If I was Oprah I would be giving you all one of these things.  But I’m not so you’ll have to buy them yourselves.  (But wait until after Christmas just in case you’re receiving one from me!) :).Here we go…some of my favorite things this year, in no particular order:#1: Spool of white yarn from…

This morning I was looking at pictures of my beautiful cousins (who are sisters) who both just had babies.  And I had that pang of "I want another baby".  For me, now is the time when I need to focus on the three I have.  The three I have keep me swimming in the deep end.  But babies…

Caleb has found his niche with taekwondo.  He’s unstoppable!  On Friday he tested for his orange belt (Tigers belt – the jr division) and was complimented for his leadership.  And at the end was awarded the “Best of the Best” patch from the judges.  But he was most excited about getting to break a board…

We had a wonderful time on Friday night, celebrating the season with my Gourmet Club “sisters” and their husbands.  The food was “special” and the company fun.  We had a rousing white elephant gift exhange (kitchen gadgets) that took over an hour!  I enjoy this group so much. And here were the divine desserts…a chocolate…

This morning I went to a volunteer orientation at the local homeless shelter, The Samaritan Inn.  We're hoping to volunteer there throughout the year as a family.  One of the things that was said there was that the people who are living there do not often fit the image that we have of a "homeless person". …

One of the kids' favorite traditions is our Christmas book tradition.  I wrap 24 books and stick them in a basket by the tree.  Every night we open another Christmas book to read together.  I have about 30 books in my collection now, which is fun.  In the beginning many of them were gifts, but…

I'm fighting a head cold today, so I blame everything I'm about to say on the Sudafed (and you should to). Last night I started feeling -blah-.  Actually I had been feeling -blah- all week but only last night was I able to blame it on feeling sick.  My head feels like a 10-ton truck ran it…

Ahh…Wednesday how you make me smile; Especially since Tuesday I run a mile. Oh, Tuesday, what a web you weave; So it's nice that Wednesday, you let me breathe. On Tuesday I have to hit the ground; On Wednesday sometimes a nap can be found! Tuesday, how you make me hustle. Wednesday, you barely even…

She captured our little family in a way that I love.  Thank you, Shelley.  Maybe I'm a little biased…but I love these pictures!  These are just a few of my favorites:               We're singing the "itsy-bitsy spider".

This is one of my favorite things about Texas…sunsets.  And we face west, so I’m continually awed by their beauty. One minute it’s this… The next minute it’s this… And notice the contrail on the left side of the picture.  Throw that term out to your kids and they’ll be very impressed (mine always are!).