All the Lights Are Shining...So Brightly Everywhere
We're still in the throes of Thanksgiving (one more meal tomorrow) but today was the day for the five of us to get our Christmas decorations up!Yesterday we had two stops in Cleveland for lots of wonderful food and great times spent w

Let's Talk Turkey
I've had the week off and we've had some pre-Thanksgiving fun the past few days. Monday afternoon, my turkeys decided to make some turkeys of their own. These kids love any chance they get to paint. Not everyone likes to paint on paper, but that's okay. We took some things we found in the kitchen to use as templates for our turkeys.

Oh So...Thankful
I am thankful for last week. I am thankful I got to catch up with a good friend Monday night over coffee and doughnuts.I am thankful I got to read and re-read and re-read Pinkilicious, Giraffes Can't Dance, D.W. Go to Your Room, Arthur's Underwear, When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry..., Crazy Hair Day, Just Me and My Mom, Critter's New Fire Truck, Wiggle, and My Fingerprint Family, all to my sweet babies snuggled on couches and beds.I am thankful to have mostly mastered my Christmas shopping; most all of it online!

Greg & Billy, or The Boys Are Back
Me getting to play hookie from church on a Sunday morning comes around about as often as Halley's Comet.This morning I have a sick baby and me and the 'grills' are here at home while Ryan and Thomas are at church.Being home on a Sunday morning is so very foreign to me. I don't quite know what to do during these morning hours that I'm usually getting three kids spit-and-polished for church; getting myself dressed quickly so they don't mess up their church clothes while they wait; and then rushing o

Happy 4th Birthday, Mae-Mae
Last night we celebrated Mae's 4th Birthday in style. We went skating!