Will I Ever Go Back to Teaching?
After finishing college, I moved to the Carolinas. I spent five years teaching in the elementary classroom – and to say I loved it would be an understatement. Two different schools: both fantastic. Five batches…
How to Stay Connected with Out-of-Town Grandparents
If you have followed along with me for long, you have probably heard me mention that hubby and I are transplants to our area, and we are traveling through our parenting journey without any family…
Fifty Shades of Grey? No, Thanks.
This post was first drafted and shared to my original blog in January of 2015 – just a few weeks before the first Fifty Shades of Grey movie was released in theaters. My post was titled 3…
The Biggest Mommy War of All
For generations, the Mommy Wars have been raging! There seems to be a tendency among some moms to fight about everything – and not just the big topics that I’m sure are already coming to…
Why We Hardly Ever Order from the Kids Menu
Mamas and Papas, I can’t take it anymore! What is going on with the kids menus most restaurants are handing us these days? Have you seen what I’m talking about here? As parents, we do…
The Year I Almost Missed Christmas
This story was written Christmas of 2014…and I still remember it all as if it were yesterday: It was the day before Christmas Eve, and we were getting ready to hit the road for our holiday…