I love being able to get out and be active in whatever way I choose. With 3 young kids, I not only want to be able to do things with them, but I want them to see me doing things as well. I’ve been playing softball for as long as I can remember. As…
Maggie’s First Pedicure
Yesterday was a pretty fun, pretty special day. For birthday presents, I got my cousin and my niece a pedicure, and we have been waiting to find a date that worked for both of them, as well as for me and Maggie. I know Maggie would be happy to paint her nails at home by…
Our day at A Maze’n Farmyard
So we woke up this morning and I asked Maggie what she wanted to do. Go to the community center and play in the water and other stuff, go to the beach, or go to feed the animals. She went back and forth a few times, and choose the feed the animals option. Not a…
Happy Independence Day
I want to wish each and every one of you a safe and very happen 4th of July. How will you be celebrating?
Kite Flying Fun
Charlie just turned 2 on Sunday, can you believe it? Well, I can’t! People kept asking what to get him and I really had no clue what to tell them. There were a few things I could think of that he wanted or needed, but not too much for ideas. Well, somebody got him a…
Our impact on the community
As you may remember, not too long ago, we were able to install a Little Free LIbrary at our local Dairy Queen. You can read more about the process and excitement here. One of the local newspapers wrote up a story about it and I couldn’t wait to share it with you. So exciting, I…
Garage sales rock!
I know I post a few things each summer that I find at garage sales and think are incredibly awesome. I’m not sure why, but when I find a great deal on something, I kind of feel like I have won the lottery. Friday was one of those days for me. I stopped at a…
Behind the scenes with #PapaMurphysMoms
Disclosure: I was given this opportunity as part of the #PapaMurphysMoms community. All thoughts and opinions are my own. We had a pretty fun morning. We were headed to Papa Murphy’s for a Behind the Counter tour with Larry over at the Blaine Papa Murphy’s. I had planned to drop off the kids with…
Charlie’s first fish
We had a lot of fun over the weekend. We actually got out and did some fishing in the gorgeous weather. To top it off, Charlie caught his first fish right off of the dock at the cabin. He mostly reeled it up by himself. He was so excited his hands were shaking a little…
Getting personal: When life changes drastically in an instant
I have put off writing this post for quite sometime. Each year, I plan to write it and post it in May. Each year passes and I still don’t write it. This is a hard post to write. It gets very real and very emotional for me. This is my story. On Friday, May 13,…
Exciting Stuff
So, I know I have been severely lacking on posting much of anything these last few months, especially personal stuff, so I thought I’d give you all a quick rundown on what’s been going on. First of all, I’m not sure if you saw my Facebook post awhile back, but I became a distributor for…
20 Random Facts About Me
Today is Day 1 of the 30 Things my kids should know about me. I have to list 20 random facts about myself. Here goes nothing! 1. My life is NOTHING like what I expected it to be. It’s way better. 2. I played roller derby for a few years. 3. A year ago, I…