Ok, so for those that know me at all, you know I not a fan of surprises. I am not spontaneous at all. I like to have a plan. When things happen that are not planned it is very hard for me to adjust. You would think at some point in my 30 some years… Continue reading there apparently is a limit

Ok, so yes today was the first day of school, it went smoothly and the kids were both happy after school and both-so far-love their teachers and are happy to be one year older and wiser. Lauren’s only complaint was that now that she is in fourth grade she has to tuck in her shirt.… Continue reading school time again

My 6 year old is wonderful. However I am convinced he was sent to me to teach me exactly what patience is, and possibly the reason that ice cream was invented. He daily tests my ability to keep control of my emotions, and I can’t lie, some days he makes me laugh and cry within… Continue reading No dinner for you

When I was a teenager I went on an all day canoe trip, I was never so sore or exhausted in all my life physically. Until last weekend. Recently we decided to put the house back on the market again. We did this a year ago and didn’t have any success, so we had debated… Continue reading Hard work

Today was supposed to be pretty calm and low key. However I remembered I needed to get by TB test at work. So I loaded up the kids and we headed to the hospital. The kids of course wanted to go to the office for candy. We then decided to go meet Dad for lunch.… Continue reading Brotherly love

We sat down, made a list of must dos this summer, and of course, swimming at Aunt Mary’s was the top thing to do. I personally was not looking forward to this summer break, because my little water dogs this year would be different. This year we would not be able to just walk a… Continue reading And…summer!

I have to get a little sappy for this one. Today my second child had a kindergarten graduation. When Lauren graduated kindergarten I have to be honest, I was sort of thinking, what is the big deal? She did not struggle, in fact she was very ready for all day school and learning to read… Continue reading Ode to teachers every where!

Well folks, I have been battling a sinus infection for a couple weeks. I thought maybe I could just make it go away with some over the counter treatment and just plain stubbornness. I don’t recommend this method. My sinus infection traveled to my lungs, and I did not go to the doctor until my… Continue reading lung congestion

I have been so busy lately that I have not had time to blog. I was not happy about this because I have had several things to blog about, however I just couldn’t squeeze it in. So here is a random post with all my random thoughts. Enjoy: First: I finished grades for my class,… Continue reading Random thoughts

Well April did not turn out to be such a great month. We had car troubles, my 6 year old had some anger troubles, and my 2 year old had some infection troubles. It seemed as though things just kept happening to keep us from being able to enjoy ourselves. However today my son’s infection… Continue reading Yay for May!