I sure wish we could be in Illinois today to spend the day with my dad on his birthday.  We’ll be there Mother’s Day weekend… I will be calling him a bit later to share his gift with him… but I had to post it so he could access it…

I let it all out tonight, and you know who helped me through my sadness, worry, and tears?  My 8 year old.  He never fails. My grandma has a brain tumor.  She has undergone many tests to make sure that is the only one in her body.  It is.  So,…

Yes!!!  We are above zero degrees tomorrow and the wind chills will all be gone.  🙂   YAY!!!!!   So excited to get back into a routine.  It was nice to have a few days off, but I need my routine back. The past two days, Kirby has just been…

It has been downright brutal here in Minnesota this month.  Polar Vortex Schmortex. I’m done.  Yes, I have certainly enjoyed the 5 additional days off from school this month, but I am ready for spring. I certainly loved every extra day I got to snuggle with my little ones. Last…

It’s no secret that I absolutely love to digitally scrapbook.   I love Photoshop Elements, and if I had more time each day, I would love to tinker with designing things. This past Christmas, my sister, my sister-in-law and I decided to come up with some parameters for our gift…

I’m tired. I just want to know how to get more time in a day.  I am loving my new Fitbit.  But it is telling me that I don’t get enough sleep.  I can’t even get everything done that I want in a day…how can I find more time to…

Dropping Kirby at daycare this AM…he toddles off, goes to his first friend and says, “EH?” in her face, then moves on to his next friend, says, “EH?” in her face and then repeats the process with his third little friend. He then runs over to me by the door…

WOW.  18 days off from school, away from work.  I am ready to go back and have grown up conversations again.  I am ready to start getting registrations ready for next year.  I am ready to see my friends.  I am ready to get on top of all the transition…