Well, I told my kids that I wouldn’t blog this week, as we are in Florida visiting family together. However, they have deserted me in favor of spending time with their uncles and grandfather so I was going through my blog reader (492 posts, show-off’s) and came across this fun meme at Musings of a Housewife. So, to quelch…
Monthly Archives: December 2009
A Talk with Jesus
Image via Wikipedia I admit it. I let it get to me. The hustle and bustle of holiday preparations. The stress of moving. Preparing for a looong road trip the day after Christmas. Seemingly ungrateful children. The 20″ of snow that threw a wrench in my plans for the week (and y’all know how I…
Outraged
Image via Wikipedia So, I was born in Maryland and consider the Eastern Shore of Maryland my true home. However, for the last fifteen years I have lived in West Virginia- the Mountain State. My husband was born and raised here, my children were born and are being raised here. And I happen to love…
Say Cheese…
Yes, so I know I said today that I would be posting sporadically and now I’m posting twice in one day- but that is what happens when I take a hot cocoa break from unpacking boxes to check my Google reader…I discover adorable post ideas like this one from the Happy Housewife. She challenged us…
Our Christmas Letter
Here is our year in review (that got mailed with our Christmas cards last week). We are still settling in to the new house and packing to leave for Florida to visit family the day after Christmas. My posting will be sporadic until after the New Year so I wanted to take this opportunity to…
Winner
Image via Wikipedia Gail Klanchesser with comment number 18 has won the $25 American Express gift card. Please contact me at melissa at organizedlifebydesign dot com with your mailing address to redeem your prize within 48 hours. Congratulations! Thanks to all who entered!
Tale of Two Houses
There once was a girl with a house: It’s time to move, agreed her spouse. So, they packed up their things, tried not to cling and prepared to create a new adventure. The ugly border must go Hard work and time will show That this house can be home It matters not where you roam…
Monday Mingle #3
Courtesy of our host Eighty MPH Mom, here is my Monday Mingle. Have a great week everyone!
I am not a scrooge…
Image via Wikipedia To prove the fact that, despite the absence of a Christmas tree in our home right now, I am not Mrs. Scrooge I decided to swipe this meme from my friend Karie at The Five Fish. Feel free to swipe it yourself, I would love to know your answers =) 1.) Have…
The Stranger in the Bed
So today, here’s the question I want to ask: have you ever been at a low point in your marriage? How did you turn it around? It was a Friday in early 2004. I won’t go into how frustrating a time it was that the school system was unable to deal with a troubled boy,…
