miscellaneous

I may never use a broom again...

Andrea — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:06:55 -0500

I'll never use a broom and dustpan again.

I also think I may have decided what gift I should buy for every baby shower I ever go to.

What do these two statements have in common? - The Bissel Versus

It is so "THE BOMB". For real. Especially when you consider the challenge it has to clean up our kitchen 3 times a day after two VERY messy children.

Paired with this - Eureka Hard-Surface Steamer - we now have clean floors (more often than we used to anyway)!

I cannot explain how sadly excited we were to have these arrive last week. Giddy, actually. In fact we spitefully avoided sweeping and mopping at all costs during the 5 days we waited for them to arrive. Believe me...EVERYONE was glad when they arrived!

Now Paxton has clean (chemical-free) floors to crawl on. Yay!

Bird Bully

Andrea — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:26:09 -0500

Our backyard is a regular scene from a Disney movie. Birds, squirrels, chipmunks...and the occasional stray cat. But here's the villain of the bunch:

And don't forget his winter-time sidekicks -- The Birds.

Treat Your Mother Right

Andrea — Sun, 11 May 2008 16:46:18 -0500

The teens at church reenacted this Mr. T video this morning for "children's time". I thought it would be an appropriate video to share today!

Question for you...

Andrea — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:12:31 -0600

What things come in 4's? I'm asking for a reason, but I don't want to limit anyone's answers...so let's brainstorm:

winter, spring, summer, fall
heart, diamond, spade, club
north, south, east, west
up, down, left, right
morning, afternoon, evening, night (? - that's probably a stretch)
--- help me think of more!

The Birds

Andrea — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:41:41 -0600

I haven't actually seen the movie, but I think you'll agree there's an eerie similarity between our backyard full of screeching birds and the movie "The Birds". This is a daily occurrence: