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My oh so neglected blog. Is it COVID? Is it life stage? Is it competing interests? It is all of it. But I love printing my blog out as a photo journal so I want to have some updates in … Continue reading
Category Archives: Parenting
The Last Time Poem From the moment you hold your baby in your arms, you will never be the same. You might long for the person you were before, When you have freedom and time, And nothing in particular to … Continue reading
We are finally taking our long awaited vacation! (Insert eye roll here. Yes, I know we travel all the time!) What I mean, is we finally have all 5 of our kiddos with us and they are ALL coming! It’s … Continue reading
When your kids are little, you are usually exhausted. It is so physically demanding: chasing after them, getting them dressed, fed, bathed. You can’t just tell them to do something, you usually have to do it with them. You rarely … Continue reading
In about 6 weeks time we are off on another adventure. This time with just Zach and Zandra, as it’s their “15 trip”. Years ago we decided we would take each child to Europe when they turned 16. That changed … Continue reading
Back in 2008 when Rob and I were married, we spent a lot of time discussing what we wanted our newly blended family to look like – in the present and in the future. I read a ton of books … Continue reading
My mom always sends me articles that are relevant to my stage in life, my interests or things she thinks will inspire. This past week, she sent me one on parenting (as they often are) entitled “Bringing Up Our Children … Continue reading
So. GRIT. In my last post I started talking about GRIT and shared with you a great Ted Talk about it (here) I then shared with you the article (and video) by Salman Khan that talks about learning and Growth … Continue reading
“There should be no yelling in the home unless there is a fire.” David O. MacKay This quote reminds me of a post I did several years back. I feel like I need to revisit this post. Not because my … Continue reading
“Blood makes you related. Loyalty makes you family.” I was scrolling through Zandra’s Instagram the other day and she had posted a pic of her and her step bro at her Mom’s. Someone had asked the question if it was … Continue reading