Christmas Letter 2022
January- We celebrated our second anniversary, still no honeymoon.😭 BUT we’ve got a baby on the way! In January, we were both still eating 100% gluten-free and had fun exploring recipes and restaurants that fit our needs. (Meriah is still gluten-free but Josh has reincorporated it into his diet). February- Meriah was in hard core…
Franny the Queen Bee
not how I thought today would start…Franny (St Frances, aka Queen Fran aka Franny Bannany) is not ok. A trip to the vet has concluded that her quality of life isn’t great and it’s time for good byes. we’re loving on her today and grieving while we make plans. this sweet girl came into my…
Baby Tigner King Journey – to be updated as we go along
We’re PREGNANT!! Josh happened to be working in the office, instead of at home, that day. So I had the whole day to prepare a way to tell him. I went to the doctor and got a blood test to confirm the pregnancy. Picked up groceries and made a special meal. 2 years ago I…
sewing with zippers!
I sewed my first ever zipper today AND it was a success! I followed this tutorial: https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdheQW3e/
Tigner-King Family Photos: Dec 21
Thanks to Bailey & Gerrod of Franklin Focus, we have some amazing photos to share!
Camping & Planning Retreat
Lake Salamonie, In. We are camping Oct 5-10th. I will update this post as the days progress. Day 1: (Tues) Set up camp and ran to Walmart for a few forgotten things. Ate at ‘Ninja Sushi’ because we were hangry. Josh got me ‘campsite pumpkins’ because #fall . Meriah’s goals for this week: Plan sermon…
Shopping fun today
Today has been a full day and it’s only 3pm (at the time of writing the list)1. Pets to groomers at 8:15 am2. Breakfast at Frittatas3. Aldi for camping stuff4. Walmart for a gift and fall stuff5. Pet smart & online orders for target6. Goodwill – new dog blankets and flannel shirts! 7. Pf Hendricks-…
July 2021 South Dakota trip
July 2nd we left IN at 5:30am EST. We arrived in Willow Lake, SD after 14+ hrs of driving. We met my parents, my brothers, and Lizzy at ‘the farm.’ (Pam & Denny’s farm in Willow Lake, SD) July 3rd was the family fish fry. It was good to see some people I haven’t seen…
Tv survey thing
I saw this little TV survey while wandering the interwebs. I thought I would check it out and reflect on it. How LOW can you go? Lower than me???My score is : ___ out of 100🤦🏼♀️You never realize how much/little TV you watch until you fill out a list. Put a 💜 by the shows…
Back to blonde step 1: Overtone review
We all did something weird to our hair in 2020. Some skipped haircuts. Some grew out their body hair. Others did home haircuts or funny facial hair. I tried Overtone. I bought the Ginger overtone last spring and was excited to try a washout color depositing conditioner. I am SUPER blonde. I have only once…
Adventures in Japanese donuts
1. mochi donuts — they have tofu?!? Recipe: https://eatwithjean.com/mochi-donut/?amp=1 Reflections: The dough was too sticky to roll into balls. I added more flour but they were still too sticky. So I coated my hands in cornstarch. That worked but it was hard to regulate ball size. Cooking time varied.If they sit overnight they become quite…
Silly food survey
“CAN I TAKE YOUR ORDER?”• STARBUCKS- venti iced caramel latte decalf w/ almond milk• SUBWAY – 6” italian herb & cheese, chicken, bacon, pepper jack cheese, ranch, spinach, green pepper, black olive, & tomato (but only if they look good)• McDonald’s – either a 2 cheese burger ketchup only w/ diet coke or a chicken…
Silly cooking survey
Who can really cook? No boxed Mac N Cheese or Stouffer’s lasagna. I know there are several of you that can really cook.I look forward to seeing your surveys.Who can cook real food, not stuff prepackaged or in a box?HAVE YOU EVER?1. Made biscuits from scratch? 🤔🤔I do t think so2. Fried fresh okra? No3.…
Reading and kitty snuggles
I could be working on laundry or putting away luggage from the SD trip but instead I’m laying on bed, snuggling 4 of my 5 cats and reading the Dec 2020 Sojourners magazine.
One Year Anniversary
I’m grateful for today because it marks the day I married the most amazing person in the world. Joshua King is the best partner a girl could ask for. He’s kind and loving. He’s tough and strong. He’s smart and creative. He’s a dreamer. He’s funny and vulnerable. He’s the balance to my crazy and…
Another 2020 Bingo & our Christmas letter
As we all know, 2020 has not been the best year – and that is an extreme understatement. For Josh and I it was super important to start 2020 getting married. We have to say that was our best decision of the year. Though we had to postpone our honeymoon for an unknown future date,…
2020 Clergy Bingo
2020 has been a unique year. Here’s a fun bingo thing for identifying difficult things that happened or new experiences or learning opportunities from 2020. Mine filled in I definitely had the opportunity to do more of these but half way through the year I chose to step back from ALL the zoom opportunities. Did…
Covid Christmas
Day 1 (Thursday- Christmas Eve): Josh and I drove to see my parents for Christmas, knowing that we would need to make extra precautions with COVID to stay safe. Good news, we brainstormed the dream of a ramen shop. We got very practical and the weather was quite cooperative. We surprised my best friend Alex.…
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