Druciana's Magical Life

  I used to have a hard time with Mother's Day. My mom died a month after I turned 18, so I never had a Mother's Day with my mom as ...

  This year, we had a good Christmas. Eric came over around 9am, and we opened presents together. I think everyone was happy with the gifts ...

  Noel turned 20 over the weekend. She was so celebrated by many people. Throughout the day, she would tell me of more people messaging and ...

My youngest child will be turning 20 in a few days. This means a few things. First, I will no longer have any teenagers. They are really all...

  A couple of nights ago, Aqua scared us a bit. It was a hot day. Even with the widow air conditioners and the swamp cooler going, the house...

  I used to have a carpet shampooer that I used once or twice a year as well as anytime the dogs had an accident. At some point, it stopped ...

My daughter and I have tried a few new things in the last few days.  First, we tried the Moonbeam Ice Cream cookie from Crumbl. This cookie ...

  My amazing daughter spent the last month or two making a Spiderman quilt for her boyfriend. She has made several dresses, but she has neve...

Chad took off work on Saturday to pick up an order of bees which only took about an hour, so we had most of the day together. We took advant...

This morning, I woke up with this hymn on my mind. This is the hymn that my dear friend sang with me at my mom's and brother's funer...

  Last night, my sweet daughter took me to a concert at a dive bar in Denver. She has played music by Paige Fish when we have been in the ca...

Chad and I agreed that our trip last weekend counted as anniversary and Valentine's Day. (We often combine them since they are so close ...

In the past, we had a tradition of going to a movie as a family for New Year's Day. It has had to change here and there for a few reason...

Yesterday, while the boys were playing with their Legos and Chad his beehive, Noel and I sat down to paint each other.  It was fun to try to...

"And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins." Matthew 1:21 ...

  Earlier this week, I was surprised with a Brr Basket that my husband and daughter carefully schemed and plotted to put together for me. It...

  Noel turned 19, yesterday! (I didn't forget to post about it. I wanted to make sure to get pictures of the day first.) She started the...

  It has been snowing off and on for a few days. Today, it started coming down a lot. When Noel got off work, she was scared to drive home. ...

  My finished curtain was finally hung! It needs to be ironed, but other than that, it is exactly what I imagined.  I have been needing a co...

Noel's boyfriend is still in high school which means she gets to do some high school things she missed out on the year she was home scho...