I thought I was just dizzy, but then I saw the picture frames shaking so I grabbed Rachael (who was thankfully not down for her nap yet!) and we sat in the doorway until it stopped. They are saying 5.8 as the preliminary reading…

Happy Monday everyone!
We went to the doctor this morning and he said we’re having a little ________ joining our family this winter! (For all of your smarties out there, there are only two options: boy or girl. LOL!)
Leave a comment with your guess! The prize will be an amazon gift card sent to your e-mail [...]

Even though this blog has the same address and name as my former Soapbox, we did make some changes in the database and re-registration is required to post a comment. Sorry for the inconvenience!

My husband sent this to me this morning… I haven’t checked the validity of it, but it was certainly amusing and appropriate given what day it is today! Enjoy!
A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he [...]

It’s been a pretty dry month as far as coupons and shopping deals go. Part of it may be that I was gone three of the past Sundays (so no Sunday paper) but the other part is the none of the sales at the grocery store have matched what we need. I’ve basically skipped shopping [...]

I’m sitting on the floor next to the washing machine. I’m hiding from my daughter. Her favorite therapist is here but my newly turnable daughter is being silly and ignoring her by turning and looking at me. When I went to check on the laundry a minute ago, Munchkin was doing really well playing with [...]

The Man of the House did a really, really, really, really good job on Mother’s Day this year! He thought of several sweet things that just made me feel sooooo special and loved!
He had some work stuff to finish yesterday morning so Munchkin and I hit the Farmer’s Market and walked around some of the [...]

Okay, I’d admit it: I’ve gotten out of the habit of blogging (almost) everything that happens in my life. I’m not really sure what caused it but it happened. It’s very sad especially since I eagerly await other people’s blog posts. LOL.
Life around here has been pretty normal around here. Well not completely normal. We [...]

We had a pork chop dish from Dream Dinners last night and one of the recommended side dishes was Irish Soda Bread. Since I couldn’t find the paper with the recipe on it, I googled the same above and found this recipe :

Irish Soda Bread Recipe

Ingredients

4 to 4 1/2 cups flour
2 Tbsp sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 [...]

This poem was written by a lady who’s baby was born at 29 weeks 5 days.  I believe she got to spend about 5 days at home her entire life.  She passed away at 9 months 1 week (this past January).  This poem is so very powerful about what it’s like to have a different [...]