Happy Friday!! It's raining, it's pouring and I am not snoring. First load of laundry is ready for folding, second one is whirling away in the machine and one more pile is patiently waiting it's turn. And although I've got quite a lengthy list awaiting me (vacuuming, meal prep, work, grocery shopping, etc) I'm lighting some candles, putting on some Enya and making...
We've been back from our vacation for two weeks now and every morning that I wake up and don't see or hear the ocean my heart breaks a little. It's been two years since we've taken a true family vacation. We had some bad experiences with the kids (going on one without any help and two under three is not a vacation at...
We've always read books before bed with the kids but this was the year they really got into. They would get excited about picking out books at the library and then when it was their turn to pick one in the evening. Over the course of the year there have been a few books that have stolen the show, the ones they pick...
It's funny that just this past spring we were thinking we were putting down some roots and settling in for some quiet. Well, as they say, even the best laid plans go awry. For putting down roots in the south is not in the cards for our family, at least not right now. Right now the clever north wind has called us back...