Yesterday I begged my cousin to do me a favor and let me take pictures of her playing with my girls in the leaves.  She was game, so we went to some local apartments and let the girls run WILD!  They loved the leaves!  It was cool and misty, and I wore a short [...]

Today we took the girls to the Orr Family Farm, to play, pick pumpkins, pet animals, and go through a giant corn maze.  I wish I could be writing about how much fun it was.  I wish that the girls had loved it.  I wish we’d have skipped it altogether!  

We paid an exorbitant amount [...]

Come on Skyler, let me see your pretty face!  (That’s what we say when we want her to get her hair out of her eyes.)

So she fixes it, bats her eyes, and waits for us to tell her how beauuuuutiful she is.  Too beautiful for words!

I can’t really track the train of thought that led to me laughing so hard last night while I should have been trying to go to sleep.  Sometimes I have no idea how I get from point A to point B.  However I got there, here’s what I was laughing at:

Back in my teenage years, [...]

I’m teaching them to sweep up crumbs.  And it’s their FAVORITE thing to do!  WooHoo!!!!!

Every person in life has their own unique set of talents.  Some people are funny.  Some people are incredibly smart.  Some are athletic.   I think I’m a good organizer and cook.  I try to be a great mom.  I don’t nag my husband and I’m not bossy.  I’m fairly smart.  I’m a faithful defender [...]

Saturday night turned out to be very dark, clear, and chilly.  Even though my fingers were too cold to even properly hold my book, I decided it was worth it to sit out on the deck and read, since indoors, it was impossible to escape the sound of the football games on TV.  (And I [...]

To Sunshine:

I love you in the morning, I love you at mid-day.  I love you at night when I dream about you, I love your golden rays.

I love what you do to flowers, trees, grass, & skin.  I love when you chase away showers, and warm up the cold wind.

Your friend,

Lesli

P.S.  Please don’t give me [...]

It is done!  My hair is chopped off.  My head feels lighter.   No big deal to  a normal person, but a hair cut is a big deal to me!  Here’s why:  

I hate them.  

Yes, I sure do.  But, this time fate smiled on me and I lucked out big time.  I called Monday [...]

As we headed to the lake this past weekend, I couldn’t help but be excited about the thought of the cold, crisp weather and the beautiful leaves.  I thought it would be really pretty.  What we got when we arrived was so far beyond pretty I can’t even really describe it!   (Well I could, [...]