• Growing Up Gracie

    In all the hustle and bustle of Bean Man starting kindergarten, Gracie was sort of overlooked. Well, not really. But SHE thinks she was overlooked. We made sure that with everything we celebrated…

  • Rainy Day Activities

    The summer showers around here are getting intense.  Lightning, thunder, wind, rain.  Thankfully, neither of the kids or Big Molly are scared of thunderstorms, so that means we all just walk around the…

  • An Eyeball in Her Nose

    Last Friday, I was sitting down to begin a training session I was attending all day for work.  We had barely gotten started when my phone rang at 9:00am.  It was the daycare.…

  • Tuesdays

    This afternoon, I was driving with the kids to my mom’s house.  As we drove, Bean and I talked a little bit. “Mom,” he asked.  “Is it Friday?” “Yep,” I said.  “The weekend…

  • Christmas 2013: Part One

    This year, I tried something new with my Christmas shopping.  I spent September and October buying all the kids presents.  I am basically finished with their Christmas now, which leaves me the month…

  • 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…