Well we made it through our first week post-Thanksgiving break. We really enjoyed our break. With Quinn in school full-time (kindergarten), having him for a whole week made it feel like the good old days! To top it off, Ross was off of work Tuesday-Sunday. The kiddos fit in two sleepovers and we had two days of Thanksgiving. We also took a trip to Chicago. We were able to spend the day at the Museum of Science and Industry and then grab dinner and dessert in the city before shooting up 94 ...
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Fall and Thanksgiving Printables
Yesterday we said goodbye to summer and I really am ready to embrace fall now. I did a bit of decorating over the weekend. Pumpkins and warm, earthy smells. Everything feels so cozy! The watercolors in the frames certainly weren't giving me the warm, cozy, fall vibe I was going for. I had the hubs whip these up for me. So much better. Because my decorating is top-notch, I also added some pumpkins I got years ago on clearance for dirt cheap from Shopko and my deer head that I ...
When You Feel Like Whining
I have been feeling pretty whiny lately. I just got braces on Tuesday and they hurt. My mouth is sore and chewing is painful. Day one was no big deal. I may or may not have said to the husband, "I think these braces are no big deal, because I have a really high pain tolerance. I mean....I did carry three babies and have three c/s". Then day two happened and I haven't stopped whining. The husbands wants to know what happened to my "high pain tolerance" and keeps quoting me. Good thing I can ...
