St. Louis

One thing I was determined to do this trip was to take the girls to the Arch. I went there as a child and I wanted my kids to see it too. The weather was great for a late November day. We headed into St. Louis excited for an adventure together.


And boy was I excited when we saw this! We had to stop, get our wine allotment, cereal, and chocolate advent calendars for the girls. I was sad to only buy 3 this year instead of 4. We thought of our missing appendage (Gabe) often during this trip.

First stop downtown... Marriott Hotel/ St. Louis Train station. This reminded me of Narnia. Gorgeous!

There is a mall inside this place too. And when did Lina get so tall??

These stair bannisters were screaming,"Slide down me!" So they did!

Lina found herself in a painting on the wall. Of course the young girl is eating ice cream. :)

Isn't this so Narnian? Okay... maybe it's my vision of the train station. This is the lobby to the Marriott. Beautiful, for sure.

My girls make me laugh. Bec and Boo are taking serious shots in the serious chair.

This was a great way to start our adventures. Next stop... Down Town!

Road Trip Thanksgiving

Day 1 of our Road Trip started off with lots of driving. 14 hours, maybe more. We were so excited to pick up Becca that we went straight there, grabbed her at 1 am and then off to St. Louis. We finally fell asleep around 3 in the morning.

The next morning we were headed to downtown St. Louis for a day of fun. I took the chance for some fun sister shots while T was checking out.

This is their new album, I mean CD over. This picture actually shows each personality to a tee. Hollywood out front, Serious but very funny (left), Calm and Steady (right).

Self-portrait time

We got T in on the action, a miracle in itself. This is the kids being Tree Huggers. Bahahaha!

And off to St. Louis where we enjoyed the fun city life for 24 hours. I love seeing new places and especially taking the kids. Life is full of adventure, don't ya know?

Fall in Louisville

just perfect.

Simple Woman's Daybook

Simple Woman's Daybook

November 21, 2010


Outside my window.... I have a view of the city of St. Louis. We are high up in the Downtown Hilton staying for the night.

I am thinking... how much I love seeing new places and traveling. Having my girls all together makes me happy. I only wish for my son too. Time changes things though and I'm entering a new chapter with our children. Not all of them will be together for each holiday anymore. okay.. that's sad just typing it.

I am thankful for... safe travels thus far, points by Marriott and Capital One miles that allows us to stay in fun destinations, today we went to Trader Joe's. I'm really thankful for the sense of smell. Oh my it was great in there!


From the learning rooms.. still working on the final project. We went up the St. Louis Arch today. I learned a little more about the Westward Expansion. Actually, there was information overload in the museum. I'd have to live here to take it all in.

From the kitchen... I canned applesauce this week. Thaaaaat's about it. LOL. I told you I'm not much in the kitchen. I did get a LOT of recipes from the exchange though. Some great new ones to try for sure..


I am wearing...my fav.or.ite leopard jammies. Rrrrr! .

I am reading... Craigslist ads (ha!), a Simple magazine, and my Bible.

I am going... to enjoy sleeping in a bed I don't have to make, watch a TV that isn't mine, and when I wake up, grab my family and head to Louisville for the week. That is after a great breakfast and a hot shower. Hot Diggity for family.

I am hoping... that I finish my project this week. I am also hoping for some motivation to get going on this marathon training I promised myself too.

I am hearing... a few cars out the window going by, the movie Fast and Furious coming from 2 rooms, and once in a whole Becca coughs.

Around the house... it's all clean and tidy. I like it that way before I travel. We have folks staying there this week while we travel.

A picture worth sharing..

The girls were jumping for a picture and tried to get T to join in. First try all they got was one arm and one leg. LOL... try two worked much better.

Senior Project

Procrastination should be a synonym for Senior Project. It is due in 4 weeks and I am so unmotivated! I just feel done already. So what have I been doing?? Cooking applesauce, cleaning my house, rearranging our bedroom, schooling Angelina, working, watching it snow, having coffee with friends, cuddling with my man, watching The Office. Lots of things other than what I should be doing. Time to get busy!