My kids love playing outside.  I love when my kids play outside.  I especially love when my kids play outside while I cook dinner ALONE in the kitchen.  For some reason, it is just so much more peaceful to cook in a kitchen without all the talking, tattling, crying, laughing, screaming, wrestling, yelling, and everything else that Continue Reading …

I started going to MOPS (mothers of preschoolers) when my oldest son was about 4 weeks old.  It was that desperate need to get out of the house and have some adult interaction that drove me there and it was just the refuge I needed.  MOPS has been an amazing part of my mothering journey.  Continue Reading …

I would love to have a garden full of fresh fruits and vegetables.  This will not be happening anytime soon (if ever).  First of all, because we live in a new house with an unlandscaped backyard and the dirt is more like clay.  Second, because we have no plans to landscape our yard or plant Continue Reading …