Holiday Break

Winter break starts tomorrow for Jake and Emma. I still have a few things that need to get done before Christmas and then we leave Friday to visit family. With our crazy travel schedule (Maryland to Ohio to Illinois to Ohio to Maryland in one week), I’ll be signing off until early January.
I wish [...]

Monday Morning Meme

1. It’s the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature is stirring … except you, you can’t sleep, and it’s 3:00 o’clock in the morning. What do you do?
I would probably lay in bed for a while just to make sure I don’t fall asleep eventually.  I know that if I [...]

Fall Into Reading Wrapup

If you look over on my sidebar there, you can see my status.
I didn’t do so well.  Oh well.
I had 6 books on my list and I only finished a miserable little one book.  And I didn’t even really like it all that much, which was disappointing because I really like Nicholas Sparks.
I was able [...]

Fitness Friday

I think I’ve discovered something about myself.  I don’t like to exercise.
Shocking, I know.
You know what I do enjoy?  Dancing.  I’m also coming to appreciate workout videos.  You know why?  They don’t feel like exercise.  They feel like fun.
When I dance, I don’t have to worry about what I look like or if I have [...]

Thursday Thirteen – K is for Kumquat

Kids – AKA “Silly Gooses“, Jake is 5 and Emma is 3.  They really are the joy in my life.
Kickboxing – I took kickboxing classes 432 years ago and I loved them!  LOVED THEM!  I felt strong.  I felt empowered.  Now, I think that I would just feel silly.
Kangaroo – A truly amazing animal.  And [...]

Sisters Weigh In

Before I give you my weight, I have a question for you.  How do you deal with gifts of food (particularly cookies)?  Just yesterday, our neighbors bought over a tin of cookies and I want to sit down and eat the whole tin.  I hate to throw them out, but if they are in the [...]

Wordless Wednesday

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Randomy Random Randomness

Life seems pretty boring these days.  And that’s a good thing in some ways, because it felt like we were living in  constant chaos there for a little while.  Nothing seems to be blog worthy, or more accurately, nothing seems to be exciting enough to dedicate a whole post to it.  So here are some [...]

Monday Morning Meme

1. What is bothering/stressing you out right his minute? Is this problem something you can solve on your own? Or will you simply have to ride the wave and see how it turns out? In the meantime, how are you coping with the stress – how do you unwind?
Like most anyone this time of year, [...]

The Bible according to Jake

Time: After Dinner
Setting: On the couch, reading The Advent Book
Cast: Dave and Jacob
Jake: (reading) “Mary hurried to visit her cousin Elizabeth. At the sound of Mary’s greeting, the baby inside Elizabeth jumped for joy.”
Dave: The baby inside Elizabeth is Jesus’ cousin.  Do you remember his name?
Jake: Um, Bob?