Back at the very beginning of summer when we first started talking about middle school, John asked if he could get a big bed in his room rather than his “baby beds”. I admit, they are babyish – not the size necessarily, but the scalloped head and foot boards that I chose when he was… Read More
I always feel so jittery and anxious on the first day of school. I know the boys are in a safe place, and they always leave with a good attitude and outlook, but it feels so odd having them gone after being with me all summer. So, ever since John’s first day of Kindergarten, I’ve… Read More
There are so many thoughts and emotions running wild in my head right now that I really don’t even know where to start this post. So, let’s go with something safe… our traditional first day of school breakfast! Since John’s first day of Kindergarten, we’ve started the first day of school with pancakes. This year… Read More
Animal Kingdom is the most beautiful of the four theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort, in my opinion. I could walk these paths, bridges and lands a thousand more times and likely not notice all of the incredible details. I thought it would be fun today to show y’all a peek at some… Read More
Well, in what seemed like the blink of an eye, another summer came and went. We spent our last day at the pool, playing x-box, and doing nothing even remotely productive and have already started back on a new year! We didn’t grill steaks the entire summer so when I asked what they might want… Read More
There is no sound that can wrench me out of sleep quicker than someone throwing up in the middle of the night. Who’s with me? Well, Friday night it wasn’t one of the kids but Elsa. Poor baby. She threw up once and then dry heaved a few more times. This is the first time… Read More
General Mills is one of my favorite companies to work with, and getting their packages in the mail periodically is a really fun perk of blogging. :-) They usually send a couple of boxes of cereal, unique recipes and something personalized. Whit and I looked through the recipes and were excited to make these energy… Read More