We had Arden’s second visit to the dentist this week. I’m not sure what’s going on with the goofy look on my face, but she did awesome! She did super with the hygienist; she really didn’t want to let the Dr. look in her mouth, but she went ahead and did it. She’s got all {…Continue Reading}
Today is my birthday – my daughter says “Happy Arden Day” instead of Happy Birthday, so I’m stealing it and calling it Happy Jenn Day to me! I’m 37 today, and I’ve decided that I don’t care if that number is larger than 29. I’d rather hope people think I look young for my age {…Continue Reading}
Sorry I’ve been MIA around here. I’ve been busy entertaining my inlaws for the last week and a bit and dealing with erratic weather here in Michigan – 90’s for three days in a row followed by three days of barely 60. That’s Michigan weather for ya’! I mostly entertained Arden and prepared meals while {…Continue Reading}
Dave and I aren’t new to camping – both of us had hiked a respectable amount before meeting and getting married – me in Denali and the West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island, and he sections of the Apalatian Trail and other rustic trails in the southeast. So the problem isn’t that we lack experience {…Continue Reading}
We interrupt our normally scheduled post about Mother to Be, Being, Been to bring you… Yes, I do have a life outside of hosting my first blog competition. Today, Michigan weather played nicely for a change and it was sunny and semi-warm so we played with chalk in the driveway for a bit before bedtime. Arden {…Continue Reading}
image source As if having a cold isn’t bad enough, having a cold while pregnant really blows. I’ve got a real doozy going and since the remedies at my disposal are limited to Sudafed, Tylenol, and cough drops, I’m feeling pretty miserable with a deep cough, sinus pain, runny nose, and congestion. I had big {…Continue Reading}
If you’ve seen the movie Up, then you know of what I speak. If you haven’t – what are you waiting for, it’s really funny for adults and kids alike! Anyways, many of the characters in the animated movie are dogs that can talk through translators on their collars, and one of the dogs has an {…Continue Reading}
In preparation for baby #2’s arrival, we ordered a toddler bed to free up the crib for the new nursery. It arrived a couple of days ago and I put it together in the evening while Dave was putting Arden to sleep. The plan was originally to wait a little bit, but we had shown {…Continue Reading}
I have the dress part of my giveway version of the Every Occasion Dress completed, so I thought I’d tease a bit with a couple of sneek peek photos… Jennifer asked if I could use a different fabric than the original birdcage print, so I prowled her blog My Mommy Can to try to get a {…Continue Reading}
I feel like I had an unusually productive day considering my lack of motivation lately. Here’s how my day went: Woke up ~ 7:00 Got Arden up and dressed Made scones for breakfast with Arden “helping” Took a shower Intervened with a toddler meltdown – she wanted to color with marker pens and Daddy didn’t want {…Continue Reading}
