January 2!
On this first Monday of the year, and last Monday of the Christmas holidays, I was ever grateful that, after rising around 5:30am briefly, I was able to get back…
A Trip to the Sea
The absolute best part of taking the family to Sea Life Arizona today (Grandma's Christmas present!!) was that I was well enough to go along! So excited not only to…
Halloween 2022
Better late than never? I'm not QUITE a month overdue so we'll call that a win. Halloween this year involved just 5 of my hooligans dressing up and going around…
Labor Day 2022
Labor Day weekend was, for me and the kids, an epic ranch trip. We did so many things, and, more importantly, so many great things happened. The universe would, I…
End of Summer Ranch Getaway
With only a few days left before the new school year begins, Paul decided to zip up to the ranch with three of the younger kids to have some fun…
Fixing the Fence
This weekend Paul needed to take a work-trip up to the ranch. There was about a quarter mile of fence that needed to be repaired, and that is no small…
July 4th: An Unexpected Adventure
"A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps." -- Proverbs 16:9 Once upon a time, there was a man who made a plan. "And when you…
Father’s Day 2022
This is typically a day set aside for celebrating Dads and waxing eloquent about their wonderful qualities and all that they mean to their families. So today I will share…
The Kiddie Pool
When it starts to get hot, the kiddie pool comes out of the red shed and then Dad has to spend a lot of energy scrubbing it clean before finally…
A Visit to the Zoo
Today we all got up verrrrrry early so that we could be ready and out the door to arrive at church around 6:30a.m. in time for the 7a.m. mass. As…