For months now every time my parents have come up to visit us, my son has asked if they can stay the night. Last Friday he got his wish. And not only that, but we had a campfire (okay, bonfire), too! We spent the evening roasting marshmallows for s’mores, telling campfire stories, […]
What My Kids Have That I Wanted…
If you are a regular reader you know that every week I do Thankful Thursday posts, and sometimes I mix them with one of the prompts from Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop (2 great things put together!). This week when I read the writing prompts, one stuck out at me: What do your kids have […]
Cancer Doesn’t Discriminate
Cancer. It is amazing how one 6 letter word can instill fear into thousands of people. It touches all of our lives at some point. Whether it’s a family member, a friend, or a co-worker… At some point we all know someone who is fighting to see that next birthday. And cancer doesn’t discriminate, either. Young […]
The Day after #Thanksgiving
‘Twas the day after Thanksgiving We couldn’t eat any more, And the last thing we wanted, Was to go to a crowded store. Happy that Daddy was home, The kids opted to play, At a bowling alley we designed Earlier that day.After chili dogs for lunch, Was a trip to the creek, Where we looked […]
A Tree of Thanks
My kids have enjoyed adding their little hand print leaves to their Thanksgiving Tree we started last week. Each day we’ve written one thing they are thankful for on a hand print and then taped it to the tree. (To save a little time I traced their hands once and cut out about 10 […]
