Hello, my name is Sarah. And I am a pansy.
As you have noticed, I gave my blog a little facelift. Blogger has all kinds of cool new things you can do, to make your blog look a little more "fun". :-) I am a sucker for those kinds of...
View ArticleAn apple for the teacher, although mine prefers an iced mocha
Today is the official "first day of school" (although we knocked off a few lessons last week, just for practice). I feel much better about it this year, because I have a solid plan in place. Last year...
View ArticleBack to basics
We are going back to our old budgeting system, in an attempt to tighten our finances as much as we can. That means I am back to saving every receipt and entering them into a database that Josh created....
View ArticleYou had me at *Mason jar*
I was glad to read that the Pioneer Woman and I have another thing in common. Too bad we don't share the common thread of being creative enough to run a stinkin' awesome blog. That is where I seem to...
View ArticleBuh-bye, Food Network. You've been a great companion.
As I mentioned several weeks ago, we at ToddlerWorld are trying to tighten our budget a little. Most of the ways we are doing it are obvious.....not eating out more than twice a month, getting creative...
View ArticleCooking 101
We had our first homeschool cooking class last week. I have several friends who homeschool, so we are planning to get together twice a month and do some extra-curricular activities with our kids. This...
View ArticleGettin' on the ball for fall
We have had a great week, spent with my parents who are visiting from Idaho. The grandkids got their fair share of spoiling, and I got my fair share of free babysitting. :-)Because they were here, I...
View ArticleFriday, you will never know how glad I am to see you....
Life has felt beyond crazy lately!I'm not sure if it is because I am doing too much, or I am just feeling overwhelmed. But either way, I am so happy it is Friday. :-) And better yet, I am so glad that...
View ArticleIt's that time of year!
Christmas is here--one of my favorite times of the year. I love the family times, the memories, the baking, the traditions, and the decorating. I also love the books. Every year, I buy a new Christmas...
View ArticleMerry Christmas.....
I forgot to announce it last week, but the winner of my book contest was...... Erika, over at "The Way I Remember"! You will have to receive your prize after I get back from vacation though, Erika :-)...
View ArticleRabbit trail.......
Don't you just love it when you find a new blog that you *click* with?! I do.Here is my latest........Tales of Me and the Husband :)Enjoy.......(Oh and also......I just got a new camera for Christmas!...
View ArticleBlessed be Your name, even when......
Josh has been sick most of the week, along with Little E. And that means.....lots of laundry, lots of cleaning, lots of liquids, not much sleep......but by Thursday, I thought I could see the light at...
View ArticleYou're the Black to my Berry
Oh. My. Goodness.Anyone who knows me knows that I am slightly in love with my Blackberry. :-)I have tried hard not to be, but it is no use. It is just so.....loveable.To make matters worse, my husband...
View ArticleSlicing and dicing helps me think
I love getting decorating magazines--reading all of the ideas and tips and recipes. And then I......RIP 'EM APART.You heard me....I rip out all of the pages with cool ideas and I stick them in a big...
View ArticleLove is in the air
Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays. Of course, it never was in college....when everyone else in the dorm was going on special dates with their boyfriends and getting 5 dozen roses delivered...
View ArticleGood things come in small packages...
If you were planning on stopping by Starbucks over the next few days, take advantage of this offer:"Come into a participating store between 2-5 p.m., March 10-12, purchase any handcrafted beverage and...
View ArticleThe possibilities are ENDLESS
We have not broadcast this fact, but we are in the process of purchasing a condo. We intended to rent the rest of our lives, thanks to our horrible prior experience with home ownership...
View ArticleA window to my life
We are in.There are no pictures hung on the walls yet. There are still boxes everywhere, waiting to be unpacked. And I am thinking that in light of my new life theme--"Simplify"--much of the content in...
View ArticleBaby, baby, baby....oh.....
No, I won't be babbling on about Justin Beiber in this post.....I promise. Thankfully, there is NO Beiber Fever in our household. We have kept the 8-yr-old and the almost 7-yr-old in the dark about the...
View ArticleThanks for the help.....stranger
Found another great blog......bookmarking this baby!I NEED {inspiration}, if I am gonna make this house look like I want!What's your favorite blog to visit for decorating inspiration?
View ArticleWe all live in a yellow.....accented house
I think my kids would love to live in a yellow submarine.....me, not so much. :-)I DO love yellow accents though--they make me feel so bright and cheery! And they are a nice change-of-pace from the...
View ArticleHello. My name is Boring.
I am a bad blogger.I have been too enamored with Facebook lately to blog......this is good and bad. I may write more about my thoughts on that at another time.And because I have not been blogging, I...
View ArticleConfessions of a jealous blogger
Ok, so here is the REAL reason I have not been hanging around the blogging world {as of late}. (By the way, I love that phrase "as of late".....it sounds so Jane Austen. ;-) *clears throat* Where were...
View ArticleTime flies when you aren't watching the clock
I love taking pictures. I love uploading pictures to Facebook and my blog.But I have fallen so far behind in my "picture uploading" that I feel OVERWHELMED!!!So, bear with me while I blog about the...
View Article*This is a test of the emergency broadcast system*
....we are experiencing technical difficulties here at A Life of Es......please stay tuned for your regularly scheduled Christmas letter.....photo uploading is not my friend right now......please stay...
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