Category Archives: Emmy

Cake Fun!

I’ve meant to post this forever and finally getting to it now.  Just wanted to share pictures of the themed birthday cakes I made last year for the kids.  For Emily’s birthday in August we went with a horse theme.  … Continue reading

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School Daze

My baby girl is in Kindergarten.  *Cry!*  Well, it’s not so bad.    I did, of course, have  a short cry on her first day.  I was fine until that big yellow bus rounded the corner and was out of … Continue reading

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Playgroup

A friend of mine from the Y recently invited me to join her playgroup.  I’m so glad I did.  Being a new girl in town, it’s a nice way to meet people, and just get out of the house with … Continue reading

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The things she says…

Emily had a couple zingers today… While cleaning up a puzzle mess in her room, “Mom, how long have we been doing this?  Like, 13 years?” After dinner tonight, “Mama, you look like a old lady.”  Great.  Guess it’s time … Continue reading

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Tuesdays are tough

Survived another busy Tuesday.  Taking the kids and myself to the Y twice in one day, along with fitting in the chores and my work from home job in between is exhausting.  Spent most of my dance class this morning … Continue reading

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Halloween recap

Couldn’t think of anything to write tonight, mainly because I’m too tired to really put any thought into it, so here’s a recap of our Halloween activities this year… Foth Halloween Party: Every year, my mother-in-law’s company throws a Halloween … Continue reading

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A carnival at home

We celebrated Emily’s 4th birthday yesterday.  Overall the party was a success, but it sure did take a lot out of me.  We worked very hard the last several days, cleaning the house, cleaning up the yard, making carnival games … Continue reading

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Singing Sons

The boys have recently taken an interest in music.  Sam was the first to start “requesting” songs.  He would try to imitate the hand gestures for Itsy Bitsy Spider and sing a couple notes to let me know he wanted … Continue reading

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It’s been a busy summer…

Wow, it’s been a while since my last post.  Like most of my projects, I got off to a good start and then stalled for a while.  Things have been pretty busy around here though, so I guess that is … Continue reading

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“Super Bug Spray”

Monday, Brian stayed home from work, so we decided to get some yardwork done.  Brian went and picked up a load of topsoil to fill in a bed in the front yard that desperately needed to be redone.  When the … Continue reading

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