Author: ernie

I know I’ve talked about our car before.  The Camry aka Old Faithful 🙂  Branden and I bought it used over ten years ago.  It’s seen A LOT of miles – over 220,000 miles actually.  And now it’s tired.  Wouldn’t you be tired? Over the last few years, I think Branden has either fixed or replaced half of the parts in that car; I’m not even kidding.  Things keep breaking,…

My boys still take naps (halleluiah!)  I’m going to milk that for as long as I can! The other day, they wanted to take a nap together in the big bed (aka Branden and my bed).  I could hear them talking and playing quietly for a bit and then settling down.  A little while later, I went to go check on them and found them like this. So sweet, Silas…

I like having boys.  I grew up in a house full of girls (me and my two little sisters, plus my mom.  Even our dog was a girl!  My poor dad 🙁  I know all about girly drama (not from myself, of course 🙂  So I like the lower level of dramatics we have going on at our house.  With our two boys, most days are spent playing ninjas and…

We went with some friends to a roller skating rink the other day.  Man, I hadn’t been to one in sooo long!  We’re not really skaters (roller or otherwise 🙂  We’re kind of accident prone people, so putting wheels on our feet and falling sliding around on a slippery floor with a bunch of kids whizzing by isn’t really our thing.  Needless to say, it was the boys’ first time…

Oh Cheesecake Factory!  What a great idea – a factory for cheesecake!  Did I mention how much I enjoy desserts?  I’m trying to think of a word that means more than A LOT!  Whatever that word is, that’s how much I like dessert 🙂 I got the go to The Factory the other night with a sweet friend – a little girl time, always a treat!  And we split this:…

When I was younger, my mom and sisters and I would bake together.  We all had our favorites (and still do!) but everyone really liked pizzelles. If you’ve never had one, pizzelles are basically waffle cookies.  They’re also what cannoli shells are made out of.  You use a special kind of press, like a waffle iron, to make them.  My mom has one and lets me borrow it if I make…