Our Adventure called Life

Typically I spend Fridays doing laundry and getting the house clean so I don't have to spend the weekend with a duster in hand.  Today I wanted to mix things up and do something different.   After breakfast I asked the kids what they wanted to do and both said "Barnes & Noble."  Last year we discovered that Barnes & Noble has a story/craft time on Friday mornings.  We hadn't been since last year and the kids had asked to go a couple weeks ago.  Our first activity was planned! P & L's penguin craft The store was packed and the book was"Penguin in Love" by Salina Yoon.  It was about a cute penguin that knitted his friends sweaters, scarves, and snout warmers.  The craft was an adorable construction penguin with googly eyes....those always make any craft more fun.  On our way out we passed the Easter book table.  Both kids agreed we needed to add one to our library. Cute story and graphics!! After leaving the bookstore with our new

Last November while getting dressed I noticed a strange lump above my left breast.  I use the word "lump" loosely because it actually felt more like a jellyfish.  I knew it hadn't been there long and  I figured it would go away on its own.   Fast forward a month and it was still very present.  I decided to mention it to Scott and get his input.  He said the mobile mammography unit would be at his place of work the next month and I should make an appointment.  I called the next day and my appointment was scheduled.   January rolled around and the day of my appointment Mother Nature decided to cover our beautiful part of the world in a blanket of snow.  The appointment scheduler called and said they needed to cancel due to weather, but would re-schedule the following month.  This is when a slight panic crept into my body and took over my thoughts.  I knew the "area" appeared in November and here it was going to be February before I could hear someone

Current temperature on the farm is a windy 40 degrees and on the rise. By tomorrow we're forecasted to be in the 60's with sun.  I'm sure winter will wrap us in her icy grip at least one more time, but for now I'm leaving the coat in my closet and trading boots for slip-ons without socks. Easter reads One of the great things about holidays is the variety of children's books that come along with them.  Today I pulled out all our Easter books and put away the Valentine books.  After a year of being in the closet the kids are excited to look at and read their "new" books.  It's also nice for Scott and I to have some new reading material to read to them.  Do you have any children's Easter stories your child loves?  I'm always looking to grow their library!! Welcome to the family Spring is right around the corner and stores are starting to run some great sales on their winter items.  Yesterday I realized it was time for a brown boot upd

My sweet littles The month of February....cold air, snowy days, heart shaped decor and my babies are exactly 2.5 and 4.5 years old.     Both kids have hit growth spurts, I'm pretty sure Lila Bean is getting close to 30lbs and Paisley is hovering just below the 40lb mark.  Both required closet overhauls, out with the old and in with the new.  I love getting new clothes for my little Valentines. Such a good little customer Last month Lila got her first haircut.  She had baby fuzz in the back of her hair that made brushing post shower a painful process for both of us.  I took her a little parlor here in town that I've had great luck with cutting Paisley's hair.  Well.....I think the fuzz made the cut a little more difficult than I imagined because the cut was a little shorter/layered more than I wanted.  Luckily it will grow back and she's not getting another haircut until 2025! Grow hair grow Paisley wants shorter hair like his daddy. His daddy keeps te

Me and you and you and me No matter how they toss the dice, it had to be The only one for me is you, and you for me So happy together -The Turtles This man. He's taught me the best adventures don't always require a passport.  He's taught me that life isn't about where you've been, but where you want to go.  I know I don't want to go anywhere without him.  Ever. May you each have a Valentine that warms your soul and brushes the hair away from your eyes.  May you receive flowers or chocolates or whatever it is that makes you heart melt.  May you feel love and give love like it is your job. Happy Valentine's Day to you and yours!  

When our group decided on Big Sky Ski Resort in Montana for our trip this year, I felt butterflies in my stomach.  I was going to be reunited with one of my true loves....the Rocky Mountains. Breathe it in Why is it that when I'm in the west I feel so "at home."  I only spent a few years living the high altitude life, yet it just feels right.  We left the kids with family and Scott and I hopped a plane with some friends westward bound. The home we rented was spacious enough that we weren't on top of one another and also granted us access to the private Moonlight Club (more on that later!).  The room Scott and I stayed in had a Sleep Number bed and I'm now convinced that we NEED one of those (I set my # on 100 for those of you that have one!).  I'm not sure I'll ever sleep the same after this!   Kissing my husband for the first time in Montana Weather-wise our timing was perfect.  Our drive thru the canyon to Big Sky was clear as can be.  The n