Joy in hard places… This was written by a beautiful woman who is a wife, mother to 3 children, and a cheerleader in life. This is shared with her permission. I will never forget my 20-week ultrasound with Connor. The sheer excitement that came with wanting to see my very first baby’s face, finding out the gender and more …
We did a thing…
We did a thing… Meet Pippin. Our new furbaby. She is a purebred Bernese Mountain dog. She is a love! Our goal for her is to get her trained as a therapy dog to support kids in my school. She will grow to be about 70-90 pounds. We got her at 8 weeks so having a puppy in the house …
Experience Gifts
Experience Gifts If your child is like mine they have a room full of toys. The last thing they need is more stuff! That’s why we need to think about gifts which can bring practicality or memories for some examples. Perhaps even something that can be customized or personalized and can last forever. Kids love something new and different, perhaps …
Think SMALL…
Think Small… Can you see it? Just over the month of November is December. This means in a few days it is all-out Christmas. Ads, sales, and commercials all to get you to spend your money. Big companies with big budgets for ads. As we head into this holiday season I want to encourage you to think small. Now don’t …
My daughter named herself…
My daughter named herself… My daughter did name herself. She picked out her first and middle name. How is that possible you ask? Well…let me back up and say my foster daughter turned adopted daughter picked out her own name. She had lived with us for over a year at this point and it was pretty clear she was not …
The tale of the green pancake…
The tale of the green pancake… Food issues. We have them! When our little came to us she weighed 22 pounds at just shy of 5 and she only ate fast food chicken nuggets and anything chocolate. Fast forward a few months and she will eat PB &J sammies. I would buy organic PB and organic jelly and find the …
Double-check the address…
Double-check the address… A very good life lesson learned this morning. Always double-check the address. I was taking Little Girl to a playdate this morning and it turned into a drive through the countryside! As most of us do with an address sent to us in messagnger I simply clicked on the address and it opened in google maps. I …
I am a recovering lawnmower parent…
Lawnmower Parent! I have a shocking thing to confess to you. I am a recovering lawnmower parent. What is a lawnmower parent? We’ve all heard of helicopter parents. But you may not have heard of the latest term for a troubling trend recently identified in parenting: lawnmower parents. Lawnmower parents go to whatever lengths necessary to prevent their child from …
Sound the alarm
Sound the ALARM! I was sitting on the dock guarding this summer and I had to blow my whistle to get a child’s attention. I had to sound the alarm to let the child know she was in danger. I had no problem using my whistle. It is my primary tool as a lifeguard. I use it to communicate with …
Heat Wave 2019
When the heat index is 108 and you are staying in a 100-year-old boarding house you come well equipped! Swimming! Fans! Your friends AC camper! Yes, that is four fans you are counting! This even would not cut it! We had to go swimming! Just when you think you will burst into flames the camp nurse says she is going …
