Our back deck has always been one of my very favorite places. We’ve made so many fun memories out there since we bought the house. It’s where many of my favorite photos were snapped. (Mostly of them blowing bubbles because kids make hilarious faces while they’re blowing bubbles!) This year, we started a small potted…
I have always been a huge fan of journals. I could write a whole series of blog posts about how awesome they are. (Maybe I will. Would anyone be interested in that?) I LOVE going back and reading my old journals. I might even venture to say they’re my favorite books on our shelves. But…
Disclaimer: I might be the only one who thinks this is funny. So you are probably looking at that image thinking, “What the what??!” Let me explain. The other night I was looking through an old journal, from when Shaun and I were engaged. About a month before our wedding I had a crazy dream,…
I bought a new pen a few weeks ago, and I LOVE IT. I mean, seriously, look how tiny that tip is. It’s perfect for mini paintings. Paintings in general really. I just love my pen. It makes me happy. That metal mechanical pencil is also pretty awesome. And I don’t know what I’d do…
I took the kids to the library yesterday when I got home from work to give Dad a break since he hasn’t been feeling well. It was kind of amazing how well-behaved they were! Juniper whispered the entire time and cleaned up the toys whenever she moved on to something else. And Flynn didn’t try…
I am a huge advocate for journal writing, or just memory keeping in general. Whether it be a journal, scrapbook, photo album, blog or shoe box full of random papers. Memories are so so important to me. Journals in particular have a special place in my heart, and I feel every single person should keep…