Some nights I need the crackle of a fire, the chilly air and the laughter of my family so much more then I need another check mark on my To-Do list.  Days can become a cycle very similar to wash, lather, rinse, and repeat unless we make the time to make them more than that.  I struggle with the balance of all tha…

When I was a kid a game of Truth or Dare involved a sleepover and lots of giggling. Tpday, thanks to the advancement of modern technology, my little girl and her sweet cousin do not have to be in the same room to play. I will say even without the sleepover these two have just as many giggles while playing and I enjoy …

I let the kids each choose one of their favorite meals for me to cook supper over the next week. I was asked repeatedly if it could be anything and I said sure. Little did I know I would end up having to cook pigs in a blanket. I have not made these for the kids in years and Dylan was absolutely thrilled by the idea o…

The early mornings seem to get a little harder as the excitement of a new school year wears off and the routine sets in. On Tuesday the rain was pouring down and the cool fall air had come in the house so getting out of our warm beds was a daunting task. Aliya, in in particular, always struggles with getting up in t…

To continue our celebration of Trent's birthday we took him to the Beneski Museum in Massachusetts. It was chock full of things that Trent loves like dinosaur fossils and other prehistoric items.  So many items were fascinating to look at and think of how old they were and to read about how and where they were fo…