Last week I chaperoned my son’s 4th grade field trip. Now, I almost always sign up to chaperone field trips and usually they go pretty smoothly. And while this 4th grade field trip went smoothly it was intense. Our school took all of the 4th grade students to the coast, which was approximately a 3…
In 3 weeks we will close on our new home. So much has happened over the past 2 weeks. They installed all the doors, trim, counter tops, sinks, faucets, back splash, toilets, and air conditioner and painted all of the interior. We also have a driveway and back patio and even house numbers. We had…
Most of you may not know that I have a Bachelor degree in Communication. It’s a pretty broad degree which means you know a little but not a lot about various forms of communication… like radio, television, newspaper, magazine, etc… I went to school before social media was really a thing so I didn’t study…
Here are a few of the things I’m loving this month. This purse I bought from Amazon… Hynes Eagle Canvas Bag – $29.99 This Book… Dance Stand Run by Jess Connolly – $11.48 These Candles… Light is Love Soy Candles – $8 This drink… Trader Joe’s Lemon Elderflower Soda These Jeans… Universal Thread Released Hem…
I love “coming of age” movies. I’m not even really sure what that phrase means but I like watching characters find themselves. Think these stories are so popular because we are all still trying to fin ourselves in one way or another. I might be graduating high school or in my early 20’s anymore but…
This past Sunday Compassion International came to our church. I’d heard a lot about the project and was excited for the children to participate in the Compassion Experience. I’ve been on mission trips, worked with children in 3rd world countries and traveled a lot so I know the realities but it was so great to…
Soon I’ll give an update on the progress of our new house but lately I’ve been thinking about what I’m most looking forward to in our new house. It’s funny, of course I’m looking forward to more space and all the pretty new finishes we picket out but what I’m actually most excited about are…
As we started our family and the kids got old enough to participate in traditions we accidentally started a new Christmas family tradition and I love it, Christmas Picture Books. Every year we buy one or two new Christmas books to add to our collection. I keep all of our special Christmas books packed away…
Progress is being made on our home. The builders have been working hard the past few weeks. They are nearing completion of the framing. They started on Wednesday and even worked on Thanksgiving and as of Friday morning the second floor was almost complete. They will probably be finished with the framing by Tuesday of…