Year 34, lots of changes

Oops, I always try to do a Happy Birthday post for Lo and I forgot this year.  I didn’t forget his birthday…just to post about it.  Babies will do that to you. Thirty-four was a big year for Lo – he became a father and 

Welcome to the World, Jenson

I’ve been MIA around here because I had a baby!  Jenson Charles arrived 9 days early, and we are so in love with him.  My doctor had been telling us that I would probably need to be induced because I wasn’t showing any progress.  She 

Happy Birthday Mom!

Today is mom’s birthday! (this was supposed to get posted yesterday – whoops!) I love this picture of her as a little girl.  She’s the one in the middle. Just a few years later on her birthday (I’m on the right): Riding down Mt. Haleakala 3 

Mother’s Day DIY Canvas Painting

For Mother’s Day this year, I wanted to make my mom a painting with a saying that I remembered seeing on a Lenny and Eva bracelet:  “Her children arise and call her blessed.”  Proverbs 31:28 I had the plan to make this for awhile, but 

Happy 46th Anniversary Dad and Mom!

My parents have been married 46 years today!  After raising six daughters, they are grandparents to 7.75 and enjoying the life of leisure that they deserve. (And yes, everyone says my dad is a saint for raising 6 daughters, but we made it easy on 

Happy Birthday Summy!

It’s my sister Summer’s birthday today! We are closest in age, and probably closest in personalities…which means we didn’t like each other all of the time until we were adults.  We fought physically on a regular basis all of our childhood.  She always got in 

Happy Father’s Day!

We went to my parents’ house for the weekend and got to spend Father’s Day with most of the family.  We cooked out Saturday and Sunday, and just hung out. The first thing that people say when I say I have 5 sisters (and no 

Happy Birthday Jackie!

My sister Jackie had a birthday on Sunday!  From the looks of Facebook photos, she had a great time in Put-in-Bay for the weekend with some friends.  I’m late posting this because we had a crazy busy weekend and were at the Zoo most of 

Sunday Social – Blogging

It’s Sunday Social day where Ashley and Neely post questions each week for people to answer on their blogs and a linkup. What is the name of your blog? How long have you been blogging? I have two.  I’ve been writing Columbus on the Cheap 

Sunday Social – The New Year

It’s Sunday Social day where Ashley and Neely post questions each week for people to answer on their blogs and a linkup. Do you plan to change any of your eating habits in the new year? Not specifically.  I could stand to clean it up.