hiding. creepin’. treats. loot. treasure. the gibber. me and the gibber. awwwww who’s ready? marshall is! and so is his cousin caleb! low low low low gibson got the golden egg siblings and nephew. gorgeous family. sister-in-law and baby rubi. grandparents and grandsons. the grays. thumbs up. after all the eggs and grass and candy … Continue reading »
i think we laughed most of the day. our dear friend (and darn near our brother) came to enjoy grub and football and we just love to bring up old movies and tv shows and music and crack each other up! we stuffed ourselves, then we had dinner. the giddy food coma was in full … Continue reading »
i want it to be christmas NOW. well, okay, not yet, but i want to start enjoying it now. so i have. i’ve been listening to christmas music for a couple weeks now. i’m not offended that stores are covered head to toe in snowflakes and red and white stripes and merriment. i LOVE this … Continue reading »
Another fun weekend with my parents while Matt finishes his project in a quiet house. Mom and I stayed up until 12:30 on Saturday night, scrapping and chatting. I am caught up through March in Project Life! Yay. Time to edit and develop April now. Then we were up early for church, a visit with … Continue reading »
we colored eggs this year. last year marshall was too young and gibson wasn’t super interested. but marshall insisted so we boiled and colored and it made him smile. of course we still stuffed nearly 40 plastic eggs with chocolate candy and I am all for tossing it already! here are some of my favorite … Continue reading »
I’ve been absent. Not from here. No…from the Lord. It’s true that we’re busy. Doing chores. Raising kids. Working. Relaxing. That is all true. But what am I really doing? Am I making a difference anywhere? I want to be purposeful. What are my kids seeing? I have avoided Easter…kinda. We colored eggs. I bought … Continue reading »
In December, I attempted to send Christmas cards. FAIL. I figured I’d just do them for New Year’s to wish everyone a happy twenty11. FAIL. A shirtless photo shoot of my two whipper-snappers would be SO cute for a Valentines Day card! FAIL. Then I ran across kristy.makes and her fabulous thumbprint bunnies…and BAM! SUCCESS. … Continue reading »
Tuesday 11/16: alone time with Marshall. Matt and Gibson went to Varsity practice tonight so me and the Marsh-Man ran errands. He held my hand when we walked without pulling or fighting me and he stayed dry in his Thomas “underwears’ the whole time. Monday 11/15: Family Circle Magazine’s super awesome subscription deal. Not sure … Continue reading »
Wow, it’s been a whirlwind around here. I have been grateful…plenty grateful…but haven’t had time to write about it. So here’s my list, from today backwards: Sunday 11/14: a clean house. I spent the morning cleaning for guests that unfortunately couldn’t make it and ended up enjoying my house for most of the day. Saturday … Continue reading »
Today my grateful for blessing is a day late but I’m still as grateful today as I was yesterday. We’re fighting viruses at the Gray house and my throat was not feeling good. And to me, Hot Apple Cider says warm and cozy. Thankfully I just bought a new box. So yesterday, I was grateful … Continue reading »
