when east meets south
Over the weekend the kids went to a local shop to make a gingerbread house. No messy ingredients, no rolling the dough, no assembling the house. None of the real ‘work’ was involved. The house was basically made, all they needed to do was the fun stuff: decorate. The kids did an awesome job and now we have a beautiful… Read More
Well, it wasn’t so much a Pumpkin Patch as it was a bunch of pumpkins on pallets. Literally. Quite a far cry from the beloved Eckert’s Farm we visited every fall during our time in Illinois. Thankfully, neither of the girls were disappointed, especially since I’d been talking up our visit to the pumpkin patch for days. Sophie has been… Read More
Here are some pictures that were taken when the kids were at Kevin’s house. Ah, homecoming. The corsages, the jewelry, the wobbly heels.
Victoria went to her first homecoming dance. She went with a friend of hers, yes a boy, but they are just friends. Which was a great relief to me since I only had to worry about… his driving ability, the driving ability (or lack thereof) of all the other drivers out on homecoming night, what time they would be home,… Read More
My mom came down to visit us this weekend. It was great to have G.G. here, the girls loved having someone around who would accomodate the most indulgent request they could muster. We spent a majority of our time together just hanging out, playing Jenga with Asher and watching the girls act silly in front of the newest spectator. But… Read More
Today we headed to the mall. Tori wanted to check out some jackets at American Eagle and I, well… I don’t ever mind making a trip to the mall. All my favorite shops were having a great sale over Labor Day weekend and I thought I’d go again just for the fun of it. While we were strolling around (actually… Read More
The kids are still enjoying the warm weather (read: smokin’ hot) here in Georgia since it affords them a much longer window of opportunity to spend afternoons in their play pool, enjoying such frozen delights as fudgesicles and popsicles. The other afternoon Sophie chose a fudgesicle and Belle chose a blue popsicle. Well, the heat got to them before the… Read More
We celebrated Tori’s birthday over the weekend with a big feast, all Tori’s favorite dishes. Thankfully she’s quite a cook and happily made most of it herself. But on her actual birthday, August 16th, we had a mini celebration with mini cakes for everyone. The boys loved decorating theirs with frosting and sprinkles and the girls loved eating theirs 🙂… Read More
Today is the first day of school. I know, it’s ridiculous that it starts here so early. I always have considered August to be a summer month, but I guess the schools around here don’t think so. We have been running around all week preparing for the big day. Indeed, it’s a bit more labor intensive when you have 4… Read More
Mariann and I met sometime in 1992, I think. I had purchased my first horse, Tinker, a year or so before and met Mariann when I moved Tinker to the barn where Mariann trained. She and I became fast friends since we were both at the barn so much. Mariann had grown up showing horses and was an amazing rider… Read More