Anyone who has been blogging for a while knows traffic is the lifeblood. Comments are food that keeps the blog going and growing. We can all say we don’t care and that we write for ourselves but deep down we like to mingle and have people read our stuff. I tend to hop around other blogs. I figure I want …
Pumpkin Spice
I am one of those CRAZY people that love pumpkin spice…but not pumpkin pie? Odd. I know. But pumpkin spice really is the poster child for fall. Enjoy the lovely fall with these selections below! Nothing like good old fashioned “pumpkin spice” spice! For the coffee drinkers! To flavor the coffee! A …
We have forgotten
I remember I was student teaching. I was in a 3rd-grade class. This was before facebook, twitter, text messages, Instagram etc. My class was at PE and a teacher came in and said the twin towers had a plane crash into them. What a tragedy we all thought. How horrible. We did have one computer in our classroom so I …
Dodged a Bullet…
On the way to school Little Girl and I have a chance to talk. You know the kind of talk. You move the mirror so you can see and you chat. If it is a bad chat there is waving and stern looks…for example if said child was in trouble at school. If it is a happy chat both hands stay …
Surprises not secrets…
Are you sending your child a mixed message in regards to keeping them safe? We tell our kids not to keep secrets from adults in an effort to keep them safe from predators. You know the speech… ” If so and so asks you to keep a secret remember you need to tell mom or dad…” “We don’t keep secrets …
Sorry…we did it first…
Brace yourselves. I am about to say something harsh. THE 80’s ARE BACK! Yes. These are pictures I have taken on my travels as proof! The side ponytail. The cuffed jeans The big bow in the hair, plaids and mirrored sunglasses Teddy Ruxpin Hair Crimping Shiny plastic coats Denim coats and Chuck Taylors Saved by the Bell Oh, these …
First picture
Today was a big day in our household. Little Girl started second grade today! For the first time, I was able to post her” back to school picture.” You see Little Girl was a foster kid up until last February. We had the privilege of adopting her. Kids who are in foster care cannot have their picture posted on any …
You Did It!
What? What did you do? You SURVIVED/THRIVED the summer! Can you see it? Just around the corner school STARTS! SCHOOL!! No more I am bored Can I have a friend over I am BORED I am hot Can I go to a friends house Can I buy a new game Do I have to read I am bored Can we …
More Porches…Less Fences
I was driving Little Girl home from a playdate and took the chance to look around. So many houses had fences. Nice houses. Nice cars. Nice fences. No porch. Or a very small porch. I had the privilege to grow up in the house my grandparents built. After they passed my mom continued to live there. I lived there as …
Jet Skiing!
In true crazy format, my sister calls this morning and says “Hey, want to go rent some jet skis and run around the lake?” To which I respond “duh.” So we pack up our two girls…hers is 21 and a marine patrol officer and mine is 7 and super excited! The people at the rental place were super nice. We …