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
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
Happy August! It’s back to school time here in Georgia and I’ve already got cheery door hangers out on the front and side entries. Both are by Bronwyn Hanahan Art on etsy. Honey spent the last couple of weekends painting all of the wood work on the front porch, upper railing and side porch. It… Read More
As hard as it is to believe, we are headed back to school soon here in Georgia. Mother and I have been talking about doing “team tassels” since this time last year and finally pulled it off!! I had her make the first two with Whit’s school colors to give his teacher and with Tech… Read More
We traded our usual last day of school snack for a celebratory breakfast this year!! Since we have a fifth grader in the house, I let him invite a few friends to join us. Whit also invited a friend as well. So, on the last day of school at 6:30AM, I had six hungry boys… Read More
After John finished his Walk of Honor at school, I rushed home to get ready for our own Walk of Fame and bus stop celebration! We’ve got a whole gaggle of kids, and moms and dads alike came armed with water guns, water balloons, silly string, bubbles, popsicles and candy. A full on battle ensued and… Read More