With so many end of year festivities cancelled, especially for mine in 5th and 8th leaving their schools, we were thrilled that Field Day was a go! Both of our schools encouraged us to join in OPEN National Field Day on May 8. We took pictures, kept scores and had a fantastic time right in… Read More
Come one! Come All! The gentlemen of the household awoke to find invitations to a Silly Supper Sideshow. I haven’t done a dinner like this in years, since we are usually on Spring Break come April 1. Whit didn’t remember the last one at all, while John (who has a mind like a steel trap)… Read More
We haven’t been in a place where I could put together a fantastically funny April Fools celebration for the kids for the last few years but 2020 is GAME ON! (Thank you, coronavirus.) I received so many comments during St. Patrick’s Day that readers wished I had shared early to give them time to prepare.… Read More
The Lenten season is here! I feel like a real Catholic, having lived it up during Mardi Gras last week. :-) My family is now on year seven of using our “Today for Lent” cards. Each one has a prayer, act of kindness or a simple sacrifice and it has proven to be a wonderful,… Read More
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week at the elementary school and tomorrow kids are invited to bring in a book from their teacher’s wish list to donate to the classroom library. Our teacher’s amazon wish list was easy to shop and Whit and I had fun choosing two titles. He’s exited to hopefully read both of these… Read More
John attends a weekly youth group meeting and confirmation prep at church. He carried home a wonderful scripture reference guide a couple of weeks ago. I finally sat down and put everything into a smaller, two sided page that fits inside his bible. The page covers a variety of topics relevant to teens and I… Read More
When John was barely talking I made this set of Turkey Talk conversation starters. Each year we pass around a bowl of questions throughout the meal. When the bowl comes to you, you pick your question, read it aloud and answer it. The premise behind the “game” is that sometimes the people you are closest… Read More