Massachusetts

A picture of a little boat house near where "the shot heard 'round the world" was fired on April 19, 1775. David and I are in the Boston area. Got here on Tuesday and will be heading home tomorrow. So much history here! We've loved it! And we were able to spend some time with Debbie and her family. We would love to come back. It's fantastic and I highly recommend a trip here! More when we return home...

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2001

Last pics for the night...promise.

Wish: Rewind

I'm smiling, laughing and tearing up looking through these pictures. If I had one wish, I think it would be to go back to when my kids were little...and hopefully to enjoy those times more. Not that I didn't enjoy them. I did. I just wish I would've enjoyed them more and realized how quickly they would be gone. I sure do love my family and I'm grateful that we have the opportunity to be an eternal family. I get to enjoy the people I love FOREVER!

Halloween Past

Just looking through some old photos and thought I'd share. I love looking at old photos. I haven't really scrapbooked much lately. I've started a couple of new hobbies (crochet and sewing), so those take up some of my scrapbooking time. But since school started I've just been really busy. I'm doing a little redecorating/organizing. Hopefully I'll be done with that by the end of November and I can spend some more time scrapbooking these precious photos! I will try to share pics of the progress I make on the decorating front.

Pretty Sweet

Isn't this fun? Makes me want to plan a Halloween party! Six days away and I still need to decorate our porch. I've got an idea, just need to go get the pumpkins.

Back-to-School shopping

Well, it's that time. Back-to-school shopping. Over the weekend i had the kids make a list of what they needed for the start of school. They had to be fairly specific: how many jeans or shorts, how many tees, how many button-up shirts, how many neutral (khaki, gray, black, white, etc) skirts, how many printed skirts, how many casual shoes, how many flats, belts, underwear, etc. Then we sat together as a family and went over each list and figured out about how much each would cost and which stores the kids wanted to shop. We totaled the list and yesterday we went to the bank, got out the cash and headed to the stores. It was fantastic! Everyone knew pretty much what they were looking for and didn't waste time looking at stuff that wasn't on their list. If they found what they needed and the price was lower than what we estimated...Yeah! If it was more, they had to pay the difference or they could wait and we will look for it at a different store. I loved it, they loved it. Lauren only bought one thing, but we still have stores from her list that we didn't get to. Dallin and Sara got most of what they need. The girls need new backpacks. Sara got hers: bright pink from Vans. For us, it's worth it to spend $12-15 more on a quality backpack because the kids can use them for 2-3 years. I bought Lauren a backpack at TJ Maxx last year and she needs a new one because it's ripping. Sara has been using her Roxy one for 3 years and it's just now that she needs a new one. Dallin got a Quicksilver one last year and it's looks brand new and might even last through high school (can't believe he only has two years left!).
Anyway, it was a good day. We walked and shopped at an outdoor mall and it was beautiful. I love hanging out with my kids. I love to listen to them shop together and ask each other, "How does this look?", "Would it be weird to wear this with that?", "Does this look too young (or old)?" I'm grateful that David has a job that allows us to get some new school stuff. I wish he could've been shopping with us...but someone has to make sure PacSun has the stuff kids want, right? Love you David.