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What a fun Memorial holiday weekend! Nanny and Poppy came for a visit and arrived on Friday evening. They missed DH’s delicious Mexican Lasagne, but that’s another post in itself! We are very luck to have family visit often from both Florida and Pennsylvania. Ironically, in all the visits my parents have made here we […]
I am truly blessed with a life filled with love and happiness. As my children grow and make homemade gifts in school for holidays, it takes me back to seeing my own handmade treasures still on display in my parent’s home. This year I was presented with a paper stained glass votive, an herb garden […]
The Hartzell house received awesome news this week! DH will soon be retiring from the stay at home dad circuit! Wahoo!!! DH will be heading back into the full time working grind, and once again we will be a two income household. The last 2+ years we have been hanging in somewhat of a holding […]
My youngest turned three right before Christmas. Jed is fiercely independent, strong-willed and has a wild dare-devil streak in him a mile long! If he’s not leaping between the sofa and coffee table, you will probably find him plotting his next adventure move. As wild as he is, Jed is also my snuggle bug that […]
About 5 weeks ago, my friend Melissa from Full Circle finally received word that she and her husband would indeed be able to adopt the two foster children in their care. Then tragedy struck. A week later, Melissa suddenly and unexpectedly lost her loving husband, Matt. Only recently did I find out about both pieces […]
Everyone loves getting snail mail whether it be a letter from a far away or a postcard from a friend traveling on vacation. But in my opinion, the best mail delivery has got to be the care package. I remember being in college and receiving monthly care packages from my favorite great Aunt Sophie. Inside, […]
We had some major happenings going on for Easter this year and I am finally getting around to posting them. You would think since Easter was so late, this post would have been written and scheduled to publish, but it has just been so crazy that didn’t happen. I decided to announce an award for each of […]
We all want to be the best parent possible, but what happens when you have a moment when you think you are the worst parent in the world? I think back to my own moment. Baby was in her crib and woke in the middle of the night. She was about 10 months old. I […]
Spring has been beautiful this year so far and this past weekend was no exception. Warm sun and cool breezes make for wonderful picnic weather. Picnic lunches are easiest to pack with staples you probably already have in your pantry. Chances are you already have bread on hand to make a few quick sandwiches, or […]