Loving You All the More

  There is promise of spring in the air. Subtle, but present. The boys are itching for spring, as am I. We’re searching for robins, shoots of green, and life to return to the woods. They are anxious for outdoor exploring, baseball in the backyard, bike rides, and encore camping adventures.  I’m looking forward to …

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Bedtime Stories: Bunk Bed Edition

Bedtime stories have taken on a new location. No more smooshing, crushing, wedging, squirming… And it comes with a great view.   {Because several of you asked or emailed about where we purchased our bunk beds, we found a local woodworking company, Boles Woodworking, who custom builds beds.  They are solid wood and constructed beautifully. …

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Throwing A Candy Land Themed Birthday Party

This weekend we celebrated our quadruplet boys 5th birthday with an ultimate Sugar Fest!  We threw a Candy Land Themed party with sweets and treats. How could one go wrong with old fashioned candies, brownies, cakes, and cookies?  I went the simple route with invitations, and sent this one via Pingg.com The boys were so …

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Homemade Cleaning Recipe for Furniture Polish {Pledge}

We’re prepping for a whopper of a birthday party in our home, running around like chickens with our head’s cut off, gathering supplies, cleaning, and baking. I’m sooooo excited to share it with all of you next week! So in getting the house in order, I knew that everything needed a good dusting, but realized …

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This Motherhood Gig

This Motherhood Gig? It has its ups and downs. It has it’s struggles, battles of wills, humbling moments, mommy guilt, shortcomings revealed, pride, and challenges galore. But you know what?  There are some shining moments (sometimes they are mere glimmers) that reveal that this motherhood gig is so worthwhile. The training, the teaching, the discipline, …

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Wombmates to Cribmates to Roommates to Bunkmates

First they were wombmates, Then they changed to cribmates, Who transitioned to roommates, That last night turned into bunkmates. {and roommates again}   All together in the same room. A room FULL of boys and memories in the making! Happy 5th Birthday, Boys! Enjoy bunking together, and remember these bunk beds, sheets, mattresses, and mattress …

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Preemies to Kings

Our tiny miracles turn FIVE today. It’s absolutely astonishing. What a road we’ve journeyed together, Sweet Miracle Boys! I never thought I’d give birth to a baby that would be dependent on ventilators, tubes, wires, and monitors to survive.  I never could have fathomed the helplessness I would feel to watch one of my babies …

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Super Bowl Roast Beef Sandwich Roll Recipe

For those of you looking for a crowd-pleasing recipe for this week’s Super Bowl, this is a all around “winner”. I modified this recipe from a recipe I cut out of an old issue of Taste of Home Magazine years ago. Super Bowl Roast Beef Sandwich Roll Ingredients: 2 loaves of frozen bread dough 1 …

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