I was doing so well sending the kids off to school this morning. Everyone woke up at a reasonable hour (meaning, no one refused to wake up), everyone ate a good breakfast and got dressed in clean clothes. Hair was brushed. Shoes were put on. Pictures were taken. And then, I got a text message….
Back to School Giveaway Week!
In celebration of Back to School season (all five of my kids head back to school tomorrow morning!) I’m launching my first ever Back to School giveaway week, with exciting giveaways every day. This week will be full of fun and lots of great prizes (including my first ever photo editing giveaway….a la Lolli…try it….
2 Graduations and a Milestone
My hope that life would settle down (and slow down) after I got back from the Casual Blogger Conference at the beginning of the month was in vain. Not only have things not slowed down, but they seem to have spiraled into a crazy whirlwind of time-sucking, energy-zapping madness. But like I keep saying (to…
A Way to Give Back to Those Special Teachers
This morning, I spent two hours sorting and shelving books for the first grade team at our elementary school. When KitKat started kindergarten, I committed to volunteer in the schools as often as possible. With the subsequent births of more babies through the years, it wasn’t always easy to stay consistent with that goal, but…
Field Trips For All
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Lunchables. All opinions are 100% mine. My kids have never been huge fans of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. They would prefer either a cooked meal (Like mac and cheese. I know, I know…does that even count as a cooked meal?) OR they want…
The PRC
On the way to the Parenting Resource Center for the first time this school year, AJ said to me, “Mommy, I’m happy.” I’m happy, too. I’ve said it a million times, and I’ll say it again. The PRC makes me feel like a better mom. No distracting dishes to do, no laundry to fold and…
Brown Bagging It
One of my least favorite things about sending my kids off to school (or camp during the summer) is fixing bagged lunches for 5 kids. There is nothing fun for me about slapping 10 pieces of bread with some combination of peanut butter, honey, butter, cinnamon, mayo, cheese, and ham. One kid likes peanut butter…
Give Me Your Best Shot & Photo Story Friday
Today Cecily from My Chaos My Bliss and I are joining forces and combining our Friday memes into one! Each Friday I post my favorite shot (or 2 or 3) and invite all of my readers to also post their favorite shots. You can read more about Give Me Your Best Shot HERE. Cecily does…
I Heart Faces – Back to School
The first week of school went off smashingly well. The kids were excited beyond belief to get back to school. Twizzler even used the word “thrilled” when asked to describe how he felt about starting school again. I’m not sure if I should be happy or a little hurt about that. This photo of Twizzler’s…
Back to School 2009
Where did the day go? I have been working on getting these photos from this morning loaded all day, and somehow it has taken me til the very last minute to get it done. The four older kids headed back to school this morning. Honestly, everyone was thrilled to be starting back up again. I…