Pumpkins

This year we decided to wait till closer to Halloween to pick our pumpkins.  We decided to keep it close to home and would just go to a local nursery, but we were so impressed and happy with our choice.  It was a perfect morning for picking pumpkins and they...

Apples, Apples and more apples

Last weekend we went apple picking with our lunch bunch friends to Masker Orchards in Warwick, NY.  It’s a little more then an hour from us, and the drive gave us an opportunity to do a little leaf peeping.  I really do love this time of year and...

Life isn’t as perfect as it seems

I’ve had some conversations recently with my friends about how we perceive other peoples blogs and how ours are perceived.  I was so interested to hear their thoughts about what I appear to be and how we see others.   I use this blog as a way to talk...

CTFD

Mike and I recently heard about a new parenting method called:  Calm the F*&% Down and we knew instantly this was our method of parenting.  This not only refers to the child but more so the parents.  So many parents are in a tizzy about getting...

I look good!

Today for the 1st time in a very long time I woke up looked in the mirror and thought I look good.  I’m comfortable and happy with how my body looks and feels.  That doesn’t mean I don’t want to lose a few more pounds or “tighten...

6 year anniversary

            It’s our 6 year anniversary and I can honestly say that I’m still as happy now as when I was first a newlywed.  These past 6 years we’ve been through so many ups and downs and while some days we drive...