The best part of homecoming weekend at LCU is getting to see all our kids, including our blonde son and his lovely wife.  We were able to...

What a fun time in life! Prom is right around the corner so my cleat wearing, softball catching girl and I went looking at dresses.  So...

We usually enjoy tamales with chili for dinner on Christmas Eve.  But yesterday I noticed we were out of homemade chili!  So what's a...

I try to refrain from publishing about the kids and who they are dating.  But every once in while I just have to because, well grandpare...

The boy got in from Lubbock yesterday, and while we waited for his arrival the girls and I got busy baking.  With it just being the five ...

With the girl in D.C., the boy in Lubbock, and the oldest with a friend, that means Jon and I have a date night!  I've been looking ...

This post might best be captioned with, 'you might be a home schooler if . . ." your mom signs you up to work a polling place on...

In preschool this week we are learning about Fall, including leaves, weather and all things pumpkin.  I brought in a store bought pie for...

Today our sweet Frankie celebrated the anniversary of her adoption date.  Each year we start off celebrating the day with breakfast in ...

Today the kids headed to the Texas State Fair together.  It's become a tradition since Caleb took off to LCU that they enjoy the fa...

What an enjoyable evening with friends at Barnes and Noble Bookstore.  We went for a book reading and signing by Kevin Henkes who is ...

Caleb came home from LCU for the weekend.  I planned a fun guys day for the boys, provided the girls and I could follow them along.  Our...

In the spring Abigail applied for the SMART Endowed Scholarship at Collin College.  The scholarship:  SMART, Science Mathematics Advanced...

Today was the first day of dual credit classes for Abigail at Collin College.  This semester she's taking Business & Technical Wr...

At the end of June when Caleb turned 21 and we asked what he would like for his birthday he said he wanted to know how to drive a motorc...

This makes me smile!  We decided to take in a movie this morning, after all Caleb and Abigail didn't have to work so we should go pla...

Tonight we actually went out to celebrate our anniversary with a little more than dinner and a movie. We've tried a couple of times...

Jon and I took one of those very elusive date nights. We were celebrating 28 years tonight! We headed to Twisted Root, Jon's favorite...

This week we have had contractors in and out of the house.  It seems the new roof we put on only three years ago leaked with all the rece...

There are several great movies in theaters now. The girls wanted to see the new Samson movie put out by Pure Flix.  It's not the Ce...