A Day in the Life of a Minnesota Winter












This past week has been one of recovery, which I talked about in my previous post, but I did catch a few other moments on camera! Actually, Dan took the first two – while I was getting the house ready before surgery, Dan took Mazy upstairs to help him mud a room we are trying…
This little squirt is soon to be 1, which is crazy, but actually not so crazy. We feel we have enjoyed every minute with her and we are just soaking in every moment we can! Mazy sure is learning so much, so quickly! Now if she wants something, she can eventually scoot on her tush…
This past week hasn’t been an easy one, health-wise, but I will say it has been an AMAZING week at HOME! So thankful that this past week did not entail anymore hospital stays, and just a follow up in Ann Arbor. God sure has been gracious and gave us a bit of a break from…
Christmas cards. Some people love them, some people sigh at the thought of sending them out. Ironically, one of the biggest tasks of Christmas, besides buying gifts, can be making/designing/creating/buying/sending out your Christmas cards. Why do you send out a Christmas card? Do you send them out just because you feel like you “have” to?…
So now what? What kind of an impact has this trip had on Dan and I? Well, first of all, here are a few things that we miss: the team bonding, the Haitian/Dominican people, the scenery, loud music, crazy driving, Manuel, the mountains, getting dirty, building/laying block, and the weather. Yeah the loud music we…
Last week of Christmas break and it sure did not disappoint! Though I’ll fully admit, Mazy is completely ready to go back (insert crazy face emoji). After a long quarantine, going back for a week, then being off for 2, she’s ready to get back to it. This week we had fun playing games, playing…