Living through a pandemic – It’s okay to not be okay. Who would have ever thought that there would be a day when we would be wearing a face mask as our daily ensemble? I honestly never would have thought we would be myself. The last 5 or 6 months has been so weird. A roller coaster of emotions doesn’t…
Parenting Teenagers – Teenagers And Letting Go. My first born is a senior in High School! As we spent the last few weeks getting ready for our kids to go back to school, it was all about the excitement of it. They were excited to go back. Honestly, so were we. But at the same time, we miss them being…
Do you need some Back to School Shopping Tips? It’s that time of year! I can’t believe how fast summer went. I mean, it feels like summer had just started! A few days ago, I was going to write up a post with my back to school shopping plans. However, things got a little busy. Since our kids go back…
Messy house? Messy activities? Don’t be afraid of the mess! When I say messy house, I don’t mean a dirty or filthy house. Don’t take my words the wrong way. My house is always clean. Dishes are usually always caught up for the most part. However, I could make some improvements on staying caught up on the laundry. My floors…
Be a Super Mom, not a Supermom. I mean, what is a Supermom exactly? Does a Supermom have superpowers? Does she wear a cape? If there is such a thing, I wish I had them. Have you ever looked up the definition of Supermom? I have and some of them are pretty comical. I am not a Supermom. However, I…
Kids and Gardening: Reasons and Benefits of Letting Your Kids Help You Garden Our youngest was so excited a couple days ago. As soon as he got on the school bus, he texted his dad that said, “Our teacher gave us all a cabbage plant and the person that has the biggest one at the beginning of next school year…
Living with Autism: Worried your teen won’t socially catch up with their peers? Our daughter was diagnosed with high functioning autism at around five years old. She has been clinically at about a third of her age emotionally and socially. She is now 17 and she is still around a 13 year old’s age level when it comes to those…
Why do we choose pet adoption? Before I get into that, here’s a little background. About four months ago we lost our dog Dooley. He had liver cancer and he had gotten sick and he wasn’t able to recover although his vet was optimistic. It was hard on the whole family. After a couple months, my husband and I talked…
Oh the joys of back to school and buying all those school supplies. You get the list or lists if you have more than one kiddo and you look at it open mouthed. So much stuff! You might wonder what your kid needs with 20 glue sticks. You might wonder why you need to buy those Expo dry erase markers.…
I remember there was a time when we were growing up as kids our mom gave us an allowance. As a kid, I thought it was pretty cool. But I also remember as a kid, not wanting to do chores. If I didn’t feel like it, I didn’t mind not getting my allowance. Thinking back, it did seem a little…