Day 21: Good Food & Good Company

Last night my husband and I went out to dinner. It took us a little while to decide on a place to eat, but we ended up at a BBQ smokehouse. When we walked into the restaurant we were taken over by the deep smell of campfire. There were so many choices on the menu

Day 20: Home Alone

It’s amazing what you can accomplish with an extra set of hands! Today my aunt came to pick up all three kids and take them to a park to have a picnic. They went to this brand new ninja park near our house. It has a variety of ninja equipment the kids can challenge themselves

Day 19: TGIF!

Yay! It’s FRIDAY! Not only is it Friday, but the sun is shining into my classroom windows right now, which automatically puts me in a good mood. The weekend weather is predicted to be nice. The sun is supposed to be out in full force all weekend with temperatures in the high 50’s/low 60’s.  Friday

Day 18: Managing Schedules

This has been a long week. I am glad it is almost done. I feel like I just have not been with it this week. On Tuesday my son had soccer practice, or so we thought. I drove him all the way across town in the middle of rush hour to drop him off. I

Day 17: The Little Leprechaun Gets Away!

“Mommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!” Shouted the boys from their bathroom this morning.  “What?!  What is it?” I yelled back.  “Um, come here NOW!!!” They responded.  I ran to the bathroom. The beautiful, clean bathroom that I had spent cleaning the night before was destroyed by a little leprechaun. He painted on the mirror and sprinkled green items on

Day 16: Puppy Panic!

In exactly 2 weeks from today our family will be bringing home our puppy. At the very start of this month’s Slice of Life challenge I blogged about preparing for our puppy. Honestly, at that time I felt like I still had so much time to prepare! I thought…I could get a lot of things

Day 15: A Letter to My (Middle) Child

Last week I wrote a letter to my oldest son, and today I am writing a letter to my second-born son!  To My (Middle) Son: You have the most adventurous, imaginative, and fearless personality. You are our tough guy, but are always up for a snuggle. I love when you ask me, “Mommy, do you

Day 14: St. Patrick’s Day Tradition

I woke up today looking forward to our family plans. It’s a much different morning than one year ago today. One year ago was the last time we saw family members before we began to quarantine the first couple months of the pandemic. I remember that evening our family went over to my sister-in-law’s house

Day 13: My Weekend Mission

Each weekend I have a positive mindset that I am going to complete all the things on my to-do list. I usually have a long list of errands to run, jobs around the house, and activities I want to accomplish. My weekend usually starts off strong but as the day goes on I get less

Day 12: Not the Thank You I Had Planned

While my husband was out of town earlier this week, my mom was a HUGE help (as always)! She managed all three kids’ schedules, chauffeured the kids to and from school and preschool, and prepared dinner. On top of all that she created some fun activities for the kids to do. They went on an