I know that all the cute details aren’t essential to having a great retreat. But these gals sure know how to do it well. Having a theme helped all of us center our thoughts and link principles and truths together. The details, planning, and implementation remind me that like these gals who are mindful in […]
I had the opportunity to meet up this past weekend with some friends who were all counselors at Academy for Girls, back in the day… 1998 for me. These gals are kindred spirits. When I’m in their presence, I feel like they get who I am. Perhaps it is because we shared similar experiences … […]
TULIPS Pastel Sixlets (i searched high and low for these… thank you Dollar Tree for coming through for me!) Happy Shoes Blue Skies & Sunshine This makes me very, very happy.
This is for Ms Angela, my friend, who gets a kick out of my crazy laundry piles. “Give me this mountain. Give me these challenges.” Spencer W. Kimball I do not ask for more laundry… Oh dear, do you see why? I failed to do laundry for a while. See where we are now. I […]
Just after 3 a.m., I glanced at the white board on my way to the laundry room. I read this quote I had written yesterday.While laundering Truman’s blankets and clothes soiled with barf, I tried really hard to feel grateful for something. I was grateful that I wasn’t cleaning things up alone… that Jimmy was […]
I have this little business. It’s something that is fun … a creative outlet. I like to think that we provide a nice service… inexpensive wall art. Recently I changed everything to Instant Download in my etsy shop. It makes my business 1,000 easier. Instead of knowing I had hours of work ahead of me […]
You know the moment when you realize all the kids are down for the night… you breath a sigh of relief… of quiet… of peace. You know you have 12 hours (uhhhhh, maybe? – ok, rarely!) without interruption to rally yourself for the upcoming day. Tonight was such a night. I told the boys the […]
Phew… we survived another Jazz Read-a-thon. We printed a calendar for recording minutes read. We went to the library and gathered favorite series. And the kids read up a storm. Abe’s class read the most minutes in the 3rd Grade. Hannah’s class read the most minutes of all the 4th grade classes. Both kids did […]
I had to submit a family photo for something recently… and this was the one I chose. We don’t have any fancy-pants family photos. We’re lucky to get everyone looking at the camera. But this type of photo we can identify with… adventures together… stopping off the side of the road to get out some […]
I like this picture. If you look closely, you can see 4 people. Tru on the left. Max on the right. Poor Liza couldn’t find a place so she wiggled her way behind Max to lay on my lap. I’ve been trying to read to my kids more. I have this reading syndrome and it […]