• History Sometimes Repeats Itself

    Friday afternoon, my mom came down to pick up the kids and take them to her house for the weekend.  Chris and I were overworked, overstressed, and in need of some down time…

  • Someone Else’s Mountain

    Yesterday, grief walked into my classroom.  Her mom died several months ago, and she knew my dad had recently passed away.  She was having one of those low days where grief consumes you…

  • Surviving Survival Mode

    Oh, my. The last two weeks have kicked my booty, friends. We have been in survival mode around here lately, but I think we are finally coming out of it.  I can’t remember…

  • The Longest Week

    I think I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today.  I have been craaaaaan-key.  I am in the middle of the longest week ever.  I feel like tomorrow should be…

  • This Is It.

    What I am about to say is going to show an ugly side of myself.  Just want to give you that fair warning. Sometimes, I look around at my life and I think,…

  • InstaLife

    In case you missed it, here is my life for the past week in Instagram pictures… Gracie started insisting that our entire family wear sunglasses whenever possible. Including at bedtime. She also finally…

  • Summer Happenings

    Things have been pleasantly dull around my house for the past few days.  We have been enjoying some sun by the pool, spending time with family and friends, eating (marshmallow pie, anyone?), and…

  • An Evening With Our Family

    A while ago, I posted a video that was a “day in the life of…” video. It took you through a day with our family one video clip at a time. Unfortunately, I…

  • Bean Discovers the Beach

    When you come to Pensacola Beach, you have to cross two long bridges to get out to it. We were expecting the kids to get excited about the beach, but we were NOT…

  • 8 Years, 38 Reasons

    38 Reasons I love my husband… 1. Whenever he sees me trying to take the trash out, he stops and takes it from me so I don’t have to carry it outside. 2. He cleans my…