Slices of Life

 *Originally posted January 5, 2018 when my boys were 10, 11, & 13.    We enjoyed another quiet week at home. Temperatures are staying quite cold and we had a few snowstorms again this week. The forecasters were predicting a huge storm to hit Wednesday night into Thursday morning dumping another foot or so of snow and we were prepared to lose power.  Losing power is always a real headache but losing power in the middle of winter when temperatures are below freezing is so much worse.  Temperatures aren't forecasted to get much above 2 degrees for the next few weeks!  So we are quite happy to hibernate at home. It was so cold on Friday (like single digits cold) that the boys and I elected to stay inside and wrap up with our blankets.  We watched Boss Baby and Despicable Me 3.  Evan and Ian worked on another Lego set Evan had gotten for Christmas. Evan put together the building while Ian built the dragon.  Alec put together his Lego ...

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and wishing you all a very happy New Year as well. We said goodbye (for now) to Alec as he headed back to school and we're all ready to settle into our new routines... which will be shaken up a bit with my brother moving in temporarily. Wish us all luck!     I'm looking forward to a new year of parties and can't wait to see what you've shared. I pulled a few features from our last party in December that I hope you'll all enjoy and I can't wait to see what you have to share today.  A few that caught my eye: Silk Blouse, Skinny Jeans & A Navy Trench Coat by Curated By Jennifer     How to Repair and Paint an Antique Picture Frame by Petticoat Junktion    Taste of Sandals & Beaches Resort at Home: Mini Caprese Pizza Copycat Recipe by Shoreline Journeys Travel LLC     Lion's Den Gorge and Our First Night in Port Washington by Amy's Creative Pursuits   This party will remain open unt...

2025 was another wonderful year for our family. We had lots of fun moments and memories and I love starting off our new year with a little look back at some of those that stand out the most!  In January we..  Celebrated Ian's college graduation! Had a birthday party for Alec And went to the Van Gogh exhibit. In February.. Evan and I toured one last college; it sure was interesting the day after a huge snow storm hit! Alec and I went to see & Juliet; we LOVED the show so much. In March  We met up with friends over Alec's spring break for a lovely (if cold!) hike.  We also went to the botanical garden's orchid show.  We took the younger two boys to see OVO; it was a wonderful Cirque Du Soleil show!  And went to the Aquarium over Evan's spring break. in April Ian turned 21! I went to Louisville with "the girls." and we moved Alec home from college.  In May   We took the moms out for a delicious mother's day meal and really my whole Mother's day w...