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#ftf – “The Thirty-Two Year Old Dress That Emy Made” – Easter 2021

#ftf = Favorite Things Friday (sharing about people or special things that I love – today is both!) Easter has always been a really special time for our family. We had traditions with egg hunts, hot cross buns and a few sun-rise church services! Growing up I always had something special to wear to church… Continue reading #ftf – “The Thirty-Two Year Old Dress That Emy Made” – Easter 2021

#grandparenting · #lukethomas · #teamELFH · Uncategorized

#gameBall – Spring 2021

This week we went to our first Flag Football game in over 20 years.  The last one was when Brooke (our youngest – now 26 years old) was FIVE and was a “Buckeye”!  While the girl can definitely hold her own around a bunch of boys, she was not actually ON the “team” but was… Continue reading #gameBall – Spring 2021

#teamELFH · Christmas/Traditions · family

Coming SOON – “Merry Christmas 2020″…in January 2021!

It’s January 19th – and my tree is still up. On top of that – all the gifts are still wrapped underneath. #winning We have had some weird Christmases the last three…well, now FOUR…years.  Christmas 2017 we all had the flu and by the time we could all gather as a family, we were into… Continue reading Coming SOON – “Merry Christmas 2020″…in January 2021!

#proudmommoment · #teamELFH · daddy/daughter · family · God ROCKS!

#backToSchool – “Mrs. Hans”

Often the “Memories” that facebook kindly reminds you of can be really bittersweet.  Some pictures take you back to the exact moment you took it… I remember this like it was 2 minutes ago and it makes my tummy hurt a little just thinking about it. This was the original post that went with the picture: In our… Continue reading #backToSchool – “Mrs. Hans”

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#ftf – #sisters

#ftf – “Favorite Things Friday” (just some of my most favorite things – shared on a day I can actually write/document them!) I’ve often shared that I grew up always wanting a sister. I craved the closeness that I often saw between friends and their sisters – the sharing of clothes (yes, I now know… Continue reading #ftf – #sisters

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#PutMeInCoach – April 21, 2018

It was reported all week that we would have BIG RAIN this morning – and all day long. So- last night we turned off our alarms and planned to sleep in (I was sooooooo excited!). I woke up at 7:49am to see a text from our daughter (these days she’s better known as “Luke Thomas’ mommy”)… Continue reading #PutMeInCoach – April 21, 2018

#randomActsOfKindness · #teamELF · #teamELFH · Christmas/Traditions · family · friendship

A Different Christmas…and January 7th. #notAFanOfTheFlu

Well, this “January 7th” went a totally different direction than we had planned…and I’m honestly trying to be “ok” with it (but I’m not there yet). For weeks, we have been looking forward to our family being all together this weekend to FINALLY “Celebrate Christmas”. I did all the shopping on line (after the 25th)… Continue reading A Different Christmas…and January 7th. #notAFanOfTheFlu