I found the perfect piece to go under our tv. At Goodwill, of course! Here is the before picture: Check out Goodwill of Northern New England’s blog to see how it turned out: From A Dresser to an Entertainment Center: Furniture can be what you want it to be!
This year I decided to give all local products for Christmas gifts. It’s been really fun to shop around and put the baskets together. I found some really cute wine totes on clearance at The Christmas Tree Shop that I stocked up on months ago. Now that Christmas time is here, I have been putting them to […]
There are so many things I want to tell you but I can’t. Sometimes military life is a silent, painful road. There are secrets to be kept. Security is first, and keeping things to myself is not my biggest strength. But, alas, I must. So that is why I am being quiet. I have recipes […]
There are so many who will go without a large feast this Holiday season. Today, I’m talking about what we did as a family to do our part to end world hunger. I mention an organization that deserves your support and some ideas for your family too! Remembering The Hungry In A Time of Feasting
Last week’s letter home from my second grader’s teacher mentioned that they were learning about respect. I asked Charlie about it. He said they watched a video on you tube. I like to keep a connection between what’s happening at school with our lives at home, so we looked it up and watched it together […]
Charlie put on jeans and a button up shirt for picture day on his own. Like, he decided to wear it. Yes, this is a monumental moment. Since this day years ago, what Charlie wears has always been one of those parenting struggles I avoid at all cost. He came down the stairs and I […]
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 […]
We are a military family. It is fairly new to us. Even though many of our family members have been in the military, Matt just joined about three (or four? is it bad I can’t remember?) years ago. So it’s new to us on the level where it affects our every day life. The longest […]
Did you buy a cup of coffee today? What was it, like $6 or $7? Did you crack open a can of beer over the weekend? How much was that six pack? Are you drinking a nice cold glass of ice water as you read this? Go ahead, take a sip, relish in it’s ice […]
Almost fourteen years ago, when Matt and I started our lives together, he worked at the mall. It was a good position in a sports store. Sometimes we think back to those days and wonder how we made it though. Once we had our first son, things changed. Matt decided it was time to go […]