This weekend was filled with basketball. Have I mentioned that Calem has a great 3-point shot? He does. It’s also an overcast day. I have a love/hate relationship with cloudy weather. I love it. But I think my body hates it. Have you even noticed that cloudy & chilly weather makes you want to [...]
The weather here, like most places, has been super mild. I’m not complaining, but I do miss snow. I miss bundling up in my favorite sweaters and thick wool socks. If it’s going to be overcast, it might as well be chilly. That’s just my opinion. And I realize we are already into the second [...]
When my kids were younger we made a paper chain every year to countdown to Christmas. It was so exciting to see what each chain said… the activity we would get to do. The boys would not go for a paper chain these days, and I understand. Not only do paper chains not work with [...]
I’ve been married over 13 years and I’ve read a lot of books about marriage. But the best advice I ever received has come from women that have lived it… that are living it every day. I’ve often read that men don’t want to hear our nagging, complaining, or insecurities. They want a strong woman [...]
It might not always be what YOU enjoy doing, but finding what your child likes to do and doing it WITH them is important. Teen thought it was so cool that his old boring mom would come out and shoot bb guns with him. And the next day when I had to discipline him for [...]
When my kids were younger here are some things I did on a DAILY basis: – scrapbook – menu plan, spent HOURS searching through my favorite food magazines and recipe books – cooking new recipes – writing letters to friends & family – reading a great book – reading to my kids – make a [...]
I get it. My kids all attend public schools and that means they’ll learn things that we didn’t teach in our home. We have a lot of conversations with our kids. We discuss the hot topics like homosexuality, drugs, sex, evolution, politics, etc. And we’ve always told them that it’s okay for people to have [...]
