I do realize it has been almost two months since I last posted here. If you follow me on Facebook, then you know that I HAVE been around and busy and enjoying my family!! I hope to get back to blogging regularly . . . starting today!
Yesterday, I was thinking about 2011, otherwise known as the year that flew by, and decided I’d do a super-quick recap just to record that SOMETHING(S) happened, even though I don’t have many digital layouts to show for it. It’s sad when I go …

Okay, so here’s the deal: It has been nearly a month since I posted anything, and before that it was just grocery store scores. Yes, those can be exciting, but there is nothing more exciting than LIFE around the Ratzlaff house. I’ve been so overwhelmed at the thought of jumping in here to update you all and start to blog more regularly that I just kind of froze up.
Well, no more. This silent treatment has GOT to come to an end. I’m going nuts.
My life in bullet points. (Hopefully …

Yesterday I had the fun opportunity to share a bit about my Dad during our Father’s Day service at church! On Thursday, my pastor sent me an email, so I agreed to share and then started writing down my notes, but I could NOT for the life of me get it all to flow! So, I did what any panicked little girl would do, and I called my Daddy for help.

I have briefly shared this before, but just as a little background, I’m the second of 10 kids. (That’s us …

Last week I revealed my Sock Monster shame. I’ll admit that I didn’t get around to matching up the socks until yesterday . . . which means that I broke my pinkie promise. So sorry.
Today, I must share another shameful area of my life. I have holes in my house.

This one is in the Master Bathroom. Mitch was doing something with the screwdriver, it slipped and it created a small hole in the wall. Small holes are so temping to little fingers, and pretty soon it became a bigger hole. …