Car Conversations

On our way to Walmart last night with 3 of my 6 kids, I caught a glimpse of their conversations in between songs...


Reiner: There was a snake in our driveway today.
Kaplyn: No there wasn't.
Reiner: Yes, there was! I'm not making it up!
Kaplyn: What color?
Reiner: I don't know because I'm lying.











Kaplyn: Eew...Something is stuck to my shoe!









Brandis: My cup leaked. Now our car will smell like milk...I love milk!














Kaplyn: Don't draw on your window Reiner, it will make the window all smeary....












Reiner: Brandis, if the car gets hot it will smell like spoiled milk!!











Brandis: Yay for Walmart...can we get string cheese?!











Kaplyn: I can't wait until summer, I love pool smell!









Reiner: If Walmart still has jelly beans, does that mean it is still Easter?








Brandis: How come we have to buy diapers for Matlyn?
Kaplyn: Because she isn't big enough to use the potty yet.
Brandis: Why?
Kaplyn: Because she is so little that if she falls in, she will get flushed down.










Reiner: Mommy, don't forget to buy Genin some beef turkey...
Kaplyn: You mean beef jerkey Reiner!











Brandis: Can I order a cake for my birthday?
Kaplyn: Your birthday is not until June.
Brandis: Yes, lets order a cake.











Reiner: Lets buy a fishing pole at Walmart so we can catch our own food every night!!











Such lively conversation...never a dull moment!!

Book Review: Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes!

Book Review: Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes! by Robin Jones Gunn

I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review”.

Book Review: Welcome to the land of tulips, windmills, and wooden shoes! A multitasking mama, Summer Finley has found ways to handle whatever life throws at her with grace and a grin. Until now. An "abnormal" medical test result sends Summer into an emotional tailspin and prompts her to fulfill a life-long dream of meeting her best friend and pen pal since fourth grade, Noelle Van Zandt, face-to-face.

Their blissful week together in the Netherlands finds Summer and Noelle floating down a canal in Amsterdam, visiting Corrie ten Boom's Hiding Place, sipping decadent Duth cocoa in Delft, and bobbing merrily along through a sea of brilliant, spring-fresh tulips. Each day takes them further from midlife anxiety and closer to trusting God in deeper ways.

As their week of adventure comes to an end, the two friends find they needed to be together more than either of them realized.


My Review: I was so tickled to receive this book for review. The book talks of 2 women who met through a pen pal program while in elementary school and continued their relationship via mail and email all of their lives. When Summer gets bad word back about a recent biopsy, she decides to make a trip to the Netherlands to finally meet her pen pal in person. Keeping her problem a secret, she stays with her friend and has the time of her life. Finally revealing what is going on with her, they both come to realize how much they both needed each other during this time in their lives. With a bright book cover in tulips, windmills and wooden shoes, you are immediately drawn into the weeklong lives of these women. Such an interesting book from the descriptions of museums, cafes, boats and such to the thought out meals at dinnertime, to the devotional book in Summer's guest room that served as a comfort for her every night. I flew through this book and cannot wait to find another one!

So, which is it?!

Having six kids, I know I just cannot get behind on laundry or I will never catch up! I'm confused....is this my 13 year old son's entire drawer or have I just totally overbought socks on a week that I was behind?!!!

Book Review: The Band That Played On, The Extraordinary Story of the 8 Musicians Who Went Down with the Titanic

Book Review: The Band That Played On, The Extraordinary Story of the 8 Musicians Who Went Down with the Titanic

I recently received from Booksneeze.com, a complimentary issue of: The Band That Played On, The Extraordinary Story of the 8 Musicians Who Went Down with the Titanic in exchange for a review

Book Summary:

"They kept it up to the very end. Only the engulfing ocean had power to drown them into silence. The band was playing 'Nearer, My God, to Thee.' I could hear it distinctly. The end was very close." -Charlotte Collyer, Titanic Survivor

The movies, the documentaries, the museum exhibits. They often tell the same story about the "unsinkable" Titanic, her wealthy passenger, the families torn apart, and the unthinkable end. But never before has "that glorious band"--the group of eight musicians who played on as the Titanic slipped deeper and deeper into the Atlantic Ocean--bean explored in such depth. Steve Turner's extensive research reveals a fascinating story including dishonest agents, a clairvoyant, social climbers, and a fraudulent violin maker. Read what brought the band members together and how their music served as the haunting soundtrack for one of modern history's most tragic maritime disasters.

My Review: This book came in hardback form with a gorgeous sleeve cover that already had you engrossed before you even opened the book! This story tells the tale of 8 men who worked very hard in their lives all the way to the end. From the beginnings of their lives, through various jobs, etc...we found out how these men came about meeting up for the job of their lives, or the job that would lose their lives as it came to be. A band who gave their lives through music. Trying to keep the passengers calm on that horrific night so long ago, the band was remembered by survivors as playing beautiful music clear up until Titanic took its final breath. Read about what was found on the band members when they were discovered after the sinking and what has become of their families since. Includes many great photos. I highly recommend this book for anyone especially those who are into anything having to do with the Titanic.

Mailbox Monday!! Weeks of March 14-March 27

It is Mailbox Monday!! Here is what I got in mine:





Seventeen Magazine (free subscription)

Baby Talk Magazine (free subscription)

Outdoor Living Magazine (free subscription)

Organize in style coupon book

Kirkland Signature Supreme 2 pack diapers

Aveeno Baby soothing relief diaper rash cream

Curel Itch Defense cream

Aveno Baby soothing relief creamy wash

You can be a nurse coloring book

Dentek 3 pack floss picks

Fire rescue pet window stickers with coupon

Disney 2011 Vacation Planning DVD

Dove sensitive skin body wash

Post it coupons & filing tabs

Spiffies baby tooth wipes

The Children's Place coupons

Disney stickers & personalized labels

Mr. Yuk stickers and magnet

Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes! A Novel

Target Beauty Bag of goodies!




The Target Beauty Bag was filled with samples :) Zippered beauty bag, $25 coupon booklet, Nivea Express Hydration Lotion, Pantene Color Shampoo, Neutrogena Naturals Lip Balm, Revlon colorburst lip gloss, Fekkai shea butter shampoo & conditioner.

So, what did you get in your mailbox this week?

It's the Simple Things...

It is so amazing how the simple things in life bring the most joy.



Tattoos....you gotta love them!

Don't let them have them everyday. Keep them put away and get them on a day that they are bored or even just when you look at your child and smile, realizing that they are being extra sweet that day ;)

You can order them in bulk from Oriental Trading, but I usually gather mine up in random places; freebies in the mail, treat bags from b-day parties the kids attend, restaurants, etc...

When I apply them, I put them on the shoulder area of the arm, this way, if we have to run out in public we don't have to wash it off (I hate visible ink, looks dirty to me)

Tattoos are one of those lovely things that are still in today's world that really makes the innocence of your child show through :) I love that innocence...you have to enjoy it while you can because it doesn't last very long.

Wordless Wednesday! Aarrrgh!!!!