Once a year, I document our life for seven days. I share the real stuff, the hard stuff, the funny stuff and everything in between. Mostly, I do it because our lives are full and I fear I’ll forget the little things we do that really form our family. Maybe someday the kids will enjoy these posts as much as I enjoy writing them. Ha! You can read all about it: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. At this point, you're probably thinking, "Does she do anything else except eat BBQ?" Trust me, tomorrow I'll be back to Dr Pepper, goldfish and quesadillas with a size of crazy. But, for today, I have one last day in Dallas. It has been spectacular! At 5:25am … [Read more...]
Week in My Life: Tuesday, Nov. 14
Once a year, I document our life for seven days. I share the real stuff, the hard stuff, the funny stuff and everything in between. Mostly, I do it because our lives are full and I fear I'll forget the little things we do that really form our family. Maybe someday the kids will enjoy these posts as much as I enjoy writing them. Ha! You can read all about it: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I arrived in Dallas/Richardson early evening on Monday night and got to squeeze some cute nephews, a niece and my sister-in-law and brother-in-law. Armed with ibuprofen, water and cough drops, I rallied on Tuesday morning and made my 5:45am Pure Barre workout, but this … [Read more...]
Week in My Life: Monday, Nov. 13
It's time for Week in My Life! I originally started this back in 2013. And, I've done it every year since (2014 and 2015), except last year. I think that's when the crazy hopper was on full speed. I'm sharing bits and pieces (and videos) over on Instagram, but I'm a writer at heart. Plus, I want to document life for my kids to look back on someday. Color me nostalgic. Once a year, I document our life for seven days. I share the real stuff, the hard stuff, the funny stuff and everything in between. Mostly, I do it because our lives are full and I fear I’ll forget the little things we do that really form our family. Maybe someday the kids will enjoy these posts as much as I enjoy writing … [Read more...]
My Photos Stunk, and I How I Changed Them
Once upon a time, I knew enough about photography to be dangerous. In my past life, B.C. (before children), I had an awesome job as a communications specialist with the National FFA Organization. We set up press conferences, booked speakers, wrote releases and worked with AP photographers. I was in heaven. That was all fine and good until I had kids and left my full-time job and my access to those AP guys. Whole new photography ball game. Plus, I was sleep deprived and had almost no opportunities to head out of the house and take a photography course. Then, a friend of mine from Iowa started raving about Shultz Photo School (SPS). I took the FREE 7-part snackable course to see if it … [Read more...]
Texas Forever Vacation: History at Its Center
Vacation is finally blogged! You can read all about our travels out west, then south and back central. Texas forever, y’all. ---- West and south Texas were so, so good to us, but we were itching to get close to home. Well, that and eat some good BBQ while teaching the kids about Texas history. Our destination? Gonzales. It is the quaintest, cutest, most historic Texas gem there is. From their website: Gonzales holds a unique place in Texas history as the site of the firing of the first shot for Texas independence. October 2, 1835 eighteen townsmen stood on the bank of the Guadalupe River and refused to give up their small cannon to the Mexican Army. A flag was fashioned … [Read more...]
