My Teenage Daughter’s Wedding Almost Caused My Own Divorce

My Teenage Daughter’s Wedding Almost Caused My Own Divorce – My husband required a visit to the emergency room this weekend to get stitches above his right eyebrow. It was another basketball injury, and it reminded me of the very emotional incident about a year ago when my teenage daughter’s wedding almost caused my own… Continue reading My Teenage Daughter’s Wedding Almost Caused My Own Divorce

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Married in High School – One Year Later – Why Marriage Matters Most

Married in High School – One Year Later: Why Marriage Matters Most – Of course, you know, if you’ve been hanging around here for a while, my oldest daughter was married while still in high school. We’ve covered a lot of the events leading up to the wedding, and we’ve covered the strange controversy it… Continue reading Married in High School – One Year Later – Why Marriage Matters Most

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It’s Not About Valentine’s Day

It’s Not About Valentine’s Day – Really. It’s not! People spend a crazy amount of money on Valentine’s Day every year. It’s a holiday that makes single girls feel very single and probably ends in disappointment even for many people who are in relationships just because reality doesn’t always live up to our sometimes overinflated… Continue reading It’s Not About Valentine’s Day

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How to Find the Perfect Cheap Wedding Dress

How to Find the Perfect Cheap Wedding Dress – Finding the perfect cheap wedding dress for my daughter was so much simpler than I ever could have imagined. Finding her dress for the Junior Prom the year prior was a bit of a nightmare, so I was expecting it to be a much bigger task… Continue reading How to Find the Perfect Cheap Wedding Dress

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Married in High School – The Proposal

Married in High School – The Proposal – Some couples have a proposal, and then they set a wedding date. Some couples have a wedding date set for a while and then have a proposal. And then there’s this couple who, as a result of a series of unusual circumstances and a little bit of… Continue reading Married in High School – The Proposal

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Married in High School – Now Celebrating Six Months

  Married in High School – My teenage daughter, who was married in high school, has now been married for six months (actually about 6 1/2 months at this point because I’m way behind on this post). In my last post about the couple, I tricked you (not intentionally, I meant to get there) into… Continue reading Married in High School – Now Celebrating Six Months

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Tying the Knot Wedding Invitations DIY

  Tying the Knot Wedding Invitation DIY – As the readers who have been hanging around The House That Never Slumbers for a while now know My Daughter Was Married in High School. We had about ten weeks to really plan the wedding, and because we do our best to live debt-free, we had a… Continue reading Tying the Knot Wedding Invitations DIY

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Today Would Have Been My Daughter’s Wedding Day . . .

Today Would Have Been My Daughter’s Wedding Day . . . Today would have been my daughter’s wedding day . . . but as is often the case in life, plans don’t always go the way you expected. Last year at this time, my oldest daughter was just starting her senior year of high school,… Continue reading Today Would Have Been My Daughter’s Wedding Day . . .

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My Daughter Was Married in High School

My Daughter Was Married in High School – Our oldest daughter was recently married while still in high school. I know that sparks curiosity from some people, and that’s understandable. It also, for some reason, sparked hostility from some people. I understand folks being curious, but the hostility was not something I anticipated. My husband… Continue reading My Daughter Was Married in High School

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DIY Rustic Log Wedding Cake Stand

Rustic Log Cake Stand DIY Instructions – This DIY Rustic Log Cake Stand is fairly simple to complete if you have the right tools. We didn’t have all the tools we probably needed, but we improvised to complete the project. If we can make one of these, anybody can! As you already know if you’ve… Continue reading DIY Rustic Log Wedding Cake Stand

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