My husband and I with two of our children and our two great-nephews. Picture cred: our niece Marry We started out a little later than we wanted, but we were just happy to finally be on the road! It was touch and go there for a minute. The road to Florida is long and hard. … Continue reading We survived!
I've never really been the mom to plan a big or even small, summer vacation. When I was a little girl, my single father, took me to a small resort on Bull Shoals Lake on the border of Missouri and Arkansas. He saved all year. He wanted to take his little girl fishing and show … Continue reading Summer Vacations
Dear Parents, It's the end of a very long week for me. I not only taught your child, along with 25 other students, but I also stayed after and shared with you all the amazing things your child is doing in my class. I skipped potty breaks, dinner, and even forgot to worry about the … Continue reading A letter from your child’s teacher…
Do your kids have it all figured out? Do they know how to live in this crazy world and constantly give YOU advice? I mean, when did they get so smart anyway? (Hand to face emoji here). Sometimes my kids make valid points and I am grateful for their advice. I mean, let's face … Continue reading Oh the joys of parenting…
...in me. I'm not quite sure how to describe it. I'm in a weird season...oh wait. You know what it is? I think I'm starting to actually feel like an adult now. I know, I know, it's weird. I'm kind of a whirlwind of a person. I'm extremely carefree and spontaneous driving all the type … Continue reading Something is changing…
Well... It's that time of year again--school. I'm always so nervous on the first day of school no matter that's it my seventh first day of school. I guess I'm nervous because it's new. New students. New year. New clothes. New shoes. New supplies. I decided to move classrooms this year; on purpose. It was … Continue reading Where is your Sense of Adventure?
I still miss my mom. At 3:15 pm, on August 9th, 2011, my mom took her last breath. I probably should have a better way to cope with this day, which trust me, I am doing great compared to the first few years. But I hate that this day looms over me. We celebrate her … Continue reading Seven Years Later….
Does anybody remember October? I don't. I was excited and got pumpkins out near the first of October and then, boom it was Halloween. But everything in between is gone. Oh and November? That was a blur. I had a birthday somewhere in there and ate some good food with family on Thanksgiving but that's … Continue reading Exhausted….
Okay guys. My heart is heavy tonight. It could be exhaustion from teaching, working out, doing the dishes, working out some more, cooking dinner, allowing my son to drive me to pick up a prescription, giving my daughter a bath, reading with her, showering, and then reading a book for school. Or I'm PMS'ing. Ugh... … Continue reading Trauma Kids
I grew up on Monopoly. My three big sisters would come over for the weekend and my dad and my mom would get out the vintage game of Monopoly. There would be cardboard pizza, Doritos, Deans dip, and Pepsi. Mind you this was the 80's. I remember my mom scratching the middle of the board … Continue reading how parents really feel about game night
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