Author: Val

Sunday Social: Halloween

Sunday Social: Halloween

It’s Sunday Social day where Ashley and Neely post questions each week for people to answer on their blogs and a linkup.  This week’s questions are all about Halloween. 1. What was your favorite Halloween costume as a kid? I don’t remember honestly.  I only 

Friday iPhone Dump

I’m linking up with Jen over at Ramblings of a Suburban Mom for Friday iPhone Dump today.  I used to post my weekly workouts on Fridays, but I’m not doing any workouts that would be worth posting.  Okay, that’s a lie…I’m not doing workouts at 

Sunday Social – Life

I’m trying to get back to posting more regularly again, though I know there will be plenty of times that I just can’t because I’m too busy or too tired in the next few months.  My focus will probably be more on our family than 

Some things to remember during life change

Some things to remember during life change

I read this article today from Unclutter: Keeping your head above water when you’re exhausted and/or going through a major life change. The article makes some excellent points that I need to try to remember for the next couple of weeks and months.  I have 

12 Days of Parenthood

12 Days of Parenthood

Despite never knowing what day it is, it has been 12 days since Jenson was born.  Before he was born, people kept asking if we were ready.  My response was usually that our house was ready, we had everything we needed, and that we were 

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 

Sunday Social: Middle and High School

It’s Sunday Social day where Ashley and Neely post questions each week for people to answer on their blogs and a linkup.  This week’s questions are all about the old days of middle and high school. 1. What were you like in middle school and 

Menu Monday: Butternut Squash

It’s Menu Monday again.  I’m terrible at menu planning because I have no idea what our evenings will bring, so it’s easy to post our meals after the fact. This was supposed to be posted on Monday, but I posted something else…and then something else.  

Nursery Photos!

The nursery is finally done!  I didn’t really want a theme for the nursery, but if there is one, it would be “woodlands”, I guess.  I just wanted grays and whites that would go with the light sage color of the walls from when we 

Baby Watch: Week 37

Now I really feel ready for the baby.  The house is about as ready as it needs to be and he’s considered full-term now, so he’s welcome to join us anytime!  Unfortunately, my cervical check on Friday showed no progress again – actually she said