If you've seen the news the last couple of days, you may or may not have heard of that psycho guy who killed seven people (including two children, one who was his daughter) in a mass murder in Grand Rapids, Michigan, before leading cops on a high speed chase, complete with two seperate shoot outs, wrecked his car, took three people hostage before ( Read more... )

80 degrees at 8am.

Thinking we'll be taking Misty up on her offer to let us come hang out in her pool tonight. Tomorrow the high is supposed to be not even 70.

Can the weather please just make up its mind? Is it summer or isn't it.

Our expensive coffee maker decided to brew the coffee and then hold it hostage last week. The last thing I feel like doing first thing in the morning is fighting with a small appliance to supply me with the brew of life. I currently have a new coffee tank on the way from Hamilton Beach for free, but we needed something to handle our caffeine ( Read more... )

A few days early, but he surprises me daily with how observant he is! Here's what he's doing these days ( Read more... )

Is there anything more delicious than fresh homemade bread with butter and honey on top?

April 18th 2011 and we have two inches of snow this morning. OMG, I'm so ready for spring to finally arrive.

...in the fact that babies only have so many teeth that have to grow in. So even though two molars are fighting their way through Jackson's gums right now, that's two less that we'll have to go before he's done.

Recently (okay, not really just recently, it's been going on for months) Jackson has been really wiggly during diaper changes. He doesn't like to lay still long enough for me to remove the wet one, wipe him down if necessary, and then strap a clean one on him and then redress him. This usually resulted in a half naked child running around the ( Read more... )

I'm SO DONE with winter. This crap is AWFUL. It's cold and snowy and dreary and icy outside. I'm sick of dry skin and not being able to open the windows in my car or having to wear shoes to put the dog outside. I HATE that Dan tracks snow in the house that get my socks all wet. (Heaven forbid he REMOVE his shoes at the back door!) I'm tired ( Read more... )

Started running a fever on Tuesday night. Spent yesterday either at the doctors, at home making appointments, or feeling miserable. Now I'm on antibiotics that "could cause tendon rupture" so that's reassuring ( Read more... )