Sit and Stay A While
Here are five great tips to help you get your kids ready to go back to school! It’s coming! School is getting ready to be back in session again! Getting the kids ready to go back to school can sometimes be difficult! Back to the mad morning rush: Pulling them out of bed after the gentle coaxing doesn’t work! Trying to… Read More
If you haven’t read Part I or Part II of this NICU story, I’d start there. We left off after I sent everyone away. I had been “compassionate care” transferred. We were in my hospital room. Me with my hospital bed. And my husband with his cot. My husband was my absolute rock. He always said the best things. The… Read More
Did you know green vegetables are immediately yucky? Yep, this is true in the eyes of my 8 year old. If my 8 year old son has any knowledge of a green vegetable in a dish, you might as well forget him eating it. It doesn’t matter if he has never tasted it, he won’t just simply because it’s green…. Read More
Starting with the six Cub Scout hiking essentials, and adding the extra Boy Scout hiking essentials, makes for the perfect hiking checklist! These are the perfect hiking essentials for beginners! Our Cub Scouts needed to do a 3-mile hike as a pin requirement, so we hiked a beautiful trail this weekend. Thank goodness the horrible heat subsided, and we had… Read More
My son turns 9 this month. The top of his list is a Nature Bound Bug Catcher Toy. No kidding. But my parents keep telling me they think he is hard to buy for (he’s not!). I decided to make a gift giving guide for boys for guidance. Why not share it to help others with their birthday toy decisions!… Read More
We love a family game night in this family!! It’s a great way to spend time together and put away the distracting electronics. Sometimes, we eat snacks while we play. (Popcorn is a favorite.) It can be a completely fun time, or you can also make it educational! I thought I’d put together a list of our current favorite board… Read More
A few great ideas of things to add when packing the car on a family road trip to keep the whole family entertained, including the kids! Our BIG road trip is approaching. We are going to be in the car together for HOURS. Days. I need to start planning what’s going to be IN the car with us. We are… Read More
This post contains affiliate links which means I earn a small commission if you use them. I only recommend products that I use myself and trust. You might be going on a vacation, playing a staycation, or simply want to sit on your back deck in the evenings, but you are going to need some good reading material this summer!… Read More
Are you a working full-time mom who is overwhelmed? I have been there. A lot. And will be there in the future. It’s always a bit of a balancing act. My main problem in life has been that I want to do it ALL. I’m in health care, working full time. I’m also a mom and a wife. Not only… Read More
The Cub Scout Blue and Gold Banquet is a highlight for our Cub Scouts and we want to make it as special as possible for them! I love my Cub Scout. However, I tend to let me husband take care of the scouting responsibilities! Somehow, though, I volunteered to plan my Cub Scouts Blue and Gold Banquet…. (I always somehow… Read More
