— Here’s What I Have to Say —

For Christmas, my mom and step-dad got us a membership to them MN Zoo. I had been waiting until the weather was a little nicer to activate it. Well, I got the urge to go to the zoo last Friday, so away we went! Let’s go, Mom! (And Maddie is wearing another dress I made...

Last week, I took Maddie to the Children’s Museum. My dad came with me and we met Chuck for lunch after. Maddie had such a great time running around. I can’t wait to bring her there again! There are a couple more photos HERE.

I have two things on my wish list right now. 1. I would like a food sealer. I have been planning out more meals and I buy a lot more meat and foods in bulk to freeze and use later. I think this would be a great addition to my kitchen! 2. I want a...

My sister-in-law, Paige (and her mom) is fabulous at sewing. Paige came across a dress pattern online that I saw a long time ago, but was too nervous to try on my own. Well, she made one and inspired me to make one for myself. Well, not for mebut for Maddie. The website where I...

A friend of mine posted this the other day and it made me laugh. I hope you’ll get a kick out of it, too.

Maddie loves to play with balls. “Bao” is one of the words you can really understand that she says. She has a box that has balls in it and she likes to go to the box and grab a ball and say “bao”. It’s so cute! I got a couple videos of her playing with...

This is Maddie sitting still! That doesn’t happen very often! She was exhausted after some errands and playing with some friends. I thought the way she was sleeping was so cute.   And yes, she is holding a container of wipes. It has been her favorite toy for days!   And I even caught her...

It’s a good thing I have Maddie around or I might not have ANYTHING to write about. But I can’t deprive grandparents of pictures of their granddaughter, now can I? Here are a couple pictures I took of her on her birthday. I might have overdone it with the pink! And, in our house, you...

One of my best friends gave Maddie a stroller and doll for her birthday. And she loves it. She puts dolls, toys, packages of wipes in her stroller and pushes it around the house. She is getting better about steering it, too. The first two are of Maddie pushing the stroller around. The third, she...

My MOMS Club did a service project last Friday. We made 22 fleece blankets for Fairview Ridges Hospital. Someone at the hospital decides which mothers/babies are in need of a blanket and donates it to them. It’s such a sweet idea. We also made some tie blankets (6 total) for Community 360. I haven’t made...

Chuck sent me this music video the other day. It’s really cool and mesmerizing! Make sure you watch until the very end. You can learn just how many Jelly Belly candies were used to make the video! And here is a cool video about how it was made. So fascinating!

I have been reading a lot. This is a book I came across for my Kindle. I found a website where they list a bunch of free books every day and I came across this one. I really liked it. I had a hard time putting this book down. I just wanted to know what...

I’m finally getting around to posting pictures (and videos) from Maddie’s birthday party. We had such a great time. I invited so many people (friends and family) and everyone was so generous with gifts for her! I didn’t go to crazy with decorations. Just balloons, really. I got a cake for her and made meats...

Here are a couple videos I uploaded of Maddie. They were from Maddie’s birthday when my mom, step-dad and youngest brother came over to give her her play kitchen and another toy. I mostly think these are funny because of Maddie’s facial expressions and the way she needs to hand one piece of paper to...

I mentioned a little while back that I started a book club in the neighborhood with a few friends. I am happy to find more reasons to read! We read this book for our first get together. It sparked some pretty good conversation from the ladies! Nine-year-old Oskar Schell has embarked on an urgent, secret...

My mom took this picture of Maddie one day when she was babysitting her. I think it’s so cute! Man, her little eyes are so blue!

I came across this book when I was looking for new books to read on my Kindle. (And I absolutely love my Kindle, in case you were wondering!) It was a fast read. A little bit of a strange title, but it was pretty good. Here’s a description: Freddie Nutter is a rookie cop with...

The other day I posted a few pictures that my brother took of Maddie. I finally got around to uploading the ones he gave me. HERE is the link to the gallery with all of the pictures. And here are a couple others that I like. I love that she is closing her eyes in...

A friend of mine posted yesterday on her blog about Lent. I am not Catholic, so I don’t usually give something up for Lent. But Laura (see previous link) had a great idea to read the New Testament of the Bible during Lent. Below is a 40 day plan for reading. I started yesterday and...

We had some extra cake left over from Maddie’s birthday party last weekend (I still need to upload videos and pictures, but I promise a post is coming soon about her party). So Chuck brought it to work with him. He sent an email to his coworkers and attached this picture that he put together!...