We were surprised to learn a couple of months ago that Spain celebrates Halloween.  It's the first country in Europe that we've lived in that does.  I understand that it's not celebrated in all areas, but the bigger cities it is. I know there are differing opinions on Halloween, but we decided...

It took me a week to get these pictures off of Jerry's IPhone of the Fall festival we went to last weekend.  Sorry some are a bit grainy. Even though we've all continued to be a bit under the weather we decided to go.  It was at a local Christian Academy.  We had a lot of fun! The...

 I've always considered myself a city girl.  Even growing up in Alaska I would refer to myself as a city girl in Alaska.  I guess I liked the hum of a city and all that it has to offer. I then moved to Texas.  I started out in a small college town, but I loved visiting the Big...

It's true!  Did you know you can make your own candy corn?! One of Jerry's and the kid's favorite Fall candies are candy corn, but especially the candy pumpkins.  I have found all kinds of amazing homemade recipes online like corn syrup, marshmallows, peanut butter, poptarts, Nutrigrain...

Two years ago while we were in Fort Worth, TX , I fell in love with Einstein Bros pumpkin bagels and especially the pumpkin shmear (a cream cheese spread)!  Oh yum!!   We lived about 5 minutes from an Einstein Bros, so I kept well stocked during the season!! Last year, back in Prague,...

Finally pumpkins have arrived in Spain and I was so excited to pick one up for each of the kids to decorate in some way.  Last year we carved pumpkins.  I found that to be a huge mess and they didn't last long before we had to throw them out. I thought about painting pumpkins this year until...

*Cough, wheeze, ahh-choo* I can be a little crazy at times!!  You may say “Sometimes?!”  Ha!  Well, I, along with Brennan & Reegan, have been sick with some kind of cold.  I guess we are having to get use to them being in school and exposed to Spain’s strain of viruses. ...

As I mentioned previously, my kiddos have been coming home for lunch each day from 1-3 pm.  It's been working out ok, but it's also been difficult for me to get things done and even study Spanish. In the afternoon, when taking them back, there is only a one and a half hour time period before...

Recently I was in an online discussion about being or not being a pancake mom. Pancakes are now my thing.  Key word being "now."  Early on in our marriage I was not a good pancake maker.  They came out burnt on the outside and gooey on the inside.  But when it comes to baking,...

We've been visiting Immanuel Baptist Church in Madrid.  They are preparing to add on to their existing buildings and had a Fun Fall Fundraiser yesterday.  I am not one to miss out on any Fall activities, so we were there!! This is Tim, the associate pastor.  We have known Tim for...