Listen With Your Heart When Communicating With Your Children

The family is the most important unit in a child’s life. The people within the family are the very first people this child will engage with. From happy occasions, sad moments, to everything else in between, everything will be experienced first within the safe haven of the family unit. Thus, it is critical for parents […]

How to Properly Store Your Baby’s Keepsakes

Your baby only stays little for so long and before you know it, they are asking you to help them pack their things for college. If you want to hang on to your baby’s keepsakes, you may start to scramble for additional room to keep the boxes, especially if you are one of those people […]

Make Your Next Road Trip Special With An RV

Who doesn’t like road trips? They are the perfect opportunity for families to bond and grow closer. Who doesn’t remember all the road trips they went on as a child? No matter what happens, the road trips you went on with your family will always be considered the most enjoyable vacations of your life. Maybe […]

{almost} Wordless Wednesday – Sunglasses & Easter #ww

Our son bought some stylin’ new sunglasses for his daughter a few weeks ago and she just loves wearing them. I think we have the coolest little granddaughter around! We spent Easter Sunday at my Mom & Lee’s house with the extended family. We haven’t seen my step-brother and his family for almost a year […]

{almost} Wordless Wednesday – Week In Review #ww

Last Wednesday our daughter turned 13. THIRTEEN! I dug out this photo of her and Ginger when they were both just tots so I could compare it to Wednesday. Oh my how they have grown! My two girls, I just tear up looking at this!  Pie has grown into such a beautiful young lady and […]

Wordless Wednesday – I feel a little old #ww

I feel old this week.  Not only is there less than one week left before I officially become a grandmother… …but my tween is now starting to act more and more like a teen every day. She spent 5 hours plastering boy band posters all over her room last weekend, sob!

Our weekend {Wordless Wednesday} #ww

We spent Sunday at the flea market and walking around the Pymatuning Lake Spillway and nature center. It was a beautiful day and a nice way to get out of the house for a bit. Link up your Wordless Wednesday posts so I can come check out your week! Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets — Thumb-Linky […]

Taking a few days

This week , I had planned on catching up on several posts. But right now, I am hurting for my family. My step-brother and his wife lost their littlest boy on Saturday. It has nothing to do with me, except that I can’t stop thinking of them… and their other two children… and him. My […]

Another school year is almost over {whining mom}

Our kids have just 4 days of school left, I can hardly believe how quickly this year has gone by! It’s bittersweet because my children are growing up. Mr.T. will be a senior come fall and well on his way to living his own life. Pie will be starting the tumultuous middle school years when […]

Wordless Wednesday – My son the artist, wii with my cousin and fried corn.

Since I’m failing miserably at keeping my #project366 up to date — here are some photos from the past two weeks! I’m starting @fatmumslim’s photo a day challenge tomorrow. I used her image prompt as my desktop’s wallpaper, maybe… just maybe it will help me to remember to take that daily photo! my son’s anniversary […]

#Project365 – week number six

36. House we looked at – not happening  37. Feeding the chickens on a beautiful February day  38. Harlem Globetrotters show at Tullio Arena – fun!  39. Backyard fresh green and brown eggs  40. Annual Shamrock Shakes – so good!  41. my Friday Thrift store find  42. Mr.T. and his girlfriend – on our way […]

#Project365 (366) – week number five

29. Pop up blizzard! Wicked  30. Ginger always gets the crumbly bits leftover :)  31. Warm potato chowder on a cool day, Mmmm.  32. Pie ready for school, love her Alice shirt!  33. crochet Granny Squares for our donation bin.  34. My awesome/crazy/fun/amazing Jazzercise instructor!  35. Pie playing basketball, Woot!