DIY Guy is teaching at FPU for 13 weeks. I’m in his class. FPU is also known as Financial Peace University. At FPU we are learning to “Live Like No One Else” (“So We Can Live Like No One Else”). Last week our homework assignment was to set up a budget and have a meeting about our … Read More
He devours books
He reads. Scads of books . . . It was not unusual to find our little toddler boy reading books in the dark hours after he should have been asleep. When he was in the crib, we had a little control of how many books he could have in bed with him. But after he … Read More
Practicing
Baby Girl came home Saturday (she has a dentist appt. Monday morning). Which gave Mike a reason to come home too. Baby Girl thought I might like to practice some shootin’ I’ll always take someone up on a shootin’ offer. My photography mentors have all said the same things… “Keep Shootin’” and “Practice, Practice, Practice” It’s … Read More
While the rest of the country is talking football . . . Winona State is well into hoop season! Last weekend DIY Guy and I drove to Winona — to see the WSU Warriors play some hoops. We sat with these beautiful young adults . . . . Mike, Danae, Emily, Sarah Half the fun … Read More
Put to the test . . . This weekend Mike volunteered to be my personal trainer, which sounded like a great idea to me. However, I figured if he was going to be my personal trainer he’d have to prove himself. So I gave him a five part test! Part 1: Break the uncooked egg … Read More
Not perfect. During the holidays, two of the following statements were said to me/us, and the last one came in a Christmas letter to me . . . 1. “I love you guys, you are the perfect family”. (Friend of Baby Girl) 2. “You guys have such a perfect family”. (Friend of our Wild One) … Read More
Baby Girl got a haircut and a new hairstyle . . . . . . and once again, it makes her look older and as always — it’s cute and so is she Silly faces are always part of photos — but even they are cute! Ah to be young and photogenic, and cute … … Read More
Last January – In the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Nine I made a list of 100 Lifetime goals and dreams . It wasn’t an exhaustive list, just a list of 100 or so things I’d like to “do/be/buy/give/see”. Here’s how 2009 measured up for me: Snow ski —– February — just a … Read More
Breakfast treat Baby Girl’s BF treated us to breakfast yesterday morning – with our eggs, bread and bacon. Baby Girl made the bacon. Actually, she heated up some pre-cooked bacon. It still counted though. BF Mike treated the family by MAKING breakfast. Which for me is a treat – I don’t usually eat much of … Read More
I’ve been MIA the last few days — and have drawn a bit of “grief” for my absence. I don’t mind though…it makes me feel needed. I have issues. Through out the evening of December 23 – in the middle of a snowstorm, we watched the flight postings in Minneapolis. Our Wild One was scheduled … Read More