These Three Little Wonders

When it comes to New Year's Eve, there are two classes of people: Those who go out and those who stay in.  I am definitely part of the "STAY IN TEAM". It's not that I don't like dressing up or being with people or having a good time.  I'm not typically a hermit. It's just that I HATE being cold!  I'm serious.  The very thought of putting on a gold sparkly dress and heels in temperatures below 50, sends a chill down my spine.  I just. can't. do. it.  So, instead I put on my favorite fleece footsies and party hard with my kiddos, at home.  It's pure bliss, I tell you. This year, I allowed Lan to invite her bestie to celebrate with us.  So the five of us all stocked up on supplies from Dollar Tree and then headed home to get the party started.  I saw an idea on Pinterest a while ago, and decided it was the perfect night to pull it out of the archives. I blew up seven balloons and labeled them each with a different time. I taped the balloons to...

I love the start of a new year!  There is nothing magical about the year changing from 2017 to 2018, but it always feels like we are embarking on something bigger and better than the year before.  My blogging, last year, sort of reflected my disposition....a little weak and weary.  Not to sound melodramatic or anything, it's just that 2017 was tough.  Tougher than any other year I can remember in the thirty-five I've had.  However, as my family and I sat around the kitchen table, looking at pictures and talking about our most memorable moments of 2017, I could see God's fingerprints everywhere!!  He never fails us!  And I have a feeling the things He taught us last year, will be what makes this year one of the best ones yet! Speaking of memorable moments, here are ours from 2017: We started the year with a bang, Daddy was in the hospital on day ONE and stayed for FOUR more days...  We got home just in time to have a birthday party for La...