I was going through Skyler & Spencer’s school bags reading the weekly newsletters, reading their writings and admiring their artwork when I came across field trip forms. Remember when I said I was happy with our decision to put Skyler & Spencer in different classrooms because they were so competitive and being in different classes [...]

I set some new ground rules with Keaton and Justis today. I promised to be more timely with their allowance, paying them every other Friday when I get paid, and in return they won’t ask me for “loans.” I told them they need to figure out how to budget their allowance for the things they [...]

On Tuesday, as I was making my way through my favorite blogs, I was shocked and awed to find that the wonderful Mrs. Flinger awarded me the Thinking Blogger Award. I spent all day writing the perfect acceptance speech, picking out just the right shoes to go with my little black dress and scouring magazines [...]

You may have noticed I’ve been a little quiet over the last few days. I refer to that as my mourning period as vacation ends and my real world begins again. If you could all just take a moment of silence to grieve with me at this time.
*silence*
Thank you.
Yesterday the kids went back to school [...]