I am not sure what I was thinking exactly on this particular day, but I was feeling the extreme pressure of knowing that school was going to start in a week, Open House was 3 days away, and I had not done any school shopping for my children yet. Mainly because I had been hesitant [...]
Hello Everyone, Thanks for your patience through the summer. I know it was a long dry spell from the beginning of July to the end of August. I had my hands full with all 4 of my kids home and I was babysitting for another one as well. We just kicked back, played, read, went [...]
My sister Rachael came to town for a visit and whisked me and the 4 kiddos off to Myrtle Beach for the week. Unfortunately, Dave had to work, so it was just us girls and the kids hitting the beach. Usually we hit the beach in the AM and then after lunch, while the little [...]
This past week Alex was at VBS at Stonebridge Community Church. He had a great time and loved learning and singing and the memory work. One day, after he had gotten in the car and we were driving home he said, “Mom, I have two best friends. Do you know who they are?” After guessing [...]
Sometimes I struggle with being a mom. I have had to give up so much to take care of these four little children. I gave up my career as a teacher and coach. I gave up control of my body when I got pregnant…again and again and again. Most days I give up eating a [...]
I don’t know about you, but May always seems like one of the busiest months of the year. As the school year winds down, I feel bombarded by last minute field trips, testing, forms to sign, graduations, weddings, everything seems to hit at once. Since it feels like I have hit the home stretch, I [...]
My kids love Taylor Swift (Noah and Chloe especially) well, we all do, and Dave and I love Coldplay. I play both very often in my van as we go humming down the road. This YouTube video was so beautiful I just had to share it with you.
Last week we went to Topsail Island, NC for Spring Break. Despite the cold weather and ever blowing winds, we had a really great time, until the ER visit. Yep, you read that right! Wednesday, Gideon, Dave, Alex and Noah were laying on a bed watching Tom and Jerry, just relaxing, when Gideon fell off [...]
I know my kids are weird sometimes, but that is part of their charm, right? Chloe was folding a load of laundry this week and she and Gideon decided to have a little fashion show with some underwear. Thank goodness they were clean! They made me crack up so much I had to get a [...]
The Daddy Daughter Dance is a right of passage that no girl should miss. This Saturday was Chloe’s first opportunity to experience this special time with her dad. We shopped for her Easter dress early this year, followed by a furious search for shoes that were not too grown up, but not too babyish either. [...]
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