The Cozy Corner

Brayden has had a bit of a cough lately - and has been quite tired. I talked to him last night that there might be a chance of staying home...

I am pleased to publicly announce the arrival of Travie and Stephie's newest arrival - Bogey the Beagle. As the pictures indicate, he...

We had a couple of really funny moments these days surrounding Thanksgiving and the Day After. Here's my attempts at describing them: -...

Thanksgiving is such a special holiday because there is still so much promise ahead. I definitely feel the let-down after Christmas, but wi...

This is one of my favorite cards - I hope it comes up clear enough to understand... What follows are the "ingredients" to a succes...

This moment was captured by my brother-in-law. A little before-the-game bonding between Uncle John and Niece Ellie....too cute.

It's rare that something cracks me up so much that I can't even read it aloud without losing it laughing. This was one of those fin...

First of all - CONGRATULATIONS Hollie on your new arrival! I imagine you are having so many overwhelming feelings of love and exhaustion ri...

I forgot to give my opinion on this movie. Of course, I love it - but it is SHOCKING to watch and realize how cruel it is. Rudolph was tea...

This post is kind of in honor of my friend, Jodi - who astounded me with her knowledge of tv trivia. The irony is that I know I have the tv...

So, yesterday we headed to a local park to take our annual Christmas family picture. The whole experience took about 20 minutes as we were ...

In light of the previous post, I thought I'd ask any readers out there what have been some of your biggest blessings in disguise? In ot...

Another Song - I'm deeply moved by songs as I feel that they capture feelings I'm not capable of putting to words. This song was su...

John and I have realized that going on dates can be very expensive for us. There's the babysitter cost, the food - but worst of all, th...

I think there might be an indication that my daughter loves sugar when I asked her today, "What would you like to do after pre-school?...

Today was a very big day for me. It was a very big day for both of the kids. And, I am so tired. We bravely attempted to host a little gi...

This is the recipe as I found it when downloading from a sight that supposedly has Starbucks recipes. Do you think they might have got the ...

I now consider myself the expert of area pumpkin patches. I could tell you which has the best playground, pumpkin selection, the wildest ha...

First of all, did I get that title quote right? It doesn't sound quite right. These pictures describe our Saturday- I'll use them t...

I figure bragging is okay if it's about an adult you know and the relationship is through marriage. So, I am going to brag on my brothe...