Do you use family meetings in your home? Over the years we’ve started and forgotten about family meetings for various reasons. The kids seemed too young, was too hard to remember to do it consistently, were they even working??? Well, we picked them up again in the weeks before school started. And am I glad […]
10 years ago, it was a hot August night. I had spent most of the last few weeks walking our neighborhood as much as my body would permit. You see, I was not a patient expectant mom. I was dying to meet you and could not wait any longer. 10 years ago, you came into […]
I love this photo for so many reasons that have absolutely nothing to with this actually being a good photo of us. I love the sparkle in miss Olivia’s eyes as she is about to head off to her first day of 2nd grade sporting her self-selected new haircut. proud I love seeing what I […]
What a fun fun month its been! I actually can’t believe it’s been 31 days already. I just want to say that this Just Us Project is MUCH harder than it sounds. But it’s importance to me is worth it, even if I sometimes feel like I’m going to cry trying to get my kids […]
Yikes! Can you believe it’s been 2 months since I did a Just Us post? I completely forgot in April and May. Life got way crazy at the end of the school year. I started this challenge to get mom back in the picture in January. I did well for the first 3 months, fell […]
Here I am again in the midst of a week long sleep away camp, this year for my oldest two kids. In the week preceding sleep away camp, we had our share of ups and downs. We had a whine-free day that was celebrated with a trip to the ice cream shop. We had an […]
I want to tell you about something that has been eating at me for months, that I really really dislike about myself in hopes that others out there may not feel embarrassed and may be inspired to make a change. You see, it has been digging a pit in my belly for a long time. […]