Great Expectations: Summer Bucket List

Normally, on Monday nights, I would feature a guest poster for Great Expectations. And next week, we’ll start up again with another one.

This week, however, since school starts back up for my big two in just over A DAY, I thought I’d take this opportunity to look back on my expectations […]

Project 365: Week 31

Have you entered my Country Outfitter giveaway yet? It’s worth $150! What are you waiting for??

It hasn’t been the greatest of weeks this week. We’ve had some family trauma and things I never thought I’d have to deal with. We’ve tried to make the best of it, though.

July 29

We went […]

Aqua-Bored #iPPP

We are now 5/8 of the way through swimming lessons. I’m counting down the minutes until they’re done at 11:55am on Thursday.

The hours spent by the pool (not in the pool or near the pool, mind you, unless you want to get yelled at by the eagle-eyed lady that keeps […]

A Letter #iPPP

Thanks for coming back for #iPPP this week! I hope you’ll link up your funniest, most inspirational, most beautiful, most ordinary phone camera pictures!

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These kids are my world. Literally, my world revolves around them, all four of them.

I always thought I would have four kids. To me, it was the […]

Project 365: Week 27

July!! Holy cow. That means it’s only a little over a month before school starts again. I did get my Nikon out this week, a couple of times. Just like last week, we didn’t do a whole lot, since it’s been SO. DANG. HOT.

July 1

Apparently, the only picture I took […]

Project 365: Week 26

This is late, I know. I’ve been kind of busy, but mostly….HOT. It’s been over 100 every day this week. Blech.

Anyway, here was our last week of June (yikes!).

June 24

Did I mention it was hot? T and Henry got haircuts….on the porch. (And no, he’s not wearing a shirt. Of […]

Gluten Free Friday: TGIF Edition

I just got an oh so welcome phone call, and I had to share.

You know that our two (nearly three) year old was officially diagnosed with Celiac Disease in February. Well, we had her follow up appointment on Wednesday to talk to the doctor, check her weight, check the antibody […]

The Day She Taught Herself To Swim. #iPPP

Ivy, my second child and first girl, is so alike me in a lot of ways. She’s got a….unique fashion sense, a love of accessories, a super shy personality, and smarts.

She’s little Miss Independent, and since finishing preschool, she’s proven that over and over again. Doing her summer worksheets from […]

Project 365: Week 23

This week has kicked my butt. The kids have been out of school for a couple of weeks, but Henry and I had to get up (not very early) so he could go to theater camp. But, last weekend, Ervin came down with some kind of mysterious (no known origin) […]

What A Difference A Year Makes.

Just ten short months ago, I was dragging my then-five year old into the school. He didn’t want to go, and he certainly didn’t want me to leave him there.

Wednesday morning, I dropped him off for the last day of kindergarten. He was infinitely more confident, only needing his kiss […]