One thing I hate the most is lying. It irritates me even more when they choose to lie about the stupid of things. A couple of years ago we went through a phase with Zander and now it's Quentin. This lying phase has made the differences in their personalities even more noticeable. All I had to do with Zander is explain that if he told the truth right then, I wouldn't be nearly as mad if he told me the truth later. Almost every single time he'd fess up. Quentin on the other hand is tight lipped no matter what. There are times that his dimples betray him so we know he did it. sadly, most of the time he can lie to us with a straight face. I talk with each of them separately in order to get the truth. I've … [Read more...]
Make Your Dishes Sparkle with Cascade Platinum #MyPlatinum #Sponsored
June 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
With summer being in full swing around here one thing is for sure, we have a lot of dirty dishes! I'd love to be able to say that I stay on top of them, but I'd be lying. Sometimes it takes six or more hours for the sink to get emptied. The worst part is the four males living with me, also know as Hubby and the boys, magically forget to rinse their dishes before piling them in the sink. This time of the year is becomes more of an issue when we have barbecue sauce, spaghetti sauce and pizza sauce that ends up drying and gluing the dishes together. As I load the dishwasher I wonder whose bright idea was it to buy white dishes for our family. The current brand of dishwashing product that we are using doesn't get all of those … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday {Brody’s New Pet}
June 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Zander brought this fully engorged tick to me last week after it fell off of Brody. I put it in a container just in case he developed a fever or rash and the tick needed to be tested. Right away Brody decided that this tick was his new pet. Every 20 minutes for three days he updated everyone on what it was doing. Brody was one sad little boy on Sunday when we smashed and flushed his new pet since he hadn't experienced any worrisome symptoms. … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday {Target Practice}
June 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The boys and I practiced with this target. … [Read more...]
Camping with the family?
May 30, 2013 by 2 Comments
When Zack and I started to get serious over 11 years ago, we knew we were opposites. He is and always has been a nature lover. Fishing, hunting and camping are a few of his favorite things. He spent many weekends camping and exploring nature while growing up. More than once we've gone down to the area that he camped with his family while growing up. That area was not a public campground, it was a portion of privately owned land. I, on the other hand prefer amusement parks, shopping malls and road trips. I spent plenty of time traveling and exploring different cities and their attractions during my younger years. There isn't much that I love more than road trips, amusement parks and water parks! Before the kids were born we would … [Read more...]
Tree Hut has your skin covered this summer!
May 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tree Hut for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Warmer weather has arrived and most of us are ditching boots in favor of sandals and flip flops. The only problem I see with that is many of us tend to neglect our feet during the cold winter months. I’ll admit that I’m among that group and have opted for sneakers instead of sandals for just that reason. I’d much rather not show off my winter feet! Be honest with me, how many times have you looked at the feet of the people in sandals and flip flops around you and cringed because you spotted a pair or two that needed some love and then … [Read more...]
