Hi again!

Well, the only excuse I will offer for not posting is that all that October posting must have taken a lot out of me!  lol  Actually, I am very publicly showcasing the fact that I struggle with consistency.  I often have a hard time balancing my responsibilities and activities that I'm involved in. But thankfully I will say that I have more often chosen actually being with my...

Mystery of the Missing Toothbrush?

When I was cleaning the bathroom today, I was very amused and slightly disgusted by this site: Amused because nobody every seems to be able to find their toothbrush around here.  And slightly disgusted because EW the bristles of one might touch the others! We have 3 bathrooms in our home, for which I am extremely grateful.  But for some strange reason, our main bathroom upstairs is the...

Phew!

Well we made it through the first week of school with our new routines fairly well.  I once again planned out a bunch of things that I want to accomplish everyday in the morning and put way too much in.  I had forgotted to schedule allowance for missing socks, application of bandaids, a teen who takes too long in the shower, etc.  I am now also trying to get back into my work...

Here We Go…

This week promises to be completely crazy.  There's just so much going on and so much preparation going into the Why We Web conference on Saturday.  Of course we are leaving a couple of days early so it makes the week shorter.  While I'm really excited about what the week will bring,  I already know that things will be hectic.   My sister Lynn posted on Facebook...

Here Comes the Sun!

I know it is completely beautiful outside and summer is going to be so much fun! I know there's lots of kids out of school out there already, but unfortunately school goes all the way to the end of June here. However, the arrival of summer somehow gives me a feeling of uncertainty as far as parenting. I go back and forth about how much structure to plan into our days.  Do I try to keep...