It is finally here, maybe to stay. Cooler temps, low humidity. Clear skies and bright sunshine illuminate the beautiful autumn hues that dance on the boughs of each tree limb. School routines. Christ...
I can’t believe it. 1 month of Montessori school and Little Mister is reading! (That sounds a little like bragging. Sorry.) I am amazed at how different pace at which children choose to learn. ...
This is a photo of what happens to Pie Pie when he has experienced his share of a “face paced world.” As I grow older, and as the seasons come and go, I swear I can feel the earth tur...
Oh, for the love of a baby. We missed strawberry jam season, peach picking season, applesauce canning season, and all the other stuff that goes into preserving the summer’s bounty. So, when I h...
These days I have a new overlay of complexity in my life. It started like a small weed, poking its tepid green shoots from the soil. “You might have to get a dental procedure done. Let’s ...
There are times when I come to a wall, and it looks so incredibly tall. I don’t know if I should get up and climb. I don’t know if I should tap out this time. I feel in my heart a strong ...
It’s been such a while since I picked up a brush and a palette to play around with canvas. I felt a little rusty at best. (No pun intended of course.) This is a replica, with a twist, of a peac...
Mr. Nate’s bus is a very, very important part of our morning.
I just need a little space to vent. I don’t usually do this in writing, simply because I like doing other relaxing measures rather than moving my fingers at lighting speed over the keyboard. Bu...
{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember....
It is quiet…and it is 11:30 in the morning. Pie Pie is sleeping in his crib, Mini Mister, I think, is saying his Pledge of Allegiance, and Little Miss is probably outside with her pre-school cl...
Goodness, I very much dislike traffic. Very much. This week we are in school full swing…both older kids. Full day kindergarten and three day pre-school. Lunches, snacks, teacher notes, extra ...
Here I am writing underneath my three and a half year old. (Literally. Under.) These tiny pestering flies keep zooming past my head from an unknown spot in our home. They’ve taken up residence ...
Today is back to school for Mini Mister. In the pouring rain. He is a big-boy kindergartner. This first day of school is something he has been wanting since last December. He told his daddy this morn...
After giving birth to Little Miss we thought two was enough. Mini Mister needed surgery to correct his kidney reflux. Little Miss was born slightly premature and needed to stay in the NICU for a bit ...
I love thrifting, though I haven’t been in quite a while. One needs a keen eye to cut through the clutter and find those diamonds in the rough. My mind needs to be in creative-mode to be able t...
…to me, is how I feel most days. Maybe if I wore a suit of velcro and attached the loop strips to the kids, my arms wouldn’t hurt so much at the end of the day. Sometimes I am so frustrat...
So many are so generous around the holidays when we are most reminded of those in need. As those lucky ones who still have jobs fly around collecting gifts to give to loved ones, we also pick up some...
Last week was just crazy. An earthquake near us that measure 5.8, and the hurricane that blew through in the dark of night aren’t sights we see here in Virginia every day. I can tell that these...
I have a love hate relationship with one of those huge warehouse stores. I love that you can get a 105 oz can of tomato sauce that costs half as much as tomato sauce on SALE at the regular grocery ...
Making things for a baby is just so much fun. And I am such a perfectionist. This is my very first patchwork anything attempt. I didn’t have a clue about how to get all the points to match up&#...
Living in these parts, when you hear something go “boom” you think Pentagon terrorist attack. And that is what I thought yesterday as the earth started to shake, that low, loud rumble beg...
I was a hard core Franklin Covey follower. I think I’ve used this planning system since I was in high school. Read that to mean a long time. This year we are trying to save money. Read that to ...
In the wake of our decision to send Mini Mister to Montessori School, I started to ponder, how are we going to afford to send Little Miss and Pie-Pie? I was shocked a couple of months ago when I look...
Inspired by SouleMama.com: A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. Click over ...
I am not a cradle Catholic. I converted after I met my husband. No, I didn’t do it for him. I did it for me, and the seeds that grew into the life in faith I live today were planted long before...
Many times I feel in this world of on-line computer games, Wii’s, Nintendo DS’s, DVDs, TiVos, and DVRs life is quickly becoming on-demand. Our children find a commercial funny, like someo...
A bit of sewing…not perfect, but I am slowly starting to accept “not perfect.” A bit of knitting here for Little Miss…again not perfect, but am going out on a limb here, using...
Is it that time already? My mind is barely over early summer strawberry season and now the morning news is talking about what to send in your child’s school lunch bag. Retailers are advertising...
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