They have been decorating the school for the fun fair, the theme this year is the wild west...look what showed up today.

We did a puzzle after dinner tonight (I think Colleen gave it to Cole for Christmas). When I suggested it Cole said "I don't d...

I was going through the toys in our basement tonight to try to get rid of some of them. I had to keep these old keys, I really like the...

Eric, Cole and I went to a museum in Rockford to see an exhibit "Rick's Picks", it is a collection of guitars and memo...

Playing with Gianni and Gabe while Miranda and Joe are cruisin'.

I worked at the public library all day today. I was making phone call to patrons to remind them of the end date for the winter readi...

I used Maureen's recipe (on the forum) to make Dad's BBQ potatoes tonight. They were so delicious.

I had a gift certificate to get my nails done at my gym, it was going to expire in a few weeks so I used it today. The amazing thing is...

I made soft pretzels today.

Bryce is getting pretty good on his sax!

I worked at the public library today. They are having a drop in craft day tomorrow (for President's day) and they asked me to make ...

The girls did a presentation on Greece at the Girl Scout Thinking Day event, today. The coolest part was their play entitled 'Rand...

We bought a used car today from the nicest people ever.  They absolutely loved this car & hated having to give it up.  I hope we lo...

Eating more heart cinnamon rolls

I have a plan to go through each room in our house and clean it (and get rid of anything that we are not using). I started today on the...

Reading a book - It's so funny!

The boys earned a movie night for super behavior throughout the week. Gianni picked Hotel Transylvania. It was super cute!

Getting ready for Girl Scout Cookie booth sales at the troop meeting today

Happy Valentine's Day! The one of Gianni at school is him collecting his Valentine's from his friends. This little boy th...

Started a temp position at the Census office today. Will be working full-time for a while in the office, then intermittent hours from ...

I had to renew my passport for our vacation and was looking through my old one - brought back a lot of memories of my travels to Africa...

Thought I was going to have to call Joe tonight. I totally plugged up the garbage disposal. Instead I look up a cure on the internet a...

Went in for a job interview today. This was in the lobby.

I used one of the lenses on the camera today to see how far it would go - this is from my back porch! It goes far!

Wyatt joined in with Annie & Tabitha on the piano tonight

  I finally decided today, after 2 1/2 months, to keep the camera that Joe bought me in December. I just got around to putting the stra...

...and, he is off. We are sure going to miss him but new adventures await him in Chapel Hill, NC.

  Shredding party   Gianni has been having a hard time with listening lately, so we've created a program/reward ...

Getting everything packed for his move to North Carolina.

Girl Scout Cookies are here & ready to be delivered! We should get yours to you some time this week!

  I still have Christmas presents for my cousin's in Iowa - I was going to send them,but would rather see them in person!   ...

Exploring the Japanese Gardens at Fabyan

  Sound the Alarm! We will be celebrating Gianni's birthday on March 23rd (Happy Birthday to Tim, Marla and Joe, Margie and Maggie ...

Waiting for his friends to pick him up to go sledding...there they are now.

Whoever is in the passenger seat has to get out & bring mail to the mailbox when there's mail that needs to go.

   Helping cook   We cannot get enough of being outside!

District Final Spelling Bee

When I went to work at the public library today I needed an umbrella when I walked into the building BUT when I got to my car after ...