Bittersweet
After 82 days of summer, today started day one of a new school year. Those 82 days of summer went by so fast. I am frustrated because there was so much that I still wanted to do with the kids, for myself, for our home, and they didn’t get done. But, I am so blessed…
Read More Vacation Part 3 – Final
After leaving Gettysburg we headed to our condo that we rented for our final part of our trip. We rented a condo near the Seven Springs Ski Resort near Somerset, PA. It is south of Pittsburgh about 1 1/2 hrs. Our condo was very reasonably priced and we were right across from the pool and…
Read More Vacation Part 2
While in Philadelphia, we knew that even though we were close to Washington DC and New York City, we just couldn’t fit those stops into our intinerary. But, we could go to the Atlantic Ocean. We chose Belmar, NJ as it was “family friendly” and a straight shot over from Philadelphia. It took only an…
Read More Our Vacation Part 1
Our family chose to head east this year for our family vacation. We spent 2 weeks away from home, which was the longest we have ever spent away. It was a wonderful time and made many memories. Our first night was in Canton, OH, staying at the Fairfield Inn by Marriott. It was clean and…
Read More The Last Two Weeks
My family and I have been vacationing for the last two weeks. We have been driving over 2 thousand miles and seen many sites and made many, many memories. As I sit in our final hotel room, I am grateful for the chance to give our children these memories. But, I am sooooo ready to…
Read More Nine Years of Blessings
Nine years ago today, our son, Bennett easily came into this world and has been a daily joy ever since. He arrived 2 1/2 weeks early during a week of very hot temperatures. I wasn’t quite ready for his delivery, but off to the hospital we went and he gave me a smooth and easy…
Read More Lists Lists and More Lists!
Are you a list maker? I am! It is the only way I can keep everything straight. Do you ever feel like you have so much running around in your head that you don’t know how you will keep it all straight? When I start to feel that way, I know I need to start…
Read More Five Family Healthy Habits
Just the other day I received a mailing from FOCUS ON THE FAMILY. In the brochure it talked about their new campaign that they are going to focus on for the next 6 months. They have titled it “Everyday Family Campaign” with each month digging deeper into each of these 5 habits. I feel so…
Read More Weekend at the Cabin
The kids and my folks and I traveled north about 9 hours to my cousin’s cabin. I desperately needed to get away and the kids were very excited to play with their cousins. So, at 6:20AM last Thursday we hopped in the van and we arrived at our destination about 4:00. The weekend included the…
Read More 82 Days of Summer Fun
For the past few years, I have tried to make our summers fun with a little bit of routine so that our days don’t get away from us. With 3 children, I didn’t want to hear the constant “I’m bored” or “What is there to do” from the kids. So, I came up with the…
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