• Teacups of Nots

    Oh, what an Easter we had, friends!  What joy!  What blessings!  What happiness! Our table was full of food and treats… Our baskets were full of eggs… Our backyard was full of children……

  • Art Festival Goodness

    This weekend, we loaded the kids up on Saturday morning and headed down to the Lake Eola Arts Festival. Lake Eola is this giant lake in the middle of downtown Orlando. The city…

  • The Festival of Gracie

    The term “birthday” is so misleading. “Birthday” (singluar) would seem to imply that the celebration lasts a single day. Our family is either doing them so right or totally wrong because birthday celebrations…

  • Driving a Bandwagon

    Last week, Bean moved over to his new preschool class. It was not without some sadness and tears, let me tell you. But Chris and I did the best we could to support…

  • Where Happiness Is Found

    Last week, I realized that I had a random four-day weekend at work for MLK weekend.  I also realized that Chris was going to be in tech rehearsals all weekend.  This instantly changed…

  • Christmas Recap – Part 3

    We finally made it home… well, almost. After a week of traveling, we made it within an hour of home. We stopped to spend a few days with my sister, Ginny, her husband,…

  • Christmas Recap – Part 2

    The day after Christmas, we headed to Pensacola to spend a week with Chris’s family. We pulled in my mother-in-law’s driveway at 7:00pm after an entire day of driving, and within 15 minutes,…

  • Christmas Recap – Part 1

    We had so much fun at Christmas this year that I have been basking in the memories for the past few weeks.  And the best part was that I took pictures with my…

  • Perfect Family Memories

    We’re home!  We’re in PJ’s, wrapped in fuzzy blankets we got for Christmas, curled up with the doggies, watching football in our own house.  Hallelujah!  We have loved being with family over the…