Life with the Littles-A lifestyle blog of living with five littles.
10 years,
2 kids,
1 ancient dog,
3 sister-in-laws,
2 brother-in-laws,
2 1/2 nephews,
2 nieces,
a nice ‘niece’ dog,
3 apartments,
1 parsonage,
1 1/2 houses,
13 jobs,
3 cars,
3653 days,
87,672 hours,
5,260,320 minutes,
315,619,200 seconds that passed in an instant,
& a bazillion cherished memories later…
You’re still the one for me.
I love you.
Forgot to post these from our anniversary. Better late than never, I reckon. We were blessed by friends to go out to eat at a nice restaurant in Louisville. You know it’s a fancy restaurant when they serve you 4 green beans and call it a meal. And on your way home from the fanciness, you have to stop by McDonald’s to grab a hamburger because you’re starving… IT WAS DELICIOUS! We enjoyed our time together, without our squirmy little munchkin itchin’ to get down and meander.
You know you’ve been married A LONG TIME when you buy yourself a vacuum for your own anniversary present and you plan to use a gift card (that was given to you at Christmas) to go out to celebrate…And that’s just how you like it.
12 1/2 years ago, I met my best friend. And my life has been better since. At that time, my roommate insisted that Michael was “THE ONE” for me–I’ve always thought it was funny that she knew first. He stole my heart, 1988 two-toned blue Ford Aerostar and all. Today, Michael and I celebrate our 9th wedding anniversary. I’m still in love with God’s ABSOLUTE BEST for me, and I couldn’t be happier.
Thanks for being my knight, Mr. Boehm. I love you.
Doesn’t the last picture make you laugh? It’s a true sign that we’d just gotten out of the nineties…
For Valentine’s Day, I gave my Michael the best gift I’ve ever given someone: a moldy box of fungus. For years, Michael has dreamt of being a shiitake mushroom farmer. This Valentine’s Day, he became one. Well, nothing close to the magnitude of his dreams. But, seeing his excitement over a goofy mushroom log has given me great joy. It was worth every single penny.
I ordered a shiitake mushroom growing kit online and it arrived a couple of weeks later.
To grow the mushrooms, first, a sterile bucket is needed.
Then, you let little guy play in the bucket–good thing it was sterilized!
Then you soak the moldy looking log in the bucket.
And make sure it remains moist during the growing process.
It’s important that it remains covered with a humidity tent while the mushrooms are beginning.
Before you know it, there are lots of fungi to enjoy.
The website from which I got it touts it as a “GREAT GIFT FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS EVERYTHING.” While perhaps the individual with EVERYTHING may not desire a moldy log, I definitely know that this was the absolute perfect gift for a spouse who fancies himself as a world-renowned shiitake mushroom farmer.
Thankful for the fun-guy in my life, (sorry couldn’t resist…)
Maren
