Camp Mom: Week 3

It’s that time of year again, friends!  Time to go blueberry picking at Bailey’s Berry Patch!  This year, we invited our scout friends to join us for a day of “berry” delicious fun! We loaded up the car with kids, coolers, and cold water bottles, slathered on the sunscreen, and made the hour-long trek to… Continue reading Camp Mom: Week 3

Deported!

Back in November, Matt was assimilated.  He was implanted with a “power port” which would be used to administer the chemo drugs.  We know it was really a Borg device that would be used to download the intelligence of the collective and speed the process of turning Matt into a Borg drone. Somehow, despite the… Continue reading Deported!

It’s a Dog’s Life

We had the most interesting experience last Saturday.  The Allen Public Library was having a storytime.  So what’s so interesting about that, you ask?  Well, it has to do with who was doing the reading…and who was being read to. Or rather, what was being read to. Our kids were doing the reading.  That’s not… Continue reading It’s a Dog’s Life

Threads of Gratitude: Coat of Many Colors Edition

This week, I have been involved in a music camp of a different sort.  The participants are a little older than last week’s, and the content is certainly more challenging in many ways. It’s the annual elementary-age music camp, and this year they’re doing Joseph: A STOMP Musical.  And as I’ve gone through this week,… Continue reading Threads of Gratitude: Coat of Many Colors Edition

Camp Mom: Week 2

Just because I don’t have enough on my plate each week, and just because I am such an overachiever who can’t seem to get enough, I scheduled a patrol outing for the same week we are doing our elementary music camp at church…and unfortunately, the same day I was scheduled for jury duty.  But we’ll… Continue reading Camp Mom: Week 2

Cookin’ on the Beach: Super Summer Suppers!

In the spirit of outdoor cooking, I give you this recipe for awesome ribs.  Matt tried grilling ribs for the first time last week, and they were wonderful!  I can assure you, this recipe comes with two thumbs up from our kids.  Two very greasy, sticky, messy thumbs up.  And mom approves this as a… Continue reading Cookin’ on the Beach: Super Summer Suppers!

Threads of Gratitude: Rocks in my Pocket Edition

Well, this week has been one “Rockin’” week, that’s for sure!  And there’s been so much to be grateful for that I almost don’t know where to start. So I’m going to do something a little different.  I’m going to focus my threads of gratitude this week on our Bible verse that we’ve been teaching… Continue reading Threads of Gratitude: Rocks in my Pocket Edition