Category: family life

  • Our Wonder Dog!

    Our Wonder Dog!

    Five years ago today, we welcomed a new member into our family… Lacy’s 1st day home: still one of my favorite photos of her. After our sweet dog Ellie died at the age of 13, we all felt a big empty spot in our hearts and our home. It was especially hard on Kathryn, who…

  • An ode to my new {used} minivan

    So… I now have a minivan. While I’ve always thought they’re great for practicality, I never really planned to own one. But now I do. I’ve been joking on twitter that I’m going to need to die my hair purple or something to counteract the potential frump factor of the minivan. {Did I succeed in…

  • Summer Beauty: A Mother-Daughter Interview {Visa Gift Card Giveaway}

    Venus asked a few bloggers to do a follow-up to last month’s review/giveaway posts — but this time the daughters get to interview their moms about summer beauty do’s and don’ts. I wrangled Kathryn into helping me with this since she was the main focus of my review/giveaway post; she’s the questioner and I’m the…

  • It’s time for The 2nd Talk

    It’s time for The 2nd Talk

    Rather than having one big “TALK” with my mom about how babies were made and how boys and girls were different and so on, I learned those things gradually over the years. My mom answered questions as I asked them, and I knew everything I need to know. But one day in elementary school, I…

  • Top Ten Totally Random Things on My Mind

    I am a very random thinker; at any given point there are roughly 317 ideas in my head at the same time. {SQUIRREL!} So a post where I can be random is delightful! Thus, I present: Top Ten Totally Random Things on My Mind: 1) I’ve already checked off a few things on my 39-Things list,…