Every morning C and I have a routine for getting up. Actually to be more accurate, C has a routine and I get dragged along for the ride. It goes something like this: Me: “It’s 7:30, time to wake up!” C: “Push it out, mom! Push it out!” Then she proceeds to use her […]
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It is Monday… and boy was the morning crazy! For some reason C woke up on the wrong side of the bed and had a mini meltdown all the way downstairs until she got into hubby’s car and I closed the door. All this happened while she was wearing a glittery “Mom and Dad make
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I was listening to a sermon the other week when something our pastor said hit me like an overturned bucket of icy water on my head. “Why do you say you’re just a mom?” I raised my eyebrows and my eyes darted quickly to my right and then to my left. Is he talking to me?! I
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Hi everyone, welcome to the start of a new week! Here are today’s mentionables: 1. Quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr. In light of today’s holiday, I wanted to share 15 of MLK, Jr.’s most inspiring motivational quotes. He was truly a man who understood and lived out the power of love, change and perseverance.
Monday Mentionables: MLK, Jr. Quotes, Elephant and Piggie, Baked Salmon & Frozen Medley Read More »
Hubby recently told me that one of his friends said, “You married a good wife.” My reaction to him was, “Huh, what are you saying about me behind my back?” and the one to myself was, Yeah, you go, girl! 😉 I think everyone enjoys getting complimented, right? We all like to feel good about ourselves and
Hi there everyone! It’s so nice to be here on my own blog site with a new simple and fresh design. It took me a while to find the right (not perfect, haha) template to go with, but I finally settled on this one. Hope you guys like it, too. Here are today’s mentionables… 1.
Monday Mentionables: Give It 100, Car Games & The Drop Box Read More »
I learned a lot during my time in college. I learned how quickly mold grows in a refrigerator; the power of a youthful metabolism to digest a whole dinner at 6PM and require another meal at midnight; the blessing of friendships made and kept 15+ years after graduation; and that I drool when I sleep
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It’s the first day back to school for the munchkins after two weeks at home!!!! (How many exclamation marks can I use here?) I am enjoying some much needed quiet time and it feels so nice. 🙂 I did enjoy our time together though and will miss the “go with the flow”, non-routine-ness of the
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One word. So much can be said with just one word. Some words, of course, may be more weighty in their meanings, while others are more simple and to the point. But have you noticed that one word in a dictionary typically needs several more words to define it? Many words even have three or
One Word for 2013 & 2014 Read More »