My Grandpa died yesterday, on December 6th 2009. He lived a full life, filled with the joy of love and children, grandchildren and great grandchildren; as well as a the occasional pain that the Lord throws our way throughout the journey of our lives. Being a highly decorated veteran of World War 2, he's had to pay the price in recent years suffering from the severe pain that is a result of ... [ Read More ]

Nick and I love to entertain... and last weekend we were delighted to have Nick's sister Sarah come to visit, with her 3 children, Draven, Alyssa, and baby Haleigh, as well as Grandma Judy! They drove up all the way from Muscatine just to see us and our new place!! After a tour of all 3 stories of our house... we had sloppy joes for lunch and got suited up to go ride horses down the road. ... [ Read More ]

When it comes to vehicles, I'm a fairly low maintenance kinda girl. I don't care how old it is, or what color. As long as it gets me around, and I feel generally safe in it... like it's not going to break down on me at any moment. This character quality that I possess was of utmost importance to my husband when choosing a mate, as he is very opinionated when it comes to automobiles of ... [ Read More ]

This past weekend, we had the great privilege of having my family out to the homestead for a little meatloaf and bonfire action. Only about 6 of them were able to make it, but we'll take what we can get. On that front, I'd like to give a little shoutout to my far away siblings whom we love and miss. Nathan, Kelly, and my best buddy Miles (almost 1!!) are staked out in New York ... [ Read More ]