Let me tell you about this After School Routine Clock! Some people are the ‘fly by the seat of their pants’ kind of people. I am definitely NOT one of those people! If I don’t have a plan in place, or I fall out of routine, it spells trouble for me (and usually everyone around …
Before we get to the Valentine’s Day ideas on a budget, I have to say I’m pretty lucky to be married to a man who values the importance of relationships. Remember my feeling blessed on Valentine’s Day post from last year? Yes, my hubby is pretty awesome, and this year he offered to contribute a …
Moms, we all know how it is. Our children are quick to say sorry because they know that is what we want to hear, but do they really understand what they are saying? How do we teach them more than sorry? Our daughters are now 7 and 10 and I am the first to admit that …
Small acts of kindness have been shown to help people deal with stress and make them happier overall. Our family sat down together to compile this list of 99 acts of kindness to help us focus more on kindness this coming year. Some ideas we have done in the past, some ideas we had heard from …
My husband proposed to me on December 8, 2001 after a fun filled day Christmas shopping in the city. He brought me back to the place we met, and sang me a song that he practiced for weeks on the piano. After a whirlwind month of Christmas gatherings and parties, we started to search for …