Tag, I’m It!

Barbara over at Fuel tagged me, asking me to describe seven things people might not know about me.

1) I had major closed heart surgery when I was three years old. I have a 14 inch scar on my chest. I spent a week in the hospital, in which my parents could only see me . . . → Read More: Tag, I’m It!

1000 Ways I am Thankful (the Second)

(This is a continuation of a list started by Page1 here.)

I am Thankful For…

26. Love 27. The McInnes’ 28. Wind 29. The smell that the outside has after it rains 30. Pancakes with syrup and strawberries 31. Angel food cake and whipped cream 32. Hazel and Clover (our pet rats) 33. Truffles . . . → Read More: 1000 Ways I am Thankful (the Second)

Overheard at My House – You Sweet Talker, You!

I bent down to kiss Page4 a sweet goodnight. He put his pudgy little hands on my cheeks and pulled me down for a kiss. Then he whispered, “I washed my hands in hot water.”

“Oh,” I innocently replied.

“I got poop on them,” he said rather matter-of-factly.

“Did you use soap?” I cringed.

“Was . . . → Read More: Overheard at My House – You Sweet Talker, You!

Feed The Teenagers, Luke

MrsPages was out doing errands and brought hot dogs home as a treat.

Our oldest is only 11. We demolished 24 hotdogs and the kids were asking for more.

I feel a great disturbance in the budget… it’s as if thousands of dollars in groceries cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced…

Overheard at My House – Too Many National Geographic Articles…

I looked out of the kitchen window today and noticed something hanging over the back fence – kind of dark, with newspaper stuck to it, and little bits of fur waving in the wind.

“What is that?”

“The rabbit,” my oldest stated so non-chalantly. “It died behind the shed. A crow just dragged it up . . . → Read More: Overheard at My House – Too Many National Geographic Articles…