Funny Family Stories

Whoo! I love summer- but I always tend to completely fall off the wagon in ever sense of the word when summer first hits- because I still treat it like when I was in school and had summer time! I sleep in, I take my time, I relax-- and so my blogging has taken a hit. Dante graduated from 1st grade! YEAH! I can't believe he will be a 2nd grader next year- and Erin will be in kindergarten-- time flies! Here are some pictures of Dante at his gradution and then following those are some of our... Read Full Story

Is that a song or do I have it wrong? I guess I'll google it later when I have a meaningless minute to spare. In the mean time I will entertain you all with our delightful night of roller skating with the kids for the first time EVER!! For Christmas we got Dante roller blades and Erin roller skates, and we finally took them to an actual roller rink about a month ago - AND like 5 months since we got them their skates- GO US! Anyhow- it was a lot of fun- here are TOO many pictures for your... Read Full Story

MOVE FURNITURE!! Yes- something makes me feel so good when I move furniture and it also makes things seem so different, almost like I'm in a new house all over again:) I remember a post from my friend Morgan a while ago about her moving furniture all by herself, so I thought I would give it a try-- and I think I did a pretty darn good job:) And yes- every piece moved- was done ALL by myself! What do you think? Are you SOO proud of me?? I sure was! Here is the before master bedroom- king... Read Full Story

This past week we had the wonderful privilege to spend it with Chet's parents who flew in from California. The kids loved spending a lot of time with Grandma and Grandpa Ranger. I'm so sad- I don't have hardly any pics as my camera decided to go "kaput".... and suck the life out of every battery I put in it 2 seconds after I put them in it. Why we sold the Digital Rebel XTi- I'll never know.. actually I do know why- it is the same as it is with our cell phones- Chet can only hold onto a model... Read Full Story

Last summer my mom had a great idea about having a "kids" garden in our back yard. So, this summer we are keeping up the tradition. Today Erin and my mom went to go pick out flowers and tomorrow morning we will take out the old, turn the soil and plant the new! Let's hope for a prettier garden this year... last year it didn't get watered that much... maybe because it was the "kids" garden I didn't feel like it was my responsibility to water it... so- maybe that is why I haven't let my kids... Read Full Story