82 Days of Summer Fun
For the past few years, I have tried to make our summers fun with a little bit of routine so that our days don’t get away from us. With 3 children, I didn’t want to hear the constant “I’m bored” or “What is there to do” from the kids. So, I came up with the…
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Today I have a cold that has kicked me in the head. I am exhausted, stuffed up, and can’t get rid of my headache. We had a early dismissal at school today and I felt guilty because I was just laying around and not doing anything with the kids. Then, all of a sudden, our…
Read More No Husbands/No Kids Allowed
In 20 hours I will be hitting the road for a weekend getaway WITHOUT my husband OR my children! This is the 2nd Annual weekend with my mom, my aunt (mom’s sister) and her daughter. No husbands allowed and no kids allowed. I can’t wait! We had such a fabulous time last year that I have been…
Read More A Favorite Tradition
One of my absolute favorite traditions in our family involves Valentine’s Day. It is something I started when our boys were 1 and 2 and we have continued it every year since. I give the kids a little present every year for Valentine’s day just like I give my husband something. But the extra special…
Read More Snow Day #6
Unfortunately we have had several No School/Snow Days already this winter. Today is #6 and is our second one in a row. Yesterday we tackeled the kids’ rooms making room for new toys and moving out the old. So, I feel great getting that accomplished. We have lots of family coming tomorrow for our daughter’s…
Read More Facing My Fears
Over Thanksgiving, our family decided to take a short vacation with my husband’s sister and her family. We traveled to St. Louis, staying in the Drury Inn – Union Station (which I highly recommend). So, since we were so close to the Gateway Arch, the kids wanted to go there and travel up to the…
Read More Saying Grace
Nearly every Wednesday after school we offer a program at our church called “After School Jams”. Children preschool-6th grade come after school and have a snack, sing songs and learn about Jesus and how much he loves each one of them. Yesterday I was responsible for the lesson and I decided to incorporate Thanksgiving with…
Read More One of those weeks!
Do you ever have one of those days or weeks or months where you just can’t keep it all straight. I feel like I am having one this week. I had a volunteer responsibility this week that I wanted to be sure I didn’t forget about. I had some other things on my mind as…
Read More Remembering…
Today would have been my mother-in-law’s 77th birthday. Our kids called her “Grandma Margaret” and she left us in December of 2006. She was someone who devoted her life to her kids and grandkids. She raised 4 children with her husband Bill who died 10 years ago and raised them well. I am grateful to…
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