Playing and Praying
I may have mentioned before that we've been a little busy? So, so much in my world right now goes - and must go - unreported. Trying to remember all…
Sun Lakes
A lot of years we have done a photo walk with the family on or the day after New Year's Day. This year the holiday fell on Sunday, which doesn't…
Giving Thanks
Our family time this year was altered slightly by a mis-hap and a misunderstanding. Earlier this week, Grandma Pat took a tumble off her bike and cracked a rib, and…
Little Hands
Mid-Morning Tea
Oh yes, we are so very posh. Laurent, Ellie and Lyssa put together the most delightful tea this morning, and Oma and I were lucky enough to be invited. They not…
You know what they say, “At the end of the day…”
"At the end of the day," "when all is said and done," "this is where the rubber meets the road." No matter how many meltdowns and extreme scream-fests there are…
The Super Summer Extravaganza Mega Heidmann Birthday Blowout
So, we have a lot of birthdays in the summer months - between our house and the East Valley Heidmanns, I count... lessee, from May through August we have: Efrain…
Low Key
Our Independence Day was low key this year. We so often have been up at the ranch over the holiday weekend, but this year we were home - I don't…
On Chaos, Peace, and the End of Perfectionism
I guess I started this post over a month ago, but chaos intervened and I never got around to finishing it. You know what I say to that? Que sera…
5min Kiwi Strawberry Spinach Smoothie!
This looks amazing. I'm posting it here both to share, and so I never lose the recipe. I absolutely love the *idea* of juicing and smoothie-ing for health, it just…
Christmas Baking
I know, I know, I'm late starting the Christmas baking - but whoa, have I found the the perfect frostable sugar cookie recipe! Try it, you'll see. For this batch,…