’s Friday, but tonight we’re doing something fun and heading down to Cedar Rapids for a play.  See every month we have fun activities planned with Ma and this play was … Continue reading

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Good trade

I went to Ma’s on Sunday to drop off a few things and to see how’s she’s doing.  Well we had a good visit and then she asked if I would make a card for one of her friends birthday … Continue reading

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The rest of the Holiday Weekend

The rest of the long holiday weekend was kind of a mixture of quite a few things.  First of all it started out by me helping with lining up the bean head with the combine. Now you would think that … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Kyle!

On Sunday was Kyle’s birthday and we had a chance tonight to get together to celebrate it. Now when I say ‘get together’ it might not be the same way that other families get together, but nevertheless, we did get … Continue reading

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Lavender

This post is about lavender – both my soap and the flower. It was pretty coincidental that when I stopped in at my sisters after work tonight,  that she asked if I wanted some lavender to take home for my … Continue reading

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