2.14.2012

valentines party at school.

a glimpse at colins life in forth grade.

love to look at his work on display.

one geoville geometric project.

one geometric circle poster.

i love taking a peek into his daily routine,

his desk and his classroom.

4th grade life is good!

2.13.2012

the birthday celebration continued today at school.

two dozen sugar high round rock donuts for all your classmates.

the basketball season wrapped up tonight at cedar valley.

it was a great season despite losing our star player early on.

the bachelor viewing lives on.

i cant believe that i watch this show.

i cant believe that i admit to it.

happy monday.

2.12.2012

look carefully.

it snowed for 10 minutes today.

this amount of snow caused all our football games to be cancelled.

honest!

these texans would never survive in buffalo!

40's today.

70's the rest of the week.

winter days in the lone star state.

2.12.2012

happy T-E-N colin!

your day was filled with monkey bread, church, birthday calls, snowflakes

and papa murphy pizza.

it was the perfect end to a week long celebration.

heres to life in the double digits!

happy day dude!

2.11.2012

birthday eve memories at the home field grill tonight.

an evening filled with arcade games, lego gifts and a

chocolate cake!

heres to the last day in the single digits colin!

2.11.2012

Basketball tournament for one.
UIL competition for one.
Football practice for one.
Three boys.
Three places at once.
Only two parents....
Saturday morning fun!

2.10.2012

a memoir book again found its way into my hands.

think of it as eat. pray. love without the traveling around the world.

think of it as boy leaves girl for another boy.

think of it as an amish girl goes to the big city.

cute quick read.

laugh out loud lines throughout!

2.9.2012

birthday mail smiles!

nothing better than an early treat in the mailbox.

2.9.2012

december at a glance.

remembering the holiday season in words & photos.

documenting stories for future enjoyment.

preserving memories at their best.

hohoho.

i'm almost done with 2011.....

2.8.2012

hello christmas cards 2011

hello kitchen table.

hello tape runner and paper trimmer.

hello finished project.

hello december memories.

hello final pages of 2011.

2.6.2012

nice job nathan.

you worked hard on your brett favre project.

i learned how to spell favre this weekend.

we all know more about brett than we need to.

you started early.

you finished with time to spare.

the kitchen table has been your home for the last 3 days.

no last minute runs to office max.

no late nights needed.

way to go!

2.6.2012

monday notes.

love these journaling cards that just say 'hi'.

love this cousin memory game - perfect for our younger cousins faraway.

love eating $1.00 popcorn while watching monday night basketball.

love this new show - i was hooked the first 5 minutes.

love my target diet - i have 5 extra hours a week.

love the handwritten note attached to a red rose

i received after tonights game from justin.

love reconnecting with old friends on facebook.

love reading a book that makes me laugh out loud.

love watching episodes of this on the dvr without commercials.

love flipping through my people magazine all week long.

love steves version of classic tv episodes that makes us all laugh at the dinner table.

love my winter coat that is warm enough for this mild winter.

love checking out this blog everyday.

love helping nathan finish his brett favre book project thats due tomorrow.

love madonnas halftime show yesterday - i danced thru the whole thing.

goodbye monday.

see you again soon.

2.5.2011

super bowl sunday in snapshots.

candy. snacks. papa murphy pizza.

no room left for brownie bite dessert.

fire in the fireplace.

colin made the squares.

one cheering for the patriots.

three cheering for the giants.

one dancing to the half time show.

we didn't have a great favorite commercial this year

as we have in years past.

we were all watching till the end.

its a great game when it comes down to the last play!

nice job giants!

2.5.2012

same field.

different team.

same grey clouds.

different age group.

same day.

different time.

same bleachers.

different parents.

 same flags.

different ending.

off to prepare for super bowl sunday fun.....

2.5.2012

blogging on the go. forgot my favorite good olde camera. substitute iphone camera. justin and nathan won despite the cold temps and blustery winds. one hour to warm up before colin's game.

2.4.2012

november in layouts.

november in photos.

november in words.

november in thanks.

november in memories.

2.3.2012

finished this book this week.

a happiness self help book.

small changes to bring smiles.

small changes to bring awareness.

some days i feel like life is a race &

i'm missing the good stuff.

good read to remind us to slow down &

enjoy the little everyday memories!

-

"life moves pretty fast. if you don't stop and look around

once in awhile, you could miss it."

- ferris bueller

2.2.2012

working on those december pages.

picking colors, arranging photos, gathering stuff

and printing blog posts to add.

reliving december days.

remembering december days.

recording december days.

2.1.2012

hello february.

hello book sale at the library.

hello two dollar pile of books from todays trip.

hello early release from school today.

hello 82 sunny degrees.

hello shorts and flip flops.

hello new calendar page waiting to be filled.

hello 143 january photos uploaded to snapfish today.

hello february.

lets make some everyday memories!

-

“each day comes bearing its own gifts. untie the ribbons.”

― ruth ann schabacker