Raindrops & Rainbows

Brrr!  Winter has arrived for us.  It is going to be freezing temps here through Monday I've heard.  School was cancelled for today.  I ...

As we were driving home we heard the song “You’re Gonna Miss This.”  It seemed fitting for today and brought tears to my eyes.  Yes I’m gonn...

Happy Thursday before Christmas!  Can you believe Christmas is next week?  I cannot!  I wrapped a few gifts several weeks ago and did more t...

Today is the first day of school, Caleb's first day of high school!  He was happy this morning, Dad fixed him sausage for breakfast ...

Today we celebrate our 14 year old!  Happy birthday Caleb!   I made a list of 14 things I appreciate about you. There are many more,...

I hope you had a nice holiday yesterday!  We spent the day over at my Mom's. They made some yummy ribs and chicken on the grill.  Plus s...

I wanted to share a little bit about our vacation.  We were not sure when or where we were going until about a week prior to leaving.  Earli...

Happy Thursday! We've had a "different" sort of week here.  Caleb started throwing up Tuesday morning at 6 a.m.  We thought it...

The first six weeks of 5th grade passed quickly for my boy.  We are in the routine now and have quite a busy boy! Each morning when he arr...

The end of summer is here and we are to the first day of school.  Our summer was fast and fun, filled with trips, new memories, and lessons....

Ten years ago today our lives were blessed with you our 8 pound baby boy. I am so thankful for the gift of you and the blessing you are to...

Over the past few weeks I’ve been thinking a lot about a decade and how quickly that length of time passes. As I think back ten years, there...

I guess it is a very late edition of Thankful Thursday this week!  I started working on the Wednesday Hodgepodge yesterday and never got to ...

Hooray for Thursday and the last day of school!  It has felt weird to me that we went into the month of June.  I know the teachers and stude...

We were walking in the parking lot towards our truck after browsing in Lowes. I realized there was a hand in mine. I looked down casually an...

This year Caleb wanted to have a detective birthday party.  I looked for ideas on Pinterest, and he helped me come up with things and make t...

.... the way you adjusted so well to your new campus as you began 3rd grade.  ... when I hear you softly humming a song or loudly singing ...

It is a rainy Thursday morning here.  It has been raining over an hour, and it is so dark outside too.  I told Caleb as I took him to school...

Every year my boy has a plan for the theme for his birthday party.  He usually knows the theme months (or sometimes even a year) in advance....

To my Caleb, As I looked back at the letter I wrote you as you were beginning 2nd grade, I was reminded how quickly time passes.  We hav...