…FRIENDS.  In the truest form.  The kind you can see only every few years and still feel like you hang out all the time.  The kind that drives north to visit even when the temperature in Minnesota changes from 91* to 54* in a 24 hour period.  The kind that doesn't care if the house…

No one appreciates it like a Minnesotan.

Too much info, perhaps.  But 91* is a record for anytime in April in these parts in the history of recorded weather, so I had to record it.  And of course we had to get wet.  Emma and Carter got in the backyard pool this afternoon, Carter loved it so much I didn't have the…

I had these at a shower hosted by my cute friend and they were like a little piece of heaven. I finally asked her how to make them and she sent me  here  and Emma and I had ourselves a fun afternoon.  Mine weren't nearly as cute (in fact most of them turned out as…

It seems like spring here always waits for Nate's parents to come.  Regardless of when they come, it is the first beautiful weather of the season!  We celebrated their visit (and spring!) with a Twins game (of course), a home improvement project (hooray for a bathroom that looks nothing like the one we moved into!),…

I had four things I was going to write and in the days since I meant to I've forgotten two of them.  So before I forget the rest…   FROM OUR KITCHEN:   Emma (upon being discovered with scissors and a cut-open bag of hershey's kisses that we were saving to fill eggs with):  "I…

I still get sad thinking about that story… I remember reading it as a kid and feeling devastated that the kid had to get rid of his favorite rabbit… and even now, when the toys aren't mine, and they aren't played with, I still get sad to get rid of them.  Nevertheless, feeling inundated with…

The mess is worth it.  I have held to this philosophy with several messes over the years (including hammering nails into styrofoam which was about 10 times as messy but it bought me an hour…) My latest is letting Carter have at the bottom side shelf in the fridge.