There was no plan this year. In my mind I was going to host Christmas and we would go to someone's house for Thanksgiving. We just put a new roof on the house that ended up costing us a lot more than the estimate, my refrigerator door is broken and soon enough the dishwasher followed along and broke as well. These things happen. As it got closer to Thanksgiving we realized that … [Read more...]

Just by the picture I'm sure you know where this post is going and it has nothing to do with the toilet! I'm not complaining about the husband or two charming children I live, but they do seem to think that only I can perform certain tasks. Maybe the truth is that they don't think at all or they just love hearing me complain. I just you would have to ask them. I've tried and I … [Read more...]

 I was a bit of a mess last week. My oldest son began his first year of high school and my youngest seventh grade. My 7th grader remained at the same school so it was business as usual, but my oldest is about 45 minutes in the opposite direction. It has been a challenge figuring out how all of this is going to work for us, but I feel much better about it this week. … [Read more...]

Today is the first day of school for my youngest son and my oldest begins on Friday. This has always been what I consider the start of a "new year" for us. I'm usually the first to welcome the end of Summer and  Fall with open arms. The routine of the school year is just what I need after a long hot Summer. I can't wait to hear the story of my son's first day when he returns … [Read more...]

We have all heard it before, "Put your oxygen mask on first then place it on your child." How many of us actually pay attention to the fact that we need to stop and take a breath? If you are curled up on your kitchen floor crying it is too late, you went to far before you asked for helped. I know that asking for help is a hard thing to do, but we all need help at some point. … [Read more...]