Aruba. I know that you all are waiting for photos from my trip to Aruba. They are coming. I promise. Photography. I'm clearing out computer space to import them. My laptop is already full and there's the moving of things to an external hard drive. I shot all my photos in RAW this time. I [...]
Tag: parenting
Why I Celebrate International Women’s Day
International Women's Day. I often talk about my beliefs about the equal rights for women. I keep it no secret that while I have chosen what many consider a "traditional" role for a woman (stay-at-home mom, household manager, chauffeur...take your pick of the many of things I do), it is exactly that...A CHOICE. A choice [...]
Friday Faves Edition 54
Friday! We've once again arrived at Friday. This week has been much better than the last two. Not without its stressors, but substantially better! I think it was because the sun came out. Is that springtime peeking its head into Virginia? I think maybe yes. Friday Faves. This week I'll just dive into [...]
I’m the Mother of an Adult
Eighteen Years Old. Does anyone else remember what it was like to turn eighteen years old? I do. There are some days when it feels like yesterday. And days like today, where it feels as though it must have been an eternity ago. Today, my oldest child turned eighteen. How in the world did that [...]
Friday Faves Edition 52
Friday. Whether Friday comes fast or Friday comes slowly, it always manages to make its way here. I'll be honest, I've had a very mentally taxing week. I'm not convinced that Friday is going to reduce any of my mental drain, but it's likely that my support system will be more readily available over the [...]
Friday Faves Edition 51
Friday. I'm not sure how many different ways there are to say, "Hooray, it's Friday!". However, I keep trying. This week, I used google translate to give me a little help. If Google got it wrong, comment the correction. Hurra, es Viernes (Spanish) Hurra, es ist Freitag (German) Hourra, c'est Vendredi (French) Hoera, het is [...]
Christmas Trees and Traditions
Christmas Trees and Traditions. I shared with you in this post that this was our first year traveling to a Christmas Tree Farm to choose our tree. Our family tradition has always been to pick out a tree together as a family. Big Mr. heads off to college next year and the other two teens [...]
Visiting A Christmas Tree Farm
Visiting A Christmas Tree Farm. (Or how to choose the perfect Christmas tree). Ok, that second part might be a little far-fetched. Is there such a thing as a "perfect" tree? And isn't beauty in the eye of the beholder? Florida Gal. I was born, raised, married, entered motherhood, and lived for 36 years [...]
Friday Faves – Edition 41
Friday. It really doesn't feel like Friday. When there's a disruption to the school/work routine, it throws things off. Tuesday felt more like Friday because everyone took Wednesday off. Monday was really my only day that stayed on schedule. Tuesday I had a kid that needed to leave school early because they didn't feel [...]
Friday Faves – Edition 40
Friday. Edition 40. Today is Edition 40 of my Friday Faves. I feel like I should have a celebration or something. Edition 40 during my year of being 40. Seems special... right?! Anyway, just know that I'm doing a happy dance to mark my excitement. I know that might make it seems like my [...]