Archive for the ‘holidays’ Category

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

steak and chickens

It was the official Prairie Ridge Endodontics Christmas Party this weekend which amounted to 4 couples going out to dinner at a place called Lunker’s Restaurant. It is apparently “the” classy place to go to in town since it’s where the Watertown Dental Society had both events we’ve been to, and it was the place [...]

Saturday, December 10th, 2011

lost sleep with christmas cheer

Poor Violet hasn’t had good times the past couple of weeks. Last week she seemed to be fighting some kind of ear infection and was sleepless a couple of nights in a row. By the time I had decided to get her into the doctor she was already showing signs of improvement and better sleeping [...]

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

thanksgiving, crafts, and werewolves

We made our annual trek to Minnesota for the Thanksgiving holiday this year. Mike picked up the girls from school while I made the finishing touches on our laundry basket luggage, and then we left shortly after. I can’t tell you what a relief it is now to know that we only have to travel [...]

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

birthday man

Mike isn’t one to want a celebration showered all over him, but I can’t just let his birthday pass by without some observance. A cake was baked, and Mike was very pleased that I previously took note of his fondness for red velvet with cream cheese frosting. However, when I told him I had a [...]

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

winged creatures via lots o’ hot glue

The girls are always so excited about Halloween and start planning out costume ideas throughout the year. However, they have a mother who is a pro at procrastination which means costumes don’t get started until 9:00 p.m. the night before the costumes are needed. Yes, this is what I did, and I’m not proud of [...]