I just spent a week away from work. My older kids were at camp for 5 days, and the youngest stayed with a friend. I didn’t cook, clean or organize anything. We went out for dinner, talked, went to bed and got up when we…
This week has been nuts! I worked all last weekend at the hospital and this is now my last week to get the oldest three kids ready for a week away at camp. The five year old is staying with a friend next week…
This one is for my non chocolate people! (I don’t understand you, but I love you anyway!) I’ve been trying to stay on the no sugar track, but I still really like my cookies. If you want to read more about why I’m avoiding…
My five year old split the back of her head open this week. This was a classic example of the beating the youngest child in the family takes when her siblings are more than a couple of years older. I didn’t witness the…
I’m crocheting myself a nap blanket. In the summer? Well, there’s a story behind this. First of all, I’m not very good at it. I can make straight lines, stripes really, and that’s about it. My mom taught my ages ago how to…
I’m ready. It’s been more than three years since I started dreaming about moving into a career of integrative and holistic health. I know this because I spent part of one day this week reading back through my old journal. It was kind of…
I think I’m finally getting it. Here we are a few days before Mother’s Day, and I’ve been reflecting on what Mother’s Day is really about. I mean, for me, Mother’s Day isn’t about sleeping in (ha!), breakfast in bed, peace and quiet and…
What happened to my week? I just don’t understand where the days went… This week looked like it was going to be easy and light, which is unusual, so I was looking forward to it. I was assigned to jury duty for the first…
Ahhh, spring! The warm breezes bring flower petals and the notes of early morning bird song, the light perfume of flowers in the air and… End of year testing! You might think that because we homeschool, we get to avoid the crunch of school testing…
Last weekend, Perry and I took our oldest to her first dance. A middle school dance… Yes, I remember middle school, that amazingly awkward age where some kids are thought to be the coolest ever and others seem to be destined to be…