Are you a City Mouse or Country Mouse? City life or country life, most people seem to prefer one or the other. My guess is, we prefer the one that feels most like home. My older sister spent her early years in the country. She seems to be very comfortable living in what I’d describe as “the middle of nowhere.” …
Presidents Day – Monday, February 20
Presidential Facts I remember celebrating Presidents Day as a little girl – we did a lot of projects about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. What I can remember learning on (or around) Presidents Day in grade school: 1. George Washington was our first president. 2. George Washington was a revolutionary war hero. 3. George Washington was said to be …
Date Night – Sunday February 19
Planning to stay in Love Experts agree that **married couples need to continue their courtship via a weekly "Date Night." It isn't always an easy thing to follow that advice. Kevin and I often turn "date night" into trips to the grocery store (mostly due to lack of planning any other activity – we end up at Costco by default.) …
Those Crazy Jingles
We’ve all heard them, those TV commercial with the catchy tunes. Some of them stick in our heads for decades. Jingles that are stuck in my head: . 1. Hold the pickles. Hold the Lettuce. Special orders don’t up set us. All we ask is that you let us serve it your way. (Burger King) 2. Meow Meow …
Heart Attack
This is what my week looked like: 1. Cut out lots of hearts and gave Kevin a HEART ATTACK for Valentines Day! 2. Kevin and I shopped for Valentine cards & gifts for the kiddos. We gave them to Cole and Alexis at lunch on Valentine’s Day. 3. I set the table for Valentine’s …
BIG LOVE
BIG LOVE “They” say, when you marry someone you also marry their family. I never imagined that I’d meet and marry someone like Kevin. Who would have thought two (very different) people, raised so far apart, could have families that are so much alike? A few facts about our BIG family: 1. Kevin and I are both the …
No Word I love Yous
Valentines Day may be over but it isn’t too late to say “I Love You!” Ways to say “I Love You” without words: 1. Breakfast in Bed 2. Do something playful – (ie, play footsie at dinner) 3. Massage – hands, feet, neck… 4. Eye contact 5. Really good hugs. 6. Listen 7. Change a habit – Do something, that …
Romantic Memories
Most Romantic Memories Some things are obviously too personal to write on a public blog (so I’ll write those things somewhere I can save them privately) As for my shareable “most romantic memories”… 1. Our first anniversary – I got up really early to sneak out of our apartment to go to a bakery. I had ordered a wedding cake …
Be My Valentine
A Charlie Brown Holiday I have always been a big fan of Charles Schultz and the way he captured holidays – Valentine’s Day being no exception. I suppose we have all related to that poor Charlie Brown at one time or another. Sometimes you kick the ball and sometimes Lucy snatches it and you fall on your… My Valentine’s …
Spring Forward
Spring Planning Sometimes, planning for something is equally enjoyable to the event itself. Winter can sometimes be a little on the bleak side; but, we always have spring to look forward to. image source:edailyupdate.com My Spring planning: 1. VIsit the Cherry Blossoms – I am planning a trip to DC to see the cherry blossoms this year. 2. Planting …