My husband and father had a fun time changing out our master bathroom faucets tonight. It was desperately needed as our old faucets (probabl...

Remember Terri Schiavo? That won't be me! Derek finalized our will and living will documents and we had them officially signed and notar...

It happens about once a year. I refer to it as the "Annual Skin Removal Process" and it works best when running outside on hard, s...

I can't believe I only started this journey less than a year ago and have posted 100 times! I also can't believe we were in Europe ...

For anyone who loved reading Marley and Me , this will be your next favorite READ! This book, written by Garth Stein , tell the story of co...

Such a great song and we only did about 74 dances to that song my senior year of being on the Pacesetters Dance Team! It's been a decade...

My little angelic bear turned 2 years old Sunday! I can't believe she's already 14 years old in human years! She has matured so much...

It was 10 years ago this weekend when my family was moving me into GSP at KU. I finally felt like a free adult and was so excited to be done...

I was playing with Bailey last night and was gouged by these things! Looks like someone is in need of a good clipping before we have friends...

While trimming my front yard bushes today, I noticed a couple wasps flying around this bush - Only when I finished and was cleaning up the t...

If you spotted Derek darting through oncoming traffic on Pflumn this past weekend, here’s why. On Saturday morning, Derek was picked up by h...

This is what we had yesterday at work to celebrate the birthday of a co-worker who loves chocolate. Needless to say, we were the hit of the ...

After a bit of research and calling around, we finally settled on having our Family Boating Day this past weekend at Hillsdale Lake. After a...

This past weekend, Derek had his 10 year high school reunion and it was a blast! Our friends had a bunch of people over for some food and dr...

This past Sunday, Derek and I ventured out to Pomona, Kansas (population 1,000) to surprise his great aunt, Reta, for her 90th birthday get ...

So after seeing Food Inc on Thursday with some friends, I couldn't WAIT to visit Kansas City's biggest farmers market, the Riverside...

Derek has a natural ability to calm babies in any situation. It's actually an awesome talent to have seeing as we'll have children o...

This past weekend, Derek and I spent a day with his family helping his grandma move from her house in a tiny town called Lamont, to her new ...

Last night around 9pm, Derek and I headed into the bedroom to wind down and watch a bit of the tube before we went to sleep. As we entered t...

So after catching up on some much-needed Z's, I'm finally getting to my NYC post. We had an amazing time there for our anniversary a...

4 years ago today, Derek and I were getting ready to start our lives as a married couple! It's so crazy to think that it's already b...

For Fathers Day on Sarah's side, we decided to grill out these Shrimp Kabobs ! INGREDIENTS - 1 cup Italian salad dressing, divided - 2 ...

Happy Fathers Day to my dad, the ultimate jokster, and Derek's dad, the blackberry addict! All joking aside, you two have helped mold u...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterized by a persistent pattern of impulsiveness and inattention, with or without ...

This weekend, we had our good friends, The Phelans , stay with us as they were in town for a couple of family-related events. On Friday, Mic...

Our quick, 52 hour vacation in Orlando was a nice little retreat full of great laughs, great friends and great food (no calorie counting )! ...

Today is my best friend and husband's birthday (and the 7th one we have celebrated together if you can believe it!) We decided to have o...

This weekend was a definite flower overload. It seems like we were completely surrounded everywhere we went! We started Saturday morning off...