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Update to my day

So after the crappy day I had, I wanted to go out to dinner. We headed to our neighborhood Applebee’s, which conveniently has $0.99 kids’ meals on Wednesday. I ordered a giant red apple sangria to help drown my sorrows, then played a game of Tic-Tac-Toe with Noah-which he won. Andy had to rub that […]

Time for some pictures

Today was a gorgeous, COLD, sunny day here. On the way home from picking up Noah from school, my car said it was 17 degrees. UGH! It’s March 12!!! But it was incredibly sunny and at this time of year, the sun is much warmer than January, so you can fool yourself into thinking it’s […]

Weekend synopsis

This weekend has been tiring. Actually, just last night was tiring. And not just because of Daylight Savings Time.

Andy’s sister, who turned 30 on Thursday, had her birthday party last night at Mo’s Irish Pub. We met there around 7:45 for dinner, but didn’t order until 8:30. We had two long tables reserved for […]

Big day!

No, sadly, these aren’t mine. Maybe someday…

Today, Andy’s sister, Lizzy, turned 30! I hosted dinner, but Andy’s mom made it all. We had her nummy lasagna, salad, tasty Texas Toast, and delicious pumpkin bars for dessert. I’m stuffed to the gills, and actually, as I lay here on the sofa, I have my […]

Happy Birthday, (e)!

It’s my big brother‘s birthday today! He’s been off this weekend with his wife, my wonderful SIL, touring the California coast, checking out some wineries, eating aebelskivers, getting a couple’s massage, and sleeping to the sounds of the Pacific Ocean. Not a bad way to celebrate, huh?

He’s often difficult to shop for, especially with […]

Day trippin’

A week or so ago, Andy got two tickets to the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh from a vendor he works with. We decided to make our way up to the “airplane museum” with the boys today. It was pretty cool. I’m happy we didn’t spend money on admission, as we spent most of our […]

Undefeated

Tonight after dinner, Andy was playing on the Wii with Caden. He’s not the greatest at the games yet, but he’s getting there. He likes to try playing baseball, golf, and now, boxing.

Not too long ago, I was talking to my friend, Liz, about our kids playing Wii. She said her three-and-a-half-year-old was really […]

Nuts!

I’m currently watching “17 Kids and Counting” and thinking, for about the thousandth time, that this family is CRAZY! Nuts, I tell you! I’ve said it before, and I’m sure I’ll say it again, but when they say they’ll have as many kids as God has intended for them, I say God made people smart […]

Weekend in the Windy City

A couple of months ago, Andy and I started talking about taking the boys to Chicago. We thought they’d enjoy the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum. This was our weekend to go, and we couldn’t have asked for a better weekend.

We headed out early Saturday morning to drive down. We endured the dreaded […]

A very nice day

Today has been a pretty nice Sunday. Many of you may know that I often suffer from “S.A.D.” which I have renamed to “Sunday Affective Disorder.” It was especially bad in grad school when Andy lived in Appleton and I was still in Madison and we had to go our separate ways on Sundays. Now […]