“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is…

Today represented my last day of “summer…” well, kind of. Tomorrow starts off workshop week for teachers. I will have Friday off to attend our fabulous Minnesota Get-Together, the State Fair. (I worked a day last week and traded for the time off.) . Labor Day weekend will also be…

I saw a cute postery-thing on facebook yesterday and I meant to share it, but I couldn’t remember who had posted it, and I forgot to save it. So, here is our summer – Our way! We sleep in. Every day! (Unless we have an appointment or event) And the…

Last night, Hubby and I sat down at the kitchen table with a glass of wine and started talking. I asked him about how his “baseball trip” went with Punky – they left on Sunday afternoon to go play catch at a nearby park while I stayed home with Kirby.…

I have been focusing my life around gratitude for about 3-4 years now. And this weekend is no different. Yesterday, the boys mowed the lawn and cleaned up outside while I went through kitchen cabinets and tried to purge so we could fit our instant post in a cupboard and…

It’s May 19th, the school year is winding down, our summer plans are vamping up, and I feel like a ball of nerves. There is so much to be done! In order to stay focused, I downloaded a super cute “To-do List” and started writing everything I need to do…