balancing work and family

Week 1

Well we have made it through the first week of school. All I have to say is EXHAUSTING. Exhausting for everyone. It doesn’t help that I am coming down with a cold or allergies. Our strategy for balancing work, school, and family definitely needs tweaking. Trying to get from my son’s elementary school, through two… Continue reading Week 1

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Toys, Toys, Toys…Please Stop

All kids love toys. What’s not to love? I think truthfully even as adults we still love our toys. But when getting a new toy becomes an obsession, I get a little unnerved. My oldest son loves toys and is always looking/asking for something new. He is easy to please. The simple $1 toy frog from… Continue reading Toys, Toys, Toys…Please Stop

motherhood

Another First Day

With all of the kindergarten chaos throught the past week my focus slipped from the fact that my 2nd son was going to be starting pre-school. I think I packed the thought away because for once it didn’t make me nervous. He was so overwhelmingly excited to start school. He has been waiting for two years to… Continue reading Another First Day