School has officially begun. And that means packing lunches has also started up again. *sigh* Every. Day. All. Year. *double sigh* I have a lot of kiddos. Which means I pack approximately 700 lunches a year. *triple sigh* I remember the first time I packed a lunch for my oldest daughter. She was off to […]
Fall 2018 Mid-South Children’s Consignment Sale Directory Sweet sweet summertime. Maybe you have just gotten into your summer-time grove of pool, snacks, sunscreen and playdates, on the repeat… or maybe, by now, you’re just over summer altogether. It won’t be long before those kiddos of yours are back in school or MDO and you can […]
Humblebrag: This year, I rocked my daughter’s birthday. I got her the best present ever, and I’m fairly certain that I deserve a prize for this stroke of genius gift giving. What did I get her, you ask? A dollhouse? A huge party? A gift card to a trendy store? Nope. I got her …(drumroll […]
I’ll go ahead and put it out there, I do not like road trips. I’m not sure what exactly I don’t like: maybe it’s because I am more of a destination than a journey person. But I am working on it, as life is one long journey, right? With that being said, flying is my […]
First of all, I love my extended family. Hanging out with them is one of my very favorite things to do, and fewer things make me happier than setting my children loose with their cousins. We recently returned from a lengthy visit back home, and I am still basking in the glorious-ness of it all. […]
It was time for some new clothes; like I seriously had clothes from before I had a kid nine years ago hanging in my closet. Truth be told, there was part of me hoping one day I’d fit into them again and make them work, but you can imagine how totally outdated they were. I […]
Parenting a child with a disability changes the way you view life. It can lead you to places you never thought you’d go. For me, it’s lead me to become an advocate for my child and other children with disabilities. A problem that I see far too often is the disconnect between children with disabilities […]
(because I’m drinking wine while talking about working out) I will admit I am lucky to have lost the baby weight without really trying…. if breastfeeding a chunk every 1 1/2 for the first 3 months, pumping every 3 hours for the next 9, and chasing after that milk monster counts as not trying! I […]
I love to read, and summer time is my favorite time to curl up with a novel. With a slower work schedule and lots of pool days, I can knock out a good read in a day or two. I usually check out 2-3 books a week from our library. Our library offers a hold […]
On a recent trip to the Midwest to visit family, we took a slight detour to a state park to stretch our legs and explore a new place. Platte River State Park in southeast Nebraska has a sweet little waterfall a short hike from the parking area, which provided us the perfect diversion to break […]
