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Right before Larry and I got married, my parents gave us their gift to us.  The first part was a letter.  I made it through page 1 before I started to cry.  Then Larry took over.  I had to read the last page (yes it was 3 pages) because Larry had started to lose it.  They told us that when we were dating they weren't sure about our relationship.  When we got engaged, ...

Otherwise known as "Trying to get your house ready for a 15 year old to visit for 2 weeks.": Yesterday everytime Larry or I turned around we noticed something else that needed to be changed before Jamie comes for her visit.  A few examples of these are:1. Dalton's room is destroyed.  It needs to be cleaned WELL before she comes to visit.  This includes removing the bucket of outgrow...

Dalton is not one of the most adventurous children I know.  He doesn't like to try new foods and sometimes won't try new activities unless he's in just the right mood.  Lately these things have been changing though.  Last weekend he tried a new kind of jelly I was eating (homemade by my mother-in-law...yum) and then turned around later and tried salsa.  At dinner time he tried ...

About 6 weeks ago, we were at our wit's end with Dalton.  He was having repeated bad days at school.  During circle time, he was touching other kids, playing with toys, and even being told he needed to leave the room.  So we told D that if he had 3 good days in a row at school, he could go on an adventure.  He gets to pick the activity AND who attends the adventure with him.&nb...

Have you ever had one of those "not enjoying being a parent nights"?  Last night was one of those for our household.  Of course, I'm not sure Dalton was enjoying being part of the family last night either.  Add in the fact that Cole is hardcore teething, and it was rough in our house.  Dalton is having issues with potty training still.  How many accidents a week or month c...

Larry told me something this morning that might (maybe just maybe) help us attain our farm.  One of the farms we looked at is getting ready to go to auction.  We had planned to buy 6-12 acres from Mr. B.  We backed out when we found out the house was full of mold.  I have pretty bad allergies and Dalton is showing signs of having allergies.  Larry refused to put us in a ho...

Well, yesterday we had an unexpected surprise -- wait, wouldn't all surprises be unexpected?  One would think so, but maybe one would be wrong.  Anyways, back to the surprise.  We had a squirrel try to live in the electrical transformer at the back of our house --literally in the backyard.  Note to squirrels everywhere: Do not try to enter transformers.  It will not end we...

This recipe sounds right up our alley.  1. if it's cooked in the crock-pot, I'm a happy gal.  2.  Larry and I both like beans.  (which reminds me, I think we need to have chili this week for dinner). I came upon this recipe for Spicy Tex-Mex Beans.  It sounds yummy! The only thing I might change is how much red pepper flakes are in the dish.  I'm a bit of a wuss when ...

Sometimes humming can be a good thing.  Hummingbirds make a nice rhythmic humming noise. Fans make a humming noise that comforts me.  There are even white noise machines designed JUST to make humming noises.  Want to know one humming noise that drives me crazy?  Mindless human humming.  Specifically when Dalton does it.  He does this a lot. While playing, he will hum....

I like to have multiple sauces when I eat chicken nuggets.  My favorite is McDonald's spicy mustard.  I like to eat that one paired with honey. Dalton gets this from me...although I do not mix my sauces like he does.I love being a mom to 2 boys.  I love Diet Coke.  I know it's bad for me, I know people say it tastes horrid, but I like it. I also love water. It is my second...