I've known since a young age that my true calling was working with animals. The problem was that I didn't want to commit to Vet scho...

Anyone who is a dog lover, and especially a lab lover, should definitely read this book! Marley and Me tells the story of a young couple who...

My latest read, The Glass Castle , is a wonderful story that really opened my eyes to how thankful I should be for everything I have. This m...

At 4am Friday night, Derek and I awoke to winds so loud that we thought our house was going to fall over. Somehow we missed the weather repo...

Ever since I can remember, eating my mothers banana bread around Christmas made me the happiest person around. She makes it with maraschino ...

We didn't make it last year to take Bailey as a pup to see Santa, so we decided to take them together this year to get some pictures. Af...

I accept this award and would like to thank my mother-in-law for purchasing and saving this wonderful Christmas sweater which bedazzles anyo...

As much as I love driving up to Lawrence each home KU basketball game, five straight years of doing this has taken it's toll.... especia...

For the past 2 years, we have gotten over the fact that our kitchen and living room wall color had a rosy tint to it. When daylight or our y...

Another Thanksgiving down without completely over stuffing myself! I just can't "two-plate" it like I used to be able to. I...

We decided last weekend that our garage had too much junk sitting on the ground waiting for insects to find their way into the packaging. Th...

That's how long until Derek, some friends and I will be soaking up sun rays on the beach of Cancun. See, I have a problem which I now ca...

Of flip-flop season that is. I had already tucked my trusty fav's into the closet in fear of big-toe frostbite, but the weatherman gave ...

Basketball season is back and we are beyond excited. When I wake up in the morning and realize it's another game day and that I get to w...

What else do you do with an extra hour on a relaxing Sunday? While doing laundry, I thought it would be hilarious to stuff the girls in our ...

My arms are still sore from waving the wheat so much! I believe this makes FOUR out of FIVE games beating those power-towel lovers. And I al...

No... I'm not talking about my hatred for sexy moles like the one that Enrique Iglesias got removed. I'm talking about the creepy-l...

After several hours in the car this past weekend on a visit to a family wedding in Oklahoma, I finally finished the book Something Blue by E...

Derek and I both ran the Kansas City Half Marathon Saturday the 18th and got two good times! My goal was to come in under 2 hrs 45 min and I...

We had some friends over this weekend and since I'm on the cooking kick, here's the kabobs that we tried and loved. They probably co...

I found an awesome recipe and made it last night for Derek. We both LOVED it and it was really easy to make. Here it is in case anyone needs...

While writing this blog, I'm already contemplating getting some lottery tickets tonight so that I can win big and move to Paris! Althoug...

Just trying to test this new blogging thing so that I can get it up and running! Meanwhile, let's post a picture of our two children!......