When I wrote a post about my husband’s upcoming deployment I had quite a few responses. The ones that stood out to me the most were the ones from fellow moms who spoke out of guilt. It sounded something like this: “I complain about my husband being gone one night or one weekend. I can’t […]
Today’s recipe creation I shared on Kids VT is for a tasty and healthy lasagna! Meat & Veggie Lasagna
My boys’ new favorite show is Survivorman on the Discovery channel. We are generally pretty picky about what we let our boys watch. We don’t watch Spongebob. We don’t watch those dumb teenager comedies. I just don’t feel like my young boys need to get caught up in shows about boyfriends and girlfriends and all that drama. […]
Parenting through this crazy housing situation we have been through has been hard. We’ve tried to be consistent as possible but when your kids don’t even have a bedroom to be sent to, it can be tough. I have had these tidbits from a Love and Logic email saved for a long time. I like […]
I’m taking a nap with my sick little guy. I’m trying to breathe in this moment. The window is open. The birds are singing. There is a slight breeze rustling the trees. He breathes deeply. In and out. In and out. A slight snore catches his breath every now and then. He smells like home. […]
I thought I’d give a quick update on the house situation. We’re still waiting. How’s that for an update? Things are moving forward but nothing is set in stone yet. For now we are living in this hotel. It’s…interesting. It’s not the fanciest hotel in town but it’s clean and it’s relatively convenient to where we go […]
The Middle Child Syndrome. It’s the thing that has middle children everywhere wondering about their place in the world. I was a middle child but I was also the only girl so I think that cancels it out. Our middle child is Chase. He is eight years old. He is the most relaxed and easy […]
I told you guys I was going to visit my family in Indiana. Well, that vacation turned out to be more than we bargained for! While we were there my Mom’s town, Henryville, was hit by an EF4 tornado. We heard that some serious storms were coming our way and since my Mom doesn’t have […]
I received a very sweet email yesterday from Sue of Cake Balls, Cookies and More that just made me smile! She nominated my blog for a Liebster Award! A Liebster Blog Award is a fun way to recognize your fellow bloggers and get the word out about how much you love them! It’s specifically for […]
The good part about Pinterest? So many delicious recipes to try! The bad part about Pinterest? I’ve gained 100 pounds. Here are some sweet treats that I have made thanks to the Big P: No Bake Butterfinger Cheesecake from Bakers Royale I usually bake my cheesecakes but I was excited to try a no bake […]