One of the challenging aspects of our move back to the states is the few weeks we are living in an empty house. The children have little to keep them busy, but homeschool, games, and crafts have really helped with…
Moving Quotes from the Day
Boy! Am I ever one tired girl! Our move officially got underway today as we met with transportation to schedule all three of our shipments. Yes, three! We will first ship our car (POV in military speak) on Thursday. Then…
Monkey Bread…YUMM
I first made this super easy recipe for Monkey Bread from Pilsbury a year ago when my parents came to visit us. I have craved it ever since, but didn’t get around to making it until this weekend. Not that…
Our First Day of Homeschool
Yesterday was our very first day of homeschool. I worked all weekend getting things ready, looking over plans, and building up excitement for the girls. Part of me kind of feels silly for taking this so seriously. After all, some…
A New Look for the Bathroom
Decorating is not my strong suit. It never has been and it probably never will really be. I do an adequate job, but professional decorator I am not. But I have been ready for a change to our bathroom for…
Homemade White Bread
When Keith and I were newlyweds, I learned how to make homemade bread. I used a honey-wheat recipe then and it was really good. I think I actually baked bread twice, for a special dinner, and that was that. I…
Classic Baked Spaghetti
Tonight I made my first “real” meal for Keith since he’s been home. He requested baked spaghetti…it is one of his favorite dishes. It’s also one of my favorites as well because it is so very easy!! All it takes…
List of Today’s Tackles
Today I surprised myself by accomplishing a few very important tackles. So, for today’s Tackle It Tuesday, I’m giving you a bullet list instead of highlighting just one tackle. Baking – I baked a delicious loaf of Banana Nut Bread…
A Welcoming Entryway
One improvement that I have been wanting to make to our apartment here is to decorate our outside hallway entryway. The walls in the stairwell are blank, stark white. The floors are not the best looking, either. I can’t make…
It Had to be Moved
This week I had to move my favorite bowl from here… …to here… because of this! He pulled a stool over and stood on it to get to some yummy M&Ms. I think his Daddy would be proud of his…
An Unplanned Tackle Day
After having my quiet time this morning, EA came into the living room. We spent a little time cuddling and reading books together. I was sitting in the living room with EA this morning, reading her a book and thinking…
Personalized Prayer Journal
**Thank you for visiting!! An updated version of these Prayer Journal Printables can be found here!** When I was pregnant with Will I attended a “Taking Care of the Me in Mommy” women’s conference. It was based on the book…