First Day of School

Pics from 8/28/15 :-)

Taylor Says

Quite a while ago, I decided that our back entryway needed to be redone to make it more useful for our family. We needed hooks. Lots of hooks! And more storage space.

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So I went to work. I created hooks and painted the walls grey instead of white.

Grey hides the dirty handprints the kids tend to get all over the walls

 because they can't seem to keep their hands off of them.

Finally, I created lots of storage spaces. Basically, cubbies for shoes and entryway stuff, a bench, hangers for keys, hangers for lanyards, a box for incoming mail, a spot for the dog leash, etc.

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Taylor was a bit frustrated that other people kept hanging things on her hook. 

This is what I found this morning.

In case you can't read it, it says,

"This is Taylor's hook

if any one uses it besides me

you will die......Thanks......I am not

kidding.....you will die

Love ya'll

Taylor Wilkins"

She even used little hearts to dot her i's.

I Think I'm Back

After a long break from writing, I think I have words again. I have no idea if there is still anyone who will see this but the words are usually just typed to get them out of my head anyway ;-)


We'll start with a general overview. All our kids are back in our house, school has started, fall sports have begun, I'm back at the produce stand for a few months and Steve and I both started new jobs. Steve is working for Bell Brands full time and I am working for the Christian School part time.


The summer has been a whirlwind of activities and emotions, including a family trip. I'm sure I'll eventually post about that because everyone wants to see family vacation pictures, right? If you ask Sophia her favorite part of the trip, she'll tell you that she got to see bacon. FYI: Bacon was the name of the dog that belonged to another tourist at Niagara Falls. It really was the highlight of her trip!


Before I head off on this beautiful Sunday morning, here's a quick Sophia Says:
Sophia was mad that I was going to the store without her. I quickly resorted to bribery and told her that I would bring her back a treat. I was thinking a granola bar, gum, sucker, etc. I immediately knew my five year old had been spending too much time with her high-maintenance teenage sister when she informed me that she wanted "a medium strawberry crème frappe with whipped cream and a little caramel on top."