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18 years. The other day, while Mazy was taking a nap, I started to think about the fact that I have 18 years to raise this child. I have 18 years to teach her all I know about life. I have 18 privileged years of having her in our home (and maybe a few more…
The end of another year. 2019. When I was a kid, I used to think about what my life would look like when I was 15, 20, 30, etc. Here I now sit, at the ripe ole age of 36, trying to remember in detail, what I envisioned my life looking like. I’d like to…
How are you all doing? Dan and I have often said that even though this is such a crazy time, we also couldn’t be more thankful for it. We sure have spent a lot of time together, but it’s been wonderful. We’ve been able to do things we normally wouldn’t do, like finish concrete around…
So glad to have our “Mazy” back after she was pretty down and out the week prior! Her goofiness has reappeared and is just a different kid, like they often say after sicknesses! Dan and I have welcomed it now, but have not had near the severity of it as Mazy did! Did not take…
We knew the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas would fly by, and we sure were not wrong! Hard to believe we will be leaving once again for Michigan for Christmas this week! We value that time with family incredibly, so we would not miss the opportunity. It has been a VERY chilly week in Minnesota….
We are turning up the heat here in West Michigan. Or I should say the air conditioning! Fun and sun have arrived and we are trying to embrace it to the fullest. Even though we don’t have a cottage, we decided to make our home feel like a cottage – as my husband would say,…