When we first got married, I was teaching full time and taking six graduate hours each semester, while my husband was finishing his degree. So two years later when my husband took his first job, I was able to stay home and focus my efforts on being a wife and homemaker. We didn’t have any… [continue reading]
Family Camp in Glorieta New Mexico
Family camp had been on my bucket list since my eldest was a toddler. Every year I’d Google “Family Camps,” but for one reason or another it never worked out. One day last year, I received a message on Instagram from a former student of mine. She had been following my social media and told… [continue reading]
Dream Disney World Trip
I rarely travel without my husband and/or kids. It’s always been my desire to take them places, not leave them behind. I’m ever in search of our next places to explore, but tomorrow I’m heading out with Ashley, my niece, for a dream Disney World Trip. Ashley is a jewel. While life went on as… [continue reading]
Missionary Travel Stories
If you are new here, my mom Frieda is a contributing writer at Laugh With Us Blog. Below she is sharing her missionary travel stories from 1963 as she set out with my dad as new missionaries. Enjoy! Missionary Travel to Costa Rica Stories In August of 1963, we were finally ready to leave for… [continue reading]
ALL YOU CAN PLAY at Chuck E. Cheese!
New look, new games, fresh food, and ALL YOU CAN PLAY–these are some of our favorite things at the newly remodeled Chuck E. Cheese in McAllen, Texas, at the 3300 Expressway 83 location. This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Chuck E. Cheese. The opinions and text are all mine. Our… [continue reading]
Funny Fundraiser Stories
Recently the kids are participating in activities that require fundraising. My reaction to the kids’ fundraisers reminds me so much of how my parents responded when I had to sell something. Oh the funny fundraiser stories I can tell… When I was in grade school, every year the school would inevitably send me home with… [continue reading]
Dealing with ANGER in Marriage
If you’re not dealing with anger in marriage from time to time, you’re probably not married! Two people living together as one, and trying to make decisions together will experience friction. How these situations are handled will result in either a deeper sweeter harmony or build up time and time again until the relationship is… [continue reading]
My Adventures Cleaning Houses through College
One of the jobs I had when I was in college was cleaning houses with my roommate. We had one house in particular that gave us fits. The owners were retired, but the man had been a doctor and the wife a concert pianist. We felt like they were always looking down their nose at… [continue reading]
Laugh through marriage: How we keep laughing
Our marriage isn’t perfect. We have our ups and downs and our real doozies. Don’t anyone look at us, and think we don’t struggle. One of our greatest strengths as a couple though is that we laugh through marriage–a lot! Laugh through Car problems? I was to accompany my husband to take my van to… [continue reading]
How to Enjoy the Toddler Years
“When your oldest kids were toddlers, were you able to do all of the amazing stuff you do now?” This question was emailed to me last week. The letter went on to say, “My kids are 3 and 2 and try as I might to be frugal, we just can’t manage to do a lot… [continue reading]